| Election Name: | 2023 Folkestone and Hythe District Council election |
| Country: | Kent |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2019 Folkestone and Hythe District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Next Election: | 2027 Folkestone and Hythe District Council election |
| Next Year: | 2027 |
| Seats For Election: | All 30 seats to Folkestone and Hythe District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 16 |
| Turnout: | 34.5% |
| Leader1: | Jim Martin |
| Party1: | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Last Election1: | 6 seats, 25.2% |
| Seats Before1: | 6 |
| Seats1: | 11 |
| Seat Change1: | 5 |
| Popular Vote1: | 20,218 |
| Percentage1: | 31.0% |
| Swing1: | 5.8% |
| Leader2: | Connor McConville |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 6 seats, 18.8% |
| Seats Before2: | 5 |
| Seats2: | 10 |
| Seat Change2: | 4 |
| Popular Vote2: | 13,631 |
| Percentage2: | 20.9% |
| Swing2: | 2.1% |
| Leader3: | David Monk |
| Party3: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election3: | 13 seats, 36.4% |
| Seats Before3: | 10 |
| Seats3: | 5 |
| Seat Change3: | 8 |
| Popular Vote3: | 18,137 |
| Percentage3: | 27.8% |
| Swing3: | 8.6% |
| Leader4: | Tim Prater |
| Party4: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election4: | 2 seats, 11.3% |
| Seats Before4: | 3 |
| Seats4: | 2 |
| Popular Vote4: | 7,353 |
| Percentage4: | 11.3% |
| Swing4: | 0.0% |
| Party5: | Independent politician |
| Last Election5: | 1 seat, 4.0% |
| Seats Before5: | 4 |
| Seats5: | 2 |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 4,204 |
| Percentage5: | 6.4% |
| Swing5: | 2.4% |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | David Monk Conservative |
| Before Party: | No overall control |
| After Election: | Jim Martin Green |
| After Party: | No overall control |
The 2023 Folkestone and Hythe District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Folkestone and Hythe District Council in Kent, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections in England.
The Green Party won the most seats, with the Conservatives falling into third place behind Labour. The leader of the council prior to the election, Conservative councillor David Monk, lost his seat.[2] [3]
Following the election a coalition of the Greens and Liberal Democrats formed a minority administration, with Green councillor Jim Martin being appointed the new leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 24 May 2023.[4] [5]
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The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Folkestone and Hythe District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[6]