2023 Gedling Borough Council election

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All 41 seats to Gedling Borough Council
21 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Leader	John Clarke	Michael Adams
Party	Labour	Conservative
Last election	29	8
Seats before	28	8^[a]
Seats after	28	9
Seat change	1	1

	Third party	Fourth party

Leader	Andrew Ellwood	Pat Bosworth
Party	Liberal Democrats	Independent
Last election	2	2
Seats before	3	2
Seats after	4	0
Seat change	2	2

Map of the results

Leader before election

John Clarke
Labour

Leader after election

John Clarke
Labour

An election was held on 4 May 2023, to elect all 41 members of Gedling Borough Council in England. This took place as part of the 2023 United Kingdom local elections.

The council was under Labour majority control prior to the election. This election saw the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats making some gains, but Labour retained its majority with 28 of the 41 seats on the council.

Gedling is one of the seven non-metropolitan districts that make up Nottinghamshire County Council. The Conservatives controlled Gedling from its creation in 1973 until Labour took control in 1995.^[1] The Conservatives won control in 1999 and 2007, with a period of no overall control in 2003.^[1] Labour regained the council in 2011, and retained control in subsequent elections.^[2] In the 2019 election, Labour won 29 seats with 47.8% of the vote, the Conservatives won 8 with 32.0%, the Liberal Democrats won 2 with 12.0%, and independents won 2 with 4.5%.

Previous council composition

After 2019 election			Before 2023 election^[3]
Party		Seats	Party		Seats
	Labour	29		Labour	28
	Conservative	8		Conservative	7
	Liberal Democrats	2		Liberal Democrats	3
	Independent	2		Independent	2

Changes

November 2021: Gary Gregory (Labour) resigns; by-election held January 2022^[4]
January 2022: Andrew Dunkin (Liberal Democrats) wins by-election^[5]
March 2022: Jennifer Hemingway (Labour) resigns; by-election held May 2022^[6]
May 2022: Lynda Pearson (Labour) wins by-election^[7]
November 2022: Simon Murray, Baron Murray of Blidworth (Conservative) resigns; seat left vacant until 2023 election^[8]

Results summary

The overall results were:^[9]

2023 Gedling Borough Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	41	28	1	1	0	68	52
	Conservative	41	9	3	1	2	22	34
	Liberal Democrats	34	4	1	0	1	10	10
	Green	9	0	0	0	0	0	2
	Independent	8	0	0	-2	-2	0	3

Ward results

Bestwood St Albans (2 seats)^[11]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rachael Ellis*	586	54.5
	Labour	Des Gibbons*	576	53.6
	Conservative	Josie Abbott	352	32.7
	Conservative	Katherine Randall	327	30.4
	Green	Margret Vince	115	10.7
	Liberal Democrats	Ray Poynter	66	6.1
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick Shannon	64	6.0
Turnout	1,075	26.3
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Calverton (3 seats)^[11]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Boyd Elliott*	1,075	53.2
	Conservative	Lorraine Brown	750	37.1
	Conservative	Jane Walker	711	35.2
	Labour	Dean Wilson	611	30.2
	Labour	Sarah Smith	458	22.7
	Independent	Mike Hope*	450	22.3
	Labour	Darcy Inchboard	408	20.2
	Independent	Pat Bosworth*	377	18.7
	No description	John Bailey	352	17.4
	Independent	Sam Gordon	313	15.5
Turnout	2,021	34.5
	Conservative gain from Independent
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Independent

Carlton (2 seats)^[11]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Catherine Pope	845	56.1
	Labour	Paul Wilkinson*	816	54.2
	Conservative	Kai Harrison	527	35.0
	Conservative	Annabelle Banner	508	33.8
	Green	Ruth Tanner	120	8.0
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Dewberry	65	4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Johnathan Ho	60	4.0
Turnout	1,505	36.0
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Carlton Hill (3 seats)^[11]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Feeney*	1,120	62.8
	Labour	Jim Creamer*	1,118	62.7
	Labour	Alex Scroggie*	1,016	57.0
	Conservative	Yvonne Godwin	499	28.0
	Conservative	James Greensmith	457	25.6
	Conservative	Steve Swann	450	25.2
	Liberal Democrats	Joseph Conboy	183	10.3
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Gillam	147	8.2
	Liberal Democrats	Nadia Hajat	140	7.8
Turnout	1,784	28.8
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Cavendish (2 seats)^[11]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Dunkin*	605	46.3
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Hughes	562	43.0
	Labour	Liz Clunie*	536	41.0
	Labour	Dwayne Henry	518	39.7
	Conservative	Pat Blandamer	137	10.5
	Conservative	Collette Osborne	135	10.3
	Independent	Gary Gregory	40	3.1
	Independent	Karen Gregory	32	2.5
Turnout	1,306	31.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Colwick (1 seat)^[11]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Russell Whiting	425	61.2
	Conservative	Kevin Doyle	238	34.3
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Milburn	31	4.5
Turnout	694	33.6
	Labour hold

Coppice (2 seats)^[11]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Marje Paling*	991	63.9
	Labour	Henry Wheeler*	979	63.2
	Conservative	Mick Abbott	437	28.2
	Conservative	Geoff Walker	407	26.3
	Green	Jim Stuart	129	8.3
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Simons	75	4.8
Turnout	1,550	34.4
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Daybrook (2 seats)^[11]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sandra Barnes*	923	79.2
	Labour	Kyle Robinson-Payne	896	76.8
	Conservative	Chris Walker	235	20.2
	Conservative	Melissa Seaton	225	19.3
Turnout	1,166	26.9
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Dumbles (1 seat)^[11]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Helen Greensmith*	555	55.1
	Labour	Daniel Taylor	275	27.3
	Green	Ian Smith	124	12.3
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine O'Riordan	53	5.3
Turnout	1,007	43.2
	Conservative hold

Ernehale (2 seats)^[11]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	David Ellis*	808	56.7
	Labour Co-op	Roxanne Ellis*	780	54.7
	Conservative	Ged Clarke	420	29.5
	Conservative	Sue Walker	356	25.0
	Independent	Paul Key	117	8.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jason Stansfield	112	7.9
	Independent	Desmond Peet	97	6.8
	Liberal Democrats	Judy Barson	90	6.3
Turnout	1,425	31.3
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Gedling (2 seats)^[11]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jenny Hollingsworth*	1,022	57.4
	Labour	Lynda Pearson*	913	51.2
	Conservative	Charlie Godwin	529	29.7
	Conservative	Darren Maltby	477	26.8
	Liberal Democrats	Maggie Dunkin	294	16.5
	Liberal Democrats	James O'Riordan	230	12.9
Turnout	1,782	36.3
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Netherfield (2 seats)^[11]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William John Clarke* (John Clarke)	766	69.4
	Labour	Alison Lesley	750	67.9
	Conservative	Mick Murphy	204	18.5
	Conservative	Michel Flor-Henry	197	17.8
	Green	Laurence Baldwin	142	12.9
	Liberal Democrats	Essop Hajat	33	3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Fran Hajat	33	3.0
Turnout	1,104	27.7
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Newstead Abbey (3 seats)^[11]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Martin Smith*	1,499	57.9
	Conservative	Stuart Bestwick	1,470	56.8
	Conservative	Sue Pickering	1,434	55.4
	Labour	Carol Wright	925	35.7
	Labour	Sharon Butterworth	729	28.2
	Labour	Cleon Nelson	725	28.0
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Bruch	309	11.9
	Liberal Democrats	John Sutherland	192	7.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jim Heath	182	7.0
Turnout	2,588	37.7
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Phoenix (2 seats)^[11]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Ellwood*	766	58.0
	Liberal Democrats	Clive John Towsey-Hinton*	746	56.5
	Labour	Andrew Armstrong	413	31.3
	Labour	Richard Shipley	388	29.4
	Conservative	Alan Bexon	154	11.7
	Conservative	Tracy Maltby	148	11.2
Turnout	1,321	33.1
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Plains (3 seats)^[11]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Grahame Pope	1,291	51.0
	Labour	David Brocklebank	1,275	50.4
	Labour	Margaret Strong	1,241	49.1
	Conservative	Keith Seaton	1,065	42.1
	Conservative	Carol Walker	1,034	40.9
	Conservative	Ed Jayamaha	988	39.1
	Liberal Democrats	Luke Dunkin	176	7.0
	Liberal Democrats	Max Beeken	171	6.8
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Gladwell	160	6.3
Turnout	2,529	37.7
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Conservative

Porchester (3 seats)^[11]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Julie Najuk*	1,661	64.5
	Labour	Michelle Welsh	1,607	62.4
	Labour	Roy Allan	1,587	61.6
	Conservative	Linda Adams	619	24.0
	Conservative	Alison Smith	596	23.1
	Conservative	Tony Jenkins	581	22.6
	Green	Dennis Penaluna	334	13.0
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Dawson	209	8.1
	Liberal Democrats	Hannah Soar	180	7.0
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Swift	139	5.4
Turnout	2,576	40.7
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Redhill (2 seats)^[11]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Payne*	1,291	73.9
	Labour	Kathryn Fox*	1,169	66.9
	Conservative	Kevin Lock	377	21.6
	Conservative	Gerry Kenwood	367	21.0
	Liberal Democrats	Tad Jones	127	7.3
	Liberal Democrats	David Snodgrass	53	3.0
Turnout	1,747	36.6
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Trent Valley (2 seats)^[11]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Adams*	1,110	52.8
	Conservative	Sam Smith*	1,032	49.1
	Labour	Richard Fletcher	849	40.4
	Labour	Muhammad Malik	803	38.2
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Fife	165	7.8
	Liberal Democrats	John Flynn	161	7.7
Turnout	2,103	44.8
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Woodthorpe (2 seats)^[11]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Viv McCrossen*	1,281	64.8
	Labour	Ron McCrossen*	1,209	61.2
	Conservative	Myles Pike	490	24.8
	Conservative	Suzanna Adams	479	24.2
	Green	Steven Clarke	182	9.2
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Patterson	144	7.3
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Swift	100	5.1
Turnout	1,976	45.5
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Changes 2023–2027

In October and November 2023, Russell Whiting and Des Gibbons left the Labour Party to sit as independents.^[12]

Des Gibbons later left the council.

Due to the death of Conservative Lorraine Brown, Andy Meads was elected for Calverton as an independent in the July 2025 by-election, having turned down an offer to stand for the conservatives. Councillor Meads was elected on the biggest vote of any Calverton councillor in 50 years of the council, and having the biggest by-election landslide in the UK since 1994. This result was at the height of Reforms popularity, however their candidate won 17.9% of the vote compared with Andy Meads’s 66.3% vote share. Labour were third at 8% and the conservatives dropped from first to fourth at 6%. Immediately on completing his acceptance speech where he thanked the election team who he described as the best functioning department within the council he informed the chief executive and returning officer Mike Hill that he had formed a group with the other independent Russell Whiting and that they expected seats on all the committees and working groups.

David and Roxanne Ellis were Suspended by the Labour Party for criticising MP Michael Payne. They now sit as Independents.

By-elections

Porchester

Porchester by-election: 1 May 2025
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pauline Allan	1,066	43.9	–14.9
	Reform	John Semens	621	25.6	N/A
	Conservative	Mark Dillon	363	14.9	–7.0
	Green	Richard Sutton	244	10.0	–1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Swift	136	5.6	–1.8
Majority			445	18.3
Turnout			2,438
	Labour hold

Calverton

Calverton by-election: 4 July 2025
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Andy Meads	1,245	66.3	*N/A*
	Reform	Keith Walters	337	17.9	N/A
	Labour	Aimee Kimpton	150	8.0	–16.6
	Conservative	Izzy Corbally	117	6.2	–37.0
	Green	Oscar Power	21	1.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Davies	8	0.4	N/A
Majority			908	48.4	N/A
Turnout			1,882
	Independent gain from Conservative

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See also: Wards Boundary changes

2023 Gedling Borough Council election

Previous council composition

Changes

Results summary

Ward results

Bestwood St Albans

Calverton

Carlton

Carlton Hill

Cavendish

Colwick

Coppice

Daybrook

Dumbles

Ernehale

Gedling

Netherfield

Newstead Abbey

Phoenix

Plains

Porchester

Redhill

Trent Valley

Woodthorpe

Changes 2023–2027

By-elections

Porchester

Calverton

References

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