Please find details of the nominated candidates for the local elections.






Local Election 4th May 2023
Ashby de la Zouch – Blackfordby ward
- Allen Green (Lab) – 151
- Michelle Holdcroft (Lab) – 161
- Rita Manning (Con) – 233 (ELECTED)
- Andrew Woodman (Con) – 254 (ELECTED)
Turnout: 40%
Ashby de la Zouch – Castle ward
- Carl Benfield (Green) – 586 (ELECTED)
- John Coxon (Con) – 411 (ELECTED)
- Kenny Horn (Con) – 613 (ELECTED)
- Jennifer Sawyer (Lab) – 317
- Robert Sawyer (Lab) – 203
- Yvonne Smith (Lab) – 239
- Mary Tuckey (Con) – 362
Turnout: 45%
Ashby de la Zouch – Holywell ward
- Roger Bayliss (Con) – 380
- Richard Bebbington (Con) – 316
- Malcolm Bond (Con) – 266
- Damilola Ojuri (Lab) – 388 (ELECTED)
- Elizabeth Parle (Lab) – 490 (ELECTED)
- Avril Wilson (Lab) – 480 (ELECTED)
Turnout: 34%
Ashby de la Zouch – Ivanhoe ward
- Brian Beggan (Con) – 266
- Martin Cooper (Lib Dem) – 317
- Gill Hoult (Con) – 345
- Alison Morley (Lab) – 505 (ELECTED)
- Gregory Parle (Lab) – 478 (ELECTED)
- Nick Rushton (Con) – 204
- David Whetton (Lab) – 385 (ELECTED)
Turnout: 37%
Ashby de la Zouch – Money Hill ward
- Michael Ball (Con) – 248
- Murrae Blair-Park (Lab) – 380 (ELECTED)
- Douglas Cooper (Lab) – 355 (ELECTED)
- Dan Harrison (Con) – 313
- Ian Maskery (Lab) – 303
- Pejman-Omid Zamani (Con) – 373 (ELECTED)
Turnout: 34%
Ashby de la Zouch – Willesley ward
- David Bigby (Lab) – 475 (ELECTED)
- Rob Bradley (Con) – 276
- John Deakin (Con) – 326
- Geraint Jones (Con) – 289
- Christopher Smith (Lab) – 414 (ELECTED)
- Thomas Stanley (Lab) – 390 (ELECTED)
Turnout: 38%
On Thursday 4 May 2023, local elections are taking place across England. To vote at a polling station, you will need to bring photo ID.
More information from the Electoral Commission.
Local (town and parish) councils are led by democratically elected councillors from the local community. Local councillors decide on what services and projects the council will deliver. As representatives of the first tier of local government and the closest to their communities, local councillors are best placed to engage with their residents and find out what the real local issues are and how to overcome them.
Local councils are encouraging residents who are passionate about their community to stand for election. There are currently 120,000 councillors serving on the 10,000 local councils in England.
Results of Town Council By-Election 2022
Ashby de la Zouch – Holywell Ward
Bebbington, Richard – Conservative – 186
Blair-Park, Murray – Independent – 69
Bradley, Robert – Conservative – 169
Cooper, Martin – Independent – 83
Parle, Elizabeth – Labour – 287
Wilson, Avril – Labour – 278
Turnout – 23.73%
Results of Town Council Elections 2019
Ashby de la Zouch – Blackfordby Ward
Green, Joseph – Labour – 146
Hoult, Gill – Conservative – 166 (ELECTED)
Manning, Rita – Conservative – 192 (ELECTED)
Whetton, Dave – Labour – 141
Turnout: 38.49%
Ashby de la Zouch – Castle Ward
Coxon, John – Conservative – 555 (ELECTED)
Parle, Liz – Labour – 312
Rogers, Amy – Labour – 320
Rushton, Nicholas – Conservative – 394 (ELECTED)
Tuckey, Mary – Conservative – 465 (ELECTED)
Walton, Martin – Labour – 305
Turnout: 40.65%
Ashby de la Zouch – Holywell Ward
Bayliss, Roger – Conservative – 394 (ELECTED)
Cooper, Doug – Labour – 282
Harris, Henry – Conservative – 342 (ELECTED)
Ioannou-Nikou, Andreas – Conservative – 377 (ELECTED)
Maskery, Ian – Labour – 261
Parle, Greg – Labour – 282
Turnout: 35.48%
Ashby de la Zouch – Ivanhoe Ward
Beggan, Brian – Conservative – 376 (ELECTED)
Deakin, John – Conservative – 365 (ELECTED)
Hoult, Jim – Conservative – 432 (ELECTED)
Montgomery, Paul – Labour – 320
Stanley, Tom – Labour – 315
Walton, Carol – Labour – 361
Turnout: 35.78%
Ashby de la Zouch – Money Hill Ward
Allman, Graham – Conservative – 271 (ELECTED)
Ball, Michael – Conservative – 283 (ELECTED)
Harrison, Daniel – Conservative – 335 (ELECTED)
Mabey, Martin – Labour – 225
Stokes, Ian – Labour – 206
Wilson, Avril – Labour – 255
Turnout: 29.44%
Ashby de la Zouch – Willesley Ward
Allford, Alison – Labour – 260
Avins, Eric – Labour – 255
Bebbington, Richard – Conservative – 264
Bigby, David – Labour – 323 (ELECTED)
Bradley, Rob – Conservative – 222
Jones, Geraint – Conservative – 284 (ELECTED)
Kneale, Barbara – Independent – 352 (ELECTED)
Turnout: 39.97%
Statement of persons nominated
North West Leicestershire District Council has published a Statement of Persons Nominated.
