Gedling Council - Wards and Councillors

District council · East Midlands · 41 seats in 19 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

Labour have a majority on Gedling Council. The council has 41 councillors in 19 wards. Seats by party: Labour 24, Conservative 9, Other 4, Lib Dem 4. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

A government plan to replace the councils in this area with two unitary councils was paused for review on 7 September 2026. Elections due in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries. Source

Control

Seats by party

Labour (Majority)

41 seats - 21 for a majority

Labour 24Conservative 9Lib Dem 4Other 4

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Other +4 Labour −4

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (41 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Labour49.6%28

Conservative31.4%9

Lib Dem10.2%4

Other5.3%0

Green3.4%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 41 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Labour 24

majority of 7; 21 needed

Closest result

Cavendish

Lib Dem won the last seat by 26 votes over Labour, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Calverton

Independent gain from Conservative, 3 July 2025 (4 since 2021)

Constituencies

2 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

56%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemIndependent

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 19 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Bestwood St Albans Darren Maltby, Rachael Ellis	4 May 2023 Labour 52.4% lead 20.9 pts
Calverton Boyd Elliott, Andrew Meads, Jane Allen	4 May 2023 Conservative 33.8% lead 14.6 pts
Carlton Catherine Pope, Paul Wilkinson	4 May 2023 Labour 54.3% lead 20.5 pts
Carlton Hill Alex Scroggie, Jim Creamer, Paul Feeney	4 May 2023 Labour 62.2% lead 34.5 pts
Cavendish Andrew Dunkin, Paul Hughes	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 44.8% lead 5.1 pts
Colwick Russell Whiting	4 May 2023 Labour 61.2% lead 26.9 pts
Coppice Henry Wheeler, Marje Paling	4 May 2023 Labour 60.7% lead 33.9 pts
Daybrook Sandra Barnes, Kyle Robinson-Payne	4 May 2023 Labour 79.7% lead 59.4 pts
Dumbles Helen Greensmith	4 May 2023 Conservative 55.1% lead 27.8 pts
Ernehale Roxanne Ellis, David Ellis	4 May 2023 Labour 52.0% lead 25.0 pts
Gedling Lynda Pearson, Jenny Hollingsworth	4 May 2023 Labour 55.4% lead 26.7 pts
Netherfield Alison Hunt, John Clarke	4 May 2023 Labour 66.9% lead 49.1 pts
Newstead Abbey Stuart Bestwick, Martin Smith, Sue Pickering	4 May 2023 Conservative 54.8% lead 21.0 pts
Phoenix Andrew Ellwood, Clive Towsey-Hinton	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 57.5% lead 26.5 pts
Plains Ruth Strong, David Brocklebank, Grahame Pope	4 May 2023 Labour 51.0% lead 8.9 pts
Porchester Roy Allan, Julie Najuk, Roy Allan	4 May 2023 Labour 58.8% lead 36.9 pts
Redhill Kathryn Fox, Michael Payne	4 May 2023 Labour 71.9% lead 50.9 pts
Trent Valley Michael Adams, Sam Smith	4 May 2023 Conservative 52.3% lead 12.3 pts
Woodthorpe Viv McCrossen, Ron McCrossen	4 May 2023 Labour 61.1% lead 37.7 pts

Bestwood St Albans

Darren Maltby ConservativeRachael Ellis Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour52.4%

Conservative31.5%

Green10.3%

Lib Dem5.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Rachael Elizabeth Ellis Elected	Labour	586
Des Gibbons Elected	Labour	576
Josie Abbott	Conservative	352
Katherine Laura Randall	Conservative	327
Margret Vince	Green	115
Ray Poynter	Lib Dem	66
Patrick Christopher Shannon	Lib Dem	64

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 16 September 2024

Conservative47.8%

Labour40.1%

Lib Dem12.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Darren Robert Maltby Elected	Conservative	358	47.8%
John Taylor	Labour	300	40.1%
Patrick Christopher Shannon	Lib Dem	91	12.1%

Calverton

Andrew Meads IndependentBoyd Elliott ConservativeJane Allen Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative33.8%

Labour19.2%

Independent14.2%

Independent11.9%

Independent11.1%

Independent9.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Boyd Bryan Elliott Elected	Conservative	1,075
Lorraine Kathleen Brown Elected	Conservative	750
Jane Maria Walker Elected	Conservative	711
Dean Anthony Wilson	Labour	611
Sarah Emily Smith	Labour	458
Mike Hope	Independent	450
Darcy Autumn Inchboard	Labour	408
Pat Bosworth	Independent	377
John Bailey	Independent	352
Sam Gordon	Independent	313

