2023 Telford and Wrekin Council election

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2023 Telford and Wrekin Council election
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All 54 seats to Telford and Wrekin Council
28 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Leader Shaun Davies [1] Andrew Eade
Party Labour Conservative
Last election36 seats, 47.6%13 seats, 37.4%
Seats before35 [a] 13
Seats won388
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg 5
Popular vote42,72521,460
Percentage52.9%26.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg5.3%Decrease2.svg 10.8%
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LeaderBill Tomlinson
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election4 seats, 7.3%1 seat, 4.7%
Seats before42
Seats won62
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote7,7147,242
Percentage9.6%9.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg 2.3%Increase2.svg 4.3%
Telford and the Wrekin UK ward map 2023.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Telford and Wrekin Council election
Leader before election

Shaun Davies
Labour

Leader after election

Shaun Davies
Labour

The 2023 Telford and Wrekin Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Telford and Wrekin Council in Shropshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England. [3] New ward boundaries came into effect for this election, but the number of seats remained the same at 54. [4]

Contents

Labour increased its majority on the council at the election. [5] [6]

Summary

Election result

2023 Telford and Wrekin Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 543820Increase2.svg270.452.942,725+5.3
  Conservative 54804Decrease2.svg 514.826.621,460–10.8
  Liberal Democrats 27610Increase2.svg 211.19.67,714+2.3
  Independent 24210Increase2.svg 13.79.07,242+4.3
  Green 13000Steady2.svg0.01.91,514+1.6
  Libertarian 1000Steady2.svg0.00.160New

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Telford and Wrekin Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023. [7] The results were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election. [8]

Admaston & Bratton

Admaston & Bratton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kim Tonks 594 50.1
Conservative Becky Eade37635.3
Labour Bill McClements13712.9
Green Thomas Hayek191.8
Majority 21814.8
Turnout 1,12846.7
Registered electors 2,416
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Apley Castle

Apley Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Karen Blundell* 696 64.3
Conservative Andrew Benion19918.4
Labour Usman Ahmed18717.3
Majority 39745.9
Turnout 1,08545.5
Registered electors 2,386
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Arleston & College

Arleston & College (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lee Carter* 1,281 71.8
Labour Angela McClements* 1,244 69.7
Conservative Philip Morris-Jones32418.2
Conservative Jeremy Good28215.8
Green Bev McCarthy18310.3
Turnout 1,80437.0
Registered electors 4,879
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Brookside

Brookside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arnold England* 488 74.5
Conservative Robert Burnett9514.5
Independent Greg Sinclair7211.0
Majority 39360.0
Turnout 65522.9
Registered electors 2,861
Labour hold Swing

Church Aston & Lilleshall

Church Aston & Lilleshall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Eade* 719 64.0
Labour Lynda Broughton26323.4
Liberal Democrats Sally Wiggin14212.6
Majority 45640.6
Turnout 1,12544.9
Registered electors 2,506
Conservative hold Swing

Dawley & Aqueduct

Dawley & Aqueduct (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andy Burford* 1,002 63.5
Labour Lyndsey Parker 822 52.1
Conservative Martin Vickers30019.0
Independent Sam Deakin27517.4
Conservative Michael Carline27317.3
Green John Adams1257.9
Liberal Democrats Alison Cheshire1066.7
Turnout 1,59530.2
Registered electors 5,284
Labour hold
Labour hold

Donnington

Donnington (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fiona Doran 774 49.7
Labour Ollie Vickers 720 46.2
Conservative Jay Gough70645.3
Conservative Thomas Hoof64541.4
Green Ross Minton1177.5
Turnout 1,56227.7
Registered electors 5,634
Labour hold
Labour hold

Edgmond

Edgmond
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Burrell* 600 62.6
Labour Simon Lord26327.4
Liberal Democrats Nick Collier9610.0
Majority 33735.2
Turnout 96241.8
Registered electors 2,299
Conservative win (new seat)

Ercall

Ercall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Giles Luter 671 54.6
Conservative Miles Hosken*48739.6
Green Pat McCarthy725.9
Majority 18415.0
Turnout 1,23651.7
Registered electors 2,390
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Ercall Magna

Ercall Magna
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Bentley* 604 59.6
Liberal Democrats Thomas Baker29128.7
Labour Gemma Davis11911.7
Majority 31330.9
Turnout 1,02738.6
Registered electors 2,662
Conservative win (new seat)

Hadley & Leegomery

Hadley & Leegomery (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gemma Offland* 1,337 58.3
Labour Eileen Callear* 1,305 56.9
Labour Amrik Jhawar* 1,242 54.1
Independent Julie Kaur48721.2
Independent Lesley Savage40217.5
Independent Paul Savage38416.7
Conservative Brett Murphy34315.0
Conservative Kevin Hall32814.3
Conservative Naz Younas29813.0
Green Toby Poulsom1757.6
Turnout 2,30430.9
Registered electors 7,461
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Haygate & Park

