2023 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election information
2023 election in England
2023 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election
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4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
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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. 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.
^"Borough Council Election 2023 - Thursday, 4 May 2023". Bracknell Forest Borough Council. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
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