2023 Leicester City Council election

2023 Leicester City Council election

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All 54 seats to Leicester City Council 27 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	37.0%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Peter Soulsby Sanjay Modhwadia Nigel Porter Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Leader's seat Mayoralty North Evington Aylestone Last election 56.9%, 53 seats 17.5%, 0 seats 8.7%, 1 seat Seats before 36 5 1 Seats won 31 17 3 Seat change 22 17 2 Popular vote 89,425 76,867 21,399 Percentage 40.4% 34.8% 9.7% Swing 16.5% 17.3% 1.0%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Patrick Kitterick Party Green Independent Leader's seat Castle Last election 11.6%, 0 seats 0.6%, 0 seats Seats before 1 11 Seats won 3 0 Seat change 3 - Popular vote 13,830 17,757 Percentage 6.3% 8.0% Swing 5.3% 7.4%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Leicester City Council election
Mayor before election Peter Soulsby Labour Mayor after election Peter Soulsby Labour

The 2023 Leicester City Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect all 54 members of Leicester City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections, and the election for the directly elected Mayor of Leicester.

Labour's Peter Soulsby was re-elected as mayor and the party retained its majority on the council, but with a significant loss of 22 seats compared to its position at the previous election in 2019. The Conservatives gained 17 extra seats against the national trend.^[1] The Green Party and Liberal Democrats also made gains, with each being represented by three seats.^[2]