| Election Name: | 2023 Three Rivers District Council election |
| Country: | Hertfordshire |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2022 Three Rivers District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2022 |
| Next Election: | 2024 Three Rivers District Council election |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Seats For Election: | 14 out of 39 seats to Three Rivers District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 20 |
| Leader1: | Sarah Nelmes[1] |
| Party1: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 22 seats, 43.5% |
| Seats Before1: | 22 |
| Seats1: | 8 |
| Seats After1: | 22 |
| Popular Vote1: | 9,940 |
| Percentage1: | 41.9% |
| Swing1: | 1.6% |
| Leader2: | Ciarán Reed[2] |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 12 seats, 31.9% |
| Seats Before2: | 11 |
| Seats2: | 4 |
| Seats After2: | 11 |
| Popular Vote2: | 7,701 |
| Percentage2: | 32.5% |
| Swing2: | 0.6% |
| Leader3: | Stephen Cox[3] |
| Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election3: | 3 seats, 14.0% |
| Seats Before3: | 3 |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Seats After3: | 3 |
| Popular Vote3: | 3,300 |
| Percentage3: | 13.9% |
| Swing3: | 0.1% |
| Party4: | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Last Election4: | 1 seat, 10.3% |
| Seats Before4: | 1 |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Seats After4: | 2 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 2,789 |
| Percentage4: | 11.8% |
| Swing4: | 1.5% |
| Party5: | Independent politician |
| Last Election5: | N/A |
| Seats Before5: | 2 |
| Seats5: | 0 |
| Seats After5: | 1 |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 0 |
| Percentage5: | 0.0% |
| Swing5: | N/A |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | Sarah Nelmes |
| Before Party: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| After Election: | Sarah Nelmes |
| After Party: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
The 2023 Three Rivers District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Three Rivers District Council in Hertfordshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England. There were 14 seats up for election, being the usual third of the council plus a by-election in the Chorleywood South and Maple Cross ward.
The Liberal Democrats retained their majority on the council.[4] [5]
The overall results were:[6]
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Three Rivers District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[7] The results for each ward were as follows:[8]
The by-election in Chorleywood South and Maple Cross ward had been triggered by the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Martin Trevett, who had been elected in 2022.[9]
The Durrants seat had previously been held by Stephanie Singer, who had been elected as Liberal Democrat in 2019 but resigned from the party earlier in 2023 and sat as an independent for the remainder of her term.[10]