2023 South Derbyshire District Council election
The 2023 South Derbyshire District Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect all 36 members of South Derbyshire District Council in Derbyshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England. Labour took a majority of the seats on the council, which had previously been under no overall control.
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Overview
Prior to the election the council was under no overall control; Labour and the Conservatives each had 16 seats each on the council, and there were also four independent councillors. At the 2019 election the Conservatives had taken a majority of the seats, but subsequent defections had led to them losing their majority. Since January 2021 the council had been led by a Labour minority administration, with the leader of the council being Kevin Richards. He chose not to stand for re-election.[1]
Labour won a majority of the seats on the council at the election. The result in Hilton ward was declared void after Conservative candidate Gillian Lemmon died during the election count. The three seats for that ward were therefore left vacant pending a by-election. As the Conservative group leader, Peter Smith, was also a candidate in Hilton ward he would have to wait for the by-election to see if he had retained his seat on the council.[2]
Results
Following the results, Labour took the council from no overall control.[3]
| Results[4] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Change |
| Labour Party | 23 |  9 |
| Conservative Party | 9 |  10 |
| Independents and Others | 1 | 1 |
| Post-election Vacancy | 3 | 3 |
Candidates
The candidates by ward:[5]
Aston
- Neil Kenneth Atkin (Conservative)
- Paul Barry Bickerton (Labour)
- Daniel Corbin (Conservative)
- Ed Green (Labour)
- Rodney Paul Sturges (Labour)
- Peter Watson (Conservative)
Church Gresley
- Jacqueline Andrea Marie Geddes (Conservative)
- Alan Steven Haynes (Labour)
- Jim Hewlett (Conservative)
- Roger Redfern (Conservative)
- Gordon Edgar Rhind (Labour)
- Ben Stuart (Labour)
Etwall
- Robert Anthony Beginn (Labour)
- Damian Belshaw (Labour)
- Andrew William Kirke (Conservative)
- David Colin Muller (Conservative)
Hatton
- Oliver Samuel Wilford Clark (Conservative)
- Julie Therese Jackson (Labour)
Hilton
By-election pending due to the death of candidate Gillian Lemmon.[6]
- Grahame Warwick Andrew (Liberal Democrat)
- Martin Peter Atherton (Labour)
- Jayne Elizabeth Davies (Liberal Democrat)
- Gillian Lemmon (Conservative)
- Sundip Meghani (Conservative)
- Angela Mary Peacock (Labour)
- David Henry Peacock (Labour)
- Tilo Albert Fritz Paul Scheel (Liberal Democrat)
- Peter Henry Smith (Conservative)
Linton
- Melanie Bridgen (Conservative)
- Dan Pegg (Labour)
- Stuart Thomas Swann (Conservative)
- Alistair Brian Tilley (Labour)
Melbourne
- Jane Dunster Carroll (Labour)
- Andrew Victor Clifton (Labour)
- Andy Dawson (Independent)
- Martin Fitzpatrick (Conservative)
- Jonathan Austin Panes (Liberal Democrat)
- David William Smith (Conservative)
- Jonathan Wood (Green Party)
Midway
- Barry Peter Thomas Appleby (Conservative)
- Margaret Florence Appleby (Conservative)
- Sheila Hicklin (Conservative)
- Alan Mercer Jones (Labour)
- Louise Ann Mulgrew (Labour)
- Robert William Pearson (Labour)
Newhall and Stanton
- Robert Adrian Argyle (Conservative)
- Sean Andrew Bambrick (Labour)
- Sarah Anne Harrison (Labour)
- Harriet Charlotte Victoria Manning (Conservative)
- Christopher Michael Pratt (Conservative)
- Kalila Fiona Storey (Labour)
Repton
- Zoe Gillbe (Labour)
- Kerry Marie Haines (Conservative)
- Stephen James Hardwick (Liberal Democrat)
- James Anthony Lowe (Conservative)
- Margaret Bernadette Mythen (Labour)
Seales
- Holly Danielle Hawley (Conservative)
- Gareth Leslie Jones (Labour)
- Umesh Anilkumar Kotecha (Conservative)
- Amy Wheelton (Independent)
Stenson
- Jill Elizabeth Fitzpatrick (Conservative)
- Matthew John Gotheridge (Conservative)
- David Geoffrey Shepherd (Labour)
- Lakhvinder Pal Singh (Labour)
Swadlincote
- Kara Paulette Davies (Conservative)
- Vonnie Heath (Labour)
- Michael Stanley Johnson (Conservative)
- Rachel May Mould (Conservative)
- Mick Mulgrew (Labour)
- Neil Anthony Tilley (Labour)
Willington and FIndern
- Liam Dane Booth-Isherwood (Conservative)
- Ellie Cole (Labour)
- Martyn Ford (Conservative)
- Ian Mark Hudson (Labour)
Woodville
- Angela Archer (Labour)
- Kim Angela Coe (Conservative)
- Sebastian David Coe (Conservative)
- Malc Gee (Labour)
- Eric Parker (Conservative)
- Steve Taylor (Labour)
References
- Of the four independent councillors prior to the election, two formed the "Independent Group", and two were not aligned to any group.
- Kreft, Helen (17 January 2023). "Leader of South Derbyshire council to step down after 25 years as a councillor". Staffordshire Live. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- "Derbyshire election count abandoned after candidate's death". BBC News. 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- Coyle, Simon (2023-05-04). "South Derbyshire local council elections 2023 results". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- "South Derbyshire result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- "South Derbyshire local election candidates announced". South Derbyshire District Council. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- "Derbyshire election count abandoned after candidate's death". BBC News. 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
