The 2023 Winchester City Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Winchester City Council in Hampshire, England.[3] This was on the same day as other local elections in England.
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16 out of 45 seats to Winchester City Council 23 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 43.6%[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Winner of each seat at the 2023 Winchester City Council election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The council was under Liberal Democrat majority control prior to the election. They increased their majority on the council at the election.[4][5]
Summary
editElection result
edit2023 Winchester City Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Liberal Democrats | 13 | 2 | 81.3 | 17 | 30 | 66.7 | 20,672 | 50.1 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | 2 | 1 | 12.5 | 10 | 12 | 26.7 | 13,290 | 32.2 | –5.9 | |
Green | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 1 | 2 | 4.4 | 5,224 | 12.7 | +2.3 | |
Independent | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.2 | N/A | N/A | –0.7 | |
Labour | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,018 | 4.9 | –0.2 | ||
Reform UK | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 84 | 0.2 | N/A |
Candidates
editThe Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Winchester City Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023. The results for each ward were as follows:[6]
Alresford & Itchen Valley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Russell Gordon-Smith* | 2,034 | 58.80 | −2.78 | |
Conservative | Harry Johnson-Hill | 1,187 | 34.32 | +4.03 | |
Green | Richard Needham | 164 | 4.74 | −1.91 | |
Labour | Tessa Valentine | 74 | 2.14 | +0.67 | |
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Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Badger Farm & Oliver's Battery
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Adrian Brophy | 1,769 | 50.66 | −0.05 | |
Conservative | Michael Killeen | 1,350 | 38.66 | −2.67 | |
Green | Max Priesemann | 193 | 5.53 | +0.32 | |
Labour | Adrian Field | 96 | 2.75 | +0.27 | |
Reform UK | Lincoln Redding | 84 | 2.41 | NEW | |
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Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Bishops Waltham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Williams | 1,618 | 54.20 | +18.61 | |
Conservative | Donald Iro | 1,022 | 34.24 | −12.66 | |
Green | Richard Cannon | 232 | 7.77 | −3.47 | |
Labour | Steve Haines | 113 | 3.79 | −2.49 | |
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Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Central Meon Valley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Danny Lee | 2,168 | 63.10 | +7.61 | |
Conservative | Kris Ford | 889 | 25.87 | −8.27 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tom Gregory | 313 | 9.11 | +0.77 | |
Labour | Antony McNally | 66 | 1.92 | −0.08 | |
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Green gain from Independent | Swing |
Colden Common & Twyford
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Hannah Greenberg | 1,247 | 61.82 | +25.34 | |
Conservative | Paula Johnston | 555 | 27.52 | −26.80 | |
Green | Lucinda Graham | 137 | 6.79 | NEW | |
Labour | Callum Hunter | 78 | 3.87 | −5.33 | |
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Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Denmead
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Paula Langford-Smith | 1,035 | 44.90 | −6.94 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Bennett | 954 | 41.39 | +9.53 | |
Green | Beata Parry | 167 | 7.25 | −2.05 | |
Labour | David Picton-Jones | 149 | 6.46 | −0.55 | |
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Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Southwick & Wickham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Chris Chamberlain | 936 | 55.35 | +8.08 | |
Conservative | Sandy Phillips-Lee | 526 | 31.11 | +2.91 | |
Green | Nigel Prior | 158 | 9.34 | +3.37 | |
Labour | Paul Sony | 71 | 4.20 | −0.25 | |
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Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
St. Barnabas
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jonny Morris | 1,933 | 58.74 | +4.08 | |
Conservative | David Crudgington | 885 | 26.89 | −8.70 | |
Green | Lorraine Abraham | 282 | 8.57 | +3.69 | |
Labour | Lucy Sims | 191 | 5.80 | +0.92 | |
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Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
St. Bartholomew
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Nathan Eve | 1,352 | 56.55 | +0.30 | |
Conservative | Samuel Feltham | 509 | 21.29 | −3.20 | |
Green | Charlotte Harley | 284 | 11.88 | +2.21 | |
Labour | Patrick Davies | 246 | 10.29 | +0.69 | |
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Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
St. Luke
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Charlie Wise | 669 | 55.33 | +22.79 | |
Conservative | Ian Tait | 316 | 26.14 | −25.05 | |
Labour | Alison Cochrane | 163 | 13.48 | +3.33 | |
Green | Reece Chadwick | 61 | 5.05 | −1.07 | |
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Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
St. Michael
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | George Prest | 1,601 | 55.49 | +4.13 | |
Conservative | Fiona Mather | 832 | 28.84 | −3.94 | |
Green | Kate Needham | 271 | 9.39 | +0.41 | |
Labour | Peter Marsh | 181 | 6.27 | −0.62 | |
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Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
St. Paul
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Martin Tod* | 1,608 | 58.49 | −3.89 | |
Conservative | Leo Keay | 533 | 19.39 | −1.28 | |
Green | Giles Gooding | 376 | 13.68 | +343 | |
Labour | Stephen Turner | 232 | 8.44 | +1.74 | |
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Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
The Worthys
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jane Rutter* | 1,331 | 58.61 | +1.15 | |
Conservative | Signe Biddle | 702 | 30.91 | −6.36 | |
Labour | Hannah Dawson | 139 | 6.12 | +0.81 | |
Green | Andrew Pogson | 99 | 4.36 | NEW | |
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Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Upper Meon Valley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jerry Pett | 932 | 41.31 | +8.58 | |
Conservative | Astrea Hurlock | 922 | 40.87 | −15.59 | |
Green | Polly Perry | 352 | 15.60 | +7.74 | |
Labour | Cameron Hodgkinson | 50 | 2.22 | −0.78 | |
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Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Whiteley & Shedfield
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Sudhakar Achwal | 1,286 | 64.11 | +6.09 | |
Conservative | Tom Garth | 536 | 26.72 | −9.13 | |
Green | Nicholas John | 96 | 4.79 | NEW | |
Labour | Alison Ridley | 88 | 4.39 | −1.73 | |
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Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Wonston & Micheldever
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Caroline Horrill* | 1,491 | 52.41 | −0.05 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Adams | 1,089 | 38.28 | +2.87 | |
Green | Julia Stolle | 184 | 6.47 | −0.17 | |
Labour | Antony de Peyer | 81 | 2.85 | −2.62 | |
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Conservative hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "Winchester City Council - Local Election Thursday 2 May 2024: Political Split" (PDF). Winchester City Council. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Your councillors". Winchester City Council. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Winchester City Council District & Parish Election (Thursday 4 May 2023)". Winchester City Council. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections 2023: Results in Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire". ITV News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ Atkinson, Christopher (5 May 2023). "Winchester City Council elections 2023 - full results". Hampshire Chronicle. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Election results". Winchester City Council. Retrieved 25 September 2023.