2023 Uttlesford District Council election

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2023 Uttlesford District Council election
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All 39 seats to Uttlesford District Council [1]
20 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderPetrina LeesGeorge SmithMelvin Caton
Party R4U Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election26 seats, 38.3%4 seats, 28.2%7 seats, 22.5%
Seats before2365
Seats won22114
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 4Increase2.svg 7Decrease2.svg 3
Popular vote17,09814,4476,910
Percentage36.3%30.7%14.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg 2.0%Increase2.svg 2.5%Decrease2.svg 7.8%
 Fourth partyFifth party
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LeaderRichard PavittPaul Fairhurst
Party Independent Green
Last election2 seats, 4.4%0 seats, 2.7%
Seats before23
Seats won20
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote2,1192,211
Percentage4.5%4.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.6%Increase2.svg 2.0%
Uttlesford UK ward map with seats 2023.svg
Uttlesford District Council Election Results 2023.svg
Leader before election

Petrina Lees
R4U

Leader after election

Petrina Lees
R4U

The 2023 Uttlesford District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Uttlesford District Council in Essex, England. [2] [3] [4] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

Contents

Prior to the election the residents' association 'Residents for Uttlesford' held a majority. [5] [6]

The election saw Residents for Uttlesford retain their majority. The Conservative and Liberal Democrat group leaders both lost their seats. The Greens lost all their seats on the council (the three seats it held prior to the election having all been councillors elected for Residents for Uttlesford but who later defected). [7] [8]

Election results

2023 Uttlesford District Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  R4U 322226Decrease2.svg 456.436.317,098–2.0
  Conservative 381170Increase2.svg 728.230.714,447+2.5
  Liberal Democrats 27414Decrease2.svg 310.314.76,910–7.8
  Independent 3200Steady2.svg5.14.52,119–0.6
  Labour 23000Steady2.svg08.74,114+5.2
  Green 13000Steady2.svg04.72,211+2.0
  Reform 3000Steady2.svg00.3141N/A

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows, with sitting councillors marked with an asterisk(*). [9]

Ashdon

Ashdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Michael Moran 289 41.2 +6.3
R4U James Leon Herman De Vries*25936.9−4.6
Green Paul Henry Allington15321.8+11.6
Turnout 70444.06
Registered electors 1,598
Conservative gain from R4U

Broad Oak & The Hallingsburys

Broad Oak & The Hallingsburys
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
R4U Geof Driscoll* 643 51.5 +3.6
R4U Neil Reeve* 583 46.7 +2.7
Conservative Bob Church44235.4+1.5
Conservative Charlotte Dominique Salomon41933.6+7.1
Liberal Democrats Thomas Richards15912.7+1.5
Reform Malcolm Cameron Featherstone554.4N/A
Turnout 1,24838.42
Registered electors 3,248
R4U hold
R4U hold

Clavering

Clavering
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Morgan Oliver* 493 59.7 +3.2
Green Debra Anne Gold19824.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Alan Frank Barnes13516.3−0.8
Turnout 83144.44
Registered electors 1,870
Conservative hold Swing

Debden & Wimbish

Debden & Wimbish
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
R4U Stewart Charles Luck* 281 42.2 +1.5
Conservative James William Noble21332.0−0.5
Labour Janet Elizabeth Grogan7411.1+7.4
Liberal Democrats Sylvia Jane Barrows619.2−9.6
Green James Loxam Wilkinson375.6+1.2
Turnout 66839.04
Registered electors 1,711
R4U hold Swing

Elsenham & Henham

Elsenham & Henham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
R4U Petrina Michelle Lees* 690 53.9 −10.2
R4U Bianca Maria Donald 483 37.7 −4.6
Liberal Democrats Sarah Frances MacKay28822.5−13.9
Conservative Henry Edward Joseph Farrelly25419.8+10.0
Conservative Fraser James19315.1N/A
Labour Anna Katherine Mowbray1209.4+3.9
Labour Bob Burlton1179.1N/A
Independent Garry McKay LeCount*1068.3−34.0
Green Abi Saffrey1007.8N/A
Turnout 1,28334.80
Registered electors 3,687
R4U hold
R4U hold

