2023 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election

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2023 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election
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All 44 seats to Stoke-on-Trent City Council
23 seats needed for a majority
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LeaderJane AshworthAbi BrownAnn James
Party Labour Conservative City Independents
Last election16 seats, 32.4%15 seats, 34.8%12 seats, 25.6%
Seats won29141
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 13Decrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 11
Popular vote35,98329,6975,908
Percentage46.9%38.7%7.7%
SwingIncrease2.svg 14.5%Increase2.svg 3.9%Decrease2.svg 17.9%
Stoke-on-Trent UK ward map 2023.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election
Leader before election

Abi Brown
Conservative
No overall control

Leader after election

Jane Ashworth
Labour

The 2023 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Stoke-on-Trent City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. [1] New ward boundaries took effect for this election, although the number of councillors stayed the same at 44. [2]

Contents

Prior to the election the council was under no overall control, being led by a Conservative minority administration. Labour took a majority of the seats at the election. [3] [4] Labour group leader Jane Ashworth was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 25 May 2023. [5]

Stoke-on-Trent is a city made up of six towns. These include Tunstall and Burslem in the North, Hanley and Stoke in its Central and Fenton and Longton in the South.

Result

2023 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election [6] [7]
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 4429140Increase2.svg 1365.9046.935,983+14.5
  Conservative 421411Decrease2.svg 131.838.729,697+3.9
  City Independents 151014Decrease2.svg 110.07.75,908–17.9
  Independent 15011Decrease2.svg 12.35.34,084+1.3
  Green 6000Steady2.svg0.01.2953–0.1
  Reform UK 1000Steady2.svg0.00.146N/A
  Communist 1000Steady2.svg0.0<0.125N/A

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumber councillor standing for re-election. [8] [9]

Abbey Hulton

Abbey Hulton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Watkins 429 50.1
Independent Mel Baddeley*27231.8
City Independents Amanda Webber10912.7
Reform UK Luke Shenton465.4
Majority 15718.3
Turnout 86217.2
Registered electors 5,002
Labour win (new seat)

Baddeley, Milton & Norton

Baddeley, Milton & Norton (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dave Evans* 1,743 45.7
Conservative Carl Edwards* 1,581 41.5
Labour Duncan Walker 1,508 39.5
Labour Daniel Mazhar1,48038.8
Conservative Jenny Taylor1,44337.8
Labour Fiona Wood1,44337.8
Independent Gary Elsby81721.4
Turnout 3,81326.7
Registered electors 14,306
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Basford & Hartshill

Basford & Hartshill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shaun Pender 930 82.7
Conservative Waheed Karim19417.3
Majority 73665.4
Turnout 1,13825.9
Registered electors 4,399
Labour win (new seat)

Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend

Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sarah Colclough 883 61.7
Labour Lynn Watkins 717 50.1
City Independents Sharon Edwards30821.5
Conservative Christine Warren24917.4
Conservative James Richardson24317.0
City Independents Dale Morrey21715.2
Turnout 1,43115.7
Registered electors 9,102
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Birches Head & Northwood

Birches Head & Northwood (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Blakemore 957 45.3
Labour Adrian Knapper 830 39.3
City Independents Jean Bowers69432.8
City Independents Ralf O'Neill50924.1
Conservative Wil Weaver43220.4
Conservative Harold Gregory41219.5
Green Morrighan Bridie Jordan984.6
Turnout 2,11325.5
Registered electors 8,278
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Blurton

Blurton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lorraine Beardmore 705 52.9
Labour Kath Banks49537.2
Independent Brian Ward755.6
City Independents Susan Whalley574.3
Majority 21015.7
Turnout 1,33928.2
Registered electors 4,756
Conservative win (new seat)

Boothen

Boothen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andy Platt 662 66.8
Conservative Fesar Hussain12612.7
Independent Mark Anthony Warrington10710.8
Green Adam Colclough969.7
Majority 53654.1
Turnout 99724.8
Registered electors 4,023
Labour win (new seat)

Bradeley & Chell Heath

Bradeley & Chell Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gurmeet Singh Kallar 787 79.8 +23.5
Conservative Dany Suleman12512.6–31.1
Independent Steven Taylor838.3N/A
Majority 66267.2+54.6
Turnout 99523.7–3.6
Registered electors 4,205
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg27.3

Bucknall & Eaton Park

Bucknall & Eaton Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Heather Blurton 693 49.7
Labour Sam Hackney64846.5
City Independents Andrew Colin Bates543.9
Majority 453.2
Turnout 1,40029.7
Registered electors 4,718
Conservative win (new seat)

