title: 2019 Newark and Sherwood District Council election
text: # 2019 Newark and Sherwood District Council election
  
  The 2019 Newark and Sherwood District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect all 39 members of Newark and Sherwood District Council in Nottinghamshire, England. This took place as part of the 2019 local elections.
  
  ## Result
  
  The election resulted in the Conservative Party retaining its control of the council, with an increased majority.
  
  Newark and Sherwood District Council election, 2019 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Votes % | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Conservative | 27 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 47.9 | 26,141 |
  | Labour | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 26.9 | 14,651 |
  | Independent | 3 | | | 0 | 8.0 | 4,360 |
  | Liberal Democrats | 2 | 2 | | 2 | 12.8 | 6,986 |
  
  ## Ward Results
  
  ### Balderton North and Coddington
  
  Balderton North and Coddington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Johnno Lee | 900 | 51.9 | |
  | | Conservative | Betty Brooks | 866 | 49.9 | |
  | | Independent | Amanda Thompson | 351 | 20.2 | |
  | | UKIP | Michael Patchett | 324 | 18.7 | |
  | | Labour | Debbie Antcliffe | 289 | 16.7 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Anita Prabhakar | 204 | 11.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,747 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  
  ### Balderton South
  
  Balderton South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Lydia Hurst | 640 | 67.9 | |
  | | Conservative | Ronnie White | 596 | 63.2 | |
  | | Labour | Maxine Leigh | 271 | 28.7 | |
  | | Labour | Jeremy Taylor | 262 | 27.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 997 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  
  ### Beacon
  
  Beacon :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Rita Crowe | 895 | 42.8 | |
  | | Conservative | David Lloyd | 879 | 42.0 | |
  | | Conservative | Mathew Skinner | 838 | 40.0 | |
  | | Green | Esther Cropper | 630 | 30.1 | |
  | | Labour | Naz Butt | 617 | 29.5 | |
  | | Labour | Peter Brookes | 532 | 25.4 | |
  | | Green | Jay Henderson | 496 | 23.7 | |
  | | Labour | Andrew Freeman | 466 | 22.3 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jeffrey Thorpe | 317 | 15.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,137 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  
  ### Bilsthorpe
  
  Bilsthorpe :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Rhona Holloway | 526 | 62.0 | |
  | | Labour | Adam Murphy | 323 | 38.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 899 | | |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
  
  ### Boughton
  
  Boughton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Brendan Clarke-Smith | 414 | 52.4 | |
  | | Labour | Paula Hancock | 376 | 47.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 826 | | |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
  
  ### Bridge
  
  Bridge :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Gill Dawn | 671 | 57.4 | |
  | | Independent | Irene Brown | 647 | 55.3 | |
  | | Labour | Kevin Parnham | 300 | 25.6 | |
  | | Conservative | Roy Williams | 269 | 23.0 | |
  | | Conservative | Ian Harrison | 230 | 19.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,193 | | |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
  
  ### Castle
  
  Castle :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Keith Girling | 323 | 42.6 | |
  | | Labour | James Baggaley | 230 | 30.3 | |
  | | Independent | Richard Belam | 125 | 16.5 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Chris Adams | 81 | 10.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 771 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  
  ### Collingham
  
  Collingham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Maureen Dobson | 1,419 | 78.3 | |
  | | Conservative | Linda Dales | 771 | 42.5 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Marylyn Rayner | 395 | 21.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,835 | | |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  
  ### Devon
  
  Devon :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Max Cope | 686 | 38.3 | |
  | | Conservative | Bob Crowe | 672 | 37.5 | |
  | | Labour | Laurence Goff | 617 | 34.4 | |
  | | Labour | Dennis Jones | 547 | 30.5 | |
  | | Conservative | Simon Haynes | 545 | 30.4 | |
  | | Labour | Ruth Woodhall | 534 | 29.8 | |
  | | Independent | Tracy Mathias | 468 | 26.1 | |
  | | Green | Lucy Pegler | 434 | 24.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,822 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
  
  ### Dover Beck
  
  Dover Beck :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Roger Jackson | 716 | 76.8 |
  | | Labour | Craig Pitchford | 216 | 23.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 972 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Edwinstowe and Clipstone
  
  Edwinstowe and Clipstone :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Scott Carlton | 989 | 45.1 | |
  | | Labour | Paul Peacock | 983 | 44.9 | |
  | | Conservative | Michael Brown | 969 | 44.2 | |
  | | Conservative | Gina Aldridge | 949 | 43.3 | |
  | | Labour | Anne Brooks | 946 | 43.2 | |
  | | Labour | Karl Beresford | 931 | 42.5 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,281 | | |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
  
  ### Farndon and Fernwood
  
  Farndon and Fernwood :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Ivor Walker | 879 | 54.1 | |
  | | Conservative | Keith Walker | 805 | 49.5 | |
  | | Conservative | Neill Mison | 780 | 48.0 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Moira Walter | 506 | 31.1 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Heather Cullen | 443 | 27.2 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ryan Cullen | 381 | 23.4 | |
  | | Labour | Roger Gannaway | 313 | 19.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,681 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  
  ### Farnsfield
  
  Farnsfield :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Robert Laughton | 528 | 54.3 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jackie Johnson | 260 | 26.7 | |
  | | Labour | John Pearson | 184 | 18.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 991 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  
  ### Lowdham
  
  Lowdham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Timothy Wendels | 545 | 57.7 | |
  | | Green | Thomas Platt | 177 | 18.7 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Peter Scorer | 112 | 11.9 | |
  | | Labour | Christine Gibbon | 111 | 11.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 956 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  
  ### Muskham
  
  Muskham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Sue Saddington | 707 | 72.3 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Vivian Scorer | 154 | 15.7 | |
  | | Labour | Darrell Pointing | 117 | 12.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,003 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  
  ### Ollerton
  
  Ollerton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Lee Brazier | 1,133 | 59.3 | |
  | | Labour | Donna Cumberlidge | 1,043 | 54.6 | |
  | | Labour | Neal Mitchell | 945 | 49.5 | |
  | | Conservative | Hannah Smith | 628 | 32.9 | |
  | | Conservative | Philip Jones | 606 | 31.7 | |
  | | Conservative | Fraser McFarland | 578 | 30.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,040 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Rainworth North and Rufford
  
  Rainworth North and Rufford :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Tom Smith | 770 | 56.0 | |
  | | Conservative | Dr Louis Brailsford | 740 | 53.9 | |
  | | Labour | Linda Tift | 567 | 41.3 | |
  | | Labour | Andy Szpuk | 453 | 33.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,450 | | |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
  
  ### Rainworth South and Blidworth
  
  Rainworth South and Blidworth :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Yvonne Woodhead | 450 | 39.0 | |
  | | Labour | Kathleen Arnold | 401 | 34.8 | |
  | | Independent | John Cheesmond | 345 | 29.9 | |
  | | Conservative | Mark Wheatley | 341 | 29.6 | |
  | | Independent | Martin Atherton | 334 | 29.0 | |
  | | Conservative | Steve Jackson | 292 | 25.3 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,169 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Southwell
  
  Southwell :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Peter Harris | 1,408 | 46.2 | |
  | | Conservative | Penny Rainbow | 1,384 | 45.4 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Brock | 1,208 | 39.6 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Thompstone | 1,198 | 39.3 | |
  | | Conservative | Geoffrey Handley | 1,186 | 38.9 | |
  | | Conservative | Peter Brooker | 1,153 | 37.8 | |
  | | Labour | James Dixon | 407 | 13.3 | |
  | | UKIP | Christopher Brown | 267 | 8.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,089 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
  
  ### Sutton-on-Trent
  
  Sutton-on-Trent :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Sylvia Mitchell | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Trent
  
  Trent :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Roger Blaney | 573 | 53.3 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Keith Melton | 319 | 29.7 | |
  | | UKIP | Robert Hall-Palmer | 96 | 8.9 | |
  | | Labour | Jennie Mann | 87 | 8.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,084 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  
  ## By-elections
  
  ### Rainworth South & Blidworth
  
  Rainworth South & Blidworth: 21 October 2021 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Tina Thompson | 650 | 66.2 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Sheila Jackson | 168 | 17.1 | -12.9 |
  | | Labour | Callum Walsh | 164 | 16.7 | -22.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 482 | 49.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 982 | 22.2 | |
  | | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | 26.7 | |
  
  ### Collingham
  
  Collingham: 17 February 2022 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Emma Davis | 982 | 56.3 | +26.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Phil Barron | 594 | 34.1 | +18.8 |
  | | Labour | Matthew Spoors | 168 | 9.6 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 388 | 22.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,744 | 37.8 | |
  | | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | 3.9 | |
  