| Election Name: | 2023 Lewes District Council election |
| Country: | East Sussex |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2019 Lewes District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Next Election: | 2027 Lewes District Council election |
| Next Year: | 2027 |
| Seats For Election: | All 41 seats to Lewes District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 21 |
| Leader1: | Zoe Nicholson |
| Party1: | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Last Election1: | 9 seats, 27.9% |
| Seats Before1: | 8 |
| Seats1: | 17 |
| Seat Change1: | 8 |
| Popular Vote1: | 19,991 |
| Percentage1: | 31.8% |
| Swing1: | 3.9% |
| Leader2: | James MacCleary |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 8 seats, 22.5% |
| Seats Before2: | 9 |
| Seats2: | 15 |
| Seat Change2: | 7 |
| Popular Vote2: | 17,610 |
| Percentage2: | 28.0% |
| Swing2: | 5.5% |
| Leader4: | Chris Collier |
| Party4: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election4: | 3 seats, 10.5% |
| Seats Before4: | 4 |
| Seats4: | 9 |
| Seat Change4: | 6 |
| Popular Vote4: | 10,522 |
| Percentage4: | 16.7% |
| Swing4: | 6.2% |
| Leader5: | Isabelle Linington |
| Party5: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election5: | 19 seats, 27.1% |
| Seats Before5: | 18 |
| Seats5: | 0 |
| Seat Change5: | 19 |
| Popular Vote5: | 13,893 |
| Percentage5: | 22.1% |
| Swing5: | 5.0% |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | James MacCleary Liberal Democrats |
| Before Party: | No overall control |
| After Election: | Zoe Nicholson Green |
| After Party: | No overall control |
The 2023 Lewes District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Lewes District Council in East Sussex, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections in England.
Prior to the election the council was under no overall control, being run by a "co-operative alliance" comprising the Liberal Democrat, Green and Labour groups and one independent councillor, with the Liberal Democrat and Green leaders taking turns to be leader of the council in alternate years. The Conservatives, with 18 councillors, were the largest individual party and formed the council's opposition.[2]
The election saw the Conservatives lose all their seats. The Greens, Liberal Democrats and Labour all made significant gains, with the Greens becoming the largest party. Following the election the Greens and Labour formed an alliance to run the council, with the Liberal Democrats taking the scrutiny roles as the opposition.[3] [4]
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The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Lewes District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[5] The results for each ward were:[6]