| Election Name: | 2023 Mid Suffolk District Council election |
| Country: | Suffolk |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2019 Mid Suffolk District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Next Election: | 2027 Mid Suffolk District Council election |
| Next Year: | 2027 |
| Seats For Election: | All 34 seats to Mid Suffolk District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 18 |
| Turnout: | 36.9% |
| Leader1: | Andy Mellen |
| Party1: | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Last Election1: | 12 seats, 34.0% |
| Seats Before1: | 12 |
| Seats1: | 24 |
| Seat Change1: | 12 |
| Popular Vote1: | 23,274 |
| Percentage1: | 56.8% |
| Swing1: | 22.8% |
| Leader2: | Suzie Morley (defeated) |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 16 seats, 40.6% |
| Seats Before2: | 16 |
| Seats2: | 6 |
| Seat Change2: | 10 |
| Popular Vote2: | 11,457 |
| Percentage2: | 28.0% |
| Swing2: | 12.6% |
| Leader4: | John Field[1] |
| Party4: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election4: | 5 seats, 17.7% |
| Seats Before4: | 5 |
| Seats4: | 4 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 4,451 |
| Percentage4: | 10.9% |
| Swing4: | 6.8% |
| Party5: | Independent politician |
| Last Election5: | 1 seat, 3.4% |
| Seats Before5: | 1 |
| Seats5: | 0 |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | n/a |
| Percentage5: | n/a |
| Swing5: | n/a |
| Map Size: | 400px |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | Suzie Morley Conservative |
| Before Party: | No overall control |
| After Election: | Andy Mellen |
| After Party: | Green Party of England and Wales |
The 2023 Mid Suffolk District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Mid Suffolk District Council in Suffolk, England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
Ahead of the election the council was identified as a target for the Green Party. The council had been under no overall control since the previous election in 2019, and the Conservatives had retained minority control only with the support of the independent councillor and the chair's casting vote. At the 2019 election in the Stowmarket St Peters ward the Conservative candidate had only won by a single vote.[3]
The Green Party launched their local election campaign in Stowmarket on 5 April 2023.[4]
The council has become highly increasingly closely fought in recent years, partly due to local opposition to large-scale housing development and concerns of damage to the rural environment.[5]
The Greens won majority control following the election, and the Conservative leader of the council, Suzie Morley, lost her seat. It was the first time in the Green Party's history that they had taken majority control of a council.[6] The Green group leader, Andy Mellen, was formally appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 22 May 2023.[7]
The overall results were:[8] |-
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Mid Suffolk District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[9] The results were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election.[10] [11]