An election was held on 4 May 2023, to elect all 41 members of Gedling Borough Council in England. This took place as part of the 2023 United Kingdom local elections.
The council was under Labour majority control prior to the election. This election saw the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats making some gains, but Labour retained its majority with 28 of the 41 seats on the council.
Background Gedling is one of the seven non-metropolitan districts that make up Nottinghamshire County Council. The Conservatives controlled Gedling from its creation in 1973 until Labour took control in 1995. The Conservatives won control in 1999 and 2007, with a period of no overall control in 2003. Labour regained the council in 2011, and retained control in subsequent elections. In the 2019 election, Labour won 29 seats with 47.8% of the vote, the Conservatives won 8 with 32.0%, the Liberal Democrats won 2 with 12.0%, and independents won 2 with 4.5%.
Previous council composition After 2019 election Before 2023 election Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Party Seats Party Seats 29 28 8 7 2 3 2 2 Changes November 2021: Gary Gregory (Labour) resigns; by-election held January 2022 January 2022: Andrew Dunkin (Liberal Democrats) wins by-election March 2022: Jennifer Hemingway (Labour) resigns; by-election held May 2022 May 2022: Lynda Pearson (Labour) wins by-election November 2022: Simon Murray, Baron Murray of Blidworth (Conservative) resigns; seat left vacant until 2023 election
Results summary The overall results were:
Ward results An asterisk denotes an incumbent councillor. The results were: Bestwood St Albans
Calverton
Carlton
Carlton Hill
Cavendish
Colwick
Coppice
Daybrook
Dumbles
Ernehale
Gedling
Netherfield
Newstead Abbey
Phoenix
Plains
Porchester
Redhill
Trent Valley
Woodthorpe
Changes 2023–2027 In October and November 2023, Russell Whiting and Des Gibbons left the Labour Party to sit as independents.
David and Roxanne Ellis were suspended by the Labour Party for criticising MP Michael Payne and subsequently sat as independents.
The Conservatives gained Bestwood St Albans from an independent at the September 2024 by-election, Labour held Porchester in May 2025, and independent Andy Meads gained Calverton from the Conservatives in July 2025.
By-elections
Bestwood St Albans
The Bestwood St Albans by-election was triggered by the resignation on health grounds of independent councillor Des Gibbons, who had been elected for Labour in 2023 before leaving the party in November that year.
Porchester
The Porchester by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labour councillor Michelle Welsh.
Calverton
The Calverton by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative councillor Lorraine Brown.
Independent candidate Andy Meads won 66.3% of the valid votes, finishing 48.4 percentage points ahead of the second-placed Reform UK candidate.
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