| Election Name: | 2023 Gravesham Borough Council election |
| Country: | Kent |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2019 Gravesham Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Next Election: | 2027 Gravesham Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2027 |
| Seats For Election: | All 39 seats to Gravesham Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 20 |
| Leader1: | John Burden |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 24 seats, 40.3% |
| Leaders Seat1: | Rosherville |
| Seats Before1: | 22 |
| Seats After1: | 22 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Percentage1: | 47% |
| Swing1: | 7% |
| Leader2: | Jordan Meade |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Leaders Seat2: | Higham & Shorne |
| Last Election2: | 18 seats, 41.1% |
| Seats Before2: | 21 |
| Seats After2: | 17 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Percentage2: | 48% |
| Swing2: | 7% |
| Party3: | Independent politician |
| Last Election3: | 2 seats, 5.0% |
| Seats Before3: | 1 |
| Seats After3: | 0 |
| Seat Change3: | 2 |
| Percentage3: | 0% |
| Swing3: | 5% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Map Alt: | Map of the results of the 2023 Gravesham council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue. |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | John Burden Labour |
| Before Party: | No overall control |
| After Election: | John Burden |
| After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
The 2023 Gravesham Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Gravesham Borough Council in Kent, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections in England. New ward boundaries came into force for this election, reducing the number of councillors from 44 to 39.[2]
Prior to the election the council was under no overall control, with Labour holding exactly half the seats. The election saw Labour regain an outright majority, taking 22 of the 39 seats.[3] [4]
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The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Gravesham Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[5] The results for each ward were as follows:[6]