2019 Ashford Borough Council election

The 2019 Ashford Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Ashford Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Result summary
2019 Ashford Borough Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 26 8 39.2 13,429 -12.7
  Ashford Independent 11 8 19.1 6,544 +13.5
  Labour 7 3 16.0 5,476 -3.9
  Green 2 2 13.2 4,500 +6.7
  Independent 1 1 1.6 556 -1.3
  Liberal Democrats 0 1 6.4 2,203 +3.3
  UKIP 0 1 4.4 1,510 -5.7

Ward results

Aylesford & East Stour
Aylesford & East Stour
Party Candidate Votes %
Ashford Independent David Smith 426 35.3
Ashford Independent Andy Rogers 365
Labour Matthew Harris 253 21.0
Labour Garry Harrison 237
Green Joanna Baker 160 13.3
Conservative John Seaton 150 12.4
UKIP Dave Vegas 147 12.2
Conservative Ijeoma Onweluzo 121
Green Philip Monaghan 88
Liberal Democrats Hein Behrens 70 5.8
Majority
Turnout 1,115 24.6
Ashford Independent win (new seat)
Ashford Independent win (new seat)

Beaver
Beaver
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lyn Suddards 480 38.8 +8.1
Labour Alexander Ward 437
UKIP Thomas Taylor 283 22.9 -7.6
Conservative Amanda Hodgkinson 238 19.2 -7.6
Green Maria Pizzey 237 19.1 +11.8
Conservative Rob Dobson 183
Majority
Turnout 1,107 24.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from UKIP Swing

Biddenden
Biddenden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Neil Bell 575 72.0 -1.0
Green Guy Pullen 224 28.0 +1.0
Majority
Turnout 805 34.5
Conservative hold Swing

Bircholt
Bircholt
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative William Howard Unopposed
Majority
Turnout – –
Conservative win (new seat)

Bockhanger
Bockhanger
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Diccon Spain 280 49.1 +15.6
Conservative Simon Howard-Smith 222 38.9 -27.6
Liberal Democrats Carol Wilcox 68 11.9 New
Majority
Turnout 578 27.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Bybrook
Bybrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ashford Independent Howard Turner 297 43.9 New
Conservative Shafi Khan 203 30.0 -25.8
Labour Alan Dean 176 26.0 -18.2
Majority
Turnout 683 33.2
Ashford Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Charing
Charing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gerry Clarkson 479 71.6 +20.5
Labour Janet White 190 28.4 New
Majority
Turnout 719 33.9
Conservative hold Swing

Conningbrook & Little Burton Farm
Conningbrook & Little Burton Farm
Party Candidate Votes %
Ashford Independent Katherine Ovenden 330 70.4
Conservative Yvonne Roden 139 29.6
Majority
Turnout 474 31.6
Ashford Independent win (new seat)

Downs North
Downs North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Dehnel 375 47.4 -14.2
Green Marilyn Sansom 186 23.5 +4.3
Liberal Democrats David Reid 148 18.7 New
Labour Carly Ruppert-Lingham 82 10.4 -8.8
Majority
Turnout 806 39.5
Conservative hold Swing

Downs West
Downs West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Larry Krause 485 62.4 -5.0
Green Geoffery Meaden 220 28.3 -4.3
Labour Noyo Rai 72 9.3 New
Majority
Turnout 798 34.7
Conservative hold Swing

Furley
Furley
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Andrew Buchanan 459 26.7
Labour Euan Anckorn 454 26.4
Conservative Graham Galpin 453
Green Peter Morgan 380 22.1
Liberal Democrats Andrew Graham 244 14.2
UKIP Susannah Burden 184 10.7
UKIP Eddy Barrows 170
Majority
Turnout 1,345 29.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Goat Lees
Goat Lees
Party Candidate Votes %
Ashford Independent Winston Michael 586 82.8
Conservative James Ransley 67 9.5
Labour Jane Carling 55 7.8
Majority
Turnout 711 38.0
Ashford Independent win (new seat)

Godinton
Godinton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Feacey 331 55.5 +14.0
Green Chris Squire 148 24.8 +15.1
Labour Kaprasad Chhantyal 117 19.6 +3.1
Majority
Turnout 609 31.4
Conservative hold Swing

Highfield
Highfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gerald White 290 41.1 -3.2
Ashford Independent Barry Ball 201 28.5 -0.7
Green Emma Nash 132 18.7 +8.6
Liberal Democrats Clare Hardwick 82 11.6 New
Majority
Turnout 714 35.1
Conservative hold Swing

Isle of Oxney
Isle of Oxney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mick Burgess Unopposed
Majority
Turnout – – –
Conservative hold Swing

Kennington
Kennington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nathan Iliffe 553 62.0
Ashford Independent Ian Anderson 266 29.8
Liberal Democrats Stuart Dove 73 8.2
Majority
Turnout 895 50.5
Conservative hold Swing

Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield
Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield
Party Candidate Votes %
Ashford Independent Tina Heyes 360 69.1
Conservative David Robey 161 30.9
Majority
Turnout 528 29.2
Ashford Independent win (new seat)

Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry
Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Paul Bartlett Unopposed
Majority
Turnout – –
Conservative win (new seat)

Norman
Norman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jenny Webb 205 34.2
Labour Dylan Jones 187 31.2
UKIP Neil Burgess 130 21.7
Green Al Arnold 78 13.0
Majority
Turnout 602 30.0
Conservative hold Swing

Park Farm North
Park Farm North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jo Gideon 300 61.5
Labour Kate Leavey 97 19.9
Liberal Democrats Theresa Dickens 91 18.6
Majority
Turnout 501 27.2
Conservative hold Swing

Park Farm South
Park Farm South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Wedgbury 291 61.1
Labour Amy Mitchell 103 21.6
Liberal Democrats Christopher Grayling 82 17.2
Majority
Turnout 490 26.2
Conservative hold Swing

Repton
Repton
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Matthew Forest 411 41.6
Conservative Bernard Heyes 345
Labour Patric Nutton 223 22.6
Green Dave Higgins 220 22.3
Liberal Democrats Alexander Coxall 133 13.5
Majority
Turnout 755 25.4
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Rolvenden & Tenterden West
Rolvenden & Tenterden West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Kate Walder 556 61.2
Conservative Mike Bennett 352 38.8
Majority
Turnout 920 46.8
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Roman
Roman
Party Candidate Votes %
Ashford Independent Heather Hayward 366 59.1
Conservative Callum Furner 193 31.2
Labour Waheed Qureshi 60 9.7
Majority
Turnout 627 29.2
Ashford Independent win (new seat)

Saxon Shore
Saxon Shore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ashford Independent Linda Harman 528 56.3
Conservative Jane Martin 410 43.7
Majority
Turnout 943 46.2
Ashford Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Singleton East
Singleton East
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Bill Barrett 202 42.3
Labour Dhan Limbu 134 28.1
Green Claire Wallington 92 19.3
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Mengham 49 10.3
Majority
Turnout 493 26.9
Conservative win (new seat)

Singleton West
Singleton West
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Kalysha Howard-Smith 189 42.2
Labour Sally Gathern 168 37.5
Liberal Democrats Ken Standish 91 20.3
Majority
Turnout 470 23.8
Conservative win (new seat)

Stanhope
Stanhope
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brandan Chilton 257 67.1
Conservative Brad Bradford 70 18.3
Green Thom Pizzey 56 14.6
Majority
Turnout 394 20.3
Labour hold Swing

Tenterden North
Tenterden North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Clokie 535 72.5
Labour David Ward 203 27.5
Majority
Turnout 777 40.2
Conservative hold Swing

Tenterden South
Tenterden South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Callum Knowles Unopposed
Majority
Turnout – – –
Conservative hold Swing

Tenterden St. Michael's
Tenterden St. Michael's
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative John Link Unopposed
Majority
Turnout – –
Conservative win (new seat)

Upper Weald
Upper Weald
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Clair Bell Unopposed
Majority
Turnout – –
Conservative win (new seat)

Victoria
Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dara Farrell 484 32.0
Labour Charles Suddards 378
Conservative Jeremy Adby 290 19.2
Green Jonathan Small 278 18.4
Liberal Democrats Charlotte Mbali 274 18.1
Conservative Matthew Bridger 248
UKIP Peter Stewart 186 12.3
UKIP Ann Taylor 193
Majority
Turnout 1,259 28.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Washford
Washford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Neil Shorter 257 51.5
Green Joe Annandale 142 28.5
Labour Malcolm Wiffen 100 20.0
Majority
Turnout 512 24.9
Conservative hold Swing

Weald Central
Weald Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Pickering 606 46.2
Conservative Jessamy Blanford 595
Ashford Independent Sarah Dacre 384 29.3
Ashford Independent Matthew Peach 371
Green Hannah Laws 250 19.1
Labour Katie Homewood 72 5.5
Labour Vivien Wheatley 62
Majority
Turnout 1,266 38.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Weald North
Weald North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ken Mulholland 439 47.6
Green Hilary Jones 266 28.9
UKIP Gary Hanson 217 23.5
Majority
Turnout 931 47.6
Conservative hold Swing

Weald South
Weald South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ashford Independent David Ledger 941 56.8
Ashford Independent George Sparks 818
Conservative Aline Hicks 715 43.2
Conservative Charles Dehnel 567
Majority
Turnout 1,638 38.9
Ashford Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Ashford Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Willesborough
Willesborough
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Steven Campkin 714 40.8
Green Liz Wright 629
Conservative Belinda Naiken-Payne 433 24.8
Liberal Democrats Matthew Baker 426 24.4
Conservative Carole White 401
Liberal Democrats Adrian Gee-Turner 301
Labour Elizampeth Mylonogianni 175 10.0
Majority
Turnout 1,638 35.8
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Wye with Hinxhill
Wye with Hinxhill
Party Candidate Votes %
Ashford Independent Noel Ovenden 671 81.2
Conservative Aidan Wedgbury 84 10.2
Liberal Democrats David Browne 71 8.6
Majority
Turnout 831 43.6
Ashford Independent win (new seat)

References
  1. https://www.ashford.gov.uk/councillors-meetings-and-elections/elections-and-electoral-registration/elections-and-vacancies/election-results-archive/borough-parish-election-results-2-may-2019/
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