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Local Election Results 2013

Kent

Whole council up for election.

Ashford = Ashford Independents
NEP = New England Party
PFP = People First Party
SGRA = Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents Association

Other results for Kent: 2005 2009 2017 2021
By-elections for Kent (may be incomplete): 12th July 2007 (Maidstone N.E.) — 27th September 2007 (Dover Town) — 9th October 2008 (Herne Bay) — 16th December 2010 (Dover Town) — 20th January 2011 (Tonbridge) — 1st February 2011 (Romney Marsh) — 14th June 2012 (Tunbridge Wells E.) — 18th October 2012 (Maidstone C.) — 20th December 2012 (Gravesham R.) — 7th May 2015 (Romney Marsh) — 18th August 2016 (Gravesham E.) — 13th October 2016 (Swanley) — 11th January 2018 (Birchington & Rural) — 15th November 2018 (Canterbury N.) — 2nd May 2019 (Northfleet & Gravesend W.; Sittingbourne N.) — 27th January 2022 (Wilmington) — 2nd March 2023 (Hythe W.) — 4th May 2023 (Sheppey) — 6th July 2023 (Maidstone C.)
Results for district councils — Ashford 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 — Canterbury 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 — Dartford 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 — Dover 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 — Gravesham 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 — Maidstone 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 — Sevenoaks 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 — Folkestone and Hythe 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 — Swale 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2015 2019 2023 — Thanet 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 — Tonbridge and Malling 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 — Tunbridge Wells 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023

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Consolidated results — Kent 2013

Party Votes Percent Seats
Conservative 117487 36.5% 45
UK Independence Party 85475 26.5% 17
Labour 65018 20.2% 13
Liberal Democrat 31710 9.8% 7
Green Party 12714 3.9% 1
English Democrats Party 3465 1.1% 0
Independent 3351 1.0% 0
People First Party 846 0.3% 0
Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents Association 673 0.2% 1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 448 0.1% 0
Ashford Independents 296 0.1% 0
British National Party 281 0.1% 0
Official Monster Raving Loony Party 215 0.1% 0
New England Party 193 0.1% 0

Ashford Central

Jim Wedgbury C 1170 37.4%
Norman Taylor UKIP 913 29.2%
Dara Farrell Lab 532 17.0%
Steven Campkin Grn 273 8.7%
Chris Tock LD 238 7.6%

Ashford East

George Koowaree LD 972 28.0%
Elaine Evans UKIP 827 23.8%
Richard Bunting C 787 22.7%
Harriet Yeo Lab 444 12.8%
Tony Bartlett Ashford 296 8.5%
Mandy Rossi Grn 143 4.1%

Ashford Rural East

Andrew Wickham C 1741 44.0%
Eddy Barrows UKIP 995 25.1%
Tom Reed Lab 421 10.6%
Geoff Meaden Grn 333 8.4%
Ken Blanshard LD 241 6.1%
Jack Woodford Ind 226 5.7%

Ashford Rural South

Mike Angell C 1378 40.9%
Ann Taylor UKIP 1095 32.5%
Vivien Wheatley Lab 482 14.3%
Marilyn Sansom Grn 195 5.8%
John Mackie LD 175 5.2%
Michael Hook BNP 48 1.4%

Ashford Rural West

Charlie Simkins C 1871 43.9%
Pat Purnell UKIP 1367 32.1%
Waheed Qureshi Lab 371 8.7%
Hilary Jones Grn 328 7.7%
Clare Hardwick LD 326 7.6%

Ashford South [Lab gain from C]

Derek Smyth Lab 1126 39.6%
Angharad Yeo UKIP 827 29.0%
Larry Krause C 486 17.1%
Adrian Gee-Turner LD 290 10.2%
Tom Medhurst Grn 118 4.1%

Birchington and Villages [UKIP gain from C]

Roger Latchford UKIP 2156 46.7%
Michael Jarvis C 1494 32.4%
Amy Rutland Lab 649 14.1%
Bill Furness LD 315 6.8%

Broadstairs and Sir Moses Montefiore (2) [2 UKIP gains from C]

Alan Terry UKIP 2797 36.8%
Zita Wiltshire UKIP 2756
Robert Bayford C 2182 28.7%
Bill Hayton C 2094
Jennifer Matterface Lab 1854 24.4%
Dick Symonds Lab 1608
Tim Spencer Grn 427 5.6%
Louisa Latham LD 338 4.4%
Seth Proctor LD 265

