Ashford Borough Council elections
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Ashford Borough Council in Kent, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 43 councillors have been elected from 35 wards.[1]
Political control[]
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
No overall control | 1973–1976 |
Conservative | 1976–1979 |
No overall control | 1979–1983 |
Conservative | 1983–1995 |
No overall control | 1995–2003 |
Conservative | 2003–present |
Council elections[]
- (New ward boundaries)[3]
- 1999 Ashford Borough Council election
- 2003 Ashford Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 6)[4][5]
- 2007 Ashford Borough Council election
- 2011 Ashford Borough Council election
- 2015 Ashford Borough Council election
- 2019 Ashford Borough Council election
Borough result maps[]
2003 results map
2007 results map
2011 results map
By-election results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 387 | 58.9 | -3.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 147 | 22.4 | -15.0 | ||
Labour | 123 | 18.7 | +18.7 | ||
Majority | 240 | 36.5 | |||
Turnout | 657 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gerald Clarkson | 419 | 71.7 | +4.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Heuch | 126 | 21.6 | -11.0 | |
Labour | Malcolm Horton | 39 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
Majority | 293 | 50.1 | |||
Turnout | 584 | 30.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Cengizhan Cerit | 249 | 27.69 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jack Cowen | 173 | 19.24 | ||
Ashford Independents | Laura Lawrence | 111 | 12.34 | ||
Green | Mark Reed | 26 | 2.89 | ||
Labour | Rebecca Rutter | 336 | 37.37 | ||
Majority | 87 | 9.67 | |||
Turnout | 899 | 20.5 | -13.25 | ||
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dara Farrell | 36 | 5.92 | +5.92 | |
Conservative | Jill Hutchinson | 277 | 45.55 | -12.28 | |
Ashford Independents | Roy Isworth | 179 | 29.44 | -11.02 | |
UKIP | Thomas Taylor | 72 | 11.84 | +11.84 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Took | 40 | 6.57 | +6.57 | |
Majority | 98 | 16.11 | -1.26 | ||
Turnout | 608 | 31.13 | -17.48 | ||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jill Britcher | 296 | 35.83 | -1.54 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jack Cowen | 79 | 9.56 | -9.68 | |
Independent | John Holland | 34 | 4.11 | +4.11 | |
Ashford Independents | Palma Laughton | 85 | 10.29 | -2.05 | |
Conservative | Jane Martin | 158 | 19.12 | -8.57 | |
Green | Mark Reed | 19 | 2.3 | -0.59 | |
UKIP | Angharad Yeo | 155 | 18.76 | +18.76 | |
Majority | 138 | 16.7 | +7.03 | ||
Turnout | 826 | 19.4 | -1.1 | ||
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Christopher Cooper | 410 | 27.66 | ||
Conservative | Jane Martin | 759 | 51.21 | ||
Green | Geoffrey Meaden | 129 | 8.7 | ||
Labour | Thomas Reed | 174 | 11.74 | ||
Majority | 349 | 23.54 | |||
Turnout | 1482 | 35.67 | -16.98 | ||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ken Blanshard | 13 | 1.73 | -7.07 | |
Conservative | Ian Cooling | 240 | 31.95 | -6.82 | |
UKIP | Elaine Evans | 97 | 12.91 | +3.32 | |
Labour | Dylan Jones | 22 | 2.92 | -8.15 | |
Green | Geoffrey Meaden | 55 | 7.32 | +7.32 | |
Ashford Independents | Noel Ovenden | 323 | 43 | +4.23 | |
Majority | 83 | 11.05 | |||
Turnout | 751 | 41 | -14.46 | ||
Ashford Independents gain from Conservative | Swing |
The 2014 Wye by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Steve Wright.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Adrian Gee-Turner | 42 | 8.91 | +8.91 | |
Conservative | Alexander Howard | 110 | 23.35 | -20.27 | |
Ashford Independents | Christine Kathawick-Smith | 92 | 19.53 | +19.53 | |
Labour | Gordon Miller | 106 | 22.5 | -30.92 | |
Green | Thom Pizzey | 10 | 2.12 | +2.12 | |
UKIP | Harriet Yeo | 109 | 23.14 | +23.14 | |
Majority | 1 | 0.21 | |||
Turnout | 471 | 19.01 | -34.67 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Ryan Macpherson | 373 | 42.1 | +11.6 | |
Labour | Caroline Harris | 243 | 27.4 | -3.3 | |
Conservative | Jo Gideon | 240 | 27.1 | +0.2 | |
Green | Liz Wright | 31 | 3.5 | -3.8 | |
Majority | 130 | 14.7 | |||
Turnout | 890 | 21.3 | -34.64 | ||
UKIP gain from Labour | Swing |
The 2016 Beaver by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Jill Britcher.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | James Galloway | 260 | 11.04 | ||
UKIP | Serge Goldenberg-Kosbab | 181 | 7.68 | ||
Green | Maria Pizzey | 99 | 4.2 | ||
Conservative | David Robey | 753 | 31.98 | ||
Labour | John Charles Suddards | 1052 | 44.68 | ||
Majority | 299 | 12.7 | |||
Turnout | 2354 | 56.81 | -0.29 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Euan Anckorn | 415 | 31.27 | -1.2 | |
Green | Steve Campkin | 97 | 7.3 | +7.3 | |
Conservative | Simon Howard-Smith | 697 | 52.52 | +12 | |
UKIP | Liah Macpherson | 113 | 8.51 | +8.51 | |
Majority | 282 | 21.25 | +10.7 | ||
Turnout | 1327 | 64.07 | +1.92 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ashford Independents | Ian McAllister Anderson | 227 | 38.02 | +23.1 | |
Conservative | Nathan Ilife | 247 | 41.37 | -6.6 | |
Labour | Dylan Jones | 85 | 14.23 | +6 | |
Green | Peter Morgan | 36 | 6 | +6 | |
Majority | 20 | 3.35 | |||
Turnout | 597 | 32.8 | -43.25 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The 2018 Kennington by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Phil Sims.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ashford Independents | Rachael Carley | 67 | 10.38 | +10.38 | |
Conservative | Charles Dehnel | 229 | 35.5 | -11.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Adrian Gee-Turner | 70 | 10.85 | -7.8 | |
Green | Geoffery Meaden | 190 | 29.45 | +5.9 | |
UKIP | Philip Meads | 22 | 3.41 | +3.41 | |
Labour | Carly Ruppert Lingham | 17 | 2.63 | -7.7 | |
Independent | Sarah Williams | 49 | 7.59 | +7.59 | |
Majority | 39 | 6 | |||
Turnout | 645 | 32.52 | -3.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The 2019 Downs North by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Stephen Dehnel.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ashford Independents | Trish Cornish | 247 | 60.2 | +60.2 | |
Labour | Garry Harrison | 29 | 7 | -12.9 | |
Conservative | Aline Hicks | 115 | 28 | -33.5 | |
Green | Thom Pizzey | 11 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Samuel Strolz | 8 | 1.9 | -16.7 | |
Majority | 132 | 32.1 | |||
Turnout | 410 | 22.05 | -5.2 | ||
Ashford Independents gain from Conservative | Swing |
The 2020 Park Farm North by-election was triggered by the election of Councillor Jo Gideon to the UK Parliament as MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Trevor Brooks | 469 | 41.9 | ||
Independent | Garry Harrison | 105 | 9.4 | ||
Labour | Dylan Jones | 402 | 36 | ||
Green | Thom Pizzey | 70 | 6.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Stamp | 64 | 5.7 | ||
Majority | 66 | 5.9 | |||
Turnout | 1115 | 23.47 | -0.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
The 2021 Beaver by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Alex Ward.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Geoffery Meaden | 273 | 51.8 | +20.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Carol Wilcox | 15 | 2.8 | -8.6 | |
Conservative | Sarah Williams | 239 | 45.5 | +7.9 | |
Majority | 34 | 6.4 | |||
Turnout | 529 | 25.96 | -5.6 | ||
Greens gain from Conservative | Swing |
The 2021 Downs North by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Charles Dehnel.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ashford Independents | Barry Ball | 101 | 21.1 | -7 | |
Green | Dawnie Nilsson | 191 | 39.9 | +21.5 | |
Labour | Terry Pavlou | 23 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
Conservative | James Ransley | 163 | 34.1 | -6.5 | |
Majority | 28 | 5.8% | |||
Turnout | 478 | 23.66 | -11.39 | ||
Greens gain from Conservative | Swing |
The 2021 Highfield by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Gerald White.
References[]
- ^ "Role of a Councillor". Ashford.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ "England council elections". BBC News Online. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Ashford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Ashford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Ashford Borough Council. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ https://www.ashford.gov.uk/media/0xql4wrk/beaverashfordward_results-24-november-2011-pdf-46kb.pdf
- ^ https://www.ashford.gov.uk/media/21leppte/declaration_tenterdensouth_byelection12_7_12-pdf-45kb.pdf
- ^ https://www.ashford.gov.uk/media/um2jatvl/results-beaver-ward-by-election-28-february-2013-pdf-50kb.pdf
- ^ https://www.ashford.gov.uk/media/rllhptnz/saxon-shore-borough-ward-2-may-2013-declaration-of-result-of-poll-pdf-49kb.pdf
- ^ https://www.ashford.gov.uk/media/nvte3m2l/declaration-of-result-of-poll-wye-ward-by-election-6-march-2014-pdf-48kb.pdf
- ^ https://www.ashford.gov.uk/media/drhatsu3/declaration-of-results-19-november-2015-aylesford-green-pdf-14kb.pdf
- ^ http://www.kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news/ukip-steal-labour-seat-in-100226/
- ^ https://www.ashford.gov.uk/media/khpo1ypr/victoria-ashford-borough-ward-by-election-8-june-2017-pdf-13kb.pdf
- ^ https://www.ashford.gov.uk/media/g4yaf4ug/bockhanger-ashford-borough-ward-by-election-8-june-2017-pdf-12kb.pdf
- ^ https://www.ashford.gov.uk/media/ij5jlilb/declaration-of-result-kennington-ashford-pdf-15kb.pdf
- ^ https://www.ashford.gov.uk/media/toojwiaa/declaration-of-result.pdff
- ^ https://www.ashford.gov.uk/media/v0cmqygf/park-farm-north-by-election-results-2020-pdf-77kb.pdf
- ^ https://www.ashford.gov.uk/your-council/register-to-vote-and-elections/elections-and-referendums/election-results-archive/2021-beaver-ward-election-results/
- ^ https://www.ashford.gov.uk/media/toojwiaa/declaration-of-result.pdf
- ^ https://www.ashford.gov.uk/media/ri0nsyji/declaration-of-result-highfield-by-election-16-december-2021.pdf
- By-election results Archived 29 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
- Ashford Borough Council elections
- Borough of Ashford
- Council elections in Kent
- District council elections in England