2023 High Peak Borough Council election

The 2023 High Peak Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of High Peak Borough Council in Derbyshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England.

2023 High Peak Borough Council election

4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)

All 43 seats to High Peak Borough Council
22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout43,590
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Anthony McKeown Tony Ashton Joanna Collins
Party Labour Conservative Green
Leader's seat Gamesley Sett Hope Valley
Last election 22 seats, 34.9% 16 seats, 33.2% 2 seats, 15.1%
Seats before 19 16 2
Seats after 29 10 2
Seat change +10 -6 -

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader David Lomax
Party Liberal Democrats Independent Vacant
Leader's seat Whaley Bridge
Last election 3 seats, 14.9% 0 seats, 0.8%
Seats before 3 1 2
Seats after 1 1
Seat change -2 -

Results by ward

Leader before election

Anthony McKeown
Labour
No overall control

Leader after election

Anthony McKeown
Labour

The council was under no overall control prior to the election. Labour had won a majority at the previous full council election in 2019, but lost its majority in 2022 following a by-election. Labour regained a majority at the 2023 election, winning 29 of the 43 seats on the council.

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