Canterbury City North East

Graham Gibbens C 1207 43.0%
Mike Bland Lab 768 27.4%
Jim Gascoyne UKIP 384 13.7%
Martin Ashton LD 234 8.3%
Russell Page Grn 213 7.6%

Canterbury City South West

Martin Vye LD 1555 42.6%
Jeremy Bellamy C 563 15.4%
David Perry UKIP 562 15.4%
Howard Rowles Lab 529 14.5%
Jo Kidd Grn 439 12.0%

Canterbury South East

Michael Northey C 1385 32.9%
Michael Sole LD 1181 28.1%
Oliver Kent UKIP 795 18.9%
Jean Butcher Lab 549 13.1%
Emily Shirley Grn 294 7.0%

Canterbury West

John Simmonds C 1067 37.9%
David de Boick UKIP 633 22.5%
Carol Goldstein Lab 496 17.6%
Dam Smith LD 383 13.6%
Steel Horton Grn 236 8.4%

Cranbrook

Sean Holden C 1553 40.9%
John Austen UKIP 1065 28.0%
Francis Rook LD 686 18.1%
David Burgess Lab 293 7.7%
Marie Jones Grn 202 5.3%

Darent Valley

Roger Gough C 1677 48.6%
Alun Elder-Brown UKIP 897 26.0%
Kevin Flack Lab 647 18.7%
Philip Hobson LD 166 4.8%
Jim Read EDP 65 1.9%

Dartford East

Penny Cole C 942 36.9%
Patrick Kelly Lab 885 34.7%
Ivan Burch UKIP 628 24.6%
Teresa Cannon EDP 99 3.9%

Dartford North East [Lab gain from C]

Tom Maddison Lab 1267 42.0%
Avtar Sandhu C 1088 36.1%
Shan-e-din Choycha UKIP 552 18.3%
Ronald Ball BNP 111 3.7%

Dartford Rural

Jeremy Kite C 2067 53.3%
Karl Smith UKIP 990 25.5%
David Baker Lab 688 17.7%
Steve Culliford EDP 136 3.5%

Dartford West

Jan Ozog C 1560 40.5%
Jo Shippam UKIP 1112 28.9%
John Burden Lab 1095 28.4%
Milly Uncles EDP 84 2.2%

Deal (2) [2 Lab gains from C]

Mike Eddy Lab 2983 35.8%
Eileen Rowbotham Lab 2881
Trevor Bond C 2670 32.1%
Adrian Friend C 2564
Peter Ripley UKIP 2081 25.0%
Robin Hook LD 587 7.1%
Sarah Smith LD 465

Dover North

Steve Manion C 2034 44.7%
Linda Keen Lab 1630 35.8%
Paul McMullan Ind 579 12.7%
Linda Hook LD 309 6.8%

Dover Town (2) [2 Lab gains from C]

Pam Brivio Lab 2353 37.9%
Gordon Cowan Lab 2195
Peter Myers UKIP 1850 29.8%
Nigel Collor C 1666 26.9%
Pauline Beresford C 1622
Janet Hilton LD 334 5.4%
Clive Meredith LD 313

Dover West

Geoff Lymer C 1778 38.3%
John Killip UKIP 1653 35.6%
Mick Smith Lab 855 18.4%
Peter Lodge LD 237 5.1%
Vic Matcham Ind 114 2.5%

Elham Valley

Susan Carey C 2393 43.9%
Nick Jack UKIP 1861 34.1%
Claire Jeffrey Lab 799 14.7%
Tom McNiece LD 398 7.3%

Faversham

Tom Gates C 1958 45.2%
Trevor Payne Lab 1337 30.9%
Benjamin Moss UKIP 867 20.0%
David Spurling LD 169 3.9%

Folkestone North East [UKIP gain from C]

Frank McKenna UKIP 910 28.9%
Brian Copping PFP 846 26.9%
Ann Berry C 664 21.1%
Lynne Beaumont LD 404 12.8%
Paul Bingham Lab 324 10.3%

Folkestone South [UKIP gain from C]

Bob Neaves UKIP 1006 33.2%
Rory Love C 989 32.7%
Ben Hart Lab 639 21.1%
Gary Fuller LD 353 11.7%
Harry Williams BNP 41 1.4%

Folkestone West [UKIP gain from LD]

Hod Birkby UKIP 1155 33.0%
Tim Prater LD 903 25.8%
Robert Bliss C 763 21.8%
Peter Wallace Lab 354 10.1%
Derek Moran Grn 238 6.8%
Seth Cruse TUSC 86 2.5%

Gravesham East (2) [2 Lab gains from C]

Colin Caller Lab 3659 36.2%
Jane Cribbon Lab 3581
John Cubitt C 2786 27.6%
David Beattie UKIP 2342 23.2%
Samir Jassal C 2250
Jason Mee EDP 663 6.6%
Martin Wilson LD 380 3.8%
Chas Berry TUSC 265 2.6%

Gravesham Rural

Bryan Sweetland C 3213 63.1%
Douglas Christie Lab 954 18.7%
Steven Clegg EDP 922 18.1%

Herne and Sturry

Alan Marsh C 1452 41.3%
Sarah Larkins UKIP 1086 30.9%
Alan Holden Lab 590 16.8%
Elisa de Vert Grn 217 6.2%
Nigel Whitburn LD 169 4.8%

Herne Bay (2) [2 UKIP gains from C]

Brian MacDowall UKIP 2054 33.1%
Nicholas Bond UKIP 2048
Jean Law C 1817 29.2%
David Hirst C 1724
Lynn Faux-Bowyer Lab 1003 16.1%
Tom Mellish Lab 948
Steve Coombes Ind 509 8.2%
John Moore Ind 484
Margaret Flaherty LD 434 7.0%
Stanley Truelove Ind 362
June Raybaud LD 308
Elaine Godden Grn 204 3.3%
Michael Coppin Grn 202
Mike Tibby NEP 193 3.1%
Nathan King NEP 119

Hythe [Grn gain from C]

Martin Whybrow Grn 1659 34.8%
David Monk C 1346 28.2%
Georgina Baker UKIP 1100 23.1%
Paul Brownscombe Lab 418 8.8%
Neil Matthews LD 248 5.2%

Maidstone Central (2)

Dan Daley LD 3087 37.7%
Rob Bird LD 2730
Simon Parry UKIP 1635 19.9%
Paul Butcher C 1604 19.6%
David Burton C 1471
James Rosier UKIP 1385
Paul Harper Lab 1112 13.6%
Marianna Poliszczuk Lab 839
Stuart Jeffery Grn 645 7.9%
Wendy Lewis Grn 486
Geoffrey Porter EDP 115 1.4%

Maidstone North East

Ian Chittenden LD 1542 41.6%
Charles Elliott UKIP 894 24.1%
Annabele Blackmore C 740 20.0%
Keith Adkinson Lab 327 8.8%
Andrew Waldie Grn 180 4.9%
Matthew Godden EDP 25 0.7%

Maidstone Rural East

Jenny Whittle C 2780 69.5%
Jim Grogan Lab 555 13.9%
Penny Kemp Grn 453 11.3%
Geoffrey Samme LD 213 5.3%

Maidstone Rural North

Paul Carter C 1915 45.7%
Terence Turner UKIP 1291 30.8%
Mick Beckwith Lab 473 11.3%
Brian Mortimer LD 298 7.1%
Ciaran Oliver Grn 217 5.2%

Maidstone Rural South

Eric Hotson C 1884 58.5%
Derek Mortimer LD 831 25.8%
Robin Kinrade Grn 508 15.8%

Maidstone Rural West

Paulina Stockell C 1886 43.2%
Keith Woollven UKIP 1352 31.0%
Edith Davis Lab 445 10.2%
Martin Cox LD 420 9.6%
Ian McDonald Grn 264 6.0%

Maidstone South [LD gain from C]

Brian Clark LD 1790 47.2%
Christopher Garland C 1112 29.3%
Geoff Harvey Lab 586 15.5%
Ashley Wakeling Grn 303 8.0%

Maidstone South East

Gary Cooke C 1056 44.3%
Malcolm McKay Lab 773 32.4%
Stephen Muggeridge Grn 284 11.9%
David Naghi LD 272 11.4%

Malling Central

Trudy Dean LD 2209 55.0%
Russ Taylor C 793 19.7%
Peter Stevens UKIP 658 16.4%
Sarah Palmer Lab 283 7.0%
Stephen Jackson Grn 56 1.4%
Anna Cleves EDP 20 0.5%