Burslem

Burslem Central (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Jane Ashworth 700 75.4
Conservative Waqas Shahzad22824.6
Majority 47250.8
Turnout 93920.4
Registered electors 4,595
Labour Co-op win (new seat)

Burslem Park

Burslem Park (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Glen Watson 676 61.5 +21.1
Conservative Lesley Adams42338.5+23.8
Majority 25323.0N/A
Turnout 1,10225.4–1.2
Registered electors 4,335
Labour Co-op gain from City Independents Swing Decrease2.svg1.3

Dresden & Florence

Dresden & Florence
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
City Independents Lilian Jean Dodd 637 49.5 +0.7
Labour Nigel Ross51740.2+22.9
Conservative Siona Louise Williams13210.3–23.6
Majority 1209.3–5.6
Turnout 1,29235.1–7.9
Registered electors 3,680
City Independents hold Swing Decrease2.svg11.1

Etruria & Hanley

Etruria & Hanley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Majid Khan 803 56.0 +0.5
Independent Qamar Sohail38126.6N/A
Conservative Khalil Ahmed24917.4+5.2
Majority 42229.4+6.2
Turnout 1,45133.8–3.2
Registered electors 4,298
Labour hold

Fenton East

Fenton East (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mubsira Aumir 513 47.5 +14.2
Independent Alan James Gerrard34031.5–1.6
Conservative Grant Christian Barnes22621.0+8.3
Majority 17316.0+15.8
Turnout 1,08224.1–3.8
Registered electors 4,491
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg7.9

Fenton West & Mount Pleasant

Fenton West & Mount Pleasant
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lyn Mary Sharpe 581 47.4 +27.5
Independent Cheryl Elizabeth Gerrard33127.0–16.2
Conservative Khawar Ali28923.6+17.4
Communist Jordan Roden252.0N/A
Majority 25020.4N/A
Turnout 1,23127.6–3.1
Registered electors 4,466
Labour gain from Independent Swing Increase2.svg22.0

Ford Green & Smallthorne

Ford Green & Smallthorne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Diane Williams 755 68.1 +23.8
Conservative Candi Chetwynd35431.9+3.4
Majority 40136.2+20.4
Turnout 1,13424.0–0.2
Registered electors 4,734
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg10.2

Goldenhill & Sandyford

Goldenhill & Sandyford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chandra Mohan Kenneganti 860 71.4 +17.3
Labour Jeffrey Birks26522.0–5.6
Independent Alan Edward Dutton796.6N/A
Majority 59549.4–17.3
Turnout 1,20725.5–5.3
Registered electors 4,742
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg11.5

Great Chell & Packmoor

Great Chell & Packmoor (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sue Akkurt 774 39.3
Labour David Mountford 710 36.1
Conservative Jan Bridges62131.6
City Independents Ann James60230.6
Conservative James Robert Smith50825.8
City Independents David Owens46623.7
Turnout 1,96823.1
Registered electors 8,515
Labour gain from City Independents
Labour gain from City Independents

Hanford, Newstead & Trentham

Hanford, Newstead & Trentham (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Daniel Jellyman 2,283 56.8
Conservative Maxine Clark 2,070 51.4
Conservative Rachel Kelsall 2,069 51.3
Labour John Cunnison1,32832.9
Labour Lauren Davison1,16929.0
Labour Clare Stanier1,06326.4
City Independents Andrew George Gilbride58314.5
Green Debbie Patricia Georgakakou57414.2
Turnout 4,03128.3
Registered electors 14,258
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Hanley Park, Joiner's Square & Shelton

Hanley Park, Joiner's Square & Shelton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alastair Scott Watson 1,245 53.7
Labour Amjid Wazir 1,231 53.1
Conservative Murtaza Alam75432.5
Independent Alirom Raza47120.3
Conservative Raja Ravi Varma Sangaraju45519.6
Turnout 2,31726.9
Registered electors 8,629
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Hartshill Park & Stoke

Hartshill Park & Stoke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Daniela Maria Santoro 630 68.2
Conservative Nathan Andrew Purchase24226.2
Independent David Edward Barker525.6
Majority 38842.0
Turnout 93325.1
Registered electors 3,712
Labour win (new seat)

Hollybush

Hollybush
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Finlay Gordon-McCusker 631 55.3
Conservative Shaun Bennett39334.4
City Independents Michelle Francis Whalley11810.4
Majority 23820.9
Turnout 93325.1
Registered electors 3,712
Labour Co-op win (new seat)

Lightwood North & Normacot

Lightwood North & Normacot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sadaqat Maqsoom 1,288 57.0 –2.0
Labour Omar Ali97043.0+2.0
Majority 31814.0–4.0
Turnout 2,27548.5–13.2
Registered electors 4,695
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.0

