2023 Lichfield District Council election

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2023 Lichfield District Council election
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All 47 seats to Lichfield District Council
24 seats needed for a majority
Turnout30.2%
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderDoug PullenSteven NormanPaul Ray
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election34 seats, 49.0%10 seats, 28.3%1 seat, 13.7%
Seats before31 [a] 111
Seats won23177
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 11Increase2.svg 7Increase2.svg 6
Popular vote23,65220,3446,476
Percentage44.6%38.3%12.2%
SwingDecrease2.svg 4.4%Increase2.svg 10.0%Decrease2.svg 1.5%
 Fourth partyFifth party
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Party Independent Reform UK
Last election2 seats, 4.0%N/A
Seats before31
Seats won00
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Steady2.svg
Popular vote1,242N/A
Percentage2.3%N/A
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.7%N/A
Lichfield UK ward map 2023.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Lichfield District Council election
Leader before election

Doug Pullen
Conservative

Leader after election

Doug Pullen
Conservative
No overall control

The 2023 Lichfield District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Lichfield District Council in Staffordshire, England. This was on the same day as other English local elections. [2]

Contents

All 47 members of the council were up for election, and the Conservatives lost control of the council to no overall control. [3] This marked the first time that the Conservatives had not held Lichfield District Council since 1999. The Conservatives managed to form a minority administration after the election as Labour and the Liberal Democrats ruled out a coalition. [4]

Summary

Candidates

Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrats, Independent and Green Party candidates stood in the election. Between one and three members of the council were elected from each ward, depending on the electorate's size. UKIP and Reform UK did not stand, despite the latter holding a councillor following a defection from the Conservatives.

Election result

2023 Lichfield District Council election [5] [6]
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 4723411Decrease2.svg 749.044.623,652–4.4
  Labour 391760Increase2.svg 636.238.320,344+10.0
  Liberal Democrats 12760Increase2.svg 614.912.26,476–1.5
  Green 3000Steady2.svg 00.02.51,341±0.0
  Independent 5003Decrease2.svg 30.02.31,242–1.7
  Reform UK 0001Decrease2.svg 10.00.00N/A

Ward results

Source: [5]

Alrewas and Fradley

Alrewas and Fradley (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Wilcox* 748 47.6 –11.7
Conservative Sonia Wilcox* 695 44.3 –11.9
Conservative Derick Cross* 682 43.4 –19.9
Labour Tobias Ryder64040.8+7.6
Labour David Whatton62139.6+15.2
Labour Ian Coxon50232.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Alasdair Brooks33221.1N/A
Turnout 1,57028.6
Registered electors 5,488
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Armitage and Handsacre

Armitage with Handsacre (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Cox* 823 57.9 –0.1
Conservative Thomas Marshall* 749 52.7 –1.8
Conservative Nicola Hawkins 665 46.8 +1.5
Labour Jacob Marshall51236.0+1.3
Labour Marvin Shortman47833.6N/A
Labour Christopher Willis46933.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Morwenna Rae22015.5N/A
Turnout 1,42223.8
Registered electors 5,967
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Boley Park

Boley Park (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Douglas Pullen* 678 46.4 –8.2
Conservative Mark Warfield* 660 45.2 –4.9
Labour Andrew Fox52836.2+15.0
Liberal Democrats Scott Hollingsworth42829.3–7.5
Labour Raj Kulkarni42529.1N/A
Turnout 1,46043.8
Registered electors 3,330
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Boney Hay and Central

Boney Hay and Central (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Di Evans* 731 59.5 +10.3
Labour Paul Taylor 686 55.8 +7.8
Labour Sharon Taylor 664 54.0 +11.0
Conservative James Craik45236.8–4.6
Conservative Steven Swain41433.7–5.5
Conservative Keith Willis-Croft41333.6–0.2
Turnout 1,22925.0
Registered electors 4,910
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Bourne Vale

Bourne Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Yeates* Unopposed
Registered electors ?
Conservative hold

