| Election Name: | 2023 Elmbridge Borough Council election |
| Country: | Surrey |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2022 Elmbridge Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2022 |
| Next Election: | 2024 Elmbridge Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Seats For Election: | 16 out of 48 seats to Elmbridge Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 25 |
| Leader1: | Bruce McDonald |
| Party1: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 14 |
| Seats1: | 9 |
| Seats After1: | 19 |
| Seat Change1: | 5 |
| Leader2: | Chris Sadler |
| Party2: | Residents Association |
| Seats Before2: | 19 |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Seats After2: | 17 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Leader3: | John Cope |
| Party3: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats Before3: | 15 |
| Seats3: | 2 |
| Seats After3: | 12 |
| Seat Change3: | 3 |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | Chris Sadler Residents Association |
| Before Party: | No overall control |
| After Election: | Bruce McDonald Liberal Democrats |
| After Party: | No overall control |
The 2023 Elmbridge Borough Council election was held on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Elmbridge Borough Council in Surrey, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England. There were 16 out of 48 seats contested, being the usual third of the council.
Prior to the election the council was under no overall control; the Conservatives were the largest party but the council was being run by a coalition of the Residents Associations and the Liberal Democrats, led by Chris Sadler of the Residents Associations. The Conservatives lost the majority of the seats they were defending, mainly to the Liberal Democrats who became the largest party.[2] [3] The Liberal Democrats and Residents Associations continued their coalition after the election, but with Liberal Democrat group leader Bruce McDonald taking over as leader of the council.[4]
Candidates seeking re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).[5] [6]
Robin Stephens had won the seat from the Conservatives in a by-election in 2021. Seat shown as a Liberal Democrat gain from Conservatives to allow comparison with 2019 results.
Neil Houston had been elected in 2019 as a Liberal Democrat, left the party to sit as an independent during 2021 but returned to the party shortly before the election in 2023.[7]