Gravesham Borough Council elections

Gravesham Borough Council elections are held every four years to elect Gravesham Borough Council in Kent, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, the council has comprised 39 councillors, representing 17 wards.^[1]

Council elections

1973 Gravesham Borough Council election
1976 Gravesham Borough Council election
1979 Gravesham Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[2]
1983 Gravesham Borough Council election
1987 Gravesham Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[3]
1991 Gravesham Borough Council election
1995 Gravesham Borough Council election
1999 Gravesham Borough Council election
2003 Gravesham Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[4]^[5]
2007 Gravesham Borough Council election
2011 Gravesham Borough Council election
2015 Gravesham Borough Council election
2019 Gravesham Borough Council election
2023 Gravesham Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[1]

Borough result maps

2003 results map
2007 results map
2011 results map
2015 results map
2019 results map
2023 results map

By-election results

1995-1999

Colharbour By-Election 26 June 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	522	75.4	−4.0
	Conservative	86	12.4	+0.2
	Liberal Democrats	84	12.1	+3.7
Majority		437	63.0
Turnout		692	22.8
	Labour hold	Swing

Painters Ash By-Election 26 June 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	719	80.0	+4.6
	Conservative	152	16.9	−1.7
	Liberal Democrats	28	3.1	−2.5
Majority		567	63.1
Turnout		899	22.8
	Labour hold	Swing

Riverside By-Election 26 June 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	541	82.2	−2.9
	Conservative	77	11.7	−3.2
	Liberal Democrats	40	6.1	+6.1
Majority		464	70.5
Turnout		658	16.3
	Labour hold	Swing

Northfleet East By-Election 6 November 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	807	70.1	−4.4
	Conservative	189	16.4	−0.5
	Liberal Democrats	155	13.5	+4.9
Majority		618	53.7
Turnout		1,151
	Labour hold	Swing

Cobham & Luddesdown By-Election 4 December 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	265	72.6	+7.1
	Liberal Democrats	51	14.0	+2.7
	Labour	49	13.4	−9.8
Majority		214	58.6
Turnout		365	29.0
	Conservative hold	Swing

Central By-Election 9 July 1998
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	675	54.0	−3.6
	Conservative	575	46.0	+11.9
Majority		100	8.0
Turnout		1,250	36.0
	Labour hold	Swing

2003-2007

Meopham North By-Election 29 January 2004
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	643	79.8	+12.5
	Labour	105	13.0	−5.3
	Liberal Democrats	58	7.2	+7.2
Majority		538	66.8
Turnout		806	23.4
	Conservative hold	Swing

Central By-Election 27 December 2006^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Greta Goatley	689	54.6	−0.4
	Labour	Lana Aitchison	463	36.7	−8.3
	Liberal Democrats	Bruce Parmenter	109	8.6	+8.6
Majority			226	17.9
Turnout			1,261	28.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

2007-2011

Meopham North By-Election 21 June 2007 (2)^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Michael Snelling	681
	Conservative	Laura Hryniewicz	662
	Liberal Democrats	James Willis	200
	Liberal Democrats	Gillian McGill	178
	Green	Richard Crawford	104
	Labour	Mary Williams	59
	Labour	Pamela Sales	57
	Monster Raving Loony	Lord Toby Jug	31
Turnout			1,972	29.0
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Painters Ash By-Election 4 June 2009^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Les Howes	626	34.6	−6.4
	Conservative	Veronica Craske	623	34.4	−11.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Stevenson	562	31.0	+18.0
Majority			3	0.2
Turnout			1,811	41
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Meopham South and Vigo By-Election 18 March 2010^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek Shelbrooke	515	59.5	−4.4
	UKIP	Geoffrey Clark	122	14.1	+14.1
	Labour	Douglas Christie	114	13.2	−2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Ann O'Brien	114	13.2	+13.2
Majority			393	45.4
Turnout			865	25.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

2011-2015

Meopham North By-Election 13 October 2011^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Cubitt	648	47.3	−23.8
	UKIP	Geoffrey Clark	462	33.7	+33.7
	Liberal Democrats	David Gibson	148	10.8	+10.8
	Labour	Andrew Mylett	112	8.2	−20.8
Majority			186	13.6
Turnout			1,370	38.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Meopham North By-Election 20 December 2012^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julia Burgoyne	419	54.6	−16.5
	UKIP	Geoffrey Clark	204	26.6	+26.6
	Labour	Douglas Christie	108	14.1	−14.8
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Wilson	36	4.7	+4.7
Majority			215	28.0
Turnout			767
	Conservative hold		Swing

Painters Ash By-Election 2 May 2013^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lenny Rolles	646	46.3	−10.5
	UKIP	Michael Dixon	382	27.4	+27.4
	Conservative	Alan Ridgers	367	26.3	−11.8
Majority			264	18.9
Turnout			1,395
	Labour hold		Swing

Coldharbour By-Election 22 May 2014^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shane Mochrie-Cox	520	38.5	−24.8
	UKIP	Sarinder Duroch	486	35.9	+35.9
	Conservative	Bronwen McGarrity	289	21.4	−15.3
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Stevenson	35	2.6	+2.6
	TUSC	John Michael	22	1.6	+1.6
Majority			34	2.5
Turnout			1,352
	Labour hold		Swing

2015-2019

Pelham By-Election 18 August 2016^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jenny Wallace	494	46.2	−4.1
	Conservative	Conrad Broadley	325	30.4	−4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Sharan Virk	101	9.4	+9.4
	UKIP	Gary Harding	91	8.5	+8.5
	Green	Marna Gilligan	35	3.3	−11.4
	English Democrat	Emma Foreman	24	2.2	+2.2
Majority			169	15.8
Turnout			1,070
	Labour hold		Swing

Coldharbour By-Election 4 May 2017^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shane Mochrie-Cox	490	44.3	+7.6
	Conservative	Gary Harding	349	31.5	−0.9
	UKIP	Tina Brooker	268	24.2	−6.7
Majority			141	15.8
Turnout			1,107
	Labour hold		Swing

Painters Ash By-Election 4 May 2017^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Conrad Broadley	873	55.9	+10.1
	Labour	Elizabeth Mulheran	561	35.9	−1.4
	UKIP	David Beattie	129	8.3	+8.3
Majority			312	20.0
Turnout			1,563
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Meopham North By-Election 19 October 2017^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gary Harding	721	64.0	+6.7
	Liberal Democrats	John Death	192	17.0	+17.0
	Labour	Doug Christie	155	13.8	−6.9
	UKIP	Tina Brooker	59	5.2	−16.8
Majority			529	46.9
Turnout			1,127
	Conservative hold		Swing

2019-2023

Westcourt By-Election 17 October 2019^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Helen Ashenden	492	50.1	+20.9
	Labour	Lindsay Gordon	314	32.0	−5.5
	UKIP	Linda Talbot	116	11.8	−11.1
	Green	Marna Gilligan	60	6.1	+6.1
Majority			178	18.1
Turnout			982
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Westcourt By-Election 6 May 2021^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Samir Jassal	577	49.4	+20.2
	Labour	Karina O'Malley	534	45.8	+8.3
	Liberal Democrats	Ukonu Obasi	56	4.8	+4.8
Majority			43	3.7
Turnout			1,167
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b "The Gravesham (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/1176, retrieved 26 September 2023
^ The Borough of Gravesham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Kent (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Gravesham (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ "Conservatives hold Central Ward". Gravesham Borough Council. Archived from the original on 19 March 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
^ "Election results for Meopham North". Gravesham Borough Council. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
^ "Labour councillor wins Painters Ash by-election". kentnews.co.uk. 5 June 2009. Archived from the original on 7 June 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
^ "UKIP candidate sees off Labour and Lib Dem rivals". kentnews.co.uk. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Gravesham by-election: Tories hold onto rural seat". Gravesend Messenger. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Meopham North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Painters Ash Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Coldharbour Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Pelham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Coldharbour Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Painters Ash Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Meopham North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Westcourt Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Westcourt Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

By-election results Archived 2010-03-29 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Gravesham Council

[2022order-1] "The Gravesham (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/1176, retrieved 26 September 2023

[2] The Borough of Gravesham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977

[3] slation.gov.uk - The Kent (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.

[hold-4] "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 5 September 2009.

[5] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of Gravesham (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[central-6] "Conservatives hold Central Ward". Gravesham Borough Council. Archived from the original on 19 March 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2009.

[meopham-7] "Election results for Meopham North". Gravesham Borough Council. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2019.

[painters-8] "Labour councillor wins Painters Ash by-election". kentnews.co.uk. 5 June 2009. Archived from the original on 7 June 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2009.

[rivals-9] "UKIP candidate sees off Labour and Lib Dem rivals". kentnews.co.uk. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

[rural-10] "Gravesham by-election: Tories hold onto rural seat". Gravesend Messenger. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.

[11] "Local Elections Archive Project — Meopham North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

[12] "Local Elections Archive Project — Painters Ash Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

[13] "Local Elections Archive Project — Coldharbour Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

[14] "Local Elections Archive Project — Pelham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

[15] "Local Elections Archive Project — Coldharbour Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

[16] "Local Elections Archive Project — Painters Ash Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

[17] "Local Elections Archive Project — Meopham North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

[18] "Local Elections Archive Project — Westcourt Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

[19] "Local Elections Archive Project — Westcourt Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

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