2023 Manchester City Council election

2023 Manchester City Council election
← 2022 4 May 2023 2024 →
33 of 96 seats on Manchester City Council
49 seats needed for a majority
Turnout96,219
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Bev Craig Astrid Johnson John Leech
Party Labour Green Liberal Democrats
Last election 30 (65.8%) 1 (11.4%) 1 (12.6%)
Seats before 91 3 2
Seats won 30 1 2
Seats after 88 4 4
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 1 Increase 2
Popular vote 62,003 13,467 11,657
Percentage 64.6% 14.0% 12.2%
Swing Decrease 0.35
Map of the wards of Manchester City Council coloured by winning party
Leader before election

Bev Craig
Labour

Leader after election

Bev Craig
Labour

The 2023 Manchester City Council elections took place on 4 May 2023 alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom. One third of councillors (32) on Manchester City Council were elected, along with a mid-term vacancy in the Ardwick ward.

Labour retained its majority on the council.[1][2]

  1. ^ Timan, Joseph (5 May 2023). "Manchester local council elections 2023 results in full". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Local elections 2023: Labour replace Tories as Bolton's biggest party". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.