Bath and North East Somerset council election, 2023

Most seats
41
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
57
across 32 wards
Turnout
38.9%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats 41 +4 40,746 42.4% -1.2
Labour Party 5 +0 13,926 14.5% +1.9
Independent 5 -1 5,620 5.9% +0.4
Conservative and Unionist Party 3 -8 23,344 24.3% -0.7
Green Party 3 +3 12,422 12.9% +3.6

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 57
Conservative and Unionist Party 58
Green Party 57
Labour Party 57
Liberal Democrats 57
Independent 13

A party standing a full slate could field 57 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.

Bathavon North 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Sarah Warren Elected 1,460 55.1% +3.3
Liberal Democrats Kevin Ronald Guy Elected 1,350 50.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Graham Sandell Davis 681 25.7% +0.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin John Beresford Veal 671 25.3% —
Green Party Eleanor Field 296 11.2% -3.3
Green Party Leila Jane Froud 269 10.1% —
Labour Party Vicky Drew 245 9.2% +3.3
Labour Party Dick Smith 204 7.7% —
Majority669
Turnout48.6%
Registered electors5,490
Ballots cast2,651

Liberal Democrats hold

Bathavon South 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Fiona Grace Gourley Elected 1,039 53.1% -3.8
Liberal Democrats Matt McCabe Elected 1,028 52.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Davies 567 29.0% +3.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Gordon Hunt 535 27.4% —
Green Party Anne Coghlan 211 10.8% -9.8
Green Party Martin Phillips 179 9.2% —
Labour Party John Anthony Bull 127 6.5% -1.1
Labour Party Delyth Morris 111 5.7% —
Majority461
Turnout46.5%
Registered electors4,217
Ballots cast1,956

Liberal Democrats hold

Bathwick 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Manda Rigby Elected 1,304 53.3% -1.4
Liberal Democrats Toby Simon Elected 1,023 41.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Yukteshwar Kumar 712 29.1% +2.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Mac Donnell 674 27.5% —
Green Party Michael Coffey 347 14.2% -1.9
Green Party Katherine Snook 251 10.3% —
Labour Party Kodi McBride 227 9.3% +3.1
Labour Party Lesley Kathleen Bees 224 9.2% —
Majority311
Turnout51.2%
Registered electors4,794
Ballots cast2,447

Liberal Democrats hold

Chew Valley 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Anna Victoria Box Elected 1,104 52.4% +19.3
Liberal Democrats Dave Harding Elected 1,104 52.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Vic Pritchard 694 33.0% -23.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Karen Ruth Warrington 576 27.4% —
Labour Party Richard Peter Evershed 168 8.0% -3.3
Green Party Izzy Russell 151 7.2% -18.5
Green Party Guy Adrian Norfolk 146 6.9% —
Labour Party Jonathan Wallcroft 104 4.9% —
Majority410
Turnout44.6%
Registered electors4,728
Ballots cast2,106

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Clutton & Farmborough

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Sam Ross Elected 609 55.3% +29.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Rosemary Naish 329 29.9% -11.4
Labour Party William Ralph Feltham 88 8.0% +2.4
Liberal Democrats Charlotte Sarah Buxton 76 6.9% -20.9
Majority280
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors2,454
Ballots cast1,102

Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Combe Down 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Bharat Pankhania Elected 1,254 53.2% +8.9
Liberal Democrats Onkar Saini Elected 1,154 49.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bob Goodman 754 32.0% -3.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Steve Merrifield 672 28.5% —
Green Party Amy Alsop 328 13.9% -9.4
Green Party David Charles Andrews 164 7.0% —
Labour Party Tom Battersby 158 6.7% -0.5
Labour Party Marie Louise Youngman 149 6.3% —
Majority400
Turnout46.1%
Registered electors5,118
Ballots cast2,356

Liberal Democrats hold

High Littleton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Ann Morgan Elected 371 40.9% -16.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Jess Quinn 318 35.1% +4.0
Labour Party Martine Duggan 161 17.8% +13.1
Green Party Kiaran Jay 57 6.3% -0.2
Majority53
Turnout38.1%
Registered electors2,393
Ballots cast907

Liberal Democrats hold

Keynsham East 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Andy Wait Elected 1,191 57.3% +0.4
Liberal Democrats Hal Macfie Elected 1,143 55.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party George Amanda Joy Morgan 548 26.3% -4.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Jo Davis 548 26.3% —
Labour Party Rachael Eileen King 185 8.9% +0.5
Labour Party Derek Stephen Hart 179 8.6% —
Green Party Jennifer Peters 166 8.0% —
Green Party Jo Taylor 108 5.2% —
Majority595
Turnout43.9%
Registered electors4,759
Ballots cast2,080

