2023 Braintree District Council election
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The 2023 Braintree District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Braintree District Council in Essex, England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections in England.
The Conservatives retained control of the council, but with a reduced majority.[3]
Summary
[edit]Prior to the election the Conservatives had a majority of 17 seats on the council. They had held a majority since 2007. There were four registered political parties represented on the council plus three independent councillors. The three independents formed a political group with the Greens called the "Green and Independent Group", led by Green councillor James Abbott.[4]
After the election, the Conservatives retained their majority but it was reduced to just 3 seats. Conservative group leader Graham Butland continued to serve as leader of the council, a position he had held continuously since 2004.[5] The Greens and independents continued to form a group after the election, but renamed the "Independent and Green Group" and with the group leadership passing to independent councillor Jo Beavis. The Labour group also changed their leader after the election; their previous leader David Mann had not stood for re-election so Lynn Jefferis was appointed to that role.[6]
Election result
[edit]2023 Braintree District Council election | |||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Conservative | 49 | 26 | 3 | 11 | ![]() |
53.1 | 39.8 | 26,211 | –5.7 | ||
Green and Independent group (G&I) | |||||||||||
Green | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ![]() |
8.2 | 15.5 | 10,187 | –2.3 | ||
Independent | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
14.3 | 10.1 | 6,663 | +6.5 | ||
G&I total | 30 | 11 | 4 | 2 | ![]() |
22.4 | 25.6 | 16,850 | +4.2 | ||
Labour | 49 | 9 | 7 | 1 | ![]() |
18.4 | 26.8 | 17,677 | +5.7 | ||
Halstead Residents | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
6.1 | 3.5 | 2,330 | –0.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 3.5 | 2,298 | –0.5 | ||
Reform UK | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.5 | 321 | N/A | ||
UKIP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.1 | 68 | –1.1 | ||
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.1 | 64 | –2.2 | ||
Heritage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.1 | 51 | N/A | ||
Total | 149 | 49 | Turnout |
Ward results
[edit]The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Braintree District Council following the close of nomination on 5 April 2023.[7] The results of the district council election were released on 5 May 2023.[8]
Incumbent councillors are marked with an asterisk *.
Bocking Blackwater
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Lyn Walters* | 815 | 50.3 | +9.4 | |
Conservative | Justin Wrench | 804 | 49.7 | +6.3 | |
Conservative | Lynette Bowers-Flint | 773 | 47.7 | +5.2 | |
Green (G&I) | Dormer Andrews | 582 | 35.9 | +6.8 | |
Labour | Jasmine Curitz | 576 | 35.6 | +11.1 | |
Labour | David Chidgey | 540 | 33.4 | +14.1 | |
Labour | Richard Parsons | 421 | 26.0 | +7.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Card | 347 | 21.4 | N/A | |
Turnout | 25.0 | –1.5 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Bocking North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Lynn Jefferis | 565 | 51.6 | +0.5 | |
Conservative | John Baugh | 522 | 47.6 | +9.3 | |
Labour | Keiran Martin | 506 | 46.2 | –2.8 | |
Conservative | Felicia Ayo-Ajala | 372 | 33.9 | N/A | |
Green (G&I) | Andrea Phillips | 226 | 20.6 | –1.0 | |
Turnout | 28.9 | +0.3 | |||
Labour hold | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour |
Bocking South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jack Edwards | 511 | 46.8 | +1.5 | |
Labour | Moia Thorogood | 485 | 45.8 | +11.3 | |
Conservative | Trevor McArdle* | 479 | 45.3 | +8.8 | |
Labour | Robert Heath | 459 | 43.4 | +9.6 | |
Green (G&I) | Karl Handy | 181 | 17.1 | –8.7 | |
Turnout | 24.7 | –0.4 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Braintree Central and Beckers Green
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Shirley Mason | 699 | 48.9 | +19.5 | |
Labour | Thomas Diamond | 694 | 48.6 | +20.2 | |
Labour | Jonathan Ayten | 687 | 48.1 | +20.7 | |
Conservative | Karen Brown | 488 | 30.5 | +3.7 | |
Conservative | Sandra Canning | 475 | 30.0 | +3.3 | |
Conservative | Andrew Hensman* | 425 | 29.8 | –5.7 | |
Green (G&I) | Simon Attwood | 422 | 27.3 | +2.3 | |
Independent (G&I) | Colin Riches | 393 | 26.8 | +0.7 | |
Turnout | 24.5 | –1.7 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Braintree South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Martin Green* | 468 | 44.6 | +14.5 | |
Conservative | Kevin Bowers* | 457 | 43.6 | –5.9 | |
Labour | Jacqueline Thurgood | 444 | 42.3 | +13.2 | |
Conservative | Saif Rehman* | 399 | 38.1 | –10.4 | |
Green (G&I) | Stuart Wicks | 185 | 17.6 | –4.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tom Hughes | 144 | 13.7 | N/A | |
Turnout | 24.4 | +0.4 | |||
Labour hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Martin Green previously gained the seat in the 2022 by-election.
