# 2023 Lichfield District Council election

The 2023 Lichfield District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Lichfield District Council in Staffordshire, England. This was on the same day as other English local elections.
All 47 members of the council were up for election, and the Conservatives lost control of the council to no overall control. This marked the first time that the Conservatives had not held Lichfield District Council since 1999. The Conservatives managed to form a minority administration after the election after Labour and the Liberal Democrats ruled out a coalition.

## Summary
### Candidates

Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrats, Independent and Green Party candidates stood in the election. Between one and three members of the council were elected from each ward, depending on the electorate's size. UKIP and Reform UK did not stand, despite the latter holding a councillor following a defection from the Conservatives.

### Election result

2023 Lichfield District Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 47 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 49.0 | 44.6 | 23,652 | –4.4 |
| Labour | 39 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 36.2 | 38.3 | 20,344 | +10.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 14.9 | 12.2 | 6,476 | –1.5 |
| Green | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1,341 | ±0.0 |
| Independent | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1,242 | –1.7 |
| Reform UK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | N/A |

## Ward results

Source:

### Alrewas and Fradley

Alrewas and Fradley (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Wilcox* | 748 | 47.6 | –11.7 |
| | Conservative | Sonia Wilcox* | 695 | 44.3 | –11.9 |
| | Conservative | Derick Cross* | 682 | 43.4 | –19.9 |
| | Labour | Tobias Ryder | 640 | 40.8 | +7.6 |
| | Labour | David Whatton | 621 | 39.6 | +15.2 |
| | Labour | Ian Coxon | 502 | 32.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alasdair Brooks | 332 | 21.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,570 | 28.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,488 | | |
| | 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 |

### Armitage and Handsacre

Armitage with Handsacre (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Cox* | 823 | 57.9 | –0.1 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Marshall* | 749 | 52.7 | –1.8 |
| | Conservative | Nicola Hawkins | 665 | 46.8 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | Jacob Marshall | 512 | 36.0 | +1.3 |
| | Labour | Marvin Shortman | 478 | 33.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Christopher Willis | 469 | 33.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Morwenna Rae | 220 | 15.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,422 | 23.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,967 | | |
| | 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 |

### Boley Park

Boley Park (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Douglas Pullen* | 678 | 46.4 | –8.2 |
| | Conservative | Mark Warfield* | 660 | 45.2 | –4.9 |
| | Labour | Andrew Fox | 528 | 36.2 | +15.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Scott Hollingsworth | 428 | 29.3 | –7.5 |
| | Labour | Raj Kulkarni | 425 | 29.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,460 | 43.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,330 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Boney Hay and Central

Boney Hay and Central (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Di Evans* | 731 | 59.5 | +10.3 |
| | Labour | Paul Taylor | 686 | 55.8 | +7.8 |
| | Labour | Sharon Taylor | 664 | 54.0 | +11.0 |
| | Conservative | James Craik | 452 | 36.8 | –4.6 |
| | Conservative | Steven Swain | 414 | 33.7 | –5.5 |
| | Conservative | Keith Willis-Croft | 413 | 33.6 | –0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,229 | 25.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,910 | | |
| | 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 |

### Bourne Vale

Bourne Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Yeates* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | ? | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Chadsmead

Chadsmead (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Ray* | 545 | 49.9 | +8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Miles Trent | 432 | 39.5 | +8.5 |
| | Independent | Joanne Grange* | 384 | 35.1 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | Elaine Hutchings | 327 | 29.9 | +11.6 |
| | Conservative | Paul Jones | 218 | 19.9 | +2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,093 | 34.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,182 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent |

### Chase Terrace

Chase Terrace (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sue Woodward | 577 | 72.3 | +15.4 |
| | Labour | Steven Norman* | 532 | 66.7 | +8.3 |
| | Conservative | Richard Cross* | 192 | 24.1 | –13.1 |
| | Conservative | Matt Warburton | 176 | 22.1 | –14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 798 | 22.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,592 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Chasetown

Chasetown (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Darren Ennis* | 507 | 71.6 | +12.4 |
| | Labour | Laura Ennis* | 467 | 66.0 | +23.8 |
| | Conservative | Norma Bacon | 197 | 27.8 | –14.9 |
| | Conservative | Antony Jones | 149 | 21.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 708 | 20.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,488 | | |
| | 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 |

### Colton and the Ridwares

Colton and the Ridwares :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Keith Vernon | 317 | 52.5 | –21.0 |
| | Labour | Paul Golder | 161 | 26.7 | +0.3 |
| | Green | David Cullen | 125 | 20.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 156 | 25.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 608 | 33.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,817 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Curborough

Curborough (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dave Robertson* | 516 | 61.6 | +25.8 |
| | Labour | Colin Ball* | 509 | 60.8 | +17.5 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Floyd | 282 | 33.7 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative | Edward Sheasby | 258 | 30.8 | +5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 837 | 25.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,239 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Fazeley

