Canterbury City Council elections

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Canterbury City Council is the local authority for the City of Canterbury. The council is elected every four years.

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Summary results

Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat UKIP Green
2023818904
2019231060
201730432

Council elections

Result maps

By-election results

1995-1999

Swalecliffe By-Election 3 April 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Thomas56435.1
Liberal Democrats 55234.4
Labour 49030.5
Majority120.7
Turnout 1,60651.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Gorrell By-Election 25 September 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 57744.1-12.1
Conservative 56743.3+11.3
Liberal Democrats 15111.5-0.4
UKIP 141.1+1.1
Majority100.8
Turnout 1,309
Labour hold Swing
Marshside By-Election 25 September 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 31349.8-13.2
Conservative 18329.1+2.0
Liberal Democrats 13321.1+13.8
Majority13020.7
Turnout 629
Labour hold Swing

1999-2003

Marshside By-Election 16 March 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Heather Lloyd32938.3+21.6
Conservative Elizabeth Taylor28933.7-0.6
Labour Alan Thomas24128.1-21.0
Majority404.6
Turnout 85944.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Herne By-Election 7 September 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nigel Oakes86737.6+5.2
Conservative Alan White79734.5+9.0
Labour David Hornsby34414.9-2.6
Green Carol Davis1878.1-3.0
UKIP John Moore1124.9+4.9
Majority703.1
Turnout 2,30726.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Barton By-Election 7 June 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Northey1,18435.4-2.3
Liberal Democrats Valerie Ainscough1,17735.2-11.6
Labour Theresa Mawson82424.6+9.0
Green Steven Dawe1634.9+4.9
Majority70.2
Turnout 3,34862.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2003-2007

North Nailbourne By-Election 22 January 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Anderson54450.9-5.3
Liberal Democrats Janet Horsley47844.7+0.9
UKIP John Moore262.4+2.4
Labour Paul Todd212.0+2.0
Majority666.2
Turnout 1,06953.0
Conservative hold Swing
Barton By-Election 7 October 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Northey82044.8+10.4
Liberal Democrats James Flanagan69738.0-4.3
Green Keith Bothwell1457.9+0.9
Labour Laurence Ward1005.5-5.1
Council Tax Payers PartyJames Cooper703.8-2.0
Majority1236.8
Turnout 1,83231.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
West Bay By-Election 5 May 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Vincent McMahan1,17737.6-13.2
Liberal Democrats Kevin Sims99231.7+13.5
Labour Brian Hunter75424.1-6.9
UKIP John Moore2056.6+6.6
Majority1855.9
Turnout 3,12867.5
Conservative hold Swing
Sturry South By-Election 29 June 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Heather Taylor47452.4-23.1
Liberal Democrats David Mummery31835.1+23.3
Labour Andrew Fenyo899.8-2.8
Independent John Moore242.6+2.6
Majority15617.3
Turnout 90541.3
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011

Barton By-Election 10 July 2008 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Steed 99351.8+9.3
Conservative Mark Evans70136.6+2.7
Green Keith Bothwell1216.3+6.3
Independent Blue Cooper1025.3-0.7
Majority29215.2
Turnout 1,91733.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2011-2015

Blean Forest By-Election 20 September 2012 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ben Fitter34244.2-7.5
Labour Carol Goldstein18523.9+23.9
Liberal Democrats Dan Smith12115.6+0.4
Green Russell Page648.3-24.8
UKIP Howard Farmer384.9+4.9
Independent John Hippisley243.1+3.1
Majority15720.3
Turnout 774
Conservative hold Swing
Seasalter By-Election 2 May 2013 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Louise Morgan78938.4-21.5
UKIP Howard Farmer70634.3+34.3
Labour Rachel Goodwin42720.8-6.7
Liberal Democrats Debra Enever934.5-8.1
TUSC Eriks Puce412.0+2.0
Majority834.0
Turnout 2,056
Conservative hold Swing
Seasalter By-Election 19 September 2013 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Mike Bull64438.5+38.5
Conservative Annette Stein52231.2-28.7
Labour Rachel Goodwin30718.3-9.2
Liberal Democrats Keith Hooker1478.8-3.8
Green Russell Page543.2+3.2
Majority1227.3
Turnout 1,674
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing
Barham Downs By-Election 14 March 2014 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Sole33737.3-3.4
Conservative Stuart Walker28531.5-11.4
UKIP Dave de Boick16418.1+18.1
Labour David Wilson788.6+8.6
Green Pat Marsh404.4-12.0
Majority525.8
Turnout 904
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2015-2019

Reculver By-Election 5 May 2016 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ann Taylor42139.3-31.7
UKIP Mick O'Brien30628.6+28.6
Labour Simon Warley25123.4-5.6
Liberal Democrats Ann Anderson938.7+8.7
Majority11510.7
Turnout 1,071
Conservative hold Swing
Westgate By-Election 8 June 2017 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Simon Warley1,76143.4+24.1
Liberal Democrats Daniel Prevett97824.1+0.7
Conservative Luke Whiddett92922.9-3.8
Green Henry Stanton3899.6-9.8
Majority78319.3
Turnout 4,057
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2019-2023

Chestfield By-Election 19 September 2019 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ben Fitter-Harding72846.0-6.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Old56235.5+18.9
Labour Morag Warren1408.8-6.9
Independent Joe Egerton845.3+5.3
Green Nicole David684.3-10.9
Majority16610.5
Turnout 1,582
Conservative hold Swing
Swalecliffe By-Election 6 May 2021 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Dance61642.6-3.7
Green Keith Bothwell52736.5+20.6
Labour Craig Potter27819.2-11.6
Independent Joe Egerton241.7+1.7
Majority896.2
Turnout 1,445
Conservative hold Swing
Westgate By-Election 6 May 2021 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pip Hazelton84239.2+5.4
Liberal Democrats Alex Lister66130.8-6.5
Conservative Jake Warman40418.8+9.2
Green Terry Thompson24211.3+2.0
Majority1818.4
Turnout 2,149
Labour hold Swing
Gorrell By-Election 18 November 2021 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Clare Turnbull1,14943.9+10.3
Labour Dane Buckman80330.7-6.0
Conservative Stephen Spencer60823.2+0.2
Workers Party Colin Gardner582.2+2.2
Majority34613.2
Turnout 2,618
Green gain from Labour Swing

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