Ashfield council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 23 wards · 35 seats contested

Most seats

Ashfield Independents

Seats contested

across 23 wards

Turnout

—

average of reporting wards

Summary

Party	Seats	+/−	Votes	Share	+/−
Ashfield Independents	32	+2	25,412	51.6%	-13.0
Conservative and Unionist Party	2	-1	9,844	20.0%	+8.8
Labour Party	1	-1	13,070	26.6%	+8.3
Liberal Democrats	0	+0	615	1.2%	+0.0
Transform Party	0	+0	153	0.3%	—
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	0	+0	82	0.2%	—
Independent	0	+0	27	0.1%	-3.1

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party	Candidates	Of a possible 35
Ashfield Independents	35
Conservative and Unionist Party	32
Labour Party	31
Liberal Democrats	3
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	3
Independent	1
Transform Party	1

A party standing a full slate could field 35 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Abbey Hill

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Ashfield Independents	Andy Meakin Elected	473	68.1%	-5.1
Labour Party	Sean Andrew White	149	21.4%	+3.2
Conservative and Unionist Party	Pat Rogerson	73	10.5%	+8.3
Majority		324
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		695

Ashfield Independents hold

Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse 2 seats

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Ashfield Independents	Rachel Elisabeth Madden Elected	1,117	57.3%	-17.6
Ashfield Independents	Jamie David Bell Elected	1,027	52.6%	—
Labour Party	Simon John Edward Bishop	615	31.5%	+6.4
Labour Party	Donna Samantha Jane Gilbert	588	30.1%	—
Conservative and Unionist Party	Richard Anthony Portas	278	14.2%	—
Conservative and Unionist Party	Dale Saddington	249	12.8%	—
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	Anthony Thomas Hunt	28	1.4%	—
Majority		412
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast (estimated)		1,951

Ashfield Independents hold

Ashfields

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Ashfield Independents	David Thomas Walters Elected	421	45.7%	-37.5
Labour Party	Margaret Ann Wilson	257	27.9%	+18.2
Conservative and Unionist Party	Sam Ansell	243	26.4%	+19.3
Majority		164
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		921

Ashfield Independents hold

Carsic

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Labour Party	Cathy Mason Elected	332	45.4%	+20.7
Ashfield Independents	Joel Martyn Meakin	236	32.2%	-40.1
Conservative and Unionist Party	Tony Johnson	137	18.7%	+15.7
Independent	Derrick Etches	27	3.7%	—
Majority		96
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		732

Labour Party gain from Ashfield Independents

Greenwood & Summit 2 seats

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Ashfield Independents	Christopher John Huskinson Elected	746	61.3%	-23.4
Ashfield Independents	Warren Thomas Nuttall Elected	744	61.1%	—
Labour Party	Enid Bakewell	356	29.3%	+14.3
Labour Party	Linford Martyn Gibbons	336	27.6%	—
Conservative and Unionist Party	Lee Scothern	136	11.2%	+8.9
Conservative and Unionist Party	Simon Wright	116	9.5%	—
Majority		388
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast (estimated)		1,217

Ashfield Independents hold

Hucknall Central 2 seats

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Ashfield Independents	Nick Parvin Elected	860	54.5%	-0.1
Ashfield Independents	Lee Waters Elected	826	52.3%	—
Labour Party	Ria Cash	627	39.7%	+9.2
Labour Party	John Hartley Wilkinson	529	33.5%	—
Conservative and Unionist Party	Jaimie Mcpherson	234	14.8%	-0.2
Liberal Democrats	James Alan Harvey	82	5.2%	—
Majority		199
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast (estimated)		1,579

Ashfield Independents hold

Hucknall North 3 seats

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Ashfield Independents	John Morton Anthony Wilmott Elected	1,371	60.1%	-7.7
Ashfield Independents	Anna Ellis Elected	1,277	56.0%	—
Ashfield Independents	Gordon Kenneth Mann Elected	1,218	53.4%	—
Labour Party	Patrick Stephen Ayres	892	39.1%	+18.3
Labour Party	David Kenneth Warwick	815	35.7%	—
Liberal Democrats	Martin Alan Howes	388	17.0%	+6.6
Conservative and Unionist Party	Lewis Jake Wright	368	16.1%	+6.7
Conservative and Unionist Party	Steve Wright	365	16.0%	—
Liberal Democrats	Kevin Alan Stevenson	145	6.4%	—
Majority		326
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast (estimated)		2,280

Ashfield Independents hold

Hucknall South 2 seats

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Ashfield Independents	Trevor Locke Elected	845	67.7%	+38.3
Ashfield Independents	Oliver John Hay Elected	707	56.7%	—
Labour Party	Stuart Bell	634	50.8%	+10.7
Conservative and Unionist Party	Dave Randall	311	24.9%	-8.0
Majority		73
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast (estimated)		1,248

Ashfield Independents gain from Labour Party · Ashfield Independents gain from Labour Party

Hucknall West 3 seats

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Ashfield Independents	David Paul Shaw Elected	1,070	51.0%	+20.1
Ashfield Independents	Ian John Briggs Elected	987	47.1%	—
Conservative and Unionist Party	Phil Rostance Elected	896	42.7%	-3.9
Conservative and Unionist Party	Kevin Thomas Rostance	881	42.0%	—
Ashfield Independents	Paul Craddock	878	41.9%	—
Labour Party	Richard Speight	724	34.5%	+5.8
Conservative and Unionist Party	Jan Lees	699	33.3%	—
Transform Party	Andrew James Alexander Meikle	153	7.3%	—
Majority		15
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast (estimated)		2,096

