The 2023 Ashford Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Ashford Borough Council in Kent, England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections in England.
At the previous election in 2019, the Conservatives had held onto a majority winning 26 seats out of the 47 up for election. In the intervening years a number of by-elections and defections caused the council to go into no overall control, with the Conservatives continuing to govern as a minority administration, led by Gerry Clarkson. He chose not to stand for re-election in 2023. [2]
The council remained under no overall control following election. [3] The Conservatives remained the largest party, but a coalition of the Ashford Independents and the Greens formed a minority administration, with Ashford Independent councillor Noel Ovenden being appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 30 May 2023. [4]
2023 Ashford Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
Conservative | 47 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 40.4 | 35.7 | 14,133 | –3.5 | |
Labour | 47 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 23.4 | 25.1 | 9,951 | +9.1 | |
Ashford Ind. | 18 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 19.1 | 14.9 | 5,919 | –4.2 | |
Green | 27 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 17.0 | 18.1 | 7,183 | +4.9 | |
Independent | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 626 | –0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 1,549 | –2.5 | ||
Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 90 | N/A | ||
TUSC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 107 | N/A |
The gain and losses in the above summary results table depict the difference between the 2019 election and the 2023 election. It does not reflect changes since any by-elections in the intervening years.
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Ashford Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023. [5] The results in each ward were as follows: [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sojan Joseph | 332 | 32.5 | +9.6 | |
Green | Al Arnold | 297 | 29.0 | +14.5 | |
Labour | Reena Mathew | 287 | 28.1 | +6.7 | |
Green | Thom Pizzey | 261 | 25.5 | +17.5 | |
Ashford Ind. | Andy Rogers | 258 | 25.2 | −7.8 | |
Ashford Ind. | David Smith | 243 | 23.8 | −14.7 | |
Conservative | Brandon Hawkins | 144 | 14.1 | +0.5 | |
Conservative | Joanna McCafferty | 136 | 13.3 | +2.4 | |
Turnout | 1,023 | 23.2 | −1.4 | ||
Labour gain from Ashford Ind. | Swing | ||||
Green gain from Ashford Ind. | Swing |
There had been a by-election held for one of the Beaver ward seats on 6 May 2021 which had resulted in the Conservatives gaining the seat from Labour.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kate Leavey | 470 | 44.9 | +5.4 | |
Labour | Lyn Suddards | 437 | 41.7 | −1.7 | |
Conservative | Dhan Limbu | 285 | 27.2 | +5.7 | |
Conservative | Neil Shorter | 270 | 25.8 | +9.2 | |
Ashford Ind. | Phill Thorne | 215 | 20.5 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Jacquie Stamp | 99 | 9.5 | N/A | |
TUSC | Garry Harrison | 95 | 9.1 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,047 | 22.2 | +0.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Neil Bell | 552 | 65.7 | −6.3 | |
Green | Guy Pullen | 175 | 20.8 | −7.2 | |
Labour | Sarah Lucas | 112 | 13.3 | N/A | |
Turnout | 845 | 34.6 | +0.1 | ||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ashford Ind. | Simon Betty | 294 | 31.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | William Howard | 278 | 29.9 | +29.9 | |
Green | Pat Marsh | 132 | 14.2 | N/A | |
Labour | Julie Clift | 116 | 12.5 | N/A | |
Independent | William Harbottle | 106 | 11.4 | N/A | |
Turnout | 928 | 41.6 | N/A | ||
