Sevenoaks District Council elections

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Sevenoaks District Council elections are held every four years to elect Sevenoaks District Council in Kent, England. Since the last full review of boundaries in 2003 the council has comprised 54 councillors, representing 26 wards. [1]

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Council elections

Composition of the council [2]
Year Conservative Liberal Democrats [a] Labour Green UKIP Independents
& Others		Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (54 seats)
1973 2966––13Conservative
1976 36420–12Conservative
New ward boundaries (53 seats)
1979 36410–12Conservative
1983 37410–11Conservative
New ward boundaries (53 seats) [3]
1987 34700–12Conservative
1991 311100–11Conservative
New ward boundaries (53 seats) [4]
1995 172011005No overall control
1999 3399002Conservative
New ward boundaries (54 seats) [5]
2003 33810003 [b] Conservative
2007 4175001Conservative
2011 4724001Conservative
2015 4921011Conservative
2019 4631002 [c] Conservative
2023 33140403Conservative

District result maps

By-election results

2003-2007

Dunton Green and Riverhead by-election 10 June 2004 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 90161.8+10.0
Liberal Democrats 33122.7+22.7
Labour 22515.4−32.8
Majority 57039.1
Turnout 1,457
Conservative hold Swing
Kemsing by-election 5 May 2005 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 1,09750.9−13.0
Liberal Democrats 1,06049.1+13.0
Majority 371.7
Turnout 2,157
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011

Swanley St Mary's by-election 19 February 2009 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Paul Golding 40841.3+41.3
Labour Mike Hogg33233.6−21.7
Conservative Tony Searles24725.0+0.1
Majority 767.7
Turnout 987
BNP gain from Labour Swing

2011-2015

Cowden and Hever by-election 29 March 2012 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Neal29678.5N/A
UKIP Lorraine Millgate8121.5N/A
Majority 21557.0
Turnout 377
Conservative hold Swing
Crockenhill and Well Hill by-election 29 March 2012 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jenny Dibsdall30458.3N/A
Conservative Adrian Crossley17734.0N/A
UKIP Christopher Heath407.7N/A
Majority 12724.4
Turnout 521
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Crockenhill and Well Hill by-election 26 September 2013 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Steve Lindsay21635.7+28.0
Labour Rachel Waterton18831.1−27.2
Conservative Allrik Birch13923.0−11.0
Liberal Democrats Philip Hobson6210.2+10.2
Majority 284.6
Turnout 605
UKIP gain from Labour Swing

2015-2019

Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village by-election 13 October 2016 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Clare Barnes31134.6−24.1
Labour Jacqueline Griffiths27430.5+2.3
Liberal Democrats Krish Shanmuganathan18320.4+20.4
UKIP Medina Hall13114.6+14.6
Majority 374.1
Turnout 899
Conservative hold Swing
Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone by-election 3 August 2017 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sue Coleman43858.8+5.5
Liberal Democrats Richard Streatfeild25334.0+0.2
Labour Annette Webb547.2+7.2
Majority 18524.8
Turnout 745
Conservative hold Swing
Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth by-election 30 August 2018 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Carroll54255.7−1.7
Liberal Democrats Krish Shanmuganathan26026.7+26.7
Labour Emily Asher17117.6−5.5
Majority 28229.0
Turnout 973
Conservative hold Swing

2019-2023

Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge by-election 6 May 2021 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Bonin1,05154.3+2.6
Liberal Democrats Sandra Robinson70436.3+36.3
Labour Neil Proudfoot1829.4−9.5
Majority 34717.9
Turnout 1,937
Conservative hold Swing
Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge by-election 3 March 2022 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Williams82058.7+7.0
Liberal Democrats Clare Coombe52437.5+37.5
Labour Theo Michael523.7−15.2
Majority 29621.2
Turnout 1,396
Conservative hold Swing
Fawkham and West Kingsdown by-election 5 May 2022 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Emily Bulford89271.4+32.4
Labour Jordan Selvey20216.2+16.2
Liberal Democrats Tristan Ward15612.5+12.5
Majority 69055.2
Turnout 1,250
Conservative hold Swing
Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone by-election 9 June 2022 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Streatfeild34354.4N/A
Conservative Ian Butcher28845.6N/A
Majority 558.8
Turnout 631
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative 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. ↑ Including 2 Independent Team
  3. ↑ 2 Hextable Independent

References

  1. ↑ "The District of Sevenoaks (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2001/3557, retrieved 27 September 2023
  2. ↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  3. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Kent (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  4. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Greater London, Kent and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  5. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Sevenoaks (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Dunton Green and Riverhead Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Kemsing Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "BNP unseats Labour in by-election". BBC News. 20 February 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Cowden and Hever Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Crockenhill and Well Hill Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Crockenhill and Well Hill Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  12. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  14. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  15. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  16. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  17. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Fawkham and West Kingsdown Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  18. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
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