Folkestone and Hythe District Council elections

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Folkestone and Hythe District Council is the local authority for the Folkestone and Hythe District in Kent, England. The district was called Shepway prior to 2018. The council is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 30 councillors have been elected from 13 wards. [1]

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Seat composition

Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats [a] Green UKIP Independents
& Others		Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (54 seats)
1973 33121––8Conservative
1976 33940–8Conservative
New ward boundaries (56 seats)
1979 35760–8Conservative
1983 312170–6Conservative
1987 260270–3No overall control
1991 183330–2Liberal Democrats
1995 191321003No overall control
1999 301313000Conservative
New ward boundaries (46 seats)
2003 16129000Liberal Democrats
2007 34010002Conservative
2011 4400002 [b] Conservative
New ward boundaries (30 seats)
2015 2210070Conservative
2019 1362621No overall control
2023 51021102No overall control

Council elections

Results maps

By-election results

1995-1999

St Mary in the Marsh By-Election 22 August 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 59347.9
Conservative 42934.7
Liberal Democrats 21517.4
Majority 16413.2
Turnout 1,23754.8
Labour hold Swing
Folkestone Central By-Election 4 September 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 27842.2+12.2
Conservative 22233.7+5.1
Liberal Democrats 15824.0−17.1
Majority 568.5
Turnout 65820.8
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

1999-2003

Harbour By-Election 22 February 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 38743.0+8.2
Labour 27330.4−14.3
Conservative 23926.6+6.1
Majority 11412.6
Turnout 89926.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Hythe North By-Election 22 February 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 48051.9−12.6
Liberal Democrats 36939.9+17.0
Labour 758.1−4.5
Majority 11112.0
Turnout 92438.6
Conservative hold Swing
Morehall By-Election 22 February 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gary George42436.3+0.5
Conservative Dick Pascoe40734.8+4.0
Labour 33929.0−4.5
Majority 171.5
Turnout 1,17032.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Hawkinge and Paddlesworth By-Election 5 April 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Smith59857.0+57.0
Conservative 45143.0−27.8
Majority 14714.0
Turnout 1,04934.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Folkestone Central By-Election 7 February 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hugh Barker35861.5+25.7
Labour 22438.5+0.7
Majority 13423.0
Turnout 58219.6
Conservative hold Swing
Folkestone Park By-Election 27 June 2002 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 1,00358.3+14.8
Conservative Edwina Boyt65337.9−5.6
Labour 653.8−9.3
Majority 35020.4
Turnout 1,72136.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St Mary's in the Marsh By-Election 24 October 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Julie White40137.4+17.4
Conservative 36534.0−1.6
Labour 26224.4+0.0
UKIP 444.1+4.1
Majority 363.4
Turnout 1,07246.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

2003-2007

New Romney Coast By-Election 2 October 2003 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ann Birchmore55048.1+15.4
Conservative Derek Morgan50243.9−9.5
Labour Albert Ryder918.0−5.9
Majority 484.2
Turnout 1,14341.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Romney Marsh By-Election 2 October 2003 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Ashworth34950.6−5.6
Liberal Democrats Sylvia Oiller27339.6+15.3
Labour Adrian Cirket689.9−9.6
Majority 7611.0
Turnout 69040.7
Conservative hold Swing
Folkestone East By-Election 22 April 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 57552.5+33.9
Liberal Democrats 35232.1−30.9
Labour 16915.4−3.0
Majority 22320.4
Turnout 1,09637.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
New Romney Town By-Election 29 September 2005 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Stephenson56066.2+19.0
Labour 17520.7−18.1
Liberal Democrats 11113.1−0.8
Majority 38545.5
Turnout 84633.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Folkestone Harvey Central By-Election 13 October 2005 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Philip Martin40953.4+16.7
Labour 23730.9+8.5
Liberal Democrats 12015.7−21.8
Majority 17222.5
Turnout 76623.7
Conservative gain from Green Swing

