2023 Cotswold District Council election
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![]() Winner of each seat at the 2023 Cotswold District Council election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Cotswold District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect all members of Cotswold District Council in Gloucestershire, England.[1][2][3] It was held on the same day as other local elections in England.
The Liberal Democrats increased their majority on the council.[4] The Conservative group leader, Tony Berry, lost his seat.[5]
Summary
[edit]Election result
[edit]2023 Cotswold District Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
Liberal Democrats | 31 | 22 | 5 | 1 | ![]() | 64.7 | 46.9 | 13,362 | ![]() | |
Conservative | 34 | 9 | 1 | 6 | ![]() | 26.5 | 42.9 | 12,220 | ![]() | |
Green | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | 5.9 | 5.5 | 1,573 | ![]() | |
Independent | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 2.9 | 3.7 | 1,041 | ![]() | |
Labour | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 0.6 | 174 | ![]() | |
Heritage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 0.2 | 67 | N/A | |
TUSC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 0.1 | 31 | N/A |
Tetbury with Upton
[edit]The successful Liberal Democrat candidate in Tetbury with Upton, Chris Twells, was serving as the councillor for Salford City Council's Ordsall ward at the time of the close of nominations.[6] Following his election to Cotswold District Council he resigned from Salford City Council.
Ward results
[edit]Abbey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Mark Harris* | 504 | 62.2 | −13.0 | |
Conservative | Jackie Tarleton | 233 | 28.8 | +12.1 | |
Green | Erin Hughes | 73 | 9.0 | New | |
Majority | 271 | 33 | |||
Turnout | 810 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -12.6 |
Blockley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Clare Turner | 518 | 56.3 | +38.0 | |
Conservative | Sue Jepson* | 402 | 43.7 | −12.5 | |
Majority | 116 | 12.6 | |||
Turnout | 920 | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing |
Bourton Vale
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Len Wilkins | 518 | 60.9 | −3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | George Fenton | 262 | 30.8 | −4.8 | |
Green | Joe Eastoe | 70 | 8.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 256 | 30.1 | |||
Turnout | 850 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bourton Village
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | John Wareing | 425 | 50.3 | −4.7 | |
Conservative | Madan Samuel | 420 | 49.7 | +4.7 | |
Majority | 5 | 0.6 | −9.4 | ||
Turnout | 825 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Campden and Vale
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tom Stowe* | 1,271 | 66.1 | +20.1 | |
Conservative | Gina Blomefield* | 1,258 | 65.4 | +16.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Danny Loveridge | 604 | 31.4 | +2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rupert Potter | 497 | 25.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 654 | 34.0 | |||
Turnout | 1924 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Chedworth and Churn Valley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Paul Hodgkinson | 576 | 64.0 | +6.4 | |
Conservative | Shaun Parsons | 324 | 36.0 | +18.3 | |
Majority | 252 | 28.0 | |||
Turnout | 900 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Chesterton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Roly Hughes* | 398 | 63.9 | −15.8 | |
Conservative | Peter Braidwood | 155 | 24.9 | +4.6 | |
Green | Michael Poole | 70 | 11.2 | New | |
Majority | 243 | 39.0 | |||
Turnout | 623 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Coln Valley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Fowles | 480 | 52.2 | −6.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tristan Wilkinson | 440 | 47.8 | +20.0 | |
Majority | 40 | 4.3 | |||
Turnout | 920 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Ermin
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Julia Judd* | 581 | 64.9 | +6.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ed Smith | 314 | 35.1 | −6.8 | |
Majority | 267 | 29.8 | |||
Turnout | 895 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Fairford North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Michael Vann | 406 | 51.5 | −17.7 | |
Conservative | Tom Dutton | 316 | 40.1 | +9.8 | |
Heritage | James Nicholls | 67 | 8.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 90 | 11.4 | |||
Turnout | 789 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Fosseridge
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Cunningham | 563 | 65.6 | −3.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anthony McGarel-Groves | 295 | 34.4 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 268 | 31.2 | |||
Turnout | 858 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Four Acres
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Ray Brassington* | 395 | 66.1 | −3.5 | |
Conservative | Rob Gibson | 203 | 33.9 | +10.0 | |
Majority | 192 | 32.1 | |||
Turnout | 598 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Grumbolds Ash with Avening
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Tony Slater | 488 | 61.4 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Joanna Walker | 307 | 38.6 | +15.7 | |
Majority | 181 | 22.8 | |||
Turnout | 795 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Kemble
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Mike McKeown | 665 | 56.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Tony Berry* | 479 | 41.0 | −16.9 | |
Independent | Charlotte Smith | 25 | 2.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 186 | 15.9 | |||
Turnout | 1169 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Lechlade, Kempsford and Fairford South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Clare Muir | 1,150 | 56.5 | +26.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Helene Mansilla | 976 | 48.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Stephen Andrews* | 785 | 38.6 | −13.4 | |
Conservative | Steve Trotter* | 776 | 38.2 | −13.6 | |
Labour | Esme Barlow Hall | 131 | 6.4 | N/A | |
Labour | Trevor Smith | 114 | 5.6 | −9.1 | |
