Dartford Borough Council elections
Dartford Borough Council is elected every four years.
Political control
Labour 1973 - 1983
Conservative 1983 - 1995
Labour 1995 - 2003
No overall control 2003 - 2007
Conservative 2007 - present
Council elections
By-election results
Galley Hill By-Election 27 November 1997 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Residents Association |
|
245 |
54.8 |
+54.8 |
|
Labour |
|
165 |
36.9 |
+7.3 |
|
Independent Labour |
|
20 |
4.5 |
-43.8 |
|
Independent Democrat |
|
17 |
3.8 |
+3.8 |
Majority |
80 |
17.9 |
|
Turnout |
447 |
19.0 |
|
|
Residents gain from Independent Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Greenhithe By-Election 7 June 2001 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Brian Francis |
794 |
48.4 |
+3.4 |
|
Conservative |
Shiela East |
521 |
31.8 |
+31.8 |
|
Independent |
Wayne Cunningham |
326 |
19.9 |
+19.9 |
Majority |
273 |
16.6 |
|
Turnout |
1,641 |
|
|
|
Labour gain from Residents |
Swing |
|
|
Joyce Green By-Election 21 February 2002 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Matthew Bryant |
375 |
73.4 |
+0.5 |
|
Conservative |
Shirley Burton |
77 |
15.1 |
-0.3 |
|
UKIP |
Mark Croucher |
59 |
11.5 |
+11.5 |
Majority |
298 |
58.3 |
|
Turnout |
511 |
19.2 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Sutton at Hone and Hawley By-Election 21 February 2002 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Anthony Martin |
617 |
53.7 |
-8.2 |
|
Labour |
Stephen de Winton |
533 |
46.3 |
+8.2 |
Majority |
84 |
7.4 |
|
Turnout |
1,150 |
36.2 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet By-Election 19 June 2003 (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Jeremy Kite |
1,417 |
22.0 |
|
|
Conservative |
(Robert) Alexander Dunn |
1,393 |
21.6 |
|
|
Conservative |
Albert Bassam |
1,383 |
21.5 |
|
|
Independent |
(Mary) Noreen Salway |
715 |
11.1 |
|
|
Independent |
Frederick Grainger |
402 |
6.3 |
|
|
Independent |
Anthony Mack |
364 |
5.7 |
|
|
Labour |
Alistair Jordan |
326 |
5.1 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Sonia Keane |
168 |
2.6 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Andrew Reeves |
143 |
2.2 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Mathias Toth |
124 |
1.9 |
|
Turnout |
6,435 |
45.6 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
This election was scheduled as part of the council elections of 1 May 2003. It was delayed following the death of Bob Dunn (who was standing for re-election), just one week before the ballot.
Heath By-Election 27 July 2006 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Andrew Lloyd |
637 |
35.1 |
|
|
Labour |
Patrick Kelly |
518 |
28.6 |
|
|
BNP |
Kevin Saunders |
240 |
13.2 |
|
|
UKIP |
Robert Wiltshire |
179 |
9.9 |
|
|
English Democrats |
Steven Uncles |
174 |
9.6 |
|
|
Green |
Stuart Jeffery |
65 |
3.6 |
|
Majority |
119 |
6.5 |
|
Turnout |
1,818 |
37.95 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Princes By-Election 21 February 2008 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Patrick Kelly |
592 |
50.2 |
+9.8 |
|
Conservative |
Jean Shippam |
348 |
29.5 |
+5.2 |
|
English Democrats |
Mike Tibby |
198 |
16.8 |
-4.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Amanda Martin |
22 |
1.9 |
+1.9 |
|
UKIP |
Arnold Tarling |
19 |
1.6 |
-12.1 |
Majority |
244 |
20.7 |
|
Turnout |
1,179 |
27.0 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Castle By-Election 27 September 2012[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Paul Cutler |
191 |
43.02 |
|
|
Labour |
Hayley Louisa Reece |
111 |
25.00 |
|
|
UKIP |
Stephen Wilders |
60 |
13.51 |
|
|
Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents Association |
Vic Openshaw |
50 |
11.26 |
|
|
English Democrats |
Frances Elizabeth Moore |
32 |
7.21 |
|
Majority |
80 |
|
|
Turnout |
444 |
26.86 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
The by-election was held following the resignation of Conservative Cllr Gary Reynolds.
Swanscombe By-Election, 5 December 2013[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Steve Jacqueline Doran |
274 |
29.43 |
|
|
Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents Association |
Vic Openshaw |
273 |
29.32 |
|
|
UKIP |
Stephen Wilders |
200 |
21.48 |
|
|
Independent |
Richard John Lees |
146 |
15.68 |
|
|
Conservative |
Steven Ronald Jarnell |
38 |
4.08 |
|
Majority |
1 |
|
|
Turnout |
931 |
17.56 |
|
|
Labour gain from Residents |
Swing |
|
|
The by-election resulted from the death of Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents Association Cllr Leslie Bobby.
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