2023 High Peak Borough Council election

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2023 High Peak Borough Council election
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All 43 seats to High Peak Borough Council
22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout43,590
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderAnthony McKeown [1] Tony AshtonJoanna Collins
Party Labour Conservative Green
Leader's seatGamesleySettHope Valley
Last election22 seats, 34.9%16 seats, 33.2%2 seats, 15.1%
Seats before19162
Seats after29102
Seat change+10-6-
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LeaderDavid Lomax
Party Liberal Democrats Independent Vacant
Leader's seatWhaley Bridge
Last election3 seats, 14.9%0 seats, 0.8%
Seats before312
Seats after11
Seat change-2-
High Peak UK local election 2023 map.svg
Results by ward
Leader before election

Anthony McKeown
Labour
No overall control

Leader after election

Anthony McKeown
Labour

The 2023 High Peak Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of High Peak Borough Council in Derbyshire, England. [2] This was on the same day as other local elections in England.

Contents

The council was under no overall control prior to the election. Labour had won a majority at the previous full council election in 2019, but lost its majority in 2022 following a by-election. [3] Labour regained a majority at the 2023 election, winning 29 of the 43 seats on the council. [4]

Summary

Election result

The overall results were: [5]

2023 High Peak Borough Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 412982Increase2.svg667.451.322,381
  Conservative 431026Decrease2.svg423.635.915,655
  Green 24200Steady2.svg4.710.74,674
  Liberal Democrats 13102Decrease2.svg22.38.03,499
  Independent 1100Steady2.svg2.31.6677
  Reform UK 1000Steady2.svg00.278

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by High Peak Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023. [6]

Incumbent councillors are marked with an asterisk. The results for each ward were: [7]

Barms

Barms [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rachael Quinn* 246 53.7 +4.8
Conservative Colin Woodhouse16636.2+2.2
Green Ben Evens429.2−7.9
Majority 8017.5
Rejected ballots40.9
Turnout 45834.05
Registered electors 1,345
Labour hold Swing

Blackbrook

Blackbrook [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Dan Capper 677 38.1 N/A
Labour Angela Benham 634 35.7 N/A
Labour Penny Took62735.3+5.4
Conservative John Kappes46526.2−5.8
Liberal Democrats Edith Longden*45625.6−11.9
Conservative Mark Stafford40222.6−12.6
Rejected ballots40.2
Turnout 177849.1
Registered electors 3,624
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Burbage

Burbage [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Payne 264 44.9 +12.3
Conservative Steve Clark24241.2−2.0
Green Samantha Flower*8013.6−29.6
Majority 223.7
Rejected ballots20.3
Turnout 58837.3
Registered electors 1,578
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Buxton Central

Buxton Central (2 seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jean Todd* 576 54.9 +1.7
Labour Payge Hacking 573 54.6 −4.5
Conservative Michael Hunter32430.9+5.9
Conservative Julie Butterworth29728.3+7.0
Green Lisa Adamson21920.9−6.5
Rejected ballots50.5
Turnout 105036.0
Registered electors 2,916
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Chapel East

Chapel East [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Gourlay 272 44.9 +1.7
Labour Jim Lambert26543.7+10.4
Green Chris Williams467.6−4.7
Liberal Democrats Jane Simm213.5−7.6
Majority 71.2
Rejected ballots10.2
Turnout 60635.9
Registered electors 1,689
Conservative hold Swing

Chapel West

Chapel West (2 seats) [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sally De Pee 743 49.2 +23.2
Conservative Kath Sizeland* 720 47.7 +4.0
Labour Timmy Norton65043.0+20.2
Conservative Stewart Young*59639.4+4.6
Green Jeremy Wight18412.2−1.2
Rejected ballots80.5
Turnout 151138.9
Registered electors 3,884
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Corbar

Corbar (2 seats) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Madeline Hall* 569 41.0 +6.4
Conservative Chris Morten 427 30.7 −4.7
Labour Co-op Graham Winter42230.4N/A
Green Chris Hallam38427.6−5.8
Conservative Mark Wilson36226.1−4.7
Green Eileen Reynolds31822.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Stanley Heptinstall1148.2−12.9
Reform UK Melandra Smith785.6N/A
Rejected ballots10.1
Turnout 138945.3
Registered electors 3,065
Labour hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Cote Heath