Chadsmead

Chadsmead (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Ray* 545 49.9 +8.3
Liberal Democrats Miles Trent 432 39.5 +8.5
Independent Joanne Grange*38435.1+3.5
Conservative Elaine Hutchings32729.9+11.6
Conservative Paul Jones21819.9+2.7
Turnout 1,09334.4
Registered electors 3,182
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent

Chase Terrace

Chase Terrace (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sue Woodward 577 72.3 +15.4
Labour Steven Norman* 532 66.7 +8.3
Conservative Richard Cross*19224.1–13.1
Conservative Matt Warburton17622.1–14.8
Turnout 79822.2
Registered electors 3,592
Labour hold
Labour hold

Chasetown

Chasetown (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Darren Ennis* 507 71.6 +12.4
Labour Laura Ennis* 467 66.0 +23.8
Conservative Norma Bacon19727.8–14.9
Conservative Antony Jones14921.0N/A
Turnout 70820.3
Registered electors 3,488
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Colton and the Ridwares

Colton and the Ridwares
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Vernon 317 52.5 –21.0
Labour Paul Golder16126.7+0.3
Green David Cullen12520.7N/A
Majority 15625.8
Turnout 60833.5
Registered electors 1,817
Conservative hold

Curborough

Curborough (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dave Robertson* 516 61.6 +25.8
Labour Colin Ball* 509 60.8 +17.5
Conservative Daniel Floyd28233.7+2.5
Conservative Edward Sheasby25830.8+5.6
Turnout 83725.8
Registered electors 3,239
Labour hold
Labour hold

Fazeley

Fazeley (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alex Farrell 526 59.8 +18.3
Conservative John Hill 519 59.0 +24.5
Labour Anne Thompson33638.2+4.5
Labour David Thompson30935.1+4.1
Turnout 88025.8
Registered electors 3,411
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Reform UK

Hammerwich with Wall

Hammerwich with Wall (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janice Silvester-Hall* 509 52.3 –14.8
Conservative Wing Heng Leung 489 50.2 –0.8
Labour Carolyn Gittings44745.9+14.8
Labour Lorna McGinty37438.4+8.1
Turnout 97428.8
Registered electors 3,385
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Independent

Highfield

Highfield (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Wai-Lee Ho* 602 56.7 +5.3
Conservative Serena Mears 538 50.7 –5.0
Labour Robyn Ennis42840.3+3.3
Labour Jane Smith35333.3+1.4
Turnout 1,06129.1
Registered electors 3,653
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Leomansley

Leomansley (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Henshaw 734 35.5 +6.2
Conservative Jamie Checkland* 731 35.4 –8.5
Conservative Andy Smith* 718 34.7 –6.6
Labour James Blackman71634.6+17.5
Liberal Democrats Jamie Christie71134.4+5.6
Conservative Sally Gilbert69633.7–9.4
Labour Ben Watkins66932.4+16.2
Green Paul Ecclestone-Brown64231.1+11.1
Turnout 2,06738.2
Registered electors 5,417
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Little Aston & Stonnall

Little Aston & Stonnall (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Philip Whitehouse 705 59.7 N/A
Conservative Joseph Powell* 701 59.4 N/A
Independent Ruth Graham31526.7N/A
Independent Elizabeth Little*27723.5N/A
Labour Stuart Harrison25021.2N/A
Turnout 1,18130.8N/A
Registered electors 3,829
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Independent

Longdon

Longdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Strachan* 384 70.5 N/A
Labour Catherine Wood16129.5N/A
Majority 22341.0N/A
Turnout 55533.5N/A
Registered electors 1,659
Conservative hold

Mease Valley

Mease Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Phil Bennion 318 56.3 +10.5
Conservative Ashley Yeates*24743.7–10.5
Majority 7112.6N/A
Turnout 56936.2
Registered electors 1,572
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Shenstone

