Sevenoaks council election, 2023
Most seats
34
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
55
across 26 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 34 | -7 | 32,314 | 51.5% | -6.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | 14 | +11 | 17,449 | 27.8% | +13.0 |
| Green Party | 4 | +4 | 6,629 | 10.6% | +4.1 |
| Independent | 3 | +1 | 3,273 | 5.2% | -2.8 |
| Labour Party | 0 | -1 | 2,923 | 4.7% | -5.1 |
| Reform UK | 0 | +0 | 83 | 0.1% | — |
| Social Democratic Party | 0 | +0 | 78 | 0.1% | — |
| Hextable Independent | 0 | -2 | 0 | — | — |
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 55 |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 55 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 29 | |
| Green Party | 14 | |
| Labour Party | 11 | |
| Independent | 10 | |
| Reform UK | 1 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 1 |
A party standing a full slate could field 55 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.
Ash and New Ash Green 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Laura Manston Elected | 1,066 | 69.7% | +18.4 |
| Green Party | Shani Manamperi Elected | 1,018 | 66.6% | — |
| Green Party | Mark Lindop Elected | 918 | 60.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Claire Nelson | 589 | 38.5% | -42.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | George Pender | 537 | 35.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrew John Juxon | 460 | 30.1% | — |
| Majority | 329 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,529 | |||
Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nigel Edward Staddon Williams Elected | 918 | 51.8% | -6.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sandra Dara Robinson Elected | 897 | 50.6% | +13.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Michelle Louise Alger Elected | 895 | 50.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Rachael McCloskey | 884 | 49.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | James Frederick Justin London | 877 | 49.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Keith Bonin | 845 | 47.7% | — |
| Majority | 11 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,772 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Cowden and Hever
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | James Barnett Elected | 337 | 53.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Kenton John Ward | 164 | 26.2% | — |
| Green Party | Juliet Sarah Townsend | 126 | 20.1% | — |
| Majority | 173 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 627 | |||
Crockenhill and Well Hill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Rachel Elizabeth Waterton Elected | 500 | 86.7% | +54.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Luke Taylor | 77 | 13.3% | -11.0 |
| Majority | 423 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 577 | |||
Independent hold
Dunton Green and Riverhead 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kim Bayley Elected | 639 | 47.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Graham Clack Elected | 588 | 43.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Libby Ancrum | 464 | 34.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Alan James Gustard | 354 | 26.3% | — |
| Independent | Freda England | 323 | 24.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Carl Anthony Marten | 176 | 13.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Gavin Ian Owen | 153 | 11.4% | — |
| Majority | 124 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,348 | |||
Edenbridge North and East 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Angela Baker Elected | 690 | 76.2% | +14.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | James David Morgan Elected | 566 | 62.5% | +24.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stuart McGregor | 556 | 61.4% | — |
| Majority | 10 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 906 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Edenbridge South and West 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Alan Layland Elected | 495 | 58.2% | +12.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Margot McArthur Elected | 415 | 48.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Caroline Jane Mace | 396 | 46.6% | +3.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jon Aldridge | 393 | 46.2% | — |
| Majority | 19 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 850 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Eynsford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Michael Graham Barker Elected | 378 | 63.7% | +15.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Alan Cheeseman | 215 | 36.3% | -15.4 |
| Majority | 163 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 593 | |||
Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Alan James White Elected | 550 | 62.6% | +0.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Laurence Ball Elected | 541 | 61.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Tristan Ward | 357 | 40.7% | -2.2 |
| Green Party | Toby Graham Croker | 309 | 35.2% | — |
| Majority | 184 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 878 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Fawkham and West Kingsdown 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lynda Harrison Elected | 820 | 80.4% | +9.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Emily Bulford Elected | 758 | 74.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sean Kevin Malone Elected | 532 | 52.2% | — |
| Independent | Maxine Patricia Fothergill | 416 | 40.8% | — |
| Green Party | Sandie Peters | 284 | 27.8% | — |
| Green Party | Chris Russell | 249 | 24.4% | — |
| Majority | 116 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,020 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Independent · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Gary Williamson Elected | 620 | 67.2% | -15.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Grint Elected | 604 | 65.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Laura Elizabeth Covill | 336 | 36.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | John Trevor Roberts | 286 | 31.0% | — |
| Majority | 268 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 923 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Hartley and Hodsoll Street 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Larry Abraham Elected | 1,066 | 74.4% | -10.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Penny Cole Elected | 1,055 | 73.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Perry Cole Elected | 1,041 | 72.6% | — |
| Green Party | Mark Chang | 381 | 26.6% | -7.4 |
| Green Party | Mike Young | 381 | 26.6% | — |
| Green Party | Richard John Cobbold | 374 | 26.1% | — |
| Majority | 660 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,433 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Hextable 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Darren Charles Kitchener Elected | 631 | 74.9% | +36.3 |
| Independent | Chrissy Hudson Elected | 444 | 52.7% | — |