Ashfield Independents gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Ashfield Independents gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Huthwaite & Brierley 2 seats

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Ashfield Independents	Tom Hollis Elected	854	44.6%	-40.5
Ashfield Independents	Paul Ernest Grafton Elected	848	44.3%	—
Labour Party	Stefan Lamb	726	37.9%	+23.9
Labour Party	Jayne Anne Lilliman	690	36.1%	—
Conservative and Unionist Party	John Antony Howlett	359	18.8%	+14.4
Conservative and Unionist Party	Graham Lynk	351	18.3%	—
Majority		122
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast (estimated)		1,914

Ashfield Independents hold

Kingsway

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Ashfield Independents	Dale Anthony Grounds Elected	423	57.1%	-15.1
Labour Party	Clare Marie West	211	28.5%	+13.1
Conservative and Unionist Party	Darren Clay	107	14.4%	+9.7
Majority		212
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		741

Ashfield Independents hold

Kirkby Cross & Portland

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Ashfield Independents	Sarah Jane Lewsey Elected	500	46.6%	-26.6
Labour Party	Cheryl Butler	345	32.2%	+10.2
Conservative and Unionist Party	Sam Howlett	228	21.2%	+16.4
Majority		155
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		1,073

Ashfield Independents hold

Larwood

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Ashfield Independents	Jason Zadrozny Elected	587	61.5%	-19.7
Labour Party	Adam Neville Bright	206	21.6%	+8.4
Conservative and Unionist Party	Jack Stuart Middleton	161	16.9%	+11.3
Majority		381
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		954

Ashfield Independents hold

Leamington

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Ashfield Independents	Sarah Jayne Madigan Elected	351	48.0%	-24.3
Labour Party	Kerry Thornton	277	37.8%	+19.2
Conservative and Unionist Party	Stuart Phillip Peach	89	12.2%	+8.6
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	Ruth Stevens	15	2.0%	—
Majority		74
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		732

Ashfield Independents hold

Selston 2 seats

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Ashfield Independents	Andy Gascoyne Elected	863	55.6%	-1.1
Ashfield Independents	Arnie Hankin Elected	832	53.6%	—
Labour Party	Colleen Flint	387	24.9%	+17.7
Labour Party	Rob Brooks	362	23.3%	—
Conservative and Unionist Party	Mark Joseph Bradshaw	343	22.1%	+17.8
Conservative and Unionist Party	Cam Felton	319	20.5%	—
Majority		445
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast (estimated)		1,553

Ashfield Independents hold

Skegby 2 seats

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Ashfield Independents	Jodine Ocean Cronshaw Elected	715	46.0%	-14.7
Ashfield Independents	Will Bostock Elected	712	45.8%	—
Labour Party	George Watson	519	33.4%	+16.9
Labour Party	Michael Charles Barber	474	30.5%	—
Conservative and Unionist Party	Keith Lewis Broughton	385	24.8%	+2.0
Conservative and Unionist Party	Roman Gasecki	301	19.4%	—
Majority		193
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast (estimated)		1,553

Ashfield Independents hold

Stanton Hill & Teversal

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Ashfield Independents	Helen-Ann Smith Elected	426	46.0%	-36.5
Labour Party	Lee Haywood	381	41.1%	+28.8
Conservative and Unionist Party	Bill Rogerson	120	12.9%	+7.7
Majority		45
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		927

Ashfield Independents hold

Sutton Central & New Cross 2 seats

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Ashfield Independents	Samantha Deakin Elected	677	50.7%	-34.1
Ashfield Independents	Vicki Heslop Elected	551	41.3%	—
Labour Party	Max Patrick Everett	381	28.6%	+13.2
Conservative and Unionist Party	Shinto Mathew	380	28.5%	+24.6
Conservative and Unionist Party	Karen Jayne Shaw	325	24.4%	—
Labour Party	Margaret Betty Renshaw	316	23.7%	—
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	Lea Sharpe	39	2.9%	—
Majority		170
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast (estimated)		1,334

Ashfield Independents hold

Sutton Junction & Harlow Wood

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Ashfield Independents	Matt Relf Elected	525	55.2%	-32.8
Conservative and Unionist Party	Mitch Mitchell	260	27.3%	+24.5
Labour Party	Marcus James Everett	166	17.5%	+8.4
Majority		265
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		951

Ashfield Independents hold

Sutton St Mary's

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Ashfield Independents	Kier Barsby Elected	355	38.4%	-39.7
Conservative and Unionist Party	Christopher Barton-Hanson	298	32.2%	+27.8
Labour Party	Rebekkah Paige Sisson	272	29.4%	+11.9
Majority		57
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		925

Ashfield Independents hold

The Dales

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Ashfield Independents	John Frederick Smallridge Elected	351	45.5%	-37.2
Labour Party	Jackie Barber	239	31.0%	+19.0
Conservative and Unionist Party	Angela Louise Bentley	182	23.6%	+18.2
Majority		112
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		772

Ashfield Independents hold

Underwood

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Conservative and Unionist Party	Dawn Justice Elected	547	46.2%	+38.6
Ashfield Independents	David Bernard Martin	510	43.0%	-11.5
Labour Party	Sebastian Lawrence Wilson	128	10.8%	+6.7
Majority		37
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		1,185

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Ashfield Independents

Westwood & Jacksdale

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Ashfield Independents	Julie Anne Dawn Gregory Elected	529	68.9%	-13.1
Labour Party	Christopher Varnam	136	17.7%	+10.5
Conservative and Unionist Party	Chris Baron	103	13.4%	+10.9
Majority		393
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		768

Ashfield Independents hold

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