2021 Kent County Council election

2021 Kent County Council election
2 May 2021 (2021-05-02)
All 81 seats to Kent County Council
41 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election 67 seats 5 seats 7 seats
Seats won 62 7 6
Seat change 5 2 1
Popular vote 217,904 90,920 49,448
Percentage 49.1% 20.5% 11.1%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Green Swale Ind. Residents
Last election 1 seat N/A 1 seat
Seats won 4 1 1
Seat change 3 1
Popular vote 61,355 7,109 2,155
Percentage 13.8% 1.6% 0.5%
Winner of each seat at the 2021 Kent County Council election
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

Elections to Kent County Council were held on 6 May 2021, alongside other local elections.[1]

81 councillors were elected from 71 electoral divisions.

Summary

Election result

2021 Kent County Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 81 62 4 9 5 76.3 49.1 217,904
  Labour 78 7 4 2 2 8.8 20.5 90,920
  Liberal Democrats 65 6 2 3 1 7.5 11.1 49,448
  Green 65 4 4 1 3 5.0 13.8 61,355
  Swale Ind. 4 1 1 0 1 1.3 1.6 7,109
  Residents 2 1 0 0 1.3 0.5 2,155
  Independent 23 0 0 0 0.0 1.9 8,238
  Thanet Independents 2 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 1,861
  Reform UK 11 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 1,561
  Alliance 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 1,337
  UKIP 5 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 927
  Foundation 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 561
  Workers Party 2 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 331
  Socialist (GB) 2 0 0 0 0.0 <0.1 144
  TUSC 1 0 0 0 0.0 <0.1 91
  Women's Equality 1 0 0 0 0.0 <0.1 78
  SDP 1 0 0 0 0.0 <0.1 23

Results by district

Ashford

District summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 6 1 16,859 57.3 +2.2
Green 1 1 4,899 16.7 +10.9
Labour 0 1 5,140 17.5 +3.4
Liberal Democrat 0 1 2,240 7.6 –7.9
Independent 0 285 1.0 N/A

District results

Ashford Central[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Bartlett 2,144 55.8 –2.7
Labour Kate Leavey 920 24.0 +5.6
Green Liz Wright 535 13.9 +8.2
Liberal Democrats Valerie Mbali 242 6.3 –4.3
Majority 1,224 31.8 –8.3
Turnout 3,874 28.4 +1.4
Registered electors 13,635
Conservative hold Swing 4.2
Ashford East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Steve Campkin 1,854 44.5 +39.0
Conservative Graham Galpin 1,428 34.3 +6.2
Labour Sojan Joseph 596 14.3 –1.1
Independent Garry Harrison 149 3.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Samuel Strolz 136 3.3 –37.9
Majority 426 10.2 N/A
Turnout 4,181 31.2 +0.2
Registered electors 13,397
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing 16.4
Ashford Rural East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Clair Bell 2,878 57.3 –2.9
Green Geoffery Meaden 858 17.1 +9.1
Liberal Democrats Caroline Knight 656 13.1 –2.7
Labour Alan Dean 627 12.5 +2.6
Majority 2,020 40.2 –3.8
Turnout 5,069 36.9 +1.9
Registered electors 13,720
Conservative hold Swing 6.0
Ashford Rural South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Robey 2,420 61.2 –1.0
Labour Mark Silvester 560 14.2 +0.7
Green Dawn Nilsson 463 11.7 +7.5
Liberal Democrats Theresa Dickens 376 9.5 –2.3
Independent Jason Smith 136 3.4 N/A
Majority 1,860 47.0 –1.0
Turnout 3,984 28.4 –0.6
Registered electors 14,005
Conservative hold Swing 0.9
Ashford Rural West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charlie Simkins 3,098 64.8 +2.0
Green Hilary Jones 632 13.2 +6.8
Labour Norma Smyth 612 12.8 +2.9
Liberal Democrats Adrian Gee-Turner 391 8.2 –4.9
Libertarian Andrew Lewin 51 1.1 N/A
Majority 2,466 51.6 +1.6
Turnout 4,809 32.6 +1.6
Registered electors 14,758
Conservative hold Swing 2.4
Ashford South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dirk Ross 1,407 43.7 +13.3
Labour Dara Farrell 1,319 41.0 +8.8
Green Thom Pizzey 263 8.2 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Hein Behrens 232 7.2 –2.6
Majority 88 2.7 N/A
Turnout 3,252 23.8 +0.8
Registered electors 13,687
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 2.3
Tenterden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Hill, OBE 3,484 69.4 –1.6
Green Guy Pullen 663 13.2 +7.6
Labour Emma MacLennan 506 10.1 +3.8
Liberal Democrats Chris Grayling 366 7.3 –2.2
Majority 2,821 56.2 –5.8
Turnout 5,058 35.6 –0.4
Registered electors 14,195
Conservative hold Swing 4.6