Braintree West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Mary Cunningham* | 727 | 55.1 | –0.1 | |
Conservative | George Prime | 692 | 52.4 | –1.1 | |
Labour | Alexander Wilsdon | 457 | 34.6 | +9.3 | |
Labour | Peter Wyatt | 426 | 32.2 | +14.9 | |
Green (G&I) | Nick Scales | 341 | 25.8 | +0.9 | |
Turnout | 30.6 | –0.8 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Bumpstead
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Diana Garord* | 479 | 60.2 | –16.0 | |
Labour | Gary Knights | 236 | 29.6 | +5.8 | |
Reform UK | Norma Saggers | 81 | 10.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 243 | 30.6 | –21.8 | ||
Turnout | 796 | 34.6 | –1.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Coggeshall
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent (G&I) | Tom Walsh* | 981 | 56.5 | +3.0 | |
Independent (G&I) | Dennis Abram* | 928 | 53.4 | –7.7 | |
Conservative | Sue Wilson | 540 | 31.1 | +2.9 | |
Conservative | Chris Siddall | 478 | 27.5 | –0.4 | |
Labour | Robert Powers | 287 | 16.5 | +5.0 | |
Labour | Usha Agarwal-Hollands | 260 | 15.0 | +5.0 | |
Turnout | 39.0 | –4.3 | |||
Independent hold | |||||
Independent hold |
Gosfield and Greenstead Green
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Schwier* | 396 | 52.6 | +1.0 | |
Green (G&I) | Jenny Bishop | 219 | 29.1 | –5.3 | |
Labour | Deborah Warren | 138 | 18.3 | +4.3 | |
Majority | 177 | 23.5 | +6.3 | ||
Turnout | 753 | 34.9 | –6.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Great Notley and Black Notley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Graham Butland* | 1,028 | 54.6 | –5.0 | |
Conservative | Frankie Ricci* | 979 | 52.0 | –0.2 | |
Conservative | Tom Cunningham* | 969 | 51.5 | –1.2 | |
Green (G&I) | Poppy Gerrard-Abbott | 490 | 26.0 | –0.8 | |
Labour | Andrew Beatty | 428 | 22.7 | +7.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian Smith | 387 | 20.5 | N/A | |
Labour | Antony Jones | 384 | 20.4 | +6.9 | |
Labour | Bronislaw Jagniaszek | 354 | 18.8 | +8.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Toombs | 347 | 18.4 | +3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Graham Sheppard | 284 | 15.1 | –1.7 | |
Turnout | 27.0 | –1.2 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Halstead St. Andrews
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Halstead Residents | Jim Bond | 664 | 56.7 | +3.8 | |
Halstead Residents | Andy Munday* | 632 | 53.9 | +6.5 | |
Conservative | David Finch | 289 | 24.7 | +2.0 | |
Labour | Steven Knight | 286 | 24.4 | +10.5 | |
Labour | Kathleen Tearle | 255 | 21.8 | +8.7 | |
Conservative | Olatunbosun Senbanjo | 150 | 12.8 | –7.2 | |
UKIP | Judy Wood | 68 | 5.8 | N/A | |
Turnout | 25.7 | –4.9 | |||
Halstead Residents hold | |||||
Halstead Residents hold |
Halstead Trinity
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Halstead Residents | Jackie Pell* | 625 | 54.0 | –10.5 | |
Labour | Malcolm Fincken | 520 | 44.9 | +18.4 | |
Labour | Garry Warren | 437 | 37.8 | +14.4 | |
Halstead Residents | Linda Hilton | 409 | 35.4 | –12.4 | |
Conservative | Barry Britten | 180 | 15.6 | –5.0 | |
Conservative | Libby Poole | 143 | 12.4 | N/A | |
Turnout | 24.3 | –2.5 | |||
Halstead Residents hold | |||||
Labour gain from Halstead Residents |
Hatfield Peverel and Terling
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Charley Dervish | 877 | 63.7 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | James Coleridge* | 855 | 62.1 | +2.3 | |
Green (G&I) | Jonathan Barker | 409 | 29.7 | +6.1 | |
Labour | Linda Bennison | 312 | 22.7 | +14.3 | |
