| Election Name: | 2023 Burnley Borough Council election |
| Country: | Lancashire |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2022 Burnley Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2022 |
| Next Election: | 2024 Burnley Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Seats For Election: | 15 out of 45 seats to Burnley Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 23 |
| Leader1: | Afrasiab Anwar |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 18 seats, 38.9% |
| Seats Before1: | 19 |
| Seats1: | 8 |
| Seats After1: | 21 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 8,131 |
| Percentage1: | 42.2% |
| Swing1: | 3.3% |
| Leader2: | Alan Hosker |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 8 seats, 26.1% |
| Seats Before2: | 6 |
| Seats2: | 2 |
| Seats After2: | 7 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 4,342 |
| Percentage2: | 22.5% |
| Swing2: | 3.6% |
| Leader3: | Scott Cunliffe |
| Party3: | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Last Election3: | 6 seats, 16.6% |
| Seats Before3: | 6 |
| Seats3: | 2 |
| Seats After3: | 7 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Popular Vote3: | 3,229 |
| Percentage3: | 16.7% |
| Swing3: | 0.1% |
| Leader4: | Gordon Birtwistle |
| Party4: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election4: | 8 seats, 12.8% |
| Seats Before4: | 8 |
| Seats4: | 2 |
| Seats After4: | 7 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 2,594 |
| Percentage4: | 13.5% |
| Swing4: | 0.7% |
| Leader5: | Mark Payne |
| Party5: | Burnley and Padiham Independent Party |
| Last Election5: | 5 seats, 5.4% |
| Seats Before5: | 5 |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Seats After5: | 3 |
| Seat Change5: | 2 |
| Popular Vote5: | 824 |
| Percentage5: | 4.3% |
| Swing5: | 1.1% |
| Party6: | Independent politician |
| Last Election6: | 0 seats, 0.2% |
| Seats Before6: | 1 |
| Seats6: | 0 |
| Seats After6: | 0 |
| Popular Vote6: | 92 |
| Percentage6: | 0.5% |
| Swing6: | 0.3% |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | Afrasiab Anwar Labour |
| Before Party: | No overall control |
| After Election: | Afrasiab Anwar Labour |
| After Party: | No overall control |
The 2023 Burnley Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
The council was under no overall control prior to the election, being run by a Labour and Liberal Democrat coalition, led by Labour councillor Afrasiab Anwar. The council remained under no overall control after the election; Labour gained seats but remained two seats short of an overall majority.[2] [3] A Labour minority administration formed after the election, with the Liberal Democrats withdrawing from the coalition.[4]
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Burnley Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[5] The results for each ward were as follows:[6]
The Burnley and Padiham Independent Party was wound up in August 2023.[7] Of that party's three councillors, Mark Payne and Neil Mottershead then sat as independents, while Charlie Briggs joined Labour.[8]
The Trinity ward and Burnley Central West division by-elections were triggered by the resignation of Green councillor Andy Fewings.[9] [10]