# 2023 Harborough District Council election

The 2023 Harborough District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of the Harborough District Council in Leicestershire, England. It was held on the same day as other local elections across England.
The Conservative Party lost control of the council after losing seven seats in the election. After the elections the Conservative leader Phil King resigned. A joint Liberal Democrat, Labour and Green administration took power at the first meeting of the newly elected council on 15 May 2023, with Phil Knowles becoming Leader.

## Results summary

2023 Harborough District Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 31 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 44.1 | 34.1 | 16,603 | –7.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | 34 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 38.2 | 36.0 | 17,526 | +2.1 |
| Labour | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8.8 | 15.4 | 7,511 | +0.1 |
| Green | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8.8 | 13.0 | 6,345 | +8.3 |
| Independent | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.2 | 570 | –2.4 |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 110 | N/A |

## Ward results

Harborough District Council election result.
Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).

### Billesdon & Tilton

Billesdon & Tilton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sindy Modha* | 377 | 50.5 | −18.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Hill | 238 | 31.9 | +7.1 |
| | Green | Sarah Recordon | 131 | 17.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 139 | 18.6 | −26.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 746 | 37 | −5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -13.0 | |

### Bosworth

Bosworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Amanda Nunn* | 443 | 52.5 | −18.5 |
| | Labour | Peter Houtman | 196 | 23.2 | −5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Wood | 107 | 12.7 | New |
| | Green | Katherine Ruhl | 98 | 11.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 247 | 29.3 | −12.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 844 | 34 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -6.3 | |

### Broughton Astley - Primethorpe & Sutton

Broughton Astley - Primethorpe & Sutton (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Dann* | 465 | 48.7 | −5.4 |
| | Conservative | Clive Grafton-Reed | 458 | 48.0 | +3.0 |
| | Labour | Sandra Parkinson | 186 | 19.5 | −6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joshua Graves | 177 | 18.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Beasley | 173 | 18.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Sue Maguire | 147 | 15.4 | N/A |
| | Green | Mark Green | 124 | 13.0 | −23.1 |
| | Green | Gillian Buswell | 93 | 9.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 954 | 26 | −4.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Broughton Astley South & Leire

Broughton Astley South & Leire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joshua Worrell | 479 | 44.9 | ±0.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Graves* | 459 | 43.1 | −16.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Rogers | 400 | 37.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Julia Gardner | 172 | 16.1 | −7.6 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Maguire | 112 | 10.5 | N/A |
| | Green | Christopher Cooper-Hayes | 76 | 7.1 | N/A |
| | Green | Adam Holmes | 62 | 5.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,066 | 27 |
| | 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 |

### Dunton

Dunton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Neil Bannister* | 526 | 62.5 | −14.9 |
| | Labour | Maria Lee | 194 | 23.0 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Porter | 121 | 14.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 332 | 39.5 | −15.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 841 | 41 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -7.6 | |

### Fleckney

Fleckney (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Bilbie* | 613 | 41.4 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Birch | 504 | 34.1 | +19.0 |
| | Conservative | Andrea Charlton | 471 | 31.8 | −12.3 |
| | Labour | Brian Browne | 284 | 19.2 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeffrey Stephenson | 253 | 17.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Charmaine Wood | 253 | 17.1 | −27.0 |
| | Green | Mandy Sanders | 239 | 16.1 | N/A |
| | Green | Jessie Jenkins | 158 | 10.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,480 | 33 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | 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 |

### Glen

Glen (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Hallam* | 864 | 58.3 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | Rani Mahal* | 758 | 51.1 | +8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Dilkes | 436 | 29.4 | +10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Donna Barnett | 405 | 27.3 | +13.1 |
| | Green | Matthew Norton | 216 | 14.6 | +0.7 |
| | Green | Stephen Rankine | 170 | 11.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,482 | 34 | −5.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Kibworths

Kibworths (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Phil King* | 951 | 44.7 | −8.2 |
| | Conservative | Robin Hollick* | 945 | 44.4 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative | Simon Whelband* | 801 | 37.7 | −8.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Graves | 744 | 35.0 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Weaver | 558 | 26.2 | −4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Lindsay | 516 | 24.3 | N/A |
| | Green | Erika Cudworth | 470 | 22.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Elaine Carter | 392 | 18.4 | −3.4 |
| | Green | Debbie James | 298 | 14.0 | N/A |
| | Green | Brian Thompson | 186 | 8.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,126 | 33 | −2.1 |
| | 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 |

### Lubenham

Lubenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jo Asher | 391 | 46.2 | +21.2 |
| | Conservative | Paul Bremner* | 374 | 44.2 | −16.0 |
| | Green | Phil Harding | 81 | 9.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 846 | 39 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +18.6 | |

### Lutterworth East

Lutterworth East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Gair | 527 | 40.5 | +7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Sarfas* | 497 | 38.2 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | Laurence Sharma | 367 | 28.2 | −6.9 |
| | Labour | Edward MacIntyre | 351 | 27.0 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Morgan | 239 | 18.4 | −8.6 |
| | Green | Douglas Taylor | 126 | 9.7 | N/A |
| | Reform UK | Bill Piper | 110 | 8.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,301 | 34 | −3.2 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Lutterworth West

