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Green Party in 2023
Polling day: 4 May 2023. 230 councils held elections.
Summary
- Contested in 223 of 230 councils; ran for 7,823 seats.
- Won 482 seats (6.2% of seats up) on 9.3% of the vote.
- Net change vs each council's last appearance in this dataset: +225 seats across 76 councils up, 15 councils down, 121 flat, 11 new to the window.
- Council-control change: 8 gained, 0 lost.
Same votes, different counting rule
Compare the seats Green Party actually won under FPTP with a proportional re-count of the same council-level votes. Positive means seats unfairly awarded by FPTP; negative means seats the party was denied by FPTP.
This cycle
223 FPTP council results in 2023
-156 seats
denied by FPTP
(482 actual vs
638 benchmark)
2016–2023 window
1,093 FPTP council-cycles
-1,109 seats
denied by FPTP
(1,130 actual vs
2,239 benchmark)
Where Green Party led, as of 2023
Councils where Green Party was the largest single party in the most recent composition snapshot at or before 2023. Greens ring councils gained at this election; reds ring those lost. Click any hex to drill in.
As of 2023
9 councils led
+8 gained this cycle
Grey hexes are councils where another party led, or where we don't have a snapshot for that year.
Council-control changes
Councils where the largest party in the running composition changed at this election. How a flip is defined →
Gained (8)
- East Suffolk from Conservative Party
- Lewes from Conservative Party
- Warwick from Conservative Party
- Forest of Dean from Other
- Folkestone and Hythe from Conservative Party
- Babergh from Conservative Party
- East Hertfordshire from Conservative Party
- Mid Suffolk from Conservative Party
Where the seats came from
Per-council net seat change vs each council's prior appearance in our dataset (typically that council's previous all-out election or its last by-thirds slice). "Debut" rows are councils whose first cycle in our window is 2023 — usually the result of a boundary reorganisation or being a county outside our 2021 LEH coverage.
Seats gained (76 councils)
| Council | Won | Last cycle | Net | Vote share | Seat share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Hertfordshire | 19 | 2 (2019) | +17 | 28.4% | 38.0% |
| Mid Suffolk | 24 | 12 (2019) | +12 | 56.8% | 70.6% |
| East Suffolk | 16 | 4 (2019) | +12 | 26.8% | 29.1% |
| Lancaster | 21 | 10 (2019) | +11 | 29.7% | 34.4% |
| Forest Of Dean | 15 | 6 (2019) | +9 | 28.4% | 39.5% |
| Wirral | 13 | 4 (2022) | +9 | 21.9% | 19.7% |
| Wealden | 11 | 2 (2019) | +9 | 21.6% | 25.0% |
| Lewes | 17 | 9 (2019) | +8 | 31.6% | 41.5% |
| Charnwood | 8 | 1 (2019) | +7 | 17.3% | 15.4% |
| Warwick | 14 | 8 (2019) | +6 | 26.3% | 31.8% |
| Babergh | 10 | 4 (2019) | +6 | 31.1% | 31.3% |
| Tonbridge & Malling | 8 | 2 (2019) | +6 | 20.7% | 18.2% |
| Horsham | 8 | 2 (2019) | +6 | 19.9% | 16.7% |
| Ashford | 8 | 2 (2019) | +6 | 18.2% | 17.0% |
| Folkestone & Hythe | 11 | 6 (2019) | +5 | 31.0% | 36.7% |
| Darlington | 7 | 2 (2019) | +5 | 18.7% | 14.0% |
| North Somerset | 7 | 3 (2019) | +4 | 8.8% | 14.0% |
| Trafford | 6 | 2 (2022) | +4 | 16.4% | 9.5% |
| Amber Valley | 6 | 2 (2022) | +4 | 15.3% | 14.3% |
| Arun | 6 | 2 (2019) | +4 | 14.5% | 11.1% |
| Wychavon | 6 | 2 (2019) | +4 | 13.6% | 14.0% |
| Stafford | 5 | 1 (2019) | +4 | 13.4% | 12.5% |
| Canterbury | 4 | 0 (2019) | +4 | 13.9% | 10.3% |
| Sevenoaks | 4 | 0 (2019) | +4 | 10.7% | 7.4% |
| Broadland | 4 | 0 (2019) | +4 | 10.4% | 8.5% |
| South Kesteven | 4 | 0 (2019) | +4 | 9.8% | 7.7% |
| South Oxfordshire | 8 | 5 (2019) | +3 | 15.8% | 22.2% |
| Worcester | 5 | 2 (2022) | +3 | 28.8% | 45.5% |
| West Devon | 5 | 2 (2019) | +3 | 17.2% | 16.7% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole | 5 | 2 (2019) | +3 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| Cannock Chase | 4 | 1 (2022) | +3 | 16.2% | 23.5% |
| Tewkesbury | 4 | 1 (2019) | +3 | 14.9% | 10.5% |
| Vale Of White Horse | 4 | 1 (2019) | +3 | 10.9% | 10.5% |
| Harborough | 3 | 0 (2019) | +3 | 13.0% | 8.8% |
| Bath & North East Somerset | 3 | 0 (2019) | +3 | 12.8% | 5.1% |
| New Forest | 3 | 0 (2019) | +3 | 6.9% | 6.3% |
| Leicester | 3 | 0 (2019) | +3 | 6.3% | 5.6% |
| Herefordshire | 9 | 7 (2019) | +2 | 13.3% | 17.0% |
| Malvern Hills | 7 | 5 (2019) | +2 | 18.2% | 22.6% |
| Thanet | 5 | 3 (2019) | +2 | 15.8% | 8.9% |
| Knowsley | 4 | 2 (2022) | +2 | 23.2% | 25.0% |
| Torridge | 4 | 2 (2019) | +2 | 10.4% | 11.1% |
| Derbyshire Dales | 4 | 2 (2019) | +2 | 6.1% | 11.8% |
| Stratford On Avon | 3 | 1 (2019) | +2 | 10.6% | 7.3% |
| Liverpool | 3 | 1 (2021) | +2 | 9.8% | 3.5% |
| Stockport | 3 | 1 (2022) | +2 | 7.2% | 4.8% |
| Rother | 3 | 1 (2019) | +2 | 6.8% | 7.9% |
| East Hampshire | 2 | 0 (2019) | +2 | 6.5% | 4.7% |
| Bracknell Forest | 2 | 0 (2019) | +2 | 6.0% | 4.9% |
| Ribble Valley | 2 | 0 (2019) | +2 | 3.8% | 5.6% |
| Norwich | 5 | 4 (2022) | +1 | 33.0% | 38.5% |
| South Tyneside | 4 | 3 (2022) | +1 | 21.8% | 22.2% |
| Mid Sussex | 4 | 3 (2019) | +1 | 12.0% | 8.3% |
| North Devon | 3 | 2 (2019) | +1 | 15.1% | 7.3% |
| Spelthorne | 3 | 2 (2019) | +1 | 10.8% | 7.7% |
| Swale | 3 | 2 (2019) | +1 | 8.6% | 6.4% |
| Bedford | 3 | 2 (2019) | +1 | 8.1% | 6.5% |
| Mid Devon | 3 | 2 (2019) | +1 | 6.7% | 7.1% |
| Cambridge | 2 | 1 (2022) | +1 | 17.9% | 12.5% |
| Maidstone | 2 | 1 (2022) | +1 | 16.8% | 11.1% |
| Peterborough | 2 | 1 (2022) | +1 | 14.1% | 9.5% |
| St Albans | 2 | 1 (2022) | +1 | 12.8% | 11.1% |
| Blaby | 2 | 1 (2019) | +1 | 12.0% | 5.9% |
| Cherwell | 2 | 1 (2022) | +1 | 11.1% | 12.5% |
| Cheshire West & Chester | 2 | 1 (2019) | +1 | 5.6% | 2.9% |
| Kings Lynn & West Norfolk | 2 | 1 (2019) | +1 | 5.1% | 3.7% |
| Cotswold | 2 | 1 (2019) | +1 | 4.9% | 5.9% |
| Rossendale | 1 | 0 (2022) | +1 | 14.4% | 8.3% |
| Havant | 1 | 0 (2022) | +1 | 14.3% | 10.0% |
| Worthing | 1 | 0 (2022) | +1 | 13.1% | 8.3% |
| Southend On Sea | 1 | 0 (2022) | +1 | 9.1% | 5.9% |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | 1 | 0 (2019) | +1 | 7.6% | 1.8% |
| Southampton | 1 | 0 (2022) | +1 | 6.9% | 2.0% |
| Central Bedfordshire | 1 | 0 (2019) | +1 | 4.2% | 1.6% |
| Dartford | 1 | 0 (2019) | +1 | 4.2% | 2.4% |
| North East Derbyshire | 1 | 0 (2019) | +1 | 3.6% | 1.9% |
Seats lost (15 councils)
| Council | Won | Last cycle | Net | Vote share | Seat share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton & Hove | 7 | 19 (2019) | -12 | 25.0% | 13.0% |
| Reading | 3 | 7 (2022) | -4 | 21.0% | 17.6% |
| York | 0 | 4 (2019) | -4 | 10.9% | 0.0% |
| Braintree | 4 | 6 (2019) | -2 | 15.5% | 8.2% |
| Surrey Heath | 0 | 2 (2019) | -2 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| West Berkshire | 2 | 3 (2019) | -1 | 9.7% | 4.7% |
| South Staffordshire | 2 | 3 (2019) | -1 | 7.5% | 4.8% |
| Waverley | 1 | 2 (2019) | -1 | 8.3% | 2.0% |
| Breckland | 1 | 2 (2019) | -1 | 4.5% | 2.0% |
| Plymouth | 0 | 1 (2022) | -1 | 8.5% | 0.0% |
| Rochford | 0 | 1 (2022) | -1 | 4.4% | 0.0% |
| Fenland | 0 | 1 (2019) | -1 | 4.4% | 0.0% |
| North West Leicestershire | 0 | 1 (2019) | -1 | 2.2% | 0.0% |
| Epping Forest | 0 | 1 (2022) | -1 | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Guildford | 0 | 1 (2019) | -1 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
Debut councils (11)
| Council | Won | Vote share | Seat share |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Lindsey | 1 | 4.0% | 2.4% |
| Erewash | 1 | 3.2% | 2.1% |
| North Kesteven | 0 | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Bassetlaw | 0 | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Hertsmere | 0 | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Maldon | 0 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| South Ribble | 0 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Boston | 0 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| South Derbyshire | 0 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Mansfield | 0 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Bolsover | 0 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
No change (121)
- Reigate & Banstead 4 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Sheffield 4 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Solihull 4 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Exeter 3 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Bradford 3 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- South Hams 3 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Burnley 2 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- High Peak 2 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Rushcliffe 2 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Chichester 2 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- East Devon 2 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Leeds 1 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Manchester 1 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Winchester 1 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Calderdale 1 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Wyre Forest 1 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Three Rivers 1 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Kirklees 1 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Colchester 1 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- West Oxfordshire 1 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Coventry 1 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Runnymede 1 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- West Suffolk 1 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Melton 1 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Rutland 1 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Ipswich 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Broxbourne 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Mole Valley 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- South Norfolk 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- North Tyneside 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Tameside 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Harlow 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Newcastle Upon Tyne 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Salford 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Dover 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Chorley 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Welwyn Hatfield 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Crawley 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Halton 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Torbay 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Tunbridge Wells 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Redditch 