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The 2023 Winchester City Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Winchester City Council in Hampshire, England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections in England.
The council was under Liberal Democrat majority control prior to the election. They increased their majority on the council at the election.[3][4]
Summary
Election result
| 2023 Winchester City Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 13 |  2 |
81.3 | 17 | 30 | 66.7 | 20,672 | 50.1 | +4.3 | |
| Conservative | 2 |  1 |
12.5 | 10 | 12 | 26.7 | 13,290 | 32.2 | –5.9 | |
| Green | 1 | 1 |
6.3 | 1 | 2 | 4.4 | 5,224 | 12.7 | +2.3 | |
| Independent | 0 | 2 |
0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.2 | N/A | N/A | –0.7 | |
| Labour | 0 |  |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,018 | 4.9 | –0.2 | |
| Reform UK | 0 | |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 84 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Candidates
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Winchester City Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023. The results for each ward were as follows:[5]
Alresford & Itchen Valley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Russell Gordon-Smith* | 2,034 | 58.80 | -2.78 | |
| Conservative | Harry Johnson-Hill | 1,187 | 34.32 | +4.03 | |
| Green | Richard Needham | 164 | 4.74 | -1.91 | |
| Labour | Tessa Valentine | 74 | 2.14 | +0.67 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Badger Farm & Oliver's Battery
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Adrian Brophy | 1,769 | 50.66 | -0.05 | |
| Conservative | Michael Killeen | 1,350 | 38.66 | -2.67 | |
| Green | Max Priesemann | 193 | 5.53 | +0.32 | |
| Labour | Adrian Field | 96 | 2.75 | +0.27 | |
| Reform UK | Lincoln Redding | 84 | 2.41 | NEW | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Bishops Waltham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Williams | 1,618 | 54.20 | +18.61 | |
| Conservative | Donald Iro | 1,022 | 34.24 | -12.66 | |
| Green | Richard Cannon | 232 | 7.77 | -3.47 | |
| Labour | Steve Haines | 113 | 3.79 | -2.49 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Central Meon Valley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Danny Lee | 2,168 | 63.10 | +7.61 | |
| Conservative | Kris Ford | 889 | 25.87 | -8.27 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Gregory | 313 | 9.11 | +0.77 | |
| Labour | Antony McNally | 66 | 1.92 | -0.08 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Green gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Colden Common & Twyford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Hannah Greenberg | 1,247 | 61.82 | +25.34 | |
| Conservative | Paula Johnston | 555 | 27.52 | -26.80 | |
| Green | Lucinda Graham | 137 | 6.79 | NEW | |
| Labour | Callum Hunter | 78 | 3.87 | -5.33 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Denmead
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paula Langford-Smith | 1,035 | 44.90 | -6.94 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Bennett | 954 | 41.39 | +9.53 | |
| Green | Beata Parry | 167 | 7.25 | -2.05 | |
| Labour | David Picton-Jones | 149 | 6.46 | -0.55 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Southwick & Wickham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Chamberlain | 936 | 55.35 | +8.08 | |
| Conservative | Sandy Phillips-Lee | 526 | 31.11 | +2.91 | |
| Green | Nigel Prior | 158 | 9.34 | +3.37 | |
| Labour | Paul Sony | 71 | 4.20 | -0.25 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
St. Barnabas
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jonny Morris | 1,933 | 58.74 | +4.08 | |
| Conservative | David Crudgington | 885 | 26.89 | -8.70 | |
| Green | Lorraine Abraham | 282 | 8.57 | +3.69 | |
| Labour | Lucy Sims | 191 | 5.80 | +0.92 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
St. Bartholomew
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Nathan Eve | 1,352 | 56.55 | +0.30 | |
| Conservative | Samuel Feltham | 509 | 21.29 | -3.20 | |
| Green | Charlotte Harley | 284 | 11.88 | +2.21 | |
| Labour | Patrick Davies | 246 | 10.29 | +0.69 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
St. Luke
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Charlie Wise | 669 | 55.33 | +22.79 | |
| Conservative | Ian Tait | 316 | 26.14 | -25.05 | |
| Labour | Alison Cochrane | 163 | 13.48 | +3.33 | |
| Green | Reece Chadwick | 61 | 5.05 | -1.07 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
St. Michael
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | George Prest | 1,601 | 55.49 | +4.13 | |
| Conservative | Fiona Mather | 832 | 28.84 | -3.94 | |
| Green | Kate Needham | 271 | 9.39 | +0.41 | |
| Labour | Peter Marsh | 181 | 6.27 | -0.62 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
St. Paul
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Tod* | 1,608 | 58.49 | -3.89 | |
| Conservative | Leo Keay | 533 | 19.39 | -1.28 | |
| Green | Giles Gooding | 376 | 13.68 | +343 | |
| Labour | Stephen Turner | 232 | 8.44 | +1.74 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
The Worthys
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Rutter* | 1,331 | 58.61 | +1.15 | |
| Conservative | Signe Biddle | 702 | 30.91 | -6.36 | |
| Labour | Hannah Dawson | 139 | 6.12 | +0.81 | |
| Green | Andrew Pogson | 99 | 4.36 | NEW | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Upper Meon Valley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jerry Pett | 932 | 41.31 | +8.58 | |
| Conservative | Astrea Hurlock | 922 | 40.87 | -15.59 | |
| Green | Polly Perry | 352 | 15.60 | +7.74 | |
| Labour | Cameron Hodgkinson | 50 | 2.22 | -0.78 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Whiteley & Shedfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sudhakar Achwal | 1,286 | 64.11 | +6.09 | |
| Conservative | Tom Garth | 536 | 26.72 | -9.13 | |
| Green | Nicholas John | 96 | 4.79 | NEW | |
| Labour | Alison Ridley | 88 | 4.39 | -1.73 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Wonston & Micheldever
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Caroline Horrill* | 1,491 | 52.41 | -0.05 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Adams | 1,089 | 38.28 | +2.87 | |
| Green | Julia Stolle | 184 | 6.47 | -0.17 | |
| Labour | Antony de Peyer | 81 | 2.85 | -2.62 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Your councillors". Winchester City Council. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ↑ "Winchester City Council District & Parish Election (Thursday 4 May 2023)". Winchester City Council. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ↑ "Local Elections 2023: Results in Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire". ITV News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ↑ Atkinson, Christopher (5 May 2023). "Winchester City Council elections 2023 - full results". Hampshire Chronicle. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ↑ "Election results". Winchester City Council. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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