2023 Central Bedfordshire Council election

The 2023 Central Bedfordshire Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Central Bedfordshire Council in Bedfordshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. New ward boundaries increased the number of seats on the council by four.

2023 Central Bedfordshire Council election
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
All 63 seats to Central Bedfordshire Council
32 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Adam Zerny Richard Wenham Shaun Roberts
Party Independent Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 13 seats, 18.3% 41 seats, 43.3% 3 seats, 9.7%
Seats won 27 20 10
Seat change 14 21 7
Popular vote 27,595 22,176 12,645
Percentage 32.7% 26.3% 15.0%
Swing 14.4% 17.0% 5.3%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Matthew Brennan Susan Clinch
Party Labour Green
Last election 1 seat, 19.8% 0 seats, 0%
Seats won 5 1
Seat change 4 1
Popular vote 15,729 5,068
Percentage 18.6% 6.0%
Swing 1.2% 2.8%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Central Bedfordshire Council election
Leader before election

Richard Wenham
Conservative

 Leader after election

Adam Zerny
Independent
No overall control

Ahead of the election, the Conservative administration had frozen council tax at a time when most councils were raising it to cover the increased cost of delivering public services. The extent to which this was the right course of action was debated by the candidates.

The Conservatives lost control of the council, only winning 20 of the 63 seats. They had previously held a majority of the seats on the council since its creation in 2009. Independent candidates won 27 of the seats, with the resulting council being under no overall control. An independent-led administration subsequently formed, with Adam Zerny being appointed leader of the council at the annual meeting on 25 May 2023.

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