# 2023 Newark and Sherwood District Council election

The 2023 Newark and Sherwood District Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect all 39 members of Newark and Sherwood District Council in Nottinghamshire, England.
Prior to the election the council had been under Conservative majority control, being led by David Lloyd. Following the results, the Conservatives lost the council to no overall control, and David Lloyd lost his seat. The Labour group leader, Paul Peacock, was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 23 May 2023 with support from the Liberal Democrats and many of the independent councillors.

## Overall results

The overall results were as follows:
Newark and Sherwood District Council election, 2023 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 14 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 35.9 | 39.0 | 13,008 | -8.9 |
| Labour | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 28.2 | 26.5 | 8,852 | -0.4 |
| Independent | 11 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 28.2 | 19.3 | 6,436 | +11.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.7 | 10.8 | 3,609 | -5.1 |
| Reform UK | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 69 | n/a |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 40 | n/a |

## Ward results

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

### Balderton North and Coddington

Balderton North and Coddington (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Johno Lee* | 809 | 53.9 | +2.0 |
| | Independent | Emma Louise Oldham | 792 | 52.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Betty Margaret Brooks* | 715 | 47.6 | −2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Klaus Becher | 514 | 34.2 | +22.4 |
| | Labour | Lucy Olivia Spoors | 414 | 27.6 | +10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,501 | 34.21 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,268 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |

### Balderton South

Balderton South (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Simon Nicholas Forde | 658 | 61.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | Jean Hazel Hall | 628 | 58.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Lydia Hazel Hurst* | 461 | 43.0 | −24.9 |
| | Conservative | Ronnie White* | 397 | 37.0 | −26.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,072 | 26.74 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,353 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |

### Beacon

Beacon (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Susan Crosby | 1,213 | 67.8 | N/A |
| | Independent | Rowan Sally Cozens | 1,180 | 66.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | David Michael Moore | 906 | 50.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Rita Crowe* | 709 | 39.6 | −3.2 |
| | Conservative | David James Lloyd* | 694 | 38.8 | −3.2 |
| | Conservative | Matthew James Skinner* | 666 | 37.2 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,789 | 30.01 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,831 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |

### Bilsthorpe

Bilsthorpe (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rhona Holloway* | 412 | 52.2 | −9.8 |
| | Labour | Matt Kerry | 377 | 47.8 | +9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 789 | 28.62 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,785 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Boughton

Boughton (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tim Wildgust* | 376 | 52.4 | ±0.0 |
| | Labour | Marc Steele | 342 | 47.6 | ±0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 718 | 30.93 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,341 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Bridge

Bridge (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Debbie Darby | 500 | 52.2 | −5.2 |
| | Independent | Irene Brown | 381 | 39.8 | −15.5 |
| | Labour | Lisa June Geary | 317 | 33.1 | +7.5 |
| | Independent | Mick Darby | 249 | 26.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Tony Roberts | 224 | 23.4 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Christoper Rainbow | 175 | 18.3 | −1.4 |
| | Reform UK | Robert Guy Michael Palmer | 69 | 7.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 958 | 22.05 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,934 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Bridge ward had been held by Conservative councillors Simon Haynes and Jack Kellas immediately prior to the election. They both won their seats in by-elections in 2021 following the resignations of the two independent councillors elected in 2019, one of whom was Irene Brown, who was re-elected to the seat in 2023. Seats shown as independent hold to allow comparison with 2019 results. Simon Haynes and Jack Kellas both stood in Farndon and Fernwood ward in 2023 rather than Bridge ward.

### Castle

Castle (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Adrian Charles Amer | 261 | 34.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Glenn William Barker | 253 | 33.8 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | Jenni Oliver | 235 | 31.4 | −11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 749 | 28.85 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,627 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |

### Collingham

Collingham (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Linda Elaine Dales* | 1,049 | 59.2 | +16.7 |
| | Conservative | Phil Farmer | 847 | 47.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marylyn Rayner | 683 | 38.5 | +16.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phil Barron | 662 | 37.4 | N/A |
| | Green | Martin James Lynn | 303 | 17.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,772 | 40.07 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,784 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent |
Both Collingham seats were held by Conservatives immediately prior to the election, with Conservative councillor Emma Davis having won her seat in a by-election in 2022 following the death of the independent councillor elected in 2019. Emma Davis did not stand for re-election in 2023. Seat shown as a Conservative gain from independent to allow comparison with 2019 results.

### Devon

Devon (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Neil Ross | 910 | 72.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Matthew Joseph Thompson Spoors | 671 | 53.5 | +19.1 |
| | Labour | Paul Taylor | 640 | 51.0 | +20.5 |
| | Conservative | Bob Crowe* | 530 | 42.2 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | Max Cope* | 514 | 41.0 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | Keith Frank Girling* | 501 | 39.9 | +9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,255 | 24.89 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,598 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
Keith Girling was the sitting councillor for Castle ward prior to the election.

