Elections to Kent County Council were held on 6 May 2021, alongside other local elections.[1]
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81 councillors were elected from 71 electoral divisions.
Summary
editElection result
edit2021 Kent County Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
Conservative | 81 | 62 | 4 | 9 | 76.3 | 49.1 | 217,904 | |||
Labour | 78 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8.8 | 20.5 | 90,920 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 65 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7.5 | 11.1 | 49,448 | |||
Green | 65 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5.0 | 13.8 | 61,355 | |||
Swale Ind. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 7,109 | |||
Residents | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2,155 | |||
Independent | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 8,238 | |||
Thanet Independents | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1,861 | |||
Reform UK | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1,561 | |||
Tunbridge Wells Alliance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1,337 | |||
UKIP | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 927 | |||
Foundation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 561 | |||
Workers Party | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 331 | |||
Socialist (GB) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | <0.1 | 144 | |||
TUSC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | <0.1 | 91 | |||
Women's Equality | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | <0.1 | 78 | |||
SDP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | <0.1 | 23 |
Results by district
editAshford
editDistrict summary
editParty | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 6 | 16,859 | 57.3 | +2.2 | ||
Green | 1 | 4,899 | 16.7 | +10.9 | ||
Labour | 0 | 5,140 | 17.5 | +3.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 0 | 2,240 | 7.6 | –7.9 | ||
Independent | 0 | 285 | 1.0 | N/A |
District results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Bartlett | 2,144 | 55.8 | –2.7 | |
Labour | Kate Leavey | 920 | 24.0 | +5.6 | |
Green | Liz Wright | 535 | 13.9 | +8.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Valerie Mbali | 242 | 6.3 | –4.3 | |
Majority | 1,224 | 32 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Steve Campkin | 1,854 | 45 | ||
Conservative | Graham Galpin | 1,428 | 34 | ||
Labour | Sojan Joseph | 596 | 14 | ||
Independent | Garry Harrison | 149 | 4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Samuel Strolz | 136 | 3 | ||
Majority | 426 | 10 | N/A | ||
Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Clair Bell | 2,878 | 57 | ||
Green | Geoffery Meaden | 858 | 17 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Caroline Knight | 656 | 13 | ||
Labour | Alan Dean | 627 | 12 | ||
Majority | 2,020 | 40 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Robey | 2,420 | 61 | ||
Labour | Mark Silvester | 560 | 14 | ||
Green | Dawn Nilsson | 463 | 12 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Theresa Dickens | 376 | 10 | ||
Independent | Jason Smith | 136 | 3 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,860 | 47 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charlie Simkins | 3,098 | 65 | ||
Green | Hilary Jones | 632 | 13 | ||
Labour | Norma Smyth | 612 | 13 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Adrian Gee-Turner | 391 | 8 | ||
Libertarian | Andrew Lewin | 51 | 1 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,466 | 52 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dirk Ross | 1,407 | 44 | ||
Labour | Dara Farrell | 1,319 | 41 | ||
Green | Thom Pizzey | 263 | 8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Hein Behrens | 232 | 7 | ||
Majority | 88 | 3 | N/A | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mike Hill, OBE | 3,484 | 69 | ||
Green | Guy Pullen | 663 | 13 | ||
Labour | Emma MacLennan | 506 | 10 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Chris Grayling | 366 | 7 | ||
Majority | 2,821 | 56 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Canterbury
editDistrict summary
editParty | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 5 | 17,221 | 43.8 | –1.4 | ||
Labour | 2 | 11,348 | 28.8 | +7.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 1 | 6,188 | 15.7 | –4.8 | ||
Green | 0 | 4,327 | 11.0 | +5.3 | ||
Independent | 0 | 263 | 0.7 | N/A |
District results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Alister Brady | 1,951 | 43 | ||
Conservative | Naziyat Khan | 1,077 | 24 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alex Lister | 997 | 22 | ||
Green | Henry Stanton | 477 | 11 | ||
Majority | 874 | 19 | N/A | ||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Mel Dawkins | 2,095 | 41 | ||
Conservative | Sergiu Barna | 1,374 | 27 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ida Linfield | 1,109 | 22 | ||
Green | Patricia Marsh | 527 | 10 | ||
Majority | 721 | 14 | N/A | ||
Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Thomas | 2,402 | 53 | ||
Labour | Paul Prentice | 1,002 | 22 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alex Ricketts | 602 | 13 | ||
Green | Anna Peckham | 509 | 11 | ||
Majority | 1,621 | 31 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Michael Sole | 2,457 | 46 | ||
Conservative | Michael Northey | 1,966 | 37 | ||
Labour | Connie Nolan | 961 | 18 | ||
Majority | 491 | 9 | N/A | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dan Watkins | 2,366 | 54 | ||
Labour | Simon Warley | 936 | 21 | ||
Green | Brian Shelley | 635 | 15 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | John Bowley | 249 | 6 | ||
Independent | Graeme Sergeant | 177 | 4 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,430 | 33 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Marsh | 2,911 | 60 | ||
Labour | Jean Butcher | 1,015 | 21 | ||
Green | Andy Harvey | 640 | 13 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Gwilym Maltby | 259 | 5 | ||
Majority | 1,896 | 39 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Neil Baker | 2,703 | 54 | ||
Labour | Dan Allen | 1,162 | 23 | ||
Green | Keith Bothwell | 804 | 16 | ||
Liberal Democrats | James Flanagan | 342 | 7 | ||
Majority | 1,541 | 31 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Dance | 2,422 | 43 | ||
Labour | Naomi Smith | 2,236 | 40 | ||
Green | Nicole David | 735 | 13 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Yvonne Hawkins | 173 | 3 | ||
Independent | Joseph Egerton | 86 | 2 | N/A | |
Majority | 186 | 3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Dartford
editDistrict summary
editParty | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 4 | 12,211 | 52.9 | –0.7 | ||
Labour | 1 | 7,101 | 30.8 | +4.9 | ||
Residents | 1 | 2,155 | 9.3 | +4.4 | ||
Green | 0 | 1,157 | 5.0 | +4.3 | ||
Reform UK | 0 | 460 | 2.0 | N/A |
District results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Penny Cole | 1,729 | 50 | ||
Labour | Claire Pearce | 1,015 | 29 | ||
Residents | Katie Lynch | 734 | 21 | N/A | |
Majority | 714 | 21 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kelly Jane Grehan | 1,872 | 44 | ||
Conservative | Peter Whapshott | 1,763 | 41 | ||
Green | Laura Edie | 559 | 13 | ||
Reform UK | Barry Taylor | 106 | 2 | N/A | |
Majority | 109 | 3 | N/A | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jeremy Kite | 3,172 | 74 | ||
Labour | Joshua Grills | 694 | 16 | ||
Green | Mark Lindop | 284 | 7 | N/A | |
Reform UK | Howard Bostridge | 133 | 3 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,478 | 58 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jan Ozog | 2,649 | 60 | ||
Labour | Lucy Robinson | 1,565 | 36 | ||
Reform UK | Gary Rogers | 166 | 4 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,084 | 24 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residents | Peter Harman | 1,421 | 40 | ||
Labour | Sacha Gosine | 1,130 | 32 | ||
Conservative | Danny Nicklen | 911 | 26 | ||
Reform UK | David Martin-Garcia | 55 | 2 | N/A | |
