The 2023 Tewkesbury Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members for the 20 wards of the Tewkesbury Borough Council in England.[2][3][4] This was on the same day as other local elections taking place in England.[5]

Results summary

Following the results, the Conservatives lost the council to no overall control for the first time in 16 years.[6][7] The Conservative leader of the council prior to the election, Rob Bird, lost his seat.[8] Liberal Democrat councillor Richard Stanley was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 17 May 2023 with the support of all parties except the Conservatives.[9]

2023 Tewkesbury Borough Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 28 16 8 0 Increase 8 42.1 32.6 15,141 +3.8
  Conservative 38 9 0 14 Decrease 14 23.7 34.9 16,214 –6.7
  Independent 8 7 3 0 Increase 3 18.4 7.5 3,478 –1.2
  Green 24 4 3 0 Increase 3 10.5 15.2 7,049 +6.7
  Tewkesbury and Twyning Independents 2 2 0 0 Steady 5.3 5.1 2,345 +0.1
  Labour 10 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 4.7 2,200 –0.5

Ward Results

The results for each ward were as follows. Sitting councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).[10]

Badgeworth

Badgeworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Vines* 347 51.2 +1.4
Liberal Democrats Christine Yates 331 48.8 +24.5
Majority 16 2.4 −23.1
Turnout 678 34.5 +2.3
Conservative hold Swing -11.0

Brockworth East

Brockworth East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Charlotte Mills* 595 76.7 +34.1
Independent Jason Mills* 478 61.5 +22.3
Liberal Democrats Kaci Khazeni-Rad 161 20.7 +6.2
Conservative Judith Hill 108 13.9 −13.6
Conservative Mike Hill 108 13.9 −8.4
Turnout 777 25.8 −4.1
Independent hold
Independent hold

Brockworth West

Brockworth West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Deborah Harwood* 671 63.6 +26.7
Independent Craig Carter* 600 56.9 +18.6
Liberal Democrats Simon Oliver 259 24.5 +9.9
Conservative Marc Barwick 254 24.1 −4.6
Conservative Kathleen Bocking 165 15.6 −11.5
Turnout 1,055 26.8 −0.9
Independent hold
Independent hold

Churchdown Brookfield with Hucclecote

Churchdown Brookfield with Hucclecote (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Smith* 944 59.2 +14.9
Liberal Democrats Paul Smith* 926 58.1 +21.7
Liberal Democrats Gilbert Yates 898 56.3 +29.8
Conservative Gillian Blackwell* 529 33.2 +1.4
Conservative Paul Grierson 459 28.8 +1.4
Conservative Ron Furulo 332 20.8 −0.1
Green Jacqueline Totterdell 158 9.9 −6.9
Green Graham Allen 147 9.2 N/A
Green Campbell Milne 141 8.8 N/A
Turnout 1,594 32.2 +1.0
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Churchdown St John's

Churchdown St John's (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mary Jordan* 1,097 64.8 +14.4
Liberal Democrats Stewart Dove 1,015 59.9 +20.2
Liberal Democrats Liz Skelt 986 58.2 +25.3
Conservative Julie Evans 501 29.6 −2.0
Conservative Greg Szlowieniec 420 24.8 −5.7
Conservative Mike Carey 391 23.1 −6.0
Green Annabel Blackledge 149 8.8 −8.9
Green Giusi Cavallaro 123 7.3 N/A
Green Helen Dendulk 122 7.2 N/A
Turnout 1,694 30.4 −1.3
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Cleeve Grange

Cleeve Grange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Thomas Budge 334 49.4 +12.7
Conservative Andrew Barriskell 243 35.9 +4.5
Labour Clive Boyd 67 9.9 N/A
Green Sophie Franklin 32 4.7 −0.9
Majority 91 13.5 +8.2
Turnout 676 33.2 −0.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Cleeve Hill

Cleeve Hill (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nigel Adcock 943 54.9 +25.1
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Agg 901 52.4 +20.4
Conservative Keja Berliner* 811 47.2 −4.6
Conservative Michael Dean* 679 39.5 −7.3
Turnout 1,718 43.4 +6.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Cleeve St Michael's

Cleeve St Michael's (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alex Hegenbarth 771 57.1 +36.5
Liberal Democrats Kashan Pervaiz 527 39.0 +19.6
Conservative Bob East* 446 33.0 −12.1
Conservative Andrew Reece* 403 29.9 −7.6
Labour John Peake 148 11.0 −5.0
Green Kate Aubury 93 6.9 −8.3
Green Mandy Bown 76 5.6 N/A
Turnout 1,350 31.7 +4.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Cleeve West

Cleeve West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Stanley* 988 66.2 +24.7
Liberal Democrats Murray Stewart 740 49.6 +17.2
Conservative Robert Bird* 426 28.6 −14.8
Conservative Warwick Ross 359 24.1 −14.4
Labour Elizabeth Harrison 158 10.6 −2.5
Green Alice North 101 6.8 −9.2
Green Stephanie Wheeler 71 4.8 N/A
Turnout 1,492 35.3 +5.0
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Highnam with Haw Bridge

Highnam with Haw Bridge (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jill Smith* 912 60.5 +4.2
Conservative Paul McLain* 790 52.4 +3.1
Green Jonathan Bristow 504 33.4 +18.1
Green Jan Millett 468 31.0 N/A
Turnout 1,508 42.7 +3.4
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Innsworth

