# 2023 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election

The 2023 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election was held on 4 May 2023, to elect members of Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council in Leicestershire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England. All sixteen wards were for election, each with between one and three councillors to be elected.
The Liberal Democrats retained control of the council.

## Summary
### Election result

2023 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 29 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64.7 | 48.0 | 28,195 | +1.6 |
| Conservative | 34 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 29.4 | 36.8 | 21,617 | +0.9 |
| Labour | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 5.9 | 10.1 | 5,940 | –4.2 |
| Green | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1,076 | +1.1 |
| Independent | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1,059 | +1.1 |
| Reform UK | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.2 | 680 | N/A |
| UKIP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 144 | –1.7 |

## Results

Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election results.
Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).

### Ambien

Ambien (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Miriam Surtees | 631 | 66.4 | +6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Genesta Cope | 320 | 33.6 | +18.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 311 | 32.8 | −11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 951 | 32.6 | −4.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -5.7 | |

### Barlestone, Nailstone & Osbaston

Barlestone, Nailstone & Osbaston (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Crooks* | 783 | 84.0 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | Madaleine Lee | 149 | 16.0 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 634 | 68.0 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 932 | 35.6 | −6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.0 | |

### Barwell

Barwell (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Simmons | 606 | 36.7 | +0.5 |
| | Labour Co-op | Charlotte Green | 597 | 36.1 | +14.0 |
| | Conservative | Hazel Smith* | 593 | 35.9 | −3.5 |
| | Labour Co-op | Jim Buck | 537 | 32.5 | +10.1 |
| | Labour Co-op | Robert Parkinson | 532 | 32.2 | +12.9 |
| | Conservative | Connor Daldry | 513 | 31.1 | −4.1 |
| | Independent | Michelle Nash | 375 | 22.7 | N/A |
| | Independent | Russ Roberts* | 308 | 18.6 | −17.6 |
| | Green | Cassie Wells | 263 | 15.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,652 | 23.7 | −4.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Burbage Sketchley and Stretton

Burbage Sketchley and Stretton (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Walker* | 1,534 | 59.2 | +13.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Flemming | 1,530 | 59.1 | +13.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Williams* | 1,496 | 57.8 | +12.7 |
| | Conservative | Shirley Iliffe | 885 | 34.2 | −6.2 |
| | Conservative | Mary Sherwin | 862 | 33.3 | −6.4 |
| | Conservative | Peter Wallace | 801 | 30.9 | −4.9 |
| | UKIP | William Robinson | 144 | 5.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,590 | 32.4 | −4.7 |
| | 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 |
* Richard Flemming was a member for Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill from 2019 to 2023

### Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill

Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dawn Glenville* | 847 | 56.9 | +10.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pete Stead-Davis | 779 | 52.4 | +6.3 |
| | Conservative | Mark Thomas | 621 | 41.7 | +6.2 |
| | Conservative | Nick Nickerson | 609 | 40.9 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,488 | 32.6 | −1.2 |
| | 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 |

### Cadeby, Carlton and Market Bosworth with Shackerstone

Cadeby, Carlton and Market Bosworth with Shackerstone (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maureen Cook* | 610 | 50.2 | −15.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Tessier | 480 | 39.5 | +18.6 |
| | Labour | Geoff Dams | 125 | 10.3 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 130 | 10.7 | −33.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,215 | 41.1 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -16.8 | |

### Earl Shilton

Earl Shilton (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anna Weightman | 789 | 36.4 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | Richard Allen* | 785 | 36.2 | −5.0 |
| | Conservative | Claire Allen* | 783 | 36.1 | −5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ben Paczek | 781 | 36.0 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | Chris Ladkin* | 763 | 35.2 | −7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patrick Weightman | 688 | 31.7 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | Ivan Faver | 358 | 16.5 | −0.8 |
| | Labour | Carole Sharma | 351 | 16.2 | ±0.0 |
| | Labour | Andre Wheeler | 324 | 14.9 | −0.4 |
| | Green | Rhiannon Carter | 249 | 11.5 | N/A |
| | Reform UK | Peter Chesire | 173 | 8.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,169 | 26.6 | −0.2 |
| | 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 |

### Groby

Groby (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Cartwright* | 947 | 56.0 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ted Hollick* | 876 | 51.8 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | Gary Richardson | 617 | 36.5 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative | David Hyde | 524 | 31.0 | +0.7 |
| | Independent | John Hagan | 161 | 9.5 | N/A |
| | Reform UK | Kim Robinson | 93 | 5.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,692 | 31.8 | +0.1 |
| | 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 |

### Hinckley Castle

Hinckley Castle (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Bray* | 861 | 61.5 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Mullaney* | 812 | 58.0 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | John Brown | 329 | 23.5 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative | Martin Leman | 279 | 19.9 | −1.2 |
| | Labour | James Ross | 223 | 15.9 | −1.7 |
| | Labour | Guy Macgregor-Devlin | 219 | 15.7 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,399 | 27.7 | −2.8 |
| | 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 |

### Hinckley Clarendon

Hinckley Clarendon (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cathie Gibbens | 1,146 | 62.6 | −5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Pendlebury* | 1,120 | 61.1 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Lynch* | 1,076 | 58.7 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative | Lee Howard | 341 | 18.6 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative | Victoria Stapleton | 330 | 18.0 | +3.7 |
| | Labour | Paul Baddeley | 324 | 17.7 | +6.9 |
| | Conservative | Del Young | 309 | 16.9 | −0.8 |
| | Independent | Benn Moore | 215 | 11.7 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,832 | 28.8 | −3.2 |
| | 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 |
* David Bill (Liberal Democrats) retired at this election after representing the ward for 50 years since 1973

### Hinckley De Montfort

Hinckley De Montfort (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Mullaney* | 1,597 | 58.6 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynda Hodgkins | 1,478 | 54.2 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Scott Gibbens* | 1,429 | 52.4 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative | Jan Kirby | 839 | 30.8 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | Jonny Bray | 730 | 26.8 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | Derek Roulston | 703 | 25.8 | +4.7 |
| | Labour | James Davis | 309 | 11.3 | +3.6 |
| | Reform UK | Andy Egginton | 213 | 7.8 | N/A |
| | Reform UK | Keith Silcock | 201 | 7.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,725 | 33.1 | −4.0 |
| | 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 |
* Lynda Hodgkins was a member for Hinckley Trinity from 2019 to 2023

### Hinckley Trinity

Hinckley Trinity (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Cope* | 874 | 69.4 | +10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Moore | 734 | 58.3 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | Amanda Hills | 282 | 22.4 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Walker | 241 | 19.1 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | Rosie Lythgoe-Cheetham | 192 | 15.3 | +6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,259 | 23.3 | −2.3 |
| | 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 |

### Markfield, Stanton and Fieldhead

Markfield, Stanton and Fieldhead (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Christopher Lambert | 797 | 47.8 | −12.4 |
| | Conservative | Claire Harris | 779 | 46.7 | +10.9 |
| | Labour Co-op | Robert Martin | 674 | 40.4 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Leigh Quilter | 674 | 40.4 | +17.0 |
| | Green | Lisa Wren | 195 | 11.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,667 | 34.9 | −3.6 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold |
| | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op |

### Newbold Verdon with Desford and Peckleton

Newbold Verdon with Desford and Peckleton (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joyce Crooks* | 1,593 | 61.0 | +6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Bools* | 1,525 | 58.4 | +8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Webber-Jones* | 1,415 | 54.2 | +11.1 |
| | Conservative | Peter Bedford | 1,034 | 39.6 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative | Ross Hills | 913 | 35.0 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative | James Paterson | 831 | 31.8 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,610 | 37.0 | −3.1 |
| | 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 |

### Ratby, Bagworth & Thornton

Ratby, Bagworth & Thornton (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ozzy O'Shea* | 1,062 | 64.1 | −8.6 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Boothby* | 950 | 57.4 | −3.5 |
| | Labour | Ashley Martin | 378 | 22.8 | +3.0 |
| | Green | Mark Wren | 369 | 22.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Mullaney | 163 | 9.8 | −7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Noel Robinson | 126 | 7.6 | −2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,656 | 29.4 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Twycross and Witherley with Sheepy

Twycross and Witherley with Sheepy (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Sutton | 639 | 61.7 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Mayne | 396 | 38.3 | +19.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 243 | 23.4 | −16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,035 | 40.7 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -8.1 | |

## Changes 2023–2027

* Chris Boothby, elected as a Conservative, left the party to sit as an independent in May 2024.
* Charlotte Green, elected for Labour, joined the Liberal Democrats in May 2024.