Ben Fitter-HardingConservative No overall control Alan BaldockLabour No overall control The 2023 Canterbury City Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Canterbury City Council in Kent, England.

The Conservatives held a majority on the council from 2005 until April 2023, less than a month before the election, when four Conservatives left the party to form the "Independent Serve to Lead Group".

[4] The leader of the council, Conservative councillor Ben Fitter-Harding, lost his seat.

[6] The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Canterbury City Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.

[7] The results for each ward were as follows:[8] Asterisks (*) denote incumbent councillors seeking re-election.