Kent County Council elections

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Kent County Council elections are held every four years to elect Kent County Council in England. Since the last boundary changes in 2019 the council has comprised 81 councillors representing 72 electoral divisions, with each division electing one or two councillors. [1]

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Council elections

County result maps

By-election results

1997-2001

Medway North Central By-Election 24 July 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 97972.0+15.3
Conservative 38128.0−3.3
Majority59844.0
Turnout 1,360
Labour hold Swing
Ashford South By-Election 9 July 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 79254.5−0.5
Liberal Democrats 37025.5+5.1
Conservative 24016.5−8.1
BNP 503.4+3.4
Majority42229.0
Turnout 1,45213.2
Labour hold Swing
Malling Rural NE By-Election 6 May 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 1,89444.2+7.7
Conservative 1,61437.7−1.0
Labour 77818.2−6.5
Majority2806.5
Turnout 4,28632.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Swanscombe & Stone By-Election 14 September 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 86237.3+9.0
Labour 76032.9−5.3
Independent 44619.3−1.4
Liberal Democrats 24510.6−2.2
Majority1024.4
Turnout 2,31315.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

2001-2005

Cranbrook By-Election 19 September 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 1,70865.0+7.7
Liberal Democrats 49718.9−6.0
Labour 2168.2−9.6
UKIP 2077.9+7.9
Majority1,21146.1
Turnout 2,62823.1
Conservative hold Swing
Ashford South East By-Election 29 April 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats George Koowaree1,08934.1−2.4
Conservative Noel Greaves98630.9−1.8
Labour Leslie Lawrie45914.4−20.0
Independent Melvyn Elliff38612.1+12.1
Green Stephen Dawe1404.4+4.4
National Front John Kellam1354.2+4.2
Majority1033.2
Turnout 3,19526.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2005-2009

Maidstone North East By-Election 12 July 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Chittenden1,62056.2+12.5
Conservative Vanessa Jones83128.8−1.3
Green Stuart Jeffery1876.5+2.5
Labour Patrick Coates1645.7−12.5
UKIP Mark Croucher812.8−1.3
Majority78927.4
Turnout 2,88324.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Dover Town By-Election 27 September 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gordon Cowan1,86044.5−5.8
Conservative Nigel Collor1,34832.2+4.1
Liberal Democrats Dean Stiles42010.0−11.6
Independent Victor Matcham3007.2+7.2
UKIP Peter Campbell-Marshall2566.1+6.1
Majority51212.3
Turnout 4,18419.5
Labour hold Swing
Herne Bay By-Election 9 October 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jean Law2,47447.7+9.0
Liberal Democrats Margaret Flaherty1,52429.4−2.2
Labour Michael Kenneth Britton53710.4−12.4
BNP Dennis Whiting3997.7+7.7
UKIP Brian Eric MacDowall2524.9−2.1
Majority95018.1+11.0
Turnout 5,19623.2
Conservative hold Swing

2009-2013

Dover Town By-Election 16 December 2010 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gordon Cowan1,49143.7+14.3
Conservative Patrick Sherratt1,34839.5−4.3
UKIP Victor Matcham40411.8+11.8
Liberal Democrats John Trickey1705.0−21.8
Majority1434.2
Turnout 3,413
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Tonbridge By-Election 20 January 2011 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alice Hohler3,22956.6+9.3
Labour Emily Williams1,21621.3+11.9
Liberal Democrats Garry Bridge5619.8−5.9
Green Hazel Dawe3666.4−3.8
UKIP David Waller3375.9−6.8
Majority2,01335.3
Turnout 5,709
Conservative hold Swing
Romney Marsh By-Election 1 February 2011 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carole Waters2,22254.1+7.6
Labour Doug Suckling74818.2+11.5
Liberal Democrats Val Loseby47911.7−1.3
UKIP David Cammegh42010.2−13.3
Independent Rochelle Saunders2385.8+5.8
Majority1,47435.9
Turnout 4,107
Conservative hold Swing
Tunbridge Wells East By-Election 14 June 2012 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Tansley1,17132.3−17.0
Liberal Democrats David Neve1,02228.2−3.6
UKIP Christopher Hoare1,00027.6+15.4
Labour Ian Carvell3218.9+2.2
Green Hazel Dawe1093.0+3.0
Majority1494.1
Turnout 3,623
Conservative hold Swing
Maidstone Central By-Election 18 October 2012 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Bird2,16940.1−5.7
Conservative Paul Butcher1,30124.1−1.6
Labour Paul Harper94317.4+11.2
UKIP John Stanford5109.4−3.7
Green Stuart Jeffery3937.3−2.0
English Democrat Michael Walters831.6+1.6
Majority86816.1
Turnout 5,405
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Gravesham Rural By-Election 20 December 2012 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bryan Sweetland1,78061.3+1.3
UKIP Geoffrey Clark63421.8+21.8
Labour Douglas Christie39713.7+4.2
Liberal Democrats Gill McGill913.1−6.0
Majority1,14639.5
Turnout 2,902
Conservative hold Swing

