Dartford council election, 2023
Most seats
29
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
42
across 20 wards
Turnout
27.8%
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 29 | +0 | 27,404 | 55.8% | +3.0 |
| Labour Party | 11 | +1 | 17,141 | 34.9% | +5.1 |
| Green Party | 1 | +1 | 2,069 | 4.2% | +3.7 |
| Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents' Association | 1 | -2 | 1,640 | 3.3% | -2.1 |
| Reform UK | 0 | +0 | 503 | 1.0% | — |
| Britain First | 0 | +0 | 168 | 0.3% | — |
| Independent | 0 | +0 | 117 | 0.2% | -1.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | +0 | 63 | 0.1% | -0.1 |
Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.
Candidates
| Party | Candidates | Of a possible 42 |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 42 | |
| Labour Party | 42 | |
| Green Party | 9 | |
| Reform UK | 5 | |
| Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents' Association | 4 | |
| Britain First | 2 | |
| Independent | 1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 |
A party standing a full slate could field 42 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.
Bean & Village Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Hammock Elected | 392 | 74.5% | -7.0 |
| Labour Party | Graham John Windram | 134 | 25.5% | +7.0 |
| Majority | 258 | |||
| Turnout | 27.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,933 | |||
| Ballots cast | 526 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Brent 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Rosanna Marina Currans Elected | 840 | 63.7% | -3.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Peter Whapshott Elected | 718 | 54.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Sarah Anne Crook | 359 | 27.2% | +2.7 |
| Labour Party | Marian Benford | 355 | 26.9% | — |
| Green Party | Claire Edie | 130 | 9.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Cullen O'Donnell | 63 | 4.8% | — |
| Majority | 359 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,366 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,318 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Bridge
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Clement Quaqumey Elected | 316 | 61.5% | -0.8 |
| Labour Party | Peter John Grehan | 198 | 38.5% | +16.7 |
| Majority | 118 | |||
| Turnout | 20.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,584 | |||
| Ballots cast | 514 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Burnham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Matthew John Davis Elected | 358 | 56.1% | +5.1 |
| Labour Party | Amanda Jayne Cook | 280 | 43.9% | -5.1 |
| Majority | 78 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,218 | |||
| Ballots cast | 638 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Darenth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Michael Denman Elected | 215 | 35.8% | -14.1 |
| Labour Party | Catherine Mary Stafford | 207 | 34.5% | -8.7 |
| Independent | Tony Prentice | 117 | 19.5% | — |
| Britain First | Nick Scanlon | 61 | 10.2% | — |
| Majority | 8 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,999 | |||
| Ballots cast | 600 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Ebbsfleet 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Danny Thomas Nicklen Elected | 615 | 55.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Jonathon Simon Hawkes Elected | 535 | 48.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Victoria Akintomide-Akinwamide Elected | 507 | 45.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Victoria Oguntope | 479 | 43.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Subhash Mohan Goswami | 406 | 36.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Edith Nwachukwu | 392 | 35.3% | — |
| Majority | 28 | |||
| Turnout | 28.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,042 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,109 | |||
Greenhithe & Knockhall 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents' Association | Peter Martin Harman Elected | 623 | 52.4% | +3.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Mote Elected | 499 | 41.9% | -0.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Carol Mary Gale Elected | 359 | 30.2% | — |
| Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents' Association | Dawn Margaret Johnston | 354 | 29.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Safiul Azam | 345 | 29.0% | — |
| Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents' Association | Elizabeth Mary Wickham | 335 | 28.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Lisa Bullock | 270 | 22.7% | +3.8 |
| Labour Party | Joshua Louis Grills | 224 | 18.8% | — |
| Labour Party | James Timothy Ray | 205 | 17.2% | — |
| Majority | 5 | |||
| Turnout | 22.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,374 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,190 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents' Association · Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents' Association hold
Heath 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andy Lloyd Elected | 910 | 62.8% | -6.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Patsy Thurlow Elected | 837 | 57.8% | — |
| Labour Party | David John Michael Celino-Stock | 405 | 28.0% | +2.3 |
| Labour Party | Sally Denise Wainwright | 243 | 16.8% | — |
| Reform UK | Michael David Brown | 141 | 9.7% | — |
| Majority | 432 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,402 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,449 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Joyden's Wood 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Brian Garden Elected | 1,131 | 80.9% | +1.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Marilyn Iris Peters Elected | 1,067 | 76.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Carole Ann Jones | 253 | 18.1% | +4.5 |
| Labour Party | Peter Samuel Summers | 245 | 17.5% | — |
| Majority | 814 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,096 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,398 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jeremy Alan Kite Elected | 1,431 | 72.2% | -6.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Steve Brown Elected | 1,406 | 70.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Roger Stephen Leonard Perfitt Elected | 1,317 | 66.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Timothy Mark Cook | 388 | 19.6% | +5.1 |
| Labour Party | Lacey Emma Povey | 375 | 18.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Allan James Fisher | 327 | 16.5% | — |
| Green Party | Alastair Humphreys | 256 | 12.9% | — |
| Majority | 929 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,493 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,983 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Maypole & Leyton Cross
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kyle Stealey Elected | 435 | 68.7% | +5.6 |
| Labour Party | David Michael Brooker | 198 | 31.3% | +19.0 |
| Majority | 237 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,177 | |||
| Ballots cast | 633 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Newtown 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Debbie Ann Graham Elected | 528 | 39.1% | -6.9 |
| Green Party | Laura Helen Ker Edie Elected | 509 | 37.7% | +23.9 |
| Labour Party | Jonathan Paul Ludlow Wynne | 401 | 29.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrew Bannerman Mensah | 399 | 29.6% | -9.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sheun Oke | 365 | 27.1% | — |
| Green Party | Julian Patrick Hood | 348 | 25.8% | — |
| Majority | 108 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,084 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,349 | |||
Labour Party hold · Green Party gain from Labour Party
Princes 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Ricky Anthony Steve Jones Elected | 490 | 48.1% | -1.6 |
| Labour Party | Alina Maria Vaduva Elected | 395 | 38.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Monjur Mohammed Showkat | 388 | 38.1% | -5.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Becky Storey | 386 | 37.9% | — |
| Green Party | Ciara Danielle O'Hare | 76 | 7.5% | — |
| Green Party | Kerry O'Hare | 60 | 5.9% | — |
| Reform UK | Lou Sparrow | 49 | 4.8% | — |
| Majority | 7 | |||
| Turnout | 25.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,129 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,018 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Labour Party hold
Stone Castle 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Cutler Elected | 518 | 56.6% | -2.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lucy Alison Canham Elected | 491 | 53.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Burrell Elected | 440 | 48.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Trevor Alfred Donnelly | 362 | 39.5% | -1.6 |
| Labour Party | Pat Kelly | 320 | 34.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Rachel Dede Ajua Gogo | 315 | 34.4% | — |
| Majority | 78 | |||
| Turnout | 17.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,410 | |||
| Ballots cast | 916 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Stone House 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tom Oliver Elected | 667 | 52.6% | +5.4 |
| Labour Party | Rachael Anne Anne Elected | 556 | 43.8% | -7.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Milan Suter | 535 | 42.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Karl Harris | 491 | 38.7% | — |
| Green Party | Louise Ann MacLean | 125 | 9.9% | — |
| Majority | 21 | |||
| Turnout | 27.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,657 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,269 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Labour Party hold
Swanscombe 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Emma-Louise Helena Ben Moussa Elected | 732 | 61.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Claire Pearce Elected | 476 | 40.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Anita Evelyn Dorothy Barham | 379 | 31.8% | — |
| Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents' Association | Lorna Marilyn Cross | 328 | 27.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Santosh Patil | 125 | 10.5% | — |
| Britain First | Paul Golding | 107 | 9.0% | — |
| Majority | 97 | |||
| Turnout | 26.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,663 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,190 | |||
Temple Hill 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Kelly Grehan Elected | 796 | 62.4% | +15.6 |
| Labour Party | Alina Gaskin Elected | 737 | 57.8% | — |
| Labour Party | Darren Anthony Povey Elected | 704 | 55.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Thomas Graham Denman | 393 | 30.8% | +1.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Thomas Christopher George Shippam | 327 | 25.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ganesh Goud Malyala | 322 | 25.3% | — |
| Reform UK | Barry Taylor | 102 | 8.0% | — |
| Reform UK | David Martin-Garcia | 93 | 7.3% | — |
| Majority | 311 | |||
| Turnout | 21.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,059 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,275 | |||
Labour Party hold
Town 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Chris Shippam Elected | 544 | 62.8% | +5.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Richard John Wells Elected | 530 | 61.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Justina Lambert | 309 | 35.7% | -4.6 |
| Labour Party | Jiri Marek | 292 | 33.7% | — |
| Majority | 221 | |||
| Turnout | 24.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,660 | |||
| Ballots cast | 866 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
West Hill 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Julie Ozog Elected | 1,096 | 57.2% | -0.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Denzil Reynolds Elected | 1,062 | 55.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Drew Swinerd Elected | 969 | 50.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Robert John Celino-Stock | 632 | 33.0% | -2.4 |
| Labour Party | Suyi Hope Michelli | 600 | 31.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Sandra Louise Woodeson | 580 | 30.3% | — |
| Green Party | Garry Turner | 374 | 19.5% | — |
| Majority | 337 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,821 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,916 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | George Holt Elected | 1,270 | 68.5% | -0.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Eddy Lampkin Elected | 1,162 | 62.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Av Sandhu Elected | 1,047 | 56.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Abigail Naomi Valerie Jones | 449 | 24.2% | -0.3 |
| Labour Party | Raymond Kelleher | 414 | 22.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Geoffrey Truscott Prout | 375 | 20.2% | — |
| Green Party | Richard Moore | 191 | 10.3% | +3.6 |
| Reform UK | Marc Mason | 118 | 6.4% | — |
| Majority | 598 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,091 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,853 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold