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The 2023 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election was held on 4 May 2023, to elect members of Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council in Leicestershire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.^[1] All sixteen wards were for election, each with between one and three councillors to be elected.

The Liberal Democrats retained control of the council.^[2][3]

Summary

Election result

2023 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election[4]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	29	22	1	0	1	64.7	48.0	28,195	+1.6
	Conservative	34	10	1	2	1	29.4	36.8	21,617	+0.9
	Labour	15	2	1	1		5.9	10.1	5,940	–4.2
	Green	4	0	0	0		0.0	1.8	1,076	+1.1
	Independent	4	0	0	0		0.0	1.8	1,059	+1.1
	Reform UK	4	0	0	0		0.0	1.2	680	N/A
	UKIP	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	144	–1.7

Results

Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election results.^[5]

Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).

Ambien

Ambien (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Miriam Surtees	631	66.4	+6.9
	Liberal Democrats	Genesta Cope	320	33.6	+18.3
Majority			311	32.8	-11.4
Turnout			951	32.6	-4.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	-5.7

Barlestone, Nailstone & Osbaston

Barlestone, Nailstone & Osbaston (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Bill Crooks*	783	84.0	+3.7
	Conservative	Madaleine Lee	149	16.0	+3.8
Majority			634	68.0	-0.1
Turnout			932	35.6	-6.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.0

Barwell

Barwell (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Simmons	606	36.7	+0.5
	Labour Co-op	Charlotte Green	597	36.1	+14.0
	Conservative	Hazel Smith*	593	35.9	-3.5
	Labour Co-op	Jim Buck	537	32.5	+10.1
	Labour Co-op	Robert Parkinson	532	32.2	+12.9
	Conservative	Connor Daldry	513	31.1	-4.1
	Independent	Michelle Nash	375	22.7	N/A
	Independent	Russ Roberts*	308	18.6	-17.6
	Green	Cassie Wells	263	15.9	N/A
Turnout			1,652	23.7	-4.1
	Conservative hold
	Labour Co-op gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold

Burbage Sketchley and Stretton

Burbage Sketchley and Stretton (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Walker*	1,534	59.2	+13.3
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Flemming	1,530	59.1	+13.1
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Williams*	1,496	57.8	+12.7
	Conservative	Shirley Iliffe	885	34.2	-6.2
	Conservative	Mary Sherwin	862	33.3	-6.4
	Conservative	Peter Wallace	801	30.9	-4.9
	UKIP	William Robinson	144	5.6	N/A
Turnout			2,590	32.4	-4.7
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

• Richard Flemming was a member for Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill from 2019 to 2023

Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill

Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dawn Glenville*	847	56.9	+10.8
	Liberal Democrats	Pete Stead-Davis	779	52.4	+6.3
	Conservative	Mark Thomas	621	41.7	+6.2
	Conservative	Nick Nickerson	609	40.9	+2.2
Turnout			1,488	32.6	-1.2
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Cadeby, Carlton and Market Bosworth with Shackerstone

Cadeby, Carlton and Market Bosworth with Shackerstone (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Maureen Cook*	610	50.2	-15.1
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Tessier	480	39.5	+18.6
	Labour	Geoff Dams	125	10.3	-3.5
Majority			130	10.7	-33.7
Turnout			1,215	41.1	+2.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	-16.8

Earl Shilton

Earl Shilton (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Anna Weightman	789	36.4	+1.2
	Conservative	Richard Allen*	785	36.2	-5.0
	Conservative	Claire Allen*	783	36.1	-5.8
	Liberal Democrats	Ben Paczek	781	36.0	+1.2
	Conservative	Chris Ladkin*	763	35.2	-7.7
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick Weightman	688	31.7	-1.0
	Labour	Ivan Faver	358	16.5	-0.8
	Labour	Carole Sharma	351	16.2	±0.0
	Labour	Andre Wheeler	324	14.9	-0.4
	Green	Rhiannon Carter	249	11.5	N/A
	Reform UK	Peter Chesire	173	8.0	N/A
Turnout			2,169	26.6	-0.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Groby

