Election Name: | 2023 Dacorum Borough Council election |
Country: | Hertfordshire |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 2019 Dacorum Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 2019 |
Next Election: | 2027 Dacorum Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 2027 |
Seats For Election: | All 51 seats to Dacorum Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 26 |
Leader1: | Ron Tindall |
Party1: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election1: | 19 seats, 31.7% |
Seats Before1: | 19 |
Seats1: | 28 |
Seat Change1: | 9 |
Popular Vote1: | 33,077 |
Percentage1: | 42.3% |
Swing1: | 10.6% |
Leader2: | Andrew Williams |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election2: | 31 seats, 42.8% |
Seats Before2: | 31 |
Seats2: | 18 |
Seat Change2: | 13 |
Popular Vote2: | 27,174 |
Percentage2: | 34.8% |
Swing2: | 8.0% |
Party4: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election4: | 0 seats, 15.5% |
Seats Before4: | 0 |
Seats4: | 3 |
Seat Change4: | 3 |
Popular Vote4: | 13,943 |
Percentage4: | 17.8 |
Swing4: | 2.3% |
Party5: | Independent politician |
Last Election5: | 1 seat, 0.8% |
Seats Before5: | 1 |
Seats5: | 2 |
Seat Change5: | 1 |
Popular Vote5: | 1,061 |
Percentage5: | 1.4% |
Swing5: | 0.6% |
Leader | |
Posttitle: | Leader after election |
Before Election: | Andrew Williams |
Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
After Election: | Ron Tindall |
After Party: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
The 2023 Dacorum Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Dacorum Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England.[1] This was the same day as other local elections. The election resulted in the Liberal Democrats gaining control of the council from the Conservatives[2]
At the subsequent annual council meeting on 17 May 2023 the Liberal Democrat leader Ron Tindall was appointed leader of the council, replacing Conservative leader Andrew Williams who had held the post since 1999.[3]
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The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Dacorum Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[4] The results for each ward were as follows:[5]
John Birnie had been elected as a Conservative in 2019, but stood as an independent candidate in this election.