2023 Boston City Council election

The 2023 Boston City Council election was held on November 7, 2023, with primaries occurring on September 12, 2023. All thirteen councillors from the nine districts and four councillors at-large were up for election. Elections in Boston are officially nonpartisan.
Two councillors, Michael F. Flaherty and Frank Baker, did not seek re-election. Of the 11 members of the council seeking re-election, nine were successful, while Ricardo Arroyo and Kendra Lara were defeated.

Election schedule

Key dates relating to the election were as follows:

Summary

The council members at the time of both the preliminary election and general election are listed below. The table further indicates if each incumbent ran for re-election, and if so, whether they were re-elected or not.

District	Incumbent	Ran	Result
At-large	Michael F. Flaherty	No	Retired
At-large	Ruthzee Louijeune	Yes
At-large	Julia Mejia	Yes
At-large	Erin Murphy	Yes
1	Gabriela Coletta	Yes
2	Ed Flynn	Yes
3	Frank Baker	No	Retired
4	Brian Worrell	Yes
5	Ricardo Arroyo	Yes
6	Kendra Lara	Yes
7	Tania Fernandes Anderson	Yes
8	Sharon Durkan	Yes
9	Liz Breadon	Yes

Council President

Results

District 1

Lydia Edwards, who won the District 1 seat in the 2021 general election, resigned from the Council at the end of April 2022 and was later elected to the Massachusetts Senate. Gabriela Coletta won a special election in May 2022 to serve the remainder of Edwards' term. Incumbent Coletta then ran unopposed for election to a full term.

District 8

Kenzie Bok, who had won the District 8 seat in the 2021 general election, resigned in April 2023 to take a position in the Boston Housing Authority. Sharon Durkan was then elected to the District 8 seat in a July 2023 special election. Incumbent Durkan then ran for election to a full term.