Fazeley (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alex Farrell | 526 | 59.8 | +18.3 |
| | Conservative | John Hill | 519 | 59.0 | +24.5 |
| | Labour | Anne Thompson | 336 | 38.2 | +4.5 |
| | Labour | David Thompson | 309 | 35.1 | +4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 880 | 25.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,411 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Reform UK | Conservative gain from Reform UK | Conservative gain from Reform UK | Conservative gain from Reform UK | Conservative gain from Reform UK |

### Hammerwich with Wall

Hammerwich with Wall (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Janice Silvester-Hall* | 509 | 52.3 | –14.8 |
| | Conservative | Wing Heng Leung | 489 | 50.2 | –0.8 |
| | Labour | Carolyn Gittings | 447 | 45.9 | +14.8 |
| | Labour | Lorna McGinty | 374 | 38.4 | +8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 974 | 28.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,385 | | |
| | 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 |

### Highfield

Highfield (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wai-Lee Ho* | 602 | 56.7 | +5.3 |
| | Conservative | Serena Mears | 538 | 50.7 | –5.0 |
| | Labour | Robyn Ennis | 428 | 40.3 | +3.3 |
| | Labour | Jane Smith | 353 | 33.3 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,061 | 29.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,653 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Leomansley

Leomansley (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Henshaw | 734 | 35.5 | +6.2 |
| | Conservative | Jamie Checkland* | 731 | 35.4 | –8.5 |
| | Conservative | Andy Smith* | 718 | 34.7 | –6.6 |
| | Labour | James Blackman | 716 | 34.6 | +17.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jamie Christie | 711 | 34.4 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative | Sally Gilbert | 696 | 33.7 | –9.4 |
| | Labour | Ben Watkins | 669 | 32.4 | +16.2 |
| | Green | Paul Ecclestone-Brown | 642 | 31.1 | +11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,067 | 38.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,417 | | |
| | 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 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Little Aston & Stonnall

Little Aston & Stonnall (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Whitehouse | 705 | 59.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Joseph Powell* | 701 | 59.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | Ruth Graham | 315 | 26.7 | N/A |
| | Independent | Elizabeth Little* | 277 | 23.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Stuart Harrison | 250 | 21.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,181 | 30.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,829 | | |
| | 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 |

### Longdon

Longdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Strachan* | 384 | 70.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Catherine Wood | 161 | 29.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 223 | 41.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 555 | 33.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,659 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Mease Valley

Mease Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phil Bennion | 318 | 56.3 | +10.5 |
| | Conservative | Ashley Yeates* | 247 | 43.7 | –10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | 12.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 569 | 36.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,572 | | |
| | 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 |

### Shenstone

Shenstone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Salter* | 443 | 69.1 | +15.1 |
| | Labour | Matthew Field | 198 | 30.9 | +10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 245 | 38.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 646 | 34.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,898 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### St John's

St John's (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rosemary Harvey-Coggins | 781 | 44.8 | +20.6 |
| | Labour | Jeyan Anketell* | 747 | 42.9 | +19.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Smith | 678 | 38.9 | +16.9 |
| | Conservative | Deb Baker* | 617 | 35.4 | –9.0 |
| | Conservative | Colin Greatorex* | 575 | 33.0 | –10.3 |
| | Green | Simon Partridge | 574 | 33.0 | +9.8 |
| | Conservative | Tim Matthews | 545 | 31.3 | –8.1 |
| | Independent | John Madden | 79 | 4.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,742 | 35.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,860 | | |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |

### Stowe

Stowe (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ann Hughes | 758 | 43.2 | +20.0 |
| | Labour | Russ Bragger | 740 | 42.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugh Ashton | 684 | 39.0 | +13.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul McDermott | 667 | 38.0 | +14.3 |
| | Conservative | Angela Lax* | 605 | 34.5 | –0.7 |
| | Conservative | Marcus Simmons | 527 | 30.0 | –4.9 |
| | Conservative | Jon O'Hagan | 472 | 26.9 | –1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,756 | 36.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,850 | | |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |

### Summerfield and All Saints

Summerfield and All Saints (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kathy Coe | 574 | 50.8 | +9.4 |
| | Labour | Sharon Banevicius | 528 | 46.7 | +5.3 |
| | Labour | Michael Galvin | 528 | 46.7 | +19.9 |
| | Conservative | Heather Tranter* | 477 | 42.2 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | Richard Stephenson | 392 | 34.7 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative | Nicola Greensill | 380 | 33.6 | +6.2 |
| | Independent | Sammy Goody | 187 | 16.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,131 | 23.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,798 | | |
| | 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 |

### Whittington and Streethay

Whittington and Streethay (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Holland | 741 | 40.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Claire Estelle Booker | 733 | 39.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Rushton | 727 | 39.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Alan White* | 724 | 39.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Harry Warburton* | 694 | 37.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Jennifer Mackintosh | 643 | 35.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Mark Pritchard | 546 | 29.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,836 | 33.4 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,495 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | 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 |

## Changes 2023–2027

Derick Cross and Serena Mears, both elected as Conservatives, left the party in October 2023 to sit as independents.