2019 Swale Borough Council election
Elections were held toSwale Borough Councilin England as part of theUnited Kingdom local electionson 2 May 2019.[1]
Results summary[edit]
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2019 Swale Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
Conservative | 45 | 16 | 0 | 16 | ![]() |
34.0 | 34.1 | 20,146 | –5.0 | |
Labour | 30 | 11 | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
23.4 | 23.7 | 14,022 | +2.2 | |
Swale Ind. | 16 | 10 | 10 | 0 | ![]() |
21.3 | 20.1 | 11,850 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
10.6 | 9.7 | 5,708 | +7.2 | |
Green | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
4.3 | 5.7 | 3,345 | +2.8 | |
Independent | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
4.3 | 4.6 | 2,737 | –0.7 | |
UKIP | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ![]() |
2.1 | 1.0 | 611 | –27.3 | |
Others | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 1.1 | 670 | +1.1 |
Ward results[edit]
Abbey[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Hannah Perkin | 760 | 45 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Denise Knights | 641 | 38 | ||
Conservative | James Copland | 297 | 18 | ||
Conservative | Mark Evans | 285 | 17 | ||
Labour | Trevor Payne | 280 | 17 | ||
Labour | Anne Salmon | 228 | 14 | ||
UKIP | Jess Valentine | 186 | 11 | ||
Independent | Anita Walker | 167 | 10 | ||
Green | Phil Wyard | 167 | 10 | ||
Green | Henry Stanton | 146 | 9 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal DemocratsgainfromConservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal DemocratsgainfromConservative | Swing |
Bobbing, Iwade & Lower Halstow[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swale Ind. | Corrie Woodford | 852 | 59 | ||
Conservative | Roger Clark | 570 | 39 | ||
Conservative | Tyrone Ripley | 437 | 30 | ||
Labour | Paul Hurd | 305 | 21 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Swale Ind.gainfromConservative | Swing | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing |
Borden & Grove Park[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swale Ind. | Mike Baldock | 1,640 | 80 | ||
Conservative | Nicholas Hampshire | 712 | 35 | ||
Labour | Geoff Broughton | 581 | 28 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Swale Ind.gainfromUKIP | Swing | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing |
Boughton & Courtenay[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Alastair Gould | 915 | 44 | ||
Green | Tim Valentine | 825 | 40 | ||
Swale Ind. | Jeff Tutt | 678 | 33 | ||
Conservative | Andrew Bowles | 621 | 30 | ||
Conservative | Ian Henderson | 416 | 20 | ||
Independent | George Bobbin | 287 | 14 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
GreengainfromConservative | Swing | ||||
GreengainfromConservative | Swing |
Chalkwell[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ghlin Whelan | 397 | 68 | ||
Conservative | Richard Allsep | 184 | 32 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labourhold | Swing |
East Downs[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Simmons | 424 | 46 | ||
Swale Ind. | Dave Austin | 161 | 17 | ||
Green | Angela Stoddart | 159 | 17 | ||
Labour | Jennifer Reeves | 98 | 11 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kris Garsed | 81 | 9 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservativehold | Swing |
Hartlip, Newington & Upchurch[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swale Ind. | Richard Palmer | 1,135 | 63 | ||
Conservative | Alan Horton | 641 | 36 | ||
Conservative | John Wright | 598 | 33 | ||
Labour | Amy Leggatt | 302 | 17 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Swale Ind.gainfrom Conservative | |||||
Conservativehold | Swing |
Homewood[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Roger Truelove | 1,166 | 71 | ||
Labour | Simon Clark | 1,045 | 64 | ||
Conservative | Gareth Randall | 438 | 27 | ||
Conservative | Danielle Hoynes | 422 | 26 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labourhold | Swing | ||||
LabourgainfromConservative | Swing |
Kemsley[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swale Ind. | Derek Carnell | 570 | 50 | ||
Conservative | Michael Dendor | 429 | 38 | ||
Conservative | Samuel Koffie-Williams | 340 | 30 | ||
Labour | Andy Cooper | 273 | 24 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mary Zeng | 204 | 18 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Swale Ind.gainfrom Conservative | |||||
