# 2023 Tewkesbury Borough Council election

The 2023 Tewkesbury Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members for the 20 wards of the Tewkesbury Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections taking place in England.

## Results summary

Following the results, the Conservatives lost the council to no overall control for the first time in 16 years. The Conservative leader of the council prior to the election, Rob Bird, lost his seat. Liberal Democrat councillor Richard Stanley was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 17 May 2023 with the support of all parties except the Conservatives.
2023 Tewkesbury Borough Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 28 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 42.1 | 32.6 | 15,141 | +3.8 |
| Conservative | 38 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 23.7 | 34.9 | 16,214 | –6.7 |
| Independent | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18.4 | 7.5 | 3,478 | –1.2 |
| Green | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10.5 | 15.2 | 7,049 | +6.7 |
| Tewkesbury and Twyning Independents | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 5.3 | 5.1 | 2,345 | +0.1 |
| Labour | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 4.7 | 2,200 | –0.5 |

## Ward Results

The results for each ward were as follows. Sitting councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).

### Badgeworth

Badgeworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Vines* | 347 | 51.2 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Yates | 331 | 48.8 | +24.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 2.4 | −23.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 678 | 34.5 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -11.0 | |

### Brockworth East

Brockworth East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Charlotte Mills* | 595 | 76.7 | +34.1 |
| | Independent | Jason Mills* | 478 | 61.5 | +22.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kaci Khazeni-Rad | 161 | 20.7 | +6.2 |
| | Conservative | Judith Hill | 108 | 13.9 | −13.6 |
| | Conservative | Mike Hill | 108 | 13.9 | −8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 777 | 25.8 | −4.1 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Brockworth West

Brockworth West (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Deborah Harwood* | 671 | 63.6 | +26.7 |
| | Independent | Craig Carter* | 600 | 56.9 | +18.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Oliver | 259 | 24.5 | +9.9 |
| | Conservative | Marc Barwick | 254 | 24.1 | −4.6 |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Bocking | 165 | 15.6 | −11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,055 | 26.8 | −0.9 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Churchdown Brookfield with Hucclecote

Churchdown Brookfield with Hucclecote (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Smith* | 944 | 59.2 | +14.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Smith* | 926 | 58.1 | +21.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gilbert Yates | 898 | 56.3 | +29.8 |
| | Conservative | Gillian Blackwell* | 529 | 33.2 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | Paul Grierson | 459 | 28.8 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | Ron Furulo | 332 | 20.8 | −0.1 |
| | Green | Jacqueline Totterdell | 158 | 9.9 | −6.9 |
| | Green | Graham Allen | 147 | 9.2 | N/A |
| | Green | Campbell Milne | 141 | 8.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,594 | 32.2 | +1.0 |
| | 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 gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |

### Churchdown St John's

Churchdown St John's (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Jordan* | 1,097 | 64.8 | +14.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stewart Dove | 1,015 | 59.9 | +20.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Skelt | 986 | 58.2 | +25.3 |
| | Conservative | Julie Evans | 501 | 29.6 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative | Greg Szlowieniec | 420 | 24.8 | −5.7 |
| | Conservative | Mike Carey | 391 | 23.1 | −6.0 |
| | Green | Annabel Blackledge | 149 | 8.8 | −8.9 |
| | Green | Giusi Cavallaro | 123 | 7.3 | N/A |
| | Green | Helen Dendulk | 122 | 7.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,694 | 30.4 | −1.3 |
| | 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 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Cleeve Grange

Cleeve Grange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Budge | 334 | 49.4 | +12.7 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Barriskell | 243 | 35.9 | +4.5 |
| | Labour | Clive Boyd | 67 | 9.9 | N/A |
| | Green | Sophie Franklin | 32 | 4.7 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 13.5 | +8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 676 | 33.2 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Cleeve Hill

Cleeve Hill (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Adcock | 943 | 54.9 | +25.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Agg | 901 | 52.4 | +20.4 |
| | Conservative | Keja Berliner* | 811 | 47.2 | −4.6 |
| | Conservative | Michael Dean* | 679 | 39.5 | −7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,718 | 43.4 | +6.2 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |

### Cleeve St Michael's

Cleeve St Michael's (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Hegenbarth | 771 | 57.1 | +36.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kashan Pervaiz | 527 | 39.0 | +19.6 |
| | Conservative | Bob East* | 446 | 33.0 | −12.1 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Reece* | 403 | 29.9 | −7.6 |
| | Labour | John Peake | 148 | 11.0 | −5.0 |
| | Green | Kate Aubury | 93 | 6.9 | −8.3 |
| | Green | Mandy Bown | 76 | 5.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,350 | 31.7 | +4.4 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |

### Cleeve West

Cleeve West (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Stanley* | 988 | 66.2 | +24.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Murray Stewart | 740 | 49.6 | +17.2 |
| | Conservative | Robert Bird* | 426 | 28.6 | −14.8 |
| | Conservative | Warwick Ross | 359 | 24.1 | −14.4 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Harrison | 158 | 10.6 | −2.5 |
| | Green | Alice North | 101 | 6.8 | −9.2 |
| | Green | Stephanie Wheeler | 71 | 4.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,492 | 35.3 | +5.0 |
| | 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 |

