2023 Ashfield District Council election

2023 English local election

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4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)

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All 35 seats to Ashfield District Council
18 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Leader	Jason Zadrozny	Kevin Rostance
Party	Ashfield Ind.	Conservative
Seats before	27	3
Seats after	32	2

	Third party	Fourth party

Party	Independent	Labour
Seats before	3	2
Seats after	0	1

Map of the results of the election. Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.

Leader before election

Jason Zadrozny
Ashfield Ind.

Leader after election

Jason Zadrozny
Ashfield Ind.

The 2023 Ashfield District Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect all 35 members of Ashfield District Council in Nottinghamshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England.

The previous election occurred in 2019, and resulted in the Ashfield Independents winning in a landslide victory of 30 seats. The 2023 election saw the Ashfield Independents increase their majority, finishing with 32 seats.

Background

Labour controlled Ashfield from its creation in 1973 until 2003, when it fell into no overall control. Labour regained control in 2011 and held the council until 2019, when the Ashfield Independents won a large victory. In that election, Ashfield Independents won 30 seats with 64.6% of the vote, Labour won 2 with 18.2%, and the Conservatives won 3 with 11.2%.

Previous council composition

After 2019 election			Before 2023 election
Party		Seats	Party		Seats
	Ashfield Ind.	30		Ashfield Ind.	28
	Conservative	3		Conservative	3
	Labour	2		Labour	2
	Independent	0		Independent	2

Changes

Melanie Darrington leaves Ashfield Independents to sit as an independent
Ciaran Brown (Ashfield Independents) resigns; by-election held May 2021
April 2020: Anthony Brewer (Ashfield Independents) dies; by-election held May 2021
May 2020: David Hennigan leaves Ashfield Independents to sit as an independent
May 2021: Jamie Bell (Ashfield Independents) and Will Bostock (Ashfield Independents) win by-elections
August 2022: Jim Blagden (Ashfield Independents) dies; by-election held November 2022
November 2022: Nick Parvin (Ashfield Independents) wins by-election

Results

The overall results were as follows:

2023 Ashfield District Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Ashfield Ind.	35	32	+4	-2	+2
	Conservative	32	2	+1	-2	-1
	Labour	31	1	+1	-2	-1
	Liberal Democrats	3
	TUSC	3
	Independent	1
	Breakthrough Party	1

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election:

Abbey Hill

Abbey Hill (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ashfield Ind.	Andrew Victor Meakin*	473	68	−5
	Labour	Sean Andrew White	149	21	+3
	Conservative	Pat Rogerson	73	11	+9
Turnout
	Ashfield Ind. hold

Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse

Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ashfield Ind.	Rachel Elisabeth Madden*	1,117	55	−20
	Ashfield Ind.	Jamie David Bell*	1,027	51	−14
	Labour	Simon John Edward Bishop	615	31	+15
	Labour	Donna Samantha Jane Gilbert	588	29	+16
	Conservative	Richard Anthony Portas	278	14	+10
	Conservative	Dale Saddington	249	12	+8
	TUSC	Anthony Thomas Hunt	28	1	N/A
Turnout			2,013
	Ashfield Ind. hold
	Ashfield Ind. hold

Ashfields

Ashfields (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ashfield Ind.	David Thomas Walters*	421	46	−37
	Labour	Margaret Ann Wilson	257	28	+18
	Conservative	Sam Ansell	243	26	+19
Turnout
	Ashfield Ind. hold

Carsic

Carsic (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cathy Mason	332	45	+20
	Ashfield Ind.	Joel Martyn Meakin	236	32	−40
	Conservative	Tony Johnson	137	19	+16
	Independent	Derrick Etches	27	4	N/A
Turnout
	Labour gain from Ashfield Ind.		Swing

Greenwood & Summit

Greenwood & Summit (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ashfield Ind.	Christoper Huskinson	746	60	−19
	Ashfield Ind.	Warren Nuttall	744	59	−11
	Labour	Enid Bakewell	356	28	+14
	Labour	Linford Gibbons	336	27	+14
	Conservative	Lee Scothern	136	11	+9
	Conservative	Simon Wright	116	9	+7
Turnout			1,252
	Ashfield Ind. hold		Swing
	Ashfield Ind. hold

Hucknall Central

Hucknall Central (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ashfield Ind.	Nick Parvin*	860	51	+13
	Ashfield Ind.	Lee Waters*	826	49	+12
	Labour	Ria Cash	627	37	+6
	Labour	John Hartley Wilkinson	529	31	+1
	Conservative	Jaimie McPherson	234	14	−6
	Liberal Democrats	James Alan Harvey	82	5	N/A
Turnout			1,695
	Ashfield Ind. hold
	Ashfield Ind. hold

Hucknall North

Hucknall North (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ashfield Ind.	John Morton Anthony Wilmott*	1,371	53	−12
	Ashfield Ind.	Anna Ellis	1,277	49	−12
	Ashfield Ind.	Gordon Kenneth Mann	1,218	47	−13
	Labour	Patrick Stephen Ayres	892	34	+14
	Labour	David Kenneth Warwick	815	31	+13
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Alan Howes	388	15	+9
	Conservative	Lewis Jake Wright	368	14	+5
	Conservative	Steve Wright	365	14	+7
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Alan Stevenson	145	6	−4
Turnout			2,598
	Ashfield Ind. hold
	Ashfield Ind. hold
	Ashfield Ind. hold

Hucknall South

Hucknall South (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ashfield Ind.	Trevor Charles Locke*	845	54	+26
	Ashfield Ind.	Oliver John Hay	707	45	+18
	Labour	Stuart Bell	634	40	+2
	Conservative	Dave Randall	311	20	−11
Turnout			1,570
	Ashfield Ind. gain from Labour		Swing
	Ashfield Ind. gain from Labour		Swing