Canterbury

District summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 5 2 17,221 43.8 –1.4
Labour 2 2 11,348 28.8 +7.5
Liberal Democrat 1 6,188 15.7 –4.8
Green 0 4,327 11.0 +5.3
Independent 0 263 0.7 N/A

District results

Canterbury City North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Alister Brady 1,951 43.3 +17.7
Conservative Naziyat Khan 1,077 23.9 –11.7
Liberal Democrats Alex Lister 997 22.1 –2.2
Green Henry Stanton 477 10.6 +0.3
Majority 874 19.4 N/A
Turnout 4,548 37.7 +0.7
Registered electors 12,049
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing 14.7
Canterbury City South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Mel Dawkins 2,095 41.0 +17.0
Conservative Sergiu Barna 1,374 26.9 +3.2
Liberal Democrats Ida Linfield 1,109 21.7 –19.5
Green Patricia Marsh 527 10.3 +3.4
Majority 721 14.1 N/A
Turnout 5,159 36.9 +3.9
Registered electors 13,971
Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats Swing 6.9
Canterbury North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Thomas 2,402 53.2 –2.8
Labour Paul Prentice 1,002 22.2 +5.3
Liberal Democrats Alex Ricketts 602 13.3 –1.2
Green Anna Peckham 509 11.3 +4.4
Majority 1,400 31.0 –8.0
Turnout 4,555 38.9 +5.9
Registered electors 11,718
Conservative hold Swing 4.1
Canterbury South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Sole 2,457 45.6 +9.0
Conservative Michael Northey 1,966 36.5 –7.6
Labour Connie Nolan 961 17.8 +4.4
Majority 491 9.1 N/A
Turnout 5,424 43.3 +3.3
Registered electors 12,521
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 8.3
Herne Bay East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dan Watkins 2,366 54.2 –0.6
Labour Simon Warley 936 21.5 +1.1
Green Brian Shelley 635 14.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats John Bowley 249 5.7 –5.9
Independent Graeme Sergeant 177 4.1 N/A
Majority 1,430 32.7 –2.3
Turnout 4,363 30.4 –0.6
Registered electors 14,330
Conservative hold Swing 0.9
Herne Village and Sturry
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Marsh 2,911 60.3 +0.2
Labour Jean Butcher 1,015 21.0 +3.5
Green Andy Harvey 640 13.3 +9.0
Liberal Democrats Gwilym Maltby 259 5.4 –3.8
Majority 1,896 39.3 –2.7
Turnout 4,848 30.4 +1.4
Registered electors 15,936
Conservative hold Swing 1.7
Whitstable East and Herne Bay West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Neil Baker 2,703 53.9 +5.6
Labour Dan Allen 1,162 23.2 +5.9
Green Keith Bothwell 804 16.0 +11.9
Liberal Democrats James Flanagan 342 6.8 –8.6
Majority 1,541 30.7 –0.3
Turnout 5,051 35.9 +3.9
Registered electors 14,080
Conservative hold Swing 0.2
Whitstable West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Dance 2,422 42.9 +0.9
Labour Naomi Smith 2,236 39.6 +6.8
Green Nicole David 735 13.0 +6.1
Liberal Democrats Yvonne Hawkins 173 3.1 –7.4
Independent Joseph Egerton 86 1.5 N/A
Majority 186 3.3 –5.7
Turnout 5,700 38.9 +2.9
Registered electors 14,640
Conservative hold Swing 3.0

Dartford

District summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 4 1 12,211 52.9 –0.7
Labour 1 1 7,101 30.8 +4.9
Residents 1 2,155 9.3 +4.4
Green 0 1,157 5.0 +4.3
Reform UK 0 460 2.0 N/A

District results

Dartford East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Penny Cole 1,729 49.7 –11.9
Labour Claire Pearce 1,015 29.2 +6.8
Residents Katie Lynch 734 21.1 N/A
Majority 714 20.5 –19.5
Turnout 3,514 26.7 +3.7
Registered electors 13,161
Conservative hold Swing 9.4
Dartford North East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kelly Jane Grehan 1,872 43.5 +3.4
Conservative Peter Whapshott 1,763 41.0 –1.4
Green Laura Edie 559 13.0 +8.7
Reform UK Barry Taylor 106 2.5 N/A
Majority 109 2.5 N/A
Turnout 4,352 27.7 –0.3
Registered electors 15,685
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 2.4
Dartford Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeremy Kite 3,172 74.1 +4.0
Labour Joshua Grills 694 16.2 +0.4
Green Mark Lindop 284 6.6 N/A
Reform UK Howard Bostridge 133 3.1 N/A
Majority 2,478 57.9 +3.9
Turnout 4,307 33.8 +0.8
Registered electors 12,733
Conservative hold Swing 1.8
Dartford West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jan Ozog 2,649 60.5 +11.4
Labour Co-op Lucy Robinson 1,565 35.7 +3.6
Reform UK Gary Rogers 166 3.8 N/A
Majority 1,084 24.8 +7.8
Turnout 4,429 31.3 +0.3
Registered electors 14,166
Conservative hold Swing 3.9
Swanscombe and Greenhithe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Peter Harman 1,421 40.4 –2.1
Labour Co-op Sacha Gosine 1,130 32.1 +7.4
Conservative Danny Nicklen 911 25.9 +1.2
Reform UK David Martin-Garcia 55 1.6 N/A
Majority 291 8.3 –9.7
Turnout 3,548 27.5 +3.5
Registered electors 12,884
Residents hold Swing 4.8
Wilmington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ann Allen 2,987 72.4 +9.4
Labour Maria Perry 825 20.0 –0.3
Green Deborah Edge 314 7.6 N/A
Majority 1,162 52.4 +9.4
Turnout 4,161 31.3 +0.3
Registered electors 13,292
Conservative hold Swing 4.9

