Gravesham Borough Council elections

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Gravesham Borough Council elections are held every four years to elect Gravesham Borough Council in Kent, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, the council has comprised 39 councillors, representing 17 wards. [1]

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Council elections

Borough result maps

By-election results

1995-1999

Colharbour By-Election 26 June 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 52275.4-4.0
Conservative 8612.4+0.2
Liberal Democrats 8412.1+3.7
Majority43763.0
Turnout 69222.8
Labour hold Swing
Painters Ash By-Election 26 June 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 71980.0+4.6
Conservative 15216.9-1.7
Liberal Democrats 283.1-2.5
Majority56763.1
Turnout 89922.8
Labour hold Swing
Riverside By-Election 26 June 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 54182.2-2.9
Conservative 7711.7-3.2
Liberal Democrats 406.1+6.1
Majority46470.5
Turnout 65816.3
Labour hold Swing
Northfleet East By-Election 6 November 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 80770.1-4.4
Conservative 18916.4-0.5
Liberal Democrats 15513.5+4.9
Majority61853.7
Turnout 1,151
Labour hold Swing
Cobham & Luddesdown By-Election 4 December 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 26572.6+7.1
Liberal Democrats 5114.0+2.7
Labour 4913.4-9.8
Majority21458.6
Turnout 36529.0
Conservative hold Swing
Central By-Election 9 July 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 67554.0-3.6
Conservative 57546.0+11.9
Majority1008.0
Turnout 1,25036.0
Labour hold Swing

2003-2007

Meopham North By-Election 29 January 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 64379.8+12.5
Labour 10513.0-5.3
Liberal Democrats 587.2+7.2
Majority53866.8
Turnout 80623.4
Conservative hold Swing
Central By-Election 27 December 2006 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Greta Goatley68954.6-0.4
Labour Lana Aitchison46336.7-8.3
Liberal Democrats Bruce Parmenter1098.6+8.6
Majority22617.9
Turnout 1,26128.2
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011

Meopham North By-Election 21 June 2007 (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Snelling681
Conservative Laura Hryniewicz662
Liberal Democrats James Willis200
Liberal Democrats Gillian McGill178
Green Richard Crawford104
Labour Mary Williams59
Labour Pamela Sales57
Monster Raving Loony Lord Toby Jug31
Turnout 1,97229.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Painters Ash By-Election 4 June 2009 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Les Howes62634.6-6.4
Conservative Veronica Craske62334.4-11.6
Liberal Democrats Ian Stevenson56231.0+18.0
Majority30.2
Turnout 1,81141
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Meopham South and Vigo By-Election 18 March 2010 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Derek Shelbrooke51559.5-4.4
UKIP Geoffrey Clark12214.1+14.1
Labour Douglas Christie11413.2-2.5
Liberal Democrats Ann O'Brien11413.2+13.2
Majority39345.4
Turnout 86525.3
Conservative hold Swing

2011-2015

Meopham North By-Election 13 October 2011 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Cubitt64847.3-23.8
UKIP Geoffrey Clark46233.7+33.7
Liberal Democrats David Gibson14810.8+10.8
Labour Andrew Mylett1128.2-20.8
Majority18613.6
Turnout 1,37038.2
Conservative hold Swing
Meopham North By-Election 20 December 2012 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julia Burgoyne41954.6-16.5
UKIP Geoffrey Clark20426.6+26.6
Labour Douglas Christie10814.1-14.8
Liberal Democrats Martin Wilson364.7+4.7
Majority21528.0
Turnout 767
Conservative hold Swing
Painters Ash By-Election 2 May 2013 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lenny Rolles64646.3-10.5
UKIP Michael Dixon38227.4+27.4
Conservative Alan Ridgers36726.3-11.8
Majority26418.9
Turnout 1,395
Labour hold Swing
Coldharbour By-Election 22 May 2014 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shane Mochrie-Cox52038.5-24.8
UKIP Sarinder Duroch48635.9+35.9
Conservative Bronwen McGarrity28921.4-15.3
Liberal Democrats Ian Stevenson352.6+2.6
TUSC John Michael221.6+1.6
Majority342.5
Turnout 1,352
Labour hold Swing

2015-2019

Pelham By-Election 18 August 2016 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jenny Wallace49446.2-4.1
Conservative Conrad Broadley32530.4-4.6
Liberal Democrats Sharan Virk1019.4+9.4
UKIP Gary Harding918.5+8.5
Green Marna Gilligan353.3-11.4
English Democrat Emma Foreman242.2+2.2
Majority16915.8
Turnout 1,070
Labour hold Swing
Coldharbour By-Election 4 May 2017 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shane Mochrie-Cox49044.3+7.6
Conservative Gary Harding34931.5-0.9
UKIP Tina Brooker26824.2-6.7
Majority14115.8
Turnout 1,107
Labour hold Swing
Painters Ash By-Election 4 May 2017 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Conrad Broadley87355.9+10.1
Labour Elizabeth Mulheran56135.9-1.4
UKIP David Beattie1298.3+8.3
Majority31220.0
Turnout 1,563
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Meopham North By-Election 19 October 2017 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gary Harding72164.0+6.7
Liberal Democrats John Death19217.0+17.0
Labour Doug Christie15513.8-6.9
UKIP Tina Brooker595.2-16.8
Majority52946.9
Turnout 1,127
Conservative hold Swing

2019-2023

Westcourt By-Election 17 October 2019 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Helen Ashenden49250.1+20.9
Labour Lindsay Gordon31432.0-5.5
UKIP Linda Talbot11611.8-11.1
Green Marna Gilligan606.1+6.1
Majority17818.1
Turnout 982
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Westcourt By-Election 6 May 2021 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Samir Jassal57749.4+20.2
Labour Karina O'Malley53445.8+8.3
Liberal Democrats Ukonu Obasi564.8+4.8
Majority433.7
Turnout 1,167
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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  1. 1 2 "The Gravesham (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2022/1176, retrieved 26 September 2023
  2. ↑ The Borough of Gravesham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
  3. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Kent (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online . Retrieved 5 September 2009.
  5. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Gravesham (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Conservatives hold Central Ward". Gravesham Borough Council. Archived from the original on 19 March 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
  7. ↑ "Election results for Meopham North". Gravesham Borough Council.
  8. ↑ "Labour councillor wins Painters Ash by-election". kentnews.co.uk. 5 June 2009. Archived from the original on 7 June 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
  9. ↑ "UKIP candidate sees off Labour and Lib Dem rivals". kentnews.co.uk. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
  10. ↑ "Gravesham by-election: Tories hold onto rural seat". Gravesend Messenger. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  11. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Meopham North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  12. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Painters Ash Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  13. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Coldharbour Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  14. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Pelham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  15. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Coldharbour Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  16. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Painters Ash Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  17. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Meopham North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  18. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Westcourt Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  19. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Westcourt Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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