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Winner of each seat at the 2019 Ashford Borough Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 Ashford Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Ashford Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
2019 Ashford Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
Conservative | 47 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 55.3 | 39.2 | 13,429 | –12.7 | |
Ashford Independents | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 23.4 | 19.1 | 6,544 | +13.5 | |
Labour | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14.9 | 16.0 | 5,476 | –3.9 | |
Green | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.3 | 13.2 | 4,500 | +6.7 | |
Independent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 556 | –1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 2,203 | +3.3 | |
UKIP | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 1,510 | –5.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Ashford Ind. | David Smith | 426 | 38.5 | ||
Ashford Ind. | Andy Rogers | 365 | 33.0 | ||
Labour | Matthew Harris | 253 | 22.9 | ||
Labour | Garry Harrison | 237 | 21.4 | ||
Green | Joanna Baker | 160 | 14.5 | ||
Conservative | John Seaton | 150 | 13.6 | ||
UKIP | Dave Vegas | 147 | 13.3 | ||
Conservative | Ijeoma Onweluzo | 121 | 10.9 | ||
Green | Philip Monaghan | 88 | 8.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Hein Behrens | 70 | 6.3 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,115 | 24.6 | |||
Ashford Ind. win (new seat) | |||||
Ashford Ind. win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lyn Suddards | 480 | 43.4 | ||
Labour | Alexander Ward | 437 | 39.5 | ||
UKIP | Thomas Taylor | 283 | 25.6 | ||
Conservative | Amanda Hodgkinson | 238 | 21.5 | ||
Green | Maria Pizzey | 237 | 21.4 | ||
Conservative | Rob Dobson | 183 | 16.6 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,107 | 24.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Neil Bell | 575 | 72.0 | -1.0 | |
Green | Guy Pullen | 224 | 28.0 | +1.0 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 805 | 34.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Howard | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | – | – | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Diccon Spain | 280 | 49.1 | +15.6 | |
Conservative | Simon Howard-Smith | 222 | 38.9 | -27.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Carol Wilcox | 68 | 11.9 | New | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 578 | 27.7 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Ashford Ind. | Howard Turner | 297 | 43.9 | New | |
Conservative | Shafi Khan | 203 | 30.0 | -25.8 | |
Labour | Alan Dean | 176 | 26.0 | -18.2 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 683 | 33.2 | |||
Ashford Ind. gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gerry Clarkson | 479 | 71.6 | +20.5 | |
Labour | Janet White | 190 | 28.4 | New | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 719 | 33.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ashford Ind. | Katherine Ovenden | 330 | 70.4 | ||
Conservative | Yvonne Roden | 139 | 29.6 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 474 | 31.6 | |||
Ashford Ind. win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Stephen Dehnel | 375 | 47.4 | -14.2 | |
Green | Marilyn Sansom | 186 | 23.5 | +4.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Reid | 148 | 18.7 | New | |
Labour | Carly Ruppert-Lingham | 82 | 10.4 | -8.8 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 806 | 39.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Larry Krause | 485 | 62.4 | -5.0 | |
Green | Geoffery Meaden | 220 | 28.3 | -4.3 | |
Labour | Noyo Rai | 72 | 9.3 | New | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 798 | 34.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Buchanan | 459 | 34.3 | ||
Labour | Euan Anckorn | 454 | 33.9 | ||
Conservative | Graham Galpin | 453 | 33.8 | ||
Green | Peter Morgan | 380 | 28.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Graham | 244 | 18.2 | ||
UKIP | Susannah Burden | 184 | 13.7 | ||
UKIP | Eddy Barrows | 170 | 12.7 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,345 | 29.8 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Ashford Ind. | Winston Michael | 586 | 82.8 | ||
Conservative | James Ransley | 67 | 9.5 | ||
Labour | Jane Carling | 55 | 7.8 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 711 | 38.0 | |||
Ashford Ind. win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Feacey | 331 | 55.5 | +14.0 | |