Cote Heath (2 seats) [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Linda Grooby* 595 46.1 −1.7
Conservative Kev Kirkham* 569 44.0 +3.2
Labour Alan Smith56944.0−3.6
Labour Mary Dunk53741.6−3.7
Green David Busby17813.8N/A
Rejected ballots50.4
Turnout 129236.2
Registered electors 3,567
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Dinting

Dinting [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dominic Elliott-Starkey 423 43.4 +0.1
Labour Rachel Sloman40641.7+10.2
Green Holly McBride788.0−6.4
Liberal Democrats Stephen Worrall616.3−4.5
Majority 171.7
Rejected ballots50.5
Turnout 97450.8
Registered electors 1,917
Conservative hold Swing

Gamesley

Gamesley [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Anthony McKeown* 205 75.4 −9.4
Conservative Mick Reddy3914.3−0.9
Green Matthew Firth279.9N/A
Majority 16661.0
Rejected ballots10.4
Turnout 27216.1
Registered electors 1,694
Labour hold Swing

Hadfield North

Hadfield North [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gillian Cross 296 65.8 +10.1
Conservative David Cadwell11124.7+5.8
Green Neil Best429.4−15.9
Majority 18541.1
Rejected ballots10.2
Turnout 45026.4
Registered electors 1,707
Labour hold Swing

Hadfield South

Hadfield South (2 seats) [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Edward Siddall* 656 59.4 +9.9
Labour Co-op Bob McKeown* 601 54.4 +8.3
Conservative Julie Conlan33330.1+7.3
Conservative Tom Wynne31828.8+7.2
Green Robert Hodgetts-Haley16615.0−4.3
Rejected ballots50.5
Turnout 110533.3
Registered electors 3,317
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Hayfield

Hayfield [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Gill Scott 530 59.6 +23.6
Conservative Eva Lawson*27030.4−7.2
Liberal Democrats Sarah High778.7−6.8
Majority 26029.3
Rejected ballots101.1
Turnout 88753.24
Registered electors 1,666
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Hope Valley

Hope Valley (2 seats) [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Charlotte Farrell* 812 52.7 +6.8
Green Joanna Collins* 753 48.9 +4.9
Conservative Fredrick Walton55736.1−6.9
Conservative Hayley Dalton53034.1−7.7
Labour David Owen24415.8N/A
Rejected ballots50.3
Turnout 154150.7
Registered electors 3,038
Green hold Swing
Green hold Swing

Howard Town

Howard Town (2 seats) [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Damien Greenhalgh* 892 68.8 +9.0
Labour Godfrey Claff 819 63.1 +9.1
Green Linda Walker27921.5−6.4
Conservative Lesley Morgan25519.7+4.7
Conservative Anne Thornley25219.4+8.1
Rejected ballots40.3
Turnout 129735.7
Registered electors 3,635
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Limestone Peak

Limestone Peak [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Roberts* 352 60.6 +3.5
Labour Caitlin Bisknell16127.7+1.4
Green Daniel Wimberley6811.7−4.9
Majority 19132.8
Rejected ballots20.3
Turnout 58332.5
Registered electors 1,792
Conservative hold Swing

New Mills East

New Mills East (2 seats) [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Barrow* 508 56.1 +13.2
Labour Ian Huddlestone* 506 55.9 +12.0
Liberal Democrats Paul Adrio25828.5−8.0
Liberal Democrats Charles Jevon20622.8N/A
Conservative Sally Gibson13314.7−4.7
Conservative Ginny Priestley12213.5+5.4
Rejected ballots60.7
Turnout 90529.2
Registered electors 3,101
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

New Mills West

New Mills West (2 seats) [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Simon Evans 737 53.2 +10.4
Labour Jenni Benzer 673 48.6 +12.4
Liberal Democrats Ray Atkins*34525.0−12.9
Green John Payne25018.1−3.7
Liberal Democrats Anthony Adrio24417.6−4.4
Conservative Jill Woodacre20719.9+0.7
Conservative Brian Sidebottom19313.9+3.0
Rejected ballots100.7
Turnout 138540.8
Registered electors 3,399
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour hold Swing

Old Glossop

Old Glossop (2 seats) [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Hardy* 800 43.9 +8.7
Conservative Adrian Hopkinson 789 43.3 +7.7
Labour Linda Rundle77342.4+9.3
Labour Sebastian Andrews65836.1+6.0
Green Paul Bohan36019.8−7.6
Rejected ballots80.4
Turnout 182249.4
Registered electors 3,685
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Padfield