Garry LeCount was a Residents for Uttlesford councillor until the election but was deselected as a candidate for re-election and stood as an independent instead. [10]

Felsted & Stebbing

Felsted & Stebbing
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
R4U John Charles Evans* 498 37.8 −7.1
Liberal Democrats Richard Silcock 487 37.0 +8.6
R4U Sandi Merifield*47035.7−10.2
Conservative Grant Bailey37628.6+4.2
Conservative Jonathan Lee Botten35226.7+6.3
Liberal Democrats Frank Corr31023.6+13.1
Turnout 1,31837.29
Registered electors 3,534
R4U hold
Liberal Democrats gain from R4U

Flitch Green & Little Dunmow

Flitch Green & Little Dunmow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christian Augusto Criscione* 352 61.8 +3.0
R4U Liz Clark10117.7−10.4
Liberal Democrats Iris Janet Evans6010.5−2.6
Green Laura Fleur Thomas5710.0N/A
Turnout 57029.40
Registered electors 1,939
Conservative hold Swing

Great Dunmow North

Great Dunmow North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
R4U Alex Armstrong* 528 43.3 −20.6
Conservative John Edward Norris Davey 517 42.4 +11.4
Conservative William Anthony Church46338.0+14.1
R4U Vincent David Clarke36830.2−23.2
Labour Tina Sham16513.5N/A
Labour William Stephen Bortey Annang15212.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Teddy Kimber13110.7+1.4
Turnout 1,22931.35
Registered electors 3,920
R4U hold
Conservative gain from R4U

Great Dunmow South & Barnston

Great Dunmow South & Barnston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tom Loveday* 653 43.4 +10.3
Conservative Chris Martin 613 40.7 +12.3
Conservative Brian John Regan 562 37.3 +11.0
R4U Rod Jones*48232.0−26.8
R4U Patrick Charles Lavelle*47731.7−26.6
R4U Kerry Ann Herbert46831.1−20.9
Labour Ben Cavanagh27818.5N/A
Labour Gerard William Darcy25717.1+5.0
Labour Christopher James Muir22414.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Philip Joseph Ronald Jones17411.6N/A
Turnout 1,52230.38
Registered electors 5,010
Conservative gain from R4U
Conservative gain from R4U
Conservative gain from R4U

Seat recorded as three Conservative gains from Residents for Uttlesford to allow for comparison with the 2019 results. One of the seats had been won by Conservative Tom Loveday in a by-election in January 2023.

Hatfield Heath

Hatfield Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Lemon* 410 71.8 −5.1
R4U Tracy Louen Williams16128.2N/A
Turnout 57732.25
Registered electors 1,789
Conservative hold Swing

High Easter & The Rodings

High Easter & Rodings
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Barker* 479 70.0 −0.5
Green Margaret Ann Shaw11516.8+3.5
Labour Faridah Mohamed Gullam9013.2+7.2
Turnout 69035.20
Registered electors 1,960
Conservative hold Swing

Littlebury, Chesterfords & Wendens Loft

Littlebury, Chesterfords & Wenden Lofts
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Neil Stephen Richard Gregory* 1,025 60.1 +3.1
Independent Richard Stewart Leighton Pavitt* 988 57.9 +2.6
Conservative Wazz Mughal39923.4−2.5
Conservative Sam Slota-Newsom38622.6−2.8
Green David Radford21312.5−1.7
Liberal Democrats Susan Roderick19611.5−0.3
Turnout 1,70948.37
Registered electors 3,533
Independent hold
Independent hold

Newport

Newport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
R4U Judy Emmanuel* 795 61.6 −5.8
R4U Neil Hargreaves* 785 60.8 −14.4
Conservative Roger Hugh Beeching32024.8+8.4
Liberal Democrats Marion Elizabeth Dyer21416.6+5.0
Green Madeleine Margaret Radford20515.9N/A
Turnout 1,29340.06
Registered electors 3,228
R4U hold
R4U hold

Saffron Walden Audley

Saffron Walden Audley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
R4U Arthur George Coote* 666 43.7 −1.3
R4U Alex Reeve 648 42.5 −2.2
Labour Cherry Ellen Parker32421.2+12.0
Green Barbara Ann Light*30219.8−24.9
Conservative Maria Pearson29319.2+4.5
Conservative Howard Stephen Rolfe26217.2+3.4
Labour Mat Braddy22314.6N/A
Liberal Democrats David Charles Perry16510.8−24.5
Turnout 1,53343.51
Registered electors 3,523
R4U hold
R4U hold

Arthur Coote represented Saffron Walden Shire ward before the election. Seats recorded as two Residents for Uttlesford holds to allow for comparison with 2019 results. One of the incumbent councillors, Barbara Light, had been elected as Residents for Uttlesford in 2019 but later that year joined the Greens instead. [11]

Saffron Walden Castle

Saffron Walden Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
R4U Heather Jane Asker* 771 56.1 +1.3
R4U Richard Ford Freeman* 610 44.4 −5.3
Conservative David James Sadler24617.9+2.5
Labour Simon David Trimnell23317.0+9.0
Conservative Simon Alexander Bagni23216.9−2.5
Green Edward Vernon Gildea19414.1+4.4
Labour John Gabriel Early15411.2+4.8
Liberal Democrats John Newman Lefever1198.7−5.2
Reform Grant John Maxwell St Clair-Armstrong503.6N/A
Turnout 1,38338.47
Registered electors 3,595
R4U hold
R4U hold

Saffron Walden Shire

Saffron Walden Shire
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
R4U Jubeyuir Ahmed
(Melon Ahmed)		879 42.1 −9.9
R4U Chloe Louise Fiddy 876 41.9 −9.9
R4U Daniel Ronald McBirnie 796 38.1 −12.1
Green Paul Geoffrey Fairhurst*47022.5−27.7
Conservative Nick Osborne45721.9+6.0
Conservative David Jason Phipps37618.0−3.9
Conservative Adaeze Bowen36717.6+1.4
Labour Sally Ann Kaemer33616.1+5.2
Labour Andrew Mark Sampson32515.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew John Baxter30814.7+2.2
Liberal Democrats Sonia Sault30114.4−2.0
Liberal Democrats Simon Maurice Ede28813.8+2.0
Turnout 2,10537.92
Registered electors 5,551
R4U hold
R4U hold
R4U hold

Seats recorded as three Residents for Uttlesford holds to allow for comparison with 2019 results. One of the incumbent councillors, Paul Fairhurst, had been elected as Residents for Uttlesford in 2019 but later that year joined the Greens instead. [11]

Stansted North

Stansted North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Dean* 796 56.5 −4.2
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Sell* 773 54.8 −3.6
Conservative Lois Patricia Prior42229.9−2.5
Conservative George Francis Peter Braeckman42129.9−0.5
Labour John Wadham16912.0+5.8
Labour Stuart Valentine Dodgson15110.7+5.4
Turnout 1,41739.12
Registered electors 3,622
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Stansted South & Birchanger

Stansted South & Birchanger
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ray Gooding 480 43.0 +6.5
Conservative Nick Church 421 37.8 +3.8
Liberal Democrats Melvin Henry Caton*39635.5−22.0
Liberal Democrats Ayub Khan*37033.2−15.2
Labour Allen Macpherson13612.2+3.7
R4U Plaxy Budzinska11710.5N/A
Labour Thomas Albert Van de Bilt887.9+0.8
R4U Jiri Wolker867.7N/A
Turnout 1,11733.43
Registered electors 3,341
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Stort Valley

Stort Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Janice Irene Loughlin* 366 57.6 −14.7
Conservative Joel Alexander Cairns17627.7±0.0
Labour Sanjukta Ghosh579.0N/A
Reform Neil Roddis365.7N/A
Turnout 63538.98
Registered electors 1,629
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Takeley

