Thanet local elections

Thanet District Council in Kent, England is elected every four years.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[1]

Thanet Council election, 1973
Conservative 33 (Majority 3)
in Margate Birchington (1), Margate Marine & Pier (3), Margate Cliftonville (3), Margate Salmestone (1), Margate West (3), Westgate on Sea (3), Ramsgate East Central and East Cliff (3), Ramsgate Southwood (2), Ramsgate West Central & West Cliff (4), Sir Moses Montefiore (2), Broadstairs Kingsgate (3), Broadstairs Upton (2), Pierremont (2), Thanet Parishes (1)
Labour 14
in Margate Cecil & Ethelbert (2), Margate Salmestone (2), Ramsgate Northwood (4), Ramsgate: St. Lawrence (6)
Liberal 5
in Broadstairs: Central (3), St. Peters (2)
Others 11
in Margate Birchington (4), Margate Park (4), Westgate on Sea (1), Minster (2)

Thanet Council election, 1976

Thanet Council election, 1979

Thanet Council election, 1983

Thanet Council election, 1987

Thanet Council election, 1991

Thanet Council election, 1995

Thanet Council election, 1999

Thanet Council election, 2003 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by 2)^[2]

Thanet Council election, 2007

Northdown Park By-Election 20 March 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		548	43.2
	Conservative		338	26.6
	Independent		187	14.7
	Thanet Socialists		133	10.4
	Liberal Democrat		62	4.9
Majority			210	16.6
Turnout			1,268
	Labour hold		Swing

Margate West By-Election 18 November 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		565	72.9	+34.1
	Labour		210	27.1	-10.0
Majority			355	45.8
Turnout			775	15.5
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+22.1

Central Westcliffe By-Election 22 June 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		858	68.9	+68.9
	Labour		388	31.1	-20.4
Majority			470	37.8
Turnout			1,246	23.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+44.7

Cliftonville By-Election 22 February 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,026	60.4	-0.5
	Labour		544	32.0	-7.1
	Independent		130	7.6	+7.6
Majority			482	28.4
Turnout			1,700	27.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.3

Margate Central By-Election 30 October 2003^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Watkins	370	41.0	-4.8
	Conservative	Ramesh Chhabra	201	22.3	-23.2
	BNP	Robert Parker	172	19.1	+19.1
	Liberal Democrat	Guy Voizey	85	9.4	+9.4
	UKIP	Timothy Stocks	37	4.1	+4.1
	Socialist Alliance	Karen Cardwell	19	2.1	+2.1
	Independent	Francis Foy	18	2.0	-10.7
Majority			169	18.7
Turnout			902	25.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+9.2

Sir Moses Montefiore By-Election 15 July 2004^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Poole	378	33.2	-13.3
	Conservative	Robert Burgess	342	30.1	-6.1
	UKIP	Michael Taylor	288	25.3	+25.3
	Liberal Democrat	Vincent Knight	130	11.4	-5.9
Majority			36	3.1
Turnout			1,138	31.1
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.6

Thanet Villages By-Election 4 June 2009^[5]^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Bob Grove	937	47.3	+4.0
	Conservative	Peter Landi	596	30.1	-6.5
	Liberal Democrat	Louisa Latham	316	15.9	+15.9
	Labour	Rebecca Scobie	133	6.7	-13.4
Majority			341	17.2
Turnout			1,982	41.0
	Independent hold		Swing	+5.3

Dane Valley By-Election 3 December 2009^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sandra Hart	318	34.2	-3.9
	Liberal Democrat	Bill Furness	260	28.0	+28.0
	Conservative	Ingrid Spencer	222	23.9	-19.7
	Independent	Wendy Allan	130	14.0	-4.4
Majority			58	6.2
Turnout			930	17.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing