2023 Thanet District Council election
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All 56 seats to Thanet District Council
29 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Rick Everitt Ash Ashbee
Party Labour Conservative Green
Last election 20 25 3
Seats after 30 17 5
Seat change Increase10 Decrease8 Increase2
  Fourth party Fifth party
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Party Thanet Ind. Independent
Last election 7 1
Seats after 3 1
Seat change Decrease4 Steady
Winner of each seat
Leader before election

Ash Ashbee
Conservative
No overall control

Leader after election

Rick Everitt
Labour

The 2023 Thanet District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Thanet District Council in Kent, England.[1][2] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

The council was under no overall control prior to the election, being led by Conservative councillor Ash Ashbee. Labour won a majority of the seats. Ash Ashbee lost her seat.[3][4] Labour group leader Rick Everitt was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 18 May 2023.[5]

Summary

The overall results were:[6]

Election result

2023 Thanet District Council Election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 56 30 11 1 Increase 10 53.6 40.4 29,134 +9.8
  Conservative 51 17 0 8 Decrease 8 30.4 32.4 23,402 -5.7
  Green 30 5 2 0 Increase 2 8.9 15.8 11,418 -0.3
  Thanet Independents 14 3 1 5 Decrease 4 5.4 6.7 4,854 -3.1
  Independent 8 1 1 1 Steady 1.8 3.2 2,302 -1.1
  Liberal Democrats 5 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.1 767 -4.7
  Reform UK 2 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.4 288 N/A

Candidates

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Thanet District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[7] The results for each ward were as follows:[8][9]

Beacon Road

Beacon Road (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jenny Matterface 694 60.5 +26.4
Labour Joanne Bright 620 54.0 +20.8
Conservative Charlie Leys* 311 27.1 -3.3
Independent Aram Rawf* 184 16.0 -18.1
Conservative Barbara Young 176 15.3 -19.3
Green Tina Gull 99 8.6 N/A
Turnout 1,148 34
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing

Birchington North

Birchington North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Kup** 908 64.2 +1.8
Conservative Reece Pugh 873 61.7 +5.4
Thanet Ind. David Hart 384 10.9 N/A
Thanet Ind. Simon Day* 382 27.0 -35.4
Labour Colin Brown 379 26.8 +5.9
Green Lucy Williams 328 23.2 -12.5
Labour Mario Portelli 262 18.5 N/A
Turnout 1,415 43
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

George Kup was a sitting councillor in Birchington South

Birchington South

Birchington South (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phil Fellows* 814 53.3 +7.4
Conservative Linda Wright* 726 47.6 +0.3
Conservative Emma Dawson 699 45.8 +0.3
Labour Colin Harvey 336 22.0 +3.0
Labour David Ross 336 22.0 N/A
Independent Paul Holton 273 17.9 N/A
Thanet Ind. Glyn Parry 269 17.6 N/A
Labour Anne Reszetniak 269 17.6 N/A
Green Terry Macdonald 256 16.8 N/A
Turnout 1,526 30
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bradstowe

Bradstowe (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Rusiecki 525 41.0 -5.9
Conservative Jill Bayford* 524 40.9 -9.5
Green Steve Roberts 510 39.8 +13.4
Labour Kay Dark 329 25.7 +0.6
Labour Meg Harvey 326 25.4 +3.3
Liberal Democrats Robert Stone 149 11.6 -5.0
Turnout 1,282 40
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Central Harbour (Ramsgate)

Central Harbour (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Raushan Ara* 1,157 60.4 +12.4
Green Becky Wing* 936 48.9 +8.5
Green Tricia Austin* 852 44.5 N/A
Labour Diane Heath 743 38.8 -7.6
Labour Gita Sahni 712 37.2 +7.8
Conservative John Penny 297 15.5 -2.8
Conservative Andrew Chard 281 14.7 -2.3
Conservative Toby Taylor 279 14.6 +0.7
Turnout 1,915 31
Labour hold Swing
Green gain from Labour Swing
Green hold Swing

Cliffsend & Pegwell

Cliffsend & Pegwell (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brenda Rogers* 571 40.5 -4.3
Conservative John Davis 516 36.6 -4.6
Green Vitas Bowyer 374 26.5 +4.4
Green Tim Spencer 329 23.3 N/A
Labour Peter Heath 278 19.7 +1.2
Labour Laurie Hudson 265 18.8 +3.1
Independent Grahame Birchall 223 15.8 -3.4
Thanet Ind. Beryl Harrison 135 9.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Robert Wright 45 3.2 N/A
Turnout 1,409 35
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Cliftonville East

Cliftonville East (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barry Manners 985 54.2 -10.9
Conservative Marc Rattigan 912 50.2 -7.4
Conservative Cedric Towning* 852 46.9 -5.8
Labour Donald Challinger 586 32.2 +7.4
Green Jessica Lauren 541 29.8 N/A
Labour Barbara McCulloch 534 29.4 +6.7
Labour Barry Lewis 511 28.1 +7.0
Turnout 1,818 35
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Cliftonville West

Cliftonville West (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Currie* 972 61.3 +14.9
Labour Heather Keen* 901 56.8 +13.8
Labour Harry Scobie* 872 55.0 +12.4
Green Matt Shoul 560 35.3 +7.0
Conservative Nickie Holding 278 17.5 +1.8
Conservative Avril Towning 270 17.0 +3.6
Conservative Ross Holding 246 15.5 +0.1
Thanet Ind. Gary-Paul Derriman 170 10.7 -10.2
Turnout 1,585 27
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Dane Valley

Dane Valley (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ruth Duckworth* 754 59.1 +26.9
Labour Jack Packman 719 56.4 +27.6
Labour Martin Boyd 709 55.6 +25.0
Conservative Mike Smith 336 26.4 -3.5
Green Chris Newman 333 26.1 N/A
Thanet Ind. David Wallin* 296 23.2 -23.3
Turnout 1,275 24
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Thanet Ind. Swing
Labour gain from Thanet Ind. Swing

Eastcliff

Eastcliff (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Helen Crittenden* 811 59.4 +14.4
Labour Corinna Huxley* 775 56.7 +14.2
Labour Steve Albon* 741 54.2 +7.7
Green Tony Uden 445 32.6 -6.7
Conservative Peter Sindin 304 22.3 +2.8
Conservative Gerry O'Donnell 291 21.3 +2.0
Conservative Morgan Harris 290 21.2 +3.2
Turnout 1,366 25
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Garlinge

Garlinge (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Thanet Ind. John Worrow 581 53.6 +19.2
Thanet Ind. John Dennis* 509 47.0 +1.0
Conservative Kerry Boyd* 253 23.4 -16.3
Labour Maria Castellina 239 22.1 +4.3
Labour Stephen Fenning 199 18.4 +2.4
Green Bernard Kirkham 108 10.0 N/A
Turnout 1,083 29
Thanet Ind. hold Swing
Thanet Ind. gain from Conservative Swing

Kingsgate

Kingsgate (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Alan Munns 366 49.8 N/A
Conservative Robert Bayford 241 32.8 -34.6
Labour Howard Green 128 17.4 -15.2
Turnout 735 42
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Margate Central

Margate Central (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Helen Whitehead* 504 60.1 +6.8
Labour Robert Yates* 481 57.3 +7.4
Green Alanna McGill-Tagg 245 29.2 +10.0
Conservative Barry Millen 154 18.4 +3.5
Independent John Finnegan 138 16.4 N/A
Turnout 839 22
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Nethercourt

Nethercourt (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anne-Marie Nixey* 574 50.7 +6.6
Labour David Green 547 48.3 +12.7
Conservative Michael Crees 299 26.4 -4.4
Conservative Seth Stephenson 261 23.1 -4.0
Green Michelle Thomas 221 19.5 -2.1
Reform UK James Hose 195 17.2 N/A
Turnout 1,132 32
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Newington

Newington (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pat Moore 414 59.0 +4.8
Labour Rick Everett* 393 56.0 +8.0
Conservative Trevor Shonk* 214 30.5 +5.8
Conservative Ben Harris 194 27.6 +3.8
Green Phil Shotton 94 13.4 -14.1
Turnout 702 19
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Northwood

Northwood (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim Driver 563 46.4 +15.1
Labour Will Scobie 554 45.6 +14.6
Labour Debra Owen-Hughes 553 45.6 +16.7
Conservative Keith Clark 312 25.7 +3.5
Conservative David Spicer 282 23.2 +5.5
Conservative Sandra Spicer 278 22.9 +5.4
Thanet Ind. Stuart Piper* 270 22.2 -21.3
Thanet Ind. Lynda Piper* 264 21.7 -20.0
Thanet Ind. Christina Collins 230 18.9 -16.9
Green Mike White 119 9.8
Turnout 1,214 25
Labour gain from Thanet Ind. Swing
Labour gain from Thanet Ind. Swing
Labour gain from Thanet Ind. Swing

Salmestone

Salmestone (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Katie Pope 491 53.9 +22.0
Labour Leo Britcher 470 51.6 +22.5
Conservative Lisa Shearer 328 36.0 +9.0
Green Fi O'Connor 214 23.5 N/A
Turnout 911 23
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Sir Moses Montefiore

Sir Moses Montefiore (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pat Makinson* 452 41.5 +3.2
Labour Tony Ovenden 449 41.2 +3.8
Green Clara Gibson 377 34.6 N/A
Green Andy Stevens 350 32.1 N/A
Conservative Marion Astley 250 22.9 -2.6
Conservative Daphne Sharp 222 20.4 -3.1
Turnout 1,090 31
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

St Peters

St Peters (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Mike Garner* 849 46.3 +6.3
Conservative Paul Moore 664 36.2 -9.7
Green Kevin Pressland 664 36.2 N/A
Conservative Roy Dexter* 614 33.5 -13.2
Conservative Ahsan Ashfaq 595 32.4 -7.3
Labour Jason Evers 470 25.6 -4.3
Labour David Cooper 440 24.0 -3.7
Labour Mathew Thomas 381 20.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Gail Banks 215 11.7 -7.9
Turnout 1,834 34
Green hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Thanet Villages

Thanet Villages (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sam Bambridge** 733 44.5 +7.5
Conservative Abi-Leigh Barlow 672 40.8 +5.9
Green Abi Smith* 658 40.0 +5.3
Green Andy Isbister 522 31.7 N/A
Conservative Karina Pugh 520 31.6 +4.9
Green Thea Barrett 496 30.1 N/A
Labour Jane Hetherington 266 16.2 +3.3
Labour Sue Gyde 247 15.0 N/A
Labour Maggie Nash 225 13.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Deborah Holmes 130 7.9 -25.0
Independent Andy Local 130 7.9 N/A
Turnout 1,646 27
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Green hold Swing

Sam Bambridge was a sitting councillor in Westgate-on-Sea

Viking

Viking (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roopa Farooki 863 39.6 +9.6
Labour Kristian Bright 786 36.0 +10.4
Conservative John Nichols 786 36.0 -2.0
Conservative Michael Bridges 783 35.9 -1.0
Labour Elvira Orhan 700 32.1 N/A
Independent Ruth Brackstone Bailey* 657 30.1 -7.1
Conservative Horace Shrubb 636 29.1 -7.8
Green Will Jarman 450 20.6 -8.1
Liberal Democrats David Banks 228 10.4 -3.1
Turnout 2,182 39
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Westbrook

Westbrook (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elysa D'Abbro 451 44.5 +21.2
Labour John Edwards 385 38.0 +16.0
Conservative Ash Ashbee* 382 37.7 -5.4
Conservative David Parsons 283 27.9 -17.0
Green Ken Watkins 162 16.0 -11.3
Thanet Ind. Mark Bray 160 15.8 N/A
Reform UK Amelia Randall 93 9.2 N/A
Turnout 1,013 31
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Westgate-on-Sea

Westgate-on-Sea (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Thanet Ind. Bertie Braidwood* 789 47.2 +10.4
Conservative Matthew Scott* 576 34.4 -3.3
Labour David Donaldson 525 31.4 +10.1
Conservative Jane Ashbee-Welch 483 28.9 -6.3
Labour Nicola Morgan 468 28.0 +6.5
Thanet Ind. Peter Evans 415 24.8 N/A
Conservative Roger Smythe 364 21.8 -9.3
Independent Thomas King 331 19.8 N/A
Green Sarah Jarman 326 19.5 -8.2
Labour Paul Upex 325 19.4 N/A
Turnout 1,673 31
Thanet Ind. hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. ^ "NOTICE OF ELECTION". Thanet District Council. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Thanet election result". BBC. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  3. ^ Pallant, James (5 May 2023). "Labour take control of Thanet District Council". Kent Online. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  4. ^ Bailes, Kathy (5 May 2023). "Labour takes overall control of Thanet council in election success". The Isle of Thanet News. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  5. ^ "New Leader and Cabinet confirmed at Thanet District Council". Thanet District Council. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  6. ^ "District Council Elections 2023 - Thursday, 4th May, 2023". Thanet District Council. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated". Thanet District Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Kent 2023 local election results and reaction as it happened". Kent Live. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Election results by wards". Thanet District Council. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
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