Green | Chris Squire | 148 | 24.8 | +15.1 | |
Labour | Kaprasad Chhantyal | 117 | 19.6 | +3.1 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 609 | 31.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Gerald White | 290 | 41.1 | -3.2 | |
Ashford Ind. | Barry Ball | 201 | 28.5 | -0.7 | |
Green | Emma Nash | 132 | 18.7 | +8.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Clare Hardwick | 82 | 11.6 | New | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 714 | 35.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mick Burgess | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | – | – | – | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Nathan Iliffe | 553 | 62.0 | ||
Ashford Ind. | Ian Anderson | 266 | 29.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stuart Dove | 73 | 8.2 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 895 | 50.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ashford Ind. | Tina Heyes | 360 | 69.1 | ||
Conservative | David Robey | 161 | 30.9 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 528 | 29.2 | |||
Ashford Ind. win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Bartlett | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | – | – | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jenny Webb | 205 | 34.2 | ||
Labour | Dylan Jones | 187 | 31.2 | ||
UKIP | Neil Burgess | 130 | 21.7 | ||
Green | Al Arnold | 78 | 13.0 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 602 | 30.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jo Gideon | 300 | 61.5 | ||
Labour | Kate Leavey | 97 | 19.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Theresa Dickens | 91 | 18.6 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 501 | 27.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Wedgbury | 291 | 61.1 | ||
Labour | Amy Mitchell | 103 | 21.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Grayling | 82 | 17.2 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 490 | 26.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Matthew Forest | 411 | 55.8 | ||
Conservative | Bernard Heyes | 345 | 46.8 | ||
Labour | Patric Nutton | 223 | 30.3 | ||
Green | Dave Higgins | 220 | 29.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alexander Coxall | 133 | 18.0 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 755 | 25.4 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Kate Walder | 556 | 61.2 | ||
Conservative | Mike Bennett | 352 | 38.8 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 920 | 46.8 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ashford Ind. | Heather Hayward | 366 | 59.1 | ||
Conservative | Callum Furner | 193 | 31.2 | ||
Labour | Waheed Qureshi | 60 | 9.7 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 627 | 29.2 | |||
Ashford Ind. win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Ashford Ind. | Linda Harman | 528 | 56.3 | ||
Conservative | Jane Martin | 410 | 43.7 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 943 | 46.2 | |||
Ashford Ind. gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bill Barrett | 202 | 42.3 | ||
Labour | Dhan Limbu | 134 | 28.1 | ||
Green | Claire Wallington | 92 | 19.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Mengham | 49 | 10.3 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 493 | 26.9 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | Kalysha Howard-Smith | 189 | 42.2 | ||
Labour | Sally Gathern | 168 | 37.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ken Standish | 91 | 20.3 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 470 | 23.8 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brandan Chilton | 257 | 67.1 | ||
Conservative | Brad Bradford | 70 | 18.3 | ||
Green | Thom Pizzey | 56 | 14.6 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 394 | 20.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Clokie | 535 | 72.5 | ||
Labour | David Ward | 203 | 27.5 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 777 | 40.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Callum Knowles | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | – | – | – | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Link | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | – | – | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Clair Bell | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | – | – | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dara Farrell | 484 | 38.6 | ||
Labour | Charles Suddards | 378 | 30.1 | ||
Conservative | Jeremy Adby | 290 | 23.1 | ||
