2019 Ashford Borough Council election

2019 Ashford Borough Council election
← 2015 2 May 2019 (2019-05-02) 2023 →
All 47 seats to Ashford Borough Council
24 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Conservative Ashford Ind. Labour
Last election 34 seats, 51.9% 3 seats, 5.6% 4 seats, 19.9%
Seats won 26 11 7
Seat change Decrease 8 Increase 8 Increase 3
Popular vote 13,429 6,544 5,476
Percentage 39.2% 19.1% 14.9%
Swing Decrease 12.7% Increase 13.5% Decrease 3.9%
  Fourth party Fifth party
  Blank Blank
Party Green Independent
Last election 0 seats, 6.5% 0 seats, 2.9%
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Increase 2 Increase 1
Popular vote 4,500 556
Percentage 13.2% 1.6%
Swing Increase 6.7% Decrease 1.3%
Winner of each seat at the 2019 Ashford Borough Council election
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 2019 Ashford Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Ashford Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

2019 Ashford Borough Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 47 26 0 8 Decrease 8 55.3 39.2 13,429 –12.7
  Ashford Ind. 15 11 4 0 Increase 8 23.4 19.1 6,544 +13.5
  Labour 27 7 3 0 Increase 3 14.9 16.0 5,476 –3.9
  Green 19 2 2 0 Increase 2 4.3 13.2 4,500 +6.7
  Independent 1 1 1 0 Increase 1 2.1 1.6 556 –1.3
  Liberal Democrats 15 0 0 1 Decrease 1 0.0 6.4 2,203 +3.3
  UKIP 8 0 0 1 Decrease 1 0.0 4.4 1,510 –5.7

Ward results

Aylesford & East Stour

Aylesford & East Stour
Party Candidate Votes %
Ashford Ind. David Smith 426 38.5
Ashford Ind. Andy Rogers 365 33.0
Labour Matthew Harris 253 22.9
Labour Garry Harrison 237 21.4
Green Joanna Baker 160 14.5
Conservative John Seaton 150 13.6
UKIP Dave Vegas 147 13.3
Conservative Ijeoma Onweluzo 121 10.9
Green Philip Monaghan 88 8.0
Liberal Democrats Hein Behrens 70 6.3
Majority
Turnout 1,115 24.6
Ashford Ind. win (new seat)
Ashford Ind. win (new seat)

Beaver

Beaver
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lyn Suddards 480 43.4
Labour Alexander Ward 437 39.5
UKIP Thomas Taylor 283 25.6
Conservative Amanda Hodgkinson 238 21.5
Green Maria Pizzey 237 21.4
Conservative Rob Dobson 183 16.6
Majority
Turnout 1,107 24.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from UKIP Swing

Biddenden

Biddenden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Neil Bell 575 72.0 −1.0
Green Guy Pullen 224 28.0 +1.0
Majority
Turnout 805 34.5
Conservative hold Swing

Bircholt

Bircholt
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative William Howard Unopposed
Majority
Turnout – –
Conservative win (new seat)

Bockhanger

Bockhanger
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Diccon Spain 280 49.1 +15.6
Conservative Simon Howard-Smith 222 38.9 −27.6
Liberal Democrats Carol Wilcox 68 11.9 New
Majority
Turnout 578 27.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Bybrook

Bybrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ashford Ind. Howard Turner 297 43.9 New
Conservative Shafi Khan 203 30.0 −25.8
Labour Alan Dean 176 26.0 −18.2
Majority
Turnout 683 33.2
Ashford Ind. gain from Conservative Swing

Charing

Charing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gerry Clarkson 479 71.6 +20.5
Labour Janet White 190 28.4 New
Majority
Turnout 719 33.9
Conservative hold Swing

Conningbrook & Little Burton Farm

Conningbrook & Little Burton Farm
Party Candidate Votes %
Ashford Ind. Katherine Ovenden 330 70.4
Conservative Yvonne Roden 139 29.6
Majority
Turnout 474 31.6
Ashford Ind. win (new seat)

Downs North

Downs North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Dehnel 375 47.4 −14.2
Green Marilyn Sansom 186 23.5 +4.3
Liberal Democrats David Reid 148 18.7 New
Labour Carly Ruppert-Lingham 82 10.4 −8.8
Majority
Turnout 806 39.5
Conservative hold Swing

Downs West

Downs West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Larry Krause 485 62.4 −5.0
Green Geoffery Meaden 220 28.3 −4.3
Labour Noyo Rai 72 9.3 New
Majority
Turnout 798 34.7
Conservative hold Swing

Furley

Furley
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Andrew Buchanan 459 34.3
Labour Euan Anckorn 454 33.9
Conservative Graham Galpin 453 33.8
Green Peter Morgan 380 28.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Graham 244 18.2
UKIP Susannah Burden 184 13.7
UKIP Eddy Barrows 170 12.7
Majority
Turnout 1,345 29.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Goat Lees

