2023 South Derbyshire District Council election

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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.

Quick Facts All 36 seats to South Derbyshire District Council 19 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
2023 South Derbyshire District Council election

 2019 4 May 2023 (2023-05-04) 2027 

All 36 seats to South Derbyshire District Council
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Leader Kevin Richards Peter Smith (defeated)
Party Labour Conservative
Last election 14 seats, 38.8% 22 seats, 53.4%
Seats before 16 16
Seats won 23 10
Seat change 9 12
Popular vote 24,986 22,487
Percentage 48.5% 43.7%
Swing 9.7% 9.7%

  Third party Fourth party
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Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election 0 seats, 0.0% 0 seats, 0.0%
Seats before 0 4[a]
Seats won 2 1
Seat change 2 1
Popular vote 2,294 1,401
Percentage 4.5% 2.7%
Swing N/A N/A

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Winner of each seat at the 2023 South Derbyshire District Council election

Leader before election

Kevin Richards
Labour
No overall control

Leader after election

Robert Pearson
Labour

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Summary

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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.[2] The Hilton election was subsequently held on 15 June 2023 and saw the Liberal Democrats gain two of the three seats there, giving them their first representation on the council. Conservative group leader Peter Smith was one of the candidates defeated in Hilton ward.[3]

Robert Pearson was appointed the new leader of the council at the annual council meeting on 18 May 2023.[4]

Election result

Following the results, Labour took the council from no overall control.[5]

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2023 South Derbyshire District Council election[6]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 35 23 9 0 Increase 9 63.9 48.5 24,986 +9.7
  Conservative 36 10 0 12 Decrease 12 27.8 43.7 22,487 –9.7
  Liberal Democrats 5 2 2 0 Increase 2 5.6 4.5 2,294 N/A
  Independent 2 1 1 0 Increase 1 2.8 2.7 1,401 N/A
  Green 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.6 302 N/A
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Ward results

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The candidates by ward:[7]

Aston

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Aston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Neil Kenneth Atkin 1,156 50.0 −2.7
Conservative Peter Watson 1,124 48.7 −1.9
Conservative Daniel Corbin 1,086 47.0 +3.5
Labour Ed Green 1,080 46.8 +11.7
Labour Paul Barry Bickerton 995 43.1 +11.9
Labour Rodney Paul Sturges 876 37.9 +11.9
Turnout 2,310 31.4
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
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Church Gresley

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Church Gresley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Steven Haynes 830 57.8 +19.4
Labour Ben Stuart 799 55.6 +20.0
Labour Gordon Edgar Rhind 776 54.0 +14.5
Conservative Roger Redfern 545 38.0 +0.9
Conservative Jacqueline Andrea Marie Geddes 454 31.6 −5.2
Conservative Jim Hewlett 435 30.3 −6.4
Turnout 1,436 22.9
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative
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Etwall

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Etwall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Colin Muller 1,141 61.0 −5.9
Conservative Andrew William Kirke 1,122 60.0 −16.2
Labour Robert Anthony Beginn 669 35.8 +13.5
Labour Damian Belshaw 664 35.5 +16.0
Turnout 1,871 33.3
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
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Hatton

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Hatton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julie Therese Jackson 271 50.1 +19.0
Conservative Oliver Samuel Wilford Clark 270 49.9 −1.3
Turnout 541 25.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
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Hilton

Poll delayed to 15th June due to the death of candidate Gillian Lemmon.[8]

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Hilton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jayne Elizabeth Davies 636 39.6 N/A
Conservative Sundip Meghani 633 39.4 −16.4
Liberal Democrats Grahame Warwick Andrew 628 39.1 N/A
Conservative Peter Smith 580 36.1 −14.6
Conservative Rosa Fawcett 577 36.0 −8.3
Liberal Democrats Tilo Albert Fritz Paul Scheel 562 35.0 N/A
Labour Martin Peter Atherton 365 22.7 −5.7
Labour Angela Mary Peacock 361 22.5 −2.1
Labour David Henry Peacock 337 21.0 −4.2
Turnout 1,605 21.3
Registered electors 7,548
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Conservative hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
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Linton

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Linton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dan Pegg-Legg 722 54.0
Labour Alistair Brian Tilley 630 47.1
Conservative Melanie Bridgen 585 43.8
Conservative Stuart Thomas Swann 527 39.4
Turnout 1,337 28.3
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative
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Melbourne

