2019 Dover District Council election
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The2019DoverDistrict Councilelectiontook place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of theDover District CouncilinKent,England.It was held on the same day as otherlocal elections.It was the first election to be held after boundary changes reduced the number of seats from 45 to 32.[2]TheConservative Partyretained overall control of the council.[3]
Summary[edit]
Election result[edit]
2019 Dover District Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
Conservative | 31 | 19 | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
59.4 | 43.7 | 21,584 | +1.2 | |
Labour | 29 | 12 | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
37.5 | 29.0 | 14,345 | –3.9 | |
Independent | 6 | 1 | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
3.1 | 5.6 | 2,755 | +5.1 | |
Green | 13 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
0.0 | 11.5 | 5,673 | +10.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | 12 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
0.0 | 8.0 | 3,944 | +2.2 | |
Our Nation | 4 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
0.0 | 1.5 | 721 | N/A | |
Renew | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.8 | 389 | N/A |
Ward results[edit]
Alkham and Capel-le-Ferne[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Rose | 455 | 52.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Aston Mannerings | 317 | 36.3 | ||
Labour | Susan Carlyle | 101 | 11.6 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 896 | 33.7 | |||
Conservativewin(new seat) |
Aylesham, Eythorne and Shepherdswell[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Linda Keen | 997 | 39.9 | ||
Labour | Charles Woodgate | 915 | 36.6 | ||
Independent | Peter Walker | 914 | 36.6 | ||
Conservative | Marjorie Ovenden | 908 | 36.3 | ||
Labour | Gordon Cowan | 872 | 34.9 | ||
Conservative | Martin Bates | 786 | 31.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Annabel Stogdon | 450 | 18.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,531 | 31.1 | |||
Labourwin(new seat) | |||||
Labourwin(new seat) | |||||
Independentwin(new seat) |
Buckland[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kevin Mills | 504 | 41.1 | ||
Labour | Charlotte Zosseder | 463 | 37.8 | ||
Conservative | John Morgan | 387 | 31.6 | ||
Conservative | Brian Rowland | 334 | 27.3 | ||
Our Nation | Graham Lane | 297 | 24.2 | ||
Independent | Neil Rix | 229 | 18.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,249 | 23.2 | |||
Labourwin(new seat) | |||||
Labourwin(new seat) |
Dover Downs and River[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Beaney | 902 | 50.0 | ||
Conservative | Mark Rose | 850 | 47.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Penelope James | 490 | 27.2 | ||
Labour | Lesley Stephenson | 476 | 26.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Green | 411 | 22.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,869 | 35.1 | |||
Conservativewin(new seat) | |||||
Conservativewin(new seat) |
Eastry Rural[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nicholas Kenton | 800 | 47.5 | ||
Conservative | Stephen Manion | 764 | 45.4 | ||
Green | Simon Phillips | 759 | 45.1 | ||
Labour | Angela Ray | 519 | 30.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,712 | 34.9 | |||
Conservativewin(new seat) | |||||
Conservativewin(new seat) |
Guston, Kingsdown and St. Margaret's-at-Cliffe[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Keith Morris | 1,159 | 52.1 | ||
Conservative | Oliver Richardson | 938 | 42.1 | ||
Green | Nicolas Shread | 531 | 23.9 | ||
Labour | Margaret Cosin | 431 | 19.4 | ||
Renew | Stephen Wisbey | 389 | 17.5 | ||
Labour | Jeffrey Loffman | 340 | 15.3 | ||
Independent | Peter Powell | 211 | 9.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,248 | 39.1 | |||
Conservativewin(new seat) | |||||
Conservativewin(new seat) |
Little Stour and Ashstone[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Trevor Bartlett | 1,207 | 57.9 | ||
Conservative | Michael Conolly | 1,123 | 53.9 | ||
Green | Fiona Mason | 548 | 26.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Luke Lyden | 331 | 15.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Nigel Whitburn | 323 | 15.5 | ||
Labour | Anthony Pollitt | 284 | 13.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,123 | 37.5 | |||
Conservativewin(new seat) | |||||
Conservativewin(new seat) |
Maxton and Elms Vale[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roger Walkden | 373 | 44.7 | ||
Labour | Ann Napier | 339 | 40.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Caroline Howden | 122 | 14.6 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 861 | 29.1 | |||
Conservativewin(new seat) |
Middle Deal[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Trevor Bond | 660 | 39.2 | ||
Labour | David Cronk | 620 | 36.9 | ||
Conservative | David Hawkes | 553 | 32.9 | ||
Labour | Eileen Rowbotham | 536 | 31.9 | ||
Green | Anne Farrington | 414 | 24.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Bernadette Gosling | 181 | 10.8 | ||
Our Nation | Stephen Connor | 157 | 9.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,707 | 30.5 | |||
Conservativewin(new seat) | |||||
Labourwin(new seat) |
Mill Hill[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joseph Burman | 709 | 40.1 | ||
Labour | Helen Williams | 664 | 37.5 | ||
Conservative | Derek Bond | 530 | 30.0 | ||
Green | Michael Eddy | 509 | 28.8 | ||
Conservative | Keith Lee | 466 | 26.3 | ||
Green | Christine Oliver | 446 | 25.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,816 | 30.1 | |||
Labourwin(new seat) | |||||
Labourwin(new seat) |
North Deal[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Susan Beer | 891 | 42.4 | ||
Conservative | Peter Jull | 825 | 39.2 | ||
Conservative | Daniel Friend | 802 | 38.2 | ||
Labour | William Gardner | 790 | 37.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Linda Hook | 490 | 23.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,178 | 37.2 | |||
Labourwin(new seat) | |||||
Conservativewin(new seat) |
Sandwich[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Michael Holloway | 883 | 42.8 | ||
Conservative | Susan Chandler | 872 | 42.3 | ||
Independent | Paul Carter | 639 | 31.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Anne Fox | 371 | 18.0 | ||
Labour | Benet Bano | 351 | 17.0 | ||
Green | Peter Cutler | 328 | 15.9 | ||
Labour | David Wood | 314 | 15.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,086 | 40.3 | |||
Conservativewin(new seat) | |||||
Conservativewin(new seat) |
St. Radigund's[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Susan Jones | 425 | 42.8 | ||
Labour | John Haste | 319 | 32.2 | ||
Green | Jacqueline Garnett | 273 | 27.5 | ||
Conservative | Andy Calder | 271 | 27.3 | ||
Conservative | Callum Warriner | 242 | 24.4 | ||
Our Nation | Amanda Heafey | 157 | 15.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,014 | 22.4 | |||
Labourwin(new seat) | |||||
Labourwin(new seat) |
Tower Hamlets[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Pamela Brivio | 307 | 47.2 | +13.9 | |
Conservative | Ann Jenner | 133 | 20.5 | −2.4 | |
Our Nation | Ben Glayzer | 110 | 16.9 | New | |
Green | Brian Murphy | 100 | 15.4 | +4.3 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 667 | 23.9 | |||
Labour Co-opwin(new seat) |
Town and Castle[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Hannent | 458 | 30.3 | ||
Labour | Edward Biggs | 425 | 28.1 | ||
Conservative | Richard Jeacock | 407 | 26.9 | ||
Independent | Graham Wanstall | 395 | 26.1 | ||
Independent | Christopher Precious | 367 | 24.3 | ||
Labour | Miriam Wood | 347 | 22.9 | ||
Green | Rebecca Sawbridge | 312 | 20.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,548 | 26.9 | |||
Conservativewin(new seat) | |||||
Labourwin(new seat) |
Walmer[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Christopher Vinson | 1,062 | 46.2 | ||
Conservative | Derek Murphy | 956 | 41.5 | ||
Green | John Lonsdale | 621 | 27.0 | ||
Green | Daniel Symons | 604 | 26.2 | ||
Labour | Ruth Harris-Small | 444 | 19.3 | ||
Labour | Hilary Preidel | 408 | 17.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | James Caple | 234 | 10.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,349 | 40.4 | |||
Conservativewin(new seat) | |||||
Conservativewin(new seat) |
Whitfield[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Back | 775 | 56.4 | ||
Conservative | Nigel Collor | 703 | 51.2 | ||
Labour | Lee Kettlewell | 298 | 21.7 | ||
Labour | Roland Zosseder | 256 | 18.6 | ||
Green | Sarah Waite Gleave | 228 | 16.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Richard Beal | 224 | 16.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,402 | 29.4 | |||
Conservativewin(new seat) | |||||
Conservativewin(new seat) |
By-elections[edit]
Guston, Kingsdown and St Margaret's-at-Cliffe[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Martin Bates | 2,523 | 59.1 | +16.5 | |
Labour | Eileen Rowbotham | 902 | 21.1 | +5.3 | |
Green | Sarah Waite-Gleave | 461 | 10.8 | –8.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roben Franklin | 382 | 9.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,621 | 38.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,291 | 72.2 | |||
Registered electors | 5,944 | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing | ![]() |
Mill Hill[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Hawkes | 716 | 40.3 | +10.3 | |
Labour | Jeffrey Loffman | 608 | 34.2 | −5.9 | |
Green | Mike Eddy | 292 | 16.4 | −12.4 | |
Independent | Chris Tough | 103 | 5.8 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Rick Blackwell | 59 | 3.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 108 | 6.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,778 | ||||
ConservativegainfromLabour | Swing |
Alkham & Capel-Le-Ferne[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Martin Hibbert | 315 | 48.7 | −3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roben Franklin | 173 | 26.7 | −9.6 | |
Labour | Gordon Cowan | 101 | 15.6 | +4.0 | |
Green | Nick Shread | 58 | 9.0 | New | |
Majority | 142 | 22.0 | |||
Turnout | 651 | 24.7 | |||
Conservativehold | Swing | ![]() |
Sandwich[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Daniel Friend | 721 | 51.6 | +8.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anne Fox | 676 | 48.4 | +30.4 | |
Majority | 45 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,407 | 27.4 | |||
Conservativehold | Swing |
References[edit]
- ^"Declaration of Result of Poll Dover District Council"(PDF).Dover District Council.2 May 2019.
- ^"The Dover (Electoral Changes) Order 2019".legislation.gov.uk. 29 January 2019.
- ^"Dover District Council".BBC News.2 May 2019.