Elections were held to Swale Borough Council in England as part of the United Kingdom local elections on 2 May 2019. [1]
| 2019 Swale Borough Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Conservative | 45 | 16 | 0 | 16 |  16 | 34.0 | 34.1 | 20,146 | –5.0 | |
| Labour | 30 | 11 | 7 | 0 |  7 | 23.4 | 23.7 | 14,022 | +2.2 | |
| Swale Ind. | 16 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 21.3 | 20.1 | 11,850 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10.6 | 9.7 | 5,708 | +7.2 | |
| Green | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 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 | 8 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 611 | –27.3 | |
| Others | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.1 | 670 | +1.1 | |
| 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 Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| 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. gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swale Ind. | Mike Baldock | 1,640 | 80 | ||
| Conservative | Nicholas Hampshire | 712 | 35 | ||
| Labour | Geoff Broughton | 581 | 28 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swale Ind. gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| Green gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Green gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ghlin Whelan | 397 | 68 | ||
| Conservative | Richard Allsep | 184 | 32 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| 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. gain from Conservative | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| 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. gain from Conservative | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| 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. gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| 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. gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| 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 Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from UKIP | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| Independent gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| 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. gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| 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. gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| UKIP hold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Hunt | 355 | 56 | ||
| Swale Ind. | Michael Page | 277 | 44 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| 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 Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Monique Bonney | 899 | 87 | ||
| Conservative | Christine Coles | 135 | 13 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| 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. gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Swale Ind. gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
A by-election was held in Sheerness on 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 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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| 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 Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
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