Majority | 291 | 8 | |||
Residents hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ann Allen | 1,987 | 72 | ||
Labour | Maria Perry | 825 | 20 | ||
Green | Deborah Edge | 314 | 8 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,562 | 52 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Dover
editDistrict summary
editParty | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 7 | 20,540 | 50.6 | +1.8 | ||
Labour | 0 | 11,834 | 29.1 | –1.3 | ||
Green | 0 | 4,216 | 10.4 | +6.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 2,084 | 5.1 | –1.8 | ||
Independent | 0 | 1,609 | 4.0 | +3.6 | ||
Workers Party | 0 | 331 | 0.8 | N/A |
District results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Trevor Bond | 3,964 | 47 | ||
Conservative | Derek Murphy | 3,693 | 44 | ||
Labour | Eileen Rowbotham | 2,793 | 33 | ||
Labour | Edward Biggs | 2,407 | 29 | ||
Green | Mike Eddy | 1,604 | 19 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Penelope James | 462 | 5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Gosling | 377 | 4 | ||
Independent | Chris Tough | 341 | 4 | ||
Independent | Bobby Falaise | 269 | 3 | N/A | |
Workers Party | Christopher Tasker | 70 | 1 | N/A | |
Majority | 900 | 11 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Manion | 2,138 | 52 | ||
Labour | Charles Woodgate | 1,076 | 26 | ||
Green | Sarah Waite-Gleave | 747 | 18 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Annabel Stogdon | 168 | 4 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,062 | 26 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nigel Collor | 2,987 | 43.7 | +8.2 | |
Conservative | Oliver Richardson | 2,287 | 39.7 | –1.7 | |
Labour | Dom Howden | 1,935 | 33.6 | –4.0 | |
Labour | Charlotte Zosseder | 1,867 | 30.7 | +1.7 | |
Green | Beccy Sawbridge | 924 | 16.1 | +9.3 | |
Independent | Graham Wanstall | 583 | 10.1 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Roben Franklin | 367 | 6.4 | +0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Luke Lyden | 298 | 5.2 | –0.4 | |
Workers Party | David Kerr | 261 | 4.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 352 | 6 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Beaney | 2,663 | 62 | ||
Labour | Pamela Brivio | 1,007 | 23 | ||
Green | Nicolas Shread | 433 | 10 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Rick Blackwell | 193 | 4 | ||
Majority | 1,670 | 39 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sue Chandler | 2,808 | 60 | ||
Labour | Barney Sadler | 749 | 16 | ||
Green | Abigail Stroud | 508 | 11 | ||
Independent | Paul Carter | 416 | 9 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Vernon Recas | 219 | 5 | ||
Majority | 2,059 | 44 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Folkestone and Hythe
editDistrict summary
editParty | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 5 | 12,920 | 47.1 | +4.4 | ||
Labour | 1 | 5,465 | 19.9 | +8.0 | ||
Green | 0 | 3,935 | 14.3 | –0.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 3,024 | 11.0 | –1.8 | ||
Foundation | 0 | 561 | 2.0 | N/A | ||
UKIP | 0 | 498 | 1.8 | –11.1 | ||
Independent | 0 | 485 | 1.8 | –2.6 | ||
Reform UK | 0 | 309 | 1.1 | N/A | ||
Socialist (GB) | 0 | 144 | 0.5 | +0.3 | ||
TUSC | 0 | 81 | 0.3 | N/A |
District results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rory Love | 2,143 | 41.6 | −0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tim Prater | 2,122 | 41.2 | +17.6 | |
Labour | Paul Bingham | 792 | 15.4 | −1.2 | |
TUSC | Eric Segal | 91 | 1.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 21 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 5,148 | 34.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Susan Carey | 1,809 | 50.1 | −4.2 | |
Green | Douglas Wade | 1,335 | 37.0 | +24.6 | |
Labour | Robin Potter | 247 | 6.8 | −3.4 | |
Independent | Andrew Russell | 221 | 6.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 474 | 13.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,620 | 25.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The election in Elham Valley was deferred to 17 June 2021 due to the death of a candidate after the close of nominations.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jackie Meade | 1,324 | 38.2 | +12.5 | |
Conservative | Dick Pascoe | 1,132 | 32.7 | −3.0 | |
Foundation | Mary Lawes | 561 | 16.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Harry Scott-Sansom | 361 | 10.4 | −6.4 | |
Socialist (GB) | Max Hess | 89 | 2.6 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 192 | 5.5 | |||
Turnout | 3,467 | 25.7 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dylan Jeffrey | 2,105 | 43.1 | −1.1 | |
Labour | Laura Davison | 1,792 | 36.7 | +16.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alison Pemberton | 541 | 11.1 | −1.5 | |
Independent | Diane Priestley | 264 | 5.4 | N/A | |
Reform UK | David Smith | 127 | 2.6 | N/A | |
Socialist (GB) | Andy Thomas | 55 | 1.1 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 313 | 6.4 | |||
Turnout | 4,884 | 33.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andy Weatherhead | 2,592 | 49.1 | +11.2 | |
Green | Georgina Treloar | 1,997 | 37.8 | −3.6 | |
Labour | Anthony Goode | 499 | 9.5 | +3.2 | |
UKIP | Len Laws | 189 | 3.6 | −5.5 | |
Majority | 595 | 11.3 | |||
Turnout | 5,277 | 39.9 | |||
Conservative gain from Green | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tony Hills | 3,139 | 62.2 | +20.1 | |
Labour | Tony Cooper | 811 | 16.1 | +9.2 | |
Green | Malcolm Watkinson | 603 | 12.0 | +7.9 | |
UKIP | Ian Meyers | 309 | 6.1 | −14.3 | |
Reform UK | Eric Elliott | 182 | 3.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,328 | 46.1 | |||
Turnout | 5,044 | 33.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Gravesham
editDistrict summary
editParty | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 4 | 18,793 | 51.2 | +4.3 | ||
Labour | 1 | 14,006 | 38.1 | +1.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 2,033 | 5.5 | +0.6 | ||
Green | 0 | 1,895 | 5.2 | +1.8 |
District results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jordan Meade | 4,272 | 50 | ||
Conservative | Alan Ridgers | 3,813 | 44 | ||
Labour | Emma Morley | 3,335 | 39 | ||
Labour | Tony Rana | 2,993 | 35 | ||
Green | Martin Wilson | 687 | 8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ukonu Obasi | 391 | 5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kieran Wright | 376 | 4 | ||
Majority | 478 | 5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bryan Sweetland | 3,696 | 67 | ||
Labour | Daniel Baber | 814 | 15 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Robin Banks | 625 | 11 | ||
Green | Susan Hodge | 375 | 7 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,882 | 52 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Conrad Broadley | 3,609 | 43 | ||
Labour | Lauren Sullivan | 3,461 | 41 | ||
Labour | John Burden | 3,403 | 40 | ||
Conservative | Gary Harding | 3,403 | 40 | ||
Green | Richard Bayfield | 833 | 10 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sharan Virk | 641 | 8 | ||
Majority | 58 | 1 | N/A | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Maidstone
editDistrict summary
editParty | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 7 | 24,293 | 48.1 | +0.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 10,150 | 20.1 | –11.1 | ||
Labour | 0 | 7,570 | 15.0 | +6.1 | ||
Green | 0 | 6,340 | 12.6 | +7.8 | ||
Independent | 0 | 1,903 | 3.8 | +3.5 | ||
Reform UK | 0 | 250 | 0.5 | N/A |
District results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tom Cannon | 3,484 | 40.5 | +2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Dan Daley | 2,880 | 33.5 | –15.2 | |
Conservative | John Perry | 2,562 | 29.8 | –1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Passmore | 2,207 | 25.7 | –17.5 | |
Labour | Patrick Coates | 1,817 | 21.1 | +3.0 | |
Labour | Paul Harper | 1,748 | 20.3 | N/A | |
Green | Donna Greenan | 1,389 | 16.2 | +9.7 | |
Green | Stuart Jeffery | 1,098 | 12.8 | +6.7 | |
Majority | 318 | 4 | N/A | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ian Chittenden | 1,793 | 39 | ||
Conservative | Scott Hahnefeld | 1,678 | 37 | ||
Labour | John Randall | 584 | 13 | ||
Green | Kimberley Milham | 517 | 11 | ||
Majority | 115 | 2 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Shellina Prendergast | 3,884 | 65 | ||
Green | Susan Parr | 1,073 | 18 | ||
Labour | Marlyn Randall | 515 | 9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Hannah Perkin | 332 | 6 | ||
Reform UK | Twiz Stripp | 144 | 2 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,811 | 47 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Carter | 3,441 | 67 | ||
Labour | Jo Burns | 721 | 14 | ||
Green | Ian McDonald | 574 | 11 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sam Burrows | 387 | 8 | ||
Majority | 2,720 | 53 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lottie Parfitt-Reid | 2,495 | 46 | ||
Independent | Eric Hotson | 1,711 | 31 | ||
Green | Steven Cheeseman | 659 | 12 | ||
Labour | Bob Millar | 483 | 9 | ||
Reform UK | Justin Randall | 106 | 2 | ||
Majority | 784 | 15 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Simon Webb | 2,985 | 60 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ashleigh Kimmance | 740 | 15 | ||
Green | Mike Summersgill | 738 | 15 | ||
Labour | Richard Coates | 509 | 10 | ||
Majority | 2,245 | 45 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Cooper | 1,770 | 42 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Brian Clark | 1,460 | 35 | ||
Labour | Kim Roberts | 461 | 11 | ||
Green | Stephen Muggeridge | 292 | 7 | ||
Independent | Gary Butler | 104 | 2 | ||
Independent | Yolande Kenward | 88 | 2 | ||
Majority | 310 | 7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gary Cooke | 1,994 | 65 | ||
Labour | Dan Wilkinson | 732 | 24 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Naghi | 351 | 11 | ||
Majority | 1,262 | 41 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Sevenoaks
editDistrict summary
editParty | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 5 | 17,662 | 56.3 | –6.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 5,468 | 17.4 | +1.6 | ||
Green | 0 | 4,318 | 13.8 | +8.0 | ||
Labour | 0 | 3,105 | 9.9 | –1.2 | ||
Independent | 0 | 837 | 2.7 | +2.4 |
District results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roger Gough | 3,491 | 64 | ||
Green | Michael Barker | 691 | 13 | ||
Labour | David Griffiths | 625 | 12 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Tristan Ward | 619 | 11 | ||
Majority | 2,800 | 51 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Brazier | 2,887 | 59 | ||
Green | Laura Manston | 1,632 | 33 | ||
Labour | Ian Rashbrook | 372 | 8 | ||
Majority | 1,255 | 26 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margot McArthur | 2,845 | 61 | ||
Green | Hill Harris | 638 | 14 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Flora Nedelcu | 599 | 13 | ||
Labour | Neil Proudfoot | 549 | 12 | ||
Majority | 2,207 | 47 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Richard Streatfeild | 2,919 | 46 | ||
Conservative | Margaret Crabtree | 2,740 | 43 | ||
Green | Paul Wharton | 497 | 6 | N/A | |
Labour | Jackie Griffiths | 293 | 5 | ||
Majority | 179 | 3 | N/A | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nick Chard | 3,224 | 59 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Tom Mackay | 1,135 | 21 | ||
Green | Richard Cobbold | 653 | 12 | ||
Labour | Helen Fiorini | 493 | 9 | ||
Majority | 2,089 | 38 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Perry Cole | 2,475 | 55 | ||
Independent | Tony Searles | 837 | 19 | N/A | |
Labour | Karimah Kelly | 773 | 17 | ||
Green | Philip Levy | 207 | 5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jon Alexander | 196 | 4 | ||
Majority | 1,638 | 36 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Swale
editDistrict summary
editParty | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 4 | 18,424 | 46.4 | +2.9 | ||
Swale Ind. | 1 | 7,109 | 17.9 | N/A | ||