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 3 July 2025

Independent66.3%

Reform17.9%

Labour8.0%

Conservative6.2%

Green1.1%

Lib Dem0.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Andy Meads Elected	Independent	1,245	66.3%
Keith Walters	Reform	337	17.9%
Aimee Elizabeth Kimpton	Labour	150	8.0%
Izzy Corbally	Conservative	117	6.2%
Oscar Stanislaw Power	Green	21	1.1%
Andrew Charles Davies	Lib Dem	8	0.4%

Carlton

Catherine Pope LabourPaul Wilkinson Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour54.3%

Conservative33.8%

Green7.7%

Lib Dem4.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Catherine Patricia Pope Elected	Labour	845
Paul O'Neil Wilkinson Elected	Labour	816
Kai Benjamin Harrison	Conservative	527
Annabelle Lucy Banner	Conservative	508
Ruth Geraldine Tanner	Green	120
Graham Terrence Clive Dewberry	Lib Dem	65
Johnathan On Kay Ho	Lib Dem	60

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Carlton Hill

Alex Scroggie LabourJim Creamer LabourPaul Feeney Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour62.2%

Conservative27.7%

Lib Dem10.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Paul Feeney Elected	Labour	1,120
Jim Creamer Elected	Labour	1,118
Alex Scroggie Elected	Labour	1,016
Yvonne Michele Godwin	Conservative	499
James Victor Greensmith	Conservative	457
Steve Swann	Conservative	450
Joseph Roger Conboy	Lib Dem	183
Anthony John Gillam	Lib Dem	147
Nadia Hajat	Lib Dem	140

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Cavendish

Andrew Dunkin Lib DemPaul Hughes Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem44.8%

Labour39.7%

Conservative10.1%

Independent3.0%

Independent2.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Andrew Mark Dunkin Elected	Lib Dem	605
Paul Anthony Hughes Elected	Lib Dem	562
Liz Clunie	Labour	536
Dwayne Anthony Henry	Labour	518
Pat Blandamer	Conservative	137
Collette Sharon Osborne	Conservative	135
Gary Graham Gregory	Independent	40
Karen Gregory	Independent	32

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Colwick

Russell Whiting Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour61.2%

Conservative34.3%

Lib Dem4.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Russell Whiting Elected	Labour	425	61.2%
Kevin Backhouse Doyle	Conservative	238	34.3%
Paul Richard Milburn	Lib Dem	31	4.5%

Coppice

Henry Wheeler LabourMarje Paling Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour60.7%

Conservative26.8%

Green7.9%

Lib Dem4.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Marje Paling Elected	Labour	991
Henry Thomas Neil Wheeler Elected	Labour	979
Mick Abbott	Conservative	437
Geoff Walker	Conservative	407
Jim Stuart	Green	129
Mark Simons	Lib Dem	75

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Daybrook

Kyle Robinson-Payne LabourSandra Barnes Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour79.7%

Conservative20.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Sandra Jean Barnes Elected	Labour	923
Kyle Robinson-Payne Elected	Labour	896
Chris Walker	Conservative	235
Melissa Simone Seaton	Conservative	225

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Dumbles

Helen Greensmith Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative55.1%

Labour27.3%

Green12.3%

Lib Dem5.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Helen Monique Greensmith Elected	Conservative	555	55.1%
Daniel John Taylor	Labour	275	27.3%
Ian Nigel Smith	Green	124	12.3%
Catherine Leigh O'Riordan	Lib Dem	53	5.3%

Ernehale

David Ellis IndependentRoxanne Ellis Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour52.0%

Conservative27.0%

Independent7.5%

Lib Dem7.2%

Independent6.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
David Ellis Elected	Labour	808
Roxanne Ellis Elected	Labour	780
Ged Clarke	Conservative	420
Sue Walker	Conservative	356
Paul Key	Independent	117
Jason Martin Stansfield	Lib Dem	112
Desmond Paul Peet	Independent	97
Judy Barson	Lib Dem	90

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Gedling

Jenny Hollingsworth LabourLynda Pearson Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour55.4%

Conservative28.7%

Lib Dem15.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jenny Hollingsworth Elected	Labour	1,022
Lynda Jane Pearson Elected	Labour	913
Charlie Godwin	Conservative	529
Darren Robert Maltby	Conservative	477
Maggie Dunkin	Lib Dem	294
James O'Riordan	Lib Dem	230

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Netherfield

Alison Hunt LabourJohn Clarke Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour66.9%

Conservative17.8%

Green12.4%

Lib Dem2.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
William John Clarke Elected	Labour	766
Alison Lesley Hunt Elected	Labour	750
Mick Murphy	Conservative	204
Michel Flor-Henry	Conservative	197
Laurence James Baldwin	Green	142
Essop Hajat	Lib Dem	33
Fran Hajat	Lib Dem	33

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Newstead Abbey

Martin Smith ConservativeStuart Bestwick ConservativeSue Pickering Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative54.8%