Notice of elections
Election of Parish Councillors in North West Leicestershire
Election of Councillors to North West Leicestershire District Council
Timetable for the elections
Town Council elections will take place on Thursday 2nd May 2019.
Nomination Papers will be available in early March.
Nomination Papers to be returned from: 22nd March 2019
Deadline for returning Nomination Papers is: 4pm Wed 3rd April 2019
The Electoral Commission timetable for the local elections.
Elections are managed by North West Leicestershire District Council, for further information on standing for election, including the nomination process and elections contact:
North West Leicestershire District Council Electoral Services
Tel: 01530 454512, 01530 454503, 01530 454511
electreg@nwleicestershire.gov.ukEmail: electreg@nwleicestershire.gov.uk
Information for prospective candidates
North West Leicestershire District Council have organised a Prospective Candidate Event on Tuesday 22 January 2019 at 6:00pm at the Council Chamber, Council Offices, Whitwick Road, Coalville, LE67 3FJ
The event is aimed at encouraging people to stand for election in May 2019 at either parish or district level. Letting people know what it means to be a councillor at both District and Parish level and how they can get involved including the nomination process.
Further information on the role of a Town/Parish Councillor can be found on the following websites:
National Association of Local Councils – Elections
Leicestershire and Rutland Association of Local Councils – Elections
Results of Town Council Elections 2015
Ashby de la Zouch – Blackfordby Ward
Green, Joseph – Labour – 340 (ELECTED)
Manning, Rita – Conservative – 315
Mansfield, Guy – Conservative – 176
Whetton, Diane – Labour – 394 (ELECTED)
Turnout: 80.18%
Ashby de la Zouch – Castle Ward
Coxon, John – Conservative – 1051 (ELECTED)
Parle, Gregory – Labour – 365
Pointon, Gerald – Labour – 357
Rushton, Nicholas – Conservative – 632 (ELECTED)
Tuckey, Mary – Conservative – 847 (ELECTED)
Walton, Martin – Labour – 388
Turnout: 80.29%
Ashby de la Zouch – Holywell Ward
Austin-Mills, Margaret – Labour – 500 (ELECTED)
Badger, Andrew – Conservative – 581 (ELECTED)
Bayliss, Roger – Conservative – 662 (ELECTED)
Parle, Elizabeth – Labour – 485
Smith, Alison – Conservative – 419
Whiten, Stephanie – UKIP – 348
Turnout: 71.95%
Ashby de la Zouch – Ivanhoe Ward
Bradley, Robert – Conservative – 589 (ELECTED)
Child, Helen – Labour – 575
Hoult, Stanley – Conservative – 666 (ELECTED)
Macnair, Donald – Conservative – 507
Mills, Joshua – Labour – 579 (ELECTED)
Smith, Christopher – Labour – 508
Turnout: 72.66%
Ashby de la Zouch – Money Hill Ward
Allman, Graham – Conservative – 667 (ELECTED)
Ball, Michael – Conservative – 656 (ELECTED)
Cooper, Douglas – Labour – 386
Hoult, Gillian – Conservative – 589 (ELECTED)
Carol, Walton – Labour – 372
Whetton, David – Labour – 369
Turnout: 90.13%
Ashby de la Zouch – Willesley Ward
Avins, Eric – Labour – 480
Bebbington, Richard – Conservative – 625 (ELECTED)
Bigby, David – Labour – 486 (ELECTED)
Jones, David – Conservative – 602 (ELECTED)
Rushton, Daniella – Conservative – 382
Tacey, Gordon – Labour – 440
Villers, John – Independent – 264
Turnout: 73.33%