Winchester council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 16 wards · 16 seats contested

Most seats
13
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
16
across 16 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats 13 +4 20,460 49.2% +3.4
Conservative and Unionist Party 2 -3 12,884 31.0% -7.1
Green Party 1 +0 6,041 14.5% +4.1
Labour Party 0 +0 2,107 5.1% -0.1
Reform UK 0 +0 84 0.2% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 16
Conservative and Unionist Party 16
Green Party 16
Labour Party 16
Liberal Democrats 16
Reform UK 1

A party standing a full slate could field 16 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.

Alresford & Itchen Valley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Russell Digby Gordon-Smith Elected 2,034 58.8% -4.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Harry Johnson-Hill 1,187 34.3% +3.3
Green Party Richard Needham 164 4.7% +0.4
Labour Party Tessa Susan Valentine 74 2.1% +0.6
Majority847
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,459

Liberal Democrats hold

Badger Farm & Oliver's Battery

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Adrian Devindran Brophy Elected 1,769 50.7% -0.2
Conservative and Unionist Party David Killeen 1,350 38.7% -2.8
Green Party Max Priesemann 193 5.5% +0.3
Labour Party Adrian John Paul Field 96 2.7% +0.3
Reform UK Lincoln Redding 84 2.4% —
Majority419
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,492

Liberal Democrats hold

Bishop's Waltham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Williams Elected 1,618 54.2% +18.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Donald Iro 1,022 34.2% -12.7
Green Party Richard Cannon 232 7.8% -3.5
Labour Party Steve Haines 113 3.8% -2.5
Majority596
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,985

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Central Meon Valley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Danny Lee Elected 2,168 63.1% +7.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Kris Ford 889 25.9% -8.3
Liberal Democrats Tom Gregory 313 9.1% +0.8
Labour Party Antony Joseph Alfred McNally 66 1.9% -0.1
Majority1,279
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,436

Green Party hold

Colden Common & Twyford

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Hannah Jane Greenberg Elected 1,035 44.9% +8.4
Green Party Lucinda Graham 954 41.4% —
Labour Party Callum Lee Hunter 167 7.2% -2.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Paula Johnston 149 6.5% -47.9
Majority81
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,305

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Denmead

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Paula Langford-Smith Elected 1,035 44.9% -6.9
Liberal Democrats Michael Bennett 954 41.4% +9.5
Green Party Beata Parry 167 7.2% -2.1
Labour Party David John Henry Picton-Jones 149 6.5% -0.5
Majority81
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,305

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Southwick & Wickham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Chris Chamberlain Elected 936 55.4% +8.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Sandy Phillips-Lee 526 31.1% +2.9
Green Party Nigel John Prior 158 9.3% +3.4
Labour Party Paul Thomas Sony 71 4.2% -0.3
Majority410
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,691

Liberal Democrats hold

St Barnabas

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jonny Morris Elected 1,933 58.7% +4.1
Conservative and Unionist Party David James Crudgington 885 26.9% -8.7
Green Party Lorraine Estelle 282 8.6% +3.7
Labour Party Lucy Sims 191 5.8% +0.9
Majority1,048
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,291

Liberal Democrats hold

St Bartholomew

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Nathan Eve Elected 1,352 56.5% +0.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Sam Feltham 509 21.3% -3.2
Green Party Charlotte Harley 284 11.9% +2.2
Labour Party Patrick Davies 246 10.3% +0.7
Majority843
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,391

Liberal Democrats hold

St Luke

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Charlie Wise Elected 669 55.3% +22.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Donald Tait 316 26.1% -25.1
Labour Party Alison Phyllis Cochrane 163 13.5% +3.3
Green Party Reece Chadwick 61 5.0% -1.1
Majority353
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,209

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

St Michael

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats George Jullion Prest Elected 1,601 55.5% +4.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Fiona Mather 832 28.8% -3.9
Green Party Kate Needham 271 9.4% +0.4
Labour Party Peter Ronald Marsh 181 6.3% -0.6
Majority769
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,885

Liberal Democrats hold

St Paul

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Martin Tod Elected 1,608 58.5% -3.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Leo Keay 533 19.4% -1.3
Green Party Giles Richard Gooding 376 13.7% +3.4
Labour Party Stephen Richard Turner 232 8.4% +1.7
Majority1,075
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,749

Liberal Democrats hold

The Worthys

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jane Rutter Elected 1,331 58.6% +1.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Signe Biddle 702 30.9% -6.3
Labour Party Hannah Louise Dawson 139 6.1% +0.8
Green Party Andrew Pogson 99 4.4% —
Majority629
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,271

Liberal Democrats hold

Upper Meon Valley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jerry Pett Elected 932 41.3% +8.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Astrea Hurlock 922 40.9% -15.6
Green Party Polly Carol Perry 352 15.6% +7.7
Labour Party Cameron Hodgkinson 50 2.2% -0.7
Majority10
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,256

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Whiteley & Shedfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Sudhakar Kedareshwar Achwal Elected 1,286 64.1% +6.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Garth 536 26.7% -9.1
Green Party Nicholas John 96 4.8% —
Labour Party Alison Louise Ridley 88 4.4% -1.7
Majority750
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,006

Liberal Democrats hold

Wonston & Micheldever

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Caroline Horrill Elected 1,491 52.4% -0.1
Liberal Democrats Andrew Timothy Adams 1,089 38.3% +2.9
Green Party Julia Stolle 184 6.5% -0.2
Labour Party Antony Francis De Peyer 81 2.8% -2.6
Majority402
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,845

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

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