| Election Name: | 2023 Melton Borough Council |
| Country: | Leicestershire |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2019 Melton Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Next Election: | 2027 Melton Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2027 |
| Seats For Election: | All 28 seats to Melton Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 15 |
| Election Date: | 4 May 2023 |
| Leader1: | Joe Orson |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 22 seats, 59.7% |
| Seats Before1: | 19 |
| Seats After1: | 11 |
| Seat Change1: | 11 |
| Leader2: | Elaine Holmes |
| Party2: | Independent politician |
| Last Election2: | 5 seats, 15.0% |
| Seats Before2: | 8 |
| Seats After2: | 10 |
| Seat Change2: | 5 |
| Leader3: | Pip Allnatt |
| Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election3: | 0 seats, 7.4% |
| Seats Before3: | 0 |
| Seats After3: | 5 |
| Seat Change3: | 5 |
| Party4: | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Last Election4: | 1 seat, 14.3% |
| Seats Before4: | 1 |
| Seats After4: | 1 |
| Party5: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election5: | 0 seats, 1.4% |
| Seats Before5: | 0 |
| Seats After5: | 1 |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | Joe Orson |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| After Election: | Pip Allnatt Labour |
| After Party: | No overall control |
The 2023 Melton Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect all 28 members of Melton Borough Council in Leicestershire, England.
Following the results, the Conservatives lost the council to no overall control.[1] A Labour and independent coalition took control of the council, with Labour councillor Pip Allnatt being appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 24 May 2023.[2]
The overall results were:[3]
| Results[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Change | |
| Conservative Party | 11 | 11 | |
| Independents and Others | 10 | 5 | |
| Labour Party | 5 | 5 | |
| Green Party | 1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | |
The results for each ward were as follows. Sitting councillors standing for re-election are indicated with an asterisk (*).[5]
Donald Pritchett had been elected as an independent in 2019 but joined the Conservatives in September 2021. Seat recorded here as a Conservative gain from independent to allow comparison with 2019 result.[6]
Christopher Evans had been elected as an independent in 2019 but joined the Conservatives in November 2022. Seat recorded here as a Conservative gain from independent to allow comparison with 2019 result.[7] The other seat in Long Clawson is shown as a Conservative hold, although it had been vacant since August 2022 following the death of the previous holder, Mel Steadman.
Pat Cumbers had been elected as a Conservative in 2019 but left the party in November 2021 and became an independent. Seat recorded here as independent gain from Conservative to allow comparison with 2019 result.[8]
Simon Lumley and Margaret Glancy had both been elected as Conservatives in 2019 but left the party in June 2020 and March 2023 respectively to become independents. Seats recorded here as independent gains from Conservative to allow comparison with 2019 result.[9] [10]
Leigh Higgins was elected as a Conservative in 2019, was expelled from the party in September 2021, appealed and was readmitted early in 2023, but resigned from the party in April 2023 to become an independent. Seat recorded here as independent gain from Conservative to allow comparison with 2019 result.[11]
The Asfordby by-election was triggered by the resignation of Green councillor Charlie Pitt Miller.[12] [3]
The Wymondham by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor Malise Graham.