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Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Fitzpatrick 741 41.6 −11.7
Labour Jane Dunster Carroll 708 39.8 −4.1
Conservative David William Smith 663 37.2 −24.8
Labour Andrew Victor Clifton 450 25.3 −2.6
Independent Andy Dawson 342 19.2 N/A
Green Jonathan Wood 302 17.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Austin Panes 131 7.4 N/A
Turnout 1,780 41.9
Conservative hold
Labour gain from Conservative
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Midway

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Midway
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Mercer Jones 795 55.1
Labour Robert William Pearson 789 54.6
Labour Louise Ann Mulgrew 782 54.2
Conservative Barry Peter Thomas Appleby 590 40.9
Conservative Margaret Florence Appleby 586 40.6
Conservative Sheila Hicklin 560 38.8
Turnout 1,444 23.6
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour hold
Labour hold
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Newhall and Stanton

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Newhall and Stanton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sean Andrew Bambrick 908 67.7 +20.3
Labour Kalila Fiona Storey 807 60.1 +17.6
Labour Sarah Anne Harrison 806 60.1 +18.4
Conservative Harriet Charlotte Victoria Manning 409 30.5 −9.0
Conservative Robert Adrian Argyle 406 30.3 −6.5
Conservative Christopher Michael Pratt 377 28.1 −6.9
Turnout 1,342 21.4
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold
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Repton

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Repton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kerry Marie Haines 1,060 61.8 −7.7
Conservative James Anthony Lowe 855 49.9 −21.7
Labour Zoe Gillbe 521 30.4 +6.2
Labour Margaret Bernadette Mythen 424 24.7 +3.5
Liberal Democrats Stephen James Hardwick 337 19.7 N/A
Turnout 1,714 39.5
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
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Seales

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Seales
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Amy Wheelton 1,059 71.7 +22.9
Labour Gareth Leslie Jones 545 36.9 +7.7
Conservative Holly Danielle Hawley 460 31.1 −17.7
Conservative Umesh Anilkumar Kotecha 207 14.0 −34.0
Turnout 1,477 34.3
Independent gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative
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Stenson

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Stenson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lakhvinder Pal Singh 898 69.9
Labour David Geoffrey Shepherd 892 69.5
Conservative Jill Elizabeth Fitzpatrick 291 22.7
Conservative Matthew John Gotheridge 266 20.7
Turnout 1,284 32.0
Labour hold
Labour hold
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Swadlincote

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Swadlincote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Vonnie Heath 783 59.7 +22.2
Labour Neil Anthony Tilley 773 59.0 +18.8
Labour Mick Mulgrew 732 55.8 +21.0
Conservative Kara Paulette Davies 535 40.8 +6.6
Conservative Rachel May Mould 503 38.4 +6.2
Conservative Michael Stanley Johnson 460 35.1 +5.7
Turnout 1,311 21.3
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold
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Willington and Findern

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Willington and Findern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Mark Hudson 936 51.3 +20.1
Conservative Martyn Ford 917 50.3 −4.9
Labour Ellie Cole 822 45.1 +14.9
Conservative Liam Dane Booth-Isherwood 747 41.0 −5.4
Turnout 1,824 32.2
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold
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Woodville

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Woodville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve Taylor 786 56.3 +14.6
Labour Malc Gee 729 52.2 +12.1
Labour Angela Archer 725 51.9 +15.1
Conservative Eric Parker 568 40.7 +4.9
Conservative Kim Angela Coe 544 39.0 +0.2
Conservative Sebastian David Coe 507 36.3 +1.0
Turnout 1,396 20.6
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative
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Changes 2023–2027

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Melbourne by-election, 2 May 2024[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew John Gotheridge 928 45.4
Labour Jacqueline Ann Lane
(Jackie Lane)
681 33.3
Liberal Democrats Thomas John James
(John James)
219 10.7
Green Jonathan Wood 135 6.6
Reform UK Liam Dane Booth-Isherwood 82 4.0
Majority 334 12.1 N/A
Turnout 2,053 47.7 +5.8
Conservative hold Swing
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The Melbourne by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor Martin Fitzpatrick.[10]

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Hatton by-election, 4 July 2024[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julie Elizabeth Patten 527 43.4
Labour Jacqueline Ann Lane
(Jackie Lane)
681 34.2
Liberal Democrats Tilo Albert Fritz Paul Scheel
(Dr Tilo Scheel)
271 22.2
Turnout 1213 50.6 25.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
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The Hatton by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labour councillor Julie Jackson.[12]

References

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