| Independent | Henry William Bull | 300 | 35.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Anwara Ali | 154 | 18.3% | +5.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jaami Al-Choudhury | 154 | 18.3% | — |
| Majority | 144 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 842 | |||
Independent gain from Hextable Independent · Independent gain from Hextable Independent
Kemsing 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Simon Reay Elected | 646 | 72.1% | -10.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Chris Haslam Elected | 567 | 63.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Christopher John Haslam Elected | 567 | 63.3% | — |
| Green Party | Ian Ross Head | 471 | 52.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Gareth James Willis | 437 | 48.8% | — |
| Majority | 96 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 896 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Davidson Silander Elected | 410 | 58.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Michael John Andrew Gemmell Smith | 290 | 41.4% | — |
| Majority | 120 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 700 | |||
Otford and Shoreham 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Edwards-Winser Elected | 759 | 60.2% | -3.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Irene Roy Elected | 639 | 50.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Benedict Lee Bannister | 427 | 33.9% | -2.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Iain Kennedy Porter | 402 | 31.9% | — |
| Green Party | Maya Forth | 294 | 23.3% | — |
| Majority | 212 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,260 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Streatfeild Elected | 433 | 53.5% | -0.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ian Butcher | 376 | 46.5% | +0.8 |
| Majority | 57 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 809 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Seal and Weald 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Julia Thornton Elected | 567 | 55.5% | -22.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Roddy Hogarth Elected | 564 | 55.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Michaelides | 534 | 52.3% | +1.9 |
| Green Party | Gabriel Preutu | 380 | 37.2% | — |
| Majority | 30 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,022 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Sevenoaks Eastern 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Clayton Elected | 911 | 81.8% | +15.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Anne Purves Elected | 871 | 78.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Julius | 235 | 21.1% | -3.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Barbara Mary Hamilton Reade | 212 | 19.0% | — |
| Majority | 636 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,114 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Sevenoaks Kippington 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Chloe Joan Gustard Elected | 811 | 53.1% | +1.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Daniel Varley Elected | 781 | 51.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Avril Hunter | 730 | 47.8% | -26.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | James Phillip Turner | 652 | 42.7% | — |
| Social Democratic Party | Ian Grattidge | 78 | 5.1% | — |
| Majority | 51 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,526 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Sevenoaks Northern 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Claire Elizabeth Shea Elected | 750 | 68.8% | +10.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan John Leaman Elected | 688 | 63.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Irene Collins | 389 | 35.7% | -7.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kassia Naomi Estrada-Castillon | 269 | 24.7% | — |
| Reform UK | Daniel Kersten | 83 | 7.6% | — |
| Majority | 299 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,090 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats hold
Sevenoaks Town and St John's 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Elizabeth Camp Elected | 1,165 | 57.6% | +20.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Victoria Dorothy Granville Elected | 1,156 | 57.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | David Michael Skinner Elected | 1,103 | 54.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Peter Fleming | 936 | 46.3% | -6.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Caroline Sarah Winfield Platt | 863 | 42.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Simon Raikes | 843 | 41.7% | — |
| Majority | 167 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,022 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Clare Barnes Elected | 858 | 70.9% | +3.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Michael Horwood Elected | 808 | 66.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nina Katherine Lucy Scott Elected | 655 | 54.1% | — |
| Labour Party | David John Griffiths | 369 | 30.5% | +3.7 |
| Labour Party | Melvyn Eric George | 338 | 27.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Ian Walden Rashbrook | 334 | 27.6% | — |
| Independent | Tony Harry Searles | 271 | 22.4% | -11.5 |
| Majority | 286 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,211 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Swanley St Mary's 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lesley Dyball Elected | 417 | 68.6% | +27.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Cathy Morgan Elected | 354 | 58.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Jackie Griffiths | 229 | 37.7% | +0.4 |
| Labour Party | Jordan Selvey | 217 | 35.7% | — |
| Majority | 125 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 608 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Swanley White Oak 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Glynnis Darrington Elected | 630 | 62.0% | +9.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Darrington Elected | 609 | 59.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jasmine Ferrari Elected | 591 | 58.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Angela George | 298 | 29.3% | -3.7 |
| Labour Party | Mark John Fittock | 289 | 28.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Theo Michael | 244 | 24.0% | — |
| Independent | Sarah Andrews | 164 | 16.1% | -0.1 |
| Independent | Jen Tuckfield | 139 | 13.7% | — |
| Independent | Albert Venter | 85 | 8.4% | — |
| Majority | 293 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,016 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Westerham and Crockham Hill 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kevin Maskell Elected | 586 | 58.4% | -18.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Diana Esler Elected | 569 | 56.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Tom MacKay | 357 | 35.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Peter John Storey | 276 | 27.5% | -21.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Andrew Baxter | 221 | 22.0% | — |
| Majority | 212 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,004 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold