Dave HodgsonLiberal Democrat No overall control Tom WoottonConservative No overall control The 2023 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023, electing members of Bedford Borough Council in Bedfordshire, England.

The Conservative candidate, Tom Wootton, won the mayoralty, defeating the Liberal Democrat incumbent, Dave Hodgson, who had held the post since 2009.

[4] Official results were published by Bedford Borough Council as the count progressed.

[9] In November 2023, Mohammed Mahboob Din, elected as a Labour councillor, left the party to sit as an independent.

[10] The Riverfield by-election was triggered by the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Billy Thompson.