2023 Chesterfield Borough Council election

2023 Chesterfield Borough Council election
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
All 40 seats on Chesterfield Borough Council
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Tricia Gilby Paul Holmes Paul Mann
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election 28 (43.5%) 17 (39.0%) 3 (5.7%)
Seats before 29 17 2
Seats won 28 12 0
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Chesterfield Borough Council election
Leader before election

Tricia Gilby
Labour

 Leader after election

Tricia Gilby
Labour

The 2023 Chesterfield Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect all 40 members of Chesterfield Borough Council in Derbyshire, England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

Results summary

Following the results, the council remained under Labour control. New ward boundaries took effect for this election following a review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, reducing the number of seats from 48 to 40. Only the Staveley South seat (previously called Hollingwood and Inkersall) had its boundaries left entirely unchanged.[2] Labour retained its majority on the council with an increased share of the seats, as the Liberal Democrats and Independents lost seats.

Based on estimates for what the previous position would have been under the new boundaries, Labour notionally 'gained' Brampton East and Boythorpe, Brampton West and Loundsley Green and Linacre wards from the Liberal Democrats and Staveley South from Independents and that the Liberal Democrats notionally 'gained' Staveley North from Labour.[3]

2023 Chesterfield Borough Council election[4]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 40 28 Steady 70.0 46.8 27,904 +3.3
  Liberal Democrats 35 12 Decrease 5 30.0 32.6 19,440 –6.4
  Conservative 18 0 Steady 0.0 9.5 5,677 +0.4
  Green 9 0 Steady 0.0 4.5 2,704 +3.4
  Independent 9 0 Decrease 3 0.0 4.2 2,516 –1.5
  Chesterfield Independents 10 0 Steady 0.0 2.3 1,392 +1.7

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating a sitting councillor standing for re-election.[5][6]

Brampton East and Boythorpe

Brampton East and Boythorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jonathan Davies 566 47.1
Liberal Democrats Glenys Falconer* 528 43.9
Liberal Democrats Keith Falconer* 522 43.4
Labour Janice Marriott* 496 41.3
Green Andrew Clarke 132 11.0
Chesterfield Independents Daryl Portas 52 4.3
Turnout 1,206 33.45
Labour win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Brampton West and Loundsley Green

Brampton West and Loundsley Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bob Brock 987 41.2
Labour Martin Stone 977 40.8
Liberal Democrats Shirley Niblock* 971 40.5
Liberal Democrats Paul Niblock* 970 40.5
Liberal Democrats Howard Borrell* 968 40.4
Labour Pauline Twigg 871 36.3
Conservative William Birkett 420 17.5
Chesterfield Independents David Jones 233 9.7
Turnout 2,408 41.68
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Brimington North

Brimington North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dave Culley 604 70.7
Labour Suzie Perkins* 525 61.5
Independent Graeme Challands 133 15.6
Independent Cheryl Jackson 123 14.4
Conservative Rod Harrison 103 12.1
Liberal Democrats Margarita Jacobs 65 7.6
Liberal Democrats Andy Jakins 48 5.6
Turnout 858 22.58
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Brimington South

Brimington South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tricia Gilby* 667 47.2
Labour Ian Callan* 638 45.1
Liberal Democrats Stephen Hartley 566 40.0
Liberal Democrats Jane Collins 524 37.1
Conservative Malcolm Rowley 228 16.1
Turnout 1,421 33.21
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Brockwell

Brockwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Maureen Davenport* 737 52.1
Liberal Democrats Katherine Hollingworth* 685 48.4
Labour Robert Goodall 472 33.4
Labour Glynn Jordan 440 31.1
Conservative Jane Bird 153 10.8
Green Janet Ratcliffe 145 10.2
Chesterfield Independents Adele Downer 71 5.0
Turnout 1,419 36.52
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Dunston

Dunston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jean Innes* 793 50.5
Labour Gordon McLaren 743 47.3
Labour Michelle Twigg 693 44.1
Liberal Democrats Sandra Bridge 275 17.5
Liberal Democrats Ewan Cameron 272 17.3
Conservative Linda Rowley 265 16.9
Liberal Democrats Linda Thompson 238 15.1
Chesterfield Independents Paul Stone 219 13.9
Green David Fox 190 12.1
Chesterfield Independents Alan Heathcote 161 10.2
Chesterfield Independents Samuel Hartley 155 9.9
Independent Gordon Simmons* 133 8.5
Turnout 1,572 26.47
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Hasland

