2023 Newark and Sherwood District Council election

2023 Newark and Sherwood District Council election

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All 39 seats to Newark and Sherwood District Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader David Lloyd Paul Peacock Party Conservative Labour Last election 27 seats, 47.9% 7 seats, 26.9% Seats before 29 7 Seats after 14 11 Seat change 13 4   Third party Fourth party   Party Independent Liberal Democrats Last election 3 seats, 8.0% 2 seats, 12.8% Seats before 1 2 Seats after 11 3 Seat change 8 1
Leader before election David Lloyd Conservative Leader after election Paul Peacock Labour No overall control

The 2023 Newark and Sherwood District Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect all 39 members of Newark and Sherwood District Council in Nottinghamshire, England.

Prior to the election the council had been under Conservative majority control, being led by David Lloyd. Following the results, the Conservatives lost the council to no overall control, and David Lloyd lost his seat.^[1][2] The Labour group leader, Paul Peacock, was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 23 May 2023 with support from the Liberal Democrats and many of the independent councillors.^[3]

Overall results

The overall results were as follows:^[4]

Newark and Sherwood District Council election, 2023

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	14	2	15	13	35.9	39.0	13,008	-8.9
	Labour	11	6	2	4	28.2	26.5	8,852	-0.4
	Independent	11	9	1	8	28.2	19.3	6,436	+11.3
	Liberal Democrats	3	1	0	1	7.7	10.8	3,609	-5.1
	Reform UK	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	69	n/a
	TUSC	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	40	n/a

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election.^[5][6][7]

Balderton North and Coddington

Balderton South

Beacon

Bilsthorpe

Boughton

Bridge

Bridge ward had been held by Conservative councillors Simon Haynes and Jack Kellas immediately prior to the election. They both won their seats in by-elections in 2021 following the resignations of the two independent councillors elected in 2019, one of whom was Irene Brown, who was re-elected to the seat in 2023.^[8] Seats shown as independent hold to allow comparison with 2019 results. Simon Haynes and Jack Kellas both stood in Farndon and Fernwood ward in 2023 rather than Bridge ward.

Castle

Collingham

Both Collingham seats were held by Conservatives immediately prior to the election, with Conservative councillor Emma Davis having won her seat in a by-election in 2022 following the death of the independent councillor elected in 2019.^[9] Emma Davis did not stand for re-election in 2023. Seat shown as a Conservative gain from independent to allow comparison with 2019 results.

Devon

Keith Girling was the sitting councillor for Castle ward prior to the election.

Dover Beck

Edwinstowe and Clipstone

Andrew Freeman had won his seat in a by-election in 2022 following the death of a Conservative elected in 2019.^[10] Seat shown as Labour gain from Conservative to allow comparison with 2019 election.

Farndon and Fernwood

Simon Haynes and Jack Kellas were both sitting councillors for Bridge ward prior to the election.

Farnsfield

Lowdham

Muskham

Ollerton

Rainworth North and Rufford

Rainworth South and Blidworth

Tina Thompson had won her seat in a by-election in 2021 following the death of the Labour councillor elected in 2019.^[11] Seat shown as an independent gain from Labour to allow comparison with 2019 results. Tom Smith was the sitting councillor for Rainworth North and Rufford ward prior to the election.

Southwell

Sutton-on-Trent

Trent

References

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