Liberal Democrats hold

Keynsham North 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Alex Beaumont Elected 914 52.9% +28.1
Liberal Democrats George Leach Elected 697 40.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Brian Simmons 470 27.2% -16.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Allan Melville Sinclair 401 23.2% —
Labour Party Christopher Jeffery Davis 315 18.2% -10.5
Labour Party Kai-Ashley Sean Vivian Fletcher 234 13.5% —
Green Party Edmund Cannon 185 10.7% —
Green Party Justin Nigel Edwards 147 8.5% —
Majority227
Turnout34.8%
Registered electors5,014
Ballots cast1,728

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Keynsham South 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Alan Hale Elected 668 39.6% -7.5
Labour Party David Biddleston Elected 666 39.5% +8.8
Labour Party Olivia Copley 520 30.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Daniel Patrick Condick 464 27.5% —
Green Party Erica Mary Davies 269 15.9% -3.9
Liberal Democrats Alan Keith Greenfield 254 15.0% +2.4
Liberal Democrats Souzan Ibrahim Abdelnabi Alenshasy 172 10.2% —
Green Party Steve Murray 160 9.5% —
Majority146
Turnout31.4%
Registered electors5,423
Ballots cast1,688

Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Kingsmead 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Paul Roper Elected 599 40.4% -7.8
Liberal Democrats George Oliver Tomlin Elected 591 39.8% —
Labour Party Tamsin Egan 430 29.0% +0.9
Labour Party William Christopher Moule 295 19.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Patrick Anketell-Jones 274 18.5% +3.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Roy Killpartrick 272 18.3% —
Green Party Jo-Anne Lord 236 15.9% -3.7
Green Party Eric Lucas 200 13.5% —
Majority161
Turnout38.6%
Registered electors3,866
Ballots cast1,484

Liberal Democrats hold

Lambridge 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Joanna Wright Elected 1,120 48.5% +23.4
Green Party Saskia Heijltjes Elected 921 39.9% —
Liberal Democrats Rob Appleyard 683 29.6% -18.9
Liberal Democrats Alex Saunders 467 20.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Ferris 398 17.2% +2.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Anthony Toombs 337 14.6% —
Labour Party Paula Joan Black 301 13.0% -7.9
Labour Party Steve Casemore 275 11.9% —
Majority238
Turnout53.0%
Registered electors4,369
Ballots cast2,310

Green Party gain from Liberal Democrats · Green Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Lansdown 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Lucy Hodge Elected 1,023 50.3% -6.9
Liberal Democrats Mark Elliott Elected 917 45.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Justin Draeger 712 35.0% +7.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Emilio Pimentel-Reid 667 32.8% —
Green Party Grace Wiltshire 219 10.8% -4.2
Green Party Tom Pateman 174 8.6% —
Labour Party Susan Elizabeth Milner 164 8.1% +0.2
Labour Party John Stuart McStravick 122 6.0% —
Majority205
Turnout44.8%
Registered electors4,546
Ballots cast2,033

Liberal Democrats hold

Mendip

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats David Wood Elected 824 75.3% +8.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Jon Elford 179 16.4% -11.7
Green Party Charles Harrison Fenn 50 4.6% —
Labour Party Jo Thorne 41 3.7% -1.2
Majority645
Turnout46.8%
Registered electors2,340
Ballots cast1,094

Liberal Democrats hold

Midsomer Norton North 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Shaun Hughes Elected 462 35.6% -2.3
Liberal Democrats Michael Colin Douglas Auton Elected 410 31.6% +7.0
Liberal Democrats Katt Howells 314 24.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mathew James James 273 21.0% -14.9
Labour Party Fflyff McLaren 239 18.4% -1.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Les Kew 220 17.0% —
Independent Carol May Clifford 204 15.7% —
Labour Party David Robert Lee 185 14.3% —
Green Party Barbara Gordon 97 7.5% -10.6
Green Party Shane Dalzell 71 5.5% —
Majority96
Turnout30.1%
Registered electors4,330
Ballots cast1,297

Independent hold · Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Midsomer Norton Redfield 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarah Elizabeth Evans Elected 518 39.4% -24.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Tim Warren Elected 409 31.1% —
Labour Party Richard James Stelling 324 24.7% +2.1
Independent Martin John Thatcher 274 20.9% -2.3
Labour Party Anne Priest 262 19.9% —
Independent Gordon Charles MacKay 202 15.4% —
Liberal Democrats Claire Jackson 140 10.7% +0.2
Liberal Democrats Sharon Grace Ball 134 10.2% —
Green Party Annette Knox-Fraser 85 6.5% -14.5
Independent Chris Griffiths 79 6.0% —
Green Party Pat Roscow 72 5.5% —
Majority85
Turnout26.5%
Registered electors4,982
Ballots cast1,314

