2023 Slough Borough Council election

The 2023 Slough Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Slough Borough Council in Berkshire, England.[1] on the same day as other local elections in England.

2023 Slough Borough Council election
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
All 42 seats to Slough Borough Council
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Leader Dexter Smith James Swindlehurst
Party Conservative Labour
Leader's seat Colnbrook and Poyle Cippenham Green (lost seat)
Last election 6 seats, 30.3% 33 seats, 57.7%
Seats before 5 35
Seats won 21 18
Seat change Increase 15 Decrease 15
  Third party Fourth party
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Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election 0 seats, 6.2% 3 seats, 2.7%
Seats before 0 2
Seats won 3 0
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 3
Leader of the Council before election

James Swindlehurst
Labour

 Elected Leader

TBC

The elections saw substantial gains by the Conservative Party against the national trend, more than quadrupling their number and ending up with half the seats on the council.

Summary

Election result
2023 Slough Borough Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 42 21 Increase 15
  Labour 42 18 Decrease 15
  Liberal Democrats 8 3 3 0 Increase 3
  Independent 7 0 0 3 Decrease 3
  Green 3 0 0 0 Steady 0
  Ind. Network 2 0 0 0 Steady 0
  Heritage 1 0 0 0 Steady 0

Candidates

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Slough Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[2]

Baylis & Salt Hill
Baylis & Salt Hill (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Fiza Matloob* 1,247
Labour Co-op Maroof Mohammad* 1,070
Conservative Surinder Chaggar 535
Conservative Mohammed Hussaini 468

Britwell
Britwell (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Robert Anderson* 685
Labour Co-op Pavitar Mann* 612
Conservative Dennis French 502
Conservative Ashish Mishra 467
Independent Ollie Isernia 206

Chalvey
Chalvey (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rifaqat Zarait 707
Conservative Zafar Satti 674
Labour Co-op Mohammad Sandhu* 538
Labour Co-op Shahida Akbar* 531

Cippenham Green
Cippenham Green (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ishrat Shah 911
Conservative Robert Stedmond 895
Labour Co-op Jemma Davis* 581
Labour Co-op James Swindlehurst* 478
Independent Wayne Strutton 275
Liberal Democrats Gurmail Hothi 198
Heritage Nick Smith 100

Cippenham Manor
Cippenham Manor (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nadeem Khawar 663
Labour Co-op Dilbagh Parmar* 663
Labour Co-op Ruqayah Begum* 635
Conservative Ahmar Usmani 583
Liberal Democrats Manjit Singh 307

Cippenham Village
Cippenham Village (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Haaris Ahmad 394
Conservative Yasmin Raja 389
Green Shah Khairul Enam 378
Labour Bally Gill* 469
Labour Josh Kimani 394
Liberal Democrats Frank O'Kelly 420
Liberal Democrats Matthew Taylor 405

Colnbrook & Poyle
Colnbrook & Poyle (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Puja Bedi* 679
Conservative Dexter Smith* 701
Independent Joyce John 310
Labour Avtar Cheema 615
Labour Gurchetan Hayer 408

Elliman
Elliman (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ravinder Bhakar 187
Conservative Aakash Singh 187
Labour Mushtaq Malik* 388
Labour Nuzhat Nematali 344
Liberal Democrats Amjad Abbasi 534
Liberal Democrats Asim Naveed 460

Farnham
Farnham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arshad Hussain 491
Conservative Dawinderpal Sahota 490
Labour Co-op Sabia Akram* 560
Labour Co-op Waqas Sabah 546

Haymill
Haymill (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Kelly 803
Conservative Anna Wright 809
Labour Sanna Malik* 457
Labour Satpal Parmar* 424
Liberal Democrats Catharine Parkes 252

Herschel Park
Herschel Park (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom King 513
Conservative Rikky Lobo 423
Labour Zaffar Ajaib* 612
Labour Christine Hulme* 650

Langley Foxborough
Langley Foxborough (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sharon Gillingwater 393
Conservative Jibril Hassan 284
Green Petra Rau 178
Ind. Network Sunil Sudhakaran 481
Labour Mark Instone 525
Labour Naveeda Qaseem* 557

Langley Marsh
Langley Marsh (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Wal Chahal 807
Conservative Chandra Muvvala 1,114
Independent Ansar Mohammed
Independent Sharon O'Reilly 245
Labour Co-op Preston Brooker* 491
Labour Co-op Kuljit Kaur 505
Liberal Democrats Josephine Hanney 136

Langley Meads
Langley Meads (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Neel Rana 904
Conservative Mabu Shaik 824
Labour Satish Basra 505
Labour Kamaljit Kaur* 542

Langley St Mary's
Langley St Mary's (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adil Iftakhar 727
Conservative Gurcharan Manku 783
Green Julian Edmonds 207
Ind. Network Shin Dhother 474
Labour Savneet Bains 535
Labour Gurdeep Grewal* 563

Manor Park & Stoke
Manor Park & Stoke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sajid Janjua 742
Conservative Sarfraz Khan 805
Labour Mohammed Nazir* 913
Labour Jamila Sabah 832

Northborough & Lynch Hill Valley
Northborough & Lynch Hill Valley (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Siobhan Dauti 537
Conservative Steven Gillingwater 512
Labour Martin Carter* 580
Labour Annetta Dendie 512

Slough Central
Slough Central (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ejaz Ahmed 547
Conservative Dhruv Tomar 539
Labour Safdar Ali* 447
Labour Katarzyna Rusin 416

Upton
Upton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Balwinder Dhillon 1,277
Conservative Subhash Mohindra 1,220
Labour Balvinder Bains* 603
Labour Jina Basra* 545

Upton Lea
Upton Lea (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arvind Dhaliwal 842
Conservative Raja Fayyaz 856
Labour Co-op Haqeeq Dar* 1,105
Labour Co-op Andrea Escott 957

Wexham Court
Wexham Court (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Iftakhar Ahmed 815
Conservative Hardeep Jandu 647
Independent Mubashir Ahmed 539
Independent Patrick Donachy 129
Labour Harjinder Gahir* 826
Labour Gaye Jeynes 641

References
  1. "Notice of Election". Slough Borough Council. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  2. "Statement of Persons Nominated". Slough Borough Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
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