Ashford Ind. gain from Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Diccon Spain | 340 | 65.7 | +16.6 | |
Conservative | Shafi Khan | 173 | 33.4 | −5.5 | |
Turnout | 517 | 25.6 | −2.1 | ||
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Dean | 261 | 33.5 | +7.5 | |
Conservative | Jac Wood | 248 | 31.9 | +1.9 | |
Ashford Ind. | Howard Turner | 230 | 29.6 | −14.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Graham | 37 | 4.7 | N/A | |
Turnout | 777 | 37.7 | +4.5 | ||
Labour gain from Ashford Ind. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Yvonne Roden | 473 | 65.0 | −6.6 | |
Labour | Janet White | 240 | 33.0 | +4.6 | |
Turnout | 727 | 33.3 | −0.6 | ||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ashford Ind. | Katy Pauley | 272 | 43.7 | −26.7 | |
Conservative | John Seaton | 159 | 25.5 | −4.1 | |
Labour | Dylan Jones | 150 | 24.1 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Charles Knight | 40 | 6.4 | N/A | |
Turnout | 622 | 33 | +1.4 | ||
Ashford Ind. hold |
There had been a by-election held for the Downs North ward seat on 19 August 2021 which resulted in the Green gaining the seat from the Conservatives.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Geoff Meaden | 348 | 40.4 | +16.9 | |
Conservative | Joseph Webb | 247 | 28.7 | −18.7 | |
Ashford Ind. | Chris Main | 188 | 21.8 | N/A | |
Labour | Lisa Bouchat | 51 | 5.9 | −4.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Carol Wilcox | 26 | 3.0 | −15.7 | |
Turnout | 860 | 41.9 | +2.4 | ||
Green gain from Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Larry Krause | 435 | 53.9 | −8.5 | |
Green | Vanessa Hutchinson | 204 | 25.2 | −3.1 | |
Labour | Geoff White | 167 | 20.6 | +11.3 | |
Turnout | 807 | 34.2 | −0.5 | ||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Euan Anckorn | 549 | 41.2 | +7.3 | |
Conservative | Andrew Buchanan | 506 | 38.0 | +3.7 | |
Labour | Sharon McCormack | 475 | 35.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | Trish Cornish | 442 | 33.2 | −0.6 | |
Green | Louise Homewood | 310 | 23.3 | −5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Adrian Gee-Turner | 162 | 12.2 | −6.0 | |
Turnout | 1,333 | 30.6 | +0.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ashford Ind. | Winston Michael | 474 | 76.9 | −5.9 | |
Labour | Ellie Crook | 86 | 13.9 | +6.1 | |
Conservative | Phil Sibbald | 56 | 9.0 | −0.5 | |
Turnout | 620 | 33.3 | −4.7 | ||
Ashford Ind. hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Feacey | 330 | 51.9 | −3.6 | |
Labour | Mark Silvester | 146 | 22.9 | +3.3 | |
Green | Matt Baker | 94 | 14.8 | −10.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Charlotte Mbali | 53 | 8.3 | N/A | |
TUSC | Cameron Osmundsen | 12 | 1.8 | N/A | |
Turnout | 638 | 32.7 | +1.35 | ||
Conservative hold |
There had been a by-election held for the Highfield ward seat on 16 December 2021 which resulted in the Greens gaining the seat from the Conservatives.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Dawnie Nilsson | 464 | 58.9 | +40.2 | |
Conservative | Payal Khandaker | 205 | 26.0 | −15.1 | |
Labour | David Gordon-Young | 118 | 14.9 | N/A | |
Turnout | 788 | 38.9 | +15.3 | ||
Green gain from Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Johnny Shilton | 439 | 47.2 | +47.2 | |
Ashford Ind. | Simon Honnor | 318 | 34.2 | N/A | |
Labour | Robert Pursey | 91 | 9.7 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Grayling | 81 | 8.7 | N/A | |
Turnout | 931 | 42 | +42 | ||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nathan Iliffe | 389 | 55.4 | −6.6 | |
Green | Philip Sims | 161 | 22.9 | N/A | |
Labour | Kemar Harriot | 152 | 21.6 | N/A | |
Turnout | 703 | 39.1 | −11.4 | ||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ashford Ind. | Ray Mcgeever | 273 | 46.8 | −22.3 | |
Conservative | David Robey | 170 | 29.1 | −1.8 | |