Lutterworth West (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Beadle* | 684 | 47.5 | +3.1 |
| | Labour | Jim Knight | 633 | 44.0 | +15.9 |
| | Conservative | Annette Willcox | 527 | 36.6 | −14.5 |
| | Green | Carl Tiivas | 220 | 15.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Mayne | 152 | 10.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Graves | 145 | 10.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,439 | 36 | −1.7 |
| | 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 |

### Market Harborough - Great Bowden & Arden

Market Harborough - Great Bowden & Arden (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phil Knowles* | 899 | 52.4 | −2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Buddy Anderson | 740 | 43.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Barry Champion* | 474 | 27.6 | −6.3 |
| | Conservative | Charles Hawes | 360 | 21.0 | −11.1 |
| | Labour | Andy Thomas | 283 | 16.5 | −1.4 |
| | Labour | David Wenn | 182 | 10.6 | −4.4 |
| | Green | Mary Morgan | 157 | 9.2 | −16.7 |
| | Green | Richard Ansell | 144 | 8.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,715 | 38 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | 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 |

### Market Harborough - Little Bowden

Market Harborough - Little Bowden (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter James* | 641 | 38.4 | −12.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Finan | 587 | 35.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Peter Critchley* | 502 | 30.1 | −16.2 |
| | Conservative | David Page | 465 | 27.8 | −14.4 |
| | Labour | Maria Panter | 270 | 16.2 | −13.6 |
| | Labour | Peter Whalen | 245 | 14.7 | N/A |
| | Independent | Clare Bottle | 222 | 13.3 | N/A |
| | Green | Daniella Orsini | 172 | 10.3 | N/A |
| | Green | Carlos Bilbao Elguezabal | 139 | 8.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,670 | 39 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | 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 |

### Market Harborough - Logan

Market Harborough - Logan (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Johnson* | 804 | 51.0 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geraldine Whitmore* | 706 | 44.8 | +6.0 |
| | Conservative | Robin Cutforth | 467 | 29.6 | −6.3 |
| | Conservative | Sophie Smith | 343 | 21.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Louise Phipps | 213 | 13.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Rosemary Watson | 172 | 10.9 | −1.2 |
| | Green | Simon Shepley | 132 | 8.4 | −15.4 |
| | Green | Jennifer Wroath | 111 | 7.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Robin Lambert | 95 | 6.0 | −8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,576 | 37 | −1.8 |
| | 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 |

### Market Harborough - Welland

Market Harborough - Welland (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Daniel Woodiwiss | 822 | 39.1 | +7.6 |
| | Green | Rose Foreman | 661 | 31.4 | N/A |
| | Green | Lynne Taylor | 657 | 31.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Dunton* | 649 | 30.9 | −13.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jo Chambers | 589 | 28.0 | −16.6 |
| | Conservative | Corrine Green | 514 | 24.5 | −9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marion Lewis | 472 | 22.5 | −4.1 |
| | Conservative | Aiden Perks | 471 | 22.4 | −5.4 |
| | Conservative | Francesca McHugo | 447 | 21.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Marie Panter | 287 | 13.7 | −5.7 |
| | Labour | Angela Brown | 277 | 13.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Paul Gray | 265 | 12.6 | −8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,102 | 33 | −0.2 |
| | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats |
| | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative |

### Misterton

Misterton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Bateman* | 409 | 41.3 | −11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Walkley | 374 | 37.7 | −1.5 |
| | Labour | Liz Marsh | 150 | 15.1 | +6.6 |
| | Green | Jonathan Hopkins | 58 | 5.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35 | 3.6 | −9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 991 | 42 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -4.8 | |

### Nevill

Nevill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Rickman* | 585 | 66.2 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Kaufman | 186 | 21.0 | −15.1 |
| | Green | Suzanne Lloyd | 113 | 12.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 399 | 45.2 | +17.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 884 | 39 | −9.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +8.7 | |

### Thurnby & Houghton

Thurnby & Houghton (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Galton* | 1,579 | 61.5 | −11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Amanda Burrell* | 1,357 | 52.9 | −8.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Elliott* | 1,319 | 51.4 | −6.9 |
| | Conservative | Riby Gill | 607 | 23.7 | −6.9 |
| | Conservative | Nic Olsen | 537 | 20.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Zaheer Joossab | 486 | 18.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | Carol Hopkinson | 367 | 14.3 | +3.0 |
| | Labour | Ahmad Khwaja | 351 | 13.7 | +3.7 |
| | Labour | Matt Smith | 347 | 13.5 | N/A |
| | Green | Melanie Wakley | 179 | 7.0 | N/A |
| | Green | Martyn Gower | 174 | 6.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,566 | 36 | −2.5 |
| | 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 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Ullesthorpe

Ullesthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rosita Page* | 517 | 55.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Ian Millington | 224 | 24.1 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Gurnett | 109 | 11.7 | New |
| | Green | Sarah Nimmo | 78 | 8.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 293 | 31.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 928 | 39 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |