2023 Charnwood Borough Council election

The 2023 Charnwood Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of the Charnwood Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

2023 Charnwood Borough Council election
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
All 52 seats to Charnwood Borough Council
27 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Leader Jonathan Morgan Jewel Miah
Party Conservative Labour
Last election 37 seats, 71.1% 13 seats, 33.5%
Seats won 23 20
Seat change Decrease 14 Increase 7
Percentage 44.2% 38.5%
Swing Decrease % Increase %
  Third party Fourth party
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Party Green Independent
Last election 1 seat, 8.6% 1 seat, 1.8%
Seats won 8 1
Seat change Increase 7 Steady
Percentage 15.4%  %
Swing Increase % Increase %
Leader before election

Jonathan Morgan
Conservative

 Leader after election

Jewel Miah
No overall control

Prior to the election the council had been under Conservative majority control since 2007. The leader of the council was Conservative leader Jonathan Morgan, who had led the council since 2017. The council went under no overall control at this election; the Conservatives lost their majority and Jonathan Morgan lost his seat.[2]

Summary
Charnwood Borough Council wards by party control 2023.
2023 Charnwood Borough Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 46 23 Decrease 14 44 34664
  Labour 52 20 Increase 7 38 34743 +
  Green 29 8 Increase 7 15 15731 +
  Independent 3 1 Steady 2 1754
  Liberal Democrats 14 0 Steady 2543
  Reform UK 6 0 Steady 1143
  ADF[lower-alpha 1] 1 0 0 0 Steady 95

Ward results
Charnwood Borough Council wards by party control 2023.

Anstey
Anstey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Simon Alborn 501 14
Conservative Paul Baines 840 24
Labour Dave Berry 597 17
Independent Alan Chapman 272 8
Green Philip Mills 334 9
Conservative Deborah Taylor 998 28
Turnout 1848 31.24

Barrow upon Soar
Barrow upon Soar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Brentnall 521 16
Labour Claire Forrest 792 24
Conservative Hilary Fryer 745 23
Green Paul Goodman 261 8
Conservative Pauline Ranson 717 22
ADF[lower-alpha 1] Caroline Simpson-Reynolds 95 3
Liberal Democrats Philip Thornborow 164 5
Turnout 1761 33.56

Birstall East and Wanlip
Birstall East and Wanlip
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Jeff Cassidy 590 20
Conservative Andy Dent 783 27
Labour Co-op Julie Palmer 657 22
Green Pritesh Patel 265 9
Conservative Katie Seaton 647 22
Turnout 1608 30.34

Birstall West
Birstall West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Mick Howkins 284 8
Conservative Glenn Matthews 828 23
Conservative Shona Rattray 1,036 29
Labour Andrea Scott 628 18
Labour Dave Thomas 749 21
Turnout 1939 34.72

Dishley, Hathern and Thorpe Acre
Dishley, Hathern and Thorpe Acre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Politician Roy Campsall 1,182 21
Labour Kanchan Jadeja 943 17
Green David Kellock 558 10
Labour Abe Khayer 876 15
Conservative Sarah Monk 1,028 18
Reform UK Martin Moreland 315 6
Labour Adeola Obadina 796 14
Turnout 2497 35.89

Forest Bradgate
Forest Bradgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sue Munroe 203 20
Green Josephine Razzell 126 12
Conservative David Snartt 695 68
Turnout 1025 41.31

Loughborough Ashby
Loughborough Ashby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Ashcroft 812 21
Labour Julie Bradshaw 890 23
Conservative James Crowe 433 11
Green Sean Kerslake 367 10
Reform UK Peter Morris 246 6
Conservative Shazzadur Rahman 360 9
Labour Nathaniel Taylor 707 19
Turnout 1497 25.49

Loughborough East
Loughborough East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Politician Sabbir Ahmed 300 5
Labour Colin Hamilton 1,322 23
Conservative Will Hunt 477 8
Labour Louise Jones 1,367 24
Labour Jewel Miah 1,455 26
Liberal Democrats Josh Nightingale 255 5
Green Daisy Taylor 483 9
Turnout 2347 28.06

Loughborough Nanpantan
Loughborough Nanpantan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green John Barton 91 7
Labour Sara Goodwin 542 42
Conservative Margaret Smidowicz 593 46
Liberal Democrats David Walker 77 6
Turnout 1308 45.69

Loughborough Outwoods and Shelthorpe
Loughborough Outwoods and Shelthorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Bailey 968 12
Reform UK Jim Foxall 170 2
Labour Anne Gray 1,475 19
Labour Beverley Gray 1,441 19
Liberal Democrats Alex Guerrero 288 4
Green Alison Large 481 6
Labour Sarah Maynard 1,197 15
Conservative Terry Nicholson 896 12
Conservative Gopal Sharma 839 11
Turnout 2824 34.64

Loughborough Southfields
Loughborough Southfields
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Rhys Cory-Lowsley 652 25
Labour Co-op Sarah Goode 717 27
Conservative Geoff Parsons 430 16
Conservative Ted Parton 573 22
Green Andy Patrick 256 10
Turnout 1378 33.01

Loughborough Storer
Loughborough Storer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sandie Forrest 589 34
Liberal Democrats Cynthia Popley 132 8
Conservative Judy Shields 249 14
Labour Jenni Tillotson 587 34
Green Susan Warner 168 10
Turnout 1004 21.67

Loughborough Woodthorpe
Loughborough Woodthorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform UK Ben Asare 38 4
Green Rachel Baker 105 10
Liberal Democrats Graeme Smith 75 7
Conservative Chris Stewart 267 25
Labour Birgitta Worrall 589 55
Turnout 1074 34.29

Mountsorrel
Mountsorrel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Liz Blackshaw 853 28
Conservative Leigh Emmins 637 21
Liberal Democrats Marianne Gilbert 139 5
Green Paul Masters 216 7
Conservative Simon Oates 567 19
Labour Co-op Sebastian Russell-Smith 633 21
Turnout 1620 28.39

Quorn and Mountsorrel Castle
Quorn and Mountsorrel Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Steven Bellamy 317 8
Labour Josh Clayton 712 18
Conservative Sarah Fox 933 24
Labour Chris Hughes 662 17
Reform UK Andy McWilliam 228 6
Liberal Democrats Carolyn Thornborow 113 3
Conservative Lee Westley 892 23
Turnout 2031 35.87

Rothley Brook
Rothley Brook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green David Cannon 463 9
Conservative Mark Charles 1,097 20
Labour David Edwards 584 11
Conservative Loen Hadji-Nikolaou 1,084 20
Conservative John Knight 959 18
Labour Richard Thornton 637 12
Labour Emma Ward 571 11
Turnout 2029 33.14

Shepshed East
Shepshed East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Neal Bestwick 607 20
Liberal Democrats Grantley Lycett 221 7
Conservative Robin Popley 649 21
Labour Myriam Roberts 724 24
Green Greg Simpson 256 8
Labour Samanta Zubrute Clarke 575 19
Turnout 1623 27.05

Shepshed West
Shepshed West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Katy Brookes-Duncan 174 6
Labour Jane Lennie 767 25
Conservative David Northage 685 23
Liberal Democrats John Popley 231 8
Conservative Steven Springthorpe 550 18
Labour Louise Taylor-Durant 622 21
Turnout 1628 28.46

Sileby and Seagrave
Sileby and Seagrave
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Naomi Bottomley 1,128 19
Conservative Paula Dolby-Campbell 569 9
Green Faye Forde 1,132 19
Conservative Sue Gerrard 463 8
Labour Co-op Max Hunt 314 5
Labour Co-op Kaisra Khan 343 6
Green Geoff Lawrence 1,169 19
Labour Co-op Valerie Marriott 361 6
Conservative Jonathan Morgan 514 8
Liberal Democrats Murray Sinclair 76 1
Turnout 2135 29.67

South Charnwood
South Charnwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Brookes 148 46
Green Meg Isaac 46 14
Labour David Young 130 40
Turnout 326 31.93

Syston
Syston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Daniel Baumann 373 6
Conservative Simon Bradshaw 918 14
Conservative Sarah Braker 968 15
Labour Emma Carter 387 6
Labour Deb Green 361 5
Reform UK Ian Hayes 146 2
Green Andrew Haynes 990 15
Green David Infield 926 14
Green Dave Isaac 888 13
Conservative Katrina Poland 706 11
Turnout 2366 27.85

The Wolds
The Wolds
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jenny Bokor 511 47
Labour Jim Clarke 159 15
Green Nigel Feetham 116 11
Liberal Democrats Ian Sharpe 290 27
Turnout 1081 41.93

Thurmaston
Thurmaston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brendon Brockway 705 12
Liberal Democrats Carolyn Brown 308 5
Green Louise Hall 277 5
Labour Claire Jackson 707 12
Conservative Gina Jackson 1,135 19
Conservative Mark Lowe 1,117 18
Labour Michael McPartland 602 10
Conservative Brenda Seaton 1,216 20
Turnout 2270 30.22

Wreake Valley
Wreake Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gillian Adams 266 3
Conservative Anthea Byrne 1026 13
Conservative Daniel Grimley 1185 15
Labour Pauline May 248 3
Green Laurie Needham 1,493 18
Green Chris O'Neill 1,261 16
Conservative James Poland 1123 14
Green Sandra Woodward 1,274 16
Labour Natalie Worth 252 3
Turnout 2860 33.45

Notes
  1. Alliance for Democracy and Freedom Party

References
  1. "Borough election results, 2023 - Charnwood Borough Council". www.charnwood.gov.uk.
  2. Breens, Julia (5 May 2023). "Charnwood Borough Council election results: winners, losers and turnout". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
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