2019 Thanet District Council election

Elections to Thanet District Council took place on Thursday 2 May 2019, alongside other local elections across the country and parish council elections across Thanet.[2] The result saw the Conservative party return to being the largest party on the council, after UKIP formed a majority then split into groups.[1][3][4] The Labour party also became the second largest party on the council. Labour gained the most seats in Thanet over any council area in the country.[5]

2019 Thanet District Council election
2 May 2019
56 seats to Thanet District Council
28 seats needed for a majority
Turnout30.15%[1]
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader n/a
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Leader's seat n/a
Last election 18 4 1
Seats after 25 20 8
Seat change 7 16 7
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Green UKIP
Last election 0 33
Seats after 3 0
Seat change 3 33
Council control before election

No Overall Control

 Council control after election

No Overall Control

Initially after the 2019 election, the Conservative party led the council with a minority[6] - however, after a vote of no confidence in October 2019, Labour now operate a confidence-and-supply arrangement with the Greens and Thanet Independents.[7]

Results summary
2019 Thanet District Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 25 9 2 7 44.6 38.1 25,106
  Labour 20 16 0 16 35.7 30.6 20,112
  Thanet Independent 7 7 0 7 12.5 9.8 6,426
  Green 3 3 0 3 5.4 9.2 6,046
  Independent 1 1 1 1.8 4.3 2,824
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0.0 5.8 3,798
  UKIP 0 0 33 33 0.0 1.4 940
  Women's Equality 0 0 0 0.0 0.5 317
  For Britain 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 255

Ward results

Beacon Road
Beacon Road
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Moore 368 35.0
Labour Aram Rawf 363 34.5
Labour Jane Lee-Hopkinson 353
Conservative Charlie Leys 323
Thanet Independent John Buckley 260 24.7
Thanet Independent Hazel Slater 230
Liberal Democrats Ian Ellard 60 5.7
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing
Labour hold Swing

Birchington North
Birchington North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Day 739 52.4
Conservative Keith Coleman-Cooke 666
Green Karen Roper 423 30.0
Labour Jill Britcher 247 17.5
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Birchington South
Birchington South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Linda Wright 743 37.7
Conservative Phil Fellows 720
Conservative George Kup 714
Independent Suzanne Brimm 616 31.3
Liberal Democrats Robert Wright 314 15.9
Labour Richard Lockwood 298 15.1
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Bradstowe
Bradstowe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jill Bayford 619 42.5
Conservative David Parsons 577
Green Mel Winter 325 22.3
Labour Jemima Brown 309 21.2
Labour Margaret Symonds 272
Liberal Democrats Robert Stone 204 14.0
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Central Harbour
Central Harbour
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Raushan Ara 909 35.4
Labour Peter Campbell 878
Green Becky Wing 765 29.8
Labour Thomas King 556
Thanet Independent Trevor Shonk 436 17.0
Thanet Independent Mandy Shonk 386
Conservative John Davis 346 13.5
Conservative Morgan Harris 322
Conservative James Thomas 264
Independent Samara Jones-Hall 109 4.2
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from UKIP Swing
Labour hold Swing
Green gain from UKIP Swing

Cliffsend & Pegwell
Cliffsend & Pegwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brenda Rogers 648 36.7
Conservative David Stevens 596
Green Abigail Randall 319 18.1
Independent Grahame Birchall 278 15.7
Labour Christine Hudson 267 15.1
For Britain Michael Barnbrook 255 14.4
Labour Steve Ansell 227
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Cliftonville East
Cliftonville East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lesley Game 1,076 59.7
Conservative Horace Shrubb 951
Conservative Cedric Towning 870
Labour Jane Hetherington 410 22.7
Labour Matthew Shoul 375
Labour Reg McLaughlin 349
Women's Equality Kanndiss Riley 317 17.6
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Cliftonville West
Cliftonville West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Currie 724 36.6
Labour Heather Keen 672
Labour Harry Scobie 665
Green Ed Targett 442 22.4
Thanet Independent Peter Cook 327 16.5
Thanet Independent Steve Campbell 314
Conservative Mark Mulvihill 245 12.4
Conservative Jeremy Scarlett 241
Liberal Democrats Darryn Da La Soul 239 12.1
Conservative Avril Towning 209
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from UKIP Swing
Labour gain from UKIP Swing
Labour gain from UKIP Swing

Dane Valley
Dane Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Thanet Independent Gary Taylor 631 37.0
Thanet Independent Linda Potts 539
Labour Ruth Duckworth 437 25.6
Labour Martin Boyd 415
Conservative Ian Gregory 405 23.7
Labour Leo Britcher 391
Liberal Democrats Matthew Brown 234 13.7
Majority
Turnout
Thanet Independent gain from UKIP Swing
Thanet Independent gain from UKIP Swing
Labour gain from UKIP Swing

Eastcliff
Eastcliff
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen Albon 655 36.7
Labour Helen Crittenden 633
Labour Corinna Huxley 599
Green Tricia Hartley 553 31.0
Independent Sarah Larkins 303 17.0
Conservative David Kingham 275 15.4
Conservative Janet Kingham 272
Conservative Peter Parsons 254
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from UKIP Swing
Labour gain from UKIP Swing
Labour gain from UKIP Swing

Garlinge
Garlinge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Thanet Independent John Dennis 386 44.5
Conservative Kerry Boyd 333 38.4
Conservative Peter Evans 305
Thanet Independent Roy Potts 289
Labour Barry Lewis 149 17.2
Labour Michael Kleszcz 134
Majority
Turnout
Thanet Independent gain from UKIP Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Kingsgate
Kingsgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bob Bayford 413 67.4
Labour Co-op Richard Symonds 200 32.6
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Margate Central
Margate Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Helen Whitehead 482 43.2
Labour Rob Yates 451
Green Sue Rees 174 15.6
Independent Gary-Paul Pieman 157 14.1
Thanet Independent David Wells 157 14.1
Conservative Robin Haddon 147 13.2
Conservative Barry Millen 135
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from UKIP Swing

Nethercourt
Nethercourt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elizabeth Green 509 38.7
Labour Anthony Ovenden 411
Conservative Colin Grostate 355 27.0
Conservative Stephen Byrne 312
Green Tim Spencer 249 18.9
UKIP Paul Weller 203 15.4
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from UKIP Swing
Labour gain from UKIP Swing

Newington
Newington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karen Constantine 412 50.9
Labour Rick Everitt 365
Green Katie Gerrard 209 25.8
Conservative David Spicer 188 23.2
Conservative Sandra Spicer 181
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from UKIP Swing
Labour gain from UKIP Swing

Northwood
Northwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Thanet Independent Stuart Piper 516 41.3
Thanet Independent Lynda Piper 494
Thanet Independent George Rusiecki 425
Labour Mary Dwyer-King 371 29.7
Labour Peter Wharmby 368
Labour Donald Challinger 343
Conservative Keith Clark 263 21.1
Conservative Nickie Holding 210
Conservative Ross Holding 208
Liberal Democrats Jordan Williams 98 7.9
Majority
Turnout
Thanet Independent gain from UKIP Swing
Thanet Independent gain from UKIP Swing
Thanet Independent gain from UKIP Swing

Salmestone
Salmestone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pauline Farrance 314 26.8
Labour Candy Gregory 286
Conservative David Wallin 265 22.6
Thanet Independent Luke Evans 210 17.9
Thanet Independent Robin Edwards 200
Liberal Democrats John Finnegan 199 17.0
Independent Richard Baxter 184 15.7
Liberal Democrats Callum Gurr 124
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from UKIP Swing
Labour gain from UKIP Swing

Sir Moses Montefiore
Sir Moses Montefiore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pat Moore 416 38.3
Labour Mark Hopkinson 406
Conservative John Holmes 277 25.5
Conservative Vic Todd 255
Independent Paul Messenger 206 19.0
Independent Gary Perkins 195
UKIP Terry Connor 186 17.1
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from UKIP Swing
Labour hold Swing

St. Peter's
St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roy Dexter 768 34.3
Conservative Jason Savage 755
Green Mike Garner 657 29.3
Conservative Marc Rattigan 652
Labour Philip Coulson 492 22.0
Labour Sarah St. John 455
Liberal Democrats Gail Banks 322 14.4
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Thanet Villages
Thanet Villages
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Reece Pugh 638 24.7
Conservative David Hart 602
Green Trevor Roper 599 23.2
Liberal Democrats Angie Curwen 567 22.0
UKIP Derek Crow-Brown 551 21.4
Conservative Guy Wilson 460
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Kitt 416
Labour Del Goddard 223 8.7
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Green gain from UKIP Swing

Viking
Viking
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mave Saunders 791 25.7
Independent Ruth Bailey 776 25.3
Conservative David Saunders 770
Conservative Roger Binks 770
Labour Fiona Crawford 625 20.3
Green Terry MacDonald 599 19.5
Labour Annie Watson 534
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Rose 281 9.1
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Westbrook
Westbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mick Tomlinson 431 37.1
Conservative Ash Ashbee 413
Green Tony Uden 262 22.6
Liberal Democrats Margaret Hay 245 21.1
Labour Clementina Onwuegbute 223 19.2
Labour Barry O'Brien 211
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Westgate-on-Sea
Westgate-on-Sea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Scott 640 26.9
Thanet Independent Bertie Braidwood 626 26.3
Conservative Sam Bambridge 598
Conservative Carol Messenger 528
Green Rob Edwards 470 19.7
Labour John Cornwall 366 15.4
Labour David Donaldson 362
Liberal Democrats Martyn Pennington 281 11.8
Liberal Democrats Cheri Pennington 214
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Thanet Independent gain from UKIP Swing
Conservative hold Swing

References
  1. "Thanet council election results". Kent Online. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  2. "Election results by parishes, 2 May 2019". democracy.thanet.gov.uk. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  3. "Thanet District Council". BBC News. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  4. "Election results by wards, 2 May 2019". democracy.thanet.gov.uk. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  5. "Election results in maps and charts". BBC News. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  6. "Conservatives lead minority council - but what does it mean for you?". Kent Online. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  7. "Council leader ousted after no-confidence vote". 11 October 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.


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