2023 Chesterfield Borough Council election

The 2023 Chesterfield Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect all 40 members of Chesterfield Borough Council in Derbyshire, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

2023 Chesterfield Borough Council election

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All 40 seats on Chesterfield Borough Council 21 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Tricia Gilby Paul Holmes Paul Mann Party Labour Liberal Democrats Independent Last election 28 (43.5%) 17 (39.0%) 3 (5.7%) Seats before 29 17 2 Seats won 28 12 0
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Chesterfield Borough Council election
Leader before election Tricia Gilby Labour Leader after election Tricia Gilby Labour

Results summary

Following the results, the council remained under Labour control. New ward boundaries took effect for this election following a review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, reducing the number of seats from 48 to 40. Only the Staveley South seat (previously called Hollingwood and Inkersall) had its boundaries left entirely unchanged.^[2] Labour retained its majority on the council with an increased share of the seats, as the Liberal Democrats and Independents lost seats.

Based on estimates for what the previous position would have been under the new boundaries, Labour notionally 'gained' Brampton East and Boythorpe, Brampton West and Loundsley Green and Linacre wards from the Liberal Democrats and Staveley South from Independents and that the Liberal Democrats notionally 'gained' Staveley North from Labour.^[3]

2023 Chesterfield Borough Council election[4]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	40	28				70.0	46.8	27,904	+3.3
	Liberal Democrats	35	12			5	30.0	32.6	19,440	–6.4
	Conservative	18	0				0.0	9.5	5,677	+0.4
	Green	9	0				0.0	4.5	2,704	+3.4
	Independent	9	0			3	0.0	4.2	2,516	–1.5
	Chesterfield Independents	10	0				0.0	2.3	1,392	+1.7

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating a sitting councillor standing for re-election.^[5]

Brampton East and Boythorpe

Brampton East and Boythorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jonathan Davies	566	47.1
	Liberal Democrats	Glenys Falconer*	528	43.9
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Falconer*	522	43.4
	Labour	Janice Marriott*	496	41.3
	Green	Andrew Clarke	132	11.0
	Chesterfield Independents	Daryl Portas	52	4.3
Turnout			1,202	33.45
	Labour win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Brampton West and Loundsley Green

Brampton West and Loundsley Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bob Brock	987	41.2
	Labour	Martin Stone	977	40.8
	Liberal Democrats	Shirley Niblock*	971	40.5
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Niblock*	970	40.5
	Liberal Democrats	Howard Borrell*	968	40.4
	Labour	Pauline Twigg	871	36.3
	Conservative	William Birkett	420	17.5
	Chesterfield Independents	David Jones	233	9.7
Turnout			2,397	41.68
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Brimington North

Brimington North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dave Culley	604	70.7
	Labour	Suzie Perkins*	525	61.5
	Independent	Graeme Challands	133	15.6
	Independent	Cheryl Jackson	123	14.4
	Conservative	Rod Harrison	103	12.1
	Liberal Democrats	Margarita Jacobs	65	7.6
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Jakins	48	5.6
Turnout			854	22.58
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Brimington South

Brimington South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tricia Gilby*	667	47.2
	Labour	Ian Callan*	638	45.1
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Hartley	566	40.0
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Collins	524	37.1
	Conservative	Malcolm Rowley	228	16.1
Turnout			1,414	33.21
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Brockwell

Brockwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Maureen Davenport*	737	52.1
	Liberal Democrats	Katherine Hollingworth*	685	48.4
	Labour	Robert Goodall	472	33.4
	Labour	Glynn Jordan	440	31.1
	Conservative	Jane Bird	153	10.8
	Green	Janet Ratcliffe	145	10.2
	Chesterfield Independents	Adele Downer	71	5.0
Turnout			1,415	36.52
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Dunston

Dunston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jean Innes*	793	50.5
	Labour	Gordon McLaren	743	47.3
	Labour	Michelle Twigg	693	44.1
	Liberal Democrats	Sandra Bridge	275	17.5
	Liberal Democrats	Ewan Cameron	272	17.3
	Conservative	Linda Rowley	265	16.9
	Liberal Democrats	Linda Thompson	238	15.1
	Chesterfield Independents	Paul Stone	219	13.9
	Green	David Fox	190	12.1
	Chesterfield Independents	Alan Heathcote	161	10.2
	Chesterfield Independents	Samuel Hartley	155	9.9
	Independent	Gordon Simmons*	133	8.5
Turnout			1,571	26.47
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Hasland

Hasland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mick Brady*	1,066	46.1
	Labour	Amanda Serjeant*	904	39.1
	Labour	Stuart Brittain*	896	38.8
	Green	Darren Yates	661	28.6
	Conservative	Paul Gibbons	656	28.4
	Conservative	Jacob Rodgers	557	24.1
	Conservative	Craig Stanley	540	23.4
	Green	Simon Geikie	476	20.6
	Green	Simon Swift	473	20.5
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Frear	156	6.8
	Liberal Democrats	Linda Shipley	115	5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Hudson	112	4.8
Turnout			2,310	38.72
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Linacre

Linacre

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gavin Baldauf-Good	710	41.8
	Labour	Judy Staton	644	37.9
	Conservative	Stephen Lynch	553	32.6
	Conservative	Ian Jerram	549	32.3
	Liberal Democrats	Bridget Dunks	426	25.1
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Gately	420	24.7
Turnout			1,698	41.60
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Rother

Rother

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jenny Flood*	841	66.5
	Labour	Lisa Blakemore*	831	65.7
	Labour	Keith Miles*	767	60.7
	Liberal Democrats	Harry Holloway	236	18.7
	Liberal Democrats	Paul King	234	18.5
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Maher	211	16.7
	Conservative	Jonathan Potts	211	16.7
Turnout			1,264	22.94
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Spire

Spire

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Laura Bagley	954	49.8
	Labour	Kate Sarvent*	929	48.5
	Labour	Peter Innes*	902	47.1
	Liberal Democrats	Ed Fordham*	743	38.8
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian Mather	720	37.6
	Liberal Democrats	Greg Campbell	718	37.5
	Chesterfield Independents	Susan Armenante	191	10.0
	Conservative	Jack Woolley	186	9.7
Turnout			1,917	34.73
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Staveley Central

Staveley Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barry Dyke*	458	53.0
	Labour	Jacquie Ridgway	410	47.5
	Independent	Paul Wilson	196	22.7
	Independent	Keith Bannister	192	22.2
	No Description	Carl Chambers	183	21.2
	Conservative	Carole Tilson	82	9.5
	Green	Jeffrey Horton	80	9.3
Turnout			864	22.80
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Staveley North

Staveley North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Jacobs	506	50.4
	Liberal Democrats	June Bingham	465	46.4
	Labour	Lisa Collins*	346	34.5
	Labour	Dean Collins*	344	34.3
	Conservative	Ian Tagg	113	11.3
	Chesterfield Independents	Donna Robertshaw	79	7.9
Turnout			1,003	27.31
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Staveley South

Staveley South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Debbie Wheeldon*	844	53.2
	Labour	Allan Ogle	770	48.5
	Labour	Stuart Yates	763	48.1
	Independent	Paul Mann*	564	35.5
	Independent	Dean Rhodes	512	32.3
	Independent	Ruth Perry*	480	30.2
	Conservative	John Hobson	239	15.1
Turnout			1,587	27.61
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Walton

Walton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Maggie Kellman*	1,264	51.5
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Redihough*	1,205	49.1
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Snowdon*	1,151	46.9
	Labour	Lucy McManus	814	33.2
	Labour	Steve Brunt	735	30.0
	Labour	David Rice	602	24.5
	Conservative	Alison Hounslow	443	18.1
	Green	David Wadsworth	393	16.0
Turnout			2,454	44.10
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Whittington

Whittington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Bingham*	1,239	64.7
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Holmes*	931	48.6
	Liberal Democrats	Kelly Thornton*	896	46.8
	Labour	Steve Lismore	625	32.6
	Labour	Corina Nicholls	515	26.9
	Labour	Marion Thorpe	472	24.6
	Conservative	Susan Gibbons	190	9.9
	Chesterfield Independents	Rose Clark	150	7.8
Turnout			1,915	29.14
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Whittington Moor

Whittington Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kate Caulfield*	698	62.8
	Labour	Leslie Thompson	592	53.2
	Conservative	John Gleadall	189	17.0
	Liberal Democrats	Maisie Hollingworth	162	14.6
	Liberal Democrats	Leslie Ralph	161	14.5
	Green	Sophie Haworth	154	13.8
	Chesterfield Independents	Brad Waterhouse	81	7.3
Turnout			1,112	25.05
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

By-elections

Spire

Spire: 4 July 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sharon Blank	1,521	45.1	−2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Ed Fordham*	621	18.4	−20.4
	Green	Vicky Noble	511	15.2	N/A
	Conservative	Jacob Rodgers	499	14.8	+5.1
	Chesterfield Independents	Kris Stone	220	6.5	−3.5
Turnout			3,372	57.81	+23.08
	Labour hold		Swing

Staveley North

Staveley North: 4 July 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steve Lismore	635	34.4	−0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Hartley	592	32.1	−14.3
	Conservative	Harry Smith	278	15.1	+3.8
	Independent	Martin Hibbert	188	10.2	N/A
	Green	Joshua Ward	151	8.2	N/A
Turnout			1,844	50.23	+22.92
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Brampton East and Boythorpe

Brampton East and Boythorpe: 1 May 2025

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Falconer	410	34.6	−7.8
	Reform UK	Courtney James	350	29.6	N/A
	Labour	Pauline Twigg	235	19.8	−27.3
	Independent	Jane Hindle	90	7.6	N/A
	Green	Katherine Noble	48	4.1	−6.9
	Conservative	Jacob Rodgers	42	3.5	N/A
	Chesterfield Independents	David Jones	9	0.8	−3.5
Turnout			1,184	32.49
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing