| Election Name: | 2023 Stevenage Borough Council election |
| Country: | Hertfordshire |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2022 Stevenage Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2022 |
| Next Election: | 2024 Stevenage Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Seats For Election: | 13 out of 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 20 |
| Leader1: | Richard Henry |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 24 seats, 44.7% |
| Leaders Seat1: | St Nicholas |
| Seats Before1: | 24 |
| Seats1: | 9 |
| Seats After1: | 24 |
| Popular Vote1: | 8,743 |
| Percentage1: | 44.1% |
| Swing1: | 0.6% |
| Leader2: | Phil Bibby |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Leaders Seat2: | Woodfield |
| Last Election2: | 9 seats, 31.2% |
| Seats Before2: | 9 |
| Seats2: | 2 |
| Seats After2: | 9 |
| Popular Vote2: | 5,701 |
| Percentage2: | 28.8% |
| Swing2: | 2.4% |
| Leader3: | Robin Parker |
| Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Leaders Seat3: | Manor |
| Last Election3: | 6 seats, 18.3% |
| Seats Before3: | 6 |
| Seats3: | 2 |
| Seats After3: | 6 |
| Popular Vote3: | 3,871 |
| Percentage3: | 19.5% |
| Swing3: | 1.2% |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | Richard Henry |
| Before Party: | Labour Co-operative |
| After Election: | Richard Henry |
| After Party: | Labour Co-operative |
The 2023 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Stevenage Borough Council in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England. Thirteen of the 39 seats on the council were up for election. Labour retained its majority on the council.
Stevenage Borough Council has had a Labour majority since it was created in 1974.[1] No seats changed party at this election and so Labour retained its majority.[2] [3]
The overall results were:[4]
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Stevenage Borough Council following the close of nominations on 4 April 2023.[5] [6] The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating a sitting councillor standing for re-election:[7]
The Labour candidate Teresa Callaghan had represented Martins Wood ward prior to this election.