2023 Erewash Borough Council election
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All 47 seats to Erewash Borough Council
24 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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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 Increase 9 Decrease 11 Steady
Popular vote 30,452 28,459 4,776
Percentage 43.6% 40.7% 6.8%
Swing Increase 6.2% Decrease 6.9% Decrease 5.7%
  Fourth party Fifth party
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Party Independent Green
Last election 0 seats, 0.7% 0 seats, 0.0%
Seats before 5 0
Seats after 1 1
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 4,001 2,209
Percentage 5.7% 3.2%
Swing Increase 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 Increase 9 59.6 43.6 30,452 +6.2
  Conservative 47 16 0 11 Decrease 11 34.0 40.7 28,459 –6.9
  Liberal Democrats 9 1 1 0 Steady 2.1 6.8 4,776 –5.7
  Independent 9 1 1 0 Increase 1 2.1 5.7 4,001 +5.0
  Green 6 1 1 0 Increase 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

  1. ^ Hainey, Fionnula (2023-05-04). "The Erewash council local election 2023 results". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  2. ^ "Labour wins Erewash after making significant gains". DerbyshireLive. 2023-05-06. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  3. ^ "Council minutes, 25 May 2023". Erewash Borough Council. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Erewash result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  5. ^ "Candidates for this year's local elections in Erewash announced". DerbyshireLive. 2023-04-06. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  6. ^ "Erewash Borough Council election results". Erewash Borough Council. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
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