Green | Jonathan Small | 278 | 22.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Charlotte Mbali | 274 | 21.9 | ||
Conservative | Matthew Bridger | 248 | 19.8 | ||
UKIP | Peter Stewart | 186 | 14.8 | ||
UKIP | Ann Taylor | 193 | 15.4 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,259 | 28.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Neil Shorter | 257 | 51.5 | ||
Green | Joe Annandale | 142 | 28.5 | ||
Labour | Malcolm Wiffen | 100 | 20.0 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 512 | 24.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Pickering | 606 | 48.6 | ||
Conservative | Jessamy Blanford | 595 | 47.7 | ||
Ashford Ind. | Sarah Dacre | 384 | 30.8 | ||
Ashford Ind. | Matthew Peach | 371 | 29.7 | ||
Green | Hannah Laws | 250 | 20.0 | ||
Labour | Katie Homewood | 72 | 5.8 | ||
Labour | Vivien Wheatley | 62 | 5.0 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,266 | 38.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ken Mulholland | 439 | 47.6 | ||
Green | Hilary Jones | 266 | 28.9 | ||
UKIP | Gary Hanson | 217 | 23.5 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 931 | 47.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ashford Ind. | David Ledger | 941 | 58.4 | ||
Ashford Ind. | George Sparks | 818 | 50.8 | ||
Conservative | Aline Hicks | 715 | 44.4 | ||
Conservative | Charles Dehnel | 567 | 35.2 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,638 | 38.9 | |||
Ashford Ind. gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Ashford Ind. gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Steven Campkin | 714 | 44.6 | |
Green | Liz Wright | 629 | 39.3 | |
Conservative | Belinda Naiken-Payne | 433 | 27.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Matthew Baker | 426 | 26.6 | |
Conservative | Carole White | 401 | 25.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Adrian Gee-Turner | 301 | 18.8 | |
Labour | Elizampeth Mylonogianni | 175 | 10.9 | |
Majority | ||||
Turnout | 1,638 | 35.8 | ||
Green gain from Liberal Democrats | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Ashford Ind. | Noel Ovenden | 671 | 81.2 | ||
Conservative | Aidan Wedgbury | 84 | 10.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Browne | 71 | 8.6 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 831 | 43.6 | |||
Ashford Ind. win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Charles Dehnel | 229 | 37.4 | –10.0 | |
Green | Geoff Meaden | 190 | 31.0 | +7.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Adrian Gee-Turner | 70 | 11.4 | –7.3 | |
Ashford Ind. | Rachael Carley | 67 | 10.9 | N/A | |
UKIP | Philip Meads | 22 | 3.6 | N/A | |
Labour | Carly Ruppert Lingham | 17 | 2.8 | –7.6 | |
Independent | Sarah Williams | 17 | 2.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 39 | 6.4 | |||
Turnout | 645 | 31.5 | |||
Registered electors | 2,046 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 8.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Ashford Ind. | Trish Cornish | 247 | 60.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | Aline Hicks | 115 | 28.0 | –33.5 | |
Labour | Garry Harrison | 29 | 7.1 | –12.8 | |
Green | Thom Pizzey | 11 | 2.7 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Samuel Strolz | 8 | 2.0 | –16.6 | |
Majority | 132 | 32.2 | |||
Turnout | 410 | 22.1 | |||
Registered electors | 1,859 | ||||
Ashford Ind. gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Trevor Brooks | 468 | 42.2 | +23.0 | |
Labour | Dylan Jones | 402 | 36.2 | -2.6 | |
Independent | Garry Harrison | 105 | 9.5 | N/A | |
Green | Thom Pizzey | 70 | 6.3 | -12.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Stamp | 64 | 5.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 66 | 6.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,109 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 12.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Geoff Meaden | 273 | 51.8 | +28.3 | |
Conservative | Sarah Williams | 239 | 45.4 | -2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Carol Wilcox | 15 | 2.8 | -15.9 | |
Majority | 34 | 6.6 | |||
Turnout | 527 | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing | 15.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Dawnie Nilsson | 191 | 40.0 | +21.2 | |
Conservative | James Ransley | 163 | 34.1 | -7.0 | |
Ashford Ind. | Barry Ball | 101 | 21.1 | -7.4 | |
Labour | Terry Pavlou | 23 | 4.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 28 | 5.9 | |||
Turnout | 478 | 23.6 | |||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing | 14.1 | |||
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