2023 UK local government election
The 2023 High Peak Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of High Peak Borough Council in Derbyshire, England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections in England.
The council was under no overall control prior to the election. Labour had won a majority at the previous full council election in 2019, but lost its majority in 2022 following a by-election.[3] Labour regained a majority at the 2023 election, winning 29 of the 43 seats on the council.[4]
Summary
Election result
The overall results were:[5]
2023 High Peak Borough Council election |
Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 41 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 67.4 | 51.3 | 22,381 | |
| Conservative | 43 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 23.6 | 35.9 | 15,655 | |
| Green | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 4.7 | 10.7 | 4,674 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.3 | 8.0 | 3,499 | |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 2.3 | 1.6 | 677 | |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0.2 | 78 | |
Results
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by High Peak Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[6]
Incumbent councillors are marked with an asterisk. The results for each ward were:[7]
Barms
Barms[8] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Rachael Quinn* | 246 | 53.7 | +4.8 |
| Conservative | Colin Woodhouse | 166 | 36.2 | +2.2 |
| Green | Ben Evens | 42 | 9.2 | -7.9 |
Majority | 80 | 17.5 | |
Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.9 | |
Turnout | 458 | 34.05 | |
Registered electors | 1,345 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Blackbrook
Blackbrook[9] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Dan Capper | 677 | 38.1 | N/A |
| Labour | Angela Benham | 634 | 35.7 | N/A |
| Labour | Penny Took | 627 | 35.3 | +5.4 |
| Conservative | John Kappes | 465 | 26.2 | -5.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Edith Longden* | 456 | 25.6 | -11.9 |
| Conservative | Mark Stafford | 402 | 22.6 | -12.6 |
Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.2 | |
Turnout | 1778 | 49.1 | |
Registered electors | 3,624 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Burbage
Burbage[10] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Chris Payne | 264 | 44.9 | +12.3 |
| Conservative | Steve Clark | 242 | 41.2 | -2.0 |
| Green | Samantha Flower* | 80 | 13.6 | -29.6 |
Majority | 22 | 3.7 | |
Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.3 | |
Turnout | 588 | 37.3 | |
Registered electors | 1,578 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Buxton Central
Buxton Central (2 seats)[11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jean Todd* | 576 | 54.9 | +1.7 |
| Labour | Payge Hacking | 573 | 54.6 | -4.5 |
| Conservative | Michael Hunter | 324 | 30.9 | +5.9 |
| Conservative | Julie Butterworth | 297 | 28.3 | +7.0 |
| Green | Lisa Adamson | 219 | 20.9 | -6.5 |
Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.5 | |
Turnout | 1050 | 36.0 | |
Registered electors | 2,916 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Chapel East
Chapel East[12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Nigel Gourlay | 272 | 44.9 | +1.7 |
| Labour | Jim Lambert | 265 | 43.7 | +10.4 |
| Green | Chris Williams | 46 | 7.6 | -4.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Simm | 21 | 3.5 | -7.6 |
Majority | 7 | 1.2 | |
Rejected ballots | 1 | 0.2 | |
Turnout | 606 | 35.9 | |
Registered electors | 1,689 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Chapel West
Chapel West (2 seats)[13] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Sally De Pee | 743 | 49.2 | +23.2 |
| Conservative | Kath Sizeland* | 720 | 47.7 | +4.0 |
| Labour | Timmy Norton | 650 | 43.0 | +20.2 |
| Conservative | Stewart Young* | 596 | 39.4 | +4.6 |
| Green | Jeremy Wight | 184 | 12.2 | -1.2 |
Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.5 | |
Turnout | 1511 | 38.9 | |
Registered electors | 3,884 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Corbar
Corbar (2 seats)[14] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour Co-op | Madeline Hall* | 569 | 41.0 | +6.4 |
| Conservative | Chris Morten | 427 | 30.7 | -4.7 |
| Labour Co-op | Graham Winter | 422 | 30.4 | N/A |
| Green | Chris Hallam | 384 | 27.6 | -5.8 |
| Conservative | Mark Wilson | 362 | 26.1 | -4.7 |
| Green | Eileen Reynolds | 318 | 22.9 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Stanley Heptinstall | 114 | 8.2 | -12.9 |
| Reform UK | Melandra Smith | 78 | 5.6 | N/A |
Rejected ballots | 1 | 0.1 | |
Turnout | 1389 | 45.3 | |
Registered electors | 3,065 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cote Heath
Cote Heath (2 seats)[15] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Linda Grooby* | 595 | 46.1 | -1.7 |