### Dover Beck

Dover Beck (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger James Jackson* | 668 | 71.2 | −5.6 |
| | Labour | Joseph Maurice Spoors | 270 | 28.8 | +5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 938 | 38.57 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,450 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Edwinstowe and Clipstone

Edwinstowe and Clipstone (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Stephen Peacock* | 1,330 | 60.2 | +15.3 |
| | Labour | Andrew Freeman* | 1,248 | 56.4 | +13.9 |
| | Labour | Anne Celia Brooks | 1,172 | 53.0 | +9.8 |
| | Conservative | Scott Carlton* | 1,081 | 48.9 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative | Rebecca Spademan | 938 | 42.4 | −1.8 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Jeremy Booth | 864 | 39.1 | −4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,211 | 27.55 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,918 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
Andrew Freeman had won his seat in a by-election in 2022 following the death of a Conservative elected in 2019. Seat shown as Labour gain from Conservative to allow comparison with 2019 election.

### Farndon and Fernwood

Farndon and Fernwood (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Edward Haynes* | 834 | 50.0 | −4.1 |
| | Conservative | Neil Allen | 829 | 49.7 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative | Jack Logan Kellas* | 823 | 49.3 | +1.3 |
| | Independent | Declan Patrick Logue | 627 | 37.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Jane Elizabeth Olson | 593 | 35.6 | +16.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Adams | 511 | 30.6 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ryan Thomas Cullen | 419 | 25.1 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Geraghty | 369 | 22.1 | −5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,668 | 34.13 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,837 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Simon Haynes and Jack Kellas were both sitting councillors for Bridge ward prior to the election.

### Farnsfield

Farnsfield (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maurice Arthur Shakeshaft | 604 | 51.4 | +32.5 |
| | Conservative | Robert Bruce Laughton* (Bruce Laughton) | 572 | 48.6 | −5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,176 | 47.72 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,517 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Lowdham

Lowdham (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tim Wendels* | 594 | 61.7 | +4.0 |
| | Labour | Kevin Treverton Scoles | 369 | 38.3 | +26.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 963 | 42.72 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,266 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Muskham

Muskham (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sue Saddington* | 618 | 55.5 | −16.8 |
| | Green | Jude Andrews | 268 | 24.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Adrian James Loftus | 228 | 20.5 | +8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,114 | 45.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,428 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Ollerton

Ollerton (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Pringle* | 1,198 | 77.9 | +23.3 |
| | Labour | Alice Brazier | 963 | 62.6 | +13.1 |
| | Labour | Lee Robert Brazier* | 953 | 62.0 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | Kelly Fordham | 501 | 32.6 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,538 | 22.95 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,345 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Rainworth North and Rufford

Rainworth North and Rufford (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Linda Mary Tift | 632 | 48.9 | +7.6 |
| | Labour | Claire Penny | 549 | 42.5 | +9.5 |
| | Conservative | Lois Kirsten Fisher | 482 | 37.3 | −18.7 |
| | Conservative | Petra Harvey-Barker | 460 | 35.6 | −18.3 |
| | Independent | Carrie Young | 258 | 20.0 | N/A |
| | Green | Sheila Greatrex-White | 163 | 12.6 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Kirsty Denman | 40 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,292 | 27.53 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,110 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Rainworth South and Blidworth

Rainworth South and Blidworth (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Tina Thompson* | 516 | 41.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Tom Smith* | 448 | 35.9 | +6.3 |
| | Conservative | Gary Frazer Fisher | 419 | 33.6 | +8.3 |
| | Labour | Bill Bates | 376 | 30.1 | −8.9 |
| | Independent | Martin Gary Atherton | 347 | 27.8 | −1.2 |
| | Labour | Callam Walsh | 266 | 21.3 | −13.5 |
| | Independent | Edward Litchfield | 124 | 9.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,248 | 29.45 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,469 | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
Tina Thompson had won her seat in a by-election in 2021 following the death of the Labour councillor elected in 2019. Seat shown as an independent gain from Labour to allow comparison with 2019 results. Tom Smith was the sitting councillor for Rainworth North and Rufford ward prior to the election.

### Southwell

Southwell (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Penny Rainbow* | 1,355 | 47.2 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Richard Bloomfield Harris* | 1,346 | 46.9 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Roberts | 1,314 | 45.8 | +6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Michael Berridge | 1,039 | 36.2 | −3.1 |
| | Conservative | Curtis Marshall | 1,000 | 34.8 | −4.1 |
| | Conservative | Michael John Jeffrey | 955 | 33.3 | −4.5 |
| | Labour | Jamie Oliver William Bostock | 878 | 30.6 | +17.3 |
| | Green | Steven Patrick Morris | 540 | 18.8 | N/A |
| | Independent | Jools Cosgrove | 186 | 6.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,871 | 45.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,038 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Sutton-on-Trent

Sutton-on-Trent (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sylvia Mary Michael* | 544 | 51.4 | +51.4 |
| | Independent | Roger John Bell | 515 | 48.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,059 | 42.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,539 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Trent

Trent (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Myers Melton | 555 | 47.7 | +18.0 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Yates | 506 | 43.5 | −9.8 |
| | Green | Eric Bignell | 102 | 8.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,163 | 49.35 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,369 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |