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2023 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election

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The 2023 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election was held on 4 May 2023 to elect all 28 members of Oadby and Wigston Borough Council in Leicestershire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.[1][2][3]

2023 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election
← 2019 4 May 2023 2027 →
All 26 seats to Oadby and Wigston
14 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Leader Samia Haq Priti Joshi
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election 24 seats, 66.7% 2 seats, 25.0%
Seats before 22 4
Seats after 19 7
Seat change Decrease 5 Increase 5
Popular vote 18,320 15,909
Percentage 51.1% 44.4%
Swing Decrease15.6% Increase19.4%
Map of the results of the election by ward
Leader before election

Samia Haq
Liberal Democrats

Leader after election

Samia Haq
Liberal Democrats

All wards were up for election, each with 2 or 3 councillors to be elected. The Liberal Democrats were defending control of the council, having won 24 of 26 seats at the previous election.[4] The previous leader of the council, John Boyce, stood down as leader two weeks before the election, having decided not to stand for re-election. He had been in the post for 17 years. He was replaced by Samia Haq.[5][6]

The Liberal Democrats retained their majority at the election.

Results summary

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Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election, 2023
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Liberal Democrats 26 19 0 5   5 73.1% 51.1% 18,320   16%
  Conservative 26 7 5 0   5 26.9% 44.4% 15,909   19.6%
  Labour 5 0 0 0   0% 4.4% 1,605   3.2%

Ward results

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Source:[7]

 
Ward boundaries

Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).

Oadby Brocks Hill

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Oadby Brocks Hill (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jeffrey Kaufman* 792 59.1 −17.0
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Latif Darr* 736 54.9 −16.7
Conservative Rakesh Chander 531 39.6 +14.3
Conservative Mohammad Alam 471 35.1 +17.9
Turnout 1,341 43  
Registered electors 3,178
Liberal Democrats hold Swing  
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

These figures are updated. On 15 May 2023 the council announced that the Returning Officer had identified an administrative error in the results published on 5 May for the Oadby Brocks Hill ward.[8] The originally published figures were: Kaufman 342, Darr 286, Chandar 231, Alam 171.

Oadby Grange

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Oadby Grange (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Naveed Alam* 757 47.6 +0.8
Conservative Kamal Ghattoraya* 673 42.4 −7.7
Conservative Priti Joshi* 672 42.3 −10.0
Liberal Democrats Moin Durrani 651 41.0 −5.8
Liberal Democrats Jaspal Singh Kang 636 40.0 −6.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Bartfield 565 35.6 −5.7
Labour Nigel Smith 269 16.9 New
Turnout 1,589 36.23   0.7
Registered electors 3,886
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing   0.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Oadby St Peter's

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Oadby St Peter's (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Ridley* 525 41.8 −4.0
Liberal Democrats Jasvir Kaur Chohan 491 39.1 −8.8
Conservative Aman Singh Thind 488 38.9 +12.5
Conservative Marcus Solanki 479 38.1 +10.4
Labour Rumman Ahmed 226 18.0 −5.7
Labour John Britten 226 18.0 −4.6
Majority 1,256 36.35
Liberal Democrats hold Swing   9.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Turnout 1,218 36.35

Oadby Uplands

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Oadby Uplands (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Samia Haq* 616 38.6 −2.4
Conservative Rupa Joshi 545 34.1 +3.3
Liberal Democrats Victor Kaufman 530 33.2 −5.2
Conservative Mohammed Boodhoo 529 33.1 +5.0
Labour Hajira Piranie 457 28.6 +0.4
Labour Justine Mercer 427 26.8 +0.9
Turnout 1,596 46.89
Liberal Democrats hold Swing   4.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Oadby Woodlands

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Oadby Woodlands (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Dean Gamble* 707 54.1 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Santokh Singh Athwal 680 52.0 +5.7
Conservative Dilip Dave 556 42.5 +6.1
Conservative Harrinder Singh Rai 532 40.7 +13.4
Turnout 1,308 36.86
Liberal Democrats hold Swing   3.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

South Wigston

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South Wigston (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Rosemarie Adams* 685 50.3 −4.9
Liberal Democrats Carl Walter 645 47.4 −4.1
Liberal Democrats Richard Morris* 619 45.5 −3.0
Conservative Yvonne Darling 601 44.2 +19.7
Conservative Karen Stokes 580 42.6 +18.9
Conservative Tony Stokes 561 41.2 +18.6
Turnout 1,361 30.57
Liberal Democrats hold Swing   12.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Wigston All Saints

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Wigston All Saints (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Charlesworth* 916 61.4 −11.8
Liberal Democrats Lee Bentley* 905 60.6 −15.3
Liberal Democrats Gary Hunt 863 57.8 −16.5
Conservative Michael McGee 515 34.5 +13.7
Conservative Claire Wills 503 33.7 N/A
Conservative Julian Tibbets 481 32.2 N/A
Turnout 1,493 44.69
Liberal Democrats hold Swing   27.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Wigston Fields

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Wigston Fields (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Bill Boulter* 910 64.2 −13.1
Liberal Democrats Kevin Loydall* 888 62.6 −11.0
Liberal Democrats Carl Martin 830 58.5 −19.7
Conservative Nick Agar 478 33.7 +11.9
Conservative Mirza Junak 396 27.9 N/A
Conservative Shantilal Nandha 388 27.4 N/A
Turnout 1,418 38.15
Liberal Democrats hold Swing   23.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Wigston Meadowcourt

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Wigston Meadowcourt (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Liz Darling 1,117 65.4 +29.2
Conservative Colin Gore 1,091 63.9 +31.1
Conservative John Ford 1,080 63.3 +34.9
Liberal Democrats Michael Phipps 531 31.1 −21.8
Liberal Democrats David Loydall* 520 30.5 −24.5
Liberal Democrats Michael White 479 28.1 −24.2
Turnout 1,707 45.53
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing   29.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Wigston St Wolstan's

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Wigston St Wolstan's (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Linda Broadley* 888 55.4 −24.5
Liberal Democrats Frank Broadley* 876 54.7 −25.3
Liberal Democrats Clare Koslowski* 836 54.7 −21.0
Conservative Alex Darling 637 39.8 N/A
Conservative Mukesh Dave 630 39.3 +16.6
Conservative Matthew Ford 618 38.6 N/A
Turnout 1,602 45.03
Liberal Democrats hold Swing   33.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Changes 2023–2027

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  • Michael Charlesworth, elected as a Liberal Democrat, left the party in March 2024 to sit as an independent.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Local Elections (2023)". Oadby and Wigston Borough Council. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Election timetable in England". UK Government. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Oadby and Wigston Lib Dems promise new homes and sports facilities". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  4. ^ "All the candidates standing in the local elections in Oadby and Wigston". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Oadby and Wigston Council leader to step down in May". BBC. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  6. ^ Moorhouse, Sam (20 April 2023). "New council leader is announced as local elections draw closer". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Borough Council Elections - May 2023". Oadby and Wigston Borough Council. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Oadby Brocks Hill Ward Results - Borough Council Elections on 4 May 2023". OWBC. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  9. ^ Boothroyd, David (15 March 2024). "The Dream shall never Dye". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
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