Green | 1 | 4,944 | 12.5 | +8.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 3,686 | 9.3 | –1.6 | ||
Labour | 0 | 4,831 | 12.2 | –9.3 | ||
Independent | 0 | 442 | 1.1 | –0.8 | ||
Reform UK | 0 | 252 | 0.6 | N/A |
District results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Antony Hook | 2,775 | 45 | ||
Conservative | Andy Culham | 1,907 | 31 | ||
Labour | Andrew Birkin | 1,099 | 18 | ||
Independent | Benjamin Martin | 442 | 7 | N/A | |
Majority | 868 | 14 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Cameron Beart | 4,680 | 62 | ||
Conservative | Andy Booth | 3,464 | 46 | ||
Swale Ind. | Elliott Jayes | 1,679 | 22 | ||
Labour | Angela Harrison | 1,526 | 20 | ||
Green | Catherine Whittle | 703 | 9 | ||
Green | Sam Collins | 647 | 9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Linda Brinklow | 337 | 5 | ||
Reform UK | Mini Nissanga | 252 | 3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ben Martin | 203 | 3 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,216 | 24 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mike Dendor | 1,695 | 42 | ||
Labour | Steve Davey | 1,021 | 25 | ||
Swale Ind. | James Hall | 912 | 23 | N/A | |
Green | Hannah Temple | 218 | 5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mary Zeng | 164 | 4 | ||
Majority | 674 | 17 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Wright | 1,868 | 40 | ||
Swale Ind. | Richard Palmer | 1,500 | 32 | N/A | |
Labour Co-op | Lola Oyewusi | 765 | 16 | ||
Green | David Walton | 309 | 7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alexander Stennings | 207 | 4 | ||
Majority | 368 | 8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Rich Lehmann | 3,067 | 52 | ||
Conservative | Charlotte Whitney-Brown | 2,443 | 41 | ||
Labour Co-op | Frances Rehal | 420 | 7 | ||
Majority | 624 | 11 | N/A | ||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swale Ind. | Mike Baldock | 3,018 | 56 | ||
Conservative | Mike Whiting | 2,367 | 44 | ||
Majority | 651 | 12 | N/A | ||
Swale Ind. gain from Conservative | Swing |
Thanet
editDistrict summary
editParty | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 5 | 19,994 | 45.5 | –0.3 | ||
Labour | 2 | 10,797 | 24.6 | –1.3 | ||
Green | 0 | 8,558 | 19.5 | +17.5 | ||
Thanet Independent | 0 | 1,861 | 4.2 | N/A | ||
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 1,771 | 4.0 | –3.7 | ||
Independent | 0 | 652 | 1.5 | –1.5 | ||
Reform UK | 0 | 216 | 0.5 | N/A | ||
Women's Equality | 0 | 78 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
SDP | 0 | 23 | 0.1 | N/A |
District results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Linda Ann Wright | 4,013 | 50 | ||
Conservative | Derek Crow-Brown | 3,846 | 48 | ||
Labour | Rob Yates | 1,606 | 20 | ||
Thanet Ind. | Bertie James Braidwood | 1,525 | 19 | N/A | |
Green | Abi Smith | 1,483 | 18 | ||
Green | Rob Edwards | 971 | 12 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Martyn Pennington | 476 | 6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Ian de Rose | 354 | 4 | ||
Reform UK | Edwin Handford | 216 | 3 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,240 | 28 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rosalind Binks | 2,695 | 51 | ||
Labour | Aram Ahmed Rawf | 1,549 | 29 | ||
Green | Mike Garner | 905 | 17 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Robert Stone | 176 | 3 | ||
Majority | 22 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lesley Game | 2,468 | 57 | ||
Labour | Helen Whitehead | 1,134 | 26 | ||
Green | Michelle Thomas | 445 | 10 | ||
Liberal Democrats | George Metcalfe | 148 | 3 | ||
Women's Equality | Kanndiss Riley | 78 | 2 | N/A | |
SDP | Josh Sims | 23 | 1 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,334 | 31 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Barry Lewis | 1,376 | 42 | ||
Conservative | Ash Ashbee | 1,292 | 40 | ||
Green | Sue Rees | 423 | 13 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Finnegan | 178 | 5 | ||
Majority | 84 | 2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Trevor Shonk | 3,157 | 34.9 | +3.2 | |