2007-2011

Hythe West By-Election 4 June 2009 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Neil Matthews58939.6+22.1
Conservative Paul Peacock48332.5−26.4
UKIP Barbara Johnson25517.2+5.9
BNP Harry Williams946.3+6.3
Shepway Independents Colin Tearle654.4+4.4
Majority 1067.1
Turnout 1,48646.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Romney Marsh By-Election 4 June 2009 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Toby Clifton-Holt43058.7−10.3
Shepway Independents Graham Snell12116.5+16.5
Liberal Democrats Sally Matthews11415.6−0.9
Labour Douglas Suckling689.3−5.3
Majority 30942.2
Turnout 73341.0
Conservative hold Swing
New Romney Coast By-Election 12 November 2009 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Shane Lawrence45251.4+2.2
Liberal Democrats Brian Wright33337.9−12.9
UKIP Wendy Nevard9410.7+10.7
Majority 11913.5
Turnout 87930.7
Conservative hold Swing
Lydd By-Election 10 February 2011 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Hills59149.3−0.8
Labour Donald Russell24720.6+20.6
Liberal Democrats Ted Last18415.3−7.7
Independent Rochelle Saunders17714.8+14.8
Majority 34428.7
Turnout 1,199
Conservative hold Swing

2011-2015

Folkestone Park By-Election 29 November 2012 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lynne Beaumont46136.2+12.2
Conservative Leo Griggs32025.1−15.7
People First PartyPatricia Copping20015.7+1.5
UKIP Hod Birkby15312.0+2.8
Labour Nicola Keen1118.7+8.7
Green Derek Moran292.3+2.3
Majority 14111.1
Turnout 1,274
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Folkestone Harvey Central By-Election 4 September 2014 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP David Callahan28727.9+27.9
Conservative Rodica Wheeler22421.7−17.4
Liberal Democrats Tom McNeice19819.2+2.3
Labour Wendy Mitchell19619.0−9.1
Green David Horton969.3+9.3
TUSC Seth Cruse292.8+2.8
Majority 636.1
Turnout 1,030
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing
Folkestone Harvey West By-Election 23 October 2014 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Helen Barker38536.4−18.8
UKIP Stephen Jardine29327.7+27.7
Liberal Democrats Hugh Robertson-Ritchie26224.8+3.4
Green Jasmine Heywood615.8+5.8
Labour Nicola Keen575.4−18.0
Majority 928.7
Turnout 1,058
Conservative hold Swing

2015-2019

New Romney By-Election 20 July 2017 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Russell Tillson56635.4+6.4
Labour John Cramp52332.7+21.7
Independent David Wimble43127.0+27.0
Liberal Democrats Val Loseby774.8−3.7
Majority 432.7
Turnout 1,597
Conservative hold Swing

2023-2027

Romney Marsh By-Election 22 February 2024 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Hills37524.2−7.4
Green Malcolm Watkinson33221.4+3.9
Labour Chrissie Cooper29519.0−4.5
Reform UK Kim Wye23715.3+15.3
Independent Paul Peacock15510.0+10.0
Independent Dave Evans624.0+4.0
Independent Ian Meyers513.3−18.8
No description Dougie Young312.0−0.9
Liberal Democrats Matt Horrox110.7−7.2
Majority 432.8
Turnout 1,55526.5−7.9
Conservative hold Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
  2. ↑ 2 People First Party

References

  1. ↑ "The Shepway (Electoral Changes) Order 2014", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2014/1908, retrieved 27 July 2022
  2. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Shepway (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  3. ↑ The Canterbury and Shepway (Areas) Order 1985
  4. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Kent (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online . Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  6. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Shepway (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  7. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Shepway (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "East Enders desert BNP". guardian.co.uk . 28 June 2002. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  9. 1 2 "Shepway by-election". Hawkinge Gazette. 3 October 2003. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  10. ↑ "SNP triumphs in Fife". guardian.co.uk . 30 September 2005. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  11. ↑ "Tories boosted in local byelections". guardian.co.uk . 14 October 2005. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  12. 1 2 "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Hythe Town Council. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  13. ↑ "Conservatives win New Romney Coast by-election". The Romney Marsh Times. 13 November 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  14. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Lydd Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  15. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Folkestone Park Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  16. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Folkestone Harvey Central Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  17. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Folkestone Harvey West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  18. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — New Romney Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  19. ↑ "Election of Councillor to Folkestone & Hythe District Council for the Romney Marsh Ward" . Retrieved 23 February 2024.
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