2023 North West Leicestershire District Council election

2023 North West Leicestershire District Council
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All 38 seats to North West Leicestershire District Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Sean Sheahan Richard Blunt Michael Wyatt
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 10 seats, 33.0% 20 seats, 45.1% 4 seats, 12.3%
Seats before 8 22 4
Seats after 17 12 5
Seat change Increase 7 Decrease 8 Increase 1
Popular vote 9,618 10,344 3,217
Percentage 37.7% 40.6% 12.6%
Swing Increase 4.7% Decrease 4.5% Increase 0.3%
  Fourth party Fifth party
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Party Independent Green
Last election 3 seats, 3.9% 1 seat, 1.7%
Seats before 3 1
Seats after 4 0
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 1,645 565
Percentage 6.5% 2.2%
Swing Increase 2.6% Increase 0.5%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 North West Leicestershire District Council election
Leader before election

Richard Blunt
Conservative

Leader after election

Richard Blunt
Conservative
No overall control

The 2023 North West Leicestershire District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect all 38 members of North West Leicestershire District Council in Leicestershire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

Summary

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Overview

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Following the results, the Conservatives lost the council to no overall control.[1] Labour won most seats, but fell three seats short of a majority. An alliance of the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and two of the independent councillors subsequently formed. With exactly half the council's seats the alliance did not have a majority either, but was able to form an administration on receiving the chair's casting vote at the annual council meeting on 22 May 2023. Conservative leader Richard Blunt therefore retained his position as leader of the council.[2]

Election result

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2023 North West Leicestershire District Council election[3]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 38 12 2 10 Decrease 8 31.6 40.6 10,344 -4.5
  Labour 38 17 9 2 Increase 7 44.7 37.7 9,618 +4.7
  Liberal Democrats 29 5 1 0 Increase 1 13.2 12.6 3,217 +0.3
  Independent 8 4 2 1 Increase 1 10.5 6.5 1,645 +2.6
  Green 4 0 0 1 Decrease 1 0.0 2.2 565 +0.5
  Reform UK 2 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.4 113 n/a

Ward results

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The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk (*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election.[4]

Appleby

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Appleby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Blunt* 457 61.2 +2.7
Labour Jennifer Ruth Sawyer 194 26.0 +9.5
Liberal Democrats Rita Bradbury 96 12.9 −2.3
Turnout 37.49
Registered electors 2,019
Conservative hold

Ashby Castle

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Ashby Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kenneth James Horn
(Kenny Horn) 		523 49.5 +6.7
Green Carl Cheswick Benfield* 397 37.6 −5.4
Labour Alan George Clark 137 13.0 −1.1
Turnout 44.55
Registered electors 2,384
Conservative gain from Green

Ashby Holywell

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Ashby Holywell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Avril Wilson 439 51.8 +19.3
Conservative Roger David Bayliss* 351 41.4 −11.1
Liberal Democrats Yorick Lynch 57 6.7 −8.3
Turnout 34.28
Registered electors 2,474
Labour gain from Conservative

Ashby Ivanhoe

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Ashby Ivanhoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elizabeth Jane Parle 426 45.0 −0.1
Conservative Gillian Sarah Hoult*
(Gill Hoult) 		302 31.9 −23.0
Liberal Democrats Martin Cooper 152 16.1 N/A
Green Elisabeth Joyce Bray 66 7.0 N/A
Turnout 37.24
Registered electors 2,554
Labour gain from Conservative

Gill Hoult was the sitting councillor for Blackfordby prior to the election.[5]

Ashby Money Hill

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Ashby Money Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Murrae John Blair-Park 392 50.6 +11.1
Conservative Daniel Anthony Harrison*
(Dan Harrison) 		340 43.9 −16.6
Reform UK Gareth Clive Bott 42 5.4 N/A
Turnout 33.93
Registered electors 2,302
Labour gain from Conservative

Ashby Willesley

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Ashby Willesley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Norman Bigby* 456 59.1 +5.6
Conservative John Paul Deakin 316 40.9 −5.6
Turnout 38.08
Registered electors 2,051
Labour hold