Dover

District summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 7 20,540 50.6 +1.8
Labour 0 11,834 29.1 –1.3
Green 0 4,216 10.4 +6.4
Liberal Democrats 0 2,084 5.1 –1.8
Independent 0 1,609 4.0 +3.6
Workers Party 0 331 0.8 N/A

District results

Deal and Walmer (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Trevor Bond 3,964 49.6 +1.1
Conservative Derek Murphy 3,693 46.2 +2.9
Labour Eileen Rowbotham 2,793 35.0 +0.1
Labour Edward Biggs 2,407 30.1 –3.5
Green Mike Eddy 1,604 20.1 +14.1
Liberal Democrats Penelope James 462 5.8 –3.7
Liberal Democrats John Gosling 377 4.7 –2.7
Independent Chris Tough 341 4.3 +2.1
Independent Bobby Falaise 269 3.4 N/A
Workers Party Christopher Tasker 70 0/9 N/A
Turnout 8,445 35.0 ±0.0
Registered electors 24,123
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Dover North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Manion 2,138 51.8 –1.9
Labour Charles Woodgate 1,076 26.1 –4.3
Green Sarah Waite-Gleave 747 18.1 +10.0
Liberal Democrats Annabel Stogdon 168 4.1 N/A
Majority 1,062 25.7 +1.7
Turnout 4,166 33.7 –0.3
Registered electors 12,358
Conservative hold Swing 1.2
Dover Town (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Collor 2,987 43.7 +8.2
Conservative Oliver Richardson 2,287 39.7 –1.7
Labour Dom Howden 1,935 33.6 –4.0
Labour Charlotte Zosseder 1,867 30.7 +1.7
Green Beccy Sawbridge 924 16.1 +9.3
Independent Graham Wanstall 583 10.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Roben Franklin 367 6.4 +0.3
Liberal Democrats Luke Lyden 298 5.2 –0.4
Workers Party David Kerr 261 4.5 N/A
Turnout 6,197 24.6 –2.4
Registered electors 25,144
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Dover West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Beaney 2,663 62.0 +1.2
Labour Co-op Pamela Brivio 1,007 23.4 +5.4
Green Nicolas Shread 433 10.1 +5.8
Liberal Democrats Rick Blackwell 193 4.5 –2.5
Majority 1,656 38.6 –4.4
Turnout 4,329 33.6 –0.4
Registered electors 12,898
Conservative hold Swing 2.1
Sandwich
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sue Chandler 2,808 59.7 –1.6
Labour Barney Sadler 749 15.9 –1.9
Green Abigail Stroud 508 10.8 +5.4
Independent Paul Carter 416 8.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Vernon Recas 219 4.7 –4.7
Majority 2,059 43.8 +0.8
Turnout 4,743 35.0 –1.0
Registered electors 13,568
Conservative hold Swing 0.2

Folkestone and Hythe

District summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 5 12,920 47.1 +4.4
Labour 1 1 5,465 19.9 +8.0
Green 0 1 3,935 14.3 –0.6
Liberal Democrats 0 3,024 11.0 –1.8
Foundation 0 561 2.0 N/A
UKIP 0 498 1.8 –11.1
Independent 0 485 1.8 –2.6
Reform UK 0 309 1.1 N/A
Socialist (GB) 0 144 0.5 +0.3
TUSC 0 81 0.3 N/A

District results

Cheriton, Sandgate and Hythe East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rory Love 2,143 41.6 −0.6
Liberal Democrats Tim Prater 2,122 41.2 +17.6
Labour Paul Bingham 792 15.4 −1.2
TUSC Eric Segal 91 1.8 N/A
Majority 21 0.4
Turnout 5,148 34.6
Conservative hold Swing 9.1
Elham Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Carey 1,809 50.1 −4.2
Green Douglas Wade 1,335 37.0 +24.6
Labour Robin Potter 247 6.8 −3.4
Independent Andrew Russell 221 6.1 N/A
Majority 474 13.1 27.9
Turnout 3,620 25.5
Conservative hold Swing

The election in Elham Valley was deferred to 17 June 2021 due to the death of a candidate after the close of nominations.

