2019 Gravesham Borough Council election[1]
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All 44 seats in the Gravesham Borough Council
23 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Independent
Last election 21 seats, 34.3% 23 seats, 42.2% 0 seats
Seats won 24 18 2
Seat change Increase3 Decrease5 Increase2
Percentage 40% 41% 5%
Map of the results of the 2019 Gravesham council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue.
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Labour

The 2019 Gravesham Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Gravesham Borough Council in Kent, England.[2] It was held on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party gained control of the council from the Conservative Party.

Summary

Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 37 24 3 0 Increase 3 54.5 40.3 20,540 –4.1
  Conservative 44 18 0 5 Decrease 5 40.9 41.1 20,957 –1.1
  Independent 6 2 2 0 Increase 2 4.5 5.0 2,536 +4.7
  UKIP 14 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 8.3 4,241 –0.7
  Liberal Democrats 6 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 3.4 1,754 N/A
  Green 4 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.9 972 –2.2

Ward results

Central

Central (3)[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Steve Thompson 858 45.1
Labour Emma Louise Morley 852 44.8
Labour Gurdip Bungar 846 44.5
Conservative Samuel Edward Robson 650 34.2
Conservative Bryan John Sweetland 635 33.4
Conservative Yetunde Adeola 548 28.8
Green Richard Paul Bayfield 385 20.2
UKIP Linda Margaret Talbot 266 14.0
Turnout 1,902
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour hold
Labour hold

Chalk

Chalk[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Leslie Hills 414 76.7
Labour Jean Ross Christie 126 23.3
Turnout 540
Conservative hold

Coldharbour

Coldharbour (2)[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Shane Mochrie-Cox 515 56.5
Labour Christina Marie Rolles 446 48.9
UKIP Emmanuel Feyisetan 225 24.7
Conservative Bronwen McGarrity 202 22.1
Conservative Peter Martin Hicks 193 21.2
Turnout 912
Labour hold
Labour hold

Higham

Higham (2)[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Leslie Pearton 559 45.1
Independent Harold Craske 430 34.7
Conservative Helen Gabrielle Ashenden 406 32.8
Conservative Samir Jassal 326 26.3
UKIP Luke Knott 212 17.1
Labour Alexander Edward Wallace 202 16.3
Turnout 1,239
Independent hold
Independent hold

Istead Rise

Istead Rise (2)[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Dakota Geoffrey Ian Dibben 610 60.1
Conservative Alan Michael Ridgers 567 55.9
UKIP Daniel Ellis 264 26.0
Labour Jenny Beardsall 183 18.0
Turnout 1,015
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Meopham North

Meopham North (2)[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Gary John Harding 638 55.0
Conservative Frank Wardle 602 51.9
Liberal Democrats Sarah Gillian Death 393 33.9
Liberal Democrats John Richard Death 388 33.4
Labour Douglas Christie 173 14.9
Labour Mary Linda Williams 135 11.6
Turnout 1,161
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Meopham South and Vigo

Meopham South and Vigo (2)[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Margaret Denise Tiran 469 25.9
Conservative Mohammad Ejaz Aslam 376 20.8
Liberal Democrats Adrian Banks 277 15.3
Liberal Democrats Alec Coutroubis 209 11.5
UKIP Alan Nightingale 202 11.1
Green Ruiha Gayle Smalley 124 6.8
Labour Mary Rose Pratley 79 4.4
Labour Kevin Divall 76 4.2
Turnout 1,812
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Northfleet North

Northfleet North (3)[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Peter Scollard 778 56.1
Labour Lauren Sullivan 767 55.3
Labour Gurbax Singh 758 54.6
UKIP Mike Dixon 310 22.3
Conservative Brenda Harding 308 22.2
Conservative Hayley Jane Hatch 292 21.0
Conservative Teresa Sweetland 258 18.6
Turnout 1,388
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Northfleet South

Northfleet South (3)[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour John Burden 791 51.3
Labour Narinder-Jit Thandi 754 48.9
Labour Elizabeth Anne Mulheran 749 48.6
UKIP Richard Anthony Hill 385 25.0
Conservative Brenda Beetham 376 24.4
Conservative Lauren Ashleigh Yates 352 22.8
Conservative Heather Shakespeare Frost 350 22.7
Turnout 1,542
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Painters Ash

Painters Ash (3)[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Emma Jayne Elliott 648 43.4
Conservative Conrad Broadley 639 42.8
Labour Nirmal Singh Khabra 578 38.7
Labour Rob Halpin 545 36.5
Labour Lindsay Susan Gordon 520 34.8
Conservative Munhib Anis Syed 480 32.1
UKIP William Fox 372 24.9
Turnout 1,494
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Labour hold

Pelham

Pelham (3)[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Brian Sangha 1,076 64.8
Labour Baljit Singh Hayre 1,062 63.9
Labour Jenny Wallace 1,039 62.6
Conservative Stephen King 476 28.7
Conservative Mary Helen Ridgers 458 27.6
Conservative Eileen Tuff 445 26.8
Turnout 1,661
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Riverside

Riverside (3)[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Lyn Milner 815 51.5
Labour Lee Croxton 792 50.0
Labour Lenny Rolles 674 42.6
Independent Thomas O'Keeffe 401 25.3
Conservative Ian Geoffrey Dibben 304 19.2
Conservative Dalwara Singh Dhell 286 18.1
UKIP Robert John Toulson 275 17.4
Green Marna Eilish Gilligan 256 16.2
Conservative Sumayyah Saeed Uddin Khan 212 13.4
Turnout 1,583
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Riverview