Shenstone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Salter* 443 69.1 +15.1
Labour Matthew Field19830.9+10.4
Majority 24538.2
Turnout 64634.0
Registered electors 1,898
Conservative hold

St John's

St John's (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rosemary Harvey-Coggins 781 44.8 +20.6
Labour Jeyan Anketell* 747 42.9 +19.4
Liberal Democrats John Smith 678 38.9 +16.9
Conservative Deb Baker*61735.4–9.0
Conservative Colin Greatorex*57533.0–10.3
Green Simon Partridge57433.0+9.8
Conservative Tim Matthews54531.3–8.1
Independent John Madden794.5N/A
Turnout 1,74235.8
Registered electors 4,860
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Stowe

Stowe (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ann Hughes 758 43.2 +20.0
Labour Russ Bragger 740 42.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Hugh Ashton 684 39.0 +13.8
Liberal Democrats Paul McDermott66738.0+14.3
Conservative Angela Lax*60534.5–0.7
Conservative Marcus Simmons52730.0–4.9
Conservative Jon O'Hagan47226.9–1.4
Turnout 1,75636.2
Registered electors 4,850
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Summerfield and All Saints

Summerfield and All Saints (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kathy Coe 574 50.8 +9.4
Labour Sharon Banevicius 528 46.7 +5.3
Labour Michael Galvin 528 46.7 +19.9
Conservative Heather Tranter*47742.2+2.7
Conservative Richard Stephenson39234.7+2.6
Conservative Nicola Greensill38033.6+6.2
Independent Sammy Goody18716.5N/A
Turnout 1,13123.6
Registered electors 4,798
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Whittington and Streethay

Whittington and Streethay (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Holland 741 40.4 N/A
Labour Claire Estelle Booker 733 39.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew Rushton 727 39.6 N/A
Conservative Alan White*72439.4N/A
Conservative Harry Warburton*69437.8N/A
Labour Jennifer Mackintosh64335.0N/A
Labour Mark Pritchard54629.7N/A
Turnout 1,83633.4N/A
Registered electors 5,495
Conservative hold
Labour gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Changes 2023–2027

Derick Cross and Serena Mears, both elected as Conservatives, left the party in October 2023 to sit as independents. [7]

By-elections

Alrewas & Fradley

Alrewas & Fradley by-election: 24 July 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Stephenson 690 42.4 –1.1
Reform UK Brandon Clark43927.0N/A
Labour Glen Bown31419.3–17.9
Liberal Democrats Morag Maclean18511.4–7.9
Majority 25115.4N/A
Turnout 1,62926.3–2.3
Registered electors 6,197
Conservative hold

Curborough

Curborough by-election: 1 May 2025
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Matthew Wallens 381 38.5 N/A
Conservative Daniel Floyd23023.2–12.1
Labour Liz Stamatelatos21721.9–42.8
Green David Melhuish929.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul McDermott707.1N/A
Majority 15115.3N/A
Turnout 99230.2+4.4
Registered electors 3,286
Reform UK gain from Labour

References

  1. ↑ Including one vacant seat in Fazeley ward previously held by Conservative councillor James Parton-Hughes until his removal from the council for non-attendance in January 2023. [1]
  1. ↑ Live, Lichfield (14 January 2023). "Conservative councillor "proud" to have served after being forced to stand down due to non-attendance rule". Lichfield Live. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Election timetable in England". UK Government . Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. ↑ Collins, Riyah; Portlock, Sarah (5 May 2023). "Labour takes East Staffordshire from Tories for first time in 20 years". BBC News. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Parkin, Isabelle (20 May 2023). "Tories vow to 'work together' with opposition after losing majority in Lichfield". Express and Star. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Election results by wards, 4 May 2023". democracy.lichfielddc.gov.uk. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "No party wins overall control of Lichfield District Council after dramatic count". Lichfield Live. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "Second Conservative member of Lichfield District Council switches to become independent". Lichfield Live. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
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