Folkestone East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jackie Meade 1,324 38.2 +12.5
Conservative Dick Pascoe 1,132 32.7 −3.0
Foundation Mary Lawes 561 16.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Harry Scott-Sansom 361 10.4 −6.4
Socialist (GB) Max Hess 89 2.6 +1.1
Majority 192 5.5
Turnout 3,467 25.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 7.8
Folkestone West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dylan Jeffrey 2,105 43.1 −1.1
Labour Laura Davison 1,792 36.7 +16.4
Liberal Democrats Alison Pemberton 541 11.1 −1.5
Independent Diane Priestley 264 5.4 N/A
Reform UK David Smith 127 2.6 N/A
Socialist (GB) Andy Thomas 55 1.1 +0.5
Majority 313 6.4
Turnout 4,884 33.2
Conservative hold Swing 8.8
Hythe West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andy Weatherhead 2,592 49.1 +11.2
Green Georgina Treloar 1,997 37.8 −3.6
Labour Anthony Goode 499 9.5 +3.2
UKIP Len Laws 189 3.6 −5.5
Majority 595 11.3
Turnout 5,277 39.9
Conservative gain from Green Swing 7.4
Romney Marsh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Hills 3,139 62.2 +20.1
Labour Tony Cooper 811 16.1 +9.2
Green Malcolm Watkinson 603 12.0 +7.9
UKIP Ian Meyers 309 6.1 −14.3
Reform UK Eric Elliott 182 3.6 N/A
Majority 2,328 46.1
Turnout 5,044 33.3
Conservative hold Swing 5.5

Gravesham

District summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 4 1 18,793 51.2 +4.3
Labour 1 1 14,006 38.1 +1.6
Liberal Democrats 0 2,033 5.5 +0.6
Green 0 1,895 5.2 +1.8

District results

Gravesend East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jordan Meade 4,272 53.8 +4.6
Conservative Alan Ridgers* 3,813 48.1 +3.9
Labour Emma Morley 3,335 42.0 +5.1
Labour Tony Rana 2,993 37.7 +1.5
Green Martin Wilson 687 8.7 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Ukonu Obasi 391 4.9 –0.1
Liberal Democrats Kieran Wright 376 4.7 +1.2
Turnout 8,640 27.7 +1.7
Registered electors 31,140
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Gravesham Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bryan Sweetland 3,696 67.1 –4.4
Labour Daniel Baber 814 14.8 +1.5
Liberal Democrats Robin Banks 625 11.3 +3.4
Green Susan Hodge 375 6.8 N/A
Majority 2,881 52.3 –5.7
Turnout 5,559 35.8 –0.2
Registered electors 15,511
Conservative hold Swing 3.0
Northfleet and Gravesend West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Conrad Broadley 3,609 47.0 +6.7
Labour Lauren Sullivan* 3,461 45.1 +2.0
Labour John Burden 3,403 44.3 –0.7
Conservative Gary Harding 3,403 44.3 +6.9
Green Richard Bayfield 833 10.9 +6.5
Liberal Democrats Sharan Virk 641 8.4 +3.8
Turnout 8,472 28.2 –1.8
Registered electors 30,093
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold

Maidstone

District summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 7 1 24,293 48.1 +0.2
Liberal Democrats 2 1 10,150 20.1 –11.1
Labour 0 7,570 15.0 +6.1
Green 0 6,340 12.6 +7.8
Independent 0 1,903 3.8 +3.5
Reform UK 0 250 0.5 N/A