Ashby Woulds

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Ashby Woulds
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Douglas McKenzie Cooper
(Doug Cooper) 		327 54.0 +15.4
Conservative John Kevan Bridges* 221 36.5 −24.9
Liberal Democrats Mark Burton 57 9.4 N/A
Turnout 27.98
Registered electors 2,180
Labour gain from Conservative

Bardon

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Bardon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Morgan Burke 246 42.2 −5.9
Labour Paul Sebastian Congiu 178 30.5 +12.1
Conservative Leon Duncan Carl Spence 159 27.3 +7.4
Turnout 25.98
Registered electors 2,248
Liberal Democrats hold

Blackfordby

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Blackfordby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Christopher Woodman* 422 52.2 −1.2
Labour Michelle Marie Holdcroft 332 41.0 −5.6
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Sargent 55 6.8 N/A
Turnout 33.43
Registered electors 2,441
Conservative hold

Andrew Woodman was the sitting councillor for Measham North prior to the election.[5]

Broom Leys

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Broom Leys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lee Windram 290 38.2 +0.9
Conservative Claire Gillard 286 37.6 −2.1
Labour Anne Marion Donegan 184 24.2 +1.2
Turnout 37.65
Registered electors 2,029
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Castle Donington Castle

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Castle Donington Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Anthony Charles Saffell*
(Tony Saffell) 		254 43.6 −1.7
Conservative David John Geraint Jones
(Geraint Jones) 		135 23.2 −1.2
Labour Laurie Isabel Redfern Andrade 135 23.2 −7.1
Green Stephanie Mee 34 5.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Sheila Wyatt 25 4.3 N/A
Turnout 28.36
Registered electors 2,063
Independent hold

Castle Donington Central

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Castle Donington Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Rachel Canny* 440 67.5 −0.6
Conservative Stanley James Hoult*
(Jim Hoult) 		114 17.5 −5.3
Labour Orest Peter Mulka 98 15.0 +5.9
Turnout 34.53
Registered electors 1,897
Independent hold

Jim Hoult was the sitting councillor for Ashby Ivanhoe prior to the election.[5]

Castle Donington Park

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Castle Donington Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alison Morley 189 40.5 −13.9
Independent Mark David Rogers 144 30.8 N/A
Conservative Roisin Elizabeth Spence 134 28.7 −16.9
Turnout 23.89
Registered electors 1,980
Labour hold

Castle Rock

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Castle Rock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Barry Wyatt* 346 47.0 −14.7
Conservative Gurkirat Sandhu
(Kirat Sandhu) 		265 36.0 +12.6
Labour Olivia Kathleen Andrade 125 17.0 +2.1
Turnout 34.05
Registered electors 2,176
Liberal Democrats hold

Coalville East

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Coalville East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Marie French* 229 36.8 −7.7
Labour Carissma Griffiths 201 32.3 +7.9
Conservative Clare Elizabeth Spence
(Clare Elizabeth Watson-Spence) 		193 31.0 −0.1
Turnout 31.49
Registered electors 1,985
Liberal Democrats hold

Coalville West

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Coalville West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Kenneth Charles Legrys* 212 50.7 +5.7
Conservative William Mark Evans 77 18.4 −4.0
Liberal Democrats Amanda Briers 69 16.5 −16.0
Independent Zoe Howard 60 14.4 N/A
Turnout 22.44
Registered electors 1,867
Labour hold

Daleacre Hill

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Daleacre Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carol Ann Sewell* 328 60.7 +7.3
Conservative Daniel Walton 144 26.7 −19.9
Green Paul Anthony Turner 68 12.6 N/A
Turnout 28.53
Registered electors 1,903
Labour hold

Ellistown and Battleflat

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Ellistown and Battleflat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Merrie* 282 54.9 +7.0
Labour Aisha Ali 156 30.4 +11.2
Liberal Democrats Angela Windram 76 14.8 +3.5
Turnout 25.18
Registered electors 2,049
Conservative hold

