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2023 Rushcliffe Borough Council election

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All 44 seats to Rushcliffe Borough Council 23 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Simon Robinson Jen Walker Party Conservative Labour Independent Seats before 26 6 6 Seats after 25 9 5   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Sue Mallender & Richard Mallender Ted Birch Rod Jones Party Green Rushcliffe Ind. Liberal Democrats Seats before 3 0 3 Seats after 2 2 1
Results by ward
Leader before election Simon Robinson Conservative Leader after election Neil Clarke Conservative

The 2023 Rushcliffe Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect all 44 members of Rushcliffe Borough Council in Nottinghamshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

The council had been under Conservative majority control since 1999. The leader of the council prior to the election was Simon Robinson, but he chose not to stand for re-election.

The Conservatives retained their majority at the election. At the subsequent annual council meeting on 25 May 2023, Neil Clarke was appointed the new leader of the council. He had previously held the position between 2005 and 2017.

Background

Rushcliffe is one of the seven non-metropolitan districts that make up Nottinghamshire County Council. Since its creation in 1973, the Conservatives have held a majority in all elections, apart from 1995 when the council fell into no overall control with the Conservatives remaining the largest party. In the 2019 election, the Conservatives won 29 seats with 43.3% of the vote, Labour won 7 with 26.2%, the Liberal Democrats won 3 with 12.9%, independents won 3 with 7.3%, and the Green Party won 2 with 9.4%.

The 2023 elections took place on new boundaries. Six wards (Bingham East, Bingham West, Gamston North, Gamston South, Sutton Bonington, and Thoroton) were abolished; five wards (Bingham North, Bingham South, Gamston, Newton, and Soar Valley) were created. In addition, two wards (Abbey and Gotham) gained seats and two wards (Lutterell and Trent Bridge) lost seats.

Previous council composition

Changes

• June 2020: Ron Hetherington (Conservative) resigns; by-election held May 2021
• May 2021: Matt Barney (Conservative) wins by-election
• September 2021: Annie Major (Liberal Democrats) resigns; by-election held October 2021
• October 2021: Vicky Price (Liberal Democrats) wins by-election; John Stockwood and Francis Purdue-Horan suspended from the Conservatives
• March 2023: Benjamin Gray defects to the Green Party from Labour
• April 2023: Maureen Stockwood leaves the Conservatives to sit as an independent.

Results

2023 Rushcliffe Borough Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	44	25			4	56.8
	Green	14	2			0	4.5
	Labour	35	9			2	20.5
	Liberal Democrats	11	1			2	2.3
	Reform UK	1	0			0	0.0
	Rushcliffe Independents	5	2			2	4.5
	Independent	15	5			2	11.4

Results by ward

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

Abbey

Bingham North

Bingham South

Bunny

Compton Acres

Cotgrave

Cranmer

Cropwell

East Bridgford

Edwalton

Gamston

Gotham

Keyworth & Wolds

Lady Bay

Leake

Lutterell

Musters

Neville & Langar

Newton

Radcliffe on Trent

Ruddington

Soar Valley

Tollerton

Trent Bridge

References

1. Of the six independent councillors prior to the election, three formed the "Leake Independents" group led by Carys Thomas, the other three did not belong to any group.

1. Hartley, Joshua (2 December 2022). "Leader of Rushcliffe Borough Council will step down after 6 years in role". Nottinghamshire Live. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
2. Topping, Andrew (26 May 2023). "Neil Clarke returns to lead Rushcliffe Borough Council after six-year absence from top job". Notts TV. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
3. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Rushcliffe Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
4. ^ "The Rushcliffe (Electoral Changes) Order 2022 - Schedule 1". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
5. "Your Councillors by Party". Rushcliffe Borough Council. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Archived from the original on 8 April 2023.
6. "Resignation of Borough Councillor". Sutton Bonnington Parish Council. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
7. "Local Elections Archive Project — Sutton Bonington Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
8. "Winning a Pennine seat would be Felicitous | LocalCouncils.co.uk". www.localcouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
9. "Local Elections Archive Project — Musters Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
10. "Rushcliffe councillors expelled for 'harassing' clerk". BBC News. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
11. "West Bridgford Labour councillor defects to the Green Party". West Bridgford Wire. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
12. Boothroyd, David (28 April 2023). "The meanest cat from old Swansea town". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
13. Pridmore, Oliver; Beck, Laycie (5 May 2023). "Full Rushcliffe Borough Council 2023 local election results - Tory majority narrowly slips". Nottinghamshire Live. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
14. "Elections 2023". Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
15. "Statement of Persons Nominated - Abbey Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
16. "Statement of Persons Nominated - Bingham North Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
17. "Statement of Persons Nominated - Bingham South Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
18. "Statement of Persons Nominated - Bunny Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
19. "Statement of Persons Nominated - Compton Acres Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
20. "Statement of Persons Nominated - Cotgrave Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
21. "Statement of Persons Nominated - Cranmer Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
22. "Statement of Persons Nominated - Cropwell Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
23. "Statement of Persons Nominated - East Bridgford Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
24. "Statement of Persons Nominated - Edwalton Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
25. "Statement of Persons Nominated - Gamston Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
26. "Statement of Persons Nominated - Gotham Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
27. "Statement of Persons Nominated - Keyworth & Wolds Borough Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
28. "Statement of Persons Nominated - Lady Bay Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
29. "Statement of Persons Nominated - Leake Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
30. "Statement of Persons Nominated - Lutterell Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
31. "Statement of Persons Nominated - Musters Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
32. "Statement of Persons Nominated - Neville & Langar Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
33. "Statement of Persons Nominated - Newton Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
34. "Statement of Persons Nominated - Radcliffe on Trent Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
35. "Statement of Persons Nominated - Ruddington Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
36. "Statement of Persons Nominated - Soar Valley Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
37. "Statement of Persons Nominated - Tollerton Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
38. "Statement of Persons Nominated - Trent Bridge Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

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