The 2023 Bath and North East Somerset Council election was held on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Bath and North East Somerset Council in England
The Liberal Democrats maintained control of the council in 2023, increasing their majority winning forty-one seats. The Conservative leader lost his seat.
Background The sudden death of Green Party candidate Tim Morgan days before the election caused the ward election for Paulton to be delayed until a later date.
Retiring councillors Council Ward Departing CouncillorParty Bathavon South Neil Butters Liberal Democrats Combe Down Gerry Curran Liberal Democrats Clutton & Farmborough Sally Davis Conservative High Littleton Ryan Wills Liberal Democrats Keynsham North Vic Clarke Conservative Keynsham South Lisa O'Brien Conservative Kingsmead Sue Craig Liberal Democrats Andy Furse Liberal Democrats Midsomer Norton Redfield Paul Myers Independent Chris Watt Conservative Newbridge Mark Roper Liberal Democrats Peasedown Sarah Bevan Independent Saltford Alastair Singleton Liberal Democrats Walcot Richard Samuel Liberal Democrats Tom Davies Liberal Democrats Weston Shelley Bromley Liberal Democrats Widcombe & Lyncombe Winston Duguid Liberal Democrats
Council composition After the previous election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 37 11 6 5
Prior to the election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 36 10 7 5 1
Following the election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 41 7 5 3 3
Results summary
Voter turnout was down from 40.76% at the 2019 local elections. Of eligible in-person voters, 0.02% were unable to show correct photo identity to vote under the new rules introduced at this election. 85 of the 141 intending voters initially rejected returned later with a correct photo identity document.
Ward results Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).
Bathavon North
Bathavon South
Bathwick
Chew Valley
Clutton & Farmborough
Combe Down
High Littleton
Keynsham East
Keynsham North
Keynsham South
Kingsmead
Lambridge
Lansdown
Mendip
Midsomer Norton North
Midsomer Norton Redfield
Moorlands
Newbridge
Odd Down
Oldfield Park
Paulton The sudden death of Green Party candidate Tim Morgan days before the election caused this ward election to be delayed until Thursday 22 June. A minute's silence was held prior to the start of the count for the other wards.
Peasedown
Publow with Whitchurch
Radstock
Saltford
Southdown
Timsbury
Shaun Andrew Stephenson-McGall was a sitting councillor for Oldfield Park ward.
Twerton
Walcot
Westfield
Michael Evans was a sitting councillor for Midsomer Norton North ward.
Westmoreland
Weston
Widcombe & Lyncombe
Changes 2023–2027
By-elections
Saltford The Saltford by-election was triggered by the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Alison Streatfeild-James after she took a position with the Financial Conduct Authority, which prevented her from holding political office.
Mendip The Mendip by-election was triggered by the resignation of councillor David Wood.
Widcombe & Lyncombe The Widcombe & Lyncombe by-election was triggered by the resignation of councillor Deborah Collins.
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