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2023 Winchester City Council election

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.

2023 Winchester City Council election
← 2022 4 May 2023 (2023-05-04) 2024 →
16 out of 45 seats to Winchester City Council
23 seats needed for a majority
Turnout43.6%[1]
  First party Second party
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Leader Martin Tod[2] Caroline Horrill
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election 27 seats, 45.8% 15 seats, 38.1%
Seats before 28 13
Seats won 13 2
Seats after 30 12
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 1
Popular vote 20,672 13,290
Percentage 50.1% 32.2%
Swing Increase 4.3% Decrease 5.9%
  Third party Fourth party
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Party Green Independent
Last election 1 seat, 10.4% 2 seats, 0.7%
Seats before 1 3
Seats won 1 0
Seats after 2 1
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 2
Popular vote 5,224 0
Percentage 12.7% 0.0%
Swing Increase 2.3% Decrease 0.7%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Winchester City Council election
Leader before election

Martin Tod
Liberal Democrats

Leader after election

Martin Tod
Liberal Democrats

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

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Election result

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2023 Winchester City Council election
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

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The 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

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Alresford & Itchen Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Badger Farm & Oliver's Battery

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Badger Farm & Oliver's Battery
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Bishops Waltham

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Bishops Waltham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Central Meon Valley

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Central Meon Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Green gain from Independent Swing

Colden Common & Twyford

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Colden Common & Twyford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Denmead

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Denmead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Southwick & Wickham

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Southwick & Wickham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

St. Barnabas

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St. Barnabas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

St. Bartholomew

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St. Bartholomew
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

St. Luke

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St. Luke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

St. Michael

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St. Michael
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

St. Paul

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St. Paul
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The Worthys

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The Worthys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Upper Meon Valley

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Upper Meon Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Whiteley & Shedfield

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Whiteley & Shedfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Wonston & Micheldever

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Wonston & Micheldever
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Winchester City Council - Local Election Thursday 2 May 2024: Political Split" (PDF). Winchester City Council. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Your councillors". Winchester City Council. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Winchester City Council District & Parish Election (Thursday 4 May 2023)". Winchester City Council. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Local Elections 2023: Results in Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire". ITV News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  5. ^ Atkinson, Christopher (5 May 2023). "Winchester City Council elections 2023 - full results". Hampshire Chronicle. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Election results". Winchester City Council. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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