The 2023 Tamworth Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect 10 of the 30 councillors on Tamworth Borough Council in Staffordshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
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The council was under Conservative majority control prior to the election. They remained the largest party after the election but made a net loss of five seats, whilst Labour won most votes and took eight of the ten available seats. The council was left under no overall control after the election.[1][2] The Conservatives chose a new group leader after the election, with Paul Turner replacing Jeremy Oates. Turner was formally appointed as leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 23 May 2023, leading a Conservative minority administration.[3]
Overall results
editThe overall results were:[4]
2023 Tamworth Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 8 | 80.0 | 2 | 10 | 33.3 | 7,079 | 43.9 | |||
Conservative | 2 | 20.0 | 12 | 14 | 46.7 | 5,897 | 36.6 | |||
Independent | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 6 | 20.0 | 2,471 | 15.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 227 | 1.4 | |||
Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 212 | 1.3 | |||
UKIP | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 162 | 1.0 | |||
Reform UK | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 83 | 0.5 |
Ward results
editThe results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election:[5][6]
Amington
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Liam Bone | 858 | 50.7 | ||
Conservative | Donna Marie Summers | 834 | 49.3 | ||
Turnout | 26.11 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,554 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Belgrave
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Craig Lee Mark Adams | 526 | 39.3 | ||
Conservative | Simon Leslie Goodall* | 388 | 29.0 | ||
Independent | Charlie Rose Taylor Castanheira (Charlie Rose Taylor) |
375 | 28.0 | ||
Green | John Paul Scattergood | 48 | 3.6 | ||
Turnout | 23.91 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,604 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Bolehall
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Carol Ann Dean | 882 | 60.0 | ||
Conservative | Steven Andrew Pritchard | 393 | 26.7 | ||
Independent | Andrew Paul Jenkins (Andy Jenkins) |
196 | 13.3 | ||
Turnout | 26.37 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,598 | ||||
Labour hold |
Castle
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Lee David Wood | 725 | 38.4 | ||
Conservative | Alexander Charles Farrell* (Alex Farrell) |
681 | 36.0 | ||
Independent | Nicola Joy Claymore | 311 | 16.5 | ||
Green | Joell David Mayoh | 90 | 4.8 | ||
Reform UK | Ian Stuart Cooper | 83 | 4.4 | ||
Turnout | 29.36 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,450 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Glascote
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Christopher David Bain (Chris Bain) |
492 | 40.3 | ||
Independent | Michelle Jane Cook* | 390 | 31.9 | ||
Conservative | Michael Anthony Oates (Mick Oates) |
286 | 23.4 | ||
Independent | Andrew James | 53 | 4.3 | ||
Turnout | 22.72 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,388 | ||||
Labour gain from UKIP |
Michelle Cook had been councillor for Amington ward before the election.
Mercian
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lee James Clarke | 919 | 55.9 | ||
Conservative | James Nicholson-Roberts | 726 | 44.1 | ||
Turnout | 30.63 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,416 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Spital
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gareth Martin Coates | 749 | 36.5 | ||
Independent | William Edward Bryan (Bill Bryan) |
663 | 32.3 | ||
Conservative | Christian Christopher Cooke* (Chris Cooke) |
642 | 31.3 | ||
Turnout | 32.3 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,384 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Stonydelph
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Mark Doyle* | 562 | 41.6 | ||
Labour | Samantha Clarke (Sammy Clarke) |
526 | 38.9 | ||
Independent | Kayleigh Marie Price | 104 | 7.7 | ||
UKIP | Robert Bilcliff | 85 | 6.3 | ||
Green | Adam Christopher Bayliss | 74 | 5.5 | ||
Turnout | 24.09 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,634 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Trinity
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jeremy Oates* | 797 | 47.9 | ||
Labour | Sheila Denise Bayley (Denise Bayley) |
639 | 38.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Helen Jane Miller-Viney | 227 | 13.7 | ||
Turnout | 29.42 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,690 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Wilnecote
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ben Thomas Clarke | 763 | 42.2 | ||
Conservative | Roy Rogers* | 588 | 32.5 | ||
Independent | Jason Peter Aston | 379 | 21.0 | ||
UKIP | Emma Louise Turner | 77 | 4.3 | ||
Turnout | 26.43 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,875 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
By-elections
editAmington
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Lewis Smith | 669 | 42.9 | –7.8 | |
Conservative | Donna Summers | 526 | 33.7 | –15.6 | |
Independent | Michelle Cook | 242 | 15.5 | N/A | |
Reform UK | Ian Cooper | 98 | 6.3 | N/A | |
UKIP | Robert Bilcliff | 25 | 1.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 143 | 9.2 | +7.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,565 | 23.8 | |||
Registered electors | 6,566 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 3.9 |
By-election triggered by resignation of Labour councillor Liam Bone.[7]
References
edit- ^ Perrin, Ben (5 May 2023). "Tamworth local elections results in full as Conservatives suffer major losses". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ Giddings, Andy (5 May 2023). "Stoke-on-Trent: Labour seizes back control of city council". BBC News. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Council minutes, 23 May 2023" (PDF). Tamworth Borough Council. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Tamworth scoreboard". BBC News. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Tamworth Borough Council. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Your councillors by party". Tamworth Borough Council. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Labour win in Tamworth Borough Council by-election". BBC News. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.