2023 Telford and Wrekin Council election

2023 Telford and Wrekin Council election
All 54 seats to Telford and Wrekin Council; 28 seats needed for a majority
	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]

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

Summary

Election result

2023 Telford and Wrekin Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	54	38	2	0	2	70.4	52.9	42,725	+5.3
	Conservative	54	8	0	4	5	14.8	26.6	21,460	–10.8
	Liberal Democrats	27	6	1	0	2	11.1	9.6	7,714	+2.3
	Independent	24	2	1	0	1	3.7	9.0	7,242	+4.3
	Green	13	0	0	0		0.0	1.9	1,514	+1.6
	Libertarian	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	60	New

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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Kim Tonks	594	50.1
	Conservative	Becky Eade	376	35.3
	Labour	Bill McClements	137	12.9
	Green	Thomas Hayek	19	1.8
Majority			218	14.8
Turnout			1,128	46.7
Registered electors			2,416
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Apley Castle

Apley Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Karen Blundell*	696	64.3
	Conservative	Andrew Benion	199	18.4
	Labour	Usman Ahmed	187	17.3
Majority			397	45.9
Turnout			1,085	45.5
Registered electors			2,386
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Arleston & College

Arleston & College (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Lee Carter*	1,281	71.8
	Labour	Angela McClements*	1,244	69.7
	Conservative	Philip Morris-Jones	324	18.2
	Conservative	Jeremy Good	282	15.8
	Green	Bev McCarthy	183	10.3
Turnout			1,804	37.0
Registered electors			4,879
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Brookside

Brookside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Arnold England*	488	74.5
	Conservative	Robert Burnett	95	14.5
	Independent	Greg Sinclair	72	11.0
Majority			393	60.0
Turnout			655	22.9
Registered electors			2,861
	Labour hold		Swing

Church Aston & Lilleshall

Church Aston & Lilleshall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Andrew Eade*	719	64.0
	Labour	Lynda Broughton	263	23.4
	Liberal Democrats	Sally Wiggin	142	12.6
Majority			456	40.6
Turnout			1,125	44.9
Registered electors			2,506
	Conservative hold		Swing

Dawley & Aqueduct

Dawley & Aqueduct (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Andy Burford*	1,002	63.5
	Labour	Lyndsey Parker	822	52.1
	Conservative	Martin Vickers	300	19.0
	Independent	Sam Deakin	275	17.4
	Conservative	Michael Carline	273	17.3
	Green	John Adams	125	7.9
	Liberal Democrats	Alison Cheshire	106	6.7
Turnout			1,595	30.2
Registered electors			5,284
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Donnington

Donnington (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Fiona Doran	774	49.7
	Labour	Ollie Vickers	720	46.2
	Conservative	Jay Gough	706	45.3
	Conservative	Thomas Hoof	645	41.4
	Green	Ross Minton	117	7.5
Turnout			1,562	27.7
Registered electors			5,634
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Edgmond

Edgmond
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Stephen Burrell*	600	62.6
	Labour	Simon Lord	263	27.4
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Collier	96	10.0
Majority			337	35.2
Turnout			962	41.8
Registered electors			2,299
	Conservative win (new seat)

Ercall

Ercall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Giles Luter	671	54.6
	Conservative	Miles Hosken*	487	39.6
	Green	Pat McCarthy	72	5.9
Majority			184	15.0
Turnout			1,236	51.7
Registered electors			2,390
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Ercall Magna

Ercall Magna
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Stephen Bentley*	604	59.6
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Baker	291	28.7
	Labour	Gemma Davis	119	11.7
Majority			313	30.9
Turnout			1,027	38.6
Registered electors			2,662
	Conservative win (new seat)

Hadley & Leegomery

Hadley & Leegomery (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Gemma Offland*	1,337	58.3
	Labour	Eileen Callear*	1,305	56.9
	Labour	Amrik Jhawar*	1,242	54.1
	Independent	Julie Kaur	487	21.2
	Independent	Lesley Savage	402	17.5
	Independent	Paul Savage	384	16.7
	Conservative	Brett Murphy	343	15.0
	Conservative	Kevin Hall	328	14.3
	Conservative	Naz Younas	298	13.0
	Green	Toby Poulsom	175	7.6
Turnout			2,304	30.9
Registered electors			7,461
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Haygate & Park

Haygate & Park (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Graham Cook*	1,092	57.0
	Labour	Paul Davis	1,031	53.8
	Conservative	Sylvia Hall	614	32.0
	Conservative	Stuart Parr	509	26.6
	Independent	Tim Wills	186	9.7
	Liberal Democrats	Pat Fairclough	173	9.0
Turnout			1,927	36.2
Registered electors			5,329
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Horsehay & Lightmoor