Little Chell & Stanfield

David Williams (Stoke-on-Trent North MP)

Little Chell & Stanfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Williams 676 57.3 +11.9
Conservative Imran Khurshid33528.4+22.1
Independent Anthony Screen16814.3N/A
Majority 34128.9+19.4
Turnout 1,18126.5–0.7
Registered electors 4,461
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.1

Longton & Meir Hay South

Longton & Meir Hay South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Robinson 684 55.4
Conservative Asman Ali54944.6
Majority 13510.8
Turnout 1,24527.1
Registered electors 4,600
Labour win (new seat)

Meir Hay North, Parkhall & Weston Coyney

Meir Hay North, Parkhall & Weston Coyney (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Craig David Beardmore 1,409 58.9
Conservative Ross Andrew Irving 1,293 54.0
Labour Samantha Yates94239.4
Labour Zain Albadeen Mohammed73030.5
Turnout 2,39324.3
Registered electors 9,831
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Meir North

Meir North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Desiree Gail Elliott 485 52.3 +26.7
City Independents Michelle Suzanne Swift27930.1+12.8
Conservative Sam Hussain16417.7–0.7
Majority 20622.2+19.1
Turnout 93819.0–3.5
Registered electors 4,946
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg7.0

Meir Park

Meir Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Abi Brown 982 73.5 –10.9
Labour Taimour Arfan26019.5+3.9
Green Jenny Louise Harper957.1N/A
Majority 72254.0–14.8
Turnout 1,34033.1–3.8
Registered electors 4,044
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg7.4

Meir South

Meir South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Faisal Hussain 684 52.5 +12.8
Labour Bagh Ali61847.5+15.5
Majority 665.0–2.7
Turnout 1,30629.4+2.3
Registered electors 4,444
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.4

Moorcroft & Sneyd Green

Moorcroft & Sneyd Green (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Javid Iqbal Najmi 1,198 45.5
Labour Laura Anne Carter 1,157 43.9
Conservative Tariq Mahmood78729.9
City Independents Joanne Powell-Beckett72027.3
City Independents Kerry Ellis55521.1
Conservative Marilyn Anne Marathe48318.3
Turnout 2,63329.2
Registered electors 9,027
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Penkhull & Springfields

Penkhull & Springfields
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sarah Ann Hill 719 55.9
Conservative Dean Richardson47837.1
Green Tom Holland907.0
Majority 24118.8
Turnout 1,30130.2
Registered electors 4,303
Labour win (new seat)

Sandford Hill

Sandford Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Bell 615 59.0 +18.4
Conservative Ally Simcock42841.0+3.3
Majority 18718.0+15.1
Turnout 1,05522.8–2.9
Registered electors 4,622
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg7.6

Trent Vale & Oakhill

Trent Vale & Oakhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Waseem Akbar 592 52.7
Independent Jackie Barnes40035.6
Independent Bridge Allport13111.7
Majority 19217.1
Turnout 1,12827.0
Registered electors 4,175
Labour Co-op win (new seat)

Tunstall

Tunstall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tabrase Din 650 45.8 +35.5
Labour Co-op Joy Garner39227.6–15.0
Independent Lee Wanger37726.6N/A
Majority 25818.2N/A
Turnout 1,43028.7
Registered electors 4,982
Conservative gain from City Independents Swing Increase2.svg25.3


By-elections

Birches Head & Northwood

Birches Head & Northwood by-election 15 May 2025
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Luke Stephen Shenton 1,226 58.5 N/A
Labour Maggie Bradley44921.4–22.5
City Independents Jean Ann Bowers34616.5–15.3
Conservative Kharwar Ali733.5–16.3
Majority 77737.1N/A
Turnout 2,09428.1+2.6
Reform UK gain from Labour

References

  1. ↑ "Local elections 2023: What to expect from May's polls in England". BBC. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "The Stoke-on-Trent (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2022/665, retrieved 1 January 2024
  3. ↑ Giddings, Andy (5 May 2023). "Stoke-on-Trent: Labour seizes back control of city council". BBC News. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  4. ↑ Andrews, Rob (5 May 2023). "Every Stoke-on-Trent City Council election result as it happened". Stoke-on-Trent Live. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  5. ↑ Price, Richard (25 May 2023). ""We're going to clean up Stoke-on-Trent" - First big interview with new council leader Jane Ashworth". Stoke-on-Trent Live. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Stoke-on-Trent result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News . Archived from the original on 23 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Election results by party, 4 May 2023". Stoke-on-Trent City Council. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated". Stoke-on-Trent City Council. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Election results by wards, 4 May 2023". Stoke-on-Trent City Council. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
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