2023 Telford and Wrekin Council election
← 2019 4 May 2023 (2023-05-04) 2027 →
All 54 seats to Telford and Wrekin Council
28 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
  Blank Blank
Leader Shaun Davies[1] Andrew Eade
Party Labour Conservative
Last election 36 seats, 47.6% 13 seats, 37.4%
Seats before 35[a] 13
Seats won 38 8
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 5
Popular vote 42,725 21,460
Percentage 52.9% 26.6%
Swing Increase 5.3% Decrease 10.8%
  Third party Fourth party
  Blank Blank
Leader Bill Tomlinson
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election 4 seats, 7.3% 1 seat, 4.7%
Seats before 4 2
Seats won 6 2
Seat change Increase 2 Increase 1
Popular vote 7,714 7,242
Percentage 9.6% 9.0%
Swing Increase 2.3% Increase 4.3%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Telford and Wrekin Council election
Leader before election

Shaun Davies
Labour

Leader after election

Shaun Davies
Labour

The 2023 Telford and Wrekin Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Telford and Wrekin Council in Shropshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.[3] New ward boundaries came into effect for this election, but the number of seats remained the same at 54.[4]

Labour increased its majority on the council at the election.[5][6]

Summary

Election result

2023 Telford and Wrekin Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 54 38 2 0 Increase 2 70.4 52.9 42,725 +5.3
  Conservative 54 8 0 4 Decrease 5 14.8 26.6 21,460 –10.8
  Liberal Democrats 27 6 1 0 Increase 2 11.1 9.6 7,714 +2.3
  Independent 24 2 1 0 Increase 1 3.7 9.0 7,242 +4.3
  Green 13 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.9 1,514 +1.6
  Libertarian 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.1 60 New

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Telford and Wrekin Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[7] The results were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election.[8]

Admaston & Bratton

Admaston & Bratton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Kim Tonks 594 50.1
Conservative Becky Eade 376 35.3
Labour Bill McClements 137 12.9
Green Thomas Hayek 19 1.8
Majority 218 14.8
Turnout 1,128 46.7
Registered electors 2,416
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Apley Castle

Apley Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Karen Blundell* 696 64.3
Conservative Andrew Benion 199 18.4
Labour Usman Ahmed 187 17.3
Majority 397 45.9
Turnout 1,085 45.5
Registered electors 2,386
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Arleston & College

Arleston & College (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lee Carter* 1,281 71.8
Labour Angela McClements* 1,244 69.7
Conservative Philip Morris-Jones 324 18.2
Conservative Jeremy Good 282 15.8
Green Bev McCarthy 183 10.3
Turnout 1,804 37.0
Registered electors 4,879
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Brookside

Brookside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arnold England* 488 74.5
Conservative Robert Burnett 95 14.5
Independent Greg Sinclair 72 11.0
Majority 393 60.0
Turnout 655 22.9
Registered electors 2,861
Labour hold Swing

Church Aston & Lilleshall

Church Aston & Lilleshall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Eade* 719 64.0
Labour Lynda Broughton 263 23.4
Liberal Democrats Sally Wiggin 142 12.6
Majority 456 40.6
Turnout 1,125 44.9
Registered electors 2,506
Conservative hold Swing

Dawley & Aqueduct

Dawley & Aqueduct (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andy Burford* 1,002 63.5
Labour Lyndsey Parker 822 52.1
Conservative Martin Vickers 300 19.0
Independent Sam Deakin 275 17.4
Conservative Michael Carline 273 17.3
Green John Adams 125 7.9
Liberal Democrats Alison Cheshire 106 6.7
Turnout 1,595 30.2
Registered electors 5,284
Labour hold
Labour hold

Donnington

Donnington (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fiona Doran 774 49.7
Labour Ollie Vickers 720 46.2
Conservative Jay Gough 706 45.3
Conservative Thomas Hoof 645 41.4
Green Ross Minton 117 7.5
Turnout 1,562 27.7
Registered electors 5,634
Labour hold
Labour hold

Edgmond

Edgmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Burrell* 600 62.6
Labour Simon Lord 263 27.4
Liberal Democrats Nick Collier 96 10.0
Majority 337 35.2
Turnout 962 41.8
Registered electors 2,299
Conservative win (new seat)

Ercall

Ercall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Giles Luter 671 54.6
Conservative Miles Hosken* 487 39.6
Green Pat McCarthy 72 5.9
Majority 184 15.0
Turnout 1,236 51.7
Registered electors 2,390
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Ercall Magna

Ercall Magna
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Bentley* 604 59.6
Liberal Democrats Thomas Baker 291 28.7
Labour Gemma Davis 119 11.7
Majority 313 30.9
Turnout 1,027 38.6
Registered electors 2,662
Conservative win (new seat)

Hadley & Leegomery

Hadley & Leegomery (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gemma Offland* 1,337 58.3
Labour Eileen Callear* 1,305 56.9
Labour Amrik Jhawar* 1,242 54.1
Independent Julie Kaur 487 21.2
Independent Lesley Savage 402 17.5
Independent Paul Savage 384 16.7
Conservative Brett Murphy 343 15.0
Conservative Kevin Hall 328 14.3
Conservative Naz Younas 298 13.0
Green Toby Poulsom 175 7.6
Turnout 2,304 30.9
Registered electors 7,461
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Haygate & Park

Haygate & Park (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Cook* 1,092 57.0
Labour Paul Davis 1,031 53.8
Conservative Sylvia Hall 614 32.0
Conservative Stuart Parr 509 26.6
Independent Tim Wills 186 9.7
Liberal Democrats Pat Fairclough 173 9.0
Turnout 1,927 36.2
Registered electors 5,329
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Horsehay & Lightmoor

Horsehay & Lightmoor (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Preece 931 61.3
Labour Raj Mehta* 830 54.6
Independent Kate Barnes 387 25.5
Independent Steve Barnes 293 19.3
Conservative Rupal Karpe 160 10.5
Conservative Tayisiya Lawrence 157 10.3
Liberal Democrats Archie Barnett 105 6.9
Turnout 1,525 31.7
Registered electors 4,809
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour hold

Ironbridge Gorge

Ironbridge Gorge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carolyn Healy* 848 80.5
Conservative Harvey Mitchell 129 12.2
Green Bridget Irving 57 5.4
Liberal Democrats Debbie Miller 20 1.9
Majority 719 68.3
Turnout 1,055 45.2
Registered electors 2,332
Labour hold Swing

Ketley

Ketley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ranbir Sahota 454 52.5
Conservative Joy Francis 281 32.5
Independent Andrew Morris 129 14.9
Majority 173 20.0
Turnout 870 32.9
Registered electors 2,646
Labour win (new seat)

Lawley

Lawley (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Zona Hannington 697 46.3
Labour Luke Lewis 690 45.8
Labour Erin Aston 664 44.1
Liberal Democrats Cathy Salter 486 32.2
Conservative Mike Francis 300 19.9
Liberal Democrats David Goodall 285 18.9
Liberal Democrats William Love 276 18.3
Conservative Hamish Toon 229 15.2
Conservative Susan Toon 242 16.1
Independent Jackie Yorke 207 13.7
Independent John Yorke 165 10.9
Turnout 1,513 26.9
Registered electors 5,618
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Madeley & Sutton Hill

Madeley & Sutton Hill (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Watling* 1,486 62.9
Labour Janice Jones* 1,435 60.8
Labour Derek White* 1,397 59.1
Conservative Lisa Dugmore 582 24.6
Conservative Eric Bennett 551 23.3
Conservative Dorothy Roberts 505 21.4
Liberal Democrats Paul Howard 296 12.5
Green David Page 154 6.5
Turnout 2,367 31.7
Registered electors 7,457
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Malinslee & Dawley Bank

Malinslee & Dawley Bank (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shaun Davies* 1,183 76.5
Labour Elise Davies 1,089 70.4
Conservative Samantha Smith 282 18.2
Conservative Pauline Jackson 253 16.4
Liberal Democrats Patrick Doody 110 7.1
Turnout 1,554 28.8
Registered electors 5,396
Labour hold
Labour hold

Muxton

Muxton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jenny Urey 618 40.5
Conservative Nigel Dugmore* 546 35.8
Independent Iain Alexander 535 35.1
Conservative Adrian Lawrence* 342 22.4
Labour Andrew Harrison 342 22.4
Labour Michael Rowe 320 21.0
Liberal Democrats Ben Eaton 83 5.4
Turnout 1,535 34.1
Registered electors 4,498
Independent gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Newport East

Newport East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Syrda 483 51.9
Conservative Rodney Pitt 237 25.5
Labour Heather Brennan 211 22.7
Majority 246 26.4
Turnout 943 40.0
Registered electors 2,360
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Newport North

Newport North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tim Nelson* 580 50.7
Liberal Democrats Mark Wiggin 378 33.1
Labour Matt Lamb 185 16.2
Majority 202 17.6
Turnout 1,146 45.4
Registered electors 2,527
Conservative win (new seat)

Newport South

Newport South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Thomas Janke* 381 48.8
Conservative Eric Carter* 278 35.6
Labour Rachel Keen 122 15.6
Majority 103 13.3
Turnout 782 38.2
Registered electors 2,050
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Newport West

Newport West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Peter Scott* 639 66.5
Conservative Bill Harper 146 15.2
Labour Tom King 147 15.3
Liberal Democrats Martyn Jobe 29 3.0
Majority 493 51.3
Turnout 964 36.9
Registered electors 2,615
Independent win (new seat)