Conservativehold | Swing |
Milton Regis[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tony Winckless | 635 | 52 | ||
Labour | Steve Davey | 446 | 36 | ||
Swale Ind. | Jason Clinch | 434 | 35 | ||
Conservative | Darryl Brown | 244 | 20 | ||
Conservative | Sylvia Marin | 171 | 14 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alexander Stennings | 103 | 8 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
LabourgainfromConservative | Swing | ||||
Labourhold | Swing |
Minster Cliffs[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swale Ind. | Richard Darby | 943 | 53 | ||
Conservative | Ken Pugh | 690 | 39 | ||
Conservative | Ken Ingleton | 646 | 36 | ||
Conservative | Andy Booth | 613 | 35 | ||
Green | Sam Collins | 413 | 23 | ||
Labour | Tom Nundy | 293 | 17 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Swale Ind.gainfromUKIP | Swing | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing |
Murston[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swale Ind. | James Hall | 705 | 57 | ||
Conservative | Ann Hampshire | 314 | 25 | ||
Labour | Ashley Wise | 297 | 24 | ||
Labour | Richard Raycraft | 275 | 22 | ||
Independent | Stephen Young | 227 | 18 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Madgwick | 124 | 10 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Swale Ind.gainfromUKIP | Swing | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing |
Priory[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Martin | 382 | 52 | ||
Conservative | Andy Culham | 215 | 29 | ||
Labour | Jennifer Hamilton | 86 | 12 | ||
Green | Peter Hutchinson | 55 | 7 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal DemocratsgainfromIndependent | Swing |
Queenborough & Halfway[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Cameron Beart | 758 | 54 | ||
Conservative | Pete Marchington | 658 | 47 | ||
Conservative | Simon Fowle | 626 | 45 | ||
Labour | Matt Brown | 475 | 34 | ||
Labour | Mike Rolfe | 423 | 30 | ||
Centre Progressive | Darren Bullen | 340 | 24 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
Conservativegainfrom UKIP |
Roman[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tim Gibson | 810 | 58 | ||
Labour | Ken Rowles | 739 | 53 | ||
Conservative | Sarah Aldridge | 578 | 41 | ||
Conservative | Dannis McFarlane | 425 | 31 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
LabourgainfromConservative | Swing | ||||
LabourgainfromUKIP | Swing |
Sheerness[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Lee McCall | 807 | 46 | ||
Labour | Angela Harrison | 783 | 44 | ||
Labour | Mark Ellen | 684 | 39 | ||
Labour | Nicola Nelson | 630 | 36 | ||
Conservative | Steve Ritchie | 410 | 23 | ||
Conservative | Lee-Anne Moore | 326 | 18 | ||
Conservative | Ian Driscoll | 316 | 18 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
IndependentgainfromUKIP | Swing | ||||
Labourhold | Swing | ||||
Labourhold | Swing |
Sheppey Central[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swale Ind. | Elliott Jayes | 1,019 | 62 | ||
Conservative | Peter MacDonald | 488 | 30 | ||
Conservative | Pete Neal | 461 | 28 | ||
Green | Chris Shipley | 383 | 23 | ||
Labour | Paul Steele | 339 | 21 | ||
Monster Raving Loony | Mad Mike Young | 330 | 20 | ||
Conservative | Trudi Nicholls | 325 | 20 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Swale Ind.gainfromUKIP | Swing | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing |
Sheppey East[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swale Ind. | Bill Tatton | 472 | 41 | ||
UKIP | Mini Nissanga | 425 | 37 | ||
Conservative | Tina Booth | 376 | 33 | ||
Conservative | Lynd Taylor | 339 | 29 | ||
Labour Co-op | Gill Smith | 189 | 16 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Swale Ind.gainfromConservative | Swing | ||||
UKIPhold | Swing |
St. Ann's[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Carole Jackson | 695 | 41 | ||
Labour | Julian Saunders | 621 | 37 | ||
Conservative | Mike Cosgrove | 569 | 34 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kris Barker | 504 | 30 | ||
Conservative | Nigel Kay | 497 | 29 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Cook | 434 | 26 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
LabourgainfromConservative | Swing | ||||
LabourgainfromConservative | Swing |
Teynham & Lynsted[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lloyd Bowen | 640 | 42 | ||
Conservative | Mike Whiting | 495 | 33 | ||
Swale Ind. | Hari Johnston | 490 | 32 | ||
Swale Ind. | Colin Hopper | 419 | 28 | ||