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Moorlands

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jess David Elected 547 56.1% -5.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Roy Andrew Hayward 220 22.6% +6.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Roy Andrew Hayward 220 22.6% —
Labour Party Ben Carr 127 13.0% -0.5
Green Party Tim Beadle 84 8.6% -0.8
Majority327
Turnout39.9%
Registered electors2,450
Ballots cast975

Liberal Democrats hold

Newbridge 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Michelle O'Doherty Elected 1,048 52.8% -14.8
Liberal Democrats Samantha Jane Kelly Elected 895 45.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Miller Workman 469 23.6% -3.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Mattia Cuberli 466 23.5% —
Labour Party Pam Richards 282 14.2% +7.6
Labour Party Roger David Chapman 257 12.9% —
Green Party Kelsey Hoppe 250 12.6% -4.0
Green Party Mo Sharaf 170 8.6% —
Majority426
Turnout43.6%
Registered electors4,561
Ballots cast1,985

Liberal Democrats hold

Odd Down 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Steve Hedges Elected 1,000 55.5% -1.2
Liberal Democrats Joel Hirst Elected 989 54.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jasper Becker 367 20.4% +6.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael James Clarkson 352 19.5% —
Green Party Kathy Beadle 266 14.8% -11.5
Labour Party Mary Patricia Flitton 196 10.9% -5.5
Green Party Ellie Maher 194 10.8% —
Labour Party Liz Vincent 183 10.2% —
Majority622
Turnout35.7%
Registered electors5,075
Ballots cast1,802

Liberal Democrats hold

Oldfield Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Ian Halsall Elected 438 43.5% -30.4
Independent John Philip Branston 236 23.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ronaldo Dia Butrus 149 14.8% +4.3
Green Party Anne Phipps 95 9.4% -0.0
Labour Party Rose Battey 90 8.9% +2.7
Majority202
Turnout48.7%
Registered electors2,073
Ballots cast1,008

Liberal Democrats hold

Peasedown 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Karen Francine Walker Elected 615 41.9% -10.4
Independent Gavin Heathcote Elected 504 34.3% —
Labour Party Jonathan Paul Rich 430 29.3% +13.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Kathy Thomas 344 23.4% -0.4
Labour Party Fiona Marie Carr 343 23.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Julie Ann Goodwin 219 14.9% —
Liberal Democrats Ray Love 126 8.6% -2.5
Green Party Matt Cooper 105 7.1% -4.2
Green Party David Konig 97 6.6% —
Liberal Democrats Tex Clarke 95 6.5% —
Majority74
Turnout29.4%
Registered electors4,989
Ballots cast1,469

Independent hold

Publow & Whitchurch

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Paul May Elected 537 61.9% +55.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Jennie Jones 209 24.1% -35.6
Labour Party Michael John Simmons 70 8.1% -7.3
Green Party Laurence Guy 52 6.0% -12.2
Majority328
Turnout36.6%
Registered electors2,373
Ballots cast868

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Radstock 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Christopher John Dando Elected 527 42.1% +12.1
Labour and Co-operative Party Lesley Ann Mansell Elected 442 35.3% —
Liberal Democrats Bruce Shearn 330 26.4% -2.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Rupert Stephen Jude Bevan 237 18.9% -3.3
Liberal Democrats Hermione Peace 226 18.1% —
Green Party Dom Tristram 218 17.4% -2.8
Green Party Liam Michael Kirby 214 17.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Shaun Anthony Goodwin 188 15.0% —
Majority112
Turnout28.1%
Registered electors4,470
Ballots cast1,252

Labour and Co-operative Party gain from Liberal Democrats · Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Saltford 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Duncan Hounsell Elected 1,058 50.7% -6.2
Liberal Democrats Alison Lisa Streatfeild-James Elected 676 32.4% —
Independent Christopher John Warren 643 30.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew David Busby 548 26.3% -13.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Helen Irene Crew 372 17.8% —
Labour Party Joan Liley 211 10.1% +3.1
Green Party Emily Unsworth-White 177 8.5% -3.7
Labour Party Leon Charles Telford 156 7.5% —
Green Party John William Christian 135 6.5% —
Majority33
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors4,685
Ballots cast2,086

