Dover District Council elections
Dover 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]
Council elections
By-election results
1999-2003
Middle Deal By-Election 16 December 1999 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
|
755 |
50.3 |
-16.0 |
|
Conservative |
|
665 |
44.3 |
+10.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
81 |
5.4 |
+5.4 |
Majority |
90 |
6.0 |
|
Turnout |
1,501 |
30.2 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
St Margarets-at-Cliffe By-Election 13 April 2000 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
|
619 |
71.2 |
+1.6 |
|
Labour |
|
158 |
18.2 |
-13.0 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
92 |
10.6 |
+1.6 |
Majority |
461 |
53.0 |
|
Turnout |
869 |
35.2 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
2003-2007
St Margaret's-At-Cliffe By-Election 15 April 2004[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Margaret Philpott |
749 |
60.5 |
-0.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Patrick Acarnley |
234 |
18.9 |
+18.9 |
|
Labour |
John Adams |
214 |
17.2 |
-4.9 |
|
Independent |
Stewart Dimmock |
43 |
3.5 |
+0.0 |
Majority |
515 |
41.6 |
|
Turnout |
1,239 |
34.5 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Walmer By-Election 23 June 2005[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Christopher Smith |
1,031 |
61.0 |
+0.2 |
|
Labour |
Ernest Brimmell |
449 |
26.5 |
-12.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Featherstone |
211 |
12.5 |
+12.5 |
Majority |
582 |
34.5 |
|
Turnout |
1,691 |
29.2 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
2007-2011
Aylesham By-Election 27 September 2007[6][7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Robert Thompson |
661 |
79.7 |
+11.4 |
|
Conservative |
Marianne Ford |
108 |
13.0 |
-12.6 |
|
Independent |
Reginald Hansell |
59 |
7.1 |
+0.9 |
|
Independent |
Edward Lee-Delisle |
1 |
0.1 |
+0.1 |
Majority |
553 |
66.7 |
|
Turnout |
829 |
23.7 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Maxton, Elms Vale and Priory By-Election 27 September 2007[6][8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Viviane Revell |
365 |
33.7 |
-3.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Mackie |
274 |
25.3 |
+6.1 |
|
Conservative |
Jennifer Morgan |
252 |
23.3 |
-8.2 |
|
Independent |
Graham Wanstall |
70 |
6.5 |
-5.8 |
|
UKIP |
Peter Campbell-Marshall |
65 |
6.0 |
+6.0 |
|
Independent |
Victor Morgan |
56 |
5.2 |
+5.2 |
Majority |
91 |
8.4 |
|
Turnout |
1,082 |
20.2 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Little Stour and Ashtone By-Election 24 April 2008[9] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Mike Conolly |
1,109 |
66.0 |
-1.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Bryan Curtis |
459 |
27.3 |
+5.4 |
|
Labour |
John Bird |
113 |
6.7 |
-3.5 |
Majority |
650 |
38.7 |
|
Turnout |
1,681 |
31.2 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
St Radigund's By-Election 30 October 2008[10] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Viv REVELL |
244 |
32.7 |
|
|
Conservative |
Mandy Marie SEHMBI |
219 |
29.4 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Dean STILES |
93 |
12.5 |
|
|
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Raymond John WHITE |
86 |
11.5 |
|
|
|
Tony OVENDEN |
72 |
9.7 |
|
|
|
Vic MATCHAM |
32 |
4.3 |
|
Majority |
25 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
20.86 |
|
|
Labour gain from Independent |
Swing |
|
|
Lydden and Temple Ewell By-Election 16 December 2010[11] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Geoffrey LYMER |
239 |
62.2 |
-5.3 |
|
Labour |
Peter WALKER |
90 |
23.4 |
+0.7 |
|
UKIP |
Victor Peter MATCHAM |
55 |
14.3 |
+4.7 |
Majority |
149 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
20.3 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
2011-2015
Maxton, Elms Vale and Priory Ward By-Election 2 May 2013[12] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Peter Michael WALLACE |
744 |
53.7 |
+3.5 |
|
Conservative |
Deborah Nicholson BOULARES |
642 |
46.3 |
-3.5 |
Majority |
102 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
26.58 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Percentage change is since 2011.
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