District results

Maidstone Central (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Cannon 3,484 40.5 +2.8
Liberal Democrats Dan Daley 2,880 33.5 –15.2
Conservative John Perry 2,562 29.8 –1.1
Liberal Democrats Chris Passmore 2,207 25.7 –17.5
Labour Patrick Coates 1,817 21.1 +3.0
Labour Paul Harper 1,748 20.3 N/A
Green Donna Greenan 1,389 16.2 +9.7
Green Stuart Jeffery 1,098 12.8 +6.7
Majority 318 4 N/A
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats hold
Maidstone North East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Chittenden 1,793 39.2 –11.1
Conservative Scott Hahnefeld 1,678 36.7 +4.9
Labour John Randall 584 12.8 +5.3
Green Kimberley Milham 517 11.3 +8.0
Majority 115 2.5 –15.5
Turnout 4,654 32.8 +0.8
Registered electors 14,196
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 8.0
Maidstone Rural East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Shellina Prendergast 3,884 65.3 –4.2
Green Susan Parr 1,073 18.0 +14.0
Labour Marlyn Randall 515 8.7 +0.8
Liberal Democrats Hannah Perkin 332 5.6 –3.5
Reform UK Twiz Stripp 144 2.4 N/A
Majority 2,811 47.3 –13.7
Turnout 6,007 40.0 +4.0
Registered electors 15,010
Conservative hold Swing 9.1
Maidstone Rural North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Carter 3,441 67.2 +1.3
Labour Jo Burns 721 14.1 +4.6
Green Ian McDonald 574 11.2 +6.9
Liberal Democrats Sam Burrows 387 7.6 –3.9
Majority 2,720 53.1 –1.9
Turnout 5,175 36.6 +3.6
Registered electors 14,116
Conservative hold Swing 1.7
Maidstone Rural South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lottie Parfitt-Reid 2,495 45.7 –22.4
Independent Eric Hotson 1,711 31.4 N/A
Green Steven Cheeseman 659 12.1 +3.8
Labour Bob Millar 483 8.9 –0.4
Reform UK Justin Randall 106 1.9 N/A
Majority 784 14.3 –39.7
Turnout 5,492 39.2 +5.2
Registered electors 13,998
Conservative hold
Maidstone Rural West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Webb 2,985 60.0 +11.2
Liberal Democrats Ashleigh Kimmance 740 14.9 –20.7
Green Mike Summersgill 738 14.8 +11.9
Labour Richard Coates 509 10.2 +4.8
Majority 2,245 45.1 +32.1
Turnout 5,125 39.2 +0.2
Registered electors 13,088
Conservative hold Swing 16.0
Maidstone South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Cooper 1,770 42.4 +0.3
Liberal Democrats Brian Clark 1,460 35.0 –0.1
Labour Kim Roberts 461 11.0 +2.7
Green Stephen Muggeridge 292 7.0 +4.7
Independent Gary Butler 104 2.5 +1.5
Independent Yolande Kenward 88 2.1 +0.3
Majority 310 7.4 +0.4
Turnout 4,206 30.2 –2.8
Registered electors 13,946
Conservative hold Swing 0.2
Maidstone South East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gary Cooke 1,994 64.8 +13.0
Labour Dan Wilkinson 732 23.8 +6.6
Liberal Democrats David Naghi 351 11.4 +2.9
Majority 1,262 41.0 +8.0
Turnout 3,134 23.6 –0.4
Registered electors 13,282
Conservative hold Swing 6.4

Sevenoaks

District summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 5 1 17,662 56.3 –6.8
Liberal Democrats 1 1 5,468 17.4 +1.6
Green 0 4,318 13.8 +8.0
Labour 0 3,105 9.9 –1.2
Independent 0 837 2.7 +2.4

District results

Sevenoaks North and Darent Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Gough 3,491 64.3 –0.1
Green Michael Barker 691 12.7 +3.6
Labour David Griffiths 625 11.5 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Tristan Ward 619 11.4 +2.1
Majority 2,800 51.6 –2.4
Turnout 5,477 34.0 +2.0
Registered electors 16,091
Conservative hold Swing 1.9
Sevenoaks Rural North East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Brazier 2,887 59.0 –18.6
Green Laura Manston 1,632 33.4 +23.4
Labour Ian Rashbrook 372 7.6 –4.8
Majority 1,255 25.6 –40.4
Turnout 4,929 34.3 +4.3
Registered electors 14,376
Conservative hold Swing 21.0
Sevenoaks Rural South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margot McArthur 2,845 61.4 –2.0
Green Hill Harris 638 13.8 +7.3
Liberal Democrats Flora Nedelcu 599 12.9 –7.4
Labour Neil Proudfoot 549 11.9 +3.7
Majority 2,207 47.6 +4.6
Turnout 4,679 34.2 +0.2
Registered electors 13,681
Conservative hold Swing 4.7
Sevenoaks Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Streatfeild 2,919 45.3 +5.7
Conservative Margaret Crabtree 2,740 42.5 –5.5
Green Paul Wharton 497 7.7 N/A
Labour Jackie Griffiths 293 4.5 –2.2
Majority 179 2.8 N/A
Turnout 6,407 41.9 +6.9
Registered electors 15,303
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 5.1
Sevenoaks West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Chard 3,224 58.6 –4.8
Liberal Democrats Tom Mackay 1,135 20.6 +5.5
Green Richard Cobbold 653 11.9 +5.7
Labour Helen Fiorini 493 9.0 ±0.0
Majority 2,089 38.0 –10.0
Turnout 5,560 35.8 +3.8
Registered electors 15,534
Conservative hold Swing 5.2
Swanley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Perry Cole 2,475 55.1 –9.7
Independent Tony Searles 837 18.6 N/A
Labour Karimah Kelly 773 17.2 –6.6
Green Philip Levy 207 4.6 +1.4
Liberal Democrats Jon Alexander 196 4.4 –1.3
Majority 1,638 36.5 –4.5
Turnout 4,512 28.4 +3.4
Registered electors 15,912
Conservative hold

Swale

District summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 4 2 18,424 46.4 +2.9
Swale Ind. 1 1 7,109 17.9 N/A
Green 1 1 4,944 12.5 +8.7
Liberal Democrats 1 3,686 9.3 –1.6
Labour 0 4,831 12.2 –9.3
Independent 0 442 1.1 –0.8
Reform UK 0 252 0.6 N/A

