The 2023 Erewash Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect all 47 members of Erewash Borough Council in Derbyshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
Following the results, the Conservatives lost control of the council to Labour for the first time in 20 years. The Labour group leader, James Dawson, was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 25 May 2023.
Summary
Election result
Ward results The results for each ward were:
Awsworth Road
Breaston
Cotmanhay
Derby Road East
Derby Road West
Draycott & Risley
Hallam Fields
Kirk Hallam & Stanton-by-Dale
Larklands
Little Eaton & Stanley
Little Hallam
Long Eaton Central
Nottingham Road
Ockbrook & Borrowash
Sandiacre
Sawley
Shipley View
West Hallam & Dale Abbey
Wilsthorpe
Changes 2023–2027
Greg Maskalick, elected as an independent councillor for Ockbrook and Borrowash, joined the Labour group in August 2024. Lorna Maginnis, elected as a Conservative councillor for Nottingham Road in the 2025 by-election, and Paul Maginnis, elected as a Conservative councillor for Sawley in 2019, both left the Conservative group in October 2025; Lorna Maginnis became a non-aligned independent, while Paul Maginnis joined Reform UK. Mick Pace, elected as a Labour councillor for Derby Road West, left the Labour group in October 2025, following opposition to national party policy on Israel and to a locally supported motion on asylum hotels.
By-elections
Cotmanhay
The Cotmanhay by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labour councillor Alex Breene, for personal reasons.
Kirk Hallam & Stanton-by-Dale
The Kirk Hallam & Stanton-by-Dale by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labour councillor Emma Moore, for personal reasons.
Nottingham Road
The Nottingham Road by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labour councillor Emma Plummer, for personal reasons.
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