2023 Erewash Borough Council election
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
All 47 seats to Erewash Borough Council
24 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader James Dawson Carol Hart
Party Labour Conservative Green
Last election 19 27 0
Seats before 15 26 0
Seats after 28 16 1
Seat change Increase9 Decrease11 Increase1
  Fourth party Fifth party
  Blank Blank
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election 1 0
Seats before 1 5
Seats after 1 1
Seat change Steady Increase1
Leader before election

Carol Hart
Conservative

 Leader after election

James Dawson
Labour

The 2023 Erewash Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect all 47 members of Erewash Borough Council in Derbyshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

Following the results, the Conservatives lost control of the council to Labour for the first time in 20 years.[2] The Labour group leader, James Dawson, was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 25 May 2023.[3]

Results

Results[4]
Party Seats Change
Labour Party 28 Increase 9
Conservative Party 16 Decrease 11
Green Party 1 Increase 1
Independents and Others 1 Increase 1
Liberal Democrats 1 Steady

Candidates

The results for each ward were:[5][6]

Awsworth Road Ward

Awsworth Road (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Clifford Hedley Dawson (E) 551
Labour Josy Hare (E) 489
Conservative Ryan Jonathan Pound 222
Conservative Heather Wrigglesworth 214
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Breaston Ward

Breaston (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Victoria Beardmore 239
Labour Nicky Carless 218
Conservative Kevin Phillip Miller (E) 740
Green Ann Mills (E) 725
Conservative Robert Parkinson 669
Green James Brent Poland 656
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Cotmanhay Ward

Cotmanhay (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alexander Breene (E) 466
Labour Linda Burns (E) 469
Conservative Chad Alan Fowkes 343
Conservative Maria Joanne Smith 328
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Derby Road East Ward

Derby Road East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Howard Griffiths (E) 634
Labour Margaret Griffiths (E) 650
Conservative Tom Hickton 211
Conservative Chris Page 264
Independent Kenneth Thwaites 286
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Derby Road West

Derby Road East (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gary Keith Hickton 864
Conservative Gerri Hickton 848
Labour Lewis Newton (E) 1,016
Liberal Democrats Jane Elizabeth Oseman 400
Labour Mick Pace (E) 976
Conservative Dan Pitt 881
Labour Claire Marie Poole (E) 1,039
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Draycott and Risley (2)

  • Richard Boud – Labour Party
  • Val Clare – Conservative Party
  • Deena Draycott – Green Party
  • Tim Scott – Conservative Party
  • Graham Tavener – Green Party
  • Jo Ward – Labour Party

Hallam Fields (2)

  • Mark Alfrey – Labour Party
  • Kate Fennelly – Labour Party
  • Kevin Tribbensee – Conservative Party
  • Jon Wright – Conservative Party

Kirk Hallam and Stanton by Dale (3)

  • Russell Beeching – Conservative Party
  • Aaron Gibson – Conservative Party
  • Steve Green – Labour Party
  • Emma Moore – Labour Party
  • Andrew Prince – Conservative Party
  • Geoff Stratford – Labour Party

Larklands (3)

  • Mike Clarke – Conservative Party
  • John Green – Conservative Party
  • Alan Lambert – Labour Party
  • Frank Phillips – Labour Party
  • Pam Phillips – Labour Party
  • Helen Wright – Conservative Party

Little Eaton and Stanley (2)

  • Michael Carr – Liberal Democrat
  • Bethan Eddy – Conservative Party
  • Sam Revill – Conservative Party
  • Dave Scott – Labour Party
  • Helen Scott – Labour Party

Little Hallam (2)

  • Sue Beardsley – Conservative Party
  • Harrison Broadhurst – Labour Party
  • Mary Hopkinson – Conservative Party
  • Jill Mee – Liberal Democrat
  • Dave Snaith – Labour Party

Long Eaton Central (3)

  • Joel Bryan – Labour Party. 1037
  • Shaun Burton – Conservative Party.631
  • Paris Coulson – Conservative Party602
  • Becca Everett – Labour Party 1057
  • Curtis Howard – Labour Party 979
  • Kathleen Makin – Conservative Party 569

Nottingham Road (2)

  • Martin Dewis – Independent
  • Bryn Lewis – Conservative Party
  • Emma Plummer – Labour Party
  • Ashley Swinscoe – Conservative Party
  • Gordon Thomas – Labour Party

Ockbrook and Borrowash (3)

  • Neil Barnes – Labour Party
  • Terry Holbrook – Independent
  • Bob Knight – Labour Party
  • Richard Locke – Conservative Party
  • Graham Markwell – Independent
  • Greg Maskalick – Independent
  • Robert Pasley – Labour Party
  • Tania Stevenson – Independent
  • Mike Wallis – Independent
  • Sue Warren – Independent
  • Jane White – Conservative Party
  • Michael White – Conservative Party

Sandiacre (3)

  • Steve Bilbie – Conservative Party
  • Wayne Major – Conservative Party
  • Andrew Peck – Labour Party
  • Karen Pitts – Green Party
  • Simon Pitts – Green Party
  • Richard Pollard – Labour Party
  • Tony Sanghera – Conservative Party
  • Gary Wilds – Labour Party

Sawley (3)

  • Harry Atkinson – Labour Party
  • Alan Chewings – Independent
  • Dave Doyle – Labour Party
  • Paul Maginnis – Conservative Party
  • Rob Peat – Labour Party
  • John Sewell – Conservative Party
  • Deborah Simmons – Conservative Party

Shipley View (2)

  • Charles Archer – Labour Party
  • Caroline Crick – Conservative Party
  • Val Custance – Conservative Party
  • Naomi Roberts – Labour Party

West Hallam and Dale Abbey (3)

  • Thomas Beale – Labour Party
  • George Carr-Williamson – Labour Party
  • Diane Cox – Conservative Party
  • Robert Flatley – Conservative Party
  • Carol Hart – Conservative Party
  • Robert Mee – Liberal Democrat
  • Samantha Niblett – Labour Party
  • Alexander Richards – Liberal Democrat
  • Angela Togni – Liberal Democrat

Wilsthorpe (3)

  • James Archer – Liberal Democrat
  • Kewal Singh Athwal – Conservative Party
  • Ross Barrett – Labour Party
  • Christopher Corbett – Conservative Party
  • Matthew Dawson – Liberal Democrat
  • Ben Hall-Evans – Conservative Party
  • Rose Jackson – Labour Party
  • Jennifer Smith – Liberal Democrat
  • Ashira Tamber-Wolf – Labour Party

References

  1. ↑ Hainey, Fionnula (2023-05-04). "The Erewash council local election 2023 results". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  2. ↑ "Labour wins Erewash after making significant gains". DerbyshireLive. 2023-05-06. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  3. ↑ "Council minutes, 25 May 2023". Erewash Borough Council. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Erewash result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  5. ↑ "Candidates for this year's local elections in Erewash announced". DerbyshireLive. 2023-04-06. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  6. ↑ "Erewash Borough Council election results". Erewash Borough Council. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
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