2023 Uttlesford District Council election

The 2023 Uttlesford District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Uttlesford District Council in Essex, England.[2][3][4] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

2023 Uttlesford District Council election

4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)

All 39 seats to Uttlesford District Council[1]
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Leader Petrina Lees George Smith
Party R4U Conservative
Last election 26 seats, 38.3% 4 seats, 28.2%
Seats won 22 11
Seat change Decrease 4 Increase 7
Popular vote 17,098 14,447
Percentage 36.3% 30.7%
Swing Decrease 2.0% Increase 2.5%

  Third party Fourth party
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Leader Melvin Caton Richard Pavitt
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election 0 seats, 2.7% 2 seats, 4.4%
Seats won 4 2
Seat change Decrease 3 Steady
Popular vote 6,910 2,119
Percentage 14.7% 4.5%
Swing Decrease 7.8% Decrease 0.6%

Map showing the seats within each ward of the Uttlesford District Council area

Leader of the council before election

Petrina Lees
R4U

Leader of the council after election


R4U

Prior to the election the residents' association 'Residents for Uttlesford' held a majority.[5][6]

Election result

2023 Uttlesford District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  R4U 32 22 2 6 Decrease 4 56.4 36.3 17,098 –2.0
  Conservative 38 11 7 0 Increase 7 28.2 30.7 14,447 +2.5
  Liberal Democrats 27 4 1 4 Decrease 3 10.3 14.7 6,910 –7.8
  Independent 3 2 0 0 Steady 5.1 4.5 2,119 –0.6
  Labour 23 0 0 0 Steady 0 8.7 4,114 +5.2
  Green 13 0 0 0 Steady 0 4.7 2,211 +2.0
  Reform UK 3 0 0 0 Steady 0 0.3 141 N/A

Ward Result

Ashdon

Ashdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Paul Henry Allington
R4U James Leon Herman De Vries
Conservative John Michael Moran
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative gain from R4U

Broad Oak & The Hallingsburys

Broad Oak & The Hallingsburys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bob Church
R4U Geof Driscoll
Reform UK Malcolm Cameron Featherstone
R4U Neil Reeve
Liberal Democrats Thomas Richards
Conservative Charlotte Dominique Salomon
Turnout
Registered electors
R4U hold
R4U hold

Clavering

Clavering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Frank Barnes
Green Debra Anne Gold
Conservative Edward Morgan Oliver
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Debden & Wimbish

Debden & Wimbish
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sylvia Jane Barrows
Labour Janet Elizabeth Grogan
R4U Stewart Charles Luck
Conservative James William Noble
Green James Loxam Wilkinson
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
R4U hold Swing

Elsenham & Henham

Elsenham & Henham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bob Burlton
R4U Bianca Maria Donald
Conservative Henry Edward Joseph Farrelly
Conservative Fraser James
Independent Gary McKay Lecount
R4U Petrina Michelle Lees
Liberal Democrats Sarah Frances MacKay
Labour Anna Katherine Mowbray
Green Abi Saffrey
Turnout
Registered electors
R4U hold
R4U hold

Felsted & Stebbing

Felsted & Stebbing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Grant Bailey
Conservative Jonathan Lee Botten
Liberal Democrats Frank Corr
R4U John Charles Evans
R4U Sandi Merifield
Liberal Democrats Richard Silcock
Turnout
Registered electors
R4U hold
Liberal Democrats gain from R4U

Flitch Green & Little Dunmow

Flitch Green & Little Dunmow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
R4U Liz Clark 101
Conservative Christian Augusto Criscione 352
Liberal Democrats Iris Janet Evans 60
Green Laura Fleur Thomas 57
Majority 251
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Great Dunmow North

Great Dunmow North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Stephen Bortey Annang
R4U Alex Armstrong
Conservative William Anthony Church
R4U Vincent David Clarke
Conservative John Edward Norris Davey
Liberal Democrats Teddy Kimber
Labour Tina Sham
Turnout
Registered electors
R4U hold
Conservative gain from R4U

Great Dunmow South & Barnston

Great Dunmow South & Barnston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ben Cavanagh
Labour Gerard William Darcy
R4U Kerry Ann Herbert
Liberal Democrats Philip Joseph Ronald Jones
R4U Rod Jones
R4U Patrick Charles Lavelle
Conservative Tom Loveday
Conservative Chris Martin
Labour Christopher James Muir
Conservative Brian John Regan
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative gain from R4U
Conservative gain from R4U
Conservative gain from R4U