Haygate & Park (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Cook* 1,092 57.0
Labour Paul Davis 1,031 53.8
Conservative Sylvia Hall61432.0
Conservative Stuart Parr50926.6
Independent Tim Wills1869.7
Liberal Democrats Pat Fairclough1739.0
Turnout 1,92736.2
Registered electors 5,329
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Horsehay & Lightmoor

Horsehay & Lightmoor (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Preece 931 61.3
Labour Raj Mehta* 830 54.6
Independent Kate Barnes38725.5
Independent Steve Barnes29319.3
Conservative Rupal Karpe16010.5
Conservative Tayisiya Lawrence15710.3
Liberal Democrats Archie Barnett1056.9
Turnout 1,52531.7
Registered electors 4,809
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour hold

Ironbridge Gorge

Ironbridge Gorge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carolyn Healy* 848 80.5
Conservative Harvey Mitchell12912.2
Green Bridget Irving575.4
Liberal Democrats Debbie Miller201.9
Majority 71968.3
Turnout 1,05545.2
Registered electors 2,332
Labour hold Swing

Ketley

Ketley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ranbir Sahota 454 52.5
Conservative Joy Francis28132.5
Independent Andrew Morris12914.9
Majority 17320.0
Turnout 87032.9
Registered electors 2,646
Labour win (new seat)

Lawley

Lawley (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Zona Hannington 697 46.3
Labour Luke Lewis 690 45.8
Labour Erin Aston 664 44.1
Liberal Democrats Cathy Salter48632.2
Conservative Mike Francis30019.9
Liberal Democrats David Goodall28518.9
Liberal Democrats William Love27618.3
Conservative Hamish Toon22915.2
Conservative Susan Toon24216.1
Independent Jackie Yorke20713.7
Independent John Yorke16510.9
Turnout 1,51326.9
Registered electors 5,618
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Madeley & Sutton Hill

Madeley & Sutton Hill (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Watling* 1,486 62.9
Labour Janice Jones* 1,435 60.8
Labour Derek White* 1,397 59.1
Conservative Lisa Dugmore58224.6
Conservative Eric Bennett55123.3
Conservative Dorothy Roberts50521.4
Liberal Democrats Paul Howard29612.5
Green David Page1546.5
Turnout 2,36731.7
Registered electors 7,457
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Malinslee & Dawley Bank

Malinslee & Dawley Bank (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shaun Davies* 1,183 76.5
Labour Elise Davies 1,089 70.4
Conservative Samantha Smith28218.2
Conservative Pauline Jackson25316.4
Liberal Democrats Patrick Doody1107.1
Turnout 1,55428.8
Registered electors 5,396
Labour hold
Labour hold

Muxton

Muxton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jenny Urey 618 40.5
Conservative Nigel Dugmore* 546 35.8
Independent Iain Alexander53535.1
Conservative Adrian Lawrence*34222.4
Labour Andrew Harrison34222.4
Labour Michael Rowe32021.0
Liberal Democrats Ben Eaton835.4
Turnout 1,53534.1
Registered electors 4,498
Independent gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Newport East

Newport East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Syrda 483 51.9
Conservative Rodney Pitt23725.5
Labour Heather Brennan21122.7
Majority 24626.4
Turnout 94340.0
Registered electors 2,360
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Newport North

Newport North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tim Nelson* 580 50.7
Liberal Democrats Mark Wiggin37833.1
Labour Matt Lamb18516.2
Majority 20217.6
Turnout 1,14645.4
Registered electors 2,527
Conservative win (new seat)

Newport South

Newport South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Thomas Janke* 381 48.8
Conservative Eric Carter*27835.6
Labour Rachel Keen12215.6
Majority 10313.3
Turnout 78238.2
Registered electors 2,050
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Newport West

Newport West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Peter Scott* 639 66.5
Conservative Bill Harper14615.2
Labour Tom King14715.3
Liberal Democrats Martyn Jobe293.0
Majority 49351.3
Turnout 96436.9
Registered electors 2,615
Independent win (new seat)

Oakengates & Ketley Bank

Oakengates & Ketley Bank (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Reynolds* 1,201 53.7
Labour Hilda Rhodes* 1,201 53.7
Labour Gilly Latham-Reynolds* 1,135 50.7
Conservative Christine Orford52123.3
Conservative Leanne Maddy51823.1
Conservative Adam Karakulah42819.1
Independent Dave Poole31414.0
Independent Claire McKeown27912.5
Independent Katie Woodland26311.8
Independent Sarah Williams23710.6
Independent Dan Williams2039.1
Turnout 2,26129.1
Registered electors 7,773
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Overdale & The Rock

Overdale & The Rock
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Boylan* 423 56.9
Conservative Rob Binks21428.8
Liberal Democrats David Schultz547.3
Green Mark Webster527.0
Majority 20928.1
Turnout 74628.8
Registered electors 2,593
Labour win (new seat)

