# 2023 Slough Borough Council election

The 2023 Slough Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Slough Borough Council in Berkshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England.
Following a boundary review all 42 seats on the council were up for election and there was also a change to the electoral cycle for Slough. Previously a third of the council had been elected three years out of every four; from 2023 onwards the whole council would be elected together every four years.
The elections saw substantial gains by the Conservative Party against the national trend, more than quadrupling their number and ending up with exactly half the seats on the council.

## Overview

Prior to the election the council had a Labour majority. In 2021 the council had effectively declared bankruptcy and the government had appointed commissioners to oversee the authority's financial recovery. As a result, the council was one of only three in England to be given permission to increase council tax by more than 5% in 2023.
The election saw the Conservatives make significant gains at the expense of Labour, in contrast to the general trend across the country in 2023 where Labour generally made gains at the expense of the Conservatives. The Labour leader, James Swindlehurst, was one of those who lost his seat. The council was left under no overall control after the election, with the Conservatives winning 21 of the 42 seats. This was the only Labour-held council in the 2023 Local Elections that the party lost control of. The Conservatives subsequently formed an administration with support from the three Liberal Democrats. The Conservative group leader, Dexter Smith, was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 18 May 2023. Labour chose Pavitar Kaur Mann to be its new group leader in opposition.

## Summary
### Election result

2023 Slough Borough Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 42 | 21 | N/A | N/A | 15 | 50.0 | 46.3 | 27,646 | +16.0 |
| Labour | 42 | 18 | N/A | N/A | 15 | 42.9 | 42.8 | 25,507 | –14.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | 8 | 3 | N/A | N/A | 3 | 7.1 | 4.5 | 2,712 | –1.7 |
| Independent | 7 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 3 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 1,967 | +0.6 |
| Green | 3 | 0 | N/A | N/A | | 0.0 | 1.3 | 763 | –0.7 |
| Ind. Network | 2 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 955 | +1.0 |
| Heritage | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 100 | –0.3 |

## Candidates

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Slough Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.

### Baylis & Salt Hill

Baylis & Salt Hill (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Fiza Matloob* | 1,247 | 71.1 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Maroof Mohammad* | 1,070 | 61.0 | |
| | Conservative | Surinder Chaggar | 535 | 30.5 | |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Hussaini | 468 | 26.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,755 | 35.42 | |
| | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) |
| | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) |

### Britwell

Britwell (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Robert Anderson* | 685 | 52.4 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Pavitar Mann* | 612 | 46.8 | |
| | Conservative | Dennis French | 502 | 38.4 | |
| | Conservative | Ashish Mishra | 467 | 35.7 | |
| | Independent | Ollie Isernia | 206 | 15.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,307 | 26.19 | |
| | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) |
| | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) |

### Chalvey

Chalvey (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rifaqat Zarait | 707 | 56.7 | |
| | Conservative | Zafar Satti | 674 | 54.0 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Mohammad Sandhu* | 538 | 43.1 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Shahida Akbar* | 531 | 42.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,248 | 32.92 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Cippenham Green

Cippenham Green (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ishrat Shah | 911 | 49.2 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Stedmond | 895 | 48.4 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Jemma Davis* | 581 | 31.4 | |
| | Labour Co-op | James Swindlehurst* | 478 | 25.8 | |
| | Independent | Wayne Strutton | 275 | 14.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gurmail Hothi | 198 | 10.7 | |
| | Heritage | Nick Smith | 100 | 5.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,850 | 36.47 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Cippenham Manor

Cippenham Manor (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nadeem Khawar | 663 | 43.2 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Dilbagh Parmar* | 663 | 43.2 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Ruqayah Begum* | 635 | 41.4 | |
| | Conservative | Ahmar Usmani | 583 | 38.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Manjit Singh | 307 | 20.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,533 | 29.52 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Cippenham Village

Cippenham Village (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bally Gill* | 469 | 30.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frank O'Kelly | 420 | 27.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Taylor | 405 | 26.6 | |
| | Conservative | Haaris Ahmad | 394 | 25.9 | |
| | Labour | Josh Kimani | 394 | 25.9 | |
| | Conservative | Yasmin Raja | 389 | 25.6 | |
| | Green | Shah Khairul Enam | 378 | 24.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,520 | 30.58 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Colnbrook & Poyle

Colnbrook & Poyle (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dexter Smith* | 701 | 46.5 | |
| | Conservative | Puja Bedi* | 679 | 45.0 | |
| | Labour | Avtar Cheema | 615 | 40.8 | |
| | Labour | Gurchetan Hayer | 408 | 27.0 | |
| | Independent | Joyce John | 310 | 20.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,509 | 30.09 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Elliman

Elliman (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Amjad Abbasi | 534 | 49.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Asim Naveed | 460 | 42.8 | |
| | Labour | Mushtaq Malik* | 388 | 36.1 | |
| | Labour | Nuzhat Nematali | 344 | 32.0 | |
| | Conservative | Ravinder Bhakar | 187 | 17.4 | |
| | Conservative | Aakash Singh | 187 | 17.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,074 | 29.66 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Farnham