Riverview (2)[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Aaron Stephen Elliott 640 50.4
Conservative Derek Ashenden 583 45.9
UKIP Tina Brooker 454 35.8
Labour Paul Michael Anthony Pretty 248 19.5
Green Martin James Wilson 207 16.3
Turnout 1,269
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Shorne, Cobham & Luddesdown

Shorne, Cobham & Luddesdown (2)[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Bob Lane 976 69.7
Conservative Tony Rice 806 57.6
Independent Robin Neville Theobald 488 34.9
Labour Caroline Ruth Shelton 190 13.6
Turnout 1,400
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Singlewell

Singlewell (3)[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Diane Marsh 561 39.7
Labour Sarah Rosemary Gow 551 39.0
Labour Brian Francis 543 38.5
Conservative Jacob Daniel Nicholas Hatch 542 38.4
Labour Peter John Rayner 528 37.4
Conservative Harry Francis Shovelar 511 36.2
UKIP Daniel Robert John Brooker 357 25.3
Turnout 1,412
Conservative hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Westcourt

Westcourt (3)[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Colin Caller 490 42.0
Labour John Caller 462 39.6
Labour Ruth Martin 437 37.4
Conservative Richard James Clark 381 32.6
Conservative Linda Manchester 378 32.4
Conservative Tunde Afolabi-Brown 320 27.4
UKIP Connor Ward 299 25.6
Independent Ife Olu 137 11.7
Turnout 1,167
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Whitehill

Whitehill (2)[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Les Hoskins 455 43.0
Labour Tony Rana 437 41.3
Conservative Kiran Jassal 402 38.0
UKIP Brian Lacey 280 26.5
Turnout 1,057
Conservative hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Woodlands

Woodlands (3)[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Jordan Michael David Meade 645 40.9
Conservative Anthony Roy Pritchard 627 39.8
Conservative Gurjit Kaur Bains 610 38.7
Independent Mick Wenban 521 33.1
Labour Gurvinder Singh Saluja 465 29.5
UKIP David Beattie 340 21.6
Liberal Democrats Sharan Virk 265 16.8
Liberal Democrats Ukonu Elisha Obasi 222 14.1
Turnout 1,576
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Changes 2019–2023

Westcourt by-election, 17 October 2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Helen Gabrielle Ashenden 492 50
Labour Lindsay Susan Gordon 314 32
UKIP Linda Margaret Talbot 116 12
Green Marna Eilish Gilligan 60 6
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour

The Westcourt by-election in October 2019 was triggered by the death of Labour councillor Ruth Martin.[21][22]

Westcourt by-election, 6 May 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samir Jassal 577 49
Labour Karina Mary O'Malley 534 46
Liberal Democrats Ukonu Elisha Obasi 56 5
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour

The Westcourt by-election in May 2021 had been triggered by the death of Labour councillor Colin Caller. He had died in February 2020 but no by-election could be held earlier due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[23][22][24] Following this by-election Labour had 22 of the council's 44 seats, putting it under no overall control.

In February 2023, independent councillor Leslie Pearton joined the Conservatives.[25]

References

  1. ^ Andrew Teale. "Local Election Results 2019". Local Elections Archive Project.
  2. ^ "Borough Elections - Thursday, 2 May 2019". Gravesham Borough Council.
  3. ^ "Election results for Central". Gravesham Borough Council.
  4. ^ "Election results for Chalk". Gravesham Borough Council.
  5. ^ "Election results for Coldharbour". Gravesham Borough Council.
  6. ^ "Election results for Higham". Gravesham Borough Council.
  7. ^ "Election results for Istead Rise". Gravesham Borough Council.
  8. ^ "Election results for Meopham North". Gravesham Borough Council.
  9. ^ "Election results for Meopham South and Vigo". Gravesham Borough Council.
  10. ^ "Election results for Northfleet North". Gravesham Borough Council.
  11. ^ "Election results for Northfleet South". Gravesham Borough Council.
  12. ^ "Election results for Painters Ash". Gravesham Borough Council.
  13. ^ "Election results for Pelham". Gravesham Borough Council.
  14. ^ "Election results for Riverside". Gravesham Borough Council.
  15. ^ "Election results for Riverview". Gravesham Borough Council.
  16. ^ "Election results for Shorne, Cobham & Luddesdown". Gravesham Borough Council.
  17. ^ "Election results for Singlewell". Gravesham Borough Council.
  18. ^ "Election results for Westcourt". Gravesham Borough Council.
  19. ^ "Election results for Whitehill". Gravesham Borough Council.
  20. ^ "Election results for Woodlands". Gravesham Borough Council.
  21. ^ "Election results for Westcourt, 17 October 2019". Gravesham Borough Council. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  22. ^ a b Teale, Andrew. "Westcourt Ward - Gravesham". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  23. ^ Hunter, Chris (8 March 2020). "Tributes paid to Gravesham councillor". Kent Online. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  24. ^ "Election results for Westcourt, 6 May 2021". Gravesham Borough Council. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  25. ^ Boothroyd, David (3 February 2023). "Bristol fashion now wearing Green". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
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