The 2023 Ashfield District Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect all 35 members of

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in Nottinghamshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England. The previous election occurred in

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, and resulted in the

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winning in a

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of 30 seats. The 2023 election saw the Ashfield Independents increase their majority, finishing with 32 seats.

Background

Labour controlled Ashfield from its creation in

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until

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, when it fell into no overall control. Labour regained control in

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and held the council until

, when the

won a large victory. In that election, Ashfield Independents won 30 seats with 64.6% of the vote, Labour won 2 with 18.2%, and the Conservatives won 3 with 11.2%.

Previous council composition

Changes

* Melanie Darrington leaves Ashfield Independents to sit as an independent * Ciaran Brown (Ashfield Independents) resigns; by-election held May 2021 * April 2020: Anthony Brewer (Ashfield Independents) dies; by-election held May 2021 * May 2020: David Hennigan leaves Ashfield Independents to sit as an independent * May 2021: Jamie Bell (Ashfield Independents) and Will Bostock (Ashfield Independents) win by-elections * August 2022: Jim Blagden (Ashfield Independents) dies; by-election held November 2022 * November 2022: Nick Parvin (Ashfield Independents) wins by-election

Results

The overall results were as follows:

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election:

Abbey Hill

Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse

Ashfields

Carsic

Greenwood & Summit

Hucknall Central

Hucknall North

Hucknall South

Hucknall West

Huthwaite & Brierley

Jacksdale & Westwood

Kingsway

Kirkby Cross & Portland

Larwood

Leamington

Selston

Skegby

Stanton Hill & Teversal

Sutton Central & New Cross

Sutton Junction & Harlow Wood

Sutton St Mary's

The Dales

Underwood

References

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