Oakengates & Ketley Bank

Oakengates & Ketley Bank (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve Reynolds* 1,201 53.7
Labour Hilda Rhodes* 1,201 53.7
Labour Gilly Latham-Reynolds* 1,135 50.7
Conservative Christine Orford 521 23.3
Conservative Leanne Maddy 518 23.1
Conservative Adam Karakulah 428 19.1
Independent Dave Poole 314 14.0
Independent Claire McKeown 279 12.5
Independent Katie Woodland 263 11.8
Independent Sarah Williams 237 10.6
Independent Dan Williams 203 9.1
Turnout 2,261 29.1
Registered electors 7,773
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Overdale & The Rock

Overdale & The Rock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Boylan* 423 56.9
Conservative Rob Binks 214 28.8
Liberal Democrats David Schultz 54 7.3
Green Mark Webster 52 7.0
Majority 209 28.1
Turnout 746 28.8
Registered electors 2,593
Labour win (new seat)

Priorslee

Priorslee (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Thomas 1,023 53.3
Conservative Rachael Tyrrell 959 50.0
Labour Gurdip Singh 788 41.1
Labour Rae Evans 639 33.3
Green Mike White 117 6.1
Liberal Democrats Jack Ashington-Carter 77 4.0
Liberal Democrats David Ellams 73 3.8
Turnout 1,933 41.6
Registered electors 4,644
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Shawbirch & Dothill

Shawbirch & Dothill (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Karen Tomlinson* 1,048 60.0
Liberal Democrats Bill Tomlinson* 993 56.8
Labour Jim McGinn 370 21.2
Conservative Chelsea Benion 336 19.2
Labour Stuart Williams 317 18.1
Conservative Charlie Ensor 295 16.9
Turnout 1,758 40.7
Registered electors 4,319
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

St Georges

St Georges (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Overton* 951 60.7
Labour Stephen Handley 926 59.1
Conservative Alan Adams 444 28.4
Conservative Nina Kelly-Triplett 433 27.7
Green Barry Mitchell 158 10.1
Libertarian Sam Rhodes-Hodgkiss 60 3.8
Turnout 1,571 30.6
Registered electors 5,142
Labour hold
Labour hold

The Nedge

The Nedge (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nathan England* 1,375 56.2
Labour Chris Turley* 1,280 52.3
Labour Leanne Powers 1,224 50.0
Conservative Barbara Street 532 21.7
Conservative Mike Street 513 21.0
Conservative Vladislav Grandinari 423 17.3
Independent Connor Furnival 318 13.0
Independent Tammy Wood 286 11.7
Independent Adrian Watkin 270 11.0
Green Charlotte Creen 224 9.2
Liberal Democrats Paul Bryant 215 8.8
Independent Sophia Vaughan-Hodkinson 147 6.0
Turnout 2,460 30.2
Registered electors 8,149
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Woodside

Woodside (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kelly Middleton* 765 75.1
Labour Helena Morgan 722 70.9
Conservative Graham Blower 189 18.5
Conservative Jacqueline Seymour* 180 17.7
Liberal Democrats Robert Salter 83 8.1
Turnout 1,023 21.3
Registered electors 4,815
Labour hold
Labour hold

Wrockwardine

Wrockwardine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gareth Thomas 476 48.6
Labour Joan Gorse 252 25.7
Independent Martin Holyoake 146 14.9
Green Rebecca Owen 61 6.2
Liberal Democrats Josh Tomlinson 44 4.5
Majority 224 22.9
Turnout 988 43.6
Registered electors 2,265
Conservative hold Swing

Wrockwardine Wood & Trench

Wrockwardine Wood & Trench (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shirley Reynolds* 1,099 74.6
Labour John Thompson 1,048 71.1
Conservative Lucinda Rich 303 20.6
Conservative Anzelika Kondrasova 258 17.5
Turnout 1,480 32.1
Registered electors 4,613
Labour hold
Labour hold

References

  1. ^ Including one vacant seat in Hadley and Leegomery ward previously held by Labour councillor Leon Murray until his death in January 2023.[2]
  1. ^ "Your councillors". Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  2. ^ Jones, Megan (15 January 2023). "Former Telford Mayor dies as tributes paid to 'real gentleman'". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Notice of Election Borough". Telford and Wrekin Council. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  4. ^ "The Telford and Wrekin (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/1368, retrieved 19 January 2024
  5. ^ Stubbings, David (5 May 2023). "Full Telford & Wrekin Council election results as Labour increase majority and Tories lose out". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  6. ^ Trigg, Rob (5 May 2023). "Labour marks best-ever result in Telford and Wrekin". BBC News. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated - Borough". Telford and Wrekin Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Local elections 2023". Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
Categories