The 2019 Dover District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Dover District Council in Kent, England. It was held on the same day as other local elections. It was the first election to be held after boundary changes reduced the number of seats from 45 to 32.[2] The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.[3]
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Summary
editElection result
edit2019 Dover District Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
Conservative | 31 | 19 | N/A | N/A | 6 | 59.4 | 43.7 | 21,584 | +1.2 | |
Labour | 29 | 12 | N/A | N/A | 5 | 37.5 | 29.0 | 14,345 | –3.9 | |
Independent | 6 | 1 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 2,755 | +5.1 | |
Green | 13 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 11.5 | 5,673 | +10.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 12 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 8.0 | 3,944 | +2.2 | ||
Our Nation | 4 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 1.5 | 721 | N/A | ||
Renew | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 0.8 | 389 | N/A |
Ward results
editAlkham and Capel-le-Ferne
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Rose | 455 | 52.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Aston Mannerings | 317 | 36.3 | ||
Labour | Susan Carlyle | 101 | 11.6 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 896 | 33.7 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Aylesham, Eythorne and Shepherdswell
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Linda Keen | 997 | 39.9 | ||
Labour | Charles Woodgate | 915 | 36.6 | ||
Independent | Peter Walker | 914 | 36.6 | ||
Conservative | Marjorie Ovenden | 908 | 36.3 | ||
Labour | Gordon Cowan | 872 | 34.9 | ||
Conservative | Martin Bates | 786 | 31.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Annabel Stogdon | 450 | 18.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,531 | 31.1 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Buckland
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kevin Mills | 504 | 41.1 | ||
Labour | Charlotte Zosseder | 463 | 37.8 | ||
Conservative | John Morgan | 387 | 31.6 | ||
Conservative | Brian Rowland | 334 | 27.3 | ||
Our Nation | Graham Lane | 297 | 24.2 | ||
Independent | Neil Rix | 229 | 18.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,249 | 23.2 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Dover Downs and River
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Beaney | 902 | 50.0 | ||
Conservative | Mark Rose | 850 | 47.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Penelope James | 490 | 27.2 | ||
Labour | Lesley Stephenson | 476 | 26.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Green | 411 | 22.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,869 | 35.1 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Eastry Rural
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nicholas Kenton | 800 | 47.5 | ||
Conservative | Stephen Manion | 764 | 45.4 | ||
Green | Simon Phillips | 759 | 45.1 | ||
Labour | Angela Ray | 519 | 30.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,712 | 34.9 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Guston, Kingsdown and St. Margaret's-at-Cliffe
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Keith Morris | 1,159 | 52.1 | ||
Conservative | Oliver Richardson | 938 | 42.1 | ||
Green | Nicolas Shread | 531 | 23.9 | ||
Labour | Margaret Cosin | 431 | 19.4 | ||
Renew | Stephen Wisbey | 389 | 17.5 | ||
Labour | Jeffrey Loffman | 340 | 15.3 | ||
Independent | Peter Powell | 211 | 9.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,248 | 39.1 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Little Stour and Ashstone
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Trevor Bartlett | 1,207 | 57.9 | ||
Conservative | Michael Conolly | 1,123 | 53.9 | ||
Green | Fiona Mason | 548 | 26.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Luke Lyden | 331 | 15.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Nigel Whitburn | 323 | 15.5 | ||
Labour | Anthony Pollitt | 284 | 13.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,123 | 37.5 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Maxton and Elms Vale
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roger Walkden | 373 | 44.7 | ||
Labour | Ann Napier | 339 | 40.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Caroline Howden | 122 | 14.6 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 861 | 29.1 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Middle Deal
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Trevor Bond | 660 | 39.2 | ||
Labour | David Cronk | 620 | 36.9 | ||
Conservative | David Hawkes | 553 | 32.9 | ||
Labour | Eileen Rowbotham | 536 | 31.9 | ||
Green | Anne Farrington | 414 | 24.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Bernadette Gosling | 181 | 10.8 | ||
Our Nation | Stephen Connor | 157 | 9.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,707 | 30.5 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Mill Hill
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joseph Burman | 709 | 40.1 | ||
Labour | Helen Williams | 664 | 37.5 | ||
Conservative | Derek Bond | 530 | 30.0 | ||
Green | Michael Eddy | 509 | 28.8 | ||
