Bearsted 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Val Springett Elected | 1,204 | 58.0% | +0.4 |
| Green Party | Ciaran Dominic Oliver | 294 | 14.2% | -4.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Stephen Chittenden | 283 | 13.6% | -10.0 |
| Labour Party | Mark Dean Tickner | 219 | 10.5% | — |
| Heritage Party | Sean David Turner | 77 | 3.7% | — |
| Majority | 910 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,077 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sandra Francis Knatchbull Elected | 1,373 | 57.5% | -12.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Stephen Chittenden | 563 | 23.6% | — |
| Green Party | Ciaran Dominic Oliver | 450 | 18.9% | +4.0 |
| Majority | 810 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,386 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Denis Charles Spooner Elected | 1,787 | 69.6% | +2.9 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Jim Grogan | 399 | 15.5% | — |
| Green Party | Ciaran Dominic Oliver | 381 | 14.8% | -1.3 |
| Majority | 1,388 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,567 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Val Springett Elected | 1,468 | 66.7% | -2.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Stephen Chittenden | 377 | 17.1% | +4.7 |
| Green Party | Colin Chuter | 355 | 16.1% | — |
| Majority | 1,091 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,200 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mike Cuming Elected | 1,574 | 69.2% | -3.5 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Jim Grogan | 417 | 18.3% | +7.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Lizzie Hare | 284 | 12.5% | +1.9 |
| Majority | 1,157 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,275 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
04/05/2017 By-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Denis Charles Spooner Elected | 1,713 | 72.7% | +35.9 |
| Labour Party | Tim Licence | 253 | 10.7% | +1.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Karen Davies | 250 | 10.6% | +7.4 |
| Green Party | Ciaran Dominic Oliver | 141 | 6.0% | +2.6 |
| Majority | 1,460 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,357 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
05/05/2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mike Revell Elected | 890 | 36.8% | — |
| Independent | Denis Charles Spooner | 840 | 34.8% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Robert John Pettit | 317 | 13.1% | — |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Jim Grogan | 224 | 9.3% | — |
| Green Party | Ciaran Dominic Oliver | 81 | 3.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Richard Samme | 77 | 3.2% | — |
| Majority | 50 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,417 | |||