Thanet District Council elections

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Thanet District Council elections are held every four years to elect Thanet District Council in Kent, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2003 the council has comprised 56 councillors representing 23 wards. [1]

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May 2023 election results

May 2019 election results

May 2015 election results

May 2011 election results

May 2007 election results

May 2003 election results

May 1999 election results

May 1995 election results

May 1991 election results

May 1987 election results

May 1983 election results

May 1979 election results

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By-election results

1995–1999

Northdown Park By-Election 20 March 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 54843.2
Conservative 33826.6
Independent 18714.7
Thanet Socialists13310.4
Liberal Democrats 624.9
Majority21016.6
Turnout 1,268
Labour hold Swing
Pier By-Election 1 October 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 16451.3-14.6
Conservative 13742.8+27.2
Liberal Democrats 195.9+0.8
Majority278.5
Turnout 32015.2
Labour hold Swing -20.9

1999–2003

Margate West By-Election 18 November 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 56572.9+34.1
Labour 21027.1-10.0
Majority35545.8
Turnout 77515.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +22.1
Central Westcliffe By-Election 22 June 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 85868.9+68.9
Labour 38831.1-20.4
Majority47037.8
Turnout 1,24623.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +44.7
Cliftonville By-Election 22 February 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 1,02660.4-0.5
Labour 54432.0-7.1
Independent 1307.6+7.6
Majority48228.4
Turnout 1,70027.4
Conservative hold Swing +3.3

2003–2007

Margate Central By-Election 30 October 2003 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Watkins37041.0-4.8
Conservative Ramesh Chhabra20122.3-23.2
BNP Robert Parker17219.1+19.1
Liberal Democrats Guy Voizey859.4+9.4
UKIP Timothy Stocks374.1+4.1
Socialist Alliance Karen Cardwell192.1+2.1
Independent Francis Foy182.0-10.7
Majority16918.7
Turnout 90225.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +9.2
Sir Moses Montefiore By-Election 15 July 2004 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Poole37833.2-13.3
Conservative Robert Burgess34230.1-6.1
UKIP Michael Taylor28825.3+25.3
Liberal Democrats Vincent Knight13011.4-5.9
Majority363.1
Turnout 1,13831.1
Labour hold Swing +3.6

2007–2011

Thanet Villages By-Election 4 June 2009 [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Bob Grove93747.3+4.0
Conservative Peter Landi59630.1-6.5
Liberal Democrats Louisa Latham31615.9+15.9
Labour Rebecca Scobie1336.7-13.4
Majority34117.2
Turnout 1,98241.0
Independent hold Swing +5.3
Dane Valley By-Election 3 December 2009 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sandra Hart31834.2-3.9
Liberal Democrats Bill Furness26028.0+28.0
Conservative Ingrid Spencer22223.9-19.7
Independent Wendy Allan13014.0-4.4
Majority586.2
Turnout 93017.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2015-2019

Newington by-election 21 January 2016 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Karen Constantine28837.7+1.3
UKIP Duncan Smithson22930.0-14.2
Conservative Adam Dark15620.4+0.5
Independent Alan Hodder496.4+6.4
Green Ian Driver202.6+2.6
Liberal Democrats Jordan Williams121.6+1.6
Independent Grahame Birchall101.3+1.3
Majority597.7
Turnout 764
Labour gain from UKIP Swing
Newington by-election 30 June 2016 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Roy Potts29540.2-4.0
Labour David Green28138.3+1.9
Conservative Adam Dark12517.0-2.5
Liberal Democrats Matthew Brown334.5+4.5
Majority141.9
Turnout 734
UKIP hold Swing
Northwood by-election 18 August 2016 (2 seats) [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Lynda Piper488
UKIP George Rusiecki394
Labour Helen CrittendenKaz Peet356
Labour Kaz Peet325
Conservative Charlie Leys282
Conservative Marc Rattigan246
Independent Colin Grostate136
Liberal Democrats Jordan Williams64
Liberal Democrats John Finnegan48
Party for a United ThanetGrahame Birchall44
UKIP hold Swing
UKIP hold Swing
Margate Central by-election 3 August 2017 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Venables45457.5+23.7
Conservative Reece Pugh19024.1+3.6
UKIP Liz Plewis526.6-25.2
Liberal Democrats John Finnegan334.2+4.2
No descriptionDean McCastree243.0+3.0
Green Bernard Kirkham232.9-8.6
Independent Pip Rees131.6+1.6
Majority26433.4
Turnout 79021.3
Labour gain from UKIP Swing
Thanet Villages by-election 11 January 2018 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Reece Pugh62049.3+23.4
Liberal Democrats Angie Curwen31324.9+24.9
Labour Pauline Farrance20616.4+5.9
Green Natasha Ransom665.3-6.9
Independent Sonia Smyth524.1+4.1
Majority30724.4
Turnout 1,257
Conservative hold Swing
Birchington South by-election 26 July 2018 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Linda Wright65163.0+35.4
Labour Helen Whitehead26525.7+12.5
Liberal Democrats Hannah Lloyd-Bowyer11711.3+5.7
Majority38637.4
Turnout 1,033
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

2019-2023

Cliffsend and Pegwell by-election 13 February 2020 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marc Rattigan51650.8+14.1
Green Charlotte Barton29028.5+10.4
Labour David Green10910.7-4.4
Independent Grahame Birchall1019.9-5.8
Majority22622.2
Turnout 1,016
Conservative hold Swing
Central Harbour by-election 6 May 2021 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Tricia Austin77641.1+11.3
Labour David Green63133.4-2.0
Conservative John Davis48025.4+11.9
Majority1457.7
Turnout 1,887
Green gain from Labour Swing
Dane Valley by-election 6 May 2021 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Wallin49139.4+15.7
Labour Martin Boyd46137.0+11.4
Thanet Ind. Mark Websper29423.6+11.3
Majority302.4
Turnout 1,246
Conservative gain from Thanet Ind. Swing
Newington by-election 6 May 2021 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Trevor Shonk26537.2+14.0
Labour Mary King26036.5-14.4
Green Katie Gerrard14420.2-5.6
Independent Grahame Birchall436.0+6.0
Majority50.7
Turnout 712
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Cliftonville East by-election 22 July 2021 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charlie Leys72374.5+14.8
Labour Don Challinger21121.7-1.0
Women's Equality Kanndiss Riley373.8-13.8
Majority51252.7
Turnout 971
Conservative hold Swing
Thanet Villages by-election 11 November 2021 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Abi Smith63860.0+36.8
Conservative Guy Wilson35833.7+9.0
Liberal Democrats Jeremy de Rose676.3-15.7
Majority28026.3
Turnout 1,063
Green hold Swing
Nethercourt by-election 24 March 2022 [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anne-Marie Nixey50555.5+16.8
Conservative John Davis23025.3-1.7
Thanet Ind. Claire Tilbrook17519.2+19.2
Majority27530.2
Turnout 910
Labour hold Swing

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  2. ↑ The District of Thanet (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
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