Hasland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mick Brady* 1,066 46.1
Labour Amanda Serjeant* 904 39.1
Labour Stuart Brittain* 896 38.8
Green Darren Yates 661 28.6
Conservative Paul Gibbons 656 28.4
Conservative Jacob Rodgers 557 24.1
Conservative Craig Stanley 540 23.4
Green Simon Geikie 476 20.6
Green Simon Swift 473 20.5
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Frear 156 6.8
Liberal Democrats Linda Shipley 115 5.0
Liberal Democrats Tom Hudson 112 4.8
Turnout 2,322 38.72
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Linacre

Linacre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gavin Baldauf-Good 710 41.8
Labour Judy Staton 644 37.9
Conservative Stephen Lynch 553 32.6
Conservative Ian Jerram 549 32.3
Liberal Democrats Bridget Dunks 426 25.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Gately 420 24.7
Turnout 1,706 41.60
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Rother

Rother
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jenny Flood* 841 66.5
Labour Lisa Blakemore* 831 65.7
Labour Keith Miles* 767 60.7
Liberal Democrats Harry Holloway 236 18.7
Liberal Democrats Paul King 234 18.5
Liberal Democrats Kevin Maher 211 16.7
Conservative Jonathan Potts 211 16.7
Turnout 1,278 22.94
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Spire

Spire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Laura Bagley 954 49.8
Labour Kate Sarvent* 929 48.5
Labour Peter Innes* 902 47.1
Liberal Democrats Ed Fordham* 743 38.8
Liberal Democrats Adrian Mather 720 37.6
Liberal Democrats Greg Campbell 718 37.5
Chesterfield Independents Susan Armenante 191 10.0
Conservative Jack Woolley 186 9.7
Turnout 1,933 34.73
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Staveley Central

Staveley Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barry Dyke* 458 53.0
Labour Jacquie Ridgway 410 47.5
Independent Paul Wilson 196 22.7
Independent Keith Bannister 192 22.2
No Description Carl Chambers 183 21.2
Conservative Carole Tilson 82 9.5
Green Jeffrey Horton 80 9.3
Turnout 870 22.80
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Staveley North

Staveley North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Jacobs 506 50.4
Liberal Democrats June Bingham 465 46.4
Labour Lisa Collins* 346 34.5
Labour Dean Collins* 344 34.3
Conservative Ian Tagg 113 11.3
Chesterfield Independents Donna Robertshaw 79 7.9
Turnout 1,004 27.31
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Staveley South

Staveley South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Debbie Wheeldon* 844 53.2
Labour Allan Ogle 770 48.5
Labour Stuart Yates 763 48.1
Independent Paul Mann* 564 35.5
Independent Dean Rhodes 512 32.3
Independent Ruth Perry* 480 30.2
Conservative John Hobson 239 15.1
Turnout 1,591 27.61
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Walton

Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Maggie Kellman* 1,264 51.5
Liberal Democrats Nick Redihough* 1,205 49.1
Liberal Democrats Tom Snowdon* 1,151 46.9
Labour Lucy McManus 814 33.2
Labour Steve Brunt 735 30.0
Labour David Rice 602 24.5
Conservative Alison Hounslow 443 18.1
Green David Wadsworth 393 16.0
Turnout 2,461 44.10
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Whittington

Whittington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Barry Bingham* 1,239 64.7
Liberal Democrats Paul Holmes* 931 48.6
Liberal Democrats Kelly Thornton* 896 46.8
Labour Steve Lismore 625 32.6
Labour Corina Nicholls 515 26.9
Labour Marion Thorpe 472 24.6
Conservative Susan Gibbons 190 9.9
Chesterfield Independents Rose Clark 150 7.8
Turnout 1,918 29.14
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Whittington Moor

Whittington Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kate Caulfield* 698 62.8
Labour Leslie Thompson 592 53.2
Conservative John Gleadall 189 17.0
Liberal Democrats Maisie Hollingworth 162 14.6
Liberal Democrats Leslie Ralph 161 14.5
Green Sophie Haworth 154 13.8
Chesterfield Independents Brad Waterhouse 81 7.3
Turnout 1,118 25.05
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Changes 2023–2027

The Spire by-election in July 2024 was a Labour hold and did not change the council's composition. Labour gained a seat from the Liberal Democrats in the Staveley North by-election held that month, leaving Labour with 29 seats and the Liberal Democrats with 11. The Brampton East and Boythorpe by-election in May 2025 returned the seat to the Liberal Democrats, restoring the 28–12 Labour–Liberal Democrat split. In May 2026, Reform UK won both Staveley North seats, one from Labour and one from the Liberal Democrats; the council consequently comprised 27 Labour councillors, 11 Liberal Democrat councillors and two Reform UK councillors.[7][8]

