| Election Name: | 2023 Rother District Council election |
| Country: | East Sussex |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2019 Rother District Council electio |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Next Election: | 2027 Rother District Council election |
| Next Year: | 2027 |
| Seats For Election: | All 38 seats to Rother District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 20 |
| Leader1: | Carl Maynard[1] |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 14 seats, 36.4% |
| Seats Before1: | 15 |
| Seats1: | 10 |
| Seat Change1: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 16,852 |
| Percentage1: | 37.8% |
| Swing1: | 1.4% |
| Leader2: | Christine Bayliss |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 3 seats, 12.6% |
| Seats Before2: | 2 |
| Seats2: | 8 |
| Seat Change2: | 5 |
| Popular Vote2: | 6,400 |
| Percentage2: | 14.3% |
| Swing2: | 1.7% |
| Leader3: | Doug Oliver[2] |
| Party3: | Rother Association of Independent Councillors |
| Last Election3: | N/A |
| Seats Before3: | 11 |
| Seats3: | 8 |
| Seat Change3: | 8 |
| Popular Vote3: | 5,645 |
| Percentage3: | 12.6% |
| Swing3: | N/A |
| Leader4: | Sue Prochak |
| Party4: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election4: | 7 seats, 15.3% |
| Seats Before4: | 7 |
| Seats4: | 7 |
| Popular Vote4: | 7,038 |
| Percentage4: | 15.8% |
| Leader5: | Polly Gray |
| Party5: | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Last Election5: | 1 seat, 4.2% |
| Seats Before5: | 1 |
| Seats5: | 3 |
| Seat Change5: | 2 |
| Popular Vote5: | 3,064 |
| Percentage5: | 6.9% |
| Swing5: | 2.7% |
| Party6: | Independent politician |
| Last Election6: | 13 seats, 27.0% |
| Seats Before6: | 1 |
| Seats6: | 2 |
| Seat Change6: | 11 |
| Popular Vote6: | 4,309 |
| Percentage6: | 9.7% |
| Swing6: | 17.3% |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | Doug Oliver RAOIC |
| Before Party: | No overall control |
| After Election: | Doug Oliver RAOIC |
| After Party: | No overall control |
The 2023 Rother District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Rother District Council in East Sussex, England.[3] This would be on the same day as other local elections in England.
Prior to the election the council was administered by the "Rother Alliance", being a coalition of the Rother Association of Independent Councillors, Liberal Democrats, Labour and Greens.[4]
The council remained under no overall control after the election, and the Rother Alliance coalition continued to form the council's administration.
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The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Rother District Council following the close of nominations on 4 April 2023.[5] The results were as follows:[6]
Ashan Jeeawon was a sitting councillor for Bexhill St. Stephen's ward