Takeley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
R4U Geoff Bagnall* 630 47.8 −13.3
R4U Maggie Sutton* 539 40.9 −19.2
R4U Mark Andrew Coletta 477 36.2 −16.5
Conservative Jeanne Eileen Bradley46635.3+7.1
Conservative Jim Gordon38128.9−0.2
Conservative Madhu Disanayake30323.0+1.1
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Anne Flawn26420.0N/A
Labour Tracey Elizabeth Roberts19514.8+7.0
Liberal Democrats Maryanne Craig Fleming15011.4N/A
Labour Olive Kumar Winters13310.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Kevin Kimber13210.0+0.8
Turnout 1,32026.01
Registered electors 5,074
R4U hold
R4U hold
R4U hold

Thaxted & The Eastons

Thaxted & The Eastons
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
R4U Martin Liam Foley* 893 64.1 −9.3
R4U Richard Henry Haynes 694 49.8 N/A
Conservative David Beverly36426.1+4.4
Conservative Andrew John Pryer25518.3+0.1
Liberal Democrats Antoinette Magdeleine Wattebot1218.7−66.7
Labour Alex Young1138.1+3.5
Liberal Democrats Patrick William O'Brien1027.3−66.1
Green Trilby Fiona Roberts946.7N/A
Turnout 1,39535.24
Registered electors 3,959
R4U gain from Liberal Democrats
R4U gain from Liberal Democrats

Seats both recorded as Residents for Uttlesford gains from the Liberal Democrats to allow comparison with 2019 election. The two Liberal Democrats elected in 2019, Mike Tayler and Martin Foley, had both left the party in May 2020 and joined Residents for Uttlesford in March 2021. [12] [13]

The Sampfords

The Sampfords
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
R4U Mike Tayler* 344 42.9 −4.4
Conservative George Maurice Smith*34042.4+9.6
Green Sarah Jane Heaton Allington739.1−1.8
Liberal Democrats Mike Dyer445.5−3.5
Turnout 80245.51
Registered electors 1,766
R4U hold Swing

Mike Tayler had been the incumbent for Thaxted & The Eastons ward before the election. Seat recorded as a Residents for Uttlesford hold to allow for comparison with the 2019 election, but George Smith had won the seat for the Conservatives in a by-election in 2021.

References

  1. ↑ "Uttlesford local elections: Make sure you have your say on May 4". Saffron Walden Reporter. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  2. ↑ "Local elections 2023". Uttlesford District Council . Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Uttlesford District Council - Notice of Election - District elections 4 May 2023 https://www.uttlesford.gov.uk/media/11910/Notice-of-election-election-of-district-councillors-on-Thursday-4-May-2023/pdf/District_NoE-_FINAL1.pdf?m=638158606616200000
  4. ↑ Uttlesford District Council - Statement of Persons Nominated - District elections 4 May 2023 https://www.uttlesford.gov.uk/media/11916/Statement-of-persons-nominated-Election-of-district-councillors/pdf/SoPN_District.pdf?m=638162886375670000
  5. ↑ "Just four Tories left in Uttlesford after district council rout by opposition". Bishop's Stortford Independent. 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  6. ↑ "Conservatives lose council to local residents' association". BBC News. 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  7. ↑ Ridler, Charlie (8 May 2023). "Uttlesford District Council election results in full". Saffron Walden Reporter. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Local elections 2023: Conservatives lose control of Brentwood Council". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Election of district councillors on Thursday 4 May 2023". Uttlesford District Council. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  10. ↑ Ryder, Hollie (3 May 2023). "Uttlesford District Council election: Elsenham and Henham member Garry LeCount deselected by R4U and asked to step down as chair of standards committee while complaint against councillor was heard". Bishop's Stortford Independent. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  11. 1 2 Boothroyd, David (18 October 2019). "Grave news for Labour". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  12. ↑ Maciuca, Andra (20 May 2020). "Liberal Democrat district councillors defect to newly-formed independent group". Saffron Walden Reporter. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  13. ↑ Dunderdale, Louise (17 March 2021). "Two district councillors join R4U". Saffron Walden Reporter. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
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