Malling North

Sarah Hohler C 1869 45.7%
Paul Hickmott Lab 1112 27.2%
Philip Granger UKIP 803 19.6%
Liz Simpson LD 158 3.9%
Mark West Grn 118 2.9%
Lee Jon EDP 31 0.8%

Malling Rural East

Matthew Balfour C 1781 48.1%
David Waller UKIP 1185 32.0%
Terry Scott Lab 350 9.5%
Stephen Patt LD 201 5.4%
Frances Long Grn 158 4.3%
Liz Uncles EDP 26 0.7%

Malling Rural North East

Peter Homewood C 1856 45.6%
Angela Love UKIP 1098 27.0%
James Yearsley Lab 635 15.6%
Anita Oakley LD 315 7.7%
Howard Porter Grn 123 3.0%
Steves Uncle EDP 42 1.0%

Malling West

Valerie Dagger C 1949 55.2%
Clifford Millgate UKIP 844 23.9%
Kathleen Garlick Lab 319 9.0%
Richard Mountford Grn 194 5.5%
Jason Lower LD 186 5.3%
Helen Stevens EDP 37 1.0%

Margate and Cliftonville (2) [1 UKIP gain from C, 1 Lab gain from C]

Mo Elenor UKIP 2070 34.0%
William Scobie Lab 2059 33.9%
Louise Drelaud Lab 2000
Clinton Sear UKIP 1811
Ian Gregory C 1428 23.5%
Chris Wells C 1354
Edward Targett Grn 276 4.5%
Matt Brown LD 247 4.1%
Tony Flaig LD 222

Margate West [UKIP gain from C]

Jeffrey Elenor UKIP 1292 36.3%
Robert Burgess C 915 25.7%
John Edwards Lab 728 20.4%
Thomas King Ind 550 15.4%
Michael Steed LD 77 2.2%

Northfleet and Gravesend West (2) [1 Lab gain from C]

Sue Howes Lab 3884 44.3%
Narinderjit Singh Thandi Lab 3471
Michael Dixon UKIP 2104 24.0%
Harold Craske C 2041 23.3%
Alan Ridgers C 1710
Stephen Francis-Weatherall EDP 748 8.5%

Ramsgate (2) [1 UKIP gain from C, 1 UKIP gain from Lab]

Trevor Shonk UKIP 3347 38.7%
Martyn Heale UKIP 3044
Elizabeth Green Lab 2478 28.6%
Rick Everitt Lab 2258
John Kirby C 1583 18.3%
Jo Gideon C 1458
Ian Driver Ind 567 6.5%
Mike White Grn 471 5.4%
Anne Jones LD 211 2.4%

Romney Marsh [UKIP gain from C]

David Baker UKIP 2233 39.0%
Carole Waters C 2213 38.6%
Arran Harvey Lab 725 12.7%
Ross Carter Grn 319 5.6%
Ted Last LD 237 4.1%

Sandwich

Leyland Ridings C 2093 45.2%
Mark Stubbings UKIP 1173 25.3%
David Pestell Lab 983 21.2%
Russell Timpson LD 381 8.2%

Sevenoaks Central

Margaret Crabtree C 2171 55.7%
Marcus von Thiele UKIP 603 15.5%
Lise Michaelides LD 578 14.8%
Nick Dineen Lab 389 10.0%
Mark Ellis Ind 112 2.9%
Paul Cooper EDP 48 1.2%

Sevenoaks East

Nick Chard C 1715 50.8%
Christine Marshall UKIP 830 24.6%
Richard Wassell LD 455 13.5%
Meg Warne Lab 332 9.8%
Darren Tomlin EDP 45 1.3%

Sevenoaks North East

David Brazier C 1843 48.6%
Richard Harrington UKIP 1160 30.6%
Jim Weeks Lab 495 13.1%
Mark Lindop Grn 226 6.0%
Louise Uncles EDP 67 1.8%

Sevenoaks South

Clive Pearman C 1575 46.1%
Lorraine Millgate UKIP 898 26.3%
Richard Streatfield LD 573 16.8%
Thomas Geldard Lab 329 9.6%
Chris Dunmall EDP 41 1.2%

Sevenoaks West

Richard Parry C 1687 51.0%
Andrew Osborne UKIP 891 26.9%
Gregory Lovell Lab 263 7.9%
Allan Wright LD 227 6.9%
Amelie Boleyn Grn 220 6.6%
Andy Waghorn EDP 21 0.6%

Sheerness [Lab gain from C]

