Medway Council elections
Medway is a unitary authority in Kent, England. It was created on 1 April 1998 replacing Gillingham and Rochester-upon-Medway.
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1997 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1][2]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Labour | 1997-1998 |
| style="background-color: Template:No overall control/meta/color" | | No overall control | 1998-2003 |
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Conservative | 2003-present |
Council elections
- Medway Council election, 1997 (New ward boundaries)[3]
- Medway Council election, 2000
- Medway Council election, 2003 (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 25)[4][5][6]
- Medway Council election, 2007
- Medway Council election, 2011
- Medway Council election, 2015
By-election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 656 | 54.3 | +6.7 | ||
| Labour | 372 | 30.8 | +0.8 | ||
| Conservative | 180 | 14.9 | −7.5 | ||
| Majority | 284 | 23.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,208 | 27.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Jones | 695 | 45.5 | ||
| Conservative | Andrew Mackness | 631 | 41.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Garry Harrison | 92 | 6.0 | ||
| UKIP | Anthony Cook | 42 | 2.8 | ||
| Green | Steven Keevil | 36 | 2.4 | ||
| English Democrat | Ron Sands | 31 | 2.0 | ||
| Majority | 64 | 4.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1527 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Trevor Clarke | 1,847 | 48.7 | +7.2 | |
| Labour | Adam Price | 819 | 21.6 | −5.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Viv Parker | 767 | 20.2 | +3.6 | |
| BNP | Brian Ravenscroft | 257 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
| Green | Simon Marchant | 104 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
| Majority | 1,028 | 27.1 | |||
| Turnout | 3,794 | 41.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tashi Bhutia | 1,042 | 36.9 | +10.8 | |
| Labour | Sam Whittington | 1,038 | 36.7 | −12.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gary Allanach | 223 | 7.9 | +7.9 | |
| UKIP | Robin Johnson | 200 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
| BNP | Brian Ravenscroft | 186 | 6.6 | +6.6 | |
| Independent | Brian Cartwright | 87 | 3.1 | −21.9 | |
| Green | Sarah D'Angelo | 51 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
| Majority | 4 | 0.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,827 | 29.8 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Josie Iles | 724 | 38.4 | +3.4 | |
| Labour | Isaac Igwe | 521 | 27.7 | +3.4 | |
| UKIP | Karl Weller | 480 | 25.5 | −13.2 | |
| Green | Steve Dyke | 74 | 3.9 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Isabelle Cherry | 62 | 3.3 | N/A | |
| English Democrat | Mike Russell | 23 | 1.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 203 | 10.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,884 | 16.74 | |||
| Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of UKIP Councillor Catriona Brown-Reckless
References
- ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Medway". BBC News Online. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of the Medway Towns (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 1997. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Medway (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Medway". BBC Online. Retrieved 9 May 2008.
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