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Local Election Results 2017

Kent

Whole council up for election on new division boundaries.

SGRA = Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents Association
WEP = Women's Equality Party

Other results for Kent: 2005 2009 2013 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 2017

Party Votes Percent Seats
Conservative 184120 50.9% 67
Labour 64982 18.0% 5
Liberal Democrat 52435 14.5% 7
UK Independence Party 33660 9.3% 0
Green Party 19120 5.3% 1
Independent 5258 1.5% 0
Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents Association 1093 0.3% 1
Women's Equality Party 474 0.1% 0
Official Monster Raving Loony Party 339 0.1% 0
British National Party 191 0.1% 0
Socialist Party 71 0.0% 0

Ashford Central

Paul Bartlett C 2030 58.5%
John Suddards Lab 638 18.4%
Adrian Gee-Turner LD 366 10.6%
Serge Goldenberg-Kosbab UKIP 236 6.8%
Liz Wright Grn 198 5.7%

Ashford East

George Koowaree LD 1426 41.2%
Larry Krause C 971 28.1%
Martin Chandler Lab 534 15.4%
Garry Harrison UKIP 338 9.8%
Steven Campkin Grn 191 5.5%

Ashford Rural East

Clair Bell C 2621 60.2%
Stuart Dove LD 686 15.8%
Lyn Martyn Lab 429 9.9%
Geoff Meaden Grn 350 8.0%
Pat Purnell UKIP 269 6.2%

Ashford Rural South

Mike Angell C 2405 62.2%
Vivien Wheatley Lab 523 13.5%
Chris Grayling LD 455 11.8%
Liah Macpherson UKIP 321 8.3%
Marilyn Sansom Grn 161 4.2%

Ashford Rural West

Charlie Simkins C 2780 62.8%
Clare Hardwick LD 579 13.1%
Sally Gathern Lab 439 9.9%
Norman Taylor UKIP 349 7.9%
Hilary Jones Grn 283 6.4%

Ashford South

Dara Farrell Lab 1022 32.2%
David Robey C 966 30.4%
Ryan Macpherson UKIP 727 22.9%
James Galloway LD 312 9.8%
Claire Wallington Grn 146 4.6%

Birchington and Rural (2)

Emma Dawson C 4529 50.5%
Ken Gregory C 4103
Lynda Robinson Lab 1455 16.2%
Suzanne Brimm UKIP 1418 15.8%
Peter Evans UKIP 1141
Seamus Yener Lab 1115
Angie Curwen LD 1076 12.0%
Martyn Pennington LD 819
Natasha Ransom Grn 499 5.6%

Broadstairs

Rosalind Binks C 3155 57.6%
Stuart McCann Lab 1172 21.4%
Zita Wiltshire UKIP 580 10.6%
William Hewer LD 379 6.9%
Terry Macdonald Grn 196 3.6%

Canterbury City North

Graham Gibbens C 1665 35.6%
Mike Bland Lab 1198 25.6%
Andrew Palmer LD 1137 24.3%
Henry Stanton Grn 479 10.3%
Richard West UKIP 193 4.1%

Canterbury City South

Ida Linfield LD 1863 41.2%
Simon Warley Lab 1087 24.0%
Joe Egerton C 1071 23.7%
Pat Marsh Grn 313 6.9%
Carol Riley UKIP 189 4.2%

Canterbury North

John Simmonds C 2321 54.7%
Ben Hickman Lab 700 16.5%
Daniel Prevett LD 699 16.5%
Andrew Goatly Grn 287 6.8%
Trevor Dockwray UKIP 240 5.7%

Canterbury South

Michael Northey C 2151 44.1%
Michael Sole LD 1788 36.6%
Jean Butcher Lab 655 13.4%
Frankie-Rose Taylor Grn 285 5.8%

Cheriton, Sandgate and Hythe East

Rory Love C 2172 42.2%
Tim Prater LD 1217 23.6%
Ross Carter Grn 856 16.6%
Paul Bingham Lab 506 9.8%
Neil Jones UKIP 398 7.7%

