Canterbury council election, 2019

Most seats
23
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
39
across 21 wards
Turnout
53.0%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 23 — 26,848 35.4% —
Labour Party 10 — 22,279 29.4% —
Liberal Democrats 6 — 14,972 19.7% —
Green Party 0 — 9,502 12.5% —
Independent 0 — 1,780 2.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 — 344 0.5% —
Foundation Party 0 — 161 0.2% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 39
Conservative and Unionist Party 39
Labour Party 39
Liberal Democrats 34
Green Party 24
Independent 5
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 2
Foundation Party 1

A party standing a full slate could field 39 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Barton 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Pat Edwards Elected 958 38.0% —
Labour Party Connie Nolan Elected 954 37.8% —
Labour Party Dave Wilson Elected 805 31.9% —
Liberal Democrats Ida Linfield 795 31.5% —
Liberal Democrats Tom Hopkins 758 30.1% —
Liberal Democrats Martin Roche 670 26.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Steven Antony Thomas Williams 622 24.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Len Brown 598 23.7% —
Green Party Stephen Peckham 586 23.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Conor Dobbs 583 23.1% —
Independent Blue Cooper 233 9.2% —
Majority10
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,521

Beltinge 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Stockley Elected 938 53.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jeanette Stockley Elected 921 52.9% —
Green Party Nicholas Gadsby 426 24.5% —
Liberal Democrats Ann Margaret Anderson 388 22.3% —
Labour Party Tom Mellish 314 18.0% —
Labour Party Christine Elizabeth Wheeldon 299 17.2% —
Liberal Democrats Christopher Joslin Palmer 193 11.1% —
Majority495
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,740

Blean Forest 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Alex Ricketts Elected 612 34.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Barbara Anne Flack Elected 583 32.8% —
Liberal Democrats Dan Smith Elected 567 31.9% —
Liberal Democrats George Fenwick Metcalfe 564 31.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ben Fitter-Harding 534 30.1% —
Labour Party Gethin Banks 454 25.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sergiu Barna 434 24.4% —
Labour Party Michael Prowse 429 24.1% —
Green Party Anna Maria Peckham 425 23.9% —
Labour Party Ryan Smith 400 22.5% —
Independent Joe Egerton 328 18.5% —
Majority3
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,777

Chartham & Stone Street 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Thomas Elected 900 40.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Matthew Jones-Roberts Elected 857 38.1% —
Labour Party Peter Forrest 665 29.5% —
Labour Party Lucas Jacob Pearce 648 28.8% —
Green Party Jay Day 525 23.3% —
Liberal Democrats James Angus Galloway 410 18.2% —
Liberal Democrats Paul Kinghorn Smith 277 12.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Brian Eric MacDowall 220 9.8% —
Majority192
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,251

Chestfield 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jenny Samper Elected 1,084 58.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Pat Todd Elected 1,071 57.4% —
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Dearth 342 18.3% —
Liberal Democrats Sarah Kay Wehner 340 18.2% —
Labour Party Lynette Aitken 324 17.4% —
Green Party Nicole Marie David 314 16.8% —
Labour Party Charlie Mower 257 13.8% —
Majority729
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,866

Gorrell 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party George Caffery Elected 1,418 44.7% —
Labour Party Chris Cornell Elected 1,416 44.6% —
Labour Party Valerie Ann Kenny Elected 1,307 41.2% —
Green Party Alex Stevens 1,298 40.9% —
Green Party Jolyon Trimingham 894 28.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Brian Peter Baker 889 28.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Derek Horne 707 22.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Crispin Henry Rampling 690 21.7% —
Green Party Beryl Wilson 638 20.1% —
Liberal Democrats Andrew Lloyd Palmer 262 8.3% —
Majority9
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,173

Greenhill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Dan Watkins Elected 373 45.9% —
Labour Party Roger Paul Dengate 201 24.7% —
Foundation Party David Alan Hirst 161 19.8% —
Green Party Job Dexters 78 9.6% —
Majority172
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast813

Herne & Broomfield 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Joe Howes Elected 914 58.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Anne Dekker Elected 830 53.1% —
Liberal Democrats John Keith Bowley 390 25.0% —
Labour Party Karen Margaret Douglas 290 18.6% —
Green Party Elliot Settle 259 16.6% —
Labour Party Malcolm John White 234 15.0% —
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Douglas Wilson 209 13.4% —
Majority440
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,563

Heron 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Cook Elected 1,226 49.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Thomas Elected 1,107 44.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Steve Wilson Hamilton Elected 1,021 41.0% —
Labour Party Lynn Faux Bowyer 703 28.2% —
Green Party Nathan James Geoffrey Tough 658 26.4% —
Labour Party Gilbert House 618 24.8% —
Labour Party Luke Sullivan 593 23.8% —
Independent Michael Steven Seymour 554 22.2% —
Liberal Democrats Helen Ann Sole 353 14.2% —
Liberal Democrats Cliff Arter 331 13.3% —
Liberal Democrats Graham Dudley Wood 306 12.3% —
Majority318
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,490

Little Stour & Adisham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Louise Jones-Roberts Elected 549 41.4% —
Liberal Democrats Graham Duplock 351 26.5% —
Labour Party Kevin John Power 228 17.2% —
Green Party Keith Bothwell 197 14.9% —
Majority198
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,325

Nailbourne

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Michael John Sole Elected 831 50.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Cook 593 35.7% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Mike Ferguson 124 7.5% —
Labour Party Evelyn Andrews 115 6.9% —
Majority238
Turnout53.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,663

Northgate 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Alan Baldock Elected 568 55.9% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Jean Butcher Elected 520 51.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Barton 238 23.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jake Sean Warman 220 21.7% —
Green Party Gillian Everatt 167 16.4% —
Liberal Democrats Valerie Jane Ainscough 133 13.1% —
Liberal Democrats Brian Edward McHenry 99 9.7% —
Green Party Jo Kidd 87 8.6% —
Majority282
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,016

Reculver

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Rachel Carnac Elected 568 57.3% —
Labour Party Barbara Ann Ayling 227 22.9% —
Liberal Democrats Monica Clare Eden-Green 109 11.0% —
Green Party Terry Thompson 88 8.9% —
Majority341
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast992

Seasalter 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ashley Clark Elected 1,260 56.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Colin Gerald Spooner Elected 1,206 54.1% —
Labour Party Clare Connerton 557 25.0% —
Labour Party Helen Kirk 550 24.7% —
Green Party Kathy Nalson 455 20.4% —
Liberal Democrats John Winston Brazier 223 10.0% —
Liberal Democrats Yvonne Hawkins 205 9.2% —
Majority649
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,228

St Stephens 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Terry Westgate Elected 733 36.4% —
Labour Party Mel Dawkins Elected 710 35.2% —
Labour Party Ben Hickman 659 32.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sally Waters 644 32.0% —
Liberal Democrats Nick Barnes 444 22.0% —
Liberal Democrats Neasa Margaret Macerlean 442 21.9% —
Green Party Tom Sharp 398 19.8% —
Majority51
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,015

Sturry 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Georgina Glover Elected 724 41.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Louise Nicole Harvey-Quirke Elected 678 38.3% —
Labour Party Amy Licence 487 27.5% —
Independent Heather Taylor 426 24.1% —
Green Party Martin Baker 426 24.1% —
Labour Party Jane McNicholl 398 22.5% —
Green Party Tim Palmer 397 22.5% —
Majority191
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,768

Swalecliffe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Thomas Elected 537 46.3% —
Labour Party Morag Warren 357 30.8% —
Green Party Julie Ellis 185 15.9% —
Liberal Democrats Archie Ratcliffe 81 7.0% —
Majority180
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,160

Tankerton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Neil Stephen Baker Elected 437 34.4% —
Liberal Democrats James Flanagan 433 34.0% —
Labour Party Tricia Cooney 402 31.6% —
Majority4
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,272

West Bay

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Vickery-Jones Elected 443 48.5% —
Labour Party Nigel Arthur Durrant 216 23.6% —
Green Party Roger Everatt 147 16.1% —
Liberal Democrats Mary Patricia Hughes 108 11.8% —
Majority227
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast914

Westgate 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Michael Paul Dixey Elected 884 41.7% +17.6
Labour Party Gill Gower Elected 802 37.8% -5.6
Labour Party Simon Warley 763 36.0% —
Liberal Democrats Alex Lister 699 33.0% —
Independent Allen Tullett 239 11.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Oliver Feaver 227 10.7% +1.1
Green Party Benjamin Grillet 220 10.4% -12.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Daniel Sydenham 214 10.1% —
Green Party Tom Williams 194 9.1% —
Majority39
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,121

Wincheap 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Nick Eden-Green Elected 1,201 50.8% —
Liberal Democrats Derek Stephen Maslin Elected 962 40.7% —
Labour Party Zoila Santos 756 32.0% —
Labour Party Paul Owen Todd 677 28.6% —
Green Party Pat Marsh 440 18.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Susan Ann Kilczewski 353 14.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Christian Mills 342 14.5% —
Majority206
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,366

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