Hucknall West

Hucknall West (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ashfield Ind.	David Paul Shaw*	1,070	44	+15
	Ashfield Ind.	Ian John Briggs	987	41	+13
	Conservative	Phil Rostance*	896	37	−7
	Conservative	Kevin Thomas Rostance*	881	36	−8
	Ashfield Ind.	Paul Craddock	878	36	+10
	Labour	Richard Speight	724	30	+3
	Conservative	Jan Lees	699	29	−6
	Breakthrough Party	Andrew James Alexander Meikle	153	6	N/A
Turnout			2,416
	Ashfield Ind. gain from Conservative		Swing
	Ashfield Ind. gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold

Huthwaite & Brierley

Huthwaite & Brierley (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ashfield Ind.	Tom Hollis*	854	42	−39
	Ashfield Ind.	Paul Ernest Grafton	848	42	−35
	Labour	Stefan Lamb	726	36	+23
	Labour	Jayne Anne Lilliman	690	34	+22
	Conservative	John Antony Howlett	359	18	+14
	Conservative	Graham Lynk	351	17	+14
Turnout			2,015	36.3
	Ashfield Ind. hold		Swing
	Ashfield Ind. hold		Swing

Jacksdale & Westwood

Jacksdale & Westwood (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ashfield Ind.	Julie Anne Dawn Gregory	529	69	−13
	Labour	Christopher Varnam	136	18	+11
	Conservative	Chris Baron*	103	13	+11
Turnout
	Ashfield Ind. hold

Kingsway

Kingsway (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ashfield Ind.	Dale Anthony Grounds*	423	57	−15
	Labour	Clare Marie West	211	28	+13
	Conservative	Darren Clay	107	14	+9
Turnout
	Ashfield Ind. hold

Kirkby Cross & Portland

Kirkby Cross & Portland (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ashfield Ind.	Sarah Jane Lewsey	500	47	−26
	Labour	Cheryl Butler	345	32	+10
	Conservative	Sam Howlett	228	21	+16
Turnout
	Ashfield Ind. hold

Larwood

Larwood (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ashfield Ind.	Jason Bernard Zadrozny*	587	62	−19
	Labour	Adam Neville Bright	206	22	+9
	Conservative	Jack Stuart Middleton	161	17	+11
Turnout
	Ashfield Ind. hold

Leamington

Leamington (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ashfield Ind.	Sarah Madigan	351	48	−24
	Labour	Kerry Thornton	277	38	+19
	Conservative	Stuart Peach	89	12	+8
	TUSC	Ruth Stevens	15	2	N/A
Turnout			732	26.6
	Ashfield Ind. hold

Selston

Selston (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ashfield Ind.	Andy Gascoyne*	863	54	−2
	Ashfield Ind.	Arnie Hankin*	832	52	−2
	Labour	Colleen Flint	387	24	+17
	Labour	Rob Brooks	362	23	+18
	Conservative	Mark Bradshaw	343	21	+17
	Conservative	Cam Felton	319	20	+18
Turnout			1,598	32.9
	Ashfield Ind. hold		Swing
	Ashfield Ind. hold

Skegby

Skegby (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ashfield Ind.	Jodine Cronshaw	715	43	−35
	Ashfield Ind.	Will Bostock	712	43	−35
	Labour	George Watson	519	32	+18
	Labour	Michael Barber	474	29	+17
	Conservative	Keith Broughton	385	23	+19
	Conservative	Roman Gasecki	301	18	+15
Turnout			1,646	32.8
	Ashfield Ind. hold		Swing
	Ashfield Ind. hold

Stanton Hill & Teversal

Stanton Hill & Teversal (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ashfield Ind.	Helen-Ann Smith	426	46	−37
	Labour	Lee Haywood	381	41	+29
	Conservative	Bill Rogerson	120	13	+8
Turnout			927	35.6
	Ashfield Ind. hold		Swing

Sutton Central & New Cross

Sutton Central & New Cross (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ashfield Ind.	Samantha Kay Deakin*	677	48	−33
	Ashfield Ind.	Vicki Heslop	551	39	−31
	Labour	Mak Patrick Everett	381	27	+12
	Conservative	Mathew Shinto	380	27	+23
	Conservative	Karen Jayne Shaw	325	23	+20
	Labour	Margaret Betty Renshaw	316	22	+9
	TUSC	Lea Sharpe	39	3	N/A
Turnout			1,415	26.4
	Ashfield Ind. hold
	Ashfield Ind. hold

Sutton Junction & Harlow Wood

Sutton Junction & Harlow Wood (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ashfield Ind.	Matthew Relf	525	55	−33
	Conservative	Mitch Mitchell	260	27	+24
	Labour	Marcus Everett	166	17	+8
Turnout			951	35.4
	Ashfield Ind. hold		Swing

Sutton St Mary's

Sutton St Mary's (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ashfield Ind.	Kier Barsby*	355	38	−40
	Conservative	Christopher Barton-Hanson	298	32	+28
	Labour	Rebekkah Sisson	272	29	+11
Turnout			925	33.9
	Ashfield Ind. hold		Swing

The Dales

The Dales (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ashfield Ind.	John Smallridge	351	45	−38
	Labour	Jackie Barber	239	31	+19
	Conservative	Angela Bentley	182	24	+19
Turnout			772	33.0
	Ashfield Ind. hold		Swing

Underwood

Underwood (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dawn Justice	547	46	+16
	Ashfield Ind.	David Martin	510	43	−11
	Labour	Sebastian Wilson	128	11	+7
Turnout			1,185	46.2
	Conservative gain from Ashfield Ind.		Swing

References

Renamed from Summit.
Renamed from Jacksdale.
Renamed from Central & New Cross.
Renamed from St Mary's.

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