Liberal Democrats hold

Southdown 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Dine Romero Elected 682 36.7% -27.2
Liberal Democrats Paul Crossley Elected 649 34.9% —
Independent Mark Ian Reynolds 543 29.2% —
Independent Paul Andrew Wakenshaw 480 25.8% —
Labour Party David Musgrave 228 12.3% -11.0
Green Party Alex Avard 213 11.5% -16.7
Conservative and Unionist Party David Andrew Blatchford 209 11.2% -2.6
Green Party Lisa Loveridge 196 10.5% —
Labour Party Ashley James Lewis 187 10.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lyn Jacobs 149 8.0% —
Majority106
Turnout38.4%
Registered electors4,858
Ballots cast1,859

Liberal Democrats hold

Timsbury

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Shaun Stephenson-McGall Elected 667 70.1% +56.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Carole Diane Fitzpatrick 163 17.1% +1.9
Labour and Co-operative Party James Coldwell 72 7.6% -4.5
Green Party Chris Allsop 50 5.3% —
Majority504
Turnout4.3%
Registered electors22,081
Ballots cast952

Liberal Democrats gain from Independent

Twerton 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Tim Ball Elected 583 54.8% -15.4
Liberal Democrats Sarah Moore Elected 560 52.6% —
Labour Party Sam Hodgson 228 21.4% -3.3
Labour Party Paul James Morgan 202 19.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Qamar Rafiq 157 14.8% +7.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Jordan Luke Ray Sweeny 133 12.5% —
Green Party Luanne Thornton 99 9.3% -2.3
Green Party Jack Wolf 89 8.4% —
Majority332
Turnout23.1%
Registered electors4,631
Ballots cast1,064

Liberal Democrats hold

Walcot 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Oli Henman Elected 699 39.2% -21.6
Liberal Democrats John Leach Elected 571 32.0% —
Labour Party Paul Tom Edward Tucker 456 25.5% +9.1
Green Party Ben Mulhearn 450 25.2% -1.9
Labour Party Dhruv Sachin Kadam 431 24.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Hannah Ruth Downey 299 16.8% +2.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Stuart Laurence Kay 293 16.4% —
Green Party Ross Turmel 289 16.2% —
Majority115
Turnout42.4%
Registered electors4,226
Ballots cast1,785

Liberal Democrats hold

Westfield 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Eleanor Margaret Jackson Elected 579 54.8% +5.3
Labour Party Robin Moss Elected 572 54.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Evans 230 21.8% +2.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret Rose Brewer 207 19.6% —
Liberal Democrats Olivia Leydenfrost 134 12.7% +2.9
Green Party James Froud 114 10.8% -14.7
Liberal Democrats Kiran Rupa Kataria 110 10.4% —
Green Party Florence Okowa 100 9.5% —
Majority342
Turnout22.2%
Registered electors4,787
Ballots cast1,056

Labour Party hold

Westmoreland 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent June Player Elected 839 57.7% -4.5
Independent Colin David Blackburn Elected 539 37.1% —
Liberal Democrats Sasmita Rajhansha 309 21.3% -10.4
Green Party Nick Batt 255 17.5% +2.0
Liberal Democrats Katherine Frances Hall 240 16.5% —
Green Party Stephanie Boxall 165 11.3% —
Labour Party Rebecca Ruth Simmons 132 9.1% -0.5
Labour Party Cate Lewis 119 8.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lindsay Sally Whitmore 102 7.0% +1.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Pattie 99 6.8% —
Majority230
Turnout40.8%
Registered electors3,582
Ballots cast1,454

Independent hold

Weston 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Ruth Malloy Elected 1,127 53.3% -3.9
Liberal Democrats Malcolm John Treby Elected 959 45.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Graham Pristo 698 33.0% +4.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin Reynold Roberto Grixoni 644 30.4% —
Green Party Antony Stuart Dobson 219 10.3% -6.3
Labour Party Julie Ann Williams 168 7.9% -1.5
Labour Party Elaeth Samuel Myers-McCraw 162 7.7% —
Green Party John Neville 152 7.2% —
Majority261
Turnout48.3%
Registered electors4,397
Ballots cast2,116

Liberal Democrats hold

Widcombe & Lyncombe 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Alison Born Elected 1,463 59.1% -10.7
Liberal Democrats Deborah Joan Collins Elected 1,288 52.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Louisa McFarland 557 22.5% -1.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Priya Chathley 503 20.3% —
Green Party Lyn Barham 387 15.6% -7.4
Green Party Ruth Shaw 299 12.1% —
Labour Party Charlotte Goodfellow Foster 197 8.0% -1.1
Labour Party Christina Joan Ryan 176 7.1% —
Majority731
Turnout50.5%
Registered electors4,923
Ballots cast2,476

Liberal Democrats hold

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