# 2023 Tamworth Borough Council election

The 2023 Tamworth Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect 10 of the 30 councillors on Tamworth Borough Council in Staffordshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
The council was under Conservative majority control prior to the election. They remained the largest party after the election but made a net loss of five seats, whilst Labour won most votes and took eight of the ten available seats. The council was left under no overall control after the election. The Conservatives chose a new group leader after the election, with Paul Turner replacing Jeremy Oates. Turner was formally appointed as leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 23 May 2023, leading a Conservative minority administration.

## Overall results

The overall results were:
2023 Tamworth Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 8 | | 80.0 | 2 | 10 | 33.3 | 7,079 | 43.9 | |
| | Conservative | 2 | | 20.0 | 12 | 14 | 46.7 | 5,897 | 36.6 | |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 6 | 6 | 20.0 | 2,471 | 15.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 227 | 1.4 | |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 212 | 1.3 | |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 162 | 1.0 | |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 83 | 0.5 | |

## Ward results

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

### Amington

Amington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Liam Bone | 858 | 50.7 | |
| | Conservative | Donna Marie Summers | 834 | 49.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.11 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,554 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Belgrave

Belgrave :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Craig Lee Mark Adams | 526 | 39.3 | |
| | Conservative | Simon Leslie Goodall* | 388 | 29.0 | |
| | Independent | Charlie Rose Taylor Castanheira (Charlie Rose Taylor) | 375 | 28.0 | |
| | Green | John Paul Scattergood | 48 | 3.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 23.91 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,604 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Bolehall

Bolehall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Carol Ann Dean | 882 | 60.0 | |
| | Conservative | Steven Andrew Pritchard | 393 | 26.7 | |
| | Independent | Andrew Paul Jenkins (Andy Jenkins) | 196 | 13.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.37 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,598 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lee David Wood | 725 | 38.4 | |
| | Conservative | Alexander Charles Farrell* (Alex Farrell) | 681 | 36.0 | |
| | Independent | Nicola Joy Claymore | 311 | 16.5 | |
| | Green | Joell David Mayoh | 90 | 4.8 | |
| | Reform UK | Ian Stuart Cooper | 83 | 4.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.36 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,450 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Glascote

Glascote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher David Bain (Chris Bain) | 492 | 40.3 | |
| | Independent | Michelle Jane Cook* | 390 | 31.9 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Anthony Oates (Mick Oates) | 286 | 23.4 | |
| | Independent | Andrew James | 53 | 4.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 22.72 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,388 | | |
| | Labour gain from UKIP | Labour gain from UKIP | Labour gain from UKIP | Labour gain from UKIP | Labour gain from UKIP |
Michelle Cook had been councillor for Amington ward before the election.

### Mercian

Mercian :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lee James Clarke | 919 | 55.9 | |
| | Conservative | James Nicholson-Roberts | 726 | 44.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.63 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,416 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Spital

Spital :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gareth Martin Coates | 749 | 36.5 | |
| | Independent | William Edward Bryan (Bill Bryan) | 663 | 32.3 | |
| | Conservative | Christian Christopher Cooke* (Chris Cooke) | 642 | 31.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,384 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Stonydelph

Stonydelph :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Mark Doyle* | 562 | 41.6 | |
| | Labour | Samantha Clarke (Sammy Clarke) | 526 | 38.9 | |
| | Independent | Kayleigh Marie Price | 104 | 7.7 | |
| | UKIP | Robert Bilcliff | 85 | 6.3 | |
| | Green | Adam Christopher Bayliss | 74 | 5.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.09 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,634 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Trinity

Trinity :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Oates* | 797 | 47.9 | |
| | Labour | Sheila Denise Bayley (Denise Bayley) | 639 | 38.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Jane Miller-Viney | 227 | 13.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.42 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,690 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Wilnecote

Wilnecote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ben Thomas Clarke | 763 | 42.2 | |
| | Conservative | Roy Rogers* | 588 | 32.5 | |
| | Independent | Jason Peter Aston | 379 | 21.0 | |
| | UKIP | Emma Louise Turner | 77 | 4.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.43 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,875 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

## By-elections
### Amington

Amington: 5 October 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lewis Smith | 669 | 42.9 | –7.8 |
| | Conservative | Donna Summers | 526 | 33.7 | –15.6 |
| | Independent | Michelle Cook | 242 | 15.5 | N/A |
| | Reform UK | Ian Cooper | 98 | 6.3 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Robert Bilcliff | 25 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 143 | 9.2 | +7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,565 | 23.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,566 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.9 | |
By-election triggered by resignation of Labour councillor Liam Bone.