2023 Sevenoaks District Council election

The 2023 Sevenoaks District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Sevenoaks District Council in Kent, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

Summary
The Conservatives lost 13 seats compared to the previous election in 2019, but nevertheless retained a majority of the seats on the council. One of those Conservatives who lost their seat was the leader of the council, Peter Fleming, who had been leader since 2005. 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.

The Green Party gained their first seats on the council in, winning all three seats in Ash/New Ash Green plus one in Eynsford.

Election result
The overall results were:



Candidates
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. The results in each ward were as follows: