# 2023 Broxtowe Borough Council election

The 2023 Broxtowe Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect all 44 members of Broxtowe Borough Council in England. This took place as part of the 2023 United Kingdom local elections.
Prior to the election the council was under no overall control, being run by a coalition of Labour, Liberal Democrats and independent councillors, led by Labour group leader Milan Radulovic. This coalition had taken office following the previous 2019 election when the Conservatives had lost their majority.
Labour won a majority of the seats on the council in 2023. The leader of the Conservative group, Richard Jackson, lost his seat after a tiebreak settled by drawing names from a box.

## Background

Broxtowe is one of the seven non-metropolitan districts that make up Nottinghamshire County Council. Since its creation in 1973, the Conservatives have typically been the largest party. The Conservatives controlled the council until 1995, when Labour won control. It fell into no overall control in 2003, before the Conservatives regained control in 2015. Following elections in 2019, a coalition of Labour, Liberal Democrats, Ashfield Independents and independents formed a coalition.

## Previous council composition

| After 2019 election | After 2019 election | After 2019 election | Before 2023 election | Before 2023 election | Before 2023 election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Party | Party | Seats |
| | Conservative | 20 | | Conservative | 19 |
| | Labour | 14 | | Labour | 14 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 7 | | Liberal Democrats | 7 |
| | Ashfield Ind. | 1 | | Ashfield Ind. | 1 |
| | Independent | 2 | | Independent | 3 |

### Changes

* Dawn Elliott (Labour) resigns; by-election held May 2021
* March 2021: Ray Darby (Labour) dies; by-election held May 2021
* May 2021: Shaun Dannheimer (Labour) and Sue Paterson (Labour) win by-elections
* January 2022: Margaret Handley leaves Conservatives to sit as an independent
* August 2022: Eddie Cubley (Conservative) dies; by-election held November 2022
* November 2022: Linsey Ellis (Conservative) wins by-election

## Results summary

2023 Broxtowe Borough Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 42 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 59.1% | 43.9% | 31,430 | +9.3 |
| Conservative | 34 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 22.7% | 28.1% | 20,092 | -7.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | 30 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 18.2 | 13,055 | -1.6 |
| Independent | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4.7 | 3,348 | +1.6 |
| Green | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | - | 4.9 | 3,531 | -0.5 |
| Alliance for Democracy and Freedom (UK) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | - | 0.1% | 100 | N/A |
| Ashfield Ind. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | N/A | N/A | -1.3 |

## Ward results

An asterisk denotes an incumbent councillor.
Source:

### Attenborough & Chilwell East

Attenborough & Chilwell East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Helen Faccio | 1,491 | 53.0 | +15.8 |
| | Labour | Pauline Smith | 1,392 | 49.5 | +16.1 |
| | Labour | Richard Falvey | 1,340 | 47.7 | +14.6 |
| | Conservative | Eric Kerry* | 956 | 34.0 | −8.0 |
| | Conservative | Trish Roberts-Thomson* | 944 | 33.6 | −5.7 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Hall | 810 | 28.8 | −10.0 |
| | Green | Mary Venning | 486 | 17.3 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Archer | 304 | 10.8 | −1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Rule | 254 | 9.0 | −2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Salter | 175 | 6.2 | −4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,812 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Awsworth, Cossall & Trowell

Awsworth, Cossall & Trowell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Don Pringle* | 818 | 53.5 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | Lydia Ball* | 805 | 52.6 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | Tyler Marsh | 561 | 36.7 | +16.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Oliver | 266 | 17.4 | −6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Annie Hughes-Riley | 207 | 13.5 | −8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,529 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Beeston Central

Beeston Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Vanessa Smith | 968 | 51.5 | −19.0 |
| | Labour | Gabrielle Bunn | 912 | 48.6 | −12.3 |
| | Green | Tom Stanton | 288 | 15.3 | −16.4 |
| | Conservative | Justin He | 282 | 15.0 | −2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Taylor | 166 | 8.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Taylor | 141 | 7.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,878 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Beeston North

