2019 Gedling Borough Council election

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2019 Gedling Borough Council election
County Flag of Nottinghamshire.svg
  2015 2 May 2019 (2019-05-02) 2023  

All 41 seats to Gedling Borough Council
21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout36.1%
 First partySecond party
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Party Labour Conservative
Last election25 seats, 39.1%15 seats, 36.9%
Seats won298
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 4Decrease2.svg 7
Popular vote33,38422,345
Percentage47.8%32.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg 8.7%Decrease2.svg 4.9%

 Third partyFourth party
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Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election1 seat, 5.9%0 seats, 0.5%
Seats won22
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 2
Popular vote8,3753,117
Percentage12.0%4.5%
SwingIncrease2.svg 6.1%Increase2.svg 4.0%

Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

Elections to Gedling Borough Council in Nottinghamshire were held on 2 May 2019, the same day as the other local government elections in England and Northern Ireland. The election used the nineteen wards created as a result of boundary commission recommendations formulated for the 2015 contest, with each division electing between one and three Councillors using the first-past-the-post electoral system. A total of 41 representatives were elected.

Contents

After the 2015 election, a Labour majority administration of 25 was formed. In 2019, Labour gained four seats, increasing their numbers to 29, eight clear of the Council's majority threshold. [1] [2]

Summary

Election result

2019 Gedling Borough Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 412951Increase2.svg 470.747.833,384+8.7
  Conservative 41807Decrease2.svg 719.532.022,345–4.9
  Liberal Democrats 31210Increase2.svg 14.912.08,375+6.1
  Independent 7220Increase2.svg 24.94.53,117+4.0
  UKIP 7000Steady2.svg0.02.31,630–14.0
  Ind. Network 1000Steady2.svg0.00.9630N/A
  Green 2000Steady2.svg0.00.5377–0.8

Ward results

Bestwood St Albans

Bestwood St Albans (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Rachael Ellis 464 45
Labour Des Gibbons 425 41
Conservative Tammy Bisset34033
Conservative Warren Bisset31130
Green Margret Vince18518
UKIP Anthony Hall17517
Turnout
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Calverton

Calverton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Mike Hope 860 38
Conservative Boyd Elliott 843 37
Independent Pat Bosworth 809 36
Independent Sandra Harris72932
Conservative Jane Walker64929
Conservative Marie Knowles61227
Labour Pamela Ede Cooper43919
Labour Clive Foster42919
Labour Matthew Spurr38617
UKIP Fran Loi33315
Turnout
Independent gain from Conservative
Conservative hold
Independent gain from Conservative

Carlton

Carlton (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Nicki Brooks 895 63
Labour Paul Wilkinson 836 59
Conservative Ged Clarke38627
Conservative Gerald Kenwood36726
Liberal Democrats Amanda Burrows1339
Liberal Democrats Max Beeken1249
Turnout
Labour hold
Labour hold

Carlton Hill

Carlton Hill (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Jim Creamer 1,255 66
Labour Paul Feeney 1,193 63
Labour Alex Scroggie 1,158 61
Conservative Patricia Blandamer52327
Conservative James Greensmith49026
Conservative Kevin Lock47725
Liberal Democrats Hannah Soar1659
Liberal Democrats Nadia Hajat1407
Liberal Democrats Paul Milburn1387
Turnout
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Cavendish

Cavendish (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Gary Gregory 704 56
Labour Liz Clunie 695 55
Conservative George Miller31425
Conservative Mitchell Remzi27222
Liberal Democrats Andrew Dunkin25020
Liberal Democrats Paul Hughes23619
Turnout
Labour hold
Labour hold

Colwick

Colwick (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Meredith Lawrence 422 64
Conservative Michel Flor-Henry15824
UKIP Jean Katimertzis7812
Turnout
Labour hold

Coppice

Coppice (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Marje Paling 940 55
Labour Henry Wheeler 895 52
Conservative Geoff Walker44726
Conservative Stuart Bestwick40924
UKIP David Voce30318
Green Jim Stuart19211
Turnout
Labour hold
Labour hold

Daybrook

Daybrook (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Peter Barnes 888 65
Labour Sandra Barnes 878 64
UKIP Jordan Green23917
Independent James Gamble20115
Conservative Mark Riddle17313
Conservative Eric Major16912
Turnout
Labour hold
Labour hold

