2023 Herefordshire Council election

2023 Herefordshire Council election

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All 53 seats to Herefordshire Council 27 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	37.3%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Jonathan Lester Terry James Ellie Chowns Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Green Last election 13 seats, 34.2% 7 seats, 9.9% 7 seats, 13.1% Seats before 14 6 7 Seats won 21 12 9 Seat change 8 5 2 Popular vote 18,940 13,257 7,299 Percentage 34.6% 24.2% 13.3% Swing 0.4% 14.3% 0.2%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Independent It's Our County Labour Last election 18 seats, 28.5% 8 seats, 8.7% 0 seats, 3.5% Seats before 25[a] [b] 1 Seats won 8 2 1 Seat change 10 6 1 Popular vote 11,834 896 2,235 Percentage 21.6% 1.6% 4.1% Swing 6.9% 7.1% 0.6%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Herefordshire Council election
Leader before election David Hitchiner Independents for Herefordshire No overall control Leader after election Jonathan Lester Conservative No overall control

The 2023 Herefordshire Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Herefordshire Council in Herefordshire, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections in the UK.

Prior to the election the council was under no overall control, being led by David Hitchiner of the Independents for Herefordshire group.^[2] After the election the council remained under no overall control, but the Conservatives gained seats and managed to form a minority administration led by Jonathan Lester.^[3]

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