Thanet council election, 2023
Most seats
30
Labour Party
Seats contested
56
across 23 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 30 | +10 | 29,134 | 40.2% | +9.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 17 | -8 | 23,643 | 32.7% | -5.5 |
| Green Party | 5 | +2 | 11,418 | 15.8% | +6.6 |
| Thanet Independents | 3 | -4 | 4,854 | 6.7% | -3.1 |
| Independent | 1 | +0 | 2,302 | 3.2% | -1.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | +0 | 767 | 1.1% | -4.7 |
| Reform UK | 0 | +0 | 288 | 0.4% | — |
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 56 |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 56 | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 51 | |
| Green Party | 28 | |
| Thanet Independents | 14 | |
| Independent | 8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | |
| Reform UK | 2 |
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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Jenny Matterface Elected | 694 | 66.6% | +29.5 |
| Labour Party | Joanne Janet Bright Elected | 620 | 59.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Charlie Leys | 311 | 29.8% | -7.8 |
| Independent | Aram Ahmed Rawf | 184 | 17.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Barbara Mary Young | 176 | 16.9% | — |
| Green Party | Tina Gull | 99 | 9.5% | — |
| Majority | 309 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,042 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Labour Party hold
Birchington North 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | George Kup Elected | 908 | 51.6% | -19.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Reece Pugh Elected | 873 | 49.7% | — |
| Thanet Independents | David Andrew William Hart | 384 | 21.8% | — |
| Thanet Independents | Simon Nicholas Day | 382 | 21.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Colin Joseph Brown | 379 | 21.6% | -2.2 |
| Green Party | Lucy Williams | 328 | 18.7% | -22.1 |
| Labour Party | Mario Portelli | 262 | 14.9% | — |
| Majority | 489 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,758 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Birchington South 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Phil Fellows Elected | 814 | 61.4% | -4.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Linda Ann Wright Elected | 726 | 54.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Emma Dawson Elected | 699 | 52.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Colin James Harvey | 336 | 25.3% | -0.9 |
| Labour Party | David John Ross | 336 | 25.3% | — |
| Independent | Paul Holton | 273 | 20.6% | -33.7 |
| Labour Party | Anne Claire Reszetniak | 269 | 20.3% | — |
| Thanet Independents | Glyn Howell Parry | 269 | 20.3% | — |
| Green Party | Terry Macdonald | 256 | 19.3% | — |
| Majority | 363 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,326 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Bradstowe 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | George Henry Rusiecki Elected | 525 | 44.4% | -9.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jill Louise Bayford Elected | 524 | 44.3% | — |
| Green Party | Steve Roberts | 510 | 43.1% | +15.0 |
| Labour Party | Kay Ann Dark | 329 | 27.8% | +1.0 |
| Labour Party | Meg Harvey | 326 | 27.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Dalip Stone | 149 | 12.6% | -5.1 |
| Majority | 14 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,182 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Central Harbour 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Raushan Ara Elected | 1,157 | 66.0% | +32.6 |
| Green Party | Becky Wing Elected | 936 | 53.4% | +12.3 |
| Green Party | Tricia Austin Elected | 852 | 48.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Diane Elizabeth Heath | 743 | 42.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Gita Sahni | 712 | 40.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Penny | 297 | 17.0% | -8.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrew William Chard | 281 | 16.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Toby Taylor | 279 | 15.9% | — |
| Majority | 109 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,752 | |||
Green Party gain from Labour Party · Green Party hold · Labour Party hold
Cliffsend and Pegwell 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Brenda Marilyn Rogers Elected | 571 | 41.7% | -9.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John William Davis Elected | 516 | 37.7% | — |
| Green Party | Vitas Bowyer | 374 | 27.3% | -1.2 |
| Green Party | Tim Spencer | 329 | 24.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Peter Jonathan Heath | 278 | 20.3% | +9.6 |
| Labour Party | Laurie Lourette Karina Hudson | 265 | 19.4% | — |
| Independent | Grahame George Birchall | 223 | 16.3% | +6.4 |
| Thanet Independents | Beryl Harrison | 135 | 9.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert James Louis Rene Wright | 45 | 3.3% | — |
| Majority | 142 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,368 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Cliftonville East 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Barry Kenneth Manners Elected | 985 | 60.1% | -14.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Marc Lee Rattigan Elected | 912 | 55.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Cedric Leslie Towning Elected | 852 | 52.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Don Challinger | 586 | 35.7% | +14.0 |
| Green Party | Jessica Lauren | 541 | 33.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Barbara Elizabeth McCulloch | 534 | 32.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Barry Harvey Lewis | 511 | 31.2% | — |
| Majority | 266 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,640 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Cliftonville West 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Alan Robert Currie Elected | 972 | 68.3% | +15.0 |
| Labour Party | Heather Keen Elected | 901 | 63.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Harry Scobie Elected | 872 | 61.3% | — |
| Green Party | Matthew Adam Shoul | 560 | 39.4% | +6.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nickie Holding | 278 | 19.5% | +1.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Avril Irene Miriam Towning | 270 | 19.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ross Holding | 246 | 17.3% | — |
| Thanet Independents | Gary-Paul Pieman | 170 | 11.9% | -12.1 |
| Majority | 312 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,423 | |||
Labour Party hold
Dane Valley 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Ruth Duckworth Elected | 754 | 71.9% | +34.9 |
| Labour Party | Jack Packman Elected | 719 | 68.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Martin John Boyd Elected | 709 | 67.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mike Smith | 336 | 32.0% | -7.4 |
| Green Party | Chris Newman | 333 | 31.7% | — |
| Thanet Independents | David Wallin | 296 | 28.2% | +4.6 |
| Majority | 373 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,049 | |||
Labour Party gain from Thanet Independents · Labour Party gain from Thanet Independents · Labour Party hold
Eastcliff 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Helen Brenda Crittenden Elected | 811 | 66.5% | +11.1 |
| Labour Party | Corinna Frances Huxley Elected | 775 | 63.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Stephen Albon Elected | 741 | 60.8% | — |
| Green Party | Tony Uden | 445 | 36.5% | -10.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Peter Frederick Sinden | 304 | 24.9% | +1.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Gerry O'Donnell | 291 | 23.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Morgan James Harris | 290 | 23.8% | — |
| Majority | 296 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,219 | |||
Labour Party hold
Garlinge 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thanet Independents | John Worrow Elected | 581 | 61.5% | +13.2 |
| Thanet Independents | John Dennis Elected | 509 | 53.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kerry Boyd | 253 | 26.8% | -14.9 |
| Labour Party | Maria Christina Castellina | 239 | 25.3% | +6.6 |
| Labour Party | Stephen Fenning | 199 | 21.1% | — |
| Green Party | Bernard Kirkham | 108 | 11.4% | — |
| Majority | 256 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 944 | |||
Thanet Independents gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Thanet Independents hold
Kingsgate
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Alan Munns Elected | 366 | 49.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Bob Bayford | 241 | 32.8% | -34.6 |
| Labour Party | Howard Leonard Green | 128 | 17.4% | -15.2 |
| Majority | 125 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 735 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Margate Central 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Helen Elizabeth Whitehead Elected | 504 | 66.2% | +9.7 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Rob Yates Elected | 481 | 63.2% | — |
| Green Party | Alanna McGill-Tagg | 245 | 32.2% | +11.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Barry Scott Millen | 154 | 20.2% | +3.0 |
| Independent | John Finnegan | 138 | 18.1% | -0.3 |
| Majority | 236 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 761 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
Nethercourt 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Anne-Marie Nixey Elected | 574 | 54.8% | -0.7 |
| Labour Party | David Green Elected | 547 | 52.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Michael Sean Crees | 299 | 28.5% | +3.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Seth Samuel Sebastian Stephenson | 261 | 24.9% | — |
| Green Party | Michelle Thomas | 221 | 21.1% | — |
| Reform UK | James Hose | 195 | 18.6% | — |
| Majority | 248 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,048 | |||
Labour Party hold
Newington 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Pat Moore Elected | 414 | 63.3% | +26.7 |
| Labour Party | Rick Everitt Elected | 393 | 60.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Trevor Shonk | 214 | 32.7% | -4.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ben Thomas Harris | 194 | 29.7% | — |
| Green Party | Phil Shotton | 94 | 14.4% | -5.9 |
| Majority | 179 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 654 | |||
Labour Party hold
Northwood 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Jim Driver Elected | 563 | 49.3% | +15.5 |
| Labour Party | Will Scobie Elected | 554 | 48.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Debra Owen-Hughes Elected | 553 | 48.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Keith Joseph Henry Clark | 312 | 27.3% | +3.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Barrie Spicer | 282 | 24.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sandra Spicer | 278 | 24.3% | — |
| Thanet Independents | Stuart Piper | 270 | 23.6% | -23.3 |
| Thanet Independents | Lynda Jane Piper | 264 | 23.1% | — |
| Thanet Independents | Christina Collins | 230 | 20.1% | — |