Labour | Tony Bennett | 299 | 21.7 | +11.9 | |
Turnout | 30.8 | –2.8 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Hedingham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent (G&I) | Jo Beavis* | 941 | 73.8 | +27.2 | |
Independent (G&I) | Wendy Taylor | 764 | 59.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Jason Ferrando | 304 | 23.9 | –21.9 | |
Conservative | Philip Rawlinson | 236 | 18.5 | –8.9 | |
Labour | Christine Calver | 156 | 12.2 | +4.4 | |
Labour | Matthew Creamer | 148 | 11.6 | –2.7 | |
Turnout | 30.1 | +0.1 | |||
Independent hold | |||||
Independent gain from Conservative |
Kelvedon and Feering
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green (G&I) | Paul Thorogood* | 1,096 | 57.4 | +15.6 | |
Green (G&I) | Camilla Finch | 940 | 49.2 | –0.8 | |
Conservative | Robert Mitchell | 668 | 35.0 | –4.2 | |
Conservative | India Jayatillake | 644 | 33.7 | –3.0 | |
Labour | Eileen Davidson | 246 | 12.9 | –3.5 | |
Labour | Pamela Carlaw | 226 | 11.8 | +1.6 | |
Turnout | 43.6 | +3.3 | |||
Green hold | |||||
Green hold |
Rayne
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent (G&I) | Ann Hooks | 528 | 64.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Glenn Young | 218 | 26.4 | –27.9 | |
Labour | Nigel Gibson | 79 | 9.6 | –3.3 | |
Majority | 310 | 37.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 825 | 37.6 | +1.8 | ||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |
Silver End and Cressing
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green (G&I) | James Abbott* | 1,198 | 75.2 | –1.7 | |
Green (G&I) | Bob Wright* | 1,017 | 63.8 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | Jacky Bayford | 300 | 18.8 | +4.5 | |
Conservative | Darrin Hammond | 297 | 18.6 | N/A | |
Labour | Steven Bennison | 134 | 8.4 | +2.6 | |
Labour | Ann Griffin | 126 | 7.9 | +0.9 | |
Independent | Annetta Hawkins | 64 | 4.0 | N/A | |
Heritage | Andrew Page | 51 | 3.2 | N/A | |
Turnout | 31.5 | –7.0 | |||
Green hold | |||||
Green hold |
Stour Valley North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Iona Parker* | 507 | 55.6 | –28.7 | |
Labour | Peter Long | 172 | 18.9 | +3.2 | |
Green (G&I) | Mark Posen | 167 | 18.3 | N/A | |
Reform UK | Raymond Richards | 66 | 7.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 335 | 36.7 | –32.0 | ||
Turnout | 912 | 36.0 | –3.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Stour Valley South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Holland | 549 | 59.3 | –2.4 | |
Green (G&I) | Paul Robinson | 221 | 23.9 | N/A | |
Labour | Frederick Hearn | 156 | 16.8 | +8.4 | |
Majority | 328 | 35.4 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 926 | 38.0 | –0.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
The Colnes
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Courtauld* | 724 | 56.3 | –9.1 | |
Conservative | Gabrielle Spray* | 707 | 55.0 | –7.4 | |
Green (G&I) | James Astley | 549 | 42.7 | –2.1 | |
Labour | Sandra Hindley | 346 | 26.9 | +8.2 | |
Labour | Felix Preston | 247 | 19.2 | +8.6 | |
Turnout | 30.8 | +4.3 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Three Fields
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent (G&I) | Mark Ault | 995 | 53.1 | N/A | |
Independent (G&I) | Michael Staines | 851 | 45.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | John Warner | 818 | 43.6 | –26.2 | |
Conservative | Stephen Canning | 593 | 31.6 | –30.0 | |
Labour | William Edwards | 265 | 14.1 | –3.7 | |
Labour | Stephen Newton | 228 | 12.2 | –5.2 | |
