The 2019 Gravesham Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Gravesham Borough Council in Kent, England.[2] It was held on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party gained control of the council from the Conservative Party.
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All 44 seats in the Gravesham Borough Council 23 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Map of the results of the 2019 Gravesham council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Summary
editParty | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 37 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 54.5 | 40.3 | 20,540 | –4.1 | |
Conservative | 44 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 40.9 | 41.1 | 20,957 | –1.1 | |
Independent | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 2,536 | +4.7 | |
UKIP | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 4,241 | –0.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 1,754 | N/A | ||
Green | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 972 | –2.2 |
Ward results
editCentral
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Steve Thompson | 858 | 45.1 | |
Labour | Emma Louise Morley | 852 | 44.8 | |
Labour | Gurdip Bungar | 846 | 44.5 | |
Conservative | Samuel Edward Robson | 650 | 34.2 | |
Conservative | Bryan John Sweetland | 635 | 33.4 | |
Conservative | Yetunde Adeola | 548 | 28.8 | |
Green | Richard Paul Bayfield | 385 | 20.2 | |
UKIP | Linda Margaret Talbot | 266 | 14.0 | |
Turnout | 1,902 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Chalk
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Leslie Hills | 414 | 76.7 | |
Labour | Jean Ross Christie | 126 | 23.3 | |
Turnout | 540 | |||
Conservative hold |
Coldharbour
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Shane Mochrie-Cox | 515 | 56.5 | |
Labour | Christina Marie Rolles | 446 | 48.9 | |
UKIP | Emmanuel Feyisetan | 225 | 24.7 | |
Conservative | Bronwen McGarrity | 202 | 22.1 | |
Conservative | Peter Martin Hicks | 193 | 21.2 | |
Turnout | 912 | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Higham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Leslie Pearton | 559 | 45.1 | |
Independent | Harold Craske | 430 | 34.7 | |
Conservative | Helen Gabrielle Ashenden | 406 | 32.8 | |
Conservative | Samir Jassal | 326 | 26.3 | |
UKIP | Luke Knott | 212 | 17.1 | |
Labour | Alexander Edward Wallace | 202 | 16.3 | |
Turnout | 1,239 | |||
Independent hold | ||||
Independent hold |
Istead Rise
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dakota Geoffrey Ian Dibben | 610 | 60.1 | |
Conservative | Alan Michael Ridgers | 567 | 55.9 | |
UKIP | Daniel Ellis | 264 | 26.0 | |
Labour | Jenny Beardsall | 183 | 18.0 | |
Turnout | 1,015 | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Meopham North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gary John Harding | 638 | 55.0 | |
Conservative | Frank Wardle | 602 | 51.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sarah Gillian Death | 393 | 33.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Richard Death | 388 | 33.4 | |
Labour | Douglas Christie | 173 | 14.9 | |
Labour | Mary Linda Williams | 135 | 11.6 | |
Turnout | 1,161 | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Meopham South and Vigo
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret Denise Tiran | 469 | 25.9 | |
Conservative | Mohammad Ejaz Aslam | 376 | 20.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Adrian Banks | 277 | 15.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alec Coutroubis | 209 | 11.5 | |
UKIP | Alan Nightingale | 202 | 11.1 | |
Green | Ruiha Gayle Smalley | 124 | 6.8 | |
Labour | Mary Rose Pratley | 79 | 4.4 | |
Labour | Kevin Divall | 76 | 4.2 | |
Turnout | 1,812 | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Northfleet North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Scollard | 778 | 56.1 | |
Labour | Lauren Sullivan | 767 | 55.3 | |
Labour | Gurbax Singh | 758 | 54.6 | |
UKIP | Mike Dixon | 310 | 22.3 | |
Conservative | Brenda Harding | 308 | 22.2 | |
Conservative | Hayley Jane Hatch | 292 | 21.0 | |
Conservative | Teresa Sweetland | 258 | 18.6 | |
Turnout | 1,388 | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Northfleet South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Burden | 791 | 51.3 | |
Labour | Narinder-Jit Thandi | 754 | 48.9 | |
Labour | Elizabeth Anne Mulheran | 749 | 48.6 | |
UKIP | Richard Anthony Hill | 385 | 25.0 | |
Conservative | Brenda Beetham | 376 | 24.4 | |
Conservative | Lauren Ashleigh Yates | 352 | 22.8 | |
Conservative | Heather Shakespeare Frost | 350 | 22.7 | |
Turnout | 1,542 | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Painters Ash
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Emma Jayne Elliott | 648 | 43.4 | |
Conservative | Conrad Broadley | 639 | 42.8 | |
Labour | Nirmal Singh Khabra | 578 | 38.7 | |
Labour | Rob Halpin | 545 | 36.5 | |
Labour | Lindsay Susan Gordon | 520 | 34.8 | |
Conservative | Munhib Anis Syed | 480 | 32.1 | |
UKIP | William Fox | 372 | 24.9 | |
Turnout | 1,494 | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Pelham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Sangha | 1,076 | 64.8 | |
Labour | Baljit Singh Hayre | 1,062 | 63.9 | |
Labour | Jenny Wallace | 1,039 | 62.6 | |
Conservative | Stephen King | 476 | 28.7 | |
Conservative | Mary Helen Ridgers | 458 | 27.6 | |
Conservative | Eileen Tuff | 445 | 26.8 | |
Turnout | 1,661 | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Riverside
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lyn Milner | 815 | 51.5 | |
Labour | Lee Croxton | 792 | 50.0 | |
Labour | Lenny Rolles | 674 | 42.6 | |
Independent | Thomas O'Keeffe | 401 | 25.3 | |
Conservative | Ian Geoffrey Dibben | 304 | 19.2 | |
Conservative | Dalwara Singh Dhell | 286 | 18.1 | |
UKIP | Robert John Toulson | 275 | 17.4 | |
Green | Marna Eilish Gilligan | 256 | 16.2 | |
Conservative | Sumayyah Saeed Uddin Khan | 212 | 13.4 | |
Turnout | 1,583 | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Riverview
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Aaron Stephen Elliott | 640 | 50.4 | |
Conservative | Derek Ashenden | 583 | 45.9 | |
UKIP | Tina Brooker | 454 | 35.8 | |
Labour | Paul Michael Anthony Pretty | 248 | 19.5 | |
Green | Martin James Wilson | 207 | 16.3 | |
Turnout | 1,269 | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Shorne, Cobham & Luddesdown
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bob Lane | 976 | 69.7 | |
Conservative | Tony Rice | 806 | 57.6 | |
Independent | Robin Neville Theobald | 488 | 34.9 | |
Labour | Caroline Ruth Shelton | 190 | 13.6 | |
Turnout | 1,400 | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Singlewell
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Diane Marsh | 561 | 39.7 | |
Labour | Sarah Rosemary Gow | 551 | 39.0 | |
Labour | Brian Francis | 543 | 38.5 | |
Conservative | Jacob Daniel Nicholas Hatch | 542 | 38.4 | |
Labour | Peter John Rayner | 528 | 37.4 | |
Conservative | Harry Francis Shovelar | 511 | 36.2 | |
UKIP | Daniel Robert John Brooker | 357 | 25.3 | |
Turnout | 1,412 | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Westcourt
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Colin Caller | 490 | 42.0 | |
Labour | John Caller | 462 | 39.6 | |
Labour | Ruth Martin | 437 | 37.4 | |
Conservative | Richard James Clark | 381 | 32.6 | |
Conservative | Linda Manchester | 378 | 32.4 | |
Conservative | Tunde Afolabi-Brown | 320 | 27.4 | |
UKIP | Connor Ward | 299 | 25.6 | |
Independent | Ife Olu | 137 | 11.7 | |
Turnout | 1,167 | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Whitehill
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Les Hoskins | 455 | 43.0 | |
Labour | Tony Rana | 437 | 41.3 | |
Conservative | Kiran Jassal | 402 | 38.0 | |
UKIP | Brian Lacey | 280 | 26.5 | |
Turnout | 1,057 | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Woodlands
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jordan Michael David Meade | 645 | 40.9 | |
Conservative | Anthony Roy Pritchard | 627 | 39.8 | |
Conservative | Gurjit Kaur Bains | 610 | 38.7 | |
Independent | Mick Wenban | 521 | 33.1 | |
Labour | Gurvinder Singh Saluja | 465 | 29.5 | |
UKIP | David Beattie | 340 | 21.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sharan Virk | 265 | 16.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ukonu Elisha Obasi | 222 | 14.1 | |
Turnout | 1,576 | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Changes 2019–2023
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Helen Gabrielle Ashenden | 492 | 50 | ||
Labour | Lindsay Susan Gordon | 314 | 32 | ||
UKIP | Linda Margaret Talbot | 116 | 12 | ||
Green | Marna Eilish Gilligan | 60 | 6 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour |
The Westcourt by-election in October 2019 was triggered by the death of Labour councillor Ruth Martin.[21][22]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Samir Jassal | 577 | 49 | ||
Labour | Karina Mary O'Malley | 534 | 46 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ukonu Elisha Obasi | 56 | 5 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour |
The Westcourt by-election in May 2021 had been triggered by the death of Labour councillor Colin Caller. He had died in February 2020 but no by-election could be held earlier due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[23][22][24] Following this by-election Labour had 22 of the council's 44 seats, putting it under no overall control.
In February 2023, independent councillor Leslie Pearton joined the Conservatives.[25]
References
edit- ^ Andrew Teale. "Local Election Results 2019". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Borough Elections - Thursday, 2 May 2019". Gravesham Borough Council.
- ^ "Election results for Central". Gravesham Borough Council.
- ^ "Election results for Chalk". Gravesham Borough Council.
- ^ "Election results for Coldharbour". Gravesham Borough Council.
- ^ "Election results for Higham". Gravesham Borough Council.
- ^ "Election results for Istead Rise". Gravesham Borough Council.
- ^ "Election results for Meopham North". Gravesham Borough Council.
- ^ "Election results for Meopham South and Vigo". Gravesham Borough Council.
- ^ "Election results for Northfleet North". Gravesham Borough Council.
- ^ "Election results for Northfleet South". Gravesham Borough Council.
- ^ "Election results for Painters Ash". Gravesham Borough Council.
- ^ "Election results for Pelham". Gravesham Borough Council.
- ^ "Election results for Riverside". Gravesham Borough Council.
- ^ "Election results for Riverview". Gravesham Borough Council.
- ^ "Election results for Shorne, Cobham & Luddesdown". Gravesham Borough Council.
- ^ "Election results for Singlewell". Gravesham Borough Council.
- ^ "Election results for Westcourt". Gravesham Borough Council.
- ^ "Election results for Whitehill". Gravesham Borough Council.
- ^ "Election results for Woodlands". Gravesham Borough Council.
- ^ "Election results for Westcourt, 17 October 2019". Gravesham Borough Council. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ a b Teale, Andrew. "Westcourt Ward - Gravesham". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ Hunter, Chris (8 March 2020). "Tributes paid to Gravesham councillor". Kent Online. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Election results for Westcourt, 6 May 2021". Gravesham Borough Council. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ Boothroyd, David (3 February 2023). "Bristol fashion now wearing Green". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 26 September 2023.