2013-2017

Romney Marsh By-Election 7 May 2015 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carole Waters4,91343.8+5.2
UKIP Susanna Govett3,90334.8−4.2
Labour Arran Harvey1,34212.0−0.7
Liberal Democrats Valerie Loseby6265.6+1.5
Green Andrew South4353.9−1.7
Majority1,0109.0
Turnout 11,219
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing
Gravesham East By-Election 18 August 2016 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Diane Marsh1,75836.0+8.4
Labour Lyn Milner1,53831.5−4.7
UKIP Tina Brooker1,27226.0+2.8
Green Martin Wilson2094.3+4.3
Liberal Democrats Mark Marsh1102.3−1.5
Majority2204.5
Turnout 4,887
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Swanley By-Election 13 October 2016 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Horwood71732.4−8.7
UKIP James Halford61527.8+7.9
Labour Angela George51823.4−8.9
Liberal Democrats Robert Woodbridge36216.4+16.4
Majority1024.6
Turnout 2,212
Conservative hold Swing

2017-2021

Birchington and Rural By-Election 11 January 2018 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Liz Hurst2,53456.6+6.1
Labour Pauline Farrance85619.1+2.9
Liberal Democrats Angie Curwen56112.5+0.5
UKIP Zita Wiltshire3578.0−7.8
Green Natasha Ransom1693.8−1.8
Majority1,67837.5
Turnout 4,477
Conservative hold Swing
Canterbury North By-Election 15 November 2018 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Thomas1,35542.3−12.4
Liberal Democrats Alex Lister75623.6+7.1
Labour Ben Hickman66020.6+4.1
Green Henry Stanton1574.9−1.9
Independent Joe Egerton1554.8+4.8
UKIP Joe Simons1203.7−2.0
Majority59918.7
Turnout 3,203
Conservative hold Swing
Northfleet and Gravesend West By-Election 2 May 2019 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Burden3,71343.5+0.6
Conservative Jordan Meade2,40428.1−10.3
UKIP Emmanuel Feyisetan1,46917.2+7.2
Green Marna Gilligan6247.3+3.1
Liberal Democrats Ukonu Obasi3333.9−0.5
Majority1,30915.3
Turnout 8,543
Labour hold Swing
Sittingbourne North By-Election 2 May 2019 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Swale IndependentsJason Clinch1,49635.7+35.7
Labour Tony Winckless1,34132.0+0.2
Conservative Sarah Aldridge1,06425.4−15.2
Liberal Democrats Alexander Stennings2846.8−2.0
Majority1553.7
Turnout 4,185
Swale Ind. gain from Conservative

2021-2025

Wilmington By-Election 27 January 2022 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Av Sandhu 1,787 57.9 −14.5
Labour Darren Povey61319.9−0.1
Liberal Democrats Amanda Capell48715.8+15.8
Green Julian Hood2006.5−1.1
Majority1,17438.0
Turnout 3,087
Conservative hold Swing
Hythe West By-Election 2 March 2023 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Jenni Hawkins 1,568 43.8 +6.0
Conservative John Gabris1,08130.2−18.9
Labour Tony Cooper38410.7+1.3
Independent Ian Meyers3068.6
Independent Andy Weatherhead2376.6
Majority48713.6
Turnout 3,576
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Sheppey By-Election 2 March 2023 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Whiting 2,318 33.3 −17.7
Swale Ind. Elliott Jayes2,25832.5+14.2
Labour Peter Apps1,89627.3+10.7
Liberal Democrats Linda Brinklow4816.9+3.2
Majority600.9
Turnout 6,953
Conservative hold Swing
Maidstone Central By-Election 6 July 2023 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Passmore 1,860 28.5 −1.6
Green Stuart Jeffery1,84928.4+13.9
Conservative Stanley Forecast1,56424.0−12.4
Labour David Collier91414.0−5.0
Reform UK Graham Jarvis2784.3+4.3
Independent Yolande Kenward560.9+0.9
Majority110.2
Turnout 6,521
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Swanscombe and Greenhithe By-Election 21 Nov 2025 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Thomas Mallon 695 29.1 +27.5
Labour Co-op Victoria Akintomide-Akinwamide58824.6−7.5
Residents Dawn Johnston39516.5−23.9
Conservative Carol Gale37415.6−10.3
Green Laura Edie29612.4N/A
Liberal Democrats James Willis441.8N/A
Majority1074.5−3.8
Turnout 239215
Reform UK gain from Residents Swing Increase2.svg 25.7

By-election held after the death of Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents’ Association Cllr Peter Harman. [20]

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  4. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Romney Marsh Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Tunbridge Wells East Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
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  8. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Romney Marsh Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
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  10. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Swanley Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
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  12. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Canterbury North Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
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