| Election Name: | 2023 Waverley Borough Council election |
| Country: | Surrey |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2019 Waverley Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Next Election: | 2027 Waverley Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2027 |
| Seats For Election: | All 50 seats to Waverley Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 26 |
| Leader1: | Paul Follows |
| Party1: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 14 seats, 26.5% |
| Seats Before1: | 16 |
| Seats1: | 22 |
| Seat Change1: | 8 |
| Popular Vote1: | 23,058 |
| Percentage1: | 30.1% |
| Swing1: | 3.6% |
| Leader2: | John Ward |
| Party2: | Farnham Residents |
| Last Election2: | 15 seats, 19.6% |
| Seats Before2: | 14 |
| Seats2: | 13 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Popular Vote2: | 10,469 |
| Percentage2: | 13.7% |
| Swing2: | 5.9% |
| Leader3: | Stephen Mulliner (defeated) |
| Party3: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election3: | 23 seats, 39.7% |
| Seats Before3: | 18 |
| Seats3: | 10 |
| Seat Change3: | 13 |
| Popular Vote3: | 29,116 |
| Percentage3: | 38.0% |
| Swing3: | 1.7% |
| Leader4: | Nick Palmer |
| Party4: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election4: | 2 seats, 6.7% |
| Seats Before4: | 2 |
| Seats4: | 2 |
| Popular Vote4: | 4,488 |
| Percentage4: | 5.9% |
| Swing4: | 0.8% |
| Party5: | Independent politician |
| Last Election5: | 1 seat, 1.9% |
| Seats Before5: | 3 |
| Seats5: | 2 |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 2,986 |
| Percentage5: | 3.9% |
| Swing5: | 2.0% |
| Leader6: | Steve Williams |
| Party6: | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Last Election6: | 2 seats, 4.9% |
| Seats Before6: | 2 |
| Seats6: | 1 |
| Seat Change6: | 1 |
| Popular Vote6: | 6,381 |
| Percentage6: | 8.3% |
| Swing6: | 3.4% |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | Paul Follows Liberal Democrat |
| Before Party: | No overall control |
| After Election: | Paul Follows Liberal Democrat |
| After Party: | No overall control |
The 2023 Waverley Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Waverley Borough Council in Surrey, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
New ward boundaries took effect for this election, reducing the number of seats from 57 to 50.[2]
The council was under no overall control prior to the election. The council remained under no overall control afterwards, being run by a coalition of the Liberal Democrats, Farnham Residents, Labour and the Green Party. The leader of the Conservative group, Stephen Mulliner, lost his seat.[3]
The overall results were:[4] |-
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Waverley Borough Council following the close of nominations on 4 April 2023.[5] The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating a sitting councillor standing for re-election:[6]