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2023 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election

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All 26 seats to Oadby and Wigston 14 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Samia Haq Priti Joshi Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Last election 24 seats, 66.7% 2 seats, 25.0% Seats before 22 4 Seats after 19 7 Seat change 5 5 Popular vote 18,320 15,909 Percentage 51.1% 44.4% Swing 15.6% 19.4%
Map of the results of the election by ward
Leader before election Samia Haq Liberal Democrats Leader after election Samia Haq Liberal Democrats

The 2023 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election was held on 4 May 2023 to elect all 28 members of Oadby and Wigston Borough Council in Leicestershire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

All wards were up for election, each with 2 or 3 councillors to be elected. The Liberal Democrats were defending control of the council, having won 24 of 26 seats at the previous election. The previous leader of the council, John Boyce, stood down as leader two weeks before the election, having decided not to stand for re-election. He had been in the post for 17 years. He was replaced by Samia Haq.

The Liberal Democrats retained their majority at the election.

Results summary

Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election, 2023
Party		Candidates						Votes
		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	No.	Net %
	Liberal Democrats	26	19	0	5	5	73.1%	51.1%	18,320	16%
	Conservative	26	7	5	0	5	26.9%	44.4%	15,909	19.6%
	Labour	5	0	0	0		0%	4.4%	1,605	3.2%

Ward results

Source:

Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).

Oadby Brocks Hill

Oadby Brocks Hill (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jeffrey Kaufman*	792	59.1	−17.0
	Liberal Democrats	Mohammed Latif Darr*	736	54.9	−16.7
	Conservative	Rakesh Chander	531	39.6	+14.3
	Conservative	Mohammad Alam	471	35.1	+17.9
Turnout			1,341	43
Registered electors			3,178
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

These figures are updated. On 15 May 2023 the council announced that the Returning Officer had identified an administrative error in the results published on 5 May for the Oadby Brocks Hill ward. The originally published figures were: Kaufman 342, Darr 286, Chandar 231, Alam 171.

Oadby Grange

Oadby Grange (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Naveed Alam*	757	47.6	+0.8
	Conservative	Kamal Ghattoraya*	673	42.4	−7.7
	Conservative	Priti Joshi*	672	42.3	−10.0
	Liberal Democrats	Moin Durrani	651	41.0	−5.8
	Liberal Democrats	Jaspal Singh Kang	636	40.0	−6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Bartfield	565	35.6	−5.7
	Labour	Nigel Smith	269	16.9	New
Turnout			1,589	36.23	0.7
Registered electors			3,886
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	0.8
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Oadby St Peter's

Oadby St Peter's (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Ridley*	525	41.8	−4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Jasvir Kaur Chohan	491	39.1	−8.8
	Conservative	Aman Singh Thind	488	38.9	+12.5
	Conservative	Marcus Solanki	479	38.1	+10.4
	Labour	Rumman Ahmed	226	18.0	−5.7
	Labour	John Britten	226	18.0	−4.6
Majority			1,256	36.35
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	9.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
Turnout			1,218	36.35

Oadby Uplands

Oadby Uplands (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Samia Haq*	616	38.6	−2.4
	Conservative	Rupa Joshi	545	34.1	+3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Victor Kaufman	530	33.2	−5.2
	Conservative	Mohammed Boodhoo	529	33.1	+5.0
	Labour	Hajira Piranie	457	28.6	+0.4
	Labour	Justine Mercer	427	26.8	+0.9
Turnout			1,596	46.89
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.2
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Oadby Woodlands

Oadby Woodlands (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dean Gamble*	707	54.1	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Santokh Singh Athwal	680	52.0	+5.7
	Conservative	Dilip Dave	556	42.5	+6.1
	Conservative	Harrinder Singh Rai	532	40.7	+13.4
Turnout			1,308	36.86
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

South Wigston

South Wigston (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Rosemarie Adams*	685	50.3	−4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Carl Walter	645	47.4	−4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Morris*	619	45.5	−3.0
	Conservative	Yvonne Darling	601	44.2	+19.7
	Conservative	Karen Stokes	580	42.6	+18.9
	Conservative	Tony Stokes	561	41.2	+18.6
Turnout			1,361	30.57
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	12.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Wigston All Saints

Wigston All Saints (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Charlesworth*	916	61.4	−11.8
	Liberal Democrats	Lee Bentley*	905	60.6	−15.3
	Liberal Democrats	Gary Hunt	863	57.8	−16.5
	Conservative	Michael McGee	515	34.5	+13.7
	Conservative	Claire Wills	503	33.7	N/A
	Conservative	Julian Tibbets	481	32.2	N/A
Turnout			1,493	44.69
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	27.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Wigston Fields

Wigston Fields (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Bill Boulter*	910	64.2	−13.1
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Loydall*	888	62.6	−11.0
	Liberal Democrats	Carl Martin	830	58.5	−19.7
	Conservative	Nick Agar	478	33.7	+11.9
	Conservative	Mirza Junak	396	27.9	N/A
	Conservative	Shantilal Nandha	388	27.4	N/A
Turnout			1,418	38.15
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	23.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Wigston Meadowcourt

Wigston Meadowcourt (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Liz Darling	1,117	65.4	+29.2
	Conservative	Colin Gore	1,091	63.9	+31.1
	Conservative	John Ford	1,080	63.3	+34.9
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Phipps	531	31.1	−21.8
	Liberal Democrats	David Loydall*	520	30.5	−24.5
	Liberal Democrats	Michael White	479	28.1	−24.2
Turnout			1,707	45.53
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	29.7
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Wigston St Wolstan's

Wigston St Wolstan's (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Linda Broadley*	888	55.4	−24.5
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Broadley*	876	54.7	−25.3
	Liberal Democrats	Clare Koslowski*	836	54.7	−21.0
	Conservative	Alex Darling	637	39.8	N/A
	Conservative	Mukesh Dave	630	39.3	+16.6
	Conservative	Matthew Ford	618	38.6	N/A
Turnout			1,602	45.03
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	33.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Changes 2023–2027

• Michael Charlesworth, elected as a Liberal Democrat, left the party in March 2024 to sit as an independent.

References

1. "Local Elections (2023)". Oadby and Wigston Borough Council. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
2. "Election timetable in England". UK Government. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
3. "Oadby and Wigston Lib Dems promise new homes and sports facilities". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
4. "All the candidates standing in the local elections in Oadby and Wigston". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
5. "Oadby and Wigston Council leader to step down in May". BBC. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
6. Moorhouse, Sam (20 April 2023). "New council leader is announced as local elections draw closer". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
7. "Borough Council Elections - May 2023". Oadby and Wigston Borough Council. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
8. "Oadby Brocks Hill Ward Results - Borough Council Elections on 4 May 2023". OWBC. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
9. Boothroyd, David (15 March 2024). "The Dream shall never Dye". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 12 July 2024.

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