| Conservative | Kev Kirkham* | 569 | 44.0 | +3.2 |
| Labour | Alan Smith | 569 | 44.0 | -3.6 |
| Labour | Mary Dunk | 537 | 41.6 | -3.7 |
| Green | David Busby | 178 | 13.8 | N/A |
Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.4 | |
Turnout | 1292 | 36.2 | |
Registered electors | 3,567 | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Dinting
Dinting[16] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Dominic Elliott-Starkey | 423 | 43.4 | +0.1 |
| Labour | Rachel Sloman | 406 | 41.7 | +10.2 |
| Green | Holly McBride | 78 | 8.0 | -6.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Worrall | 61 | 6.3 | -4.5 |
Majority | 17 | 1.7 | |
Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.5 | |
Turnout | 974 | 50.8 | |
Registered electors | 1,917 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Gamesley
Gamesley[17] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour Co-op | Anthony McKeown* | 205 | 75.4 | -9.4 |
| Conservative | Mick Reddy | 39 | 14.3 | -0.9 |
| Green | Matthew Firth | 27 | 9.9 | N/A |
Majority | 166 | 61.0 | |
Rejected ballots | 1 | 0.4 | |
Turnout | 272 | 16.1 | |
Registered electors | 1,694 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Hadfield North
Hadfield North[18] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Gillian Cross | 296 | 65.8 | +10.1 |
| Conservative | David Cadwell | 111 | 24.7 | +5.8 |
| Green | Neil Best | 42 | 9.4 | -15.9 |
Majority | 185 | 41.1 | |
Rejected ballots | 1 | 0.2 | |
Turnout | 450 | 26.4 | |
Registered electors | 1,707 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Hadfield South
Hadfield South (2 seats)[19] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour Co-op | Edward Siddall* | 656 | 59.4 | +9.9 |
| Labour Co-op | Bob McKeown* | 601 | 54.4 | +8.3 |
| Conservative | Julie Conlan | 333 | 30.1 | +7.3 |
| Conservative | Tom Wynne | 318 | 28.8 | +7.2 |
| Green | Robert Hodgetts-Haley | 166 | 15.0 | -4.3 |
Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.5 | |
Turnout | 1105 | 33.3 | |
Registered electors | 3,317 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Hayfield
Hayfield[20] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour Co-op | Gill Scott | 530 | 59.6 | +23.6 |
| Conservative | Eva Lawson* | 270 | 30.4 | -7.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah High | 77 | 8.7 | -6.8 |
Majority | 260 | 29.3 | |
Rejected ballots | 10 | 1.1 | |
Turnout | 887 | 53.24 | |
Registered electors | 1,666 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Hope Valley
Hope Valley (2 seats)[21] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Green | Charlotte Farrell* | 812 | 52.7 | +6.8 |
| Green | Joanna Collins* | 753 | 48.9 | +4.9 |
| Conservative | Fredrick Walton | 557 | 36.1 | -6.9 |
| Conservative | Hayley Dalton | 530 | 34.1 | -7.7 |
| Labour | David Owen | 244 | 15.8 | N/A |
Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.3 | |
Turnout | 1541 | 50.7 | |
Registered electors | 3,038 | | |
| Green hold | Swing | | |
| Green hold | Swing | | |
Howard Town
Howard Town (2 seats)[22] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Damien Greenhalgh* | 892 | 68.8 | +9.0 |
| Labour | Godfrey Claff | 819 | 63.1 | +9.1 |
| Green | Linda Walker | 279 | 21.5 | -6.4 |
| Conservative | Lesley Morgan | 255 | 19.7 | +4.7 |
| Conservative | Anne Thornley | 252 | 19.4 | +8.1 |
Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.3 | |
Turnout | 1297 | 35.7 | |
Registered electors | 3,635 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Limestone Peak
Limestone Peak[23] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Peter Roberts* | 352 | 60.6 | +3.5 |
| Labour | Caitlin Bisknell | 161 | 27.7 | +1.4 |
| Green | Daniel Wimberley | 68 | 11.7 | -4.9 |
Majority | 191 | 32.8 | |
Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.3 | |
Turnout | 583 | 32.5 | |
Registered electors | 1,792 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
New Mills East
New Mills East (2 seats)[24] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Alan Barrow* | 508 | 56.1 | +13.2 |
| Labour | Ian Huddlestone* | 506 | 55.9 | +12.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Adrio | 258 | 28.5 | -8.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Charles Jevon | 206 | 22.8 | N/A |
| Conservative | Sally Gibson | 133 | 14.7 | -4.7 |
| Conservative | Ginny Priestley | 122 | 13.5 | +5.4 |
Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.7 | |
Turnout | 905 | 29.2 | |
Registered electors | 3,101 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
New Mills West
New Mills West (2 seats)[25] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Simon Evans | 737 | 53.2 | +10.4 |
| Labour | Jenni Benzer | 673 | 48.6 | +12.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ray Atkins* | 345 | 25.0 | -12.9 |
| Green | John Payne | 250 | 18.1 | -3.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Adrio | 244 | 17.6 | -4.4 |