District results

Faversham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Antony Hook 2,775 44.6 +1.5
Conservative Andy Culham 1,907 30.6 –4.6
Labour Andrew Birkin 1,099 17.7 +4.0
Independent Benjamin Martin 442 7.1 N/A
Majority 868 14.0 +6.0
Turnout 6,265 40.3 –2.7
Registered electors 15,558
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 3.1
Sheppey (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cameron Beart 4,680 69.4 +23.4
Conservative Andy Booth 3,464 51.4 +6.6
Swale Ind. Elliott Jayes 1,679 24.9 +16.1
Labour Angela Harrison 1,526 22.6 –3.8
Green Catherine Whittle 703 10.4 +5.4
Green Sam Collins 647 9.6 +6.6
Liberal Democrats Linda Brinklow 337 5.0 +2.4
Reform UK Mini Nissanga 252 3.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Ben Martin 203 3.0 N/A
Turnout 7,582 23.9 –0.1
Registered electors 31,741
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Sittingbourne North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Dendor 1,695 42.3 +1.7
Labour Steve Davey 1,021 25.5 –6.3
Swale Ind. James Hall 912 22.7 N/A
Green Hannah Temple 218 5.4 +3.5
Liberal Democrats Mary Zeng 164 4.1 –4.7
Majority 674 16.8 +7.8
Turnout 4,039 24.5 +0.5
Registered electors 16,518
Conservative hold Swing 4.0
Sittingbourne South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Wright 1,868 40.2 –1.6
Swale Ind. Richard Palmer 1,500 32.3 N/A
Labour Co-op Lola Oyewusi 765 16.5 –24.9
Green David Walton 309 6.6 +5.0
Liberal Democrats Alexander Stennings 207 4.5 +0.5
Majority 368 7.9 +6.9
Turnout 4,679 32.7 –0.3
Registered electors 14,292
Conservative hold
Swale East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Rich Lehmann 3,067 51.7 +44.1
Conservative Charlotte Whitney-Brown 2,443 41.2 –12.8
Labour Co-op Frances Rehal 420 7.1 –5.9
Majority 624 10.5 N/A
Turnout 5,966 42.5 +5.5
Registered electors 14,049
Green gain from Conservative Swing 28.5
Swale West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Swale Ind. Mike Baldock 3,018 56.0 N/A
Conservative Mike Whiting 2,367 44.0 +1.2
Majority 651 12.0 N/A
Turnout 5,471 31.9 –0.1
Registered electors 17,131
Swale Ind. gain from Conservative

Thanet

District summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 5 19,994 45.5 –0.3
Labour 2 10,797 24.6 –1.3
Green 0 8,558 19.5 +17.5
Thanet Independent 0 1,861 4.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats 0 1,771 4.0 –3.7
Independent 0 652 1.5 –1.5
Reform UK 0 216 0.5 N/A
Women's Equality 0 78 0.2 N/A
SDP 0 23 0.1 N/A

District results

Birchington and Rural (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Linda Ann Wright 4,013 55.4 –0.7
Conservative Derek Crow-Brown 3,846 53.1 +2.3
Labour Rob Yates 1,606 22.2 +4.2
Thanet Ind. Bertie James Braidwood 1,525 21.0 N/A
Green Abi Smith 1,483 20.5 +14.3
Green Rob Edwards 971 13.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Martyn Pennington 476 6.6 –6.7
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Ian de Rose 354 4.9 –5.2
Reform UK Edwin Handford 216 3.0 N/A
Turnout 8,092 29.9 –2.1
Registered electors 27,055
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Broadstairs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rosalind Binks 2,695 50.6 –7.0
Labour Aram Ahmed Rawf 1,549 29.1 +7.7
Green Mike Garner 905 17.0 +13.4
Liberal Democrats Robert Stone 176 3.3 –3.6
Majority 1,146 21.5 –15.5
Turnout 5,359 36.9 –1.1
Registered electors 14,531
Conservative hold Swing 7.4
Cliftonville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lesley Game 2,468 57.4 +1.9
Labour Helen Whitehead 1,134 26.4 +6.4
Green Michelle Thomas 445 10.4 +7.7
Liberal Democrats George Metcalfe 148 3.4 –1.7
Women's Equality Kanndiss Riley 78 1.8 N/A
SDP Josh Sims 23 0.5 N/A
Majority 1,334 31.0 –4.0
Turnout 4,335 30.4 –4.6
Registered electors 14,262
Conservative hold Swing 2.3
Margate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barry Lewis 1,376 42.1 –2.3
Conservative Ash Ashbee 1,292 39.5 –2.1
Green Sue Rees 423 12.9 +8.2
Liberal Democrats John Finnegan 178 5.4 –0.5
Majority 84 2.6 +0.6
Turnout 3,320 22.1 –1.9
Registered electors 15,043
Labour hold Swing 0.1
Ramsgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Trevor Shonk 3,157 34.9 +3.2
Labour Karen Constantine 2,864 34.6 –0.6
Green Becky Wing 2,576 31.1 N/A
Conservative Christian Burwash 2,523 30.5 –1.9
Labour Mark Hopkinson 2,268 27.4 –7.2
Green Katie Gerrard 1,755 21.2 N/A
Independent Grahame Birchall 404 4.9 N/A
Thanet Ind. George Rusiecki 336 4.1 N/A
Independent Paul Messenger 248 3.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Gail Banks 239 2.9 –2.4
Liberal Democrats David Banks 200 2.4 –2.8
Turnout 8,800 27.8 –2.2
Registered electors 31,639
Conservative hold
Labour hold

