2023 Braintree District Council election

The 2023 Braintree District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Braintree District Council in Essex, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections in England.

2023 Braintree District Council election
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
All 49 seats to Braintree District Council
25 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Leader Graham Butland James Abbott
Party Conservative G&I
Last election 34 seats, 45.5% 8 seats, 21.4%
Seats before 33 9
Seats won 26 11
Seat change Decrease 7 Increase 2
Popular vote 26,211 16,850
Percentage 39.8% 25.6%
Swing Decrease 5.7% Increase 4.2%
  Third party Fourth party
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Leader David Mann Jackie Pell
Party Labour Halstead Residents
Last election 2 seats, 21.1% 4 seats, 4.3%
Seats before 3 4
Seats won 9 3
Seat change Increase 6 Decrease 1
Popular vote 17,677 2,330
Percentage 26.8% 3.5%
Swing Increase 5.7% Decrease 0.8%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Braintree District Council election
Leader of the council before election

Graham Butland
Conservative

 Leader of the council after election


Conservative

Summary

Election result
2023 Braintree District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 49 26 3 11 Decrease 8 53.1 39.8 26,211 –5.7
Green and Independent group (G&I)
  Green 22 4 0 2 Decrease 2 8.2 15.5 10,187 –2.3
  Independent 8 7 4 0 Increase 4 14.3 10.1 6,663 +6.5
G&I total 30 11 4 2 Increase 2 22.4 25.6 16,850 +4.2
  Labour 49 9 7 1 Increase 7 18.4 26.8 17,677 +5.7
  Halstead Residents 4 3 0 1 Decrease 1 6.1 3.5 2,330 –0.8
  Liberal Democrat 10 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 3.5 2,298 –0.5
  Reform UK 4 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.5 321 N/A
  UKIP 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.1 68 –1.1
  Independent 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.1 64 –2.2
  Heritage 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.1 51 N/A
Total 149 49 Turnout

Ward results

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.[2] The results of the district council election were released on 5 May 2023.[3]

Incumbent councillors are marked with an asterisk *.

Bocking Blackwater
Bocking Blackwater
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Bocking North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Bocking South
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 & Beckers Green
Braintree Central & Beckers Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Braintree South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Braintree West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Bumpstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 Decrease10.9

Coggeshall
Coggeshall (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 & Greenstead Green
Gosfield & Greenstead Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 Increase3.2

Great Notley & Black Notley
Great Notley & Black Notley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Halstead St. Andrews
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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Halstead Trinity
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 & Terling
Hatfield Peverel & Terling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Hedingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 & Feering

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Kelvedon & Feering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Rayne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 & Cressing

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Silver End & Cressing
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
Stour Valley North
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 Decrease16.0

Stour Valley South
Stour Valley South
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
The Colnes
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
Three Fields
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Witham Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Witham North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Witham South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Witham West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Yeldham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
  1. "Braintree District Council Elections - Elections 2023". Braintree District Council. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll". Braintree District Council. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  3. "2023 District council election results". Braintree District Council. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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