Kent County Council elections

Kent County Council elections are held every four years to elect Kent County Council in England. Since the last boundary changes in 2019 the council has comprised 81 councillors representing 72 electoral divisions, with each division electing one or two councillors.[1]

Council elections

County result maps

  • 2005 results map
    2005 results map
  • 2009 results map
    2009 results map
  • 2013 results map
    2013 results map
  • 2017 results map
    2017 results map
  • 2021 results map
    2021 results map

By-election results

1997-2001

Medway North Central By-Election 24 July 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 979 72.0 +15.3
Conservative 381 28.0 −3.3
Majority 598 44.0
Turnout 1,360
Labour hold Swing
Ashford South By-Election 9 July 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 792 54.5 −0.5
Liberal Democrats 370 25.5 +5.1
Conservative 240 16.5 −8.1
BNP 50 3.4 +3.4
Majority 422 29.0
Turnout 1,452 13.2
Labour hold Swing
Malling Rural NE By-Election 6 May 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 1,894 44.2 +7.7
Conservative 1,614 37.7 −1.0
Labour 778 18.2 −6.5
Majority 280 6.5
Turnout 4,286 32.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Swanscombe & Stone By-Election 14 September 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 862 37.3 +9.0
Labour 760 32.9 −5.3
Independent 446 19.3 −1.4
Liberal Democrats 245 10.6 −2.2
Majority 102 4.4
Turnout 2,313 15.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

2001-2005

Cranbrook By-Election 19 September 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,708 65.0 +7.7
Liberal Democrats 497 18.9 −6.0
Labour 216 8.2 −9.6
UKIP 207 7.9 +7.9
Majority 1,211 46.1
Turnout 2,628 23.1
Conservative hold Swing
Ashford South East By-Election 29 April 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats George Koowaree 1,089 34.1 −2.4
Conservative Noel Greaves 986 30.9 −1.8
Labour Leslie Lawrie 459 14.4 −20.0
Independent Melvyn Elliff 386 12.1 +12.1
Green Stephen Dawe 140 4.4 +4.4
National Front John Kellam 135 4.2 +4.2
Majority 103 3.2
Turnout 3,195 26.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2005-2009

Maidstone North East By-Election 12 July 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Chittenden 1,620 56.2 +12.5
Conservative Vanessa Jones 831 28.8 −1.3
Green Stuart Jeffery 187 6.5 +2.5
Labour Patrick Coates 164 5.7 −12.5
UKIP Mark Croucher 81 2.8 −1.3
Majority 789 27.4
Turnout 2,883 24.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Dover Town By-Election 27 September 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gordon Cowan 1,860 44.5 −5.8
Conservative Nigel Collor 1,348 32.2 +4.1
Liberal Democrats Dean Stiles 420 10.0 −11.6
Independent Victor Matcham 300 7.2 +7.2
UKIP Peter Campbell-Marshall 256 6.1 +6.1
Majority 512 12.3
Turnout 4,184 19.5
Labour hold Swing
Herne Bay By-Election 9 October 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jean Law 2,474 47.7 +9.0
Liberal Democrats Margaret Flaherty 1,524 29.4 −2.2
Labour Michael Kenneth Britton 537 10.4 −12.4
BNP Dennis Whiting 399 7.7 +7.7
UKIP Brian Eric MacDowall 252 4.9 −2.1
Majority 950 18.1 +11.0
Turnout 5,196 23.2
Conservative hold Swing

2009-2013

Dover Town By-Election 16 December 2010[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gordon Cowan 1,491 43.7 +14.3
Conservative Patrick Sherratt 1,348 39.5 −4.3
UKIP Victor Matcham 404 11.8 +11.8
Liberal Democrats John Trickey 170 5.0 −21.8
Majority 143 4.2
Turnout 3,413
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Tonbridge By-Election 20 January 2011[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alice Hohler 3,229 56.6 +9.3
Labour Emily Williams 1,216 21.3 +11.9
Liberal Democrats Garry Bridge 561 9.8 −5.9
Green Hazel Dawe 366 6.4 −3.8
UKIP David Waller 337 5.9 −6.8
Majority 2,013 35.3
Turnout 5,709
Conservative hold Swing
Romney Marsh By-Election 1 February 2011[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carole Waters 2,222 54.1 +7.6
Labour Doug Suckling 748 18.2 +11.5
Liberal Democrats Val Loseby 479 11.7 −1.3
UKIP David Cammegh 420 10.2 −13.3
Independent Rochelle Saunders 238 5.8 +5.8
Majority 1,474 35.9
Turnout 4,107
Conservative hold Swing
Tunbridge Wells East By-Election 14 June 2012[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Tansley 1,171 32.3 −17.0
Liberal Democrats David Neve 1,022 28.2 −3.6
UKIP Christopher Hoare 1,000 27.6 +15.4
Labour Ian Carvell 321 8.9 +2.2
Green Hazel Dawe 109 3.0 +3.0
Majority 149 4.1
Turnout 3,623
Conservative hold Swing
Maidstone Central By-Election 18 October 2012[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Bird 2,169 40.1 −5.7
Conservative Paul Butcher 1,301 24.1 −1.6
Labour Paul Harper 943 17.4 +11.2
UKIP John Stanford 510 9.4 −3.7
Green Stuart Jeffery 393 7.3 −2.0
English Democrat Michael Walters 83 1.6 +1.6
Majority 868 16.1
Turnout 5,405
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Gravesham Rural By-Election 20 December 2012[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bryan Sweetland 1,780 61.3 +1.3
UKIP Geoffrey Clark 634 21.8 +21.8
Labour Douglas Christie 397 13.7 +4.2
Liberal Democrats Gill McGill 91 3.1 −6.0
Majority 1,146 39.5
Turnout 2,902
Conservative hold Swing

