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.
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.
After the previous election the composition of the council was:
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
Following the election the composition of the council was:
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.
Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).
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 minutes silence was held prior to the start of the count for the other wards.
Shaun Andrew Stephenson-McGall was a sitting councillor for Oldfield Park ward.
Michael Evans was a sitting councillor for Midsomer Norton North ward.