A full list of candidates ahead of local elections for Rushcliffe Borough Council has been confirmed.Also see ward maps and polling station finder
The local council elections will take place next month on 4 May to select members for the next four years.
Rushcliffe has 24 wards and 125 candidates have been selected for 2023.
The council is currently operated by the Conservative Party.
A total of 42 candidates are Conservatives, 32 are representing the Labour Party, 12 candidates are Independents, 14 are Green Party, 11 are Liberal Democrats, five are Rushcliffe Independents and one is from Reform UK.
The count will be held at Rushcliffe Arena, Rugby Road, West Bridgford on 5 May, starting at 10 am with the last result anticipated at 4 pm.
The borough of Rushcliffe is split into 24 wards for the purposes of elections. This gives a guide of where the ward boundaries are and which villages / places fall into each ward.
2023_Trent Bridge Ward (PDF – 1,071KB)
| Ward | Places / Villages | Map |
|---|---|---|
| Abbey | Abbey Ward in West Bridgford | 2023_Abbey Ward (PDF – 1,141KB) |
| Bingham North | Bingham North East Ward, Bingham North West Ward, Car Colston, Scarrington, Screveton | 2023_Bingham North Ward (PDF – 745KB) |
| Bingham South | Bingham South East Ward, Bingham South West Ward | 2023_Bingham South Ward (PDF – 662KB) |
| Bunny | Bradmore, Bunny, Costock, Rempstone, Thorpe in the Glebe, Willoughby on the Wolds, Wysall | 2023_Bunny Ward (PDF – 745KB) |
| Compton Acres | Compton Acres Ward in West Bridgford | 2023_Compton Acres Ward (PDF – 1,147KB) |
| Cotgrave | Cotgrave, Clipston, Normanton on the Wolds | 2023_Cotgrave Ward (PDF – 788KB) |
| Cranmer | Aslockton, Elton on the Hill, Flawborough, Granby cum Sutton, Orston, Thoroton, Whatton in the Vale | 2023_Cranmer Ward (PDF – 619KB) |
| Cropwell | Cropwell Bishop, Cropwell Butler, Owthorpe, Tithby, Wiverton Hall | 2023_Cropwell Ward (PDF – 689KB) |
| East Bridgford | East Bridgford, Flintham, Hawksworth, Kneeton, Shelton, Sibthorpe | 2023_East Bridgford Ward (PDF – 616KB) |
| Edwalton | Edwalton Ward in West Bridgford | 2023_Edwalton Ward (PDF – 941KB) |
| Gamston | Gamston, Holme Pierrepont, Gamston Ward in West Bridgford | 2023_Gamston Ward (PDF – 892KB) |
| Gotham | Barton in Fabis, Gotham, Kingston on Soar, Ratcliffe on Soar, Thrumpton | 2023_Gotham Ward (PDF – 850KB) |
| Keyworth and Wolds | Keyworth, Plumtree, Stanton on the Wolds, Widmerpool | 2023_Keyworth Wolds Ward (PDF – 729KB) |
| Lady Bay | Adbolton, Lady Bay Ward in West Bridgford | 2023_Lady Bay Ward (PDF – 943KB) |
| Leake | East Leake, West Leake | 2023_Leake Ward (PDF – 780KB) |
| Lutterell | Lutterell Ward in West Bridgford | 2023_Lutterell Ward (PDF – 1,005KB) |
| Musters | Musters Ward in West Bridgford | 2023_Musters Ward (PDF – 1,164KB) |
| Nevile and Langar | Barnstone, Colston Bassett, Hickling, Kinoulton, Langar, Upper Broughton | 2023_Nevile Langar Ward (PDF – 706KB) |
| Newton | Newton, Saxondale, Shelford, Upper Saxondale | 2023_Newton Ward (PDF – 761KB) |
| Radcliffe on Trent | Radcliffe on Trent Ward | 2023_Radcliffe on Trent Ward (PDF – 741KB) |
| Ruddington | Ruddington | 2023_Ruddington Ward (PDF– 813KB) |
| Soar Valley | Normanton on Soar, Stanford on Soar, Sutton Bonington | 2023_Soar Valley Ward (PDF – 736KB) |
| Tollerton | Tollerton | 2023_Tollerton Ward (PDF – 778KB) |
| Trent Bridge | Trent Bridge Ward in West Bridgford – 2023_Trent Bridge Ward (PDF – 1,071KB) |
Use the tool to find your polling station
Below is a list of all candidates standing in each Rushcliffe ward.
The bracketed number is the number of council seats being elected.