Farnham (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Sabia Akram* | 560 | 53.2 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Waqas Sabah | 546 | 51.9 | |
| | Conservative | Arshad Hussain | 491 | 46.6 | |
| | Conservative | Dawinderpal Sahota | 490 | 46.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,053 | 23.87 | |
| | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) |
| | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) |

### Haymill

Haymill (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anna Wright | 809 | 55.4 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Kelly | 803 | 55.0 | |
| | Labour | Sanna Malik* | 457 | 31.3 | |
| | Labour | Satpal Parmar* | 424 | 29.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catharine Parkes | 252 | 17.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,459 | 29.0 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Herschel Park

Herschel Park (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christine Hulme* | 650 | 55.3 | |
| | Labour | Zaffar Ajaib* | 612 | 52.1 | |
| | Conservative | Tom King | 513 | 43.7 | |
| | Conservative | Rikky Lobo | 423 | 36.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,175 | 23.66 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Langley Foxborough

Langley Foxborough (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Naveeda Qaseem* | 557 | 41.7 | |
| | Labour | Mark Instone | 525 | 39.3 | |
| | Ind. Network | Sunil Sudhakaran | 481 | 36.0 | |
| | Conservative | Sharon Gillingwater | 393 | 29.4 | |
| | Conservative | Jibril Hassan | 284 | 21.2 | |
| | Green | Petra Rau | 178 | 13.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,337 | 29.95 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Langley Marish

Langley Marish (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chandra Muvvala | 1,114 | 56.7 | |
| | Conservative | Wal Chahal | 807 | 41.0 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Kuljit Kaur | 505 | 25.7 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Preston Brooker* | 491 | 25.0 | |
| | Independent | Ansar Mohammed | 263 | 13.4 | |
| | Independent | Sharon O'Reilly | 245 | 12.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Josephine Hanney | 136 | 6.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,966 | 40.48 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Langley Meads

Langley Meads (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Neel Rana | 904 | 62.3 | |
| | Conservative | Mabu Shaik | 824 | 56.8 | |
| | Labour | Kamaljit Kaur* | 542 | 37.4 | |
| | Labour | Satish Basra | 505 | 34.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,451 | 31.06 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Langley St Mary's

Langley St Mary's (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gurcharan Manku | 783 | 44.9 | |
| | Conservative | Adil Iftakhar | 727 | 41.7 | |
| | Labour | Gurdeep Grewal* | 563 | 32.3 | |
| | Labour | Savneet Bains | 535 | 30.7 | |
| | Ind. Network | Shin Dhother | 474 | 27.2 | |
| | Green | Julian Edmonds | 207 | 11.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,744 | 38.12 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Manor Park & Stoke

Manor Park & Stoke (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mohammed Nazir* | 913 | 52.4 | |
| | Labour | Jamila Sabah | 832 | 47.7 | |
| | Conservative | Sarfraz Khan | 805 | 46.2 | |
| | Conservative | Sajid Janjua | 742 | 42.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,744 | 32.34 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Northborough & Lynch Hill Valley

Northborough & Lynch Hill Valley (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Martin Carter* | 580 | 49.6 | |
| | Conservative | Siobhan Dauti | 537 | 45.9 | |
| | Labour | Annetta Dendie | 512 | 43.8 | |
| | Conservative | Steven Gillingwater | 512 | 43.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,169 | 25.89 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Slough Central

Slough Central (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ejaz Ahmed | 547 | 53.3 | |
| | Conservative | Dhruv Tomar | 539 | 52.5 | |
| | Labour | Safdar Ali* | 447 | 43.5 | |
| | Labour | Katarzyna Rusin | 416 | 40.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,027 | 28.24 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Upton

Upton (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Balwinder Dhillon | 1,277 | 65.9 | |
| | Conservative | Subhash Mohindra | 1,220 | 62.9 | |
| | Labour | Balvinder Bains* | 603 | 31.1 | |
| | Labour | Jina Basra* | 545 | 28.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,939 | 38.96 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Upton Lea

Upton Lea (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Haqeeq Dar* | 1,105 | 56.6 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Andrea Escott | 957 | 49.0 | |
| | Conservative | Raja Fayyaz | 856 | 43.9 | |
| | Conservative | Arvind Dhaliwal | 842 | 43.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.19 | |
| | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) |
| | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) |

### Wexham Court

Wexham Court (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Harjinder Gahir* | 826 | 43.8 | |
| | Conservative | Iftakhar Ahmed | 815 | 43.2 | |
| | Conservative | Hardeep Jandu | 647 | 34.3 | |
| | Labour | Gaye Jeynes | 641 | 34.0 | |
| | Independent | Mubashir Ahmed | 539 | 28.5 | |
| | Independent | Patrick Donachy | 129 | 6.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,888 | 38.71 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |