| Election Name: | 2023 Winchester City Council election |
| Country: | Hampshire |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2022 Winchester City Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2022 |
| Next Election: | 2024 Winchester City Council election |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Seats For Election: | 16 out of 45 seats to Winchester City Council |
| Majority Seats: | 23 |
| Turnout: | 43.6%[1] |
| Leader1: | Martin Tod[2] |
| Party1: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 27 seats, 45.8% |
| Seats Before1: | 28 |
| Seats1: | 13 |
| Seats After1: | 30 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 20,672 |
| Percentage1: | 50.1% |
| Swing1: | 4.3% |
| Leader2: | Caroline Horrill |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 15 seats, 38.1% |
| Seats Before2: | 13 |
| Seats2: | 2 |
| Seats After2: | 12 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 13,290 |
| Percentage2: | 32.2% |
| Swing2: | 5.9% |
| Party4: | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Last Election4: | 1 seat, 10.4% |
| Seats Before4: | 1 |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Seats After4: | 2 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 5,224 |
| Percentage4: | 12.7% |
| Swing4: | 2.3% |
| Party5: | Independent politician |
| Last Election5: | 2 seats, 0.7% |
| Seats Before5: | 3 |
| Seats5: | 0 |
| Seats After5: | 1 |
| Seat Change5: | 2 |
| Popular Vote5: | 0 |
| Percentage5: | 0.0% |
| Swing5: | 0.7% |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | Martin Tod |
| Before Party: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| After Election: | Martin Tod |
| After Party: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
The 2023 Winchester City Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Winchester City Council in Hampshire, England.[3] This was on the same day as other local elections in England.
The council was under Liberal Democrat majority control prior to the election. They increased their majority on the council at the election.[4] [5]
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Winchester City Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023. The results for each ward were as follows:[6]