Conservative | Keith Lee | 466 | 26.3 | ||
Green | Christine Oliver | 446 | 25.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,816 | 30.1 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
North Deal
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Susan Beer | 891 | 42.4 | ||
Conservative | Peter Jull | 825 | 39.2 | ||
Conservative | Daniel Friend | 802 | 38.2 | ||
Labour | William Gardner | 790 | 37.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Linda Hook | 490 | 23.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,178 | 37.2 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Sandwich
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Michael Holloway | 883 | 42.8 | ||
Conservative | Susan Chandler | 872 | 42.3 | ||
Independent | Paul Carter | 639 | 31.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Anne Fox | 371 | 18.0 | ||
Labour | Benet Bano | 351 | 17.0 | ||
Green | Peter Cutler | 328 | 15.9 | ||
Labour | David Wood | 314 | 15.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,086 | 40.3 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
St. Radigund's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Susan Jones | 425 | 42.8 | ||
Labour | John Haste | 319 | 32.2 | ||
Green | Jacqueline Garnett | 273 | 27.5 | ||
Conservative | Andy Calder | 271 | 27.3 | ||
Conservative | Callum Warriner | 242 | 24.4 | ||
Our Nation | Amanda Heafey | 157 | 15.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,014 | 22.4 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Tower Hamlets
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Pamela Brivio | 307 | 47.2 | +13.9 | |
Conservative | Ann Jenner | 133 | 20.5 | −2.4 | |
Our Nation | Ben Glayzer | 110 | 16.9 | New | |
Green | Brian Murphy | 100 | 15.4 | +4.3 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 667 | 23.9 | |||
Labour Co-op win (new seat) |
Town and Castle
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Hannent | 458 | 30.3 | ||
Labour | Edward Biggs | 425 | 28.1 | ||
Conservative | Richard Jeacock | 407 | 26.9 | ||
Independent | Graham Wanstall | 395 | 26.1 | ||
Independent | Christopher Precious | 367 | 24.3 | ||
Labour | Miriam Wood | 347 | 22.9 | ||
Green | Rebecca Sawbridge | 312 | 20.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,548 | 26.9 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Walmer
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Christopher Vinson | 1,062 | 46.2 | ||
Conservative | Derek Murphy | 956 | 41.5 | ||
Green | John Lonsdale | 621 | 27.0 | ||
Green | Daniel Symons | 604 | 26.2 | ||
Labour | Ruth Harris-Small | 444 | 19.3 | ||
Labour | Hilary Preidel | 408 | 17.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | James Caple | 234 | 10.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,349 | 40.4 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Whitfield
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Back | 775 | 56.4 | ||
Conservative | Nigel Collor | 703 | 51.2 | ||
Labour | Lee Kettlewell | 298 | 21.7 | ||
Labour | Roland Zosseder | 256 | 18.6 | ||
Green | Sarah Waite Gleave | 228 | 16.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Richard Beal | 224 | 16.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,402 | 29.4 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
By-elections
editGuston, Kingsdown and St Margaret's-at-Cliffe
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Martin Bates | 2,523 | 59.1 | +16.5 | |
Labour | Eileen Rowbotham | 902 | 21.1 | +5.3 | |
Green | Sarah Waite-Gleave | 461 | 10.8 | –8.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roben Franklin | 382 | 9.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,621 | 38.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,291 | 72.2 | |||
Registered electors | 5,944 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 5.6 |
Mill Hill
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Hawkes | 716 | 40.3 | +10.3 | |
Labour | Jeffrey Loffman | 608 | 34.2 | −5.9 | |
Green | Mike Eddy | 292 | 16.4 | −12.4 | |
Independent | Chris Tough | 103 | 5.8 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Rick Blackwell | 59 | 3.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 108 | 6.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,778 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Alkham & Capel-Le-Ferne
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Martin Hibbert | 315 | 48.7 | −3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roben Franklin | 173 | 26.7 | −9.6 | |
Labour | Gordon Cowan | 101 | 15.6 | +4.0 | |
Green | Nick Shread | 58 | 9.0 | New | |
Majority | 142 | 22.0 | |||
Turnout | 651 | 24.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 3.1 |
Sandwich
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Daniel Friend | 721 | 51.6 | +8.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anne Fox | 676 | 48.4 | +30.4 | |
Majority | 45 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,407 | 27.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "Declaration of Result of Poll Dover District Council" (PDF). Dover District Council. 2 May 2019.
- ^ "The Dover (Electoral Changes) Order 2019". legislation.gov.uk. 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Dover District Council". BBC News. 2 May 2019.