| Election Name: | 2023 Nottingham City Council election |
| Country: | Nottinghamshire |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2019 Nottingham City Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Next Election: | 2027 Nottingham City Council election |
| Next Year: | 2027 |
| Seats For Election: | All 55 seats to Nottingham City Council |
| Majority Seats: | 28 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Leader1: | David Mellen |
| Last Election1: | 50 |
| Seats Before1: | 50 |
| Seats After1: | 51 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Party2: | Nottingham Independents |
| Leader2: | Kevin Clarke |
| Last Election2: | 3 |
| Seats Before2: | 3 |
| Seats After2: | 3 |
| Party3: | Independent politician |
| Leader3: | Andrew Rule |
| Last Election3: | 0 |
| Seats Before3: | 2 |
| Seats After3: | 1 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | David Mellen |
| Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
| After Election: | David Mellen |
| After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
The 2023 Nottingham City Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect all 55 members of Nottingham City Council in England. It took place as part of the 2023 United Kingdom local elections.
The previous election occurred in 2019, and resulted in the Labour Party retaining control with a majority of seats.[1] Both of the city council's previous two Conservatives left the party just ahead of the election to stand as independent candidates.[2]
Labour retained its majority at the election. The Conservatives failed to win any seats on the council for the first time, although one of the former Conservatives who had left the party in March 2023, Andrew Rule, was re-elected as an independent councillor.[3] [4]
20 councillors stood down at this election, including former Cllr Hassan Ahmed who was expelled from the Labour Party for alleged antisemitism.[5] Plus, there was a vacancy immediately prior to the election in St Ann's ward caused by the death of Labour councillor Sue Johnson in March 2023.[6] Cllr Johnson had already decided not to stand for reelection before her passing.
| Councillor | Ward | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Neal | Berridge | Labour | ||
| Phil Jackson | Bilborough | Labour | ||
| Rebecca Langton | Bilborough | Labour | ||
| Wendy Smith | Bilborough | Labour | ||
| Jane Lakey | Bulwell | Labour | ||
| Eunice Campbell-Clark | Bulwell Forest | Labour | ||
| Angharad Roberts | Castle | Labour | ||
| Sam Webster | Castle | Labour | ||
| Azad Choudhry | Hyson Green and Arboretum | Labour | ||
| Merlita Bryan | Hyson Green and Arboretum | Labour | ||
| Jawaid Khalil | Hyson Green and Arboretum | Labour | ||
| Sally Longford | Lenton and Wollaton East | Labour | ||
| David Trimble | Lenton and Wollaton East | Labour | ||
| Mohammed Saghir | Leen Valley | Labour | ||
| Rosemary Healy | Mapperley | Labour | ||
| Nicola Heaton | Meadows | Labour | ||
| Hassan Ahmed | Radford | |||
| Anne Peach | Radford | Labour | ||
| Cate Woodward | Wollaton West | Labour | ||
| Sue Johnson | St. Ann's | Labour | ||
| Dave Liversidge | St. Ann's | Labour | ||
On 5 April, the candidates for election were named.[7] On 5 May, the results were announced.[8]