2023 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election

2023 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election

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All 41 seats to Bracknell Forest Borough Council 21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	28%[1] ( 2pp)
First party Second party   Lab Con Leader Mary Temperton Paul Bettison Party Labour Conservative Leader since 2011 1996 Leader's seat Great Hollands Ran in Sandhurst (lost) Last election 3 seats, 26.7% 38 seats, 48.5% Seats before 4 37 Seats won 22 10 Seat change 19 28 Popular vote 8,173 11,388 Percentage 30.4% 42.4% Swing 3.7% 6.1%   Third party Fourth party   LD Grn Leader Thomas Parker (not standing) N/A Party Liberal Democrats Green Leader since 2019 N/A Leader's seat Wildridings & Central N/A Last election 1 seats, 20.4% 0 seats, 1.9% Seats before 1 0 Seats won 7 2 Seat change 6 2 Popular vote 4,563 2,258 Percentage 17.0% 8.4% Swing 3.4% 6.5%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election
Leader before election Paul Bettison Conservative Leader after election Mary Temperton Labour

The 2023 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect all 41 members in 15 wards for Bracknell Forest Borough Council in England. The election took place on the same day as other local elections in England as part of the 2023 United Kingdom local elections. Due to a boundary review there had been a change in ward boundaries, along with a reduction in size from 42 members elected in 2019. This is the first election since 1971 (under the council's predecessor Easthampstead Rural District) where a majority of seats are outside Bracknell. The election was held alongside concurrent town and parish council elections in Binfield, Bracknell, Crowthorne, Sandhurst, Warfield, and Winkfield.

The Labour Party won an overall majority of 3, ending the 26-year Conservative Party administration, with both the Leader of the Council Paul Bettison and Deputy Leader Dale Birch losing re-election in the new ward of Sandhurst. By seat share, it is the worst result for the Conservatives in the history of Bracknell District and Bracknell Forest, eclipsing their defeat in 1973. Additionally, by measure of seats lost, it was the worst Conservative result in the country that electoral cycle. Conversely, it is the best performance for the Liberal Democrats and its antecedents, winning 7 seats. The Green Party gained victory for the first time in the council's history, winning 2 seats.