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Erewash Borough Council Parish elections

The 2023 Erewash Borough Council election saw the Labour party become the ruling party with a majority of nine.

A total of 118 candidates contested the borough’s 19 wards for 47 seats. The Conservatives and Labour put foward the maximun number of candidates at 47 each, the Liberal Democrats 9, Independents 9 and Green Party 6 candidates.

Labour took control from the Conservatives after 20 years and are now the controlling group of Erewash Borough Council with 28 councillors. The Conservatives have 16 councillors, the Green party have one, there is one Independent councillor and one Liberal Democrat.

The overall turnout was 33.72 %.

Elections were held for some Parish Councils and Parish Wards within the borough. The results of these elections in Ockbrook and Borrowash Borrowash East parish ward, Borrowash West parish ward, and Ockbrook Parish Ward can be found on the council’s website www.erewash.gov.uk The remaining Parish Councils were all uncontested.