Cliftonville

Lesley Game C 2679 55.5%
Aram Rawf Lab 965 20.0%
Chris Wells UKIP 648 13.4%
Matthew Brown LD 246 5.1%
David Davidge Ind 163 3.4%
Mike White Grn 129 2.7%

Cranbrook

Seán Holden C 2932 60.2%
Nancy Warne Ind 988 20.3%
Clare Bishop LD 647 13.3%
Ian Carvell Lab 306 6.3%

Dartford East

Penny Cole C 1914 61.6%
Catherine Stafford Lab 696 22.4%
Ashley Mactaggart LD 497 16.0%

Dartford North East

Dave Butler C 1611 42.4%
Tom Maddison Lab 1523 40.1%
Ben Fryer UKIP 442 11.6%
Andrew Blatchford Grn 163 4.3%
Ronald Ball BNP 61 1.6%

Dartford Rural

Jeremy Kite C 3013 70.1%
Mandy Garford Lab 680 15.8%
Ivan Burch UKIP 439 10.2%
Edward Waite LD 165 3.8%

Dartford West

Jan Ozog C 2077 49.1%
Sacha Gosine Lab 1355 32.1%
Jim Moore UKIP 442 10.5%
Ashley Wassall LD 317 7.5%
Michael Cope BNP 36 0.9%

Deal and Walmer (2)

Trevor Bond C 3969 44.2%
Derek Murphy C 3544
Mike Eddy Lab 2860 31.9%
Eileen Rowbotham Lab 2751
Will Darlington LD 779 8.7%
Sylvia Hanael UKIP 699 7.8%
John Trickey LD 610
Graham Lane UKIP 497
John Lonsdale Grn 491 5.5%
Christopher Tough Ind 179 2.0%

Dover North

Steve Manion C 2074 53.7%
Charles Woodgate Lab 1173 30.4%
Nick Fox Grn 311 8.1%
Tim Turner UKIP 303 7.8%

Dover Town (2)

Pauline Beresford C 2832 40.0%
Nigel Collor C 2681
Pam Brivio Lab 2436 34.4%
Gordon Cowan Lab 1989
Ben Glayzer UKIP 979 13.8%
Georgette Rapley UKIP 845
Beccy Sawbridge Grn 443 6.3%
Adrian Briggs LD 394 5.6%
Carolyn Hughes LD 363

Dover West

Geoffrey Lymer C 2589 60.8%
Mirian Wood Lab 766 18.0%
Peter McDermott UKIP 421 9.9%
Jim Caple LD 299 7.0%
Sarah Gleave Grn 182 4.3%

Elham Valley

Susan Carey C 2706 54.2%
Stephen Priestley UKIP 639 12.8%
Karen White Grn 616 12.3%
Ross Clark LD 515 10.3%
Aaron Roche Lab 513 10.3%

Faversham

Antony Hook LD 2714 43.1%
David Simmons C 2218 35.2%
Trevor Payne Lab 863 13.7%
Peter Hutchinson Grn 261 4.1%
Christine Palmer UKIP 243 3.9%

Folkestone East

Dick Pascoe C 1153 35.7%
Arran Harvey Lab 831 25.7%
Mary Lawes UKIP 660 20.4%
Lynne Beaumont LD 542 16.8%
Max Hess Soc 48 1.5%

Folkestone West

David Monk C 1834 44.2%
Laura Davison Lab 841 20.3%
Gary Fuller LD 521 12.6%
Stephen Jardine UKIP 412 9.9%
Rebecca Shoob Grn 325 7.8%
Bryan Rylands Ind 191 4.6%
Andy Thomas Soc 23 0.6%

Gravesend East (2)