Greenhill

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Greenhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jake Windram* 221 46.0 +7.1
Labour Ronnie Christopher Adams 163 34.0 +3.3
Conservative Paula Diane Purver 96 20.0 +10.4
Turnout 23.29
Registered electors 2,095
Liberal Democrats hold

Hermitage

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Hermitage
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony Barker 262 44.4 −2.3
Conservative Stuart Gillard* 175 29.7 −23.6
Independent Graham Ronald Partner 94 15.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Moira Elizabeth Lynch 59 10.0 N/A
Turnout 31.79
Registered electors 1,862
Labour gain from Conservative

Holly Hayes

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Holly Hayes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Clive Gillard*
(Tony Gillard) 		325 50.9 −10.7
Labour Ian Michael Hurst 255 39.9 +1.5
Liberal Democrats Leah Furborough 59 9.2 N/A
Turnout 33.2
Registered electors 1,940
Conservative hold

Hugglestone St John's

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Hugglestone St John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Russell Johnson* 256 34.2 −14.8
Labour Nathan Aaron Keightley 247 33.0 −16.0
Conservative Kevin Morrell 195 26.1 −8.8
Liberal Democrats Dean Briers 50 6.7 −9.5
Turnout 28.18
Registered electors 2,658
Independent gain from Labour

Russell Johnson had been elected in 2019 as a Labour councillor, but left the party to sit as an independent earlier in 2023.[6] Seat shown as independent gain from Labour to allowing for comparison with 2019 results.

Hugglestone St Mary's

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Hugglestone St Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Theresa Elizabeth Perpetua Eynon*
(Terri Eynon) 		342 47.4 +9.5
Conservative Craig Andrew Smith 270 37.4 +2.8
Reform UK Watts Gaynor 71 9.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Anthony Barney 39 5.4 −22.1
Turnout 31.57
Registered electors 2,287
Labour hold

Ibstock East

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Ibstock East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jennifer Gail Simmons*
(Jenny Simmons) 		228 47.0 +14.8
Labour Joseph Rowan Wood
(Joe Wood) 		198 40.8 −1.0
Liberal Democrats Diane Reed-Barney 59 12.2 N/A
Turnout 26.12
Registered electors 1,868
Conservative gain from Labour

Jenny Simmons was the sitting councillor, having won the seat from Labour in a by-election in 2021. Recorded here as Conservative gain from Labour to compare with previous whole council election in 2019.

Ibstock West

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Ibstock West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Simon David Lambeth 252 43.8 +8.8
Conservative John Andrew Clarke* 244 42.4 −22.6
Liberal Democrats George Bradbury 79 13.7 N/A
Turnout 24.59
Registered electors 2,342
Labour gain from Conservative

Kegworth

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Kegworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Raymond Sutton
(Ray Sutton) 		283 45.4 N/A
Labour John Saunders 160 25.6 −9.5
Conservative Bertie Harrison-Rushton* 154 24.7 −40.2
Liberal Democrats David Fletcher 27 4.3 N/A
Turnout 35.67
Registered electors 1,758
Independent gain from Conservative

Long Whatton and Diseworth

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Long Whatton and Diseworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicholas James Rushton*
(Nick Rushton) 		563 60.1 +2.8
Labour Robert Allan Haskins
(Bob Haskins) 		305 32.6 −10.1
Liberal Democrats Nicole Windram 69 7.4 N/A
Turnout 44.33
Registered electors 2,143
Conservative hold

Measham North

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Measham North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Lees 388 56.1 +11.0
Labour Richard Anthony Moore 304 43.9 +8.5
Turnout 33.03
Registered electors 2,110
Conservative hold

Measham South

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Measham South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sean David Sheahan* 319 63.0 +18.0
Conservative John Geoffrey Coxon 187 37.0 +13.0
Turnout 24.99
Registered electors 2,065
Labour hold

Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe

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Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Terence Ball
(Mike Ball) 		336 53.4 −8.3
Labour Oluwadamilola Yetunde Ojuri
(Damilola Ojuri) 		224 35.6 −2.7
Liberal Democrats Susan Thorley 69 11.0 N/A
Turnout 28.54
Registered electors 2,218
Conservative hold

Ravenstone and Packington

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Ravenstone and Packington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Smith* 511 55.7 −3.4
Labour Thomas Eynon Legrys 253 27.6 +11.7
Liberal Democrats Paris Holliday 153 16.7 −8.3
Turnout 37.32
Registered electors 2,476
Conservative hold

Sence Valley

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Sence Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Guy Leonard Rogers 338 50.8 +11.4
Conservative Virginio Richichi*
(Virge Richichi) 		275 41.3 −19.3
Liberal Democrats Peggy Wyatt 53 8.0 N/A
Turnout 28.63
Registered electors 2,354
Labour gain from Conservative

Snibston North

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Snibston North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur John Geary*
(John Geary) 		210 43.2 +17.2
Conservative Elliott Gerrald Charles Allman* 157 32.3 +6.1
Liberal Democrats David Wyatt 119 24.5 +2.2
Turnout 24.25
Registered electors 2,012
Labour gain from Independent

John Geary was the sitting councillor for Snibston South prior to this election. Elliott Allman had been elected as an independent in 2019 but joined the Conservatives in 2020. Seat shown as Labour gain from independent to allow comparison with 2019 results.[7]

Snibston South

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Snibston South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour June Pratt
(June Page) 		225 51.8 +18.1
Liberal Democrats David Paul Holliday
(Paul Holliday) 		133 30.6 +5.1
Conservative Brian Joseph Beggan 76 17.5 ±0.0
Turnout 22.7
Registered electors 1,965
Labour hold

Thornborough

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Thornborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Moult 363 46.2 +7.4
Conservative Louise Ann Gillard* 309 39.3 −9.6
Independent Harold Smith
(John Smith) 		114 14.5 +2.2
Turnout 39.63
Registered electors 2,011
Labour gain from Conservative

Thringstone

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Thringstone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Burton Everitt*
(Dave Everitt) 		289 52.5 −4.0
Conservative Joseph Russell Boam 226 41.1 −2.4
Liberal Democrats Alan Turner 35 6.4 N/A
Turnout 27.48
Registered electors 2,020
Labour hold

Valley

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Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Russell Antony Boam* 419 54.9 −5.9
Labour Ian Maskery 193 25.3 +5.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Andrew Tyler 151 19.8 +0.6
Turnout 34.19
Registered electors 2,264
Conservative hold

Worthington and Breedon

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Worthington and Breedon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Raymond Leslie Morris*
(Ray Morris) 		489 58.2 −8.3
Labour Gregory Vincent Parle 207 24.6 +6.8
Liberal Democrats Danielle Lycett 144 17.1 +1.4
Turnout 33.86
Registered electors 2,487
Conservative hold

By-elections

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Snibston South

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Snibston South: 2 May 2024
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Catherine Beech 222 51.3 −0.5
Independent Dan Roberts 121 27.9 New
Liberal Democrats Paul Holliday 71 16.4 −14.2
Green Greg Simpson 19 4.4 New
Majority 101 23.4 N/A
Turnout 434 21.6 −1.1
Labour hold Swing N/A

References

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  1. ^ Richardson, Hannah (2023-05-05). "Full council election result for North West Leicestershire". LeicestershireLive. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  2. ^ Hill, Graham (23 May 2023). "Conservative alliance sees Blunt re-elected as council leader - as Labour's Sheahan highlights 'fragile' arrangement". Coalville Nub News. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Elections 2023: North West Leicestershire election result". BBC News. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Election results 2023". North West Leicestershire District Council. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Your councillors". North West Leicestershire District Council. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  6. ^ Boothroyd, David (3 March 2023). "Greens afloat in Cinque Port". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  7. ^ Hill, Graham (3 September 2020). "District Councillor Allman crosses floor to join Conservative with focus on Coalville's future". Coalville Nub News. Retrieved 1 November 2023.

See also

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