2023 English local election
2023 Erewash Borough Council election
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All 47 seats to Erewash Borough Council 24 seats needed for a majority |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | | | | Leader | James Dawson | Carol Hart | Robert Mee | Party | Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Last election | 19 seats, 37.4% | 27 seats, 47.6% | 1 seat, 12.5% | Seats before | 15 | 26 | 1 | Seats after | 28 | 16 | 1 | Seat change | 9 | 11 | | Popular vote | 30,452 | 28,459 | 4,776 | Percentage | 43.6% | 40.7% | 6.8% | Swing | 6.2% | 6.9% | 5.7% | | | Fourth party | Fifth party | | | | Party | Independent | Green | Last election | 0 seats, 0.7% | 0 seats, 0.0% | Seats before | 5 | 0 | Seats after | 1 | 1 | Seat change | 1 | 1 | Popular vote | 4,001 | 2,209 | Percentage | 5.7% | 3.2% | Swing | 5.0% | N/A | |
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Erewash Borough Council election |
Leader before election Carol Hart Conservative | Leader after election James Dawson Labour | |
The 2023 Erewash Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect all 47 members of Erewash Borough Council in Derbyshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
Following the results, the Conservatives lost control of the council to Labour for the first time in 20 years.[2] The Labour group leader, James Dawson, was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 25 May 2023.[3]
Summary
Election result
2023 Erewash Borough Council election[4] |
Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 47 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 59.6 | 43.6 | 30,452 | +6.2 |
| Conservative | 47 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 34.0 | 40.7 | 28,459 | –6.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 2.1 | 6.8 | 4,776 | –5.7 |
| Independent | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.1 | 5.7 | 4,001 | +5.0 |
| Green | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 2,209 | N/A |
Ward results
The results for each ward were:[5][6]
Awsworth Road
Awsworth Road (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | James Dawson* | 551 | 74.7 | +25.4 |
| Labour | Josy Hare | 489 | 66.3 | +22.5 |
| Conservative | Ryan Pound | 222 | 30.1 | –0.2 |
| Conservative | Heather Wrigglesworth | 214 | 29.0 | +3.9 |
Total votes | 1,476 | | |
| Labour hold |
| Labour hold |
Breaston
Breaston (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Kevin Miller* | 740 | 45.6 | –14.1 |
| Green | Ann Mills | 725 | 44.7 | N/A |
| Conservative | Robert Parkinson* | 669 | 41.2 | –16.6 |
| Green | James Poland | 656 | 40.4 | N/A |
| Labour | Victoria Beardmore | 239 | 14.7 | –4.1 |
| Labour | Nicky Carless | 218 | 13.4 | –3.7 |
Total votes | 3,247 | | |
| Conservative hold |
| Green gain from Conservative |
Cotmanhay
Cotmanhay (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Linda Burns | 469 | 58.4 | +5.1 |
| Labour | Alex Breene | 466 | 58.0 | +6.0 |
| Conservative | Chad Fowkes | 343 | 42.7 | +1.0 |
| Conservative | Maria Smith | 328 | 40.8 | +1.1 |
Total votes | 1,606 | | |
| Labour hold |
| Labour hold |
Derby Road East
Derby Road East (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Margaret Griffiths* | 650 | 63.6 | –0.9 |
| Labour | Howard Griffiths* | 634 | 62.0 | –1.0 |
| Independent | Kenneth Thwaites | 286 | 28.0 | N/A |
| Conservative | Chris Page | 264 | 25.8 | –5.5 |
| Conservative | Tom Hickton | 211 | 20.6 | –10.3 |
Total votes | 2,045 | | |
| Labour hold |
| Labour hold |
Derby Road West
Derby Road West (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Claire Poole* | 1,039 | 51.7 | |
| Labour | Lewis Newton* | 1,016 | 50.6 | |
| Labour | Mick Pace* | 976 | 48.6 | |
| Conservative | Dan Pitt | 881 | 43.9 | |
| Conservative | Garry Hickton | 864 | 43.0 | |
| Conservative | Gerri Hickton | 848 | 42.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Oseman | 400 | 19.9 | |