Labour33.8%

Lib Dem11.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Martin David Smith Elected	Conservative	1,499
Stuart James Bestwick Elected	Conservative	1,470
Sue Pickering Elected	Conservative	1,434
Carol Ann Wright	Labour	925
Sharon Dawn Butterworth	Labour	729
Cleon Tundy Alexander Nelson	Labour	725
Paul Anthony Bruch	Lib Dem	309
John Antony Sutherland	Lib Dem	192
Jim Heath	Lib Dem	182

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Phoenix

Andrew Ellwood Lib DemClive Towsey-Hinton Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem57.5%

Labour31.0%

Conservative11.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Andrew Mark Ellwood Elected	Lib Dem	766
Clive John Towsey-Hinton Elected	Lib Dem	746
Andrew James Armstrong	Labour	413
Richard Mark Shipley	Labour	388
Alan Sydney Bexon	Conservative	154
Tracy Maltby	Conservative	148

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Plains

David Brocklebank LabourGrahame Pope LabourRuth Strong Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour51.0%

Conservative42.1%

Lib Dem7.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Grahame David Pope Elected	Labour	1,291
David Jonathan Brocklebank Elected	Labour	1,275
Margaret Ruth Strong Elected	Labour	1,241
Keith Trevor Seaton	Conservative	1,065
Carol Ann Walker	Conservative	1,034
Edward Stan Kusal Jayamaha	Conservative	988
Luke Martin Dunkin	Lib Dem	176
Max Beeken	Lib Dem	171
Martin Nigel Gladwell	Lib Dem	160

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Porchester

Julie Najuk LabourRoy Allan LabourRoy Allan Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour58.8%

Conservative21.9%

Green11.8%

Lib Dem7.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Julie Najuk Elected	Labour	1,661
Michelle Welsh Elected	Labour	1,607
Roy Douglas Allan Elected	Labour	1,587
Linda Susan Adams	Conservative	619
Alison Joy Smith	Conservative	596
Tony Jenkins	Conservative	581
Dennis Penaluna	Green	334
Alan Peter Morrell Dawson	Lib Dem	209
Hannah Soar	Lib Dem	180
Robert Andrew Swift	Lib Dem	139

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 1 May 2025

Labour43.9%

Reform25.6%

Conservative14.9%

Green10.0%

Lib Dem5.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Pauline Annette Allan Elected	Labour	1,066	43.9%
John Semens	Reform	621	25.6%
Mark Frederick Dillon	Conservative	363	14.9%
Richard Sutton	Green	244	10.0%
Robert Andrew Swift	Lib Dem	136	5.6%

Redhill

Kathryn Fox LabourMichael Payne Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour71.9%

Conservative21.0%

Lib Dem7.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Michael Payne Elected	Labour	1,291
Kathryn Fox Elected	Labour	1,169
Kevin Charles Lock	Conservative	377
Gerry Kenwood	Conservative	367
Tad Jones	Lib Dem	127
David Neil Snodgrass	Lib Dem	53

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Trent Valley

Michael Adams ConservativeSam Smith Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative52.3%

Labour40.0%

Lib Dem7.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mike Adams Elected	Conservative	1,110
Sam Smith Elected	Conservative	1,032
Richard Douglas Fletcher	Labour	849
Muhammad Ebadullah Malik	Labour	803
Richard Ian Macduff Fife	Lib Dem	165
John Edward Flynn	Lib Dem	161

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Woodthorpe

Ron McCrossen LabourViv McCrossen Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour61.1%

Conservative23.4%

Green8.7%

Lib Dem6.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Viv McCrossen Elected	Labour	1,281
Ron McCrossen Elected	Labour	1,209
Myles Maurice Pike	Conservative	490
Suzanne Jayne Adams	Conservative	479
Steven James Clarke	Green	182
Roger Patterson	Lib Dem	144
Andrew Julian Swift	Lib Dem	100

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

3 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Colwick	Russell Whiting	Labour 2023	Independent
Ernehale	David Ellis	Labour 2023	Independent
Ernehale	Roxanne Ellis	Labour 2023	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

4 by-elections since July 2021, 2 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
3 July 2025	Calverton	Independent gain from Conservative
1 May 2025	Porchester	Labour hold	43.9%
20 September 2024	Bestwood St Albans	Conservative gain from Independent	47.8%
26 May 2022	Gedling	Labour hold

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Gedling	87%	Labour	Labour 35%
Sherwood Forest	13%	Labour	Reform 32%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Gedling

117,259 residents in 51,550 households

Voted Leave in 2016

56% 4 above GB

Degree or higher

32% 2 below GB

No qualifications

18% same as GB

Own their home

74% 13 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

10% 7 below GB

Rent privately

16% 4 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

26% 5 below GB

Aged 65 and over

26% 4 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.