Angela Harrison Lab 1185 40.1%
Maureen Morgan UKIP 1036 35.1%
Richard Darby C 734 24.8%

Sheppey [UKIP gain from C]

Adrian Crowther UKIP 1791 44.3%
Ken Pugh C 1066 26.4%
Patrick Wiggins Lab 900 22.3%
David Kemp LD 100 2.5%
Michael Rolfe TUSC 97 2.4%
Mad Mike Young Loony 88 2.2%

Swale Central (2) [1 Lab gain from C, 1 UKIP gain from C]

Roger Truelove Lab 2729 33.4%
Lee Burgess UKIP 2603 31.8%
Derek Carnell UKIP 2415
Ghlin Whelan Lab 2389
Mike Whiting C 2334 28.5%
Alan Willicombe C 2207
Anthea Spurling LD 386 4.7%
Mary Zeng LD 331
Sheikh Mihand Loony 127 1.6%

Swale East

Andrew Bowles C 1882 45.9%
Stephen Trafford UKIP 1109 27.1%
Ashley Wise Lab 825 20.1%
Dave Banks LD 282 6.9%

Swale West [UKIP gain from C]

Mike Baldock UKIP 2097 51.4%
Keith Ferrin C 1314 32.2%
Leslie Hallybone Lab 489 12.0%
Ann McLean LD 181 4.4%

Swanley

Robert Brookbank C 1032 41.1%
Michael Hogg Lab 812 32.3%
Colin Attridge UKIP 501 19.9%
Aleks Szram Grn 77 3.1%
Steve Uncles EDP 60 2.4%
Eric Elliott BNP 32 1.3%

Swanscombe and Greenhithe

Peter Harman SGRA 673 26.8%
Keith Kelly C 650 25.9%
Val Ashenden Lab 567 22.6%
Stephen Wilders UKIP 528 21.0%
Michael Cope BNP 49 2.0%
Charlie Wood EDP 42 1.7%

Tenterden

Mike Hill C 2074 50.8%
Robert Dobson UKIP 1211 29.7%
Alex Ward Lab 308 7.5%
Matt Stanley Grn 292 7.2%
Stuart Dove LD 196 4.8%

Tonbridge (2)

Richard Long C 3406 46.2%
Christopher Smith C 3123
Roy Philpott UKIP 1664 22.5%
Adrian Stevens UKIP 1443
Claire Leigh Lab 1104 15.0%
Bob Ellard Lab 1012
Hazel Dawe Grn 633 8.6%
Garry Bridge LD 573 7.8%
Nicholas Ford LD 526
Steve Dawe Grn 515

Tunbridge Wells East [UKIP gain from C]

Christopher Hoare UKIP 1386 30.6%
James Tansley C 1064 23.5%
David Neve LD 1005 22.2%
Terry Cload Ind 694 15.3%
Gerry Colley Lab 379 8.4%

Tunbridge Wells North

Peter Oakford C 1373 34.9%
Brian Ransley UKIP 958 24.4%
Ian Carvell Lab 672 17.1%
Trevor Poile LD 666 16.9%
Phyllis Leslie Grn 262 6.7%

Tunbridge Wells Rural

Alex King C 2043 43.1%
Gabi Coleman UKIP 1692 35.7%
Raymond Moon Lab 632 13.3%
Lesley Herriot LD 368 7.8%

Tunbridge Wells South

James Scholes C 1926 46.0%
Zak Martin UKIP 1109 26.5%
Lorna Blackmore Lab 616 14.7%
Rachel Sadler LD 534 12.8%

Tunbridge Wells West

John Davies C 1831 40.7%
Victor Webb UKIP 1502 33.4%
Alex Britcher Lab 496 11.0%
Alan Bullion LD 357 7.9%
David Holton Grn 316 7.0%

Whitstable (2)

Mark Dance C 2732 33.5%
Mike Harrison C 2666
Mike Bull UKIP 2476 30.4%
Howard Farmer UKIP 2435
Christopher Cornell Lab 1813 22.2%
Rita O'Brien Lab 1781
Jolyon Trimingham Grn 600 7.4%
Pat Marsh Grn 566
Jonathan Dearth LD 529 6.5%
Kevin McNamara LD 344

Wilmington

Ann Allen C 1790 48.8%
Gary Rogers UKIP 891 24.3%
Mark Maddison Lab 862 23.5%
Di Settle EDP 128 3.5%

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