Labour | Karen Constantine | 2,864 | 34.6 | –0.6 | |
Green | Becky Wing | 2,576 | 31.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Christian Burwash | 2,523 | 30.5 | –1.9 | |
Labour | Mark Hopkinson | 2,268 | 27.4 | –7.2 | |
Green | Katie Gerrard | 1,755 | 21.2 | N/A | |
Independent | Grahame Birchall | 404 | 4.9 | N/A | |
Thanet Ind. | George Rusiecki | 336 | 4.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Paul Messenger | 248 | 3.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Gail Banks | 239 | 2.9 | –2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Banks | 200 | 2.4 | –2.8 | |
Majority | 288 | 4 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Labour hold |
Tonbridge and Malling
editDistrict summary
editParty | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 4 | 23,355 | 49.3 | –8.7 | ||
Green | 2 | 13,584 | 28.7 | +20.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 5,063 | 10.7 | –7.8 | ||
Labour | 0 | 3,920 | 8.3 | –2.3 | ||
Independent | 0 | 1,441 | 3.0 | N/A |
District results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Trudy Dean | 2,979 | 68 | ||
Conservative | David Thompson | 1,182 | 27 | ||
Labour | Sarah Palmer | 197 | 4 | ||
Labour | Rizwana Shelley | 45 | 1 | ||
Majority | 1,797 | 41 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sarah Hohler | 2,757 | 64 | ||
Labour | Wayne Mallard | 875 | 20 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Nick Stapleton | 693 | 16 | ||
Majority | 1,882 | 44 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Kennedy | 3,807 | 73 | ||
Labour | Thomas Shelley | 587 | 11 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Timothy Bishop | 460 | 9 | ||
Green | Archie Mitchell | 387 | 7 | ||
Majority | 3,220 | 62 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sarah Hudson | 3,299 | 65 | ||
Green | Steve Crisp | 731 | 14 | ||
Labour | Robin Potter | 380 | 7 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Russell | 365 | 7 | ||
No Description | Raja Zahidi | 158 | 3 | N/A | |
Independent | Louis Westlake | 150 | 3 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,568 | 51 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Harry Rayner | 3,178 | 65 | ||
Green | Richard Mountford | 696 | 14 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Helen Hobhouse | 566 | 12 | ||
Labour | Kathleen Garlick | 479 | 10 | ||
Majority | 2,482 | 51 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Mark Hood | 6,346 | 54.2 | +42.3 | |
Green | Paul Stepto | 5,424 | 46.3 | +35.6 | |
Conservative | Michael Payne | 4,608 | 39.3 | –14.3 | |
Conservative | Richard Long | 4,524 | 38.6 | –12.9 | |
Labour | Carl Marten | 750 | 6.4 | –7.6 | |
Labour | Sean O'Malley | 652 | 5.6 | –6.0 | |
Independent | David Allen | 599 | 5.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Colin Hussey | 534 | 4.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 816 | 7 | N/A | ||
Green gain from Conservative | |||||
Green gain from Conservative |
Tunbridge Wells
editDistrict summary
editParty | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 6 | 15,632 | 43.8 | –9.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 7,741 | 21.7 | +4.5 | ||
Labour | 0 | 6,003 | 16.8 | +2.9 | ||
Green | 0 | 4,182 | 11.7 | +8.5 | ||
Alliance | 0 | 1,337 | 3.7 | N/A | ||
UKIP | 0 | 429 | 1.2 | –3.6 | ||
Independent | 0 | 321 | 0.9 | –5.5 | ||
Reform UK | 0 | 74 | 0.2 | N/A |
District results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Seán Holden | 2,967 | 52 | ||
Alliance | Nancy Warne | 1,337 | 23 | ||
Labour | James Groome | 455 | 8 | ||
Green | John Hurst | 417 | 7 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Gillian Douglass | 316 | 6 | ||
Independent | Venetia Carpenter | 156 | 3 | N/A | |
Reform UK | Toby Stripp | 74 | 1 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,630 | 29 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Barrington-King | 2,693 | 48 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alan Bullion | 1,272 | 23 | ||
