| Election Name: | 2023 North Devon District Council election |
| Country: | Devon |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2019 North Devon District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Next Election: | 2027 North Devon District Council election |
| Next Year: | 2027 |
| Seats For Election: | All 42 seats to North Devon District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 22 |
| Turnout: | 32.75 |
| Leader1: | David Worden |
| Party1: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 21 seats, 37.7% |
| Seats Before1: | 22 |
| Seats After1: | 22 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 17,501 |
| Percentage1: | 40.49 |
| Swing1: | 2.8 |
| Party2: | Independent politician |
| Last Election2: | 7 seats, 12.4% |
| Seats Before2: | 9 |
| Seats After2: | 10 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Popular Vote2: | 8,158 |
| Percentage2: | 18.87 |
| Swing2: | 9.0 |
| Leader4: | Jeremy Yabsley |
| Party4: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election4: | 12 seats, 25.7% |
| Seats Before4: | 9 |
| Seats After4: | 7 |
| Seat Change4: | 5 |
| Popular Vote4: | 8,041 |
| Percentage4: | 18.60 |
| Swing4: | 7.1 |
| Leader5: | Netti Pearson |
| Party5: | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Last Election5: | 2 seats, 15.3% |
| Seats Before5: | 2 |
| Seats After5: | 3 |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 6,508 |
| Percentage5: | 15.06 |
| Swing5: | 0.2 |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | David Worden |
| Before Party: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| After Election: | Ian Roome |
| After Party: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
The 2023 North Devon District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of North Devon District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England.[1] [2] [3]
The Liberal Democrats retained control of the council.
At the last elections in 2019 the Liberal Democrats won exactly half the seats, leaving the council in no overall control. They took control in December 2022 through winning a by-election.[4]
The Liberal Democrats retained their majority on the council, taking 22 of the 42 seats.[5] Following the election they changed party leader, with Ian Roome being appointed the new leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 18 May 2023.[6] After the election the independent councillors and Greens formed a single group called the North Devon Independent Group led by independent councillor Malcolm Prowse.[7] The Conservatives' leader before the election, Jeremy Yabsley, did not stand for re-election. They chose Paul Crabb as their new leader after the election.[8]
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Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).