2013-2017

Romney Marsh By-Election 7 May 2015[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carole Waters 4,913 43.8 +5.2
UKIP Susanna Govett 3,903 34.8 −4.2
Labour Arran Harvey 1,342 12.0 −0.7
Liberal Democrats Valerie Loseby 626 5.6 +1.5
Green Andrew South 435 3.9 −1.7
Majority 1,010 9.0
Turnout 11,219
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing
Gravesham East By-Election 18 August 2016[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Diane Marsh 1,758 36.0 +8.4
Labour Lyn Milner 1,538 31.5 −4.7
UKIP Tina Brooker 1,272 26.0 +2.8
Green Martin Wilson 209 4.3 +4.3
Liberal Democrats Mark Marsh 110 2.3 −1.5
Majority 220 4.5
Turnout 4,887
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Swanley By-Election 13 October 2016[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Horwood 717 32.4 −8.7
UKIP James Halford 615 27.8 +7.9
Labour Angela George 518 23.4 −8.9
Liberal Democrats Robert Woodbridge 362 16.4 +16.4
Majority 102 4.6
Turnout 2,212
Conservative hold Swing

2017-2021

Birchington and Rural By-Election 11 January 2018[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Liz Hurst 2,534 56.6 +6.1
Labour Pauline Farrance 856 19.1 +2.9
Liberal Democrats Angie Curwen 561 12.5 +0.5
UKIP Zita Wiltshire 357 8.0 −7.8
Green Natasha Ransom 169 3.8 −1.8
Majority 1,678 37.5
Turnout 4,477
Conservative hold Swing
Canterbury North By-Election 15 November 2018[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Thomas 1,355 42.3 −12.4
Liberal Democrats Alex Lister 756 23.6 +7.1
Labour Ben Hickman 660 20.6 +4.1
Green Henry Stanton 157 4.9 −1.9
Independent Joe Egerton 155 4.8 +4.8
UKIP Joe Simons 120 3.7 −2.0
Majority 599 18.7
Turnout 3,203
Conservative hold Swing
Northfleet and Gravesend West By-Election 2 May 2019[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Burden 3,713 43.5 +0.6
Conservative Jordan Meade 2,404 28.1 −10.3
UKIP Emmanuel Feyisetan 1,469 17.2 +7.2
Green Marna Gilligan 624 7.3 +3.1
Liberal Democrats Ukonu Obasi 333 3.9 −0.5
Majority 1,309 15.3
Turnout 8,543
Labour hold Swing
Sittingbourne North By-Election 2 May 2019[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Swale Independents Jason Clinch 1,496 35.7 +35.7
Labour Tony Winckless 1,341 32.0 +0.2
Conservative Sarah Aldridge 1,064 25.4 −15.2
Liberal Democrats Alexander Stennings 284 6.8 −2.0
Majority 155 3.7
Turnout 4,185
Swale Ind. gain from Conservative

2021-2025

Wilmington By-Election 27 January 2022[15]
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 +15.8
Green Julian Hood 200 6.5 −1.1
Majority 1,174 38.0
Turnout 3,087
Conservative hold Swing
Hythe West By-Election 2 March 2023[16]
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
Independent Andy Weatherhead 237 6.6
Majority 487 13.6
Turnout 3,576
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Sheppey By-Election 2 March 2023[17]
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 0.9
Turnout 6,953
Conservative hold Swing
Maidstone Central By-Election 6 July 2023[18]
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 +4.3
Independent Yolande Kenward 56 0.9 +0.9
Majority 11 0.2
Turnout 6,521
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Swanscombe and Greenhithe By-Election 21 Nov 2025[19]
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 Increase 25.7

By-election held after the death of Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents’ Association Cllr Peter Harman.[20]

References

  1. ^ "The Kent (Electoral Changes) Order 2016", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2016/658
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  3. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Tonbridge Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Romney Marsh Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Tunbridge Wells East Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Maidstone Central Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Gravesham Rural Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
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  10. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Swanley Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
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  12. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Canterbury North Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Northfleet and Gravesend West Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  14. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Sittingbourne North Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  15. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Wilmington Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  16. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hythe West Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  17. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Sheppey Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  18. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Maidstone Central Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  19. ^ "Election of Councillors to Kent County Council Swanscombe and Greenhithe County Division Declaration of Result of Poll". www.dartford.gov.uk/. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
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