Ashford Borough Council elections
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
- 1973 Ashford Borough Council election
- 1976 Ashford Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[3]
- 1979 Ashford Borough Council election
- 1983 Ashford Borough Council election
- 1987 Ashford Borough Council election
- 1991 Ashford Borough Council election
- 1995 Ashford Borough Council election
- 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
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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 | ||||
Resignation of Conservative Cllr Steve Wright.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ken Blanshard | ||||
| Conservative | Ian Cooling | ||||
| UKIP | Elaine Evans | ||||
| Labour | Dylan Jones | ||||
| Green | Geoff Meaden | ||||
| Ashford Independent | Noel Ovenden | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| 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 | |||
| UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Jill Britcher.
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.
- ^ http://www.kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news/ukip-steal-labour-seat-in-100226/