Green | Janet Bott | 282 | 19 | ||
Labour | Ambrose Nwodoh | 259 | 17 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Carol Morris | 135 | 9 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing |
The Meads[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Hunt | 355 | 56 | ||
Swale Ind. | Michael Page | 277 | 44 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservativehold | Swing |
Watling[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ben Martin | 1,139 | 59 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Eddie Thomas | 1,093 | 57 | ||
Conservative | Jane Hawkins | 571 | 30 | ||
Conservative | Geoff Wade | 527 | 27 | ||
Labour | Gareth Reeves | 271 | 14 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal DemocratsgainfromConservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal DemocratsgainfromConservative | Swing |
West Downs[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Monique Bonney | 899 | 87 | ||
Conservative | Christine Coles | 135 | 13 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independenthold | Swing |
Woodstock[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swale Ind. | Paul Stephen | 1,011 | 28 | ||
Swale Ind. | Sarah Stephen | 1,004 | 28 | ||
Conservative | Kane Blackwell | 466 | 13 | ||
Conservative | Lee Burgess | 424 | 12 | ||
Independent | Ash Bull | 350 | 10 | ||
Labour | Shelley Cheesman | 220 | 6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Brenda Hammond | 61 | 2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Brian Johnson | 47 | 1 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Swale Ind.gainfromConservative | Swing | ||||
Swale Ind.gainfromConservative | Swing |
By-elections between 2019 and 2023[edit]
Sheerness[edit]
Aby-electionwas held inSheernesson 6 May 2021 after the death of Labour councillor Mark Ellen.[2]The seat was gained for the Conservative Party by Oliver Marcus Eakin with a majority of 144 votes over Labour Party candidate Nicola Nelson.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Oliver Marcus Eakin | 648 | 41.4 | ||
Labour | Nicola Nelson | 504 | 32.2 | ||
Green | Sam Collins | 209 | 13.3 | ||
Swale Ind. | Dolley Jean White | 201 | 12.8 | ||
Majority | 144 | 9.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,562 | 19 | |||
ConservativegainfromLabour | Swing |
Priory[edit]
Aby-electionwas held in Priory Ward on 30 September 2021 after the resignation of Independent councillor Ben A Martin. The seat was gained for the Liberal Democrats by Michael Scott Henderson with a majority of 42 votes over Conservative Party candidate Andy Culham.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Michael Scott Henderson | 215 | 38.0 | ||
Conservative | Andy Culham | 173 | 30.6 | ||
Green | Viv Moore | 128 | 22.7 | ||
Labour | Frances Rehal | 49 | 8.7 | ||
Majority | 42 | 7.4 | |||
Turnout | 565 | 25.8 | |||
Liberal DemocratsgainfromIndependent | Swing |
Changes between 2019 and 2023[edit]
In October 2020, Cllr Denise Knights (Abbey) and Cllr Ben A Martin (Priory) resigned the Liberal Democrat whip and joined the Independent Group.
Labour councillor Mark Ellen (Sheerness) died suddenly on 18 February 2021.[3]At the consequent by-election on 6 May 2021 the Conservative Party gained the seat. New councillor Oliver Eakin.
In May 2021, Cllr Padmini Nissanga (Sheppey East) left UKIP and joined Reform UK to become their candidate for the Sheppey seat at the 2021 Kent County Council election.
In July 2021, Cllr Richard Darby (Minster Cliffs) and Cllr Bill Tatton (Sheppey East) resigned the Swale Independents Alliance whip and formed a new group, 'Independents First'.
Independent councillor Ben A Martin (Priory) resigned his seat in August 2021. At the consequent by-election on 30 September 2021 the Liberal Democrats gained the seat. New councillor Michael Scott Henderson.
In March 2022, Cllr Peter MacDonald (Sheppey Central) resigned the Conservative whip and joined 'Independents First'.
In April 2022, Cllr Simon Fowle (Queenborough & Halfway) resigned the Conservative whip to sit as an Independent.
In September 2022, Cllr Steve Davey (Milton Regis) resigned the Labour whip and joined the Independent Group.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Previous elections".
- ^Nurden, John (7 May 2021)."Conservatives win Sheerness by-election to take seat from Labour".Kent Online.Retrieved8 May2021.
- ^"Tributes paid to Sheerness councillor Mark Ellen after sudden death".Kent Online.Retrieved25 February2021.