| Election Name: | 2023 Tamworth Borough Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Country: | Staffordshire |
| Previous Election: | 2022 Tamworth Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2022 |
| Next Election: | 2024 Tamworth Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Majority Seats: | 15 |
| Election Date: | 4 May 2023 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Leader1: | Jeremy Oates |
| Seats Before1: | 19 |
| Seats1: | 2 |
| Seats After1: | 14 |
| Seat Change1: | 5 |
| Popular Vote1: | 5,897 |
| Percentage1: | 36.6% |
| Swing1: | 5.9% |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Leader2: | Carol Dean |
| Seats Before2: | 3 |
| Seats2: | 8 |
| Seats After2: | 10 |
| Seat Change2: | 7 |
| Popular Vote2: | 7,079 |
| Percentage2: | 43.9% |
| Swing2: | 14.7% |
| Party4: | Independent |
| Leader4: | Daniel Cook |
| Seats Before4: | 7 |
| Seats4: | 0 |
| Seats After4: | 6 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 2,471 |
| Percentage4: | 15.3% |
| Party5: | UK Independence Party |
| Seats Before5: | 1 |
| Seats5: | 0 |
| Seats After5: | 0 |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 162 |
| Percentage5: | 1.0% |
| Swing5: | 21.5% |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | Jeremy Oates |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| After Party: | No overall control |
The 2023 Tamworth Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect 10 of the 30 councillors on Tamworth Borough Council in Staffordshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
The council was under Conservative majority control prior to the election. They remained the largest party after the election but made a net loss of five seats, whilst Labour won most votes and took eight of the ten available seats. The council was left under no overall control after the election.[1] [2] The Conservatives chose a new group leader after the election, with Paul Turner replacing Jeremy Oates. Turner was formally appointed as leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 23 May 2023, leading a Conservative minority administration.[3]
The overall results were:[4]
The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election:[5] [6]
Michelle Cook had been councillor for Amington ward before the election.
By-election triggered by resignation of Labour councillor Liam Bone.[7]