| Green Party | Mike White | 119 | 10.4% | — |
| Majority | 241 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,142 | |||
Labour Party gain from Thanet Independents · Labour Party gain from Thanet Independents · Labour Party gain from Thanet Independents
Salmestone 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Katie Elizabeth Pope Elected | 491 | 65.3% | +30.1 |
| Labour Party | Leo David Britcher Elected | 470 | 62.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lisa Jane Shearer | 328 | 43.6% | +13.9 |
| Green Party | Fi O'Connor | 214 | 28.5% | — |
| Majority | 142 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 752 | |||
Labour Party hold
Sir Moses Montefiore 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Pat Makinson Elected | 452 | 43.0% | +0.2 |
| Labour Party | Tony Ovenden Elected | 449 | 42.8% | — |
| Green Party | Clara Gibson | 377 | 35.9% | — |
| Green Party | Andy Strevens | 350 | 33.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Marion Astley | 250 | 23.8% | -4.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Daphne Evelyn Sharpe | 222 | 21.1% | — |
| Majority | 72 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,050 | |||
Labour Party hold
St Peters 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Mike Garner Elected | 849 | 52.1% | +4.0 |
| Green Party | Kevin Pressland Elected | 664 | 40.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Moore Elected | 664 | 40.7% | -15.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Roy Christopher Dexter | 614 | 37.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ahsan Ashfaq | 595 | 36.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Jason Harvey Evers | 470 | 28.8% | -7.2 |
| Labour Party | David Cooper | 440 | 27.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Mathew Thomas | 381 | 23.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Gail Anne Banks | 215 | 13.2% | -10.4 |
| Majority | 50 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,631 | |||
Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Green Party hold · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Thanet Villages 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sam Bambridge Elected | 733 | 47.8% | +14.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Abi-Leigh Barlow Elected | 672 | 43.8% | — |
| Green Party | Abi Smith Elected | 658 | 42.9% | -17.1 |
| Green Party | Andy Isbister | 522 | 34.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Karina Pugh | 520 | 33.9% | — |
| Green Party | Thea Barrett | 496 | 32.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Jane Mary Hetherington | 266 | 17.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Sue Gyde | 247 | 16.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Maggie Nash | 225 | 14.7% | — |
| Independent | Andy Local | 130 | 8.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Deborah Jane Holmes | 130 | 8.5% | +2.2 |
| Majority | 136 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,533 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Green Party hold
Viking 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Roopa Raman Farooki Elected | 863 | 44.0% | +7.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Nichols Elected | 786 | 40.0% | -6.1 |
| Labour Party | Kristian Matthew Bright Elected | 786 | 40.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Michael Spencer Bridges | 783 | 39.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Elvira Orhan | 700 | 35.7% | — |
| Independent | Ruth Bailey | 657 | 33.5% | -11.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Horace Shrubb | 636 | 32.4% | — |
| Green Party | Will Jarman | 450 | 22.9% | -12.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Geoffrey Banks | 228 | 11.6% | -4.8 |
| Majority | 3 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,963 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Labour Party gain from Independent · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Westbrook 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Elysa Chiarina D'Abbro Elected | 451 | 47.1% | +22.1 |
| Labour Party | John Martin Edwards Elected | 385 | 40.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ash Ashbee | 382 | 39.9% | -8.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Andrew Parsons | 283 | 29.5% | — |
| Green Party | Ken Watkins | 162 | 16.9% | -12.5 |
| Thanet Independents | Mark Bray | 160 | 16.7% | — |
| Reform UK | Amelia Randall | 93 | 9.7% | — |
| Majority | 3 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 958 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Westgate-on-Sea 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thanet Independents | Bertie James Braidwood Elected | 789 | 51.4% | +5.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Matthew Scott Elected | 576 | 37.5% | -9.4 |
| Labour Party | David Donaldson Elected | 525 | 34.2% | +7.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jane Ashbee-Welch | 483 | 31.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Nicola Morgan | 468 | 30.5% | — |
| Thanet Independents | Peter Kenneth Evans | 415 | 27.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Roger Dennis Smythe | 364 | 23.7% | — |
| Independent | Thomas George King | 331 | 21.6% | — |
| Green Party | Sarah Jarman | 326 | 21.3% | -13.3 |
| Labour Party | Paul Upex | 325 | 21.2% | — |
| Majority | 42 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,534 | |||
Thanet Independents hold · Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party