Priorslee

Priorslee (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Thomas 1,023 53.3
Conservative Rachael Tyrrell 959 50.0
Labour Gurdip Singh78841.1
Labour Rae Evans63933.3
Green Mike White1176.1
Liberal Democrats Jack Ashington-Carter774.0
Liberal Democrats David Ellams733.8
Turnout 1,93341.6
Registered electors 4,644
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Shawbirch & Dothill

Shawbirch & Dothill (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Karen Tomlinson* 1,048 60.0
Liberal Democrats Bill Tomlinson* 993 56.8
Labour Jim McGinn37021.2
Conservative Chelsea Benion33619.2
Labour Stuart Williams31718.1
Conservative Charlie Ensor29516.9
Turnout 1,75840.7
Registered electors 4,319
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

St Georges

St Georges (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Overton* 951 60.7
Labour Stephen Handley 926 59.1
Conservative Alan Adams44428.4
Conservative Nina Kelly-Triplett43327.7
Green Barry Mitchell15810.1
Libertarian Sam Rhodes-Hodgkiss603.8
Turnout 1,57130.6
Registered electors 5,142
Labour hold
Labour hold

The Nedge

The Nedge (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nathan England* 1,375 56.2
Labour Chris Turley* 1,280 52.3
Labour Leanne Powers 1,224 50.0
Conservative Barbara Street53221.7
Conservative Mike Street51321.0
Conservative Vladislav Grandinari42317.3
Independent Connor Furnival31813.0
Independent Tammy Wood28611.7
Independent Adrian Watkin27011.0
Green Charlotte Creen2249.2
Liberal Democrats Paul Bryant2158.8
Independent Sophia Vaughan-Hodkinson1476.0
Turnout 2,46030.2
Registered electors 8,149
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Woodside

Woodside (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kelly Middleton* 765 75.1
Labour Helena Morgan 722 70.9
Conservative Graham Blower18918.5
Conservative Jacqueline Seymour*18017.7
Liberal Democrats Robert Salter838.1
Turnout 1,02321.3
Registered electors 4,815
Labour hold
Labour hold

Wrockwardine

Wrockwardine
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gareth Thomas 476 48.6
Labour Joan Gorse25225.7
Independent Martin Holyoake14614.9
Green Rebecca Owen616.2
Liberal Democrats Josh Tomlinson444.5
Majority 22422.9
Turnout 98843.6
Registered electors 2,265
Conservative hold Swing

Wrockwardine Wood & Trench

Wrockwardine Wood & Trench (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shirley Reynolds* 1,099 74.6
Labour John Thompson 1,048 71.1
Conservative Lucinda Rich30320.6
Conservative Anzelika Kondrasova25817.5
Turnout 1,48032.1
Registered electors 4,613
Labour hold
Labour hold

Changes 2023-2027

By-elections

The Nedge (June 2024)

The Nedge by-election: 6 June 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Corrine Chikadamina 971 54.4 –0.8
Conservative Richard Tyrell46426.0+4.7
Liberal Democrats Paul Bryant1759.8+1.2
Independent Sophia Vaughan-Hodkinson1759.8+3.9
Majority 50728.4N/A
Turnout 1,79421.5–8.7
Registered electors 8,346
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.8

Hadley & Leegomery

Hadley & Leegomery by-election: 14 November 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Julie Kaur 778 45.3 –11.8
Conservative Stuart Parr53931.4+16.8
Reform UK Robert Leah27415.9N/A
Green Mark Webster754.4–3.1
Liberal Democrats Tarlochan Singh Aujla533.1N/A
Majority 23913.9N/A
Turnout 1,719
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg14.3

The Nedge (November 2024)

The Nedge by-election: 14 November 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nathalie Page 636 33.8 –17.8
Conservative Tom West62033.0+13.0
Reform UK Greg Sinclair42722.7N/A
Green John Adams844.5–3.9
Independent Sophie Vaughan-Hodkinson613.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Milan Thakur532.8–5.3
Majority 160.8N/A
Turnout 1,881
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg15.4

References

  1. ↑ Including one vacant seat in Hadley and Leegomery ward previously held by Labour councillor Leon Murray until his death in January 2023. [2]
  1. ↑ "Your councillors". Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  2. ↑ Jones, Megan (15 January 2023). "Former Telford Mayor dies as tributes paid to 'real gentleman'". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Notice of Election Borough". Telford and Wrekin Council. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "The Telford and Wrekin (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2022/1368, retrieved 19 January 2024
  5. ↑ Stubbings, David (5 May 2023). "Full Telford & Wrekin Council election results as Labour increase majority and Tories lose out". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  6. ↑ Trigg, Rob (5 May 2023). "Labour marks best-ever result in Telford and Wrekin". BBC News. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated - Borough". Telford and Wrekin Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "Local elections 2023". Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
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