# 2023 Rushcliffe Borough Council election

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

| 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 | 29 | | Conservative | 26 |
| | Labour | 7 | | Labour | 6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 3 | | Liberal Democrats | 3 |
| | Independent | 3 | | Independent | 6 |
| | Green | 2 | | Green | 3 |

### 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 | Net gain/loss | Seats % |
| 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

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Penny Gowland* | 1,730 | 57.9 | |
| | Labour | Julie Chaplain | 1,626 | 54.4 | |
| | Labour | Steve Calvert | 1,527 | 51.1 | |
| | Conservative | Darius Furmonavicius | 1,012 | 33.9 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Duckworth | 1,010 | 33.8 | |
| | Conservative | Amit Garg | 935 | 31.3 | |
| | Green | Sandra Lee | 416 | 13.9 | |
| | Green | Ian Whitehead | 366 | 12.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Jamieson | 340 | 11.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,141 | 51.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,081 | | |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |

### Bingham North

Bingham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Regan | 593 | 44.8 | |
| | Conservative | Gareth Williams* | 587 | 44.3 | |
| | Independent | Wayne Stapleton | 399 | 30.1 | |
| | Independent | Nadia Jejna | 379 | 28.6 | |
| | Independent | Stephen Perkins | 355 | 26.8 | |
| | Independent | Francis Purdue-Horan* | 336 | 25.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,423 | 36.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,899 | | |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |

### Bingham South

Bingham South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Rowan Bird | 768 | 45.7 | |
| | Independent | Elena Georgiou | 525 | 31.2 | |
| | Conservative | Clare Williams | 447 | 26.6 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Simpson | 406 | 24.2 | |
| | Labour | Peter Vallelly | 395 | 23.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Wood | 290 | 17.3 | |
| | Independent | Maureen Stockwood* | 277 | 16.5 | |
| | Independent | Andrew Shelton | 254 | 15.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,796 | 41.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,347 | | |
| | Independent win (new boundaries) | Independent win (new boundaries) | Independent win (new boundaries) | Independent win (new boundaries) | Independent win (new boundaries) |
| | Independent win (new boundaries) | Independent win (new boundaries) | Independent win (new boundaries) | Independent win (new boundaries) | Independent win (new boundaries) |

### Bunny

Bunny :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andy Edyvean* | 603 | 51.7 | |
| | Labour | Jim Coyle | 286 | 24.5 | |
| | Rushcliffe Ind. | Will Birch | 278 | 23.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,171 | 49.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,378 | | |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |

### Compton Acres

Compton Acres :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Phillips* | 1,188 | 55.3 | |
| | Conservative | Hari Om | 1,169 | 54.4 | |
| | Labour | Catherine Carmichael | 742 | 34.5 | |
| | Labour | Graham Johnson | 671 | 31.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rod Jones | 192 | 8.9 | |
| | Green | William Richardson | 174 | 8.1 | |
| | Green | Richard Holmes | 161 | 7.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,257 | 49.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,542 | | |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |

### Cotgrave

Cotgrave :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Butler* | 1,033 | 60.3 | |
| | Rushcliffe Ind. | Keir Chewings | 1,033 | 60.3 | |
| | Conservative | Stuart Ellis | 748 | 43.7 | |
| | Conservative | Leo Healy* | 713 | 41.6 | |
| | Labour | John Clements | 612 | 35.7 | |
| | Labour | Andy Naslas | 526 | 30.7 | |
| | Independent | Darren Stothard | 475 | 27.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,046 | 32.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,264 | | |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |
| | Rushcliffe Ind. win (new boundaries) | Rushcliffe Ind. win (new boundaries) | Rushcliffe Ind. win (new boundaries) | Rushcliffe Ind. win (new boundaries) | Rushcliffe Ind. win (new boundaries) |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |

### Cranmer

Cranmer :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Chris Grocock | 620 | 56.0 | |
| | Conservative | Sarah Bailey* | 487 | 44.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,121 | 43.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,581 | | |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |

### Cropwell

Cropwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Rushcliffe Ind. | Ted Birch | 485 | 54.3 | |
| | Conservative | Gordon Moore* | 408 | 45.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 905 | 44.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,043 | | |
| | Rushcliffe Ind. win (new boundaries) | Rushcliffe Ind. win (new boundaries) | Rushcliffe Ind. win (new boundaries) | Rushcliffe Ind. win (new boundaries) | Rushcliffe Ind. win (new boundaries) |

### East Bridgford

East Bridgford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Simms* | 513 | 48.4 | |
| | Labour | Steve Kilduff | 316 | 29.8 | |
| | Independent | Monica Monni | 231 | 21.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,069 | 47.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,256 | | |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |

### Edwalton

Edwalton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hetvi Parekh | 980 | 67.1 | |
| | Conservative | Douglas Wheeler | 913 | 62.6 | |
| | Labour | Brian Robinson | 461 | 31.6 | |
| | Labour | Charles Standring | 400 | 27.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nancy Smith-Mitsch | 165 | 11.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,561 | 39.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,998 | | |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |

### Gamston

Gamston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Wheeler* | 970 | 56.1 | |
| | Conservative | Davinder Virdi* | 862 | 49.9 | |
| | Labour | John Bannister | 603 | 34.9 | |
| | Labour | Chris Geeson | 580 | 33.6 | |
| | Green | Elizabeth Mollatt | 237 | 13.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terry Morrell | 204 | 11.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,840 | 40.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,494 | | |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |

### Gotham

Gotham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rex Walker* | 561 | 66.0 | |
| | Conservative | Andy Brown | 437 | 51.4 | |
| | Labour | Lewis McAulay | 336 | 39.6 | |
| | Labour | Gill Aldridge | 276 | 32.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Wright | 89 | 10.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 921 | 45.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,030 | | |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |

### Keyworth & Wolds

Keyworth & Wolds :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Cottee* | 1,653 | 59.4 | |
| | Conservative | Rob Inglis* | 1,417 | 50.9 | |
| | Conservative | Tony Wells | 1,207 | 43.4 | |
| | Independent | Shelley Millband | 992 | 35.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Abbey | 973 | 35.0 | |
| | Labour | David Clarke | 792 | 28.5 | |
| | Labour | Kevin Fitzgerald | 674 | 24.2 | |
| | Labour | Kev Lowe | 639 | 23.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,120 | 48 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,506 | | |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |

### Lady Bay

Lady Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Sue Mallender* | 1,452 | 62.7 | |
| | Green | Richard Mallender* | 1,367 | 59.0 | |
| | Labour | Keith Wright | 679 | 29.3 | |
| | Labour | Richard Crouch | 672 | 29.0 | |
| | Conservative | Luke Dorian | 249 | 10.7 | |
| | Conservative | Jean Smith | 216 | 9.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,381 | 50 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,761 | | |
| | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) |
| | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) | Green win (new boundaries) |

### Leake

Leake :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Carys Thomas* | 1,518 | 62.7 | |
| | Independent | Jason Billin | 1,449 | 59.8 | |
| | Independent | Lesley Way* | 1,440 | 59.4 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Mercer | 852 | 35.2 | |
| | Conservative | Sylvia Smith | 749 | 30.9 | |
| | Conservative | San Singh | 731 | 30.2 | |
| | Labour | Ruth Roberts | 528 | 21.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,646 | 39.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,751 | | |
| | Independent win (new boundaries) | Independent win (new boundaries) | Independent win (new boundaries) | Independent win (new boundaries) | Independent win (new boundaries) |
| | Independent win (new boundaries) | Independent win (new boundaries) | Independent win (new boundaries) | Independent win (new boundaries) | Independent win (new boundaries) |
| | Independent win (new boundaries) | Independent win (new boundaries) | Independent win (new boundaries) | Independent win (new boundaries) | Independent win (new boundaries) |

### Lutterell

Lutterell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Phill Matthews | 425 | 39.3 | |
| | Green | Benjamin Gray* | 334 | 30.9 | |
| | Labour | Naz Begum* | 322 | 29.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,088 | 44.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,422 | | |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |

### Musters

Musters :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dora Polenta | 796 | 43.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sara Dellar | 732 | 39.9 | |
| | Labour | Roger Smith | 711 | 38.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vicky Price* | 697 | 38.0 | |
| | Conservative | Rachel Godkin | 386 | 21.1 | |
| | Conservative | Ruta Furmonaviciene | 345 | 18.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,894 | 45.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,134 | | |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) |

### Neville & Langar

Neville & Langar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tina Combellack* | 609 | 61.6 | |
| | Independent | Margaret Irving | 380 | 38.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,022 | 40.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,503 | | |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |

### Newton

Newton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Debbie Soloman | 372 | 58.0 | |
| | Labour | Paul Barton | 157 | 24.5 | |
| | Green | Rhiana Lakin | 112 | 17.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 639 | 40.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,563 | | |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |

### Radcliffe on Trent

Radcliffe on Trent :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Upton* | 1,346 | 48.8 | |
| | Conservative | Abby Brennan* | 1,342 | 48.6 | |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Clarke | 1,167 | 42.3 | |
| | Labour | Alice Tomlinson | 1,150 | 41.7 | |
| | Labour | Martin Culshaw | 1,104 | 40.0 | |
| | Labour | Paul Rotherham | 956 | 34.7 | |
| | Green | Jane Fulford | 470 | 17.0 | |
| | Green | Kim Kupper | 325 | 11.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Witko | 310 | 11.2 | |
| | Reform UK | Lance Concannon | 107 | 3.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,922 | 47.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,135 | | |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |

### Ruddington

Ruddington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jen Walker* | 1,578 | 64.3 | |
| | Labour | Mike Gaunt* | 1,531 | 62.4 | |
| | Labour | Graham Fletcher | 1,427 | 58.2 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Kemp | 850 | 34.6 | |
| | Conservative | Gary Dickman* | 821 | 33.5 | |
| | Conservative | Ben Atack | 776 | 31.6 | |
| | Green | Andrew Nicholson-Cole | 377 | 15.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,611 | 43.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,058 | | |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |

### Soar Valley

Soar Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matt Barney* | 428 | 54.7 | |
| | Rushcliffe Ind. | Stuart Matthews | 211 | 27.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Wright | 143 | 18.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 786 | 44.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,761 | | |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |

### Tollerton

Tollerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Debbie Mason* | 395 | 54.4 | |
| | Labour | Annette Beaumont | 245 | 33.7 | |
| | Green | Peter Jones | 65 | 9.0 | |
| | Rushcliffe Ind. | Natascha Birch | 21 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 729 | 48.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,516 | | |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |

### Trent Bridge

Trent Bridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Liz Plant | 541 | 64.7 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Coe | 186 | 22.2 | |
| | Green | Timothy Baker | 109 | 13.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 837 | 35.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,357 | | |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |