| Election Name: | 2023 Medway Council election |
| Country: | Kent |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2019 Medway Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Next Election: | 2027 Medway Council election |
| Next Year: | 2027 |
| Seats For Election: | All 59 seats to Medway Council |
| Majority Seats: | 30 |
| Leader1: | Vince Maple |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 20 seats, 33.2% |
| Seats1: | 33 |
| Seat Change1: | 13 |
| Popular Vote1: | 61,612 |
| Percentage1: | 44.4% |
| Swing1: | 11.2% |
| Leader2: | Alan Jarrett |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 33 seats, 40.1% |
| Seats2: | 22 |
| Seat Change2: | 11 |
| Popular Vote2: | 53,841 |
| Percentage2: | 38.8% |
| Swing2: | 1.3% |
| Leader3: | George Crozer |
| Party3: | Independent politician |
| Last Election3: | 2 seats, 9.3% |
| Seats3: | 4 |
| Seat Change3: | 2 |
| Popular Vote3: | 7,921 |
| Percentage3: | 5.7% |
| Swing3: | 3.6% |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | Alan Jarrett |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| After Election: | Vince Maple |
| After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
The 2023 Medway Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Medway Council in Kent, England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections. The Labour party won control of the council for the first time since 1998, winning 11 seats while the Conservative party lost 13 seats.[1] [2]
Since the previous election, there have been boundary changes that increased the number of councillors from 55 to 59 and the number of wards from 22 to 24.[3]
Prior to the election the council was under Conservative majority control, led by Alan Jarrett. He chose not to stand for re-election.[4]
The election saw Labour take a majority of the seats on the council for the first time since its creation in 1998. The Labour group leader, Vince Maple, was formally appointed as leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 24 May 2023.[5]
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The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Medway Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[6] The results of the election in each ward were as follows: [7]