Horsehay & Lightmoor (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Ian Preece	931	61.3
	Labour	Raj Mehta*	830	54.6
	Independent	Kate Barnes	387	25.5
	Independent	Steve Barnes	293	19.3
	Conservative	Rupal Karpe	160	10.5
	Conservative	Tayisiya Lawrence	157	10.3
	Liberal Democrats	Archie Barnett	105	6.9
Turnout			1,525	31.7
Registered electors			4,809
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour hold

Ironbridge Gorge

Ironbridge Gorge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Carolyn Healy*	848	80.5
	Conservative	Harvey Mitchell	129	12.2
	Green	Bridget Irving	57	5.4
	Liberal Democrats	Debbie Miller	20	1.9
Majority			719	68.3
Turnout			1,055	45.2
Registered electors			2,332
	Labour hold		Swing

Ketley

Ketley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Ranbir Sahota	454	52.5
	Conservative	Joy Francis	281	32.5
	Independent	Andrew Morris	129	14.9
Majority			173	20.0
Turnout			870	32.9
Registered electors			2,646
	Labour win (new seat)

Lawley

Lawley (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Zona Hannington	697	46.3
	Labour	Luke Lewis	690	45.8
	Labour	Erin Aston	664	44.1
	Liberal Democrats	Cathy Salter	486	32.2
	Conservative	Mike Francis	300	19.9
	Liberal Democrats	David Goodall	285	18.9
	Liberal Democrats	William Love	276	18.3
	Conservative	Hamish Toon	229	15.2
	Conservative	Susan Toon	242	16.1
	Independent	Jackie Yorke	207	13.7
	Independent	John Yorke	165	10.9
Turnout			1,513	26.9
Registered electors			5,618
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Madeley & Sutton Hill

Madeley & Sutton Hill (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Paul Watling*	1,486	62.9
	Labour	Janice Jones*	1,435	60.8
	Labour	Derek White*	1,397	59.1
	Conservative	Lisa Dugmore	582	24.6
	Conservative	Eric Bennett	551	23.3
	Conservative	Dorothy Roberts	505	21.4
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Howard	296	12.5
	Green	David Page	154	6.5
Turnout			2,367	31.7
Registered electors			7,457
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Malinslee & Dawley Bank

Malinslee & Dawley Bank (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Shaun Davies*	1,183	76.5
	Labour	Elise Davies	1,089	70.4
	Conservative	Samantha Smith	282	18.2
	Conservative	Pauline Jackson	253	16.4
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick Doody	110	7.1
Turnout			1,554	28.8
Registered electors			5,396
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Muxton

Muxton (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Jenny Urey	618	40.5
	Conservative	Nigel Dugmore*	546	35.8
	Independent	Iain Alexander	535	35.1
	Conservative	Adrian Lawrence*	342	22.4
	Labour	Andrew Harrison	342	22.4
	Labour	Michael Rowe	320	21.0
	Liberal Democrats	Ben Eaton	83	5.4
Turnout			1,535	34.1
Registered electors			4,498
	Independent gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold

Newport East

Newport East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Syrda	483	51.9
	Conservative	Rodney Pitt	237	25.5
	Labour	Heather Brennan	211	22.7
Majority			246	26.4
Turnout			943	40.0
Registered electors			2,360
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Newport North

Newport North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Tim Nelson*	580	50.7
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Wiggin	378	33.1
	Labour	Matt Lamb	185	16.2
Majority			202	17.6
Turnout			1,146	45.4
Registered electors			2,527
	Conservative win (new seat)

Newport South

Newport South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Janke*	381	48.8
	Conservative	Eric Carter*	278	35.6
	Labour	Rachel Keen	122	15.6
Majority			103	13.3
Turnout			782	38.2
Registered electors			2,050
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Newport West

Newport West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Peter Scott*	639	66.5
	Conservative	Bill Harper	146	15.2
	Labour	Tom King	147	15.3
	Liberal Democrats	Martyn Jobe	29	3.0
Majority			493	51.3
Turnout			964	36.9
Registered electors			2,615
	Independent win (new seat)

Oakengates & Ketley Bank

Oakengates & Ketley Bank (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Steve Reynolds*	1,201	53.7
	Labour	Hilda Rhodes*	1,201	53.7
	Labour	Gilly Latham-Reynolds*	1,135	50.7
	Conservative	Christine Orford	521	23.3
	Conservative	Leanne Maddy	518	23.1
	Conservative	Adam Karakulah	428	19.1
	Independent	Dave Poole	314	14.0
	Independent	Claire McKeown	279	12.5
	Independent	Katie Woodland	263	11.8
	Independent	Sarah Williams	237	10.6
	Independent	Dan Williams	203	9.1
Turnout			2,261	29.1
Registered electors			7,773
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Overdale & The Rock