Turnout | 43.2 | +10.2 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative | |||||
Independent gain from Conservative |
Witham Central
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Sindhu Rajeev | 510 | 39.7 | –6.0 | |
Conservative | Toby Williams | 486 | 37.9 | +1.5 | |
Labour | Lucy Barlow | 362 | 28.2 | +11.5 | |
Green (G&I) | Edwyn Gerrard-Abbott | 358 | 27.9 | –3.9 | |
Labour | Joan Coleman | 288 | 22.4 | +6.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Barry Fleet | 259 | 20.2 | –10.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Helen Waring | 198 | 15.4 | N/A | |
Reform UK | Richard Thomson | 107 | 8.3 | N/A | |
Turnout | 27.9 | –0.1 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Witham North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Billy Taylor | 568 | 39.6 | +10.2 | |
Conservative | Ethan Williams | 543 | 37.8 | +8.8 | |
Labour | Philip Barlow | 477 | 33.2 | +1.4 | |
Labour | Leanora Headley | 418 | 29.1 | +4.8 | |
Green (G&I) | Stephen Hicks* | 401 | 27.9 | –7.9 | |
Green (G&I) | Phillip Hughes | 396 | 27.6 | –12.0 | |
Reform UK | Tim Blaxill | 67 | 4.7 | N/A | |
Turnout | 26.9 | –3.1 | |||
Conservative gain from Green | |||||
Conservative gain from Green |
Witham South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Paul Heath | 501 | 44.5 | +21.1 | |
Labour | Jacqueline Martin | 473 | 42.0 | +20.2 | |
Conservative | William Korsinah | 448 | 39.8 | –14.7 | |
Conservative | Joe Trigg | 424 | 37.6 | –12.7 | |
Green (G&I) | Stephanie Bills | 174 | 15.4 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Hewitt | 137 | 12.2 | –16.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Charlie Ryland | 97 | 8.6 | –17.6 | |
Turnout | 26.0 | +2.0 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Witham West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jon Hayes | 533 | 40.1 | –3.5 | |
Conservative | Ron Ramage* | 520 | 39.1 | –2.1 | |
Labour | Jack Coleman | 467 | 35.1 | +9.2 | |
Labour | Jack Robertson | 427 | 32.1 | +14.5 | |
Green (G&I) | Susan Ager | 361 | 27.1 | –2.3 | |
Green (G&I) | Steven Crane | 254 | 19.1 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Holt | 98 | 7.4 | –6.5 | |
Turnout | 28.3 | –0.8 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Yeldham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Richard Van Dulken | 312 | 44.2 | –27.9 | |
Independent (G&I) | Julia Allen | 282 | 39.9 | N/A | |
Labour | Denis Franklin | 112 | 15.9 | –12.0 | |
Turnout | 706 | 32.1 | +1.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
References
[edit]- ^ Moffat, Macaully (16 February 2023). "Tribute to ex-councillor and mayor David Hume after death". Halstead Gazette. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Braintree District Council Elections – Elections 2023". Braintree District Council. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ King, George (5 May 2023). "Braintree Council elections see Conservatives cling to power". Daily Gazette.
- ^ "Councillors [at 2 February 2023]". Braintree District Council. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ Moffat, Macaully (31 May 2023). "Graham Butland re-elected as Braintree Council leader". Braintree and Witham Times. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Councillors". Braintree District Council. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll". Braintree District Council. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "2023 District council election results". Braintree District Council. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.