Diane Marsh C 3708 43.9%
Alan Ridgers C 3332
Colin Caller Lab 2784 33.0%
Lyn Milner Lab 2730
Tina Brooker UKIP 1182 14.0%
Martin Wilson Grn 385 4.6%
James Willis LD 378 4.5%
Marna Gilligan Grn 310
Mason Cole LD 267

Gravesham Rural

Bryan Sweetland C 3975 71.5%
Doug Christie Lab 740 13.3%
John Death LD 440 7.9%
Ryan Waters UKIP 407 7.3%

Herne Bay East

Andrew Cook C 2399 54.8%
Jon Beer Lab 893 20.4%
Nick Bond UKIP 580 13.2%
Ann Anderson LD 506 11.6%

Herne Village and Sturry

Alan Marsh C 2637 60.1%
Lynn Faux-Bowyer Lab 769 17.5%
Graham Wood LD 403 9.2%
Mick O'Brien UKIP 391 8.9%
Nathan Tough Grn 189 4.3%

Hythe West

Martin Whybrow Grn 2234 41.4%
David Owen C 2044 37.9%
Ian Meyers UKIP 493 9.1%
Christopher Deane Lab 340 6.3%
Neil Matthews LD 280 5.2%

Maidstone Central (2)

Dan Daley LD 3540 40.4%
Rob Bird LD 3140
Alan Bartlett C 2746 31.3%
Graham Jarvis C 2246
Keith Adkinson Lab 1363 15.5%
Paul Harper Lab 1319
Pamela Watts UKIP 647 7.4%
Stuart Jeffery Grn 470 5.4%
Donna Greenan Grn 444

Maidstone North East

Ian Chittenden LD 2232 50.3%
Cheryl Taylor Maggio C 1411 31.8%
Joanna Burns Lab 332 7.5%
Nick Goddard UKIP 310 7.0%
Belinda Bassett Grn 148 3.3%

Maidstone Rural East

Shellina Prendergast C 3482 69.5%
Mark McGiffin UKIP 472 9.4%
Paul Wilby LD 458 9.1%
Malcolm McKay Lab 397 7.9%
Derek Eagle Grn 201 4.0%

Maidstone Rural North

Paul Carter C 3042 65.9%
Martin Cox LD 530 11.5%
Tim Licence Lab 441 9.5%
Gordon Newton UKIP 408 8.8%
Ciaran Oliver Grn 197 4.3%

Maidstone Rural South

Eric Hotson C 2912 68.1%
Derek Mortimer LD 610 14.3%
Stella Randall Lab 398 9.3%
Caroline Jessel Grn 356 8.3%

Maidstone Rural West

Paulina Stockell C 2351 48.8%
Brian Mortimer LD 1716 35.6%
Martin Lack UKIP 348 7.2%
Richard Coates Lab 259 5.4%
Geoffrey Wilkinson Grn 140 2.9%

Maidstone South

Paul Cooper C 1872 42.1%
Brian Clark LD 1561 35.1%
Michael Hogg UKIP 418 9.4%
Patrick Coates Lab 371 8.3%
Ian McDonald Grn 101 2.3%
Yolande Kenward Ind 82 1.8%
Gary Butler Ind 46 1.0%

Maidstone South East

Gary Cooke C 1496 51.8%
Eddie Powell UKIP 543 18.8%
Dan Wilkinson Lab 496 17.2%
David Naghi LD 247 8.5%
Steven Cheeseman Grn 107 3.7%

Malling Central

Trudy Dean LD 2576 56.8%
Dougie Dick C 1535 33.9%
Sarah Palmer Lab 239 5.3%
Helen Brown UKIP 182 4.0%

Malling North

Sarah Hohler C 2512 65.3%
Wayne Mallard Lab 763 19.8%
Richard Selkirk LD 411 10.7%
Howard Porter Grn 158 4.1%

Malling North East

Peter Homewood C 3208 69.2%
Darren Nicholls LD 620 13.4%
Lola Ayeni Lab 594 12.8%
Steve Jackson Grn 217 4.7%

