2023 Cotswold District Council election

2023 English local election

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4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)

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All 34 seats to Cotswold District Council
18 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Leader	Joe Harris	Tony Berry (defeated)
Party	Liberal Democrats	Conservative
Last election	18 seats, 44.5%	14 seats, 38.9%
Seats won	22	9
Seat change	4	5
Popular vote	13,362	12,220
Percentage	46.9%	42.9%
Swing	2.4%	4.0%

	Third party	Fourth party

Party	Green	Independent
Last election	1 seat, 5.0%	1 seat, 5.7%
Seats won	2	1
Seat change	1
Popular vote	1,573	1,041
Percentage	5.5%	3.7%
Swing	0.5%	2.0%

Winner of each seat at the 2023 Cotswold District Council election

Leader before election

Joe Harris
Liberal Democrats

Leader after election

Joe Harris
Liberal Democrats

The 2023 Cotswold District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect all members of Cotswold District Council in Gloucestershire, England. It was held on the same day as other local elections in England.

The Liberal Democrats increased their majority on the council. The Conservative group leader, Tony Berry, lost his seat.

Summary

Election result

2023 Cotswold District Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	31	22	5	1	4	64.7	46.9	13,362	2.4
	Conservative	34	9	1	6	5	26.5	42.9	12,220	4.0
	Green	11	2	1	0	1	5.9	5.5	1,573	0.5
	Independent	6	1	0	0		2.9	3.7	1,041	2.0
	Labour	3	0	0	0		0.0	0.6	174	2.5
	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

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. Following his election to Cotswold District Council he resigned from Salford City Council.

Ward results

Abbey

Cirencester Abbey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Blockley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Bourton Vale
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

Bourton Village
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Campden and Vale (2 seats)
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

Chedworth and Churn Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Cirencester Chesterton
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

Coln Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Ermin
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

Fairford North
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

Fosseridge
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

Cirencester Four Acres
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Grumbolds Ash with Avening
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Kemble
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Lechlade, Kempsford and Fairford South (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Moreton East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Moreton West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Cirencester New Mills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Northleach
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

Sandywell
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

Siddington and Cerney Rural
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

South Cerney Village
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

Cirencester St Michael's
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

Stow
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

Cirencester Stratton
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

Tetbury East and Rural
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Tetbury Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Tetbury with Upton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

The Ampneys and Hampton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Cirencester Beeches
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

The Rissingtons
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Cirencester Watermoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Lechlade, Kempsford and Fairford South, 14 December 2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

"Elections 2023". Cotswold District Council. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
"Lib-Dems defend majority of two at next month's Cotswold local elections". Gloucestershire News Service. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
"Election timetable in England". UK Government. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
"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.
"Cotswolds election candidate is already a councillor 153 miles away in Greater Manchester". Gloucestershire Live. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
"Cotswold District Council - Election results for Abbey". Cotswold District Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.

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