Local Election Results 2008
Swale
One-third of council up for election. No elections this year in Borden, Grove, Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch, Leysdown and Warden, Sheerness East, Sheerness West, Teynham and Lynsted, West Downs or Woodstock.
Favrshm! = Faversham First!
Sheppey! = Sheppey First!
Other results for Swale:
2002
2003
2004
2006
2007
2010
2011
2015
2019
2023
By-elections for Swale (may be incomplete): 25th September 2008 (Minster Cliffs; Sheerness E.)
— 2nd October 2008 (Teynham & Lynsted)
— 8th March 2012 (Kemsley)
— 16th October 2014 (Sheppey C.)
— 3rd August 2017 (Milton Regis)
— 3rd May 2018 (Sheppey E.)
— 6th May 2021 (Sheerness)
— 30th September 2021 (Priory)
— 14th September 2023 (Minster Cliffs)
— 14th December 2023 (Abbey)
Results for Kent county council: 2005
2009
2013
2017
2021
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Conservative |
9681 |
45.5% |
10 |
| Labour |
5044 |
23.7% |
2 |
| Liberal Democrat |
3827 |
18.0% |
3 |
| Sheppey First! |
1341 |
6.3% |
1 |
| Faversham First! |
959 |
4.5% |
0 |
| Green Party |
226 |
1.1% |
0 |
| Official Monster Raving Loony Party |
156 |
0.7% |
0 |
| Independent |
57 |
0.3% |
0 |
| Anita Walker |
C |
512 |
37.3% |
| Trevor Payne |
Lab |
367 |
26.7% |
| Jenny Gurney |
Favrshm! |
311 |
22.7% |
| Martin Bellis |
LD |
182 |
13.3% |
| Andrew Bowles |
C |
1112 |
70.7% |
| Fran Rehal |
Lab |
234 |
14.9% |
| Timothy Valentine |
Grn |
226 |
14.4% |
| Ghlin Whelan |
Lab |
577 |
44.9% |
| Derek Carnell |
C |
538 |
41.9% |
| David Spurling |
LD |
170 |
13.2% |
| Michael Henderson |
LD |
495 |
58.2% |
| John Winlow |
C |
235 |
27.6% |
| Brenda Chester |
Lab |
121 |
14.2% |
| Colin Prescott |
C |
683 |
77.6% |
| Catherine Read |
Lab |
197 |
22.4% |
| Ben Stokes |
C |
613 |
58.5% |
| Dave Manning |
LD |
266 |
25.4% |
| Ruth Walker-Grice |
Lab |
168 |
16.0% |
| Susan Gent |
C |
855 |
65.6% |
| Martin McCusker |
Lab |
296 |
22.7% |
| June Hammond |
LD |
153 |
11.7% |
| Elvie Lowe |
LD |
428 |
37.5% |
| Tony Winckless |
Lab |
370 |
32.4% |
| Michael Dendor |
C |
240 |
21.0% |
| Andrew Crayford |
Ind |
57 |
5.0% |
| Sheikh Mihand |
Loony |
46 |
4.0% |
| Adrian Crowther |
C |
827 |
46.4% |
| Mike Brown |
LD |
559 |
31.4% |
| Libby Tucker |
Lab |
286 |
16.0% |
| Mad Mike Young |
Loony |
110 |
6.2% |
| David Banks |
LD |
552 |
58.0% |
| Patricia Martin |
C |
230 |
24.2% |
| Ken Rowles |
Lab |
169 |
17.8% |
| Paul Hayes |
C |
737 |
40.0% |
| Jackie Constable |
Lab |
618 |
33.5% |
| Amanda Elliott |
Sheppey! |
489 |
26.5% |
| Mike Haywood |
Lab |
633 |
58.2% |
| Mike Whiting |
C |
324 |
29.8% |
| Anne Jenkins |
LD |
131 |
12.0% |
| Mark Baldock |
C |
582 |
41.0% |
| Findlay MacDonald |
Favrshm! |
378 |
26.6% |
| Paul Durkin |
Lab |
306 |
21.5% |
| David Evans |
LD |
154 |
10.8% |
| Derek Conway |
C |
665 |
45.5% |
| Brenda Hammond |
LD |
566 |
38.8% |
| Christine Truelove |
Lab |
229 |
15.7% |
| Paul Sturdgess |
Sheppey! |
852 |
50.9% |
| Andy Booth |
C |
568 |
33.9% |
| David Sargent |
Lab |
254 |
15.2% |
| David Simmons |
C |
960 |
59.3% |
| Tracey Smith |
Favrshm! |
270 |
16.7% |
| Philip Dangerfield |
Lab |
219 |
13.5% |
| Paul Hurd |
LD |
171 |
10.6% |
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