### Highnam with Haw Bridge

Highnam with Haw Bridge (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jill Smith* | 912 | 60.5 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative | Paul McLain* | 790 | 52.4 | +3.1 |
| | Green | Jonathan Bristow | 504 | 33.4 | +18.1 |
| | Green | Jan Millett | 468 | 31.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,508 | 42.7 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Innsworth

Innsworth (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Hands | 485 | 43.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Ockelton* | 455 | 40.8 | −4.2 |
| | Conservative | Graham Bocking* | 414 | 37.2 | −9.1 |
| | Conservative | Rojina Pradhan Rai | 338 | 30.3 | −12.8 |
| | Labour | Veronica Davies | 237 | 21.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Rhiannon Evans | 67 | 6.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,114 | 27.9 | +7.3 |
| | 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 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Isbourne

Isbourne (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Christopher Coleman | 719 | 55.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Melanie Gore* | 450 | 34.9 | −18.9 |
| | Conservative | Duncan Smith | 384 | 29.8 | −26.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pam Taylor | 300 | 23.3 | −8.3 |
| | Green | Jessica Beddams | 164 | 12.7 | −5.4 |
| | Labour | Maggie Levett | 100 | 7.8 | N/A |
| | Green | Chris White | 97 | 7.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,289 | 41.5 | +1.9 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Northway

Northway (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Elaine MacTiernan* | 348 | 40.0 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative | Pauline Godwin* | 275 | 31.6 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Guy Fancourt | 269 | 31.0 | +19.7 |
| | Labour | Fiona Castle | 233 | 26.8 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative | Kevin Cromwell | 218 | 25.1 | −7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Guyll | 187 | 21.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 869 | 24.4 | +3.5 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Severn Vale North

Severn Vale North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Heather McLain* | 363 | 46.1 | −14.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Drewe Lacey | 310 | 39.3 | +22.3 |
| | Green | Su Billington | 114 | 14.5 | −7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53 | 6.8 | −31.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 787 | 39.6 | +6.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -18.4 | |

### Severn Vale South

Severn Vale South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Williams* | 468 | 64.1 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Griffiths | 182 | 24.9 | −0.7 |
| | Green | Diane Hyett | 80 | 11.0 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 286 | 39.2 | +5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 730 | 40.2 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.5 | |

### Shurdington

Shurdington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Porter | 354 | 54.7 | +25.9 |
| | Conservative | Philip Surman* | 293 | 45.3 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 61 | 9.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 647 | 33.2 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 15.2 | |

### Tewkesbury East

Tewkesbury East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Hilarie Bowman | 899 | 62.0 | +37.3 |
| | Green | Helena Sundarajoo | 842 | 58.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Vernon Smith* | 536 | 36.9 | −14.6 |
| | Conservative | Chrissy Reid* | 456 | 31.4 | −10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,451 | 33.1 | +4.2 |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative |

### Tewkesbury North and Twyning

Tewkesbury North and Twyning (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TTI | Michael Sztymiak* | 1,202 | 72.7 | +10.9 |
| | TTI | Philip Workman* | 1,143 | 69.1 | +13.5 |
| | Labour | Emma Robertson | 217 | 13.1 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative | Judy Gilder | 183 | 11.1 | −4.7 |
| | Conservative | Grantham Gilder | 179 | 10.8 | −4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Katherine Usmar | 142 | 8.6 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ben Evans | 106 | 6.4 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,653 | 40.2 | +0.2 |
| | TTI hold | TTI hold | TTI hold | TTI hold | TTI hold |
| | TTI hold | TTI hold | TTI hold | TTI hold | TTI hold |

### Tewkesbury South

Tewkesbury South (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Catherine Cody* | 1,025 | 80.8 | +22.0 |
| | Green | Matt Dimond-Brown | 802 | 63.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Tom Coffey | 259 | 20.4 | −16.1 |
| | Labour | Zoe Darlington | 153 | 12.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Dan Collins | 141 | 11.1 | −23.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,269 | 32.3 | +6.0 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative |

### Winchcombe

Winchcombe (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jim Mason* | 958 | 45.8 | −1.8 |
| | Conservative | David Gray* | 834 | 39.8 | +7.7 |
| | Independent | Gemma Madle | 814 | 38.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | John Murphy* | 784 | 37.5 | +7.7 |
| | Labour | Sue Sturgeon | 514 | 24.6 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | John Hurley | 373 | 17.8 | +4.7 |
| | Green | Caroline Corsie | 334 | 16.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Reford | 327 | 15.6 | −9.4 |
| | Green | Stuart Galey | 304 | 14.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony MacKinnon | 294 | 14.0 | −9.9 |
| | Green | Mandy Walters | 203 | 9.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,093 | 39.6 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |