2023 Newark and Sherwood District Council election

The 2023 Newark and Sherwood District Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect all 39 members of Newark and Sherwood District Council in Nottinghamshire, England.

Prior to the election the council had been under Conservative majority control, being led by David Lloyd. Following the results, the Conservatives lost the council to no overall control, and David Lloyd lost his seat. The Labour group leader, Paul Peacock, was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 23 May 2023 with support from the Liberal Democrats and many of the independent councillors.

Overall results
The overall results were as follows:

Ward results
The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election.

Bridge
Bridge ward had been held by Conservative councillors Simon Haynes and Jack Kellas immediately prior to the election. They both won their seats in by-elections in 2021 following the resignations of the two independent councillors elected in 2019, one of whom was Irene Brown, who was re-elected to the seat in 2023. Seats shown as independent hold to allow comparison with 2019 results. Simon Haynes and Jack Kellas both stood in Farndon and Fernwood ward in 2023 rather than Bridge ward.

Collingham
Both Collingham seats were held by Conservatives immediately prior to the election, with Conservative councillor Emma Davis having won her seat in a by-election in 2022 following the death of the independent councillor elected in 2019. Emma Davis did not stand for re-election in 2023. Seat shown as a Conservative gain from independent to allow comparison with 2019 results.

Devon
Keith Girling was the sitting councillor for Castle ward prior to the election.

Edwinstowe and Clipstone
Andrew Freeman had won his seat in a by-election in 2022 following the death of a Conservative elected in 2019. Seat shown as Labour gain from Conservative to allow comparison with 2019 election.

Farndon and Fernwood
Simon Haynes and Jack Kellas were both sitting councillors for Bridge ward prior to the election.

Rainworth South and Blidworth
Tina Thompson had won her seat in a by-election in 2021 following the death of the Labour councillor elected in 2019. Seat shown as an independent gain from Labour to allow comparison with 2019 results. Tom Smith was the sitting councillor for Rainworth North and Rufford ward prior to the election.