Hatfield Heath

Hatfield Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Lemon
R4U Tracy Louen Williams
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

High Easter & Rodings

High Easter & Rodings
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Barker
Labour Faridah Mohamed Gullam
Green Margaret Ann Shaw
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Littlebury, Chesterfords & Wenden Lofts

Littlebury, Chesterfords & Wenden Lofts
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Neil Stephen Richard Gregory
Conservative Wazz Mughal
Independent Richard Pavitt
Green David Radford
Liberal Democrats Susan Roderick
Conservative Sam Slota-Newsom
Turnout
Registered electors
Independent hold
Independent hold

Newport

Newport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Hugh Beeching
Liberal Democrats Marion Elizabeth Dyer
R4U Judy Emmanuel
R4U Neil Hargreaves
Green Madeleine Margaret Radford
Turnout
Registered electors
R4U hold
R4U hold

Saffron Walden Audley

Saffron Walden Audley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mat Braddy
R4U Arthur George Coote
Green Barbara Ann Light
Labour Cherry Ellen Parker
Conservative Maria Pearson
Liberal Democrats David Charles Perry
R4U Alex Reeve
Conservative Howard Stephen Rolfe
Turnout
Registered electors
R4U hold
R4U hold

Saffron Walden Castle

Saffron Walden Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
R4U Heather Jane Asker
Conservative Simon Alexander Bagni
Labour John Gabriel Early
R4U Richard Ford Freeman
Green Edward Vernon Gildea
Liberal Democrats John Newman Lefever
Conservative David James Sadler
Reform UK Grant John Maxwell StClair-Armstrong
Labour Simon David Trimnell
Turnout
Registered electors
R4U hold
R4U hold

Saffron Walden Shire

Saffron Walden Shire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
R4U Melon Ahmed
Liberal Democrats Andrew John Baxter
Conservative Adaeze Bowen
Liberal Democrats Simon Maurice Ede
Green Paul Geoffrey Fairhurst
R4U Chloe Louise Fiddy
Labour Sally Ann Kaemer
R4U Daniel Ronald McBirnie
Conservative Nick Osborne
Conservative David Jason Phipps
Labour Andrew Mark Sampson
Liberal Democrats Sonia Sault
Turnout
Registered electors
R4U hold
R4U hold
R4U hold

Stansted North

Stansted North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Francis Peter Braeckman
Liberal Democrats Alan Dean
Labour Stuart Valentine Dodgson
Conservative Lois Patricia Prior
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Sell
Labour John Wadham
Turnout
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Stansted South & Birchanger

Stansted South & Birchanger
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
R4U Plaxy Budzinska
Liberal Democrats Melvin Henry Caton
Conservative Nick Church
Conservative Ray Gooding
Liberal Democrats Ayub Khan
Labour Allen Macpherson
Labour Thomas Albert Van de Bilt
R4U Jiri Wolker
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Stort Valley

Stort Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joel Alexander Cairns
Labour Sanjukta Ghosh
Liberal Democrats Janice Irene Loughlin
Reform UK Neil Roddis
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Takeley

Takeley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
R4U Geoff Bagnall
Conservative Jeanne Eileen Bradley
R4U Mark Andrew Coletta
Conservative Madhu Disanayake
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Anne Flawn
Liberal Democrats Craig Maryanne Fleming
Conservative Jim Gordon
Liberal Democrats Paul Kevin Kimber
Labour Tracey Elizabeth Roberts
R4U Maggie Sutton
Labour Olive Kumar Winters
Turnout
Registered electors
R4U hold
R4U hold
R4U hold

Thaxted & The Eastons

Thaxted & The Eastons
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Beverly
R4U Martin Liam Foley
R4U Richard Henry Haynes
Liberal Democrats Patrick William O'Brien
Conservative Andrew John Pryer
Green Trilby Fiona Roberts
Liberal Democrats Antoinette Magdeleine Wattebot
Labour Alex Young
Turnout
Registered electors
R4U gain from Liberal Democrats
R4U gain from Liberal Democrats

The Sampfords

The Sampfords
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Sarah Jane Heaton Allington
Liberal Democrats Mike Dyer
Conservative George Maurice Smith
R4U Mike Tayler
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
R4U hold Swing

References

Notes

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