| Election Name: | 2023 East Suffolk District Council election |
| Country: | Suffolk |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2019 East Suffolk District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Next Election: | 2027 East Suffolk District Council election |
| Next Year: | 2027 |
| Seats For Election: | All 55 seats to East Suffolk District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 28 |
| Leader1: | Caroline Topping |
| Party1: | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Last Election1: | 4 seats, 22.0% |
| Seats Before1: | 5 |
| Seats1: | 16 |
| Seat Change1: | 12 |
| Popular Vote1: | 35,804 |
| Percentage1: | 26.8% |
| Swing1: | 4.8% |
| Leader2: | Steve Gallant |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 39 seats, 38.2% |
| Seats Before2: | 39 |
| Seats2: | 15 |
| Seat Change2: | 24 |
| Popular Vote2: | 49,399 |
| Percentage2: | 37.0% |
| Swing2: | 1.2% |
| Leader3: | Peter Byatt |
| Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election3: | 7 seats, 17.0% |
| Seats Before3: | 7 |
| Seats3: | 12 |
| Seat Change3: | 5 |
| Popular Vote3: | 26,279 |
| Percentage3: | 19.7% |
| Swing3: | 2.7% |
| Leader4: | David Beavan |
| Party4: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election4: | 3 seats, 11.4% |
| Seats Before4: | 3 |
| Seats4: | 11 |
| Seat Change4: | 8 |
| Popular Vote4: | 21,106 |
| Percentage4: | 15.8% |
| Swing4: | 4.4% |
| Party5: | Independent politician |
| Last Election5: | 2 seats, 4.8% |
| Seats Before5: | 1 |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 641 |
| Percentage5: | 0.5% |
| Swing5: | 4.3% |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | Steve Gallant |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| After Election: | Caroline Topping Green |
| After Party: | No overall control |
The 2023 East Suffolk District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of East Suffolk District Council in Suffolk, England.[1] This was held on the same day as other local elections. All 55 seats on the council were up for election.
Prior to the election the council was under Conservative majority control.[2] The Conservative leader of the council, Steve Gallant, did not stand for re-election in 2023.[3]
Following the results of the election, the Conservatives lost control of the council to no overall control, with the three opposition parties making gains at their expense. A coalition of the Greens, Liberal Democrats and the independent councillor subsequently formed. On 24 May 2023, at the inaugural council meeting for the 2023-2024 term, Caroline Topping, a Green Party councillor for Beccles & Worlingham ward, was elected as leader of the council, with Liberal Democrat leader David Beavan becoming deputy leader. The new administration holds 28 out of 55 seats and has a majority of 1.[4] [5]
The overall results were as follows:[6] |-
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by East Suffolk District Council following the close of nominations on 4 April 2023.[7] The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election:[8] [9]
Tom Daly previously won a seat in a by-election, however the seat is shown as a gain as compared to the 2019 election.