Innsworth (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Hands 485 43.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Ockelton* 455 40.8 −4.2
Conservative Graham Bocking* 414 37.2 −9.1
Conservative Rojina Pradhan Rai 338 30.3 −12.8
Labour Veronica Davies 237 21.3 N/A
Independent Rhiannon Evans 67 6.0 N/A
Turnout 1,114 27.9 +7.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats hold

Isbourne

Isbourne (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Christopher Coleman 719 55.8 N/A
Conservative Melanie Gore* 450 34.9 −18.9
Conservative Duncan Smith 384 29.8 −26.2
Liberal Democrats Pam Taylor 300 23.3 −8.3
Green Jessica Beddams 164 12.7 −5.4
Labour Maggie Levett 100 7.8 N/A
Green Chris White 97 7.5 N/A
Turnout 1,289 41.5 +1.9
Independent gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Northway

Northway (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Elaine MacTiernan* 348 40.0 +7.4
Conservative Pauline Godwin* 275 31.6 −1.5
Liberal Democrats Guy Fancourt 269 31.0 +19.7
Labour Fiona Castle 233 26.8 +5.9
Conservative Kevin Cromwell 218 25.1 −7.5
Liberal Democrats Kevin Guyll 187 21.5 N/A
Turnout 869 24.4 +3.5
Independent gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Severn Vale North

Severn Vale North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Heather McLain* 363 46.1 −14.5
Liberal Democrats Drewe Lacey 310 39.3 +22.3
Green Su Billington 114 14.5 −7.9
Majority 53 6.8 −31.4
Turnout 787 39.6 +6.5
Conservative hold Swing -18.4

Severn Vale South

Severn Vale South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Williams* 468 64.1 +4.4
Liberal Democrats Martin Griffiths 182 24.9 −0.7
Green Diane Hyett 80 11.0 −3.7
Majority 286 39.2 +5.1
Turnout 730 40.2 +3.2
Conservative hold Swing 2.5

Shurdington

Shurdington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats George Porter 354 54.7 +25.9
Conservative Philip Surman* 293 45.3 −4.6
Majority 61 9.4 N/A
Turnout 647 33.2 +1.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 15.2

Tewkesbury East

Tewkesbury East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Hilarie Bowman 899 62.0 +37.3
Green Helena Sundarajoo 842 58.0 N/A
Conservative Vernon Smith* 536 36.9 −14.6
Conservative Chrissy Reid* 456 31.4 −10.4
Turnout 1,451 33.1 +4.2
Green gain from Conservative
Green gain from Conservative

Tewkesbury North and Twyning

Tewkesbury North and Twyning (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TTI Michael Sztymiak* 1,202 72.7 +10.9
TTI Philip Workman* 1,143 69.1 +13.5
Labour Emma Robertson 217 13.1 +5.1
Conservative Judy Gilder 183 11.1 −4.7
Conservative Grantham Gilder 179 10.8 −4.2
Liberal Democrats Katherine Usmar 142 8.6 +1.5
Liberal Democrats Ben Evans 106 6.4 +2.0
Turnout 1,653 40.2 +0.2
TTI hold
TTI hold

Tewkesbury South

Tewkesbury South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Catherine Cody* 1,025 80.8 +22.0
Green Matt Dimond-Brown 802 63.2 N/A
Conservative Tom Coffey 259 20.4 −16.1
Labour Zoe Darlington 153 12.1 N/A
Conservative Dan Collins 141 11.1 −23.1
Turnout 1,269 32.3 +6.0
Green hold
Green gain from Conservative

Winchcombe

Winchcombe (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jim Mason* 958 45.8 −1.8
Conservative David Gray* 834 39.8 +7.7
Independent Gemma Madle 814 38.9 N/A
Conservative John Murphy* 784 37.5 +7.7
Labour Sue Sturgeon 514 24.6 +5.7
Labour John Hurley 373 17.8 +4.7
Green Caroline Corsie 334 16.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Sarah Reford 327 15.6 −9.4
Green Stuart Galey 304 14.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Tony MacKinnon 294 14.0 −9.9
Green Mandy Walters 203 9.7 N/A
Turnout 2,093 39.6 +4.6
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Independent gain from Conservative

References

  1. ^ The four independent councillors prior to the election sat together as the "Brockworth First" group, led by Deborah Harwood.[1]
  1. ^ "Your councillors by party". Tewkesbury Borough Council. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Election 2023". Tewkesbury Borough Council. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Election timetable in England". UK Government. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  4. ^ "One hundred and ten candidates for 38 seats on Tewkesbury Borough Council". Gloucestershire News Service. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  5. ^ Morgan, William (6 May 2023). "Tewkesbury local elections live updates: Results and reaction". GloucestershireLive. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Local elections 2023: Conservatives lose Tewkesbury after 16 years". BBC News. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Tewkesbury result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  8. ^ Morgan, William (5 May 2023). "Tewkesbury Borough Council leader and Tories out after Lib Dem and Green surge". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  9. ^ Garcia, Carmelo (21 May 2023). "The new man calling the shots in Tewkesbury as council elects new leader". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  10. ^ "2023 Borough Elections". Tewkesbury Borough Council. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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