| Election Name: | 2023 Tewkesbury Borough Council election |
| Country: | Gloucestershire |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2019 Tewkesbury Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Next Election: | 2027 Tewkesbury Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2027 |
| Seats For Election: | All 38 seats to Tewkesbury Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 20 |
| Leader1: | Mary Jordan |
| Party1: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 8 seats, 28.8% |
| Seats Before1: | 8 |
| Seats1: | 16 |
| Seat Change1: | 8 |
| Popular Vote1: | 15,141 |
| Percentage1: | 32.6% |
| Swing1: | 3.8% |
| Leader2: | Rob Bird (defeated) |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 23 seats, 41.6% |
| Seats Before2: | 23 |
| Seats2: | 9 |
| Seat Change2: | 14 |
| Popular Vote2: | 16,214 |
| Percentage2: | 34.9% |
| Swing2: | 6.7% |
| Leader3: | Deborah Harwood |
| Party3: | Independent politician |
| Last Election3: | 4 seats, 8.7% |
| Seats Before3: | 4 |
| Seats3: | 7 |
| Seat Change3: | 3 |
| Popular Vote3: | 3,478 |
| Percentage3: | 7.5% |
| Swing3: | 1.2% |
| Leader4: | Cate Cody |
| Party4: | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Last Election4: | 1 seat, 8.5% |
| Seats Before4: | 1 |
| Seats4: | 4 |
| Seat Change4: | 3 |
| Popular Vote4: | 7,049 |
| Percentage4: | 15.2% |
| Swing4: | 6.7% |
| Leader5: | Mike Sztymiak |
| Party5: | Tewkesbury and Twyning Independents |
| Last Election5: | 2 seats, 5.0% |
| Seats Before5: | 2 |
| Seats5: | 2 |
| Popular Vote5: | 2,345 |
| Percentage5: | 5.1% |
| Swing5: | 0.1% |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | Rob Bird |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| After Election: | Richard Stanley Liberal Democrats |
| After Party: | No overall control |
The 2023 Tewkesbury Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members for the 20 wards of the Tewkesbury Borough Council in England.[1] [2] [3] This was on the same day as other local elections taking place in England.[4]
Following the results, the Conservatives lost the council to no overall control for the first time in 16 years.[5] [6] The Conservative leader of the council prior to the election, Rob Bird, lost his seat.[7] Liberal Democrat councillor Richard Stanley was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 17 May 2023 with the support of all parties except the Conservatives.[8]
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The results for each ward were as follows. Sitting councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).[9]