| Election Name: | 2023 Sevenoaks District Council election |
| Country: | Kent |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2019 Sevenoaks District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Next Election: | 2027 Sevenoaks District Council election |
| Next Year: | 2027 |
| Seats For Election: | All 54 seats to Sevenoaks District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 28 |
| Leader1: | Peter Fleming[1] |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 46 seats, 58.0% |
| Seats Before1: | 45 |
| Seats After1: | 33 |
| Seat Change1: | 13 |
| Leader2: | Elizabeth Purves |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 3 seats, 14.9% |
| Seats Before2: | 4 |
| Seats After2: | 14 |
| Seat Change2: | 11 |
| Party3: | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Last Election3: | 0 seats, 6.5% |
| Seats Before3: | 0 |
| Seats After3: | 4 |
| Seat Change3: | 4 |
| Party4: | Independent politician |
| Last Election4: | 4 seats, 10.5% |
| Seats Before4: | 4 |
| Seats After4: | 3 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Party5: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election5: | 1 seat, 9.7% |
| Seats Before5: | 1 |
| Seats After5: | 0 |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | Peter Fleming |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| After Election: | Julia Thornton |
| After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
The 2023 Sevenoaks District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Sevenoaks District Council in Kent, England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
The Conservatives lost 13 seats compared to the previous election in 2019, but nevertheless retained a majority of the seats on the council.[3] One of those Conservatives who lost their seat was the leader of the council, Peter Fleming, who had been leader since 2005.[4] Julia Thornton was chosen as new leader of the Conservative group and was formally appointed as leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 23 May 2023.[5]
The Green Party gained their first seats on the council in, winning all three seats in Ash/New Ash Green plus one in Eynsford.
The overall results were:[6] |-
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Sevenoaks District Council following the close of nominations on 4 April 2023.[7] The results in each ward were as follows:[8]