Total votes | 6,024 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative |
| Labour gain from Conservative |
| Labour gain from Conservative |
Draycott & Risley
Draycott & Risley (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Val Clare* | 565 | 52.0 | –12.1 |
| Conservative | Tim Scott* | 534 | 49.1 | –9.3 |
| Labour | Richard Boud | 390 | 35.9 | +0.8 |
| Labour | Jo Ward | 379 | 34.9 | +4.2 |
| Green | Deena Draycott | 178 | 16.4 | N/A |
| Green | Graham Tavener | 129 | 11.9 | N/A |
Total votes | 2,175 | | |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Hallam Fields
Hallam Fields (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Kate Fennelly | 689 | 64.1 | +13.3 |
| Labour | Mark Alfrey | 654 | 60.8 | +14.6 |
| Conservative | Jon Wright | 407 | 37.9 | –8.0 |
| Conservative | Kevin Tribbensee | 400 | 37.2 | –7.4 |
Total votes | 2,150 | | |
| Labour hold |
| Labour hold |
Kirk Hallam & Stanton-by-Dale
Kirk Hallam & Stanton-by-Dale (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Emma Moore | 755 | 67.1 | +13.1 |
| Labour | Steve Green* | 747 | 66.4 | +13.4 |
| Labour | Geoff Stratford | 694 | 61.7 | +9.7 |
| Conservative | Andrew Prince | 414 | 36.8 | –3.0 |
| Conservative | Russell Beeching | 389 | 34.6 | –2.4 |
| Conservative | Aaron Gibson | 376 | 33.4 | –0.8 |
Total votes | 3,375 | | |
| Labour hold |
| Labour hold |
| Labour hold |
Larklands
Larklands (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Alan Lambert | 897 | 64.8 | +15.6 |
| Labour | Pam Phillips* | 867 | 62.6 | +11.8 |
| Labour | Frank Phillips* | 864 | 62.4 | +12.4 |
| Conservative | Helen Wright | 523 | 37.8 | –3.0 |
| Conservative | John Green | 510 | 36.8 | –3.9 |
| Conservative | Mike Clarke | 491 | 35.5 | –2.6 |
Total votes | 4,152 | | |
| Labour hold |
| Labour hold |
| Labour hold |
Little Eaton & Stanley
Little Eaton & Stanley (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Sam Revill | 605 | 48.2 | –7.2 |
| Conservative | Bethan Eddy | 600 | 47.8 | –5.4 |
| Labour | Helen Scott | 547 | 43.6 | +22.0 |
| Labour | Dave Scott | 466 | 37.1 | +18.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Carr | 294 | 23.4 | +5.2 |
Total votes | 2,512 | | |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Little Hallam
Little Hallam (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Harrison Broadhurst | 624 | 53.6 | +9.8 |
| Labour | Dave Snaith | 569 | 48.8 | +5.8 |
| Conservative | Mary Hopkinson* | 516 | 44.3 | –8.2 |
| Conservative | Sue Beardsley* | 505 | 43.3 | –7.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jill Mee | 116 | 10.0 | N/A |
Total votes | 2,330 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative |
| Labour gain from Conservative |
Long Eaton Central
Long Eaton Central (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Becca Everett | 1,051 | 64.8 | +18.7 |
| Labour | Joel Bryan | 1,037 | 63.9 | +20.8 |
| Labour | Curtis Howard | 979 | 60.3 | +20.5 |
| Conservative | Shaun Burton | 631 | 38.9 | –1.4 |
| Conservative | Kathleen Makin | 602 | 37.1 | –1.8 |
| Conservative | Paris Coulson | 569 | 35.1 | –1.5 |
Total votes | 4,869 | | |
| Labour hold |
| Labour hold |
| Labour gain from Conservative |
Nottingham Road
Nottingham Road (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Emma Plummer | 649 | 56.6 | +3.2 |
| Labour | Gordon Thomas* | 602 | 52.5 | +1.1 |
| Conservative | Bryn Lewis | 461 | 40.2 | –2.9 |
| Conservative | Ashley Swinscoe | 409 | 35.7 | –4.3 |
| Independent | Martin Dewis | 171 | 14.9 | N/A |
Total votes | 2,292 | | |
| Labour hold |
| Labour hold |
Ockbrook & Borrowash
Ockbrook & Borrowash (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Richard Locke | 767 | 35.2 | –23.8 |
| Independent | Greg Maskalick | 756 | 34.6 | N/A |
| Conservative | Jane White | 756 | 34.6 | –21.1 |
| Conservative | Michael White* | 718 | 32.9 | –23.2 |