Abbey (3)
Steve Calvert, Labour Party
Julie Elizabeth Chaplain, Labour Party
Stephen John Duckworth, Local Conservatives
Darius Furmonavicius, Local Conservatives
Amit Kumar Garg, Local Conservatives
Penny Gowland, Labour Party
Keith Michael Jamieson, Liberal Democrats
Sandra Louise Lee, Green Party
Ian James Whitehead, Green Party
Bingham North (2)
Nadia Marusia Jejna, Independent
Stephen John Perkins, Independent
Francis Anthoney Purdue-Horan, Independent
Nigel Kenneth Regan, Local Conservatives
Wayne Paul Stapleton, Independent
Gareth Tyson Alan Williams, Local Conservatives
Bingham South (2)
Rowan Bird, Independent
Elena Georgiou, Independent
Andrew Charles Shelton, Independent
Paul David Simpson, Local Conservatives
Maureen Stockwood, Independent
Peter Joseph Vallelly, Labour Party
Clare Louise Williams, Local Conservatives
Andrew Michael Wood, Liberal Democrats
Bunny (1)
Will Birch, Rushcliffe Independents Putting Bunny First
Jim Coyle, Labour Party
Andy Edyvean, Local Conservatives
Compton Acres (2)
Catherine Mary Carmichael, Labour Party
Richard George Henry Holmes, Green Party
Graham Scott Johnson, Labour Party
Rod Jones, Liberal Democrats
Hari Om, Local Conseravtives
Alan Phillips, Local Conservatives
William Andreas Richardson, Green Party
Cotgrave (3)
Richard Langton Butler, Local Conservatives
Keir Ronald Chewings, Rushcliffe Independents Putting Cotgrave First
John Robert Clements, Labour Party
Stuart John Ellis, Local Conservatives
Leo Martin Patrick Healy, Local Conservatives
Andy Naslas, Labour Party
Darren Stothard, Independent
Cranmer (1)
Sarah Paulina Bailey, Local Conservatives
Chris Grocock, Labour Party
Cropwell (1)
Ted Birch, Rushcliffe Independents
Gordon Sidney Moore, Local Conservatives
East Bridgford (1)
Steve Kilduff, Labour Party
Monica Monni, Independent
David Stephen Simms, Local Conservatives
Edwalton (2)
Hetvi Kiran Parekh, Local Conservatives
Brian Robinson, Labour Party
Nancy Grace Smith-Mitsch, Liberal Democrats
Charles Rupert Standring, Labour Party
Douglas Gordon Wheeler, Local Conservatives
Gamston (2)
John Robert Bannister, Labour Party
Chris Geeson, Labour Party
Elizabeth Jane Mollatt, Green Party
Terry Morrell, Liberal Democrats
Davinder Singh Virdi, Local Conservatives
Jonathan Gordon Alexander Wheeler, Local Conservatives
Gotham (2)
Gill Aldridge, Labour Party
Andy Brown, Local Conservatives
Lewis Mcaulay, Labour Party
Rex Frederick Walker, Local Conservatives
Mike Wright, Liberal Democrats
Keyworth & Wolds (3)
Linda Jane Abbey, Liberal Democrats
David William Clarke, Labour Party
John Elliott Cottee, Local Conservatives
Kevin James Fitzgerald, Labour Party
Rob Inglis, Local Conservatives
Kev Loew, Labour Party
Shelley May Millband, Independent
Tony Wells, Local Conservatives
Lady Bay (2)
Richard John Crouch, Labour Party
Luke Fintan Dorian, Local Conservatives
George Richard Mallender, Green Party
Sue Mallender, Green Party
Jean Audrey Smith, Local Conservatives
Keith Wright, Labour Party
Leake (3)
Jason Richard Billin, Independent
Paul Symington Mercer, Local Conservatives
Ruth Roberts, Labour
San Singh, Local Conservatives
Sylvia Jayne Smith, Local Conservatives
Carys Mary Thomas, Independent
Lesley Anne Way, Independent
Lutterell (1)
Naz Begum, Labour Party
Benjamin Robert Gray, Green Party Councillor
Phill Matthews, Local Conservatives
Musters (2)
Sara Elizabeth Dellar, Liberal Democrats
Ruta Furmonaviciene, Local Conservatives
Rachel Edwina Jane Godkin, Local Conservatives
Dora Polenta, Labour Party
Vicky Price, Liberal Democrats
Roger Smith, Labour Party
Neville & Langar (1)
Tina Combellack, Local Conservatives
Margaret Lynn Irving, Independent
Newton (1)
Paul James Barton, Labour Party
Rhiana Elizabeth Lakin, Green Party
Debbie Soloman, Local Conservatives
Radcliffe on Trent (3)
Abby Brennan, Local Conservatives
Jonathan Neil Clarke, Local Conservatives
Lance Concannon, Reform UK
Martin Gordon Culshaw, Labour Party
Jane Serena Fulford, Green Party
Kim Kupfer, Green Party
Paul Rotherham, Labour Party
Alice Irene Tomlinson, Labour Party
Roger Glyn Upton, Local Conservatives
Adam Zbigniew Witko, Liberal Democrats
Ruddington (3)
Ben Atack, Local Conservatives
Gary Dane Dickman, Local Conservatives
Graham George Fletcher, Labour Party
Mike Gaunt, Labour Party
Andrew Kemp, Local Conservatives
Andrew Nicholson-Cole, Green Party
Jen Walker, Labour Party
Soar Valley (1)
Matt Barney, Local Conservatives
Stuart Christopher Matthews, Rushcliffe Independents
David William Dryden Wright, Liberal Democrats
Tollerton (1)
Annette Beaumont, Labour Party
Natascha Ruth Birch, Rushcliffe Independents
Peter Brennig Lewis Jordan Jones, Green Party
Debbie Mason, Local Conservatives
Trent Bridge (1)
Timothy Andrew Baker, Green Party
Paul Frederick Coe, Local Conservatives
Liz Plant, Labour Party