Groby (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Cartwright*	947	56.0	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats	Ted Hollick*	876	51.8	+2.9
	Conservative	Gary Richardson	617	36.5	-2.6
	Conservative	David Hyde	524	31.0	+0.7
	Independent	John Hagan	161	9.5	N/A
	Reform UK	Kim Robinson	93	5.5	N/A
Turnout			1,692	31.8	+0.1
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Hinckley Castle

Hinckley Castle (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Bray*	861	61.5	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Linda Mullaney*	812	58.0	+2.0
	Conservative	John Brown	329	23.5	+0.5
	Conservative	Martin Leman	279	19.9	-1.2
	Labour	James Ross	223	15.9	-1.7
	Labour	Guy Macgregor-Devlin	219	15.7	+0.7
Turnout			1,399	27.7	-2.8
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Hinckley Clarendon

Hinckley Clarendon (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Cathie Gibbens	1,146	62.6	-5.4
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Pendlebury*	1,120	61.1	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Lynch*	1,076	58.7	+0.3
	Conservative	Lee Howard	341	18.6	-2.0
	Conservative	Victoria Stapleton	330	18.0	+3.7
	Labour	Paul Baddeley	324	17.7	+6.9
	Conservative	Del Young	309	16.9	-0.8
	Independent	Benn Moore	215	11.7	+5.2
Turnout			1,832	28.8	-3.2
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

• David Bill (Liberal Democrats) retired at this election after representing the ward for 50 years since 1973

Hinckley De Montfort

Hinckley De Montfort (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Mullaney*	1,597	58.6	-0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Lynda Hodgkins	1,478	54.2	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Scott Gibbens*	1,429	52.4	+1.9
	Conservative	Jan Kirby	839	30.8	+2.3
	Conservative	Jonny Bray	730	26.8	+2.0
	Conservative	Derek Roulston	703	25.8	+4.7
	Labour	James Davis	309	11.3	+3.6
	Reform UK	Andy Egginton	213	7.8	N/A
	Reform UK	Keith Silcock	201	7.4	N/A
Turnout			2,725	33.1	-4.0
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

• Lynda Hodgkins was a member for Hinckley Trinity from 2019 to 2023

Hinckley Trinity

Hinckley Trinity (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Cope*	874	69.4	+10.0
	Liberal Democrats	James Moore	734	58.3	+3.2
	Conservative	Amanda Hills	282	22.4	+4.7
	Conservative	Ronald Walker	241	19.1	+2.7
	Labour	Rosie Lythgoe-Cheetham	192	15.3	+6.2
Turnout			1,259	23.3	-2.3
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Markfield, Stanton and Fieldhead

Markfield, Stanton and Fieldhead (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Christopher Lambert	797	47.8	-12.4
	Conservative	Claire Harris	779	46.7	+10.9
	Labour Co-op	Robert Martin	674	40.4	+0.9
	Conservative	Leigh Quilter	674	40.4	+17.0
	Green	Lisa Wren	195	11.7	N/A
Turnout			1,667	34.9	-3.6
	Labour Co-op hold
	Conservative gain from Labour Co-op

Newbold Verdon with Desford and Peckleton

Newbold Verdon with Desford and Peckleton (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Joyce Crooks*	1,593	61.0	+6.1
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Bools*	1,525	58.4	+8.7
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Webber-Jones*	1,415	54.2	+11.1
	Conservative	Peter Bedford	1,034	39.6	+5.7
	Conservative	Ross Hills	913	35.0	+5.7
	Conservative	James Paterson	831	31.8	+4.6
Turnout			2,610	37.0	-3.1
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Ratby, Bagworth & Thornton

Ratby, Bagworth & Thornton (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ozzy O'Shea*	1,062	64.1	-8.6
	Conservative	Christopher Boothby*	950	57.4	-3.5
	Labour	Ashley Martin	378	22.8	+3.0
	Green	Mark Wren	369	22.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	David Mullaney	163	9.8	-7.2
	Liberal Democrats	Noel Robinson	126	7.6	-2.7
Turnout			1,656	29.4	-3.0
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Twycross and Witherley with Sheepy

Twycross and Witherley with Sheepy (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Sutton	639	61.7	+3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Mayne	396	38.3	+19.5
Majority			243	23.4	-16.3
Turnout			1,035	40.7	+0.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	-8.1

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