| Election Name: | 2023 West Suffolk District Council election |
| Country: | Suffolk |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2019 West Suffolk District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Next Election: | 2027 West Suffolk District Council election |
| Next Year: | 2027 |
| Seats For Election: | All 64 seats to West Suffolk District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 33 |
| Turnout: | 30.4% |
| Leader1: | John Griffiths[1] |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 36 seats, 48.2% |
| Seats Before1: | 37 |
| Seats1: | 26 |
| Seat Change1: | 10 |
| Popular Vote1: | 23,997 |
| Percentage1: | 44.1% |
| Swing1: | 4.1% |
| Leader2: | Diane Hind |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 5 seats, 18.3% |
| Seats Before2: | 4 |
| Seats2: | 17 |
| Seat Change2: | 12 |
| Popular Vote2: | 16,523 |
| Percentage2: | 30.4% |
| Swing2: | 12.4% |
| Party3: | Independent politician |
| Last Election3: | 15 seats, 19.7% |
| Seats Before3: | 13 |
| Seats3: | 10 |
| Seat Change3: | 5 |
| Popular Vote3: | 5,082 |
| Percentage3: | 9.3% |
| Swing3: | 10.4% |
| Party4: | West Suffolk Independents |
| Last Election4: | 7 seats, 6.1% |
| Seats Before4: | 6 |
| Seats4: | 9 |
| Seat Change4: | 2 |
| Popular Vote4: | 4,307 |
| Percentage4: | 7.9% |
| Swing4: | 1.4% |
| Party5: | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Last Election5: | 1 seat, 2.1% |
| Seats Before5: | 1 |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 2,266 |
| Percentage5: | 4.2% |
| Swing5: | 2.1% |
| Party6: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election6: | 0 seats, 3.1% |
| Seats Before6: | 0 |
| Seats6: | 1 |
| Seat Change6: | 1 |
| Popular Vote6: | 1,649 |
| Percentage6: | 3.0% |
| Swing6: | 0.1% |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | John Griffiths |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| After Election: | Cliff Waterman Labour |
| After Party: | No overall control |
The 2023 West Suffolk District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of West Suffolk District Council in Suffolk, England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections in England.
The council had been under Conservative majority control prior to the election. After the election the Conservatives remained the largest group, but lost their majority. A coalition of Labour, the West Suffolk Independents, Liberal Democrats, Greens and independent councillors formed after the election, with Labour councillor Cliff Waterman being appointed the new leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 23 May 2023.[3] [4]
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The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by West Suffolk District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[5] The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election:[6] [7]