Overdale & The Rock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mark Boylan*	423	56.9
	Conservative	Rob Binks	214	28.8
	Liberal Democrats	David Schultz	54	7.3
	Green	Mark Webster	52	7.0
Majority			209	28.1
Turnout			746	28.8
Registered electors			2,593
	Labour win (new seat)

Priorslee

Priorslee (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David Thomas	1,023	53.3
	Conservative	Rachael Tyrrell	959	50.0
	Labour	Gurdip Singh	788	41.1
	Labour	Rae Evans	639	33.3
	Green	Mike White	117	6.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jack Ashington-Carter	77	4.0
	Liberal Democrats	David Ellams	73	3.8
Turnout			1,933	41.6
Registered electors			4,644
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Shawbirch & Dothill

Shawbirch & Dothill (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Karen Tomlinson*	1,048	60.0
	Liberal Democrats	Bill Tomlinson*	993	56.8
	Labour	Jim McGinn	370	21.2
	Conservative	Chelsea Benion	336	19.2
	Labour	Stuart Williams	317	18.1
	Conservative	Charlie Ensor	295	16.9
Turnout			1,758	40.7
Registered electors			4,319
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

St Georges

St Georges (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Richard Overton*	951	60.7
	Labour	Stephen Handley	926	59.1
	Conservative	Alan Adams	444	28.4
	Conservative	Nina Kelly-Triplett	433	27.7
	Green	Barry Mitchell	158	10.1
	Libertarian	Sam Rhodes-Hodgkiss	60	3.8
Turnout			1,571	30.6
Registered electors			5,142
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

The Nedge

The Nedge (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Nathan England*	1,375	56.2
	Labour	Chris Turley*	1,280	52.3
	Labour	Leanne Powers	1,224	50.0
	Conservative	Barbara Street	532	21.7
	Conservative	Mike Street	513	21.0
	Conservative	Vladislav Grandinari	423	17.3
	Independent	Connor Furnival	318	13.0
	Independent	Tammy Wood	286	11.7
	Independent	Adrian Watkin	270	11.0
	Green	Charlotte Creen	224	9.2
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Bryant	215	8.8
	Independent	Sophia Vaughan-Hodkinson	147	6.0
Turnout			2,460	30.2
Registered electors			8,149
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Woodside

Woodside (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Kelly Middleton*	765	75.1
	Labour	Helena Morgan	722	70.9
	Conservative	Graham Blower	189	18.5
	Conservative	Jacqueline Seymour*	180	17.7
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Salter	83	8.1
Turnout			1,023	21.3
Registered electors			4,815
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Wrockwardine

Wrockwardine
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Gareth Thomas	476	48.6
	Labour	Joan Gorse	252	25.7
	Independent	Martin Holyoake	146	14.9
	Green	Rebecca Owen	61	6.2
	Liberal Democrats	Josh Tomlinson	44	4.5
Majority			224	22.9
Turnout			988	43.6
Registered electors			2,265
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wrockwardine Wood & Trench

Wrockwardine Wood & Trench (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Shirley Reynolds*	1,099	74.6
	Labour	John Thompson	1,048	71.1
	Conservative	Lucinda Rich	303	20.6
	Conservative	Anzelika Kondrasova	258	17.5
Turnout			1,480	32.1
Registered electors			4,613
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Changes 2023-2027

By-elections

The Nedge

The Nedge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Corrine Chikadamina	971	54.4	–0.8
	Conservative	Richard Tyrell	464	26.0	+4.7
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Bryant	175	9.8	+1.2
	Independent	Sophia Vaughan-Hodkinson	175	9.8	+3.9
Majority			507	28.4	N/A
Turnout			1,794	21.5	–8.7
Registered electors			8,346
	Labour hold		Swing	2.8

References

^ Including one vacant seat in Hadley and Leegomery ward previously held by Labour councillor Leon Murray until his death in January 2023.^[2]

^ "Your councillors". Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^ Jones, Megan (15 January 2023). "Former Telford Mayor dies as tributes paid to 'real gentleman'". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ "Notice of Election Borough". Telford and Wrekin Council. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
^ "The Telford and Wrekin (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/1368, retrieved 19 January 2024
^ 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.
^ Trigg, Rob (5 May 2023). "Labour marks best-ever result in Telford and Wrekin". BBC News. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
^ "Statement of Persons Nominated - Borough". Telford and Wrekin Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
^ "Local elections 2023". Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

[3] 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.

[4] "Notice of Election Borough". Telford and Wrekin Council. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.

[5] "The Telford and Wrekin (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/1368, retrieved 19 January 2024

[6] 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.

[7] Trigg, Rob (5 May 2023). "Labour marks best-ever result in Telford and Wrekin". BBC News. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

[8] "Statement of Persons Nominated - Borough". Telford and Wrekin Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.

[9] "Local elections 2023". Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

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