| Independent | Graham Markwell | 578 | 26.5 | N/A |
| Independent | Tania Stevenson | 572 | 26.2 | N/A |
| Labour | Neil Barnes | 482 | 22.1 | –8.6 |
| Labour | Bob Knight | 478 | 21.9 | –1.4 |
| Labour | Robert Pasley | 426 | 19.5 | –2.4 |
| Independent | Terry Holbrook* | 341 | 15.6 | N/A |
| Independent | Sue Warren | 341 | 15.6 | N/A |
| Independent | Mike Wallis* | 331 | 15.2 | N/A |
Total votes | 6,546 | | |
| Conservative hold |
| Independent gain from Conservative |
| Conservative hold |
Sandiacre
Sandiacre (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Steve Bilbie* | 927 | 50.8 | –3.7 |
| Conservative | Wayne Major* | 919 | 50.3 | –1.7 |
| Conservative | Tony Sanghera* | 808 | 44.2 | –4.1 |
| Labour | Andrew Peck | 800 | 43.8 | +4.9 |
| Labour | Richard Pollard | 762 | 41.7 | +7.3 |
| Labour | Gary Wilds | 742 | 40.6 | +8.7 |
| Green | Simon Pitts | 271 | 14.8 | N/A |
| Green | Karen Pitts | 250 | 13.7 | N/A |
Total votes | 5,479 | | |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Sawley
Sawley (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Dave Doyle | 857 | 48.4 | +10.5 |
| Conservative | Paul Maginnis* | 798 | 45.0 | +3.9 |
| Labour | Harry Atkinson | 784 | 44.3 | +2.0 |
| Conservative | John Sewell* | 778 | 43.9 | –0.9 |
| Conservative | Kristin Simmons | 747 | 42.2 | +5.3 |
| Labour | Rob Peat | 726 | 41.0 | +0.7 |
| Independent | Alan Chewings | 625 | 35.3 | N/A |
Total votes | 5,315 | | |
| Labour hold |
| Conservative hold |
| Labour gain from Conservative |
Shipley View
Shipley View (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Charles Archer | 741 | 55.9 | +11.2 |
| Labour | Naomi Roberts | 725 | 54.7 | +19.6 |
| Conservative | Val Custance* | 614 | 46.3 | –8.4 |
| Conservative | Caroline Crick | 573 | 43.2 | –4.4 |
Total votes | 2,653 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative |
| Labour gain from Conservative |
West Hallam & Dale Abbey
West Hallam & Dale Abbey (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Mee* | 1,030 | 53.8 | +6.6 |
| Conservative | Carol Hart* | 1,000 | 52.3 | +0.2 |
| Conservative | Robert Flatley | 768 | 40.1 | +5.6 |
| Conservative | Diane Cox* | 726 | 37.9 | –3.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alexander Richards | 705 | 36.8 | +0.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Angela Togni | 696 | 36.4 | +3.5 |
| Labour | Thomas Beale | 286 | 14.9 | +4.7 |
| Labour | Samantha Niblett | 277 | 14.5 | +5.6 |
| Labour | George Carr-Williamson | 252 | 13.2 | +4.9 |
Total votes | 5,740 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Wilsthorpe
Wilsthorpe (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Kewal Singh Athwal* | 869 | 44.1 | –11.3 |
| Conservative | Chris Corbett* | 833 | 42.3 | –10.6 |
| Conservative | Ben Hall-Evans | 767 | 38.9 | –9.6 |
| Labour | Rose Jackson | 673 | 34.2 | +7.6 |
| Labour | Ross Barrett | 661 | 33.5 | +9.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | James Archer | 651 | 33.0 | +13.7 |
| Labour | Ashira Tamber-Wolf | 573 | 29.1 | +7.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Dawson | 447 | 22.7 | +6.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Smith | 437 | 22.2 | +6.5 |
Total votes | 5,911 | | |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
References
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- ^ "Labour wins Erewash after making significant gains". DerbyshireLive. 2023-05-06. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Council minutes, 25 May 2023". Erewash Borough Council. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
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- ^ "Candidates for this year's local elections in Erewash announced". DerbyshireLive. 2023-04-06. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Erewash Borough Council election results". Erewash Borough Council. Retrieved 23 July 2023.