Beeston North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Carr* | 1,075 | 67.9 | +10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Carr* | 918 | 58.0 | +4.1 |
| | Labour | Andreas Bieler | 689 | 43.5 | +8.6 |
| | Green | Gordon Stoner | 385 | 24.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Robert Bailey | 203 | 12.8 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative | Nicola Wood | 182 | 11.5 | +2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,584 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Beeston Rylands

Beeston Rylands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sarah Webb | 912 | 43.1 | −9.4 |
| | Labour | Shaun Dannheimer* | 879 | 41.5 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Burton | 398 | 18.8 | −3.6 |
| | Green | Henry Fell | 303 | 14.3 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ben Todd | 209 | 9.9 | −7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugh Angseesing | 180 | 8.5 | −6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,117 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Beeston West

Beeston West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Greg Marshall* | 1,509 | 52.1 | −4.6 |
| | Labour | Ellie Winfield | 1,299 | 44.8 | −5.9 |
| | Green | Jeni Hunneyball | 386 | 13.3 | −5.0 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Portwood | 308 | 10.6 | −5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dan Bassford | 264 | 9.1 | −9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carmen Flores | 258 | 8.9 | −9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,897 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bramcote

Bramcote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hannah Land* | 1,512 | 18.11 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Kingdon | 1,454 | 17.42 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Watts* | 1,446 | 17.32 |
| | Conservative | Jack Doddy | 754 | 9.03 |
| | Conservative | Sunny Limbachia | 698 | 8.36 |
| | Conservative | John Breheny | 690 | 8.26 |
| | Labour | Val Leyland | 629 | 7.53 |
| | Labour | Claire Lawrence | 540 | 6.47 |
| | Labour | Vanessa Perry | 472 | 5.65 |
| | ADF | Agostino Maurotto | 100 | 1.2 |
| | Independent | William Longdon | 54 | 0.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Brinsley

Brinsley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Elizabeth Williamson* | 366 | 50.48 | +8.1 |
| | Independent | Brian Enever | 273 | 37.66 | N/A |
| | Labour | Gaynor Doherty | 86 | 11.86 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent gain from Ashfield Ind. | Independent gain from Ashfield Ind. | Swing | | |

### Chilwell West

Chilwell West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Helen Skinner* | 1,156 | 53.6 | +12.7 |
| | Labour | Stephen Jeremiah | 1,044 | 48.4 | +17.4 |
| | Labour | Colin Tideswell* | 886 | 41.1 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative | Caroline Kerry | 727 | 33.7 | −6.0 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Askham | 711 | 32.9 | −2.2 |
| | Green | Richard Eddleston | 527 | 24.4 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gavin Slater | 287 | 13.3 | −4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Duncan Fyfe | 187 | 8.7 | −2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Reece Oliver | 154 | 7.1 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,158 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Eastwood Hall

Eastwood Hall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bob Bullock | 300 | 47.54 | +20.2 |
| | Independent | Guy Hagan | 173 | 27.42 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Joshua Parker* | 158 | 25.04 | −16.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Eastwood Hilltop

Eastwood Hilltop :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Milan Radulovic* | 645 | 62.6 | +15.3 |
| | Labour | Susan Bagshaw* | 586 | 56.8 | +10.8 |
| | Conservative | Lisa Hartshorn | 229 | 22.2 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | Alex Marker | 204 | 19.8 | −1.5 |
| | Independent | Levi Ensor | 179 | 17.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,031 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Eastwood St Mary's

Eastwood St Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Bagshaw* | 491 | 43.9 | +9.8 |
| | Labour | Ken Woodhead | 489 | 43.7 | +12.2 |
| | Independent | Kane Oliver | 395 | 35.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Julie Newing | 353 | 31.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Joe Wiltshire | 196 | 17.5 | −6.5 |
| | Green | Rosemary Woods | 119 | 10.6 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,119 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Greasley

Greasley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mick Brown* | 900 | 51.6 | −9.6 |
| | Conservative | Hannah Crosby | 706 | 40.5 | −17.9 |
| | Conservative | Adam Stockwell | 701 | 40.2 | −14.9 |
| | Labour | Neil Levett | 590 | 33.8 | −0.9 |
| | Labour | Danny Hall | 525 | 30.1 | −3.6 |
| | Labour | Anne Ryan | 478 | 27.4 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carl Lewis | 277 | 15.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jo Cooke | 242 | 13.9 | N/A |
| | Green | Pat Morton | 220 | 12.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arthur Trussell | 114 | 6.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,743 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Kimberley

