The 2023 Malvern Hills District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Malvern Hills District Council in Worcestershire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England.
New ward boundaries came into effect for this election, reducing the number of seats on the council from 38 to 31.
Summary
Prior to the election the council was under no overall control, being led by a coalition of the independents and Greens, led by independent councillor Tom Wells. The Liberal Democrats had also been part of the ruling coalition following the 2019 election, but withdrew from it in 2020. There had also been a split amongst the independent councillors in 2022 which led to the formation of a new group called the Malvern Hills Independents, which subsequently registered itself as a political party with the Electoral Commission.
Following the election the council remained under no overall control. The independents and Greens both increased their numbers of seats, largely at the expense of the Conservatives, and the independent and Green coalition continued to run the council.
The Liberal Democrat group leader prior to the election, Kaleem Aksar, did not stand for re-election. They chose Paul Bennett as their new group leader after the election.
Election result
Ward results
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Malvern Hills District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023. The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election.
Alfrick, Leigh & Rushwick
Baldwin
Barnards Green
Broadheath
Castlemorton, Welland & Wells
Great Malvern
Hallow & Holt
Kempsey
Lindridge
Link
Longdon
Martley
Pickersleigh
Powick & the Hanleys
Tenbury
Upper Howsell
Upton & Ripple
West
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