Thanet council election, 2019

Most seats
25
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
56
across 23 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 25 — 25,107 38.1% —
Labour Party 20 — 20,112 30.6% —
Thanet Independents 7 — 6,426 9.8% —
Green Party 3 — 6,046 9.2% —
Independent 1 — 2,824 4.3% —
Liberal Democrats 0 — 3,798 5.8% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 — 940 1.4% —
Women's Equality Party 0 — 317 0.5% —
The For Britain Movement 0 — 255 0.4% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 56
Conservative and Unionist Party 53
Labour Party 48
Thanet Independents 17
Liberal Democrats 15
Green Party 14
Independent 9
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 3
The For Britain Movement 1
Women's Equality Party 1

A party standing a full slate could field 56 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.

Beacon Road 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Moore Elected 368 37.6% —
Labour Party Aram Ahmed Rawf Elected 363 37.1% —
Labour Party Jane Lee-Hopkinson 353 36.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Charlie Leys 323 33.0% —
Thanet Independents John Michael Buckley 260 26.6% —
Thanet Independents Hazel Teresa Slater 230 23.5% —
Liberal Democrats Ian William Ellard 60 6.1% —
Majority10
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)978

Birchington North 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Nicholas Day Elected 739 71.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Dean Coleman-Cooke Elected 666 64.2% —
Green Party Karen Anne Roper 423 40.8% —
Labour Party Jill Britcher 247 23.8% —
Majority243
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,038

Birchington South 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Linda Ann Wright Elected 743 65.5% +2.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Phil Fellows Elected 720 63.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party George Kup Elected 714 62.9% —
Independent Suzanne Brimm 616 54.3% —
Liberal Democrats Robert James Louis Rene Wright 314 27.7% +16.3
Labour Party Richard David Lockwood 298 26.3% +0.6
Majority98
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,135

Bradstowe 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jill Louise Bayford Elected 619 53.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Andrew Parsons Elected 577 50.0% —
Green Party Mel Winter 325 28.2% —
Labour Party Jemima Brown 309 26.8% —
Labour Party Margaret Symonds 272 23.6% —
Liberal Democrats Robert Dalip Stone 204 17.7% —
Majority252
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,153

Central Harbour 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Raushan Ara Elected 909 54.9% —
Labour Party Peter Campbell Elected 878 53.0% —
Green Party Becky Wing Elected 765 46.2% —
Labour Party Thomas George King 556 33.6% —
Thanet Independents Trevor Shonk 436 26.3% —
Thanet Independents Mandy Elizabeth Shonk 386 23.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John William Davis 346 20.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Morgan James Harris 322 19.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party James Thomas 264 15.9% —
Independent Samara Loren Melissi Jones-Hall 109 6.6% —
Majority209
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,657

Cliffsend and Pegwell 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Brenda Marilyn Rogers Elected 648 50.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Stevens Elected 596 46.0% —
Green Party Abigail Charlotte Grace Randall 319 24.6% —
Independent Grahame George Birchall 278 21.5% —
Labour Party Christine Mary Hudson 267 20.6% —
The For Britain Movement Michael Barnbrook 255 19.7% —
Labour Party Steve Ansell 227 17.5% —
Majority277
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,295

Cliftonville East 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Lesley Game Elected 1,076 74.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Horace Shrubb Elected 951 65.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Cedric Leslie Towning Elected 870 60.0% —
Labour Party Jane Mary Hetherington 410 28.3% —
Labour Party Matthew Adam Shoul 375 25.9% —
Labour Party Reg McLaughlin 349 24.1% —
Women's Equality Party Kanndiss Riley 317 21.9% —
Majority460
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,449

Cliftonville West 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Alan Robert Currie Elected 724 53.3% —
Labour Party Heather Keen Elected 672 49.4% —
Labour Party Harry Scobie Elected 665 48.9% —
Green Party Ed Targett 442 32.5% —
Thanet Independents Peter Graham Cook 327 24.1% —
Thanet Independents Steve Campbell 314 23.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Francis Mulvihill 245 18.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jeremy John Scarlett 241 17.7% —
Liberal Democrats Darryn Anne De La Soul 239 17.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Avril Irene Miriam Towning 209 15.4% —
Majority223
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,359

Dane Valley 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Thanet Independents Gary James Taylor Elected 631 62.0% —
Thanet Independents Linda Doris Potts Elected 539 53.0% —
Labour Party Ruth Duckworth Elected 437 43.0% —
Labour Party Martin Boyd 415 40.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian James Gregory 405 39.8% —
Labour Party Leo David Britcher 391 38.4% —
Liberal Democrats Matthew David Brown 234 23.0% —
Majority22
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,017

Eastcliff 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Stephen Albon Elected 655 55.5% —
Labour Party Helen Brenda Crittenden Elected 633 53.6% —
Labour Party Corinna Frances Huxley Elected 599 50.7% —
Green Party Tricia Hartley 553 46.8% —
Independent Sarah Larkins 303 25.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Stephen Kingham 275 23.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Janet Ann Kingham 272 23.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter George Parsons 254 21.5% —
Majority46
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,181