Tonbridge and Malling

District summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 4 2 23,355 49.3 –8.7
Green 2 2 13,584 28.7 +20.8
Liberal Democrats 1 5,063 10.7 –7.8
Labour 0 3,920 8.3 –2.3
Independent 0 1,441 3.0 N/A

District results

Malling Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Trudy Dean 2,979 67.7 +10.9
Conservative David Thompson 1,182 26.8 –7.1
Labour Sarah Palmer 197 4.5 –0.8
Labour Rizwana Shelley 45 1.0 N/A
Majority 1,797 40.9 +17.9
Turnout 4,441 34.4 –1.6
Registered electors 12,904
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 8.6
Malling North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sarah Hohler 2,757 63.7 –1.6
Labour Wayne Mallard 875 20.2 +0.4
Liberal Democrats Nick Stapleton 693 16.0 +5.3
Majority 1,882 43.5 –1.5
Turnout 4,353 29.0 +1.0
Registered electors 15,020
Conservative hold Swing 1.0
Malling North East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Kennedy 3,807 72.6 +3.4
Labour Thomas Shelley 587 11.2 –1.6
Liberal Democrats Timothy Bishop 460 8.8 –4.6
Green Archie Mitchell 387 7.4 +2.7
Majority 3,220 61.4 +5.4
Turnout 5,280 33.7 +1.7
Registered electors 15,669
Conservative hold Swing 2.5
Malling Rural East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sarah Hudson 3,299 64.9 –9.5
Green Steve Crisp 731 14.4 +4.0
Labour Robin Potter 380 7.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew Russell 365 7.2 –8.1
No Description Raja Zahidi 158 3.1 N/A
Independent Louis Westlake 150 3.0 N/A
Majority 2,568 50.5 –8.5
Turnout 5,119 35.3 +4.3
Registered electors 14,503
Conservative hold Swing 6.8
Malling West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harry Rayner 3,178 64.6 –4.7
Green Richard Mountford 696 14.1 +7.4
Liberal Democrats Helen Hobhouse 566 11.5 +1.6
Labour Kathleen Garlick 479 9.7 +2.4
Majority 2,482 50.5 –8.5
Turnout 4,960 37.9 +1.9
Registered electors 13,083
Conservative hold Swing 6.1
Tonbridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Mark Hood 6,346 54.2 +42.3
Green Paul Stepto 5,424 46.3 +35.6
Conservative Michael Payne 4,608 39.3 –14.3
Conservative Richard Long 4,524 38.6 –12.9
Labour Carl Marten 750 6.4 –7.6
Labour Sean O'Malley 652 5.6 –6.0
Independent David Allen 599 5.1 N/A
Independent Colin Hussey 534 4.6 N/A
Turnout 12,320 44.5 +11.5
Registered electors 27,673
Green gain from Conservative
Green gain from Conservative

Tunbridge Wells

District summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 6 15,632 43.8 –9.1
Liberal Democrats 0 7,741 21.7 +4.5
Labour 0 6,003 16.8 +2.9
Green 0 4,182 11.7 +8.5
Alliance 0 1,337 3.7 N/A
UKIP 0 429 1.2 –3.6
Independent 0 321 0.9 –5.5
Reform UK 0 74 0.2 N/A

