As is typical for Winchester's local elections, fourteen seats of the forty-five total were contested. Not all wards had a seat open for election: the two wards Upper Meon Valley and Colden Common & Twyford will next be contested in 2026. The council was already under Liberal Democrat majority control; their majority increased at this election.
The Statements of Persons Nominated was released by Winchester City Council on 8 April 2024 following the close of nominations.[4] Sitting councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).