Garlinge 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Thanet Independents John Dennis Elected 386 48.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kerry Boyd Elected 333 41.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Kenneth Evans 305 38.2% —
Thanet Independents Roy Michael Potts 289 36.2% —
Labour Party Barry Harvey Lewis 149 18.7% —
Labour Party Michal Jerzy Kleszcz 134 16.8% —
Majority28
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)798

Kingsgate

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Bob Bayford Elected 413 67.4% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Richard Leonard Symonds 200 32.6% —
Majority213
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast613

Margate Central 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Helen Elizabeth Whitehead Elected 482 56.6% —
Labour Party Rob Yates Elected 451 52.9% —
Green Party Sue Rees 174 20.4% —
Thanet Independents David Wells 157 18.4% —
Independent Gary-Paul Pieman 157 18.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Robin Gordon Haddon 147 17.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Barry Scott Millen 135 15.8% —
Majority277
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)852

Nethercourt 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Elizabeth Green Elected 509 49.9% —
Labour Party Tony Ovenden Elected 411 40.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Colin Grostate 355 34.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Michael Byrne 312 30.6% —
Green Party Tim Spencer 249 24.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Paul Charles Weller 203 19.9% —
Majority56
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,020

Newington 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Karen Constantine Elected 412 60.8% —
Labour Party Rick Everitt Elected 365 53.8% —
Green Party Katie Gerrard 209 30.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Barrie Spicer 188 27.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sandra Spicer 181 26.7% —
Majority156
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)678

Northwood 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Thanet Independents Stuart Piper Elected 516 47.0% —
Thanet Independents Lynda Jane Piper Elected 494 44.9% —
Thanet Independents George Henry Rusiecki Elected 425 38.7% —
Labour Party Mary Elizabeth King 371 33.8% —
Labour Party Peter William Wharmby 368 33.5% —
Labour Party Don Challinger 343 31.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Joseph Henry Clark 263 23.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nickie Holding 210 19.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ross Holding 208 18.9% —
Liberal Democrats Jordan Williams 98 8.9% —
Majority54
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,099

Salmestone 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Pauline Farrance Elected 314 35.2% —
Labour Party Candy Gregory Elected 286 32.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Wallin 265 29.7% —
Thanet Independents Luke Peter Evans 210 23.6% —
Thanet Independents Robin Edwards 200 22.4% —
Liberal Democrats John Finnegan 199 22.3% —
Independent Richard Owen Baxter 184 20.7% —
Liberal Democrats Callum Baker Gurr 124 13.9% —
Majority21
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)891

Sir Moses Montefiore 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Pat Moore Elected 416 42.9% —
Labour Party Mark Hopkinson Elected 406 41.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Charles Goff Holmes 277 28.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Vic Todd 255 26.3% —
Independent Paul Messenger 206 21.2% —
Independent Gary Simon Perkins 195 20.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Terry Connor 186 19.2% —
Majority129
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)970

St Peters 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Roy Christopher Dexter Elected 768 56.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jason Savage Elected 755 55.2% —
Green Party Mike Garner Elected 657 48.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Marc Lee Rattigan 652 47.7% —
Labour Party Philip Charles Coulson 492 36.0% —
Labour Party Sarah Elizabeth St John 455 33.3% —
Liberal Democrats Gail Anne Banks 322 23.6% —
Majority5
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,367

Thanet Villages 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Reece Pugh Elected 638 47.2% -2.1
Conservative and Unionist Party David Andrew William Hart Elected 602 44.5% —
Green Party Trevor Roper Elected 599 44.3% +39.1
Liberal Democrats Angie Curwen 567 41.9% +17.0
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Derek Morris Crow-Brown 551 40.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Guy Wilson 460 34.0% —
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Stephen George Kitt 416 30.8% —
Labour Party Del Goddard 223 16.5% +0.1
Majority32
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,352

Viking 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mave Saunders Elected 791 46.1% —
Independent Ruth Bailey Elected 776 45.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David William Harry Saunders Elected 771 44.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Roger Keith Binks 770 44.9% —
Labour Party Fiona Anne Crawford 625 36.4% —
Green Party Terry Macdonald 599 34.9% —
Labour Party Annie Watson 534 31.1% —
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Ian De Rose 281 16.4% —
Majority1
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,716

Westbrook 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mick Tomlinson Elected 431 48.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ash Ashbee Elected 413 46.3% —
Green Party Tony Uden 262 29.4% —
Liberal Democrats Margaret Hay 245 27.5% —
Labour Party Clementina Onwuegbute 223 25.0% —
Labour Party Barry Eugene O'Brien 211 23.7% —
Majority151
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)892

Westgate-on-Sea 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Matthew Scott Elected 640 47.0% —
Thanet Independents Bertie James Braidwood Elected 626 46.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sam Bambridge Elected 598 43.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Carol Messenger 528 38.8% —
Green Party Rob Edwards 470 34.5% —
Labour Party John Verne Cornwall 366 26.9% —
Labour Party David Donaldson 362 26.6% —
Liberal Democrats Martyn Harry Pennington 281 20.6% —
Liberal Democrats Cheri Beth Pennington 214 15.7% —
Majority70
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,362

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