| Conservative | Jill Woodacre | 207 | 19.9 | +0.7 |
| Conservative | Brian Sidebottom | 193 | 13.9 | +3.0 |
Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.7 | |
Turnout | 1385 | 40.8 | |
Registered electors | 3,399 | | |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Old Glossop
Old Glossop (2 seats)[26] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Paul Hardy* | 800 | 43.9 | +8.7 |
| Conservative | Adrian Hopkinson | 789 | 43.3 | +7.7 |
| Labour | Linda Rundle | 773 | 42.4 | +9.3 |
| Labour | Sebastian Andrews | 658 | 36.1 | +6.0 |
| Green | Paul Bohan | 360 | 19.8 | -7.6 |
Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.4 | |
Turnout | 1822 | 49.4 | |
Registered electors | 3,685 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Padfield
Padfield[27] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Ollie Cross* | 550 | 76.3 | +30.0 |
| Conservative | Leo Parker | 126 | 17.5 | -16.7 |
| Green | Lucas Jones | 43 | 6.0 | -13.5 |
Majority | 424 | 58.8 | |
Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.3 | |
Turnout | 721 | 38.8 | |
Registered electors | 1,857 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Sett
Sett[28] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Peter Inman | 446 | 54.8 | +17.6 |
| Conservative | Jacky Sidebottom-Every | 299 | 36.7 | -6.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rachel Barber | 66 | 8.1 | N/A |
Majority | 147 | 18.0 | |
Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.4 | |
Turnout | 814 | 51.5 | |
Registered electors | 1,580 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Simmondley
Simmondley (2 seats)[29] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Stewart Gardner* | 848 | 55.5 | +13.7 |
| Labour | Pam Mackie | 772 | 50.5 | N/A |
| Conservative | Stephen Marsden | 683 | 44.7 | +5.9 |
| Conservative | Hector Marchetti Urena | 676 | 44.2 | +9.7 |
Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.5 | |
Turnout | 1529 | 45.8 | |
Registered electors | 3,339 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
St John's
St John's[30] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Pauline Bell | 378 | 55.2 | +21.6 |
| Conservative | Ryan Elliott-Starkey | 304 | 44.4 | -8.4 |
Majority | 74 | 10.8 | |
Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.4 | |
Turnout | 685 | 44.4 | |
Registered electors | 1,543 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Stone Bench
Stone Bench (2 seats)[31] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Fiona Sloman* | 484 | 61.0 | +11.1 |
| Labour | Matt Taylor | 441 | 55.5 | +2.0 |
| Conservative | Michael Hampson | 250 | 31.5 | +5.8 |
| Conservative | David McDowell | 193 | 24.3 | +1.4 |
| Green | Peter Crook | 125 | 15.7 | -3.0 |
Rejected ballots | 7 | | |
Turnout | 794 | 24.2 | 0.9 |
Registered electors | 3,277 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Temple
Temple[32] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Pam Reddy | 407 | 43.9 | -0.1 |
| Labour | Tony Riddington | 339 | 36.6 | +5.0 |
| Green | David Newton | 117 | 12.6 | -11.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Louise Glasscoe | 59 | 6.4 | N/A |
Majority | 68 | | |
Rejected ballots | 4 | 7.3 | |
Turnout | 926 | 52.0 | |
Registered electors | 1,781 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Tintwistle
Tintwistle[33] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Rob Baker* | 407 | 70.9 | +20.2 |
| Conservative | Ann Flavell | 114 | 19.9 | -13.7 |
| Green | Robyn Hodgetts-Haley | 50 | 8.7 | -7.0 |
Majority | 293 | 51.0 | |
Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.5 | |
Turnout | 574 | 32.9 | |
Registered electors | 1,746 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Whaley Bridge
Whaley Bridge (3 seats)[34] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour Co-op | Neville Clarke | 1,353 | 59.9 | +24.5 |
| Labour Co-op | Joanne Taylor | 1,249 | 55.3 | +22.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Lomax* | 837 | 37.1 | -3.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Andy Thompson | 755 | 33.4 | +5.9 |
| Conservative | Lisa Hartington | 486 | 21.5 | -9.2 |
| Conservative | David Hartington | 460 | 20.4 | -7.1 |
| Conservative | Lewis King | 447 | 19.8 | -0.3 |
Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.3 | |
Turnout | 2259 | 43.2 | |
Registered electors | 5,225 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Whitfield
Whitfield[35] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Barbara Hastings-Asatourian | 392 | 73.7 | +12.9 |
| Conservative | Norma Fozard | 89 | 16.6 | +1.3 |
| Green | Philip Taylor | 53 | 9.9 | -3.6 |
Majority | 303 | 56.2 | |
Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.4 | |
Turnout | 536 | 30.2 | |
Registered electors | 1,776 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
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