2023 Braintree District Council election information
2023 English local election
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2023 Braintree District Council election
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All 49 seats to Braintree District Council 25 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Graham Butland
David Mann
n/a
Party
Conservative
Labour
Independent
Last election
34 seats, 45.5%
2 seats, 21.1%
3 seats, 5.9%
Seats before
33[a]
3
3
Seats after
26
9
7
Seat change
8
7
4
Popular vote
26,211
17,677
6,727
Percentage
39.8%
26.8%
10.2%
Swing
5.7pp
5.7pp
4.3pp
Fourth party
Fifth party
Leader
James Abbott
Jackie Pell
Party
Green
Halstead Residents
Last election
6 seats, 17.8%
4 seats, 4.3%
Seats before
6
4[b]
Seats after
4
3
Seat change
2
1
Popular vote
10,187
2,330
Percentage
15.5%
3.5%
Swing
2.3pp
0.8pp
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Braintree District Council election
Leader before election
Graham Butland
Conservative
Leader after election
Graham Butland
Conservative
The 2023 Braintree District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Braintree District Council in Essex, England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections in England.
The Conservatives retained control of the council, but with a reduced majority.[3]
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^Moffat, Macaully (16 February 2023). "Tribute to ex-councillor and mayor David Hume after death". Halstead Gazette. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
^"Braintree District Council Elections – Elections 2023". Braintree District Council. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
^King, George (5 May 2023). "Braintree Council elections see Conservatives cling to power". Daily Gazette.
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