2023 Gravesham Borough Council election

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2023 Gravesham Borough Council election
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All 39 seats to Gravesham Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
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LeaderJohn BurdenJordan Meade
Party Labour Conservative Independent
Leader's seatRoshervilleHigham & Shorne
Last election24 seats, 40.3%18 seats, 41.1%2 seats, 5.0%
Seats before22211
Seats after22170
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Percentage47%48%0%
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Gravesham ward map 2023.png
Leader before election

John Burden
Labour
No overall control

Leader after election

John Burden
Labour

The 2023 Gravesham Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Gravesham Borough Council in Kent, England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections in England. New ward boundaries came into force for this election, reducing the number of councillors from 44 to 39. [2]

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Summary

Prior to the election the council was under no overall control, with Labour holding exactly half the seats. The election saw Labour regain an outright majority, taking 22 of the 39 seats. [3] [4]

Election result

2023 Gravesham Borough Council election [5]
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 392202Decrease2.svg256.4%47%+6.7
  Conservative 391723Decrease2.svg143.6%48%+6.9
  Liberal Democrats 6000Steady2.svg-3%-0.4
  Green 5000Steady2.svg-2%+0.1
  Reform UK 3000Steady2.svg-<1%N/A
  Independent 0002Decrease2.svg2---5.0

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Gravesham Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023. [6] The results for each ward were as follows: [7]

Chalk

Chalk
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leslie Hills* 495 70.6 −6.1
Labour Daniel Baber20629.4+6.7
Majority 28941.2
Turnout 70133.10
Conservative win (new seat)

Coldharbour and Perry Street

Coldharbour & Perry Street (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shane Mochrie-Cox* 972 62.4 +5.9
Labour Christina Rolles* 957 61.4 +12.5
Labour Narinder-Jit Thandi* 953 61.2
Conservative Jeremy Black48531.1
Conservative Brenda Harding48130.9
Conservative George White45128.9
Majority
Turnout 1,55824.21
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Denton

Denton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Deborah Croxton 524 67.5
Labour Lee Croxton* 503 64.8
Conservative Ian Dibben24030.9
Conservative Stephen King22629.1
Majority
Turnout 77621.62
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Higham and Shorne

Higham & Shorne (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leslie Pearton* 1,114 63.5
Conservative Helen Ashenden* 1,112 63.4
Conservative Jordan Meade* 1,075 61.3
Labour Sim Bains44725.5
Labour Yasmin Chotai de Lima42724.3
Labour Balbir Sangha37221.2
Green Janet Prior34019.4
Majority
Turnout 1,75533.72
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Istead Rise, Cobham and Luddesdown

Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dakota Dibben* 1,142 74.3 +14.2
Conservative Samir Jassal* 897 58.4 +2.5
Labour Lewis Atkinson38525.1
Labour Mary Williams36824.0
Majority
Turnout 1,53638.64
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Meopham North

Meopham North (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gary Harding* 629 58.5 +3.5
Conservative Frank Wardle* 572 53.2 +1.3
Labour Doug Christie27225.3
Liberal Democrats John Death25323.5
Labour Ethan Webb15814.7
Reform UK Garry Sturley11710.9
Majority
Turnout 1,07640.20
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Meopham South and Vigo

Meopham South & Vigo (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mohammed Ejaz Aslam* 696 51.8
Conservative Gurjit Bains 641 47.7
Liberal Democrats Robin Banks44833.4
Liberal Democrats Dylan Black33925.2
Labour Chloe Saygili16812.5
Labour Kevin Divall15611.6
Green Diana Scott1299.6
Majority
Turnout 1,34332.85
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Northfleet and Springhead

Northfleet & Springhead (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jo Hart 705 52.6
Labour Peter Scollard* 674 50.3
Labour Alison Williams 659 49.2
Conservative Conrad Broadley59044.0
Conservative Bobby Briah57643.0
Conservative Jacob Hatch51738.6
Majority
Turnout 1,34023.95
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Painters Ash

Painters Ash (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Emma Elliott* 761 51.1 +7.7
Conservative Alan Ridgers 703 47.2 +4.4
Labour Rob Halpin68846.2+9.7
Labour Gurvinder Saluja66944.9
Majority
Turnout 1,49035.26
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Pelham

Pelham (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Emma Morley 800 63.8
Labour Baljit Hayre* 783 62.5
Conservative Heather Frost29023.1
Conservative Brenda Pritchard26921.5
Green Marc Prior19115.2
Majority
Turnout 1,25330.04
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Riverview Park

Riverview Park (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Derek Ashenden* 760 60.5
Conservative Aaron Elliott* 758 60.3
Labour Sue Fletcher38930.9
Labour Ben Archell37930.2
Green Martin Wilson12710.1
Majority
Turnout 1,25731.10
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Rosherville

Rosherville (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Burden 658 76.7
Labour Lauren Sullivan* 634 73.9
Conservative Jo McTavish17520.4
Conservative Anthony Pritchard16719.5
Majority
Turnout 85825.41
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Singlewell

Singlewell (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Daniel King 515 54.0
Labour Rajinder Atwal 500 52.5
Conservative Diane Morton*39841.8
Conservative Stefan Dodd38940.8
Majority
Turnout 95322.03
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Town

Town (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gurdip Bungar* 868 58.6
Labour Lyn Milner* 841 56.7
Labour Jenny Wallace* 821 55.4
Conservative Thomas O'Keeffe46031.0
Conservative Iris Smith43629.4
Conservative Muqeem Khan40227.1
Reform UK Matthew Fraser Moat1238.3
Reform UK Daniel Dabin805.4
Majority
Turnout 1,48227.30
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Westcourt

Westcourt (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Karina O'Malley 527 58.7
Labour Lenny Rolles 476 53.0
Conservative Hayley Hatch35940.0
Conservative Keima Allen34738.6
Majority
Turnout 89821.64
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Whitehill and Windmill Hill

Whitehill & Windmill Hill (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gavin Larkins 1,061 50.4
Labour Tony Rana* 1,052 50.0
Labour Ektaveen Thandi 1,000 47.5
Conservative Leslie Hoskins*99147.1
Conservative Michael Wenban97446.3
Conservative Partha Panda91643.5
Majority
Turnout 2,10432.74
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Woodlands

Woodlands (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Beattie 894 48.5
Conservative Alan Metcalf 874 47.4
Conservative Benjamin Sizer 840 45.6
Labour Tobias Cook71939.0
Labour Brian Francis69337.6
Labour Robert Duddridge67536.6
Green Amarbeer Gill22412.2
Liberal Democrats Ankit Mathur1256.8
Liberal Democrats Sharan Virk1176.4
Liberal Democrats Ukonu Obasi1136.1
Majority
Turnout 1,84231.19
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

By-elections

Rosherville

Rosherville by-election: 1 May 2025
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kimberley Glendenning 375 43.7 –35.3
Reform UK John English25730.0N/A
Conservative Thomas O'Keeffe13315.5–5.5
Green James Eagle9310.8N/A
Majority 11813.7N/A
Turnout 858
Labour hold

References

  1. ↑ "Notice of Election". Gravesham Borough Council. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "The Gravesham (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2022/1176, retrieved 26 September 2023
  3. ↑ Langridge, Alex (5 May 2023). "Local Elections 2023: Labour Party retain control of Gravesham Borough Council". Kent Online. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Local Elections 2023: Results in Sussex, Kent and Essex". ITV News. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Election results by party, 4 May 2023". Gravesham Borough Council. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated". Gravesham Borough Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "Election results by wards, 4 May 2023". Gravesham Borough Council. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
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