Downs North ward

Vote share over time

Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.

04/05/2023

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Geoff Meaden Elected 348 40.5% -11.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Webb 247 28.7% -16.6
Ashford Independent Chris Main 188 21.9% —
Labour Party Lisa Bouchat 51 5.9% —
Liberal Democrats Carol Wilcox 26 3.0% +0.2
Majority101
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast860

Green Party hold

19/08/2021 By-election

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Geoff Meaden Elected 273 51.8% +20.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarah Williams 239 45.4% +7.9
Liberal Democrats Carol Wilcox 15 2.8% -8.6
Majority34
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors2,038
Ballots cast527

Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

18/07/2019 By-election

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Charles Edward Dehnel Elected 229 37.4% -10.0
Green Party Geoff Meaden 190 31.0% +7.5
Liberal Democrats Adrian John Gee-Turner 70 11.4% -7.3
Ashford Independent Rachael Amanda Carley 67 10.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Philip David Meads 22 3.6% —
Labour Party Carly Jan Ruppert Lingham 17 2.8% -7.6
Independent Sarah Williams 17 2.8% —
Majority39
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast612

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

02/05/2019

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Dehnel Elected 375 47.4% —
Green Party Marilyn Sansom 186 23.5% —
Liberal Democrats David James Reid 148 18.7% —
Labour Party Carly Jan Ruppert Lingham 82 10.4% —
Majority189
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast791