Shepway 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Joanna Wilkinson Elected | 602 | 37.1% | +13.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Alison Colyer | 577 | 35.6% | -4.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Joe Higson | 184 | 11.3% | -10.3 |
| Green Party | Stephen Fraser Muggeridge | 146 | 9.0% | +0.8 |
| Independent | Gary Butler | 114 | 7.0% | +1.2 |
| Majority | 25 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,623 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Alan Bartlett Elected | 653 | 40.4% | -10.9 |
| Labour Party | Henry Morgan | 389 | 24.0% | +5.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Joe Higson | 350 | 21.6% | +5.8 |
| Green Party | Stephen Fraser Muggeridge | 132 | 8.2% | -1.0 |
| Independent | Melanie Butler | 94 | 5.8% | +0.3 |
| Majority | 264 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,618 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Charles Cooper Elected | 926 | 51.3% | +12.3 |
| Labour Party | Lesley Frances McKay | 329 | 18.2% | +1.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Joe Higson | 286 | 15.8% | +0.6 |
| Green Party | Stephen Fraser Muggeridge | 165 | 9.1% | +2.3 |
| Independent | Gary Butler | 100 | 5.5% | +2.3 |
| Majority | 597 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,806 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Marion Ann Ring Elected | 635 | 38.9% | -13.2 |
| Labour Party | Richard Paul Cameron Neill | 272 | 16.7% | -5.0 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Stephen Michael Young | 268 | 16.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Donald Hicks | 249 | 15.3% | +2.1 |
| Green Party | Stephen Fraser Muggeridge | 112 | 6.9% | +1.8 |
| Independent | Jon Hicks | 52 | 3.2% | -1.6 |
| Independent | Gary Butler | 43 | 2.6% | — |
| Majority | 363 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,631 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Alan Bartlett Elected | 881 | 52.1% | +14.7 |
| Labour Party | Kris Jeary | 366 | 21.6% | +1.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Beerling | 222 | 13.1% | +3.5 |
| Green Party | Stephen Fraser Muggeridge | 85 | 5.0% | +0.2 |
| Independent | Carol Elizabeth Newton | 81 | 4.8% | — |
| Independent | Gary Butler | 56 | 3.3% | — |
| Majority | 515 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,691 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
05/05/2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Christopher John Garland Elected | 656 | 37.4% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Mike Wardle | 431 | 24.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Geoff Harvey | 351 | 20.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Dinesh Khadka | 168 | 9.6% | — |
| Green Party | Stephen Fraser Muggeridge | 84 | 4.8% | — |
| English Democrats | Gary Butler | 73 | 4.2% | — |
| Majority | 225 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,753 | |||