Dumbles

Dumbles (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Helen Greensmith 618 63
Labour Lee Garland23324
Liberal Democrats Janet Dudley12813
Turnout
Conservative hold

Ernehale

Ernehale (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour David Ellis 799 51
Labour Roxanne Ellis 782 49
Conservative Antony Burrows36223
Conservative Robert Dawson31120
UKIP Philip Smith28318
Independent Paul Key15310
Independent Desmond Peet1298
Liberal Democrats Jason Stansfield1016
Liberal Democrats Raymond Poynter725
Turnout
Labour hold
Labour hold

Gedling

Gedling (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Jenny Hollingsworth 917 56
Labour Jennifer Thomas 792 48
Conservative Jane Cook44727
Conservative Alan Bexon44427
Liberal Democrats Maggie Dunkin33921
Liberal Democrats Martin White26816
Turnout
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Netherfield

Netherfield (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour John Clarke 775 70
Labour Barbara Miller 762 69
Conservative Anthony Pitman21820
Conservative Curtis Large20919
Liberal Democrats Fran Hajat1039
Liberal Democrats Essop Hajat979
Turnout
Labour hold
Labour hold

Newstead Abbey

Newstead Abbey (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Chris Barnfather 1,748 67
Conservative Martin Smith 1,538 59
Conservative Simon Murray 1,468 56
Labour Carol Wright68626
Labour Ben Harding50219
Labour Adam Huckerby48919
Liberal Democrats Tom Sutherland44917
Liberal Democrats Margaret Swift29011
Liberal Democrats Mark Tetley2218
Turnout
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Phoenix

Phoenix (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Ellwood 828 57
Liberal Democrats Clive Towsey-Hinton 790 54
Labour Cheryl Hewlett43830
Labour Verna Henry42929
Conservative Charlie Godwin19413
Conservative Chris Taylor17412
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Plains

Plains (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Rosa Keneally 1,043 41
Labour Michael Boyle 1,026 40
Conservative John Parr 937 37
Labour John Butterworth92836
Conservative Kevin Doyle88735
Conservative James Faulconbridge88635
Independent Sarah Hewson63025
Independent Don Strickland2369
Liberal Democrats Jen Pearce2038
Liberal Democrats Martin Gladwell1737
Liberal Democrats David Steele1546
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Porchester

Porchester (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Bob Collis 1,503 58
Labour Julie Najuk 1,482 57
Labour John Truscott 1,447 56
Conservative Alison Smith59123
Liberal Democrats Alan Dawson54121
Liberal Democrats Seb Soar53421
Conservative Stephen Swann53321
Conservative Stephen Powell52020
Liberal Democrats Robert Swift44717
Turnout
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Redhill

Redhill (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Michael Payne 1,188 66
Labour Kathryn Fox 1,075 60
Conservative Michael Abbott43724
Conservative Malcolm Littlefair32918
UKIP Andrew Lowdon21912
Liberal Democrats Tadeusz Jones1026
Liberal Democrats John Sutherland664
Turnout
Labour hold
Labour hold

Trent Valley

Trent Valley (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Michael Adams 658 42
Conservative Sam Smith 595 38
Labour Margaret Strong49431
Labour Femi Ogundipe46430
Liberal Democrats Richard Fife42827
Liberal Democrats John Flynn42227
Turnout
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Woodthorpe

Woodthorpe (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Viv McCrossen 1,124 56
Labour Ron McCrossen 1,104 55
Conservative Mark Clipsham66333
Conservative James Stephenson63832
Liberal Democrats Roger Patterson22111
Liberal Democrats Andrew Swift21211
Turnout
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

By-elections

Cavendish

Cavendish: 6 January 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Dunkin 344 35.1 +15.4
Labour John Butterworth30330.9-24.6
Conservative Darren Maltby25025.5+0.7
Independent Fran Loi565.7N/A
Green Jim Norris262.7N/A
Majority414.2
Turnout 98123.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg20.0

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  2. "Borough Elections 2019 - Thursday 2 May 2019". Gedling Borough Council. Retrieved 18 July 2019.