Election Name: | 2023 Hart District Council election |
Country: | Hampshire |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 2022 Hart District Council election |
Previous Year: | 2022 |
Next Election: | 2024 Hart District Council election |
Next Year: | 2024 |
Seats For Election: | 11 out of 33 seats to Hart District Council |
Majority Seats: | 17 |
Leader1: | David Neighbour |
Party1: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election1: | 11 seats, 31.2% |
Seats Before1: | 11 |
Seats After1: | 11 |
Leader2: | Anne Crampton |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election2: | 11 seats, 40.7% |
Seats Before2: | 11 |
Seats After2: | 11 |
Leader4: | James Radley |
Party4: | Community Campaign (Hart) |
Last Election4: | 10 seats, 20.4% |
Seats Before4: | 10 |
Seats After4: | 10 |
Party5: | Independent politician |
Last Election5: | N/A |
Seats Before5: | 1 |
Seats After5: | 1 |
Leader | |
Posttitle: | Leader after election |
Before Election: | David Neighbour Liberal Democrat |
Before Party: | No overall control |
After Election: | David Neighbour Liberal Democrat |
After Party: | No overall control |
The 2023 Hart District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Hart District Council in Hampshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
The council was under no overall control prior to the election, being run by a coalition of the Liberal Democrats and local party Community Campaign (Hart) (CCH), with Liberal Democrat David Neighbour serving as leader of the council. No seats changed party at this election and the same coalition continued to run the council after the election.[2] [3]
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Hart District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[4] The results for each ward were as follows:[5]