2023 North Warwickshire Borough Council election

2023 English local election

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4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)

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All 35 seats to North Warwickshire Borough Council
18 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	David Wright	Jodie Gosling
Party	Conservative	Labour	Independent
Last election	21 seats, 54.5%	14 seats, 41.4%	0 seats, 0.7%
Seats before	23	11	1
Seats won	17	15	3
Seat change	4	1	3
Popular vote	13,785	13,595	1,608
Percentage	47.0%	46.4%	5.5%
Swing	7.5%	5.0%	4.8%

Winner of each seat at the 2023 North Warwickshire Borough Council election

Leader before election

David Wright
Conservative

Leader after election

David Wright
Conservative
No overall control

The 2023 North Warwickshire Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect all 35 members of North Warwickshire Borough Council in Warwickshire, England.

Summary

Prior to the election the council was under Conservative majority control. Following the results, the Conservatives remained the largest party but lost their majority, leaving the council under no overall control. The Conservatives were able to form a minority administration with the support of two of the three independent councillors.

Overall result

2023 North Warwickshire Borough Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	33	17	1	5	4	48.6	47.0	13,785	–7.5
	Labour	35	15	4	3	1	42.9	46.4	13,595	+5.0
	Independent	5	3	3	0	3	8.6	5.5	1,608	+4.8
	Green	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.5	160	–0.4
	Heritage	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.5	151	N/A

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election:

Arley and Whitacre

Arley and Whitacre (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jodie Gosling*	767	59.1	+9.2
	Labour	Michaela Jackson	623	48.0	+2.2
	Labour	Nigel Turley	594	45.8	+6.4
	Conservative	Heather Norgrove	507	39.1	–3.5
	Conservative	Chris Jones	462	35.6	–5.8
	Conservative	Kerry Parker*	419	32.3	–13.9
	Heritage	Peter Downes	151	11.6	N/A
Turnout			1,297	28.9
Registered electors			4,488
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour hold

Atherstone Central

Atherstone Central (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Neil Dirveiks*	413	64.9	+17.2
	Labour	Rachel Taylor	403	63.4	+22.7
	Conservative	Mark Jordan	216	34.0	–4.7
	Conservative	Pauline Gurney	184	28.9	–4.3
Turnout			636	22.0
Registered electors			2,895
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Atherstone North

Atherstone North (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ray Jarvis*	394	49.4	+6.2
	Conservative	Mejar Singh*	378	47.4	+7.6
	Labour	Derek Pickard	369	46.3	+9.8
	Labour	Joshua Smith	350	43.9	+8.2
Turnout			797	28.1
Registered electors			2,839
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Atherstone South and Mancetter

Atherstone South and Mancetter (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Martin Barnett	453	51.5	+11.0
	Conservative	Denise Clews*	421	47.9	–10.8
	Labour	Michael Stanley	401	45.6	+8.0
	Conservative	Tony Clews*	399	45.4	–9.7
Turnout			879	30.0
Registered electors			2,931
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold

Baddesley and Grendon

Baddesley and Grendon (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andy Wright*	637	56.3	–4.3
	Conservative	Bernadette Davey*	583	51.5	–5.6
	Labour	Martin Sharp	482	42.6	+4.1
	Labour	Nathan Sweet	432	38.2	+2.0
Turnout			1,131	33.0
Registered electors			3,425
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Coleshill North

Coleshill North (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jane Farrow*	400	52.5	+4.4
	Conservative	Peter Fowler	369	48.4	+4.0
	Labour	Adam Richardson	339	44.5	–9.4
	Conservative	Colin Lewis	315	41.3	+0.9
Turnout			762	30.6
Registered electors			2,494
	Labour hold
	Conservative gain from Labour

Coleshill South

Coleshill South (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Caroline Symonds*	533	59.8	+6.3
	Conservative	Colin Hayfield*	416	46.6	–1.3
	Labour	Alistair Brett	305	34.2	–2.5
	Labour	Keith Brown	304	34.1	+1.9
Turnout			892	32.0
Registered electors			2,786
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Curdworth

Curdworth (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sandra Smith	566	63.7	–11.7
	Conservative	Martin Watson	521	58.7	–14.8
	Labour	Celia Banner	220	24.8	+5.8
	Labour	Michael Banner	171	19.3	+1.1
	Green	Joshua Harris	160	18.0	N/A
Turnout			888	33.2
Registered electors			2,675
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Dordon

Dorhan (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Byron Melia	411	65.6	*N/A*
	Independent	Davina Ridley	361	57.6	*N/A*
	Labour	Peter Morson*	218	34.8	–10.9
	Labour	Alexandra Phillips	173	27.8	–26.7
Turnout			627	27.5
Registered electors			2,283
	Independent gain from Labour
	Independent gain from Labour

Fillongley

Fillongley (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Simpson	597	70.1	–4.4
	Conservative	David Wright*	556	65.3	–0.9
	Labour	John Doyle	225	26.4	+3.1
	Labour	Daniel Hodkinson	215	25.2	+3.5
Turnout			852	31.1
Registered electors			2,744
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Hartshill

Hartshill (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Bell*	436	53.0	+0.5
	Labour	Katie Holby	412	50.1	+12.6
	Labour	Elinor Parsons	345	41.9	+12.0
	Conservative	Marli Parker	325	39.5	–5.1
Turnout			823	29.1
Registered electors			2,832
	Conservative hold
	Labour gain from Conservative

Hurley and Wood End

Hurley and Wood End (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hayden Phillips*	521	57.7	+3.0
	Labour	Owen Phillips*	521	57.7	+8.9
	Conservative	John Given	360	39.9	–3.1
	Conservative	Damien Holt	302	33.4	–8.6
Turnout			903	30.5
Registered electors			2,960
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Kingsbury

Kingsbury (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andy Jenns*	569	68.9	–0.5
	Conservative	Debbie Bates	410	49.6	–8.8
	Labour	Philip Page	222	26.9	+4.2
	Labour	Smita Jalaf	175	21.2	+1.1
	Independent	Suzanne Ayasamy	111	13.4	–7.0
Turnout			826	29.0
Registered electors			2,851
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Newton Regis and Warton

Newton Regis and Warton (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dave Humphreys*	526	48.5	–8.3
	Labour	Brynnen Ririe	525	48.4	+5.9
	Conservative	Marian Humphreys*	520	47.9	–7.1
	Labour	Faye Whapples	494	45.5	+4.1
Turnout			1,085	35.1
Registered electors			3,090
	Conservative hold
	Labour gain from Conservative

Polesworth East

Polesworth East (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dave Parsons*	532	62.8	–7.0
	Labour	Neil Chapman	401	47.3	–10.5
	Conservative	Dan Hancocks	326	38.5	+7.4
	Conservative	Jack Bayley	269	31.8	+6.8
Turnout			847	28.9
Registered electors			2,932
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Polesworth West

Polesworth West (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Emma Whapples	403	56.7	+8.7
	Labour	Michael Osborne*	394	55.4	+7.0
	Conservative	Sue Hanratty	283	39.8	–7.5
	Conservative	Suzanne Hancocks	267	37.6	–8.8
Turnout			711	29.0
Registered electors			2,448
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Water Orton

Water Orton (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Steve Stuart	433	48.3	*N/A*
	Conservative	David Reilly*	384	42.9	–27.8
	Conservative	Michael Lee	335	37.4	–30.3
	Independent	Feli Freeman	292	32.6	N/A
	Labour	Tom Foley	164	18.3	–9.8
	Labour	John Broughton	89	9.9	–9.6
Turnout			896	33.2
Registered electors			2,701
	Independent gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold

References

Including one vacant seat previously held by Labour councillor Jack Deakin prior to his resignation in December 2022.

Boothroyd, David (23 December 2022). "The Normanby Conquest". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
"Labour targets rural voters in deepest Warwickshre". BBC News. 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
Suart, Paul (2023-05-05). "Election results as Warwickshire Tories lose key council". CoventryLive. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
"Full Council 17th May - Conservatives ensure a majority". North Warwickshire Borough Council. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
"North Warwickshire result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
"Borough election results - 4 May 2023". North Warwickshire Borough Council. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
"Councillors by name". North Warwickshire Borough Council. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2024.

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