| Election Name: | 2023 Cambridge City Council election |
| Country: | Cambridgeshire |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2022 Cambridge City Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2022 |
| Next Election: | 2024 Cambridge City Council election |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Seats For Election: | 16 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council |
| Majority Seats: | 22 |
| Leader1: | Anna Smith |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 29 seats, 44.5% |
| Seats Before1: | 29 |
| Seats1: | 10 |
| Seats After1: | 27 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 14,980 |
| Percentage1: | 38.2% |
| Swing1: | 6.3% |
| Leader2: | Tim Bick |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 9 seats, 27.1% |
| Seats Before2: | 9 |
| Seats2: | 4 |
| Seats After2: | 10 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 8,691 |
| Percentage2: | 22.1% |
| Swing2: | 5.0% |
| Leader4: | Naomi Bennett |
| Party4: | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Last Election4: | 3 seats, 17.6% |
| Seats Before4: | 3 |
| Seats4: | 2 |
| Seats After4: | 4 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 7,033 |
| Percentage4: | 17.9% |
| Swing4: | 0.3% |
| Party5: | Independent politician |
| Last Election5: | 1 seat, 2.4% |
| Seats Before5: | 1 |
| Seats5: | 0 |
| Seats After5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 893 |
| Percentage5: | 2.3% |
| Swing5: | 1.4% |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | Anna Smith |
| Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
| After Election: | Mike Davey |
| After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
The 2023 Cambridge City Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England. A major issue was a proposed congestion charge.[2]
Labour retained its majority on the council, but replaced its leader after the election, with Mike Davey being appointed the new leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 25 May 2023.[3]
The overall results were as follows:[4]
The ward results were as follows. Sitting councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk(*):[5]
The by-election in Castle ward was triggered by the resignation of Labour councillor Sarah Baigent in March 2023.
The by-election in Coleridge ward was triggered by the resignation of Labour councillor Lewis Herbert in March 2023.[6]
This seat had been vacant since December 2022 following the resignation of the previous Labour councillor, Carla McQueen. Alice Gilderdale had previously been councillor for Market ward.
This seat had been vacant since March 2023 following the resignation of Labour councillor Niamh Sweeney.
The King's Hedges by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labour councillor Alex Collis on 15 May 2023.[7] It marked the first Conservative Cambridge City Council victory since 2012.