Majority | 191 | ||||
Turnout | 2034 | 9.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
Moreton East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Angus Jenkinson | 436 | 42.7 | −20.1 | |
Conservative | Tom Bradley | 407 | 39.9 | +6.2 | |
Independent | Chas Allen | 108 | 10.6 | N/A | |
Green | Sue Berry | 69 | 6.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 29 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 1020 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Moreton West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Daryl Corps | 451 | 51.5 | +6.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Craig Thurling | 352 | 41.3 | −13.9 | |
Green | Bob Eastoe | 63 | 7.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 89 | 10.2 | |||
Turnout | 876 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
New Mills
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Claire Bloomer* | 382 | 72.9 | −3.0 | |
Conservative | Lynn Hilditch | 142 | 27.1 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 240 | 45.8 | |||
Turnout | 524 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Northleach
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Tony Dale* | 511 | 50.5 | −11.7 | |
Conservative | Becca Amory | 427 | 42.2 | +4.4 | |
Green | Hannah Grayson-Gaito | 74 | 7.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 84 | 8.3 | |||
Turnout | 1012 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Sandywell
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jeremy Theyer | 448 | 53.7 | −13.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan McLellan | 386 | 46.3 | +21.4 | |
Majority | 62 | 7.4 | |||
Turnout | 834 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Siddington and Cerney Rural
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Mike Evemy* | 530 | 65.9 | −5.5 | |
Conservative | Richard Davies | 274 | 34.1 | +5.5 | |
Majority | 256 | 31.8 | |||
Turnout | 804 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
South Cerney Village
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Juliet Layton* | 481 | 63.7 | −20.0 | |
Conservative | Helen Roffe | 274 | 36.3 | +20.0 | |
Majority | 207 | 27.4 | |||
Turnout | 755 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
St Michael's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Joe Harris* | 512 | 68.4 | −4.5 | |
Conservative | Chris Vaughan | 236 | 31.6 | +12.2 | |
Majority | 276 | 36.9 | |||
Turnout | 748 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Stow
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Dilys Neill* | 436 | 57.9 | −7.4 | |
Conservative | David Thorpe | 290 | 38.5 | +3.8 | |
Independent | Agnieszka Wright | 27 | 3.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 146 | 19.4 | |||
Turnout | 753 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Stratton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Patrick Coleman* | 516 | 56.7 | −0.4 | |
Conservative | Jill Rixon | 278 | 30.5 | +17.3 | |
Green | Bob Irving | 85 | 9.3 | N/A | |
TUSC | Gunther Strait | 31 | 3.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 238 | 26.2 | |||
Turnout | 910 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Tetbury East and Rural
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Nikki Ind* | 635 | 76.7 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | Jenny Knight | 193 | 23.3 | −3.2 | |
Majority | 442 | 53.4 | |||
Turnout | 828 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Tetbury Town
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Ian Watson | 336 | 50.5 | +31.0 | |
Conservative | Stephen Hirst* | 183 | 27.5 | −12.8 | |
Independent | Ann Pearce | 104 | 15.6 | N/A | |
Labour | Symon Bye | 43 | 6.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 153 | 23.0 | |||
Turnout | 666 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Tetbury with Upton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Christopher Twells | 267 | 37.6 | +28.5 | |
Conservative | Peter Coleman | 207 | 29.2 | −18.8 | |
Independent | Kevin Painter | 142 | 20.0 | N/A | |
Green | Michael Wagner | 94 | 13.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 60 | 8.5 | |||
Turnout | 710 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
The Ampneys and Hampton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Lisa Spivey* | 614 | 57.5 | −1.0 | |
Conservative | Lottie Goldstone | 454 | 42.5 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 160 | 15.0 | |||
Turnout | 1068 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
The Beeches
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Nigel Robbins* | 406 | 55.5 | −24.1 | |
Conservative | Adam Limb | 251 | 34.3 | +13.9 | |
Green | Lucy Schlappa | 74 | 10.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 155 | 21.2 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
The Rissingtons
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Andrew Maclean* | 383 | 56.6 | +4.0 | |
Conservative | Esther Trinder | 294 | 43.4 | −4.0 | |
Majority | 89 | 13.1 | |||
Turnout | 677 | ||||
Green hold | Swing |
Watermoor
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Gary Selwyn* | 446 | 69.8 | +12.0 | |
Conservative | Mackenzie Vaughan | 193 | 30.2 | +18.5 | |
Majority | 253 | 39.6 | |||
Turnout | 639 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
By-elections
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Tristan Wilkinson | 705 | 48.5 | −8.0 | |
Conservative | Stephen Andrews | 624 | 42.9 | +4.3 | |
Labour | Anna Mainwaring | 73 | 5.0 | −1.4 | |
Independent | Marshall Regan | 53 | 3.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 81 | 5.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,455 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
References
[edit]- ^ "Elections 2023". Cotswold District Council. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
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- ^ "Local elections 2023: Lib Dems strengthen Cotswolds position". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ Norris, Phil; Garcia, Carmelo (5 May 2023). "Cotswold District Council local election 2023 results - full list of new councillors". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
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