By-elections

Spire

Spire: 4 July 2024[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sharon Blank 1,521 45.1 −2.0
Liberal Democrats Ed Fordham* 621 18.4 −20.4
Green Vicky Noble 511 15.2 N/A
Conservative Jacob Rodgers 499 14.8 +5.1
Chesterfield Independents Kris Stone 220 6.5 −3.5
Turnout 3,406 57.81 +23.08
Labour hold Swing

The Spire by-election followed the death of Labour councillor Peter Innes, who had represented Old Whittington from 2015 until 2023 and Spire from May 2023. Chesterfield Borough Council formally recorded his death and observed a minute's silence at its meeting on 24 April 2024.[10]

Staveley North 2024

Staveley North: 4 July 2024[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve Lismore 635 34.4 −0.1
Liberal Democrats Stephen Hartley 592 32.1 −14.3
Conservative Harry Smith 278 15.1 +3.8
Independent Martin Hibbert 188 10.2 N/A
Green Joshua Ward 151 8.2 N/A
Turnout 1,872 50.23 +22.92
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

The by-election was triggered by the death of Liberal Democrat councillor June Bingham.[12]

Brampton East and Boythorpe

Brampton East and Boythorpe: 1 May 2025[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Falconer 410 34.6 −7.8
Reform Courtney James 350 29.6 N/A
Labour Pauline Twigg 235 19.8 −27.3
Independent Jane Hindle 90 7.6 N/A
Green Katherine Noble 48 4.1 −6.9
Conservative Jacob Rodgers 42 3.5 N/A
Chesterfield Independents David Jones 9 0.8 −3.5
Turnout 1,189 32.49
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labour councillor Rebecca Grundy.[14]

Staveley North 2026

Staveley North: 7 May 2026 (2 seats)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Steven Barlow 490 38.8
Reform Dawn Taylor 430 34.0
Liberal Democrats Jane Collins 410 32.5
Liberal Democrats Stephen Hartley 393 31.1
Green Robert Ferrie 144 11.4
Green Alison Riley 144 11.4
Labour Dean Collins 124 9.8
Labour Lisa Collins 113 8.9
Independent Martin Hibbert 67 5.3
Independent Vicki Holmes 50 4.0
Conservative John Boult 46 3.6
Conservative Alison Hounslow 35 2.8
Chesterfield Ind. Kris Stone 19 1.5
Turnout 1,264 34.21
Rejected ballots 1
Registered electors 3,695
Reform gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Reform gain from Labour Swing

The by-election was held after the deaths of Labour councillor Steve Lismore and Liberal Democrat councillor Paul Jacobs, which left both Staveley North seats vacant.[16]

References

  1. ↑ Coyle, Simon (2023-05-04). "Chesterfield local council elections 2023 results". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  2. ↑ "The Chesterfield (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/1369, retrieved 22 July 2023
  3. ↑ "Derbyshire elections: Labour keeps a tight hold of Chesterfield Borough Council as Lib Dems lose ground". Derbyshire Times. 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  4. ↑ "Chesterfield result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  5. ↑ "Chesterfield parish and borough elections May 2023". Chesterfield Borough Council. Archived from the original on 13 April 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Master verification sheet: Chesterfield Borough election May 2023". Chesterfield Borough Council. Archived from the original on 25 April 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "The political make-up of Chesterfield". Chesterfield Borough Council. Archived from the original on 8 May 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  8. ↑ Committee Appointments 2024/25 (PDF) (Report). Chesterfield Borough Council. 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  9. ↑ Declaration of result of poll: Spire (PDF) (Report). Chesterfield Borough Council. 5 July 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  10. ↑ Minutes of the Council meeting held on 24 April 2024 (PDF) (Report). Chesterfield Borough Council. 24 April 2024. pp. 5–6. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  11. ↑ Declaration of result of poll: Staveley North (PDF) (Report). Chesterfield Borough Council. 5 July 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 January 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  12. ↑ Public reports pack, Council, 16 October 2024 (PDF) (Report). Chesterfield Borough Council. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  13. ↑ Declaration of result of poll: Brampton East and Boythorpe (PDF) (Report). Chesterfield Borough Council. 2 May 2025. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "Council by-elections: May 2025" (PDF). A Gray Area. 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  15. ↑ Declaration of results: Staveley North (PDF) (Report). Chesterfield Borough Council. 7 May 2026. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  16. ↑ "Victorious Reform UK wins three seats after by-elections in Derbyshire town, overseen by Chesterfield Borough Council". North Derbyshire Radio. 9 May 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
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