Labour | Kathy Walters | 140 | 24.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 584 | 26.8 | −2.4 | ||
Ashford Ind. hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Bartlett | 365 | 56.4 | +56.4 | |
Green | Anne Mildon | 169 | 26.1 | N/A | |
Labour | Chris Kennedy | 113 | 17.4 | N/A | |
Turnout | 649 | 30.7 | +30.7 | ||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Jo Gambling | 161 | 27.6 | +14.6 | |
Labour | Dara Farrell | 156 | 26.8 | −4.4 | |
Conservative | Mark Starkings | 149 | 25.6 | −8.6 | |
Independent | Jenny Webb | 116 | 19.9 | −14.3 | |
Turnout | 583 | 28.3 | −1.7 | ||
Green gain from Conservative |
There had been a by-election held for the Park Farm North ward seat on 12 March 2020 which resulted in the Ashford Independents party gaining the seat from the Conservatives.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ashford Ind. | Ben Townend | 178 | 35.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Biswasdip Limbu | 168 | 33.8 | −27.7 | |
Labour | Terry Jones | 151 | 30.3 | +10.4 | |
Turnout | 498 | 26.5 | +4.4 | ||
Ashford Ind. hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Katrina Giles | 239 | 41.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | Jim Wedgbury | 227 | 39.1 | −22.0 | |
Labour | Aimee Babbs | 114 | 19.6 | −2.0 | |
Turnout | 581 | 31 | +4.8 | ||
Green gain from Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Matthew Forest | 405 | 48.2 | −7.6 | |
Conservative | Bernard Heyes | 337 | 40.1 | −6.7 | |
Labour | Elizampeth Mylonogianni | 323 | 38.4 | +8.1 | |
Labour | Priti Paintal | 307 | 36.5 | N/A | |
Green | Dave Higgins | 138 | 16.4 | −13.5 | |
Green | Jake Pentland | 128 | 15.2 | N/A | |
Turnout | 841 | 25.7 | +0.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Kate Walder | 444 | 53.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Tom Spiller | 317 | 38.1 | −0.7 | |
Labour | Amber Wardrop | 70 | 8.4 | N/A | |
Turnout | 840 | 42 | −4.8 | ||
Green gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ashford Ind. | Heather Hayward | 374 | 62.7 | +3.6 | |
Conservative | John Bentley | 123 | 20.6 | −10.6 | |
Labour | Terry Pavlou | 99 | 16.6 | +6.9 | |
Turnout | 597 | 27.6 | −1.5 | ||
Ashford Ind. hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ashford Ind. | Linda Harman | 593 | 72.2 | +15.9 | |
Conservative | Laura Robinson | 158 | 19.2 | −24.5 | |
Labour | Dave Gathern | 70 | 8.5 | N/A | |
Turnout | 823 | 39.4 | −6.8 | ||
Ashford Ind. hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bill Barrett | 164 | 34.8 | −7.5 | |
Labour | Lydia Shomuyiwa | 146 | 30.9 | +2.8 | |
Ashford Ind. | Malcolm Wiffen | 91 | 19.3 | N/A | |
Green | Andy Whybrow | 43 | 9.1 | −10.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robin Robinson | 27 | 5.7 | −4.6 | |
Turnout | 471 | 26.2 | −0.7 | ||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sally Gathern | 277 | 54.6 | +17.1 | |
Conservative | Kalysha Howard-Smith | 160 | 31.5 | −10.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Thornton-Allan | 70 | 13.8 | −6.5 | |
Turnout | 513 | 25.7 | +1.9 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brendan Chilton | 215 | 77.6 | +10.5 | |
Green | Maria Pizzey | 34 | 12.2 | −2.4 | |
Conservative | Sarah Claydon | 28 | 10.1 | −8.2 | |
Turnout | 280 | 14.8 | −5.5 | ||
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ken Mulholland | 415 | 51.5 | −21 | |
Labour | David Ward | 202 | 25.0 | −2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Bowen | 118 | 14.6 | N/A | |
Green | Owen Elias | 70 | 8.6 | N/A | |
Turnout | 809 | 40.4 | +0.2 | ||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Pam Smith | 341 | 46.0 | +46.0 | |
Independent | John Crawford | 249 | 33.6 | N/A | |
Labour | Emma Maclennan | 150 | 20.2 | N/A | |