Malling Rural East

Matthew Balfour C 3230 74.4%
Nicola Gibb LD 663 15.3%
Jill Darby Grn 450 10.4%

Malling West

Harry Rayner C 3208 69.3%
Nicholas Stapleton LD 460 9.9%
Kathleen Garlick Lab 336 7.3%
Richard Mountford Grn 312 6.7%
Mike Jerrom UKIP 311 6.7%

Margate

Barry Lewis Lab 1268 36.4%
Kerry Boyd C 1187 34.1%
Gary Hillman UKIP 632 18.1%
John Finnegan LD 169 4.8%
Bernard Kirkham Grn 133 3.8%
Pip Rees Ind 96 2.8%

Northfleet and Gravesend West (2)

Tan Dhesi Lab 3786 42.9%
Lauren Sullivan Lab 3621
Conrad Broadley C 3390 38.4%
Gary Harding C 3149
David Beattie UKIP 883 10.0%
Emmanuel Feyisetan UKIP 649
Sharan Virk LD 386 4.4%
Erin Johnson Grn 374 4.2%
Mark Marsh LD 365
Ruiha Smalley Grn 218

Ramsgate (2)

Karen Constantine Lab 3200 34.8%
Paul Messenger C 3168 34.4%
Raushan Ara Lab 3145
Marc Rattigan C 2945
Trevor Shonk UKIP 1846 20.1%
Lin Fairbrass UKIP 1746
Ian Driver Ind 505 5.5%
Colin Grostate Ind 485
Jordan Williams LD 479 5.2%
Catherine Hewer LD 472
Stefan Costen Ind 181

Romney Marsh

Tony Hills C 2218 42.1%
Susie Govett UKIP 1077 20.4%
David Wimble Ind 1061 20.1%
Nicola Deane Lab 361 6.9%
Ted Last LD 335 6.4%
Andrew South Grn 215 4.1%

Sandwich

Sue Chandler C 2868 61.3%
David Pestell Lab 831 17.8%
Wendy Scott LD 442 9.4%
Lesley Ede UKIP 287 6.1%
Aidan Shanks Grn 251 5.4%

Sevenoaks North and Darent Valley

Roger Gough C 3289 64.4%
Theo Michael Lab 502 9.8%
Krish Shanmuganathan LD 476 9.3%
Philip Dodd Grn 463 9.1%
Graham Cushway UKIP 374 7.3%

Sevenoaks Rural North East

David Brazier C 3371 77.6%
Lucas Pearce Lab 539 12.4%
Mark Lindop Grn 435 10.0%

Sevenoaks Rural South

Peter Lake C 2749 63.4%
Richard Streatfeild LD 878 20.3%
James Parish Lab 354 8.2%
Amelie Boleyn Grn 280 6.5%
Alan Damodaran Ind 72 1.7%

Sevenoaks Town

Margaret Crabtree C 2483 48.0%
Tony Clayton LD 2046 39.6%
Michael Hogg Lab 346 6.7%
Gerald O'Brien UKIP 293 5.7%

Sevenoaks West

Nick Chard C 3025 63.4%
Merilyn Canet LD 719 15.1%
Neil Proudfoot Ind 432 9.0%
Chris Stewart UKIP 301 6.3%
Sarah White Grn 298 6.2%

Sheppey (2)

Andy Booth C 3093 39.7%
Ken Pugh C 3009
Angela Harrison Lab 1774 22.8%
Richard Darby UKIP 1485 19.0%
Gill Smith Lab 1291
Mini Nissanga UKIP 998
Elliott Jayes Ind 593 7.6%
Mad Mike Young Loony 339 4.3%
Richard Bishop Grn 337 4.3%
Dru Hopkins Grn 201
David Spurling LD 175 2.2%
Mike Walters Ind 144

Sittingbourne North

Sue Gent C 1526 40.6%
Ghlin Whelan Lab 1195 31.8%
Jim Hall UKIP 639 17.0%
Tony Clark LD 330 8.8%
Huw Jones Grn 72 1.9%

Sittingbourne South

John Wright C 1972 41.8%
Roger Truelove Lab 1955 41.4%
Lee Burgess UKIP 527 11.2%
Gareth Arnold LD 188 4.0%
Jonathan Grace Grn 76 1.6%

Swale East

Andrew Bowles C 2597 54.0%
Richard Palmer UKIP 717 14.9%
Frances Rehal Lab 624 13.0%
Eddie Thomas LD 500 10.4%
Alastair Gould Grn 367 7.6%

Swale West

Mike Whiting C 2159 42.8%
Mike Baldock UKIP 2040 40.5%
Tony Winckless Lab 495 9.8%
Marc Wilson LD 228 4.5%
Tim Valentine Grn 120 2.4%

Swanley

Michael Horwood C 2411 64.8%
Angela George Lab 886 23.8%
John Jones LD 213 5.7%
Phil Levy Grn 118 3.2%
Clifford le May BNP 94 2.5%

Swanscombe and Greenhithe

Peter Harman SGRA 1093 42.5%
Keith Kelly C 634 24.7%
Claire Pearce Lab 634 24.7%
Linda Moore UKIP 208 8.1%

Tenterden

Mike Hill C 3383 71.0%
Steve Bowen LD 451 9.5%
Eddy Barrows UKIP 360 7.6%
Alexander Ward Lab 302 6.3%
Guy Pullen Grn 269 5.6%

Tonbridge (2)

Michael Payne C 4647 34.4%
Richard Long C 4464 33.0%
Frances Hoskins LD 1413 10.4%
Mary Arigho Lab 1209 8.9%
Garry Bridge LD 1146
April Clark Grn 1028 7.6%
Sacha Marten Lab 1009
Mark Hood Grn 923
David Allen UKIP 766 5.7%
Colin Hussey UKIP 723

Tunbridge Wells East

Paul Barrington-King C 1953 41.5%
Allen Lear LD 912 19.4%
Terry Cload Ind 850 18.0%
Tim Rich Lab 567 12.0%
Christopher Hoare UKIP 429 9.1%

Tunbridge Wells North

Peter Oakford C 2017 42.2%
Martin Betts Lab 1248 26.1%
Marguerita Morton LD 1172 24.5%
William O'Shea UKIP 215 4.5%
Anthony Hoskin Grn 128 2.7%

Tunbridge Wells Rural

Sarah Hamilton C 2928 65.2%
Raymond Moon Lab 600 13.4%
Tom Deacon LD 475 10.6%
Colin Nicholson UKIP 266 5.9%
Trevor Bisdee Grn 219 4.9%

Tunbridge Wells South

Catherine Rankin C 2716 53.4%
Andrew Hickey LD 888 17.5%
Lorna Blackmore Lab 573 11.3%
Céline Thomas WEP 474 9.3%
Naz Mian UKIP 219 4.3%
John Hurst Grn 215 4.2%

Tunbridge Wells West

James McInroy C 2720 55.2%
Alan Bullion LD 884 17.9%
Alex Britcher Lab 718 14.6%
David Holton Grn 350 7.1%
Russell Bishop UKIP 259 5.3%

Whitstable East and Herne Bay West

Ian Thomas C 2111 48.3%
Naomi Smith Lab 757 17.3%
Mike Northern LD 674 15.4%
David Hirst UKIP 649 14.9%
Sarah Stanton Grn 178 4.1%

Whitstable West

Mark Dance C 2225 42.0%
Rachel Goodwin Lab 1736 32.8%
David Mummery LD 557 10.5%
Richard Riley UKIP 414 7.8%
Alex Stevens Grn 364 6.9%

Wilmington

Ann Allen C 2610 63.0%
Joshua Jones Lab 841 20.3%
Roger Doucy UKIP 497 12.0%
Caroline Watkinson LD 195 4.7%

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