By Anna Whittaker, Local Democracy Reporter
The Conservatives at Newark and Sherwood District Council suffered a major defeat last week, losing their leader and deputy in one day.
The Tories took just 14 of the 39 available seats, compared to the 29 they held after the 2019 elections.
The Labour Party and Independents won 11 seats each while the Liberal Democrats won three seats.
Former leader Conservative Council Leader, David Lloyd and deputy leader Keith Girling lost their seats.
Below are the Newark and Sherwood District Council election results in full. Elected councillors listed in italics and the number of votes in brackets.
Balderton North and Coddington
Klaus Becher – Liberal Democrats – 272
Betty Margaret Brooks – Local Conservatives – 715
Johno Lee – Local Conservatives – 809
Emma Louise Oldham – Independent – 792
Lucy Olivia Spoors – Labour – 414
Balderton South
Simon Nicholas Forde – Independent – 658
Jean Hazel Hall – Independent – 628
Lydia Hazel Hurst – Local Conservatives – 461
Ronnie White – Local Conservatives – 397
Beacon
Rowan Sally Cozens – Independent – 1180
Susan Crosby – Independent – 1213
Rita Crowe – Local Conservatives – 709
David James Lloyd – Local Conservatives – 694
David Michael Moore – Independent – 906
Mathew James Skinner – Local Conservatives – 666
Bilsthorpe
Rhona Holloway – Conservative – 412
Matt Kerry – Labour – 377
Boughton
Marc Steele – Labour – 342
Tim Wildgust – Conservative – 376
Bridge
Irene Brown – Independent – 381
Deb’s Darby – Independent – 500
Mick Darby – Independent – 249
Lisa June Geary – Labour – 317
Robert Guy Michael Palmer – Reform UK – 69
Andrew Christopher Rainbow – Local Conservatives – 175
Tony Roberts – Local Conservatives – 224
Castle
Adrian Charles Amer – Independent – 261
Glenn William Barker – Labour – 253
Jenni Oliver – Local Conservatives – 235
Collingham
Phil Barron – Liberal Democrats – 662
Linda Elaine Dales – Local Conservatives – 1049
Phil Farmer – Local Conservatives – 847
Martin James Lunn – Green Party – 303
Marylyn Rayner – Liberal Democrats – 683
Devon Ward
Max Cope – Local Conservatives – 514
Bob Crowe – Local Conservatives – 530
Keith Frank Girling – Local Conservatives – 501
Neil Ross – Independent – 910
Matthew Joseph Thomson Spoors – Labour – 671
Paul Taylor – Labour – 640
Dover Beck
Roger James Jackson – Local Conservatives – 668
Joseph Maurice Spoors – Labour – 270
Edwinstowe & Clipstone Ward
Nigel Jeremy Booth – Conservative – 864
Anne Celia Brooks – Labour – 1172
Scott Carlton – Conservative – 1081
Andrew Freeman – Labour – 1248
Paul Stephen Peacock – Labour – 1330
Rebecca Spademan – Conservative – 938
Farndon and Fernwood
Chris Adams – Liberal Democrats – 511
Neil Allen – Local Conservatives – 829
Ryan Thomas Cullen – Liberal Democrats – 419
Tom Geraghty – Liberal Democrats – 369
Simon Edward Haynes – Local Conservatives – 834
Jack Logan Kellas – Local Conservatives – 823
Declan Patrick Logue – Independent – 627
Jane Elizabeth Olson – Labour – 593
Farnsfield
Robert Bruce Laughton – Conservative – 572
Maurice Arthur Shakeshaft – Labour – 604
Lowdham
Kevin Treverton Scoles – Labour – 594
Tim Wendels – Local Conservatives – 369
Muskham
Jude Andrews – Green Party – 268
Adrian James Loftus – Labour – 228
Sue Saddington – Local Conservatives – 618
Ollerton
Alice Brazier – Labour – 963
Lee Robert Brazier – Labour – 953
Kelly Fordham – Conservative – 501
Mike Pringle – Labour – 1198
Rainworth North and Rufford
Kirsty Denman – Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition – 40
Lois Kirsten Fisher – Conservative – 482
Sheila Greatrex-White – Green – 163
Petra Harvey-Barker – Conservative – 460
Claire Penny – Labour – 549
Linda Mary Tift – Labour – 632
Carrie Young – Independent – 258
Rainworth South and Blidworth
Martin Gary Atherton – Independent – 347
Bill Bates – Labour – 376
Gary Frazer Fisher – Conservative – 419
Edward Litchfield – Independent – 124
Tom Smith – Conservative – 448
Tina Thompson – Independent – 516
Callam Walsh – Labour – 266
Southwell
Jeremy Michael Berridge – Liberal Democrats – 1039
Jamie Oliver William Bostock – Labour – 878
Jools Cosgrove – Independent – 186
Peter Richard Harris – Liberal Democrats – 1346
Michael Jeffrey – Local Conservatives – 955
Curtis Marshall – Local Conservatives – 1000
Steven Patrick Morris – Green – 540
Penny Rainbow – Local Conservatives – 1355
Karen Roberts – Liberal Democrats – 1314
Sutton-on-Trent
Roger John Bell – Independent – 515
Sylvia Mary Michael – Local Conservatives – 544
Trent
Eric Bignell – Green Party – 102
Keith Myers Melton – Liberal Democrats – 555
Malcolm Yates – Local Conservatives – 506
