The 2023 Tamworth Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect 10 of the 30 councillors on Tamworth Borough Council in Staffordshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
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The council was under Conservative majority control prior to the election. They remained the largest party after the election but made a net loss of five seats, whilst Labour won most votes and took eight of the ten available seats. The council was left under no overall control after the election.[1][2] A Conservative minority administration subsequently formed under a new leader.
Overall results edit
The overall results were:[3]
2023 Tamworth Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 8 | 80.0 | 2 | 10 | 33.3 | 7,079 | 43.9 | |||
Conservative | 2 | 20.0 | 12 | 14 | 46.7 | 5,897 | 36.6 | |||
Independent | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 6 | 20.0 | 2,471 | 15.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 227 | 1.4 | |||
Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 212 | 1.3 | |||
UKIP | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 162 | 1.0 | |||
Reform UK | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 83 | 0.5 |
Ward results edit
The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election:[4][5]
Amington edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Liam Bone | 858 | 50.7 | ||
Conservative | Donna Marie Summers | 834 | 49.3 | ||
Turnout | 26.11 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,554 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Belgrave edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Craig Lee Mark Adams | 526 | 39.3 | ||
Conservative | Simon Leslie Goodall* | 388 | 29.0 | ||
Independent | Charlie Rose Taylor Castanheira (Charlie Rose Taylor) |
375 | 28.0 | ||
Green | John Paul Scattergood | 48 | 3.6 | ||
Turnout | 23.91 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,604 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Bolehall edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Carol Ann Dean | 882 | 60.0 | ||
Conservative | Steven Andrew Pritchard | 393 | 26.7 | ||
Independent | Andrew Paul Jenkins (Andy Jenkins) |
196 | 13.3 | ||
Turnout | 26.37 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,598 | ||||
Labour hold |
Castle edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Lee David Wood | 725 | 38.4 | ||
Conservative | Alexander Charles Farrell* (Alex Farrell) |
681 | 36.0 | ||
Independent | Nicola Joy Claymore | 311 | 16.5 | ||
Green | Joell David Mayoh | 90 | 4.8 | ||
Reform UK | Ian Stuart Cooper | 83 | 4.4 | ||
Turnout | 29.36 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,450 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Glascote edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Christopher David Bain (Chris Bain) |
492 | 40.3 | ||
Independent | Michelle Jane Cook* | 390 | 31.9 | ||
Conservative | Michael Anthony Oates (Mick Oates) |
286 | 23.4 | ||
Independent | Andrew James | 53 | 4.3 | ||
Turnout | 22.72 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,388 | ||||
Labour gain from UKIP |
Michelle Cook had been councillor for Amington ward before the election.
Mercian edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Lee James Clarke | 919 | 55.9 | ||
Conservative | James Nicholson-Roberts | 726 | 44.1 | ||
Turnout | 30.63 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,416 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Spital edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Gareth Martin Coates | 749 | 36.5 | ||
Independent | William Edward Bryan (Bill Bryan) |
663 | 32.3 | ||
Conservative | Christian Christopher Cooke* (Chris Cooke) |
642 | 31.3 | ||
Turnout | 32.3 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,384 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Stonydelph edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Stephen Mark Doyle* | 562 | 41.6 | ||
Labour | Samantha Clarke (Sammy Clarke) |
526 | 38.9 | ||
Independent | Kayleigh Marie Price | 104 | 7.7 | ||
UKIP | Robert Bilcliff | 85 | 6.3 | ||
Green | Adam Christopher Bayliss | 74 | 5.5 | ||
Turnout | 24.09 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,634 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Trinity edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jeremy Oates* | 797 | 47.9 | ||
Labour | Sheila Denise Bayley (Denise Bayley) |
639 | 38.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Helen Jane Miller-Viney | 227 | 13.7 | ||
Turnout | 29.42 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,690 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Wilnecote edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ben Thomas Clarke | 763 | 42.2 | ||
Conservative | Roy Rogers* | 588 | 32.5 | ||
Independent | Jason Peter Aston | 379 | 21.0 | ||
UKIP | Emma Louise Turner | 77 | 4.3 | ||
Turnout | 26.43 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,875 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
By-elections edit
Amington edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Lewis Smith | 669 | 42.9 | –7.8 | |
Conservative | Donna Summers | 526 | 33.7 | –15.6 | |
Independent | Michelle Cook | 242 | 15.5 | N/A | |
Reform UK | Ian Cooper | 98 | 6.3 | N/A | |
UKIP | Robert Bilcliff | 25 | 1.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 143 | 9.2 | +7.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,565 | 23.8 | |||
Registered electors | 6,566 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 3.9 |
By-election triggered by resignation of Labour councillor Liam Bone.[6]
References edit
- ^ Perrin, Ben (5 May 2023). "Tamworth local elections results in full as Conservatives suffer major losses". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ Giddings, Andy (5 May 2023). "Stoke-on-Trent: Labour seizes back control of city council". BBC News. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Tamworth scoreboard". BBC News. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Tamworth Borough Council. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Your councillors by party". Tamworth Borough Council. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Labour win in Tamworth Borough Council by-election". BBC News. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.