# 2023 Chesterfield Borough Council election

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

## Results

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

### Brampton East and Boythorpe

Brampton East and Boythorpe :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,202 | 33.45 | |
| | 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) |

### Brampton West and Loundsley Green

Brampton West and Loundsley Green :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 2,397 | 41.68 | |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |

### Brimington North

Brimington North :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 854 | 22.58 | |
| | 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) |

### Brimington South

Brimington South :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,414 | 33.21 | |
| | 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) |

### Brockwell

Brockwell :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,415 | 36.52 | |
| | 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) |
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### Dunston

Dunston :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,571 | 26.47 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Hasland

Hasland :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 2,310 | 38.72 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Linacre

Linacre :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,698 | 41.60 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Rother

Rother :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,264 | 22.94 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Spire

Spire :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,917 | 34.73 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Staveley Central

Staveley Central :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 864 | 22.80 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Staveley North

Staveley North :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,003 | 27.31 | |
| | 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) |
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### Staveley South

Staveley South :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,587 | 27.61 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Walton

Walton :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 2,454 | 44.10 | |
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### Whittington

Whittington :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,915 | 29.14 | |
| | 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) |
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### Whittington Moor

Whittington Moor :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,112 | 25.05 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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## By-elections
### Spire

Spire: 4 July 2024 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 3,372 | 57.81 | +23.08 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Staveley North

Staveley North: 4 July 2024 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,844 | 50.23 | +22.92 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |