Shepway South ward
Vote share over time
Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Maureen Cleator Elected | 341 | 39.8% | +17.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Raymond Barned | 333 | 38.9% | -0.5 |
| British Democratic Party | Lawrence Rustem | 117 | 13.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Richard Samme | 65 | 7.6% | -0.2 |
| Majority | 8 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 856 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Gary Cooke Elected | 375 | 39.4% | +4.3 |
| Independent | Eddie Powell | 267 | 28.1% | +4.0 |
| Labour Party | Maureen Cleator | 210 | 22.1% | -18.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tay Arnold | 74 | 7.8% | — |
| The For Britain Movement | Lawrence Rustem | 25 | 2.6% | — |
| Majority | 108 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 951 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Malcolm James McKay Elected | 364 | 40.8% | +16.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Charles Cooper | 313 | 35.1% | +7.3 |
| Independent | John Raymond Barned | 215 | 24.1% | — |
| Majority | 51 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 892 | |||
Labour Party gain from UK Independence Party (UKIP)
05/05/2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Eddie Powell Elected | 448 | 38.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Bob Hinder | 325 | 27.8% | — |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Theresa Ruby Lyons | 290 | 24.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Milden Choongo | 69 | 5.9% | — |
| Green Party | Stuart Jeffery | 25 | 2.1% | — |
| English Democrats | Timothy Raymen | 14 | 1.2% | — |
| Majority | 123 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,170 | |||