Dover District Council elections

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

By-election results

1999-2003

Middle Deal By-Election 16 December 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 755 50.3 -16.0
Conservative 665 44.3 +10.6
Liberal Democrat 81 5.4 +5.4
Majority 90 6.0
Turnout 1,501 30.2
Labour hold Swing
Castle By-Election 18 May 2000
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
St Margarets-at-Cliffe By-Election 13 April 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 619 71.2 +1.6
Labour 158 18.2 -13.0
Liberal Democrat 92 10.6 +1.6
Majority 461 53.0
Turnout 869 35.2
Conservative hold Swing
Noningstone By-Election 8 March 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 245 59.5 -7.1
Labour 99 24.0 -9.4
Liberal Democrat 68 16.5 +16.5
Majority 146 35.5
Turnout 412 35.2
Conservative hold Swing

2003-2007

St Margaret's-At-Cliffe By-Election 15 April 2004[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Philpott 749 60.5 -0.3
Liberal Democrat 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
Walmer By-Election 23 June 2005[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Smith 1,031 61.0 +0.2
Labour Ernest Brimmell 449 26.5 -12.7
Liberal Democrat John Featherstone 211 12.5 +12.5
Majority 582 34.5
Turnout 1,691 29.2
Conservative hold Swing
Little Stour & Ashstone By-Election 20 July 2006 (2)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Chandler 892
Conservative Jane Sheridan 748
Liberal Democrat Bryan Curtis 336
Liberal Democrat Sheila Smith 254
Labour Benet Bano 111
Labour Ernest Brimmel 110
Turnout 2,451 24.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

2007-2011

Aylesham By-Election 27 September 2007[9][10]
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
Maxton, Elms Vale and Priory By-Election 27 September 2007[9][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Viviane Revell 365 33.7 -3.3
Liberal Democrat 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
Little Stour and Ashtone By-Election 24 April 2008[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Conolly 1,109 66.0 -1.9
Liberal Democrat 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
St Radigund's By-Election 30 October 2008[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Viv REVELL 244 32.7
Conservative Mandy Marie SEHMBI 219 29.4
Liberal Democrat Dean STILES 93 12.5
style="background-color: Template:Dover Alliance/meta/color; width: 5px;" | Template:Dover Alliance/meta/shortname Raymond John WHITE 86 11.5
Tony OVENDEN 72 9.7
Vic MATCHAM 32 4.3
Majority 25
Turnout 20.86
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Lydden and Temple Ewell By-Election 16 December 2010[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Maxton, Elms Vale and Priory Ward By-Election 2 May 2013[15]
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

  1. ↑ "Dover". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
  2. ↑ The District of Dover (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
  3. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Kent (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
  5. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Dover (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "District Council Elections 15 April 2004". Dover District Council. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
  7. ↑ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Dover District Council. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
  8. ↑ "Declaration of result of poll". Dover District Council. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
  9. 1 2 Siddique, Haroon; Mulholland, Helene (28 September 2008). "Unions on standby for imminent election". London: guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  10. ↑ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Dover District Council. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
  11. ↑ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Dover District Council. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
  12. ↑ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Dover District Council. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
  13. ↑ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Dover District Council. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  14. ↑ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Dover District Council. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  15. ↑ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Dover District Council. Retrieved 16 February 2014.

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