Dover District Council elections
Appearance
Dover District Council in Kent, England is elected every four years.
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
Conservative | 1973 - 1991 |
No overall control | 1991 - 1995 |
Labour | 1995 - 1999 |
No overall control | 1999 - 2007 |
Conservative | 2007–present |
Council elections
- 1973 Dover District Council election
- 1976 Dover District Council election
- 1979 Dover District Council election (New ward boundaries)[2]
- 1983 Dover District Council election
- 1987 Dover District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[3]
- 1991 Dover District Council election
- 1995 Dover District Council election
- 1999 Dover District Council election
- 2003 Dover District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 11)[4][5]
- 2007 Dover District Council election
- 2011 Dover District Council election
- 2015 Dover District Council election
- 2019 Dover District Council election
Borough result maps
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2003 results map
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2007 results map
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2011 results map
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2015 results map
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2019 results map
By-election results
1999-2003
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 755 | 50.3 | -16.0 | ||
Conservative | 665 | 44.3 | +10.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 81 | 5.4 | +5.4 | ||
Majority | 90 | 6.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,501 | 30.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 558 | 69.2 | +7.4 | ||
Labour | 248 | 30.8 | -7.4 | ||
Majority | 310 | 38.4 | |||
Turnout | 806 | 34.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 619 | 71.2 | +1.6 | ||
Labour | 158 | 18.2 | -13.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 92 | 10.6 | +1.6 | ||
Majority | 461 | 53.0 | |||
Turnout | 869 | 35.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 245 | 59.5 | -7.1 | ||
Labour | 99 | 24.0 | -9.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 68 | 16.5 | +16.5 | ||
Majority | 146 | 35.5 | |||
Turnout | 412 | 35.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2003-2007
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret Philpott | 749 | 60.5 | -0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Patrick Acarnley | 234 | 18.9 | +18.9 | |
Labour | John Adams | 214 | 17.2 | -4.9 | |
Independent | Stewart Dimmock | 43 | 3.5 | +0.0 | |
Majority | 515 | 41.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,239 | 34.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Smith | 1,031 | 61.0 | +0.2 | |
Labour | Ernest Brimmell | 449 | 26.5 | -12.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Featherstone | 211 | 12.5 | +12.5 | |
Majority | 582 | 34.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,691 | 29.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Susan Chandler | 892 | |||
Conservative | Jane Sheridan | 748 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Bryan Curtis | 336 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Sheila Smith | 254 | |||
Labour | Benet Bano | 111 | |||
Labour | Ernest Brimmel | 110 | |||
Turnout | 2,451 | 24.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
2007-2011
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Thompson | 661 | 79.7 | +11.4 | |
Conservative | Marianne Ford | 108 | 13.0 | -12.6 | |
Independent | Reginald Hansell | 59 | 7.1 | +0.9 | |
Independent | Edward Lee-Delisle | 1 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 553 | 66.7 | |||
Turnout | 829 | 23.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Viviane Revell | 365 | 33.7 | -3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Mackie | 274 | 25.3 | +6.1 | |
Conservative | Jennifer Morgan | 252 | 23.3 | -8.2 | |
Independent | Graham Wanstall | 70 | 6.5 | -5.8 | |
UKIP | Peter Campbell-Marshall | 65 | 6.0 | +6.0 | |
Independent | Victor Morgan | 56 | 5.2 | +5.2 | |
Majority | 91 | 8.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,082 | 20.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mike Conolly | 1,109 | 66.0 | -1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bryan Curtis | 459 | 27.3 | +5.4 | |
Labour | John Bird | 113 | 6.7 | -3.5 | |
Majority | 650 | 38.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,681 | 31.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Viv REVELL | 244 | 32.7 | ||
Conservative | Mandy Marie SEHMBI | 219 | 29.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Dean STILES | 93 | 12.5 | ||
Dover Alliance | Raymond John WHITE | 86 | 11.5 | ||
English Democrat | Tony OVENDEN | 72 | 9.7 | ||
UKIP | Vic MATCHAM | 32 | 4.3 | ||
Majority | 25 | ||||
Turnout | 20.86 | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Geoffrey LYMER | 239 | 62.2 | -5.3 | |
Labour | Peter WALKER | 90 | 23.4 | +0.7 | |
UKIP | Victor Peter MATCHAM | 55 | 14.3 | +4.7 | |
Majority | 149 | ||||
Turnout | 20.3 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2011-2015
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Michael WALLACE | 744 | 53.7 | +3.5 | |
Conservative | Deborah Nicholson BOULARES | 642 | 46.3 | -3.5 | |
Majority | 102 | ||||
Turnout | 26.58 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Percentage change is since 2011.
References
- ^ "Dover". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ The District of Dover (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Kent (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Dover (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "District Council Elections 15 April 2004". Dover District Council. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Dover District Council. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll". Dover District Council. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ a b Siddique, Haroon; Mulholland, Helene (28 September 2008). "Unions on standby for imminent election". guardian.co.uk. London. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Dover District Council. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Dover District Council. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Dover District Council. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Dover District Council. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Dover District Council. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Dover District Council. Retrieved 16 February 2014.