District results

Cranbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Seán Holden 2,967 51.9 –8.3
Alliance Nancy Warne 1,337 23.4 +3.1
Labour James Groome 455 8.0 +1.7
Green John Hurst 417 7.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Gillian Douglass 316 5.5 –7.8
Independent Venetia Carpenter 156 2.7 N/A
Reform UK Toby Stripp 74 1.3 N/A
Majority 1,630 28.5 –11.5
Turnout 5,746 40.3 +5.3
Registered electors 14,251
Conservative hold Swing 5.7
Tunbridge Wells East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Barrington-King 2,693 47.8 +6.3
Liberal Democrats Alan Bullion 1,272 22.6 +3.2
Labour Martin Betts 1,023 18.2 +6.2
Green Trevor Bisdee 645 11.5 N/A
Majority 1,421 25.2 +3.2
Turnout 5,694 39.4 +4.4
Registered electors 14,458
Conservative hold Swing 1.6
Tunbridge Wells North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Oakford 2,048 35.2 –7.0
Labour Mike Tapp 1,968 33.9 +7.8
Liberal Democrats Aqab Malik 1,057 18.2 –6.3
Green Anthony Hoskin 611 10.5 +7.8
UKIP Christine Marshall 127 2.2 –2.3
Majority 80 1.3 –14.7
Turnout 5,852 41.7 +6.7
Registered electors 14,050
Conservative hold Swing 7.4
Tunbridge Wells Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sarah Hamilton 2,656 46.7 –18.5
Liberal Democrats Hugh Patterson 1,281 22.5 +11.9
Green Christine Spicer 794 14.0 +9.1
Labour Derek Boyle 777 13.7 +0.3
UKIP Christopher Hoare 178 3.1 –2.8
Majority 1,375 24.2 –27.8
Turnout 5,736 43.0 +8.0
Registered electors 13,339
Conservative hold Swing 15.2
Tunbridge Wells South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Becki Bruneau 2,553 49.5 –13.9
Liberal Democrats Anne Sullivan 1,980 30.6 +13.1
Labour Lorna Blackmore 837 13.0 +1.7
Green Evelien Hurst-Buist 803 12.4 +8.2
Independent Penny Kift 165 2.6 N/A
UKIP Alun Elder-Brown 124 1.9 –2.4
Majority 573 18.9 –17.1
Turnout 6,499 45.4 +9.4
Registered electors 14,320
Conservative hold Swing 13.5
Tunbridge Wells West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James McInroy 2,715 42.4 –12.8
Liberal Democrats David Osborne 1,835 28.6 +10.7
Labour Anne Musker 943 14.7 +0.1
Green Aimee Taylor 912 14.2 +7.1
Majority 880 13.8 –23.2
Turnout 6,461 44.4 +9.4
Registered electors 14,546
Conservative hold Swing 11.8

Changes 2021–2025

Wilmington

Wilmington: 27 January 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Av Sandhu 1,787 57.9 −14.5
Labour Darren Povey 613 19.9 −0.1
Liberal Democrats Amanda Capell 487 15.8 N/A
Green Julian Hood 200 6.5 −1.1
Majority 1,174 38.0
Turnout 3,087
Conservative hold Swing 7.2

Hythe West

Hythe West: 2 March 2023[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Jenni Hawkins 1,568 43.8 +6.0
Conservative John Gabris 1,081 30.2 –18.9
Labour Tony Cooper 384 10.7 +1.3
Independent Ian Meyers 306 8.6 N/A
Independent Andy Weatherhead 237 6.6 N/A
Majority 487 13.6
Turnout 3,576
Green gain from Conservative Swing 12.5

Sheppey

Sheppey: 5 May 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Whiting 2,318 33.3 –17.7
Swale Ind. Elliott Jayes 2,258 32.5 +14.2
Labour Peter Apps 1,896 27.3 +10.7
Liberal Democrats Linda Brinklow 481 6.9 +3.2
Majority 60 0.8
Turnout 7,018 22.2
Registered electors 31,624
Conservative hold Swing 16.0

Maidstone Central

Maidstone Central: 6 July 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Passmore 1,860 28.5 –1.6
Green Stuart Jeffery 1,849 28.4 +13.9
Conservative Stanley Forecast 1,564 24.0 –12.4
Labour David Collier 914 14.0 –5.0
Reform UK Graham Jarvis 278 4.3 N/A
Independent Yolande Kenward 56 0.9 N/A
Majority 11 0.1
Turnout 6,531
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 7.8
  • Trevor Shonk, elected as a Conservative, joined the Thanet Independents in March 2024.[4]
  • Mike Whiting was suspended from the Conservatives in March 2024, after which he sat as an independent.[5]

Swanscombe and Greenhithe

Swanscombe and Greenhithe By-Election 21 Nov 2024[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform UK Thomas Mallon 695 29.1 +27.5
Labour Co-op Victoria Akintomide-Akinwamide 588 24.6 −7.5
Residents Dawn Johnston 395 16.5 −23.9
Conservative Carol Gale 374 15.6 −10.3
Green Laura Edie 296 12.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats James Willis 44 1.8 N/A
Majority 107 4.5 −3.8
Turnout 2392 15
Reform UK gain from Residents Swing 25.7

By-election held after the death of Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents’ Association Cllr Peter Harman.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Kent County Council election". kent.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Election results for Ashford Central". 6 May 2021. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hythe West Division". andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  4. ^ Austin, Ben (9 March 2024). "Kent County Council's Trevor Shonk leaves Conservative Party to join Thanet Independents". Kent Online. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  5. ^ Finlay, Simon (26 March 2024). "Cllr Mike Whiting has been suspended from the Conservative Party after drink driving conviction". Kent Online. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Election of Councillors to Kent County Council Swanscombe and Greenhithe County Division Declaration of Result of Poll". dartford.gov.uk/. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  7. ^ Finlay, Simon (18 October 2024). "By-election date for Swanscombe and Greenhithe following death of Peter Harman". Kent Online. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
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