Turnout | 743 | 35.2 | +35.2 | ||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Link | 342 | 47.7 | +47.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stuart Medcalf | 271 | 37.8 | N/A | |
Labour | Edward Lloyd | 103 | 14.3 | N/A | |
Turnout | 718 | 34.2 | +34.2 | ||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Clair Bell | 392 | 57.5 | +57.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Keith Brannan | 173 | 25.4 | N/A | |
Labour | Mark Harris | 116 | 17.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 687 | 33.2 | +33.2 | ||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tania Gauder | 588 | 48.7 | +10.1 | |
Labour | Charles Suddards | 535 | 44.3 | +14.2 | |
Conservative | Charles Ellis | 294 | 24.3 | +1.2 | |
Green | Kati Ramsden | 267 | 22.1 | −0.1 | |
Conservative | Tony Trilsbach | 264 | 21.9 | +2.1 | |
Green | Steve Sitton | 222 | 18.4 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Sally Newing | 127 | 10.5 | −11.4 | |
Turnout | 1,208 | 24.7 | −4.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Clive Hallett | 162 | 31.2 | +11.2 | |
Independent | James Ransley | 155 | 29.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Dirk Ross | 148 | 28.5 | −23.0 | |
Green | Matt Palmer | 53 | 10.2 | −18.3 | |
Turnout | 521 | 25.3 | +0.4 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Pickering | 591 | 48.8 | +0.2 | |
Conservative | Jessamy Blanford | 569 | 46.9 | −0.8 | |
Green | Philip Monaghan | 298 | 24.6 | +4.6 | |
Green | Alexander Bienfait | 280 | 23.1 | N/A | |
Labour | Sue Hallett | 234 | 19.3 | +13.5 | |
Labour | Derek Smyth | 187 | 15.4 | +10.4 | |
Reform UK | Wendy Repasky | 90 | 7.4 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,212 | 30.88 | −7.56 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kayleigh Brunger-Randall | 467 | 50.1 | +2.5 | |
Ashford Ind. | Philly Adams | 249 | 26.7 | N/A | |
Green | Hilary Jones | 127 | 13.6 | −15.3 | |
Labour | Jordan Richardson | 88 | 9.4 | N/A | |
Turnout | 935 | 44.3 | −3.3 | ||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ashford Ind. | David Ledger | 617 | 41.5 | −16.9 | |
Conservative | Aline Hicks | 571 | 38.5 | −5.9 | |
Ashford Ind. | George Sparks | 511 | 34.4 | −16.4 | |
Conservative | Nicola Denoon Duncan | 500 | 33.7 | −1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Theresa Dickens | 229 | 15.4 | N/A | |
Labour | Norma Smyth | 195 | 13.1 | N/A | |
Labour | Steven Horne | 194 | 13.1 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,485 | 34.6 | −4.2 | ||
Ashford Ind. hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Ashford Ind. | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Steven Campkin | 1,102 | 69.3 | +24.7 | |
Green | Liz Wright | 962 | 60.5 | +21.2 | |
Conservative | Patricia Speakman | 328 | 20.6 | −6.4 | |
Conservative | Charles Dehnel | 301 | 18.9 | −6.1 | |
Labour | Ifeyinwa Ajulufo | 203 | 12.8 | +1.9 | |
Labour | Ikechi Okere | 171 | 10.7 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,591 | 33.4 | |||
Green hold | Swing | ||||
Green hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ashford Ind. | Noel Ovenden | 541 | 76.0 | −5.2 | |
Conservative | John Lawton | 72 | 10.1 | −0.1 | |
Labour | Tahsil Hashemi | 62 | 8.7 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | David Browne | 36 | 5.0 | −3.6 | |
Turnout | 711 | 38 | −5.6 | ||
Ashford Ind. hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Thom Pizzey | 299 | 31.6 | +2.8 | |
Labour | Reena Mathew | 293 | 31.0 | −1.2 | |
Reform UK | Brian Collins | 216 | 22.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Jac Wood | 111 | 11.7 | −2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alexander Coxall | 26 | 2.8 | N/A | |
Turnout | 945 | 21.0 | −2.2 | ||
Green gain from Labour |
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