title: 2019 Canterbury City Council election
text: # 2019 Canterbury City Council election
  
  The 2019 Canterbury City Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Canterbury City Council in Kent, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.
  
  ## Summary
  
  ### Election result
  
  2019 Canterbury City Council election :
  
  | Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Conservative | 39 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 59.0 | 35.4 | 26,848 | –3.4 |
  | Labour | 39 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 25.6 | 29.4 | 22,279 | +6.0 |
  | Liberal Democrats | 34 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15.4 | 19.7 | 14,972 | +6.0 |
  | Green | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 12.5 | 9,502 | +1.9 |
  | Independent | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1,780 | +2.0 |
  | UKIP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 344 | –12.5 |
  | Foundation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 161 | N/A |
  
  ## Results by Ward
  
  ### Barton
  
  Barton (3) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Pat Edwards | 958 | 35.4 | +11.0 |
  | | Labour | Connie Nolan | 954 | 35.3 | +11.4 |
  | | Labour | Dave Wilson | 805 | 29.8 | +8.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ida Linfield | 795 | 29.4 | +3.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Tom Hopkins | 758 | 28.0 | +6.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Martin Roche | 670 | 24.8 | +6.4 |
  | | Conservative | Steven Williams | 622 | 23.0 | -3.2 |
  | | Conservative | Len Brown | 598 | 22.1 | -4.7 |
  | | Green | Stephen Peckham | 586 | 21.7 | +7.4 |
  | | Conservative | Conor Dobbs | 583 | 21.6 | -4.5 |
  | | Independent | Blue Cooper Bem | 233 | 8.6 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,722 | 36 | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  
  ### Beltinge
  
  Beltinge (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Ian Stockley | 938 | 50.2 | +4.0 |
  | | Conservative | Jeanette Stockley | 921 | 49.3 | +8.8 |
  | | Green | Nicholas Gadsby | 426 | 22.8 | N/A |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ann Anderson | 388 | 20.8 | N/A |
  | | Labour | Tom Mellish | 314 | 16.8 | -3.8 |
  | | Labour | Christine Wheeldon | 299 | 16.0 | -7.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Palmer | 193 | 10.3 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,916 | 32 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Blean Forest
  
  Blean Forest (3) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Alex Ricketts | 612 | 31.6 | +8.6 |
  | | Conservative | Barbara Flack | 583 | 30.1 | -11.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Dan Smith | 567 | 29.3 | +10.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | George Metcalfe | 564 | 29.2 | -2.4 |
  | | Conservative | Benjamin Fitter-Harding | 534 | 27.6 | -7.9 |
  | | Labour | Gethin Banks | 454 | 23.5 | -0.1 |
  | | Conservative | Sergiu Barna | 434 | 22.4 | -9.2 |
  | | Labour | Michael Prowse | 429 | 22.2 | +0.2 |
  | | Green | Anna Peckham | 425 | 22.0 | +5.7 |
  | | Labour | Ryan Smith | 400 | 20.7 | -0.1 |
  | | Independent | Joe Egerton | 328 | 17.0 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,954 | 35 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  
  George Metcalfe was elected as a Conservative in 2015. The change in voteshare is shown from his result then, rather than the Liberal Democrat candidate.
  
  ### Chartham and Stone Street
  
  Chartham and Stone Street (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Robert Thomas | 900 | 37.3 | +2.4 |
  | | Conservative | Matthew Jones-Roberts | 857 | 35.5 | -5.3 |
  | | Labour | Peter Forrest | 665 | 27.6 | +12.0 |
  | | Labour | Lucas Pearce | 648 | 26.9 | +14.0 |
  | | Green | Jay Day | 525 | 21.8 | +7.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | James Galloway | 410 | 17.0 | -0.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Paul Smith | 277 | 11.5 | -0.7 |
  | | UKIP | Brian MacDowall | 220 | 9.1 | -7.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,426 | 43 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Chestfield
  
  Chestfield (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Jenny Samper | 1,084 | 54.9 | -0.2 |
  | | Conservative | Pat Todd | 1,071 | 54.3 | +6.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Dearth | 342 | 17.3 | +8.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Wehner | 340 | 17.2 | +10.4 |
  | | Labour | Lynette Aitken | 324 | 16.4 | +1.2 |
  | | Green | Nicole David | 314 | 15.9 | +6.7 |
  | | Labour | Charlie Mower | 257 | 13.0 | -0.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,013 | 35 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Gorrell
  
  Gorrell (3) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | George Caffery | 1,418 | 42.3 | +11.9 |
  | | Labour | Chris Cornell | 1,416 | 42.3 | +15.0 |
  | | Labour | Valerie Kenny | 1,307 | 39.0 | +12.0 |
  | | Green | Alex Stevens | 1,298 | 38.7 | +23.8 |
  | | Green | Jolyon Trimingham | 894 | 26.7 | +13.4 |
  | | Conservative | Brian Baker | 889 | 26.5 | -6.1 |
  | | Conservative | Derek Horne | 707 | 21.1 | -9.4 |
  | | Conservative | Crispin Rampling | 690 | 20.6 | -2.9 |
  | | Green | Beryl Wilson | 638 | 19.0 | +5.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Palmer | 262 | 7.8 | -1.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,404 | 41 | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Greenhill
  
  Greenhill (1) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Dan Watkins | 373 | 46.2 | +11.3 |
  | | Labour | Roger Dengate | 201 | 24.9 | -3.1 |
  | | Foundation | David Hirst | 161 | 20.0 | -17.0 |
  | | Green | Job Dexters | 78 | 9.7 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 819 | 27 | |
  | | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | | |
  
  ### Herne & Broomfield
  
  Herne & Broomfield (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Joe Howes | 914 | 54.8 | +8.1 |
  | | Conservative | Anne Dekker | 830 | 49.8 | +9.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Bowley | 390 | 23.4 | N/A |
  | | Labour | Karen Douglas | 290 | 17.4 | +1.2 |
  | | Green | Elliot Settle | 259 | 15.5 | +5.8 |
  | | Labour | Malcolm White | 234 | 14.0 | +1.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Wilson | 209 | 12.5 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,723 | 27 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Heron
  
  Heron (3) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Andrew Cook | 1,226 | 44.1 | +2.8 |
  | | Conservative | David Thomas | 1,107 | 39.8 | +7.6 |
  | | Conservative | Steve Wilson-Hamilton | 1,021 | 36.7 | +3.2 |
  | | Labour | Lynn Faux-Bowyer | 703 | 25.3 | +5.3 |
  | | Green | Nathan Tough | 658 | 23.7 | +12.5 |
  | | Labour | Gilbert House | 618 | 22.2 | +5.5 |
  | | Labour | Luke Sullivan | 593 | 21.3 | +6.7 |
  | | Independent | Michael Seymour | 554 | 19.9 | N/A |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Helen Sole | 353 | 12.7 | +1.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Cliff Arter | 331 | 11.9 | +2.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Graham Wood | 306 | 11.0 | +4.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,825 | 29 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Little Stour & Adisham
  
  Little Stour & Adisham (1) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Louise Jones-Roberts | 549 | 41.5 | -7.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Graham Duplock | 351 | 26.5 | +2.1 |
  | | Labour | Kevin Power | 228 | 17.2 | +2.6 |
  | | Green | Keith Bothwell | 197 | 14.9 | +2.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,359 | 44 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Nailbourne
  
  Nailbourne (1) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Michael Sole | 831 | 49.9 |
  | | Conservative | Simon Cook | 593 | 35.7 |
  | | UKIP | Mike Ferguson | 124 | 7.5 |
  | | Labour | Evelyn Andrews | 115 | 6.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,669 | 53 |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |
  
  ### Northgate
  
  Northgate (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Alan Baldock | 568 | 54.3 | +12.7 |
  | | Labour | Jean Butcher | 520 | 49.7 | +11.5 |
  | | Conservative | Tom Barton | 238 | 22.7 | -9.3 |
  | | Conservative | Jake Warman | 220 | 21.0 | -4.2 |
  | | Green | Gillian Everatt | 167 | 16.0 | -7.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Valerie Ainscough | 133 | 12.7 | +0.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Brian McHenry | 99 | 9.5 | ±0.0 |
  | | Green | Jo Kidd | 87 | 8.3 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,058 | 28 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Reculver
  
  Reculver (1) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Rachel Carnac | 568 | 57.3 | -13.7 |
  | | Labour | Barbara Ayling | 227 | 22.9 | -6.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Monica Eden-Green | 109 | 11.0 | N/A |
  | | Green | Terry Thompson | 88 | 8.9 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,015 | 33 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Seasalter
  
  Seasalter (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Ashley Clark | 1,260 | 54.2 | +13.1 |
  | | Conservative | Colin Spooner | 1,206 | 51.9 | +17.3 |
  | | Labour | Clare Connerton | 557 | 24.0 | +5.3 |
  | | Labour | Helen Kirk | 550 | 23.7 | +7.7 |
  | | Green | Kathy Nalson | 455 | 19.6 | +9.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Brazier | 223 | 9.6 | +1.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Yvonne Hawkins | 205 | 8.8 | +1.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,370 | 38 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### St Stephen's
  
