2019 Dover District Council election

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2019 Dover District Council election [1]
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All 32 seats on Dover District Council
17 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Last election18130
Seats won19121
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Dover UK local election 2019 map.svg
Council control before election


Conservative Party

Council control after election


Conservative Party

The 2019 Dover District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Dover District Council in Kent, England. It was held on the same day as other local elections. It was the first election to be held after boundary changes reduced the number of seats from 45 to 32. [2] The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council. [3]

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Summary

Election result

2019 Dover District Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 3119N/AN/ADecrease2.svg 659.443.721,584+1.2
  Labour 2912N/AN/ADecrease2.svg 537.529.014,345–3.9
  Independent 61N/AN/AIncrease2.svg 13.15.62,755+5.1
  Green 130N/AN/ASteady2.svg0.011.55,673+10.6
  Liberal Democrats 120N/AN/ASteady2.svg0.08.03,944+2.2
  Our Nation 40N/AN/ASteady2.svg0.01.5721N/A
  Renew 10N/AN/ASteady2.svg0.00.8389N/A

Ward results

Alkham and Capel-le-Ferne

Alkham and Capel-le-Ferne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Rose 455 52.1
Liberal Democrats Aston Mannerings31736.3
Labour Susan Carlyle10111.6
Majority
Turnout 89633.7
Conservative win (new seat)

Aylesham, Eythorne and Shepherdswell

Aylesham, Eythorne and Shepherdswell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Keen 997 39.9
Labour Charles Woodgate 915 36.6
Independent Peter Walker 914 36.6
Conservative Marjorie Ovenden90836.3
Labour Gordon Cowan87234.9
Conservative Martin Bates78631.4
Liberal Democrats Annabel Stogdon45018.0
Turnout 2,53131.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Buckland

Buckland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Mills 504 41.1
Labour Charlotte Zosseder 463 37.8
Conservative John Morgan38731.6
Conservative Brian Rowland33427.3
Our NationGraham Lane29724.2
Independent Neil Rix22918.7
Turnout 1,24923.2
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Dover Downs and River

Dover Downs and River
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Beaney 902 50.0
Conservative Mark Rose 850 47.1
Liberal Democrats Penelope James49027.2
Labour Lesley Stephenson47626.4
Liberal Democrats Stephen Green41122.8
Turnout 1,86935.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Eastry Rural

Eastry Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nicholas Kenton 800 47.5
Conservative Stephen Manion 764 45.4
Green Simon Phillips75945.1
Labour Angela Ray51930.8
Turnout 1,71234.9
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Guston, Kingsdown and St. Margaret's-at-Cliffe

Guston, Kingsdown and St. Margaret's-at-Cliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Morris 1,159 52.1
Conservative Oliver Richardson 938 42.1
Green Nicolas Shread53123.9
Labour Margaret Cosin43119.4
Renew Stephen Wisbey38917.5
Labour Jeffrey Loffman34015.3
Independent Peter Powell2119.5
Turnout 2,24839.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Little Stour and Ashstone

Little Stour and Ashstone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Trevor Bartlett 1,207 57.9
Conservative Michael Conolly 1,123 53.9
Green Fiona Mason54826.3
Liberal Democrats Luke Lyden33115.9
Liberal Democrats Nigel Whitburn32315.5
Labour Anthony Pollitt28413.6
Turnout 2,12337.5
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Maxton and Elms Vale

Maxton and Elms Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Walkden 373 44.7
Labour Ann Napier33940.6
Liberal Democrats Caroline Howden12214.6
Majority
Turnout 86129.1
Conservative win (new seat)

Middle Deal

Middle Deal
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Trevor Bond 660 39.2
Labour David Cronk 620 36.9
Conservative David Hawkes55332.9
Labour Eileen Rowbotham53631.9
Green Anne Farrington41424.6
Liberal Democrats Bernadette Gosling18110.8
Our NationStephen Connor1579.3
Turnout 1,70730.5
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Mill Hill

Mill Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joseph Burman 709 40.1
Labour Helen Williams 664 37.5
Conservative Derek Bond53030.0
Green Michael Eddy50928.8
Conservative Keith Lee46626.3
Green Christine Oliver44625.2
Turnout 1,81630.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

North Deal

North Deal
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Beer 891 42.4
Conservative Peter Jull 825 39.2
Conservative Daniel Friend80238.2
Labour William Gardner79037.6
Liberal Democrats Linda Hook49023.3
Turnout 2,17837.2
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Sandwich

Sandwich
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Holloway 883 42.8
Conservative Susan Chandler 872 42.3
Independent Paul Carter63931.0
Liberal Democrats Anne Fox37118.0
Labour Benet Bano35117.0
Green Peter Cutler32815.9
Labour David Wood31415.2
Turnout 2,08640.3
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

St. Radigund's

St. Radigund's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Jones 425 42.8
Labour John Haste 319 32.2
Green Jacqueline Garnett27327.5
Conservative Andy Calder27127.3
Conservative Callum Warriner24224.4
Our NationAmanda Heafey15715.8
Turnout 1,01422.4
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Pamela Brivio 307 47.2 +13.9
Conservative Ann Jenner13320.5-2.4
Our NationBen Glayzer11016.9New
Green Brian Murphy10015.4+4.3
Majority
Turnout 66723.9
Labour Co-op win (new seat)

Town and Castle

Town and Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Hannent 458 30.3
Labour Edward Biggs 425 28.1
Conservative Richard Jeacock40726.9
Independent Graham Wanstall39526.1
Independent Christopher Precious36724.3
Labour Miriam Wood34722.9
Green Rebecca Sawbridge31220.6
Turnout 1,54826.9
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Walmer

Walmer
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Vinson 1,062 46.2
Conservative Derek Murphy 956 41.5
Green John Lonsdale62127.0
Green Daniel Symons60426.2
Labour Ruth Harris-Small44419.3
Labour Hilary Preidel40817.7
Liberal Democrats James Caple23410.2
Turnout 2,34940.4
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Whitfield

Whitfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Back 775 56.4
Conservative Nigel Collor 703 51.2
Labour Lee Kettlewell29821.7
Labour Roland Zosseder25618.6
Green Sarah Waite Gleave22816.6
Liberal Democrats Richard Beal22416.3
Turnout 1,40229.4
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

By-elections

Guston, Kingsdown and St Margaret's-at-Cliffe

Guston, Kingsdown and St Margaret's-at-Cliffe: 12 December 2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin Bates 2,523 59.1 +16.5
Labour Eileen Rowbotham90221.1+5.3
Green Sarah Waite-Gleave46110.8–8.7
Liberal Democrats Roben Franklin3829.0N/A
Majority1,62138.0N/A
Turnout 4,29172.2
Registered electors 5,944
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg5.6

Mill Hill

Mill Hill: 6 May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Hawkes 716 40.3 +10.3
Labour Jeffrey Loffman60834.2-5.9
Green Mike Eddy29216.4-12.4
Independent Chris Tough1035.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Rick Blackwell593.3N/A
Majority1086.1
Turnout 1,778
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Alkham & Capel-Le-Ferne

Alkham & Capel-Le-Ferne: 22 July 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin Hibbert 315 48.7 -3.4
Liberal Democrats Roben Franklin17326.7-9.6
Labour Gordon Cowan10115.6+4.0
Green Nick Shread589.0New
Majority14222.0
Turnout 65124.7
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg3.1

Sandwich

Sandwich: 19 August 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Daniel Friend 721 51.6 +8.8
Liberal Democrats Anne Fox67648.4+30.4
Majority453.2
Turnout 1,40727.4
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll Dover District Council" (PDF). Dover District Council. 2 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "The Dover (Electoral Changes) Order 2019". legislation.gov.uk. 29 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Dover District Council". BBC News. 2 May 2019.
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