Padfield [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ollie Cross* 550 76.3 +30.0
Conservative Leo Parker12617.5−16.7
Green Lucas Jones436.0−13.5
Majority 42458.8
Rejected ballots20.3
Turnout 72138.8
Registered electors 1,857
Labour hold Swing

Sett

Sett [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Inman 446 54.8 +17.6
Conservative Jacky Sidebottom-Every29936.7−6.2
Liberal Democrats Rachel Barber668.1N/A
Majority 14718.0
Rejected ballots30.4
Turnout 81451.5
Registered electors 1,580
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Simmondley

Simmondley (2 seats) [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stewart Gardner* 848 55.5 +13.7
Labour Pam Mackie 772 50.5 N/A
Conservative Stephen Marsden68344.7+5.9
Conservative Hector Marchetti Urena67644.2+9.7
Rejected ballots80.5
Turnout 152945.8
Registered electors 3,339
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing

St John's

St John's [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pauline Bell 378 55.2 +21.6
Conservative Ryan Elliott-Starkey30444.4−8.4
Majority 7410.8
Rejected ballots30.4
Turnout 68544.4
Registered electors 1,543
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Stone Bench

Stone Bench (2 seats) [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fiona Sloman* 484 61.0 +11.1
Labour Matt Taylor 441 55.5 +2.0
Conservative Michael Hampson25031.5+5.8
Conservative David McDowell19324.3+1.4
Green Peter Crook12515.7−3.0
Rejected ballots7
Turnout 79424.20.9
Registered electors 3,277
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Temple

Temple [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pam Reddy 407 43.9 −0.1
Labour Tony Riddington33936.6+5.0
Green David Newton11712.6−11.8
Liberal Democrats Louise Glasscoe596.4N/A
Majority 68
Rejected ballots47.3
Turnout 92652.0
Registered electors 1,781
Conservative hold Swing

Tintwistle

Tintwistle [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rob Baker* 407 70.9 +20.2
Conservative Ann Flavell11419.9−13.7
Green Robyn Hodgetts-Haley508.7−7.0
Majority 29351.0
Rejected ballots30.5
Turnout 57432.9
Registered electors 1,746
Labour hold Swing

Whaley Bridge

Whaley Bridge (3 seats) [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Neville Clarke 1,353 59.9 +24.5
Labour Co-op Joanne Taylor 1,249 55.3 +22.0
Liberal Democrats David Lomax* 837 37.1 −3.3
Liberal Democrats Andy Thompson75533.4+5.9
Conservative Lisa Hartington48621.5−9.2
Conservative David Hartington46020.4−7.1
Conservative Lewis King44719.8−0.3
Rejected ballots60.3
Turnout 225943.2
Registered electors 5,225
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Whitfield

Whitfield [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barbara Hastings-Asatourian 392 73.7 +12.9
Conservative Norma Fozard8916.6+1.3
Green Philip Taylor539.9−3.6
Majority 30356.2
Rejected ballots20.4
Turnout 53630.2
Registered electors 1,776
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Political control and composition". High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Notice of Election" (PDF). High Peak Borough Council. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
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  6. ↑ "Borough Council Elections 4 May 2023". High Peak Borough Council . Retrieved 29 April 2023.
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  8. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Barms Ward" (PDF). High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Blackbrook Ward" (PDF). High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Burbarge Ward" (PDF). High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Buxton Central Ward" (PDF). High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Chapel East Ward" (PDF). High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Chapel West Ward" (PDF). High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  14. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Corbar Ward" (PDF). High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  15. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Cote Heath Ward" (PDF). High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  16. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Dinting Ward" (PDF). High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  17. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Gamesley Ward" (PDF). High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  18. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Hadfield North Ward" (PDF). High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  19. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Hadfield South Ward" (PDF). High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  20. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Hayfield Ward" (PDF). High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  21. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Hope Valley Ward" (PDF). High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  22. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Howard Town Ward" (PDF). High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  23. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Limestone Peak Ward" (PDF). High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  24. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll - New Mills East Ward" (PDF). High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  25. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll - New Mills West Ward" (PDF). High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  26. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Old Glossop Ward" (PDF). High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  27. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Padfield Ward" (PDF). High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  28. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Sett Ward" (PDF). High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  29. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Simmondley Ward" (PDF). High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  30. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll - St John's Ward" (PDF). High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  31. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Stone Bench Ward" (PDF). High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  32. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Temple Ward" (PDF). High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  33. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Tintwistle Ward" (PDF). High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  34. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Whaley Bridge Ward" (PDF). High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  35. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Whitfield Ward" (PDF). High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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