Kimberley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andy Cooper | 936 | 55.6 | +28.1 |
| | Labour | Chris Carr | 902 | 53.6 | +27.0 |
| | Labour | William Mee | 846 | 50.3 | +26.4 |
| | Conservative | Shane Easom* | 778 | 46.2 | +7.1 |
| | Conservative | Hefin Peter Lawlor | 652 | 38.7 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,683 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Nuthall East & Strelley

Nuthall East & Strelley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Owen* | 736 | 47.5 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative | Graham Hills | 692 | 44.7 | +0.1 |
| | Labour | Sheikh Assab | 609 | 39.3 | +5.8 |
| | Labour | Dave Tantum | 589 | 38.0 | +3.9 |
| | Green | Rachel Gravett | 190 | 12.3 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Morris-Buck | 97 | 6.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,549 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Stapleford North

Stapleford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Richard MacRae* | 673 | 53.8 | −19.1 |
| | Independent | Donna MacRae | 483 | 38.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | John Doddy | 440 | 35.2 | +7.5 |
| | Labour | Pete Beckett | 360 | 28.8 | +1.7 |
| | Labour | Dan Moss | 296 | 23.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,251 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Stapleford South East

Stapleford South East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ross Bofinger | 449 | 30.5 | +4.8 |
| | Labour | Katherine Harlow | 382 | 26.0 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Hallam* | 370 | 25.2 | −19.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Browne | 341 | 23.2 | −19.8 |
| | Conservative | Bradley Bell | 329 | 22.4 | −8.0 |
| | Conservative | Kash Purewal | 299 | 20.3 | −6.2 |
| | Independent | Lorraine Longford | 227 | 15.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | Susan Kelly | 172 | 11.7 | N/A |
| | Green | Teresa Needham | 172 | 11.7 | N/A |
| | Green | Si Frost | 122 | 8.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,470 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Stapleford South West

Stapleford South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maggie McGrath | 822 | 78.6 | +27.9 |
| | Labour | Sue Paterson* | 738 | 70.5 | +26.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Todd Oliver | 202 | 19.3 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Patrick | 179 | 17.1 | −4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,046 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Toton & Chilwell Meadows

Toton & Chilwell Meadows :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Teresa Cullen | 912 | 37.5 | +13.5 |
| | Conservative | Stephanie Kerry* | 862 | 35.5 | −16.9 |
| | Conservative | Halimah Khaled* | 834 | 34.3 | −15.1 |
| | Conservative | Richard Jackson | 833 | 34.3 | −17.4 |
| | Labour | Peter Falvey | 753 | 31.0 | +7.2 |
| | Labour | Charlie Harris | 750 | 30.9 | +8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Roche | 682 | 28.1 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Rich | 569 | 23.4 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Tyler | 525 | 21.6 | +3.2 |
| | Green | Lily Oldham | 333 | 13.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,429 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Watnall & Nuthall West

Watnall & Nuthall West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jill Owen* | 652 | 50.7 | −10.0 |
| | Labour | Peter Bales | 618 | 48.1 | +25.2 |
| | Conservative | Bob Willimott* | 605 | 47.1 | −9.9 |
| | Labour | Graham Lambert | 599 | 46.6 | +24.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,285 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

## Changes 2023–2027

In August 2023 it was reported that Steve Carr and Barbara Carr left the Liberal Democrats to sit as independents.
Attenborough and Chilwell East by-election, 2 May 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tyler Jai Marsh | 1,320 | 46.0 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative | Eric Kerry | 978 | 34.1 | +0.1 |
| | Green | Mary Evelyn Venning | 369 | 12.9 | −4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Peter Roche | 201 | 7.0 | −3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
The Attenborough and Chilwell East by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labour councillor Richard Falvey.
On 2 January 2025, 20 of the 26 councillors elected as Labour Party candidates, including council leader Milan Radulovic, resigned from the party due to dissatisfaction with the national Labour Party. They formed the Broxtowe Independents party, and will attempt to run the council as a minority grouping.