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- North Hertfordshire 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Gateshead 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Wakefield 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Cheshire East 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Rugby 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Sefton 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Eastbourne 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Bury 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Nottingham 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Eastleigh 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Teignbridge 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- North Lincolnshire 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Milton Keynes 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Medway 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Woking 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Sunderland 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Dudley 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Stevenage 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Broxtowe 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Swindon 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- North Norfolk 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Basingstoke & Deane 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Uttlesford 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Barnsley 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Sandwell 0 seats (unchanged from 2021)
- Chesterfield 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Lincoln 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Portsmouth 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Tendring 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- South Gloucestershire 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Pendle 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Test Valley 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- East Staffordshire 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Dacorum 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Epsom & Ewell 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Hart 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- South Holland 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Stockton-on-Tees 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Rochdale 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Wokingham 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Bromsgrove 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Walsall 0 seats (unchanged from 2021)
- Derby 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Wyre 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Chelmsford 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Lichfield 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Tandridge 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Newark & Sherwood 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Brentwood 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Hyndburn 0 seats (unchanged from 2018)
- Kingston Upon Hull 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Wolverhampton 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Fylde 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Great Yarmouth 0 seats (unchanged from 2016)
- Gravesham 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Telford & Wrekin 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- East Riding Of Yorkshire 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Windsor & Maidenhead 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Basildon 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Hinckley & Bosworth 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- West Lindsey 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Bolton 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Gedling 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Middlesbrough 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Blackpool 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Redcar & Cleveland 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- North East Lincolnshire 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Tamworth 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Slough 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- Stoke On Trent 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- East Cambridgeshire 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Rushmoor 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Blackburn with Darwen 0 seats (unchanged from 2018)
- North Warwickshire 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Preston 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- West Lancashire 0 seats (unchanged from 2021)
- Wigan 0 seats (unchanged from 2019)
- Thurrock 0 seats (unchanged from 2021)
- Watford 0 seats (unchanged from 2018)
Net-change comparisons are versus each council's most recent appearance in our dataset (2021–2026). For all-out councils that's the previous all-out cycle (typically four years prior); for by-thirds councils it's last year's slice. Cross-cycle ward boundary changes can produce small artefacts — see methodology.