Labour | Martin Betts | 1,023 | 18 | ||
Green | Trevor Bisdee | 645 | 11 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,421 | 25 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Oakford | 2,048 | 35 | ||
Labour | Mike Tapp | 1,968 | 34 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Aqab Malik | 1,057 | 18 | ||
Green | Anthony Hoskin | 611 | 11 | ||
UKIP | Christine Marshall | 127 | 2 | ||
Majority | 80 | 1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sarah Hamilton | 2,656 | 47 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Hugh Patterson | 1,281 | 23 | ||
Green | Christine Spicer | 794 | 14 | ||
Labour | Derek Boyle | 777 | 14 | ||
UKIP | Christopher Hoare | 178 | 3 | ||
Majority | 1,375 | 24 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Becki Bruneau | 2,553 | 40 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Anne Sullivan | 1,980 | 31 | ||
Labour | Lorna Blackmore | 837 | 13 | ||
Green | Evelien Hurst-Buist | 803 | 12 | ||
Independent | Penny Kift | 165 | 3 | N/A | |
UKIP | Alun Elder-Brown | 124 | 2 | ||
Majority | 573 | 9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James McInroy | 2,715 | 42 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Osborne | 1,835 | 29 | ||
Labour | Anne Musker | 943 | 15 | ||
Green | Aimee Taylor | 912 | 14 | ||
Majority | 880 | 13 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Changes 2021–2025
editWilmington
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Av Sandhu | 1,787 | 57.9 | −14.5 | |
Labour | Darren Povey | 613 | 19.9 | −0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Amanda Capell | 487 | 15.8 | N/A | |
Green | Julian Hood | 200 | 6.5 | −1.1 | |
Majority | 1,174 | 38.0 | |||
Turnout | 3,087 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hythe West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Jenni Hawkins | 1,568 | 43.8 | +6.0 | |
Conservative | John Gabris | 1,081 | 30.2 | –18.9 | |
Labour | Tony Cooper | 384 | 10.7 | +1.3 | |
Independent | Ian Meyers | 306 | 8.6 | N/A | |
Independent | Andy Weatherhead | 237 | 6.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 487 | 13.6 | |||
Turnout | 3,576 | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing |
Sheppey
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mike Whiting | 2,318 | 33.3 | –17.7 | |
Swale Ind. | Elliott Jayes | 2,258 | 32.5 | +14.2 | |
Labour | Peter Apps | 1,896 | 27.3 | +10.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Linda Brinklow | 481 | 6.9 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 60 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 7,018 | 22.2 | |||
Registered electors | 31,624 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Maidstone Central
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Chris Passmore | 1,860 | 28.5 | –1.6 | |
Green | Stuart Jeffery | 1,849 | 28.4 | +13.9 | |
Conservative | Stanley Forecast | 1,564 | 24.0 | –12.4 | |
Labour | David Collier | 914 | 14.0 | –5.0 | |
Reform UK | Graham Jarvis | 278 | 4.3 | N/A | |
Independent | Yolande Kenward | 56 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 11 | 0.1 | |||
Turnout | 6,531 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
- Trevor Shonk, elected as a Conservative, joined the Thanet Independents in March 2024.[4]
- Mike Whiting was suspended from the Conservatives in March 2024, after which he sat as an indepedendent.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Kent County Council election". www.kent.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Ashford Central". 6 May 2021. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hythe West Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ Austin, Ben (9 March 2024). "Kent County Council's Trevor Shonk leaves Conservative Party to join Thanet Independents". Kent Online. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ Finlay, Simon (26 March 2024). "Cllr Mike Whiting has been suspended from the Conservative Party after drink driving conviction". Kent Online. Retrieved 12 May 2024.