  St Stephen's (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Terry Westgate | 733 | 35.0 | +5.8 |
  | | Labour | Mel Dawkins | 710 | 33.9 | +7.5 |
  | | Labour | Ben Hickman | 659 | 31.5 | +7.3 |
  | | Conservative | Sally Waters | 644 | 30.7 | +3.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Nick Barnes | 444 | 21.2 | +3.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Neasa MacErleen | 442 | 21.1 | +8.1 |
  | | Green | Tom Sharp | 398 | 19.0 | +1.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,119 | 40 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  
  ### Sturry
  
  Sturry (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Georgina Glover | 724 | 37.6 | -5.8 |
  | | Conservative | Louise Harvey-Quirke | 678 | 35.2 | -2.9 |
  | | Labour | Amy License | 487 | 25.3 | +1.3 |
  | | Green | Martin Baker | 426 | 22.1 | +8.1 |
  | | Independent | Heather Taylor | 426 | 22.1 | -16.0 |
  | | Labour | Jane McNicholl | 398 | 20.7 | +2.4 |
  | | Green | Tim Palmer | 397 | 20.6 | +8.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,952 | 33 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Swalecliffe
  
  Swalecliffe (1) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Ian Thomas | 537 | 46.3 | +9.4 |
  | | Labour | Morag Warren | 357 | 30.8 | +6.4 |
  | | Green | Julie Ellis | 185 | 15.9 | +10.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Archie Ratcliffe | 81 | 7.0 | -0.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,198 | 37 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Tankerton
  
  Tankerton (1) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Neil Baker | 437 | 34.4 | -13.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | James Flanagan | 433 | 34.0 | +19.4 |
  | | Labour | Tricia Cooney | 402 | 31.6 | +8.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,295 | 46 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### West Bay
  
  West Bay (1) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Peter Vickery-Jones | 443 | 48.5 | +8.8 |
  | | Labour | Nigel Durrant | 216 | 23.6 | +3.0 |
  | | Green | Roger Everatt | 147 | 16.1 | N/A |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Mary Hughes | 108 | 11.8 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 948 | 29 | |
  | | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | | |
  
  ### Westgate
  
  Westgate (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Michael Dixey | 884 | 40.3 | +15.8 |
  | | Labour | Gill Gower | 802 | 36.5 | +16.3 |
  | | Labour | Simon Warley | 763 | 34.7 | +15.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Alex Lister | 699 | 31.8 | +9.5 |
  | | Independent | Allen Tullet | 239 | 10.9 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Oliver Feaver | 227 | 10.3 | -17.6 |
  | | Green | Benjamin Grillet | 220 | 10.0 | -10.3 |
  | | Conservative | Daniel Sydenham | 214 | 9.7 | -12.9 |
  | | Green | Tom Williams | 194 | 8.8 | -7.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,206 | 41 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  
  ### Wincheap
  
  Wincheap (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Nick Eden-Green | 1,201 | 47.9 | +18.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Derek Maslin | 962 | 38.4 | +12.5 |
  | | Labour | Zoila Santos | 756 | 30.2 | +5.3 |
  | | Labour | Paul Todd | 677 | 27.0 | +7.7 |
  | | Green | Pat Marsh | 440 | 17.6 | +2.5 |
  | | Conservative | Susan Kilczewski | 353 | 14.1 | -5.5 |
  | | Conservative | Christian Mills | 342 | 13.7 | -4.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,524 | 42 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
  
  ## By-elections
  
  ### Swalecliffe
  
  Swalecliffe: 6 May 2021 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Mark Dance | 616 | 42.6 | -3.7 |
  | | Green | Keith Bothwell | 527 | 36.5 | +20.6 |
  | | Labour | Craig Potter | 278 | 19.2 | -11.6 |
  | | Independent | Joseph Egerton | 24 | 1.7 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 89 | 6.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,445 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 12.2 | |
  
  ### Westgate
  
  Westgate: 6 May 2021 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Pip Hazelton | 842 | 39.2 | +5.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Alex Lister | 661 | 30.8 | -6.5 |
  | | Conservative | Jake Warman | 404 | 18.8 | +9.2 |
  | | Green | Terry Thompson | 242 | 11.3 | +2.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 181 | 8.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,149 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.0 | |
  
  ### Gorrell
  
  Gorrell: 18 November 2021 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Green | Clare Turnbull | 1,149 | 43.9 | +10.3 |
  | | Labour | Dane Buckman | 803 | 30.7 | -6.0 |
  | | Conservative | Stephen Spencer | 608 | 23.2 | +0.2 |
  | | Workers Party | Colin Gardner | 58 | 2.2 | New |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 346 | 13.2 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,627 | 31.5 | |
  | | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | 8.2 | |
  