2019 Dover District Council election

The 2019 Dover District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Dover District Council in Kent, England. It was held on the same day as other local elections. It was the first election to be held after boundary changes reduced the number of seats from 45 to 32.[2] The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.[3]

2019 Dover District Council election[1]
2 May 2019
All 32 seats on Dover District Council
17 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Last election 18 13 0
Seats won 19 12 1
Seat change 1 1 1
Council control before election


Conservative Party

 Council control after election


Conservative Party

Ward results

Alkham and Capel-le-Ferne
Alkham and Capel-le-Ferne
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative James Rose 455 52.1
Liberal Democrats Aston Mannerings 317 36.3
Labour Susan Carlyle 101 11.6
Majority
Turnout 896 33.7
Conservative win (new seat)

Aylesham, Eythorne and Shepherdswell
Aylesham, Eythorne and Shepherdswell
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Linda Keen 997 30.5
Labour Charles Woodgate 915
Independent Peter Walker 914 28.0
Conservative Marjorie Ovenden 908 27.8
Labour Gordon Cowan 872
Conservative Martin Bates 786
Liberal Democrats Annabel Stogdon 450 13.8
Turnout 2,531 31.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Buckland
Buckland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin Mills 504 35.6 -4.9
Labour Charlotte Zosseder 463
Conservative John Morgan 387 27.3 -1.6
Conservative Brian Rowland 334
Our Nation Graham Lane 297 21.0 New
Independent Neil Rix 229 16.2 New
Turnout 1,249 23.2
Labour hold
Labour hold

Dover Downs and River
Dover Downs and River
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative David Beaney 902 48.3
Conservative Mark Rose 850
Liberal Democrats Penelope James 490 26.2
Labour Lesley Stephenson 476 25.5
Liberal Democrats Stephen Green 411
Turnout 1,869 35.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Eastry Rural
Eastry Rural
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Nicholas Kenton 800 38.5
Conservative Stephen Manion 764
Green Simon Phillips 759 36.5
Labour Angela Ray 519 25.0
Turnout 1,712 34.9
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Guston, Kingsdown and St. Margaret's-at-Cliffe
Guston, Kingsdown and St. Margaret's-at-Cliffe
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Keith Morris 1,159 42.6
Conservative Oliver Richardson 938
Green Nicolas Shread 531 19.5
Labour Margaret Cosin 431 15.8
Renew Stephen Wisbey 389 14.3
Labour Jeffrey Loffman 340
Independent Peter Powell 211 7.8
Turnout 2,248 39.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Little Stour and Ashstone
Little Stour and Ashstone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Trevor Bartlett 1,207 50.9 -9.1
Conservative Michael Conolly 1,123
Green Fiona Mason 548 23.1 New
Liberal Democrats Luke Lyden 331 14.0 -3.1
Liberal Democrats Nigel Whitburn 323
Labour Anthony Pollitt 284 12.0 -10.9
Turnout 2,123 37.5
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Maxton and Elms Vale
Maxton and Elms Vale
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Roger Walkden 373 44.7
Labour Ann Napier 339 40.6
Liberal Democrats Caroline Howden 122 14.6
Majority
Turnout 861 29.1
Conservative win (new seat)

Middle Deal
Middle Deal
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Trevor Bond 660 32.5
Labour David Cronk 620 30.5
Conservative David Hawkes 553
Labour Eileen Rowbotham 536
Green Anne Farrington 414 20.4
Liberal Democrats Bernadette Gosling 181 8.9
Our Nation Stephen Connor 157 7.7
Turnout 1,707 30.5
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Mill Hill
Mill Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joseph Burman 709 40.6 -0.4
Labour Helen Williams 664
Conservative Derek Bond 530 30.3 +1.0
Green Michael Eddy 509 29.1 New
Conservative Keith Lee 466
Green Christine Oliver 446
Turnout 1,816 30.1
Labour hold
Labour hold

North Deal
North Deal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Susan Beer 891 40.4 +8.7
Conservative Peter Jull 825 37.4 +0.7
Conservative Daniel Friend 802
Labour William Gardner 790
Liberal Democrats Linda Hook 490 22.2 +12.0
Turnout 2,178 37.2
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Sandwich
Sandwich
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Holloway 883 34.3 -7.8
Conservative Susan Chandler 872
Independent Paul Carter 639 24.8 New
Liberal Democrats Anne Fox 371 14.4 -0.8
Labour Benet Bano 351 13.6 -8.2
Green Peter Cutler 328 12.8 New
Labour David Wood 314
Turnout 2,086 40.3
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

St. Radigund's
St. Radigund's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Susan Jones 425 37.7 -3.2
Labour John Haste 319
Green Jacqueline Garnett 273 24.2 New
Conservative Andy Calder 271 24.1 -4.5
Conservative Callum Warriner 242
Our Nation Amanda Heafey 157 13.9 New
Turnout 1,014 22.4
Labour hold
Labour hold

Tower Hamlets
Tower Hamlets
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Pamela Brivio 307 47.2 +13.9
Conservative Ann Jenner 133 20.5 -2.4
Our Nation Ben Glayzer 110 16.9 New
Green Brian Murphy 100 15.4 +4.3
Majority
Turnout 667 23.9
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Town and Castle
Town and Castle
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative David Hannent 458 28.8
Labour Edward Biggs 425 26.7
Conservative Richard Jeacock 407
Independent Graham Wanstall 395 24.8
Independent Christopher Precious 367
Labour Miriam Wood 347
Green Rebecca Sawbridge 312 19.6
Turnout 1,548 26.9
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Walmer
Walmer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Vinson 1,062 45.0 -15.8
Conservative Derek Murphy 956
Green John Lonsdale 621 26.3 New
Green Daniel Symons 604
Labour Ruth Harris-Small 444 18.8 -20.4
Labour Hilary Preidel 408
Liberal Democrats James Caple 234 9.9 New
Turnout 2,349 40.4
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Whitfield
Whitfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Back 775 50.8 +4.8
Conservative Nigel Collor 703
Labour Lee Kettlewell 298 19.5 +1.3
Labour Roland Zosseder 256
Green Sarah Waite Gleave 228 15.0 New
Liberal Democrats Richard Beal 224 14.7 +5.2
Turnout 1,402 29.4
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

References
  1. "Declaration of Result of Poll Dover District Council" (PDF). Dover District Council. 2 May 2019.
  2. "The Dover (Electoral Changes) Order 2019". legislation.gov.uk. 29 January 2019.
  3. "Dover District Council". BBC News. 2 May 2019.
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