Goat Lees
Party Candidate Votes %
Ashford Ind. Winston Michael 586 82.8
Conservative James Ransley 67 9.5
Labour Jane Carling 55 7.8
Majority
Turnout 711 38.0
Ashford Ind. win (new seat)

Godinton

Godinton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Feacey 331 55.5 +14.0
Green Chris Squire 148 24.8 +15.1
Labour Kaprasad Chhantyal 117 19.6 +3.1
Majority
Turnout 609 31.4
Conservative hold Swing

Highfield

Highfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gerald White 290 41.1 −3.2
Ashford Ind. Barry Ball 201 28.5 −0.7
Green Emma Nash 132 18.7 +8.6
Liberal Democrats Clare Hardwick 82 11.6 New
Majority
Turnout 714 35.1
Conservative hold Swing

Isle of Oxney

Isle of Oxney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mick Burgess Unopposed
Majority
Turnout – – –
Conservative hold Swing

Kennington

Kennington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nathan Iliffe 553 62.0
Ashford Ind. Ian Anderson 266 29.8
Liberal Democrats Stuart Dove 73 8.2
Majority
Turnout 895 50.5
Conservative hold Swing

Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield

Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield
Party Candidate Votes %
Ashford Ind. Tina Heyes 360 69.1
Conservative David Robey 161 30.9
Majority
Turnout 528 29.2
Ashford Ind. win (new seat)

Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry

Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Paul Bartlett Unopposed
Majority
Turnout – –
Conservative win (new seat)

Norman

Norman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jenny Webb 205 34.2
Labour Dylan Jones 187 31.2
UKIP Neil Burgess 130 21.7
Green Al Arnold 78 13.0
Majority
Turnout 602 30.0
Conservative hold Swing

Park Farm North

Park Farm North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jo Gideon 300 61.5
Labour Kate Leavey 97 19.9
Liberal Democrats Theresa Dickens 91 18.6
Majority
Turnout 501 27.2
Conservative hold Swing

Park Farm South

Park Farm South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Wedgbury 291 61.1
Labour Amy Mitchell 103 21.6
Liberal Democrats Christopher Grayling 82 17.2
Majority
Turnout 490 26.2
Conservative hold Swing

Repton

Repton
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Matthew Forest 411 55.8
Conservative Bernard Heyes 345 46.8
Labour Patric Nutton 223 30.3
Green Dave Higgins 220 29.9
Liberal Democrats Alexander Coxall 133 18.0
Majority
Turnout 755 25.4
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Rolvenden & Tenterden West

Rolvenden & Tenterden West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Kate Walder 556 61.2
Conservative Mike Bennett 352 38.8
Majority
Turnout 920 46.8
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Roman

Roman
Party Candidate Votes %
Ashford Ind. Heather Hayward 366 59.1
Conservative Callum Furner 193 31.2
Labour Waheed Qureshi 60 9.7
Majority
Turnout 627 29.2
Ashford Ind. win (new seat)

Saxon Shore

Saxon Shore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ashford Ind. Linda Harman 528 56.3
Conservative Jane Martin 410 43.7
Majority
Turnout 943 46.2
Ashford Ind. gain from Conservative Swing

Singleton East

Singleton East
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Bill Barrett 202 42.3
Labour Dhan Limbu 134 28.1
Green Claire Wallington 92 19.3
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Mengham 49 10.3
Majority
Turnout 493 26.9
Conservative win (new seat)

Singleton West

Singleton West
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Kalysha Howard-Smith 189 42.2
Labour Sally Gathern 168 37.5
Liberal Democrats Ken Standish 91 20.3
Majority
Turnout 470 23.8
Conservative win (new seat)

Stanhope

Stanhope
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brandan Chilton 257 67.1
Conservative Brad Bradford 70 18.3
Green Thom Pizzey 56 14.6
Majority
Turnout 394 20.3
Labour hold Swing

Tenterden North

Tenterden North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Clokie 535 72.5
Labour David Ward 203 27.5
Majority
Turnout 777 40.2
Conservative hold Swing

Tenterden South

Tenterden South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Callum Knowles Unopposed
Majority
Turnout – – –
Conservative hold Swing

Tenterden St. Michael's

Tenterden St. Michael's
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative John Link Unopposed
Majority
Turnout – –
Conservative win (new seat)

Upper Weald

Upper Weald
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Clair Bell Unopposed
Majority
Turnout – –
Conservative win (new seat)

Victoria

Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dara Farrell 484 38.6
Labour Charles Suddards 378 30.1
Conservative Jeremy Adby 290 23.1
Green Jonathan Small 278 22.2
Liberal Democrats Charlotte Mbali 274 21.9
Conservative Matthew Bridger 248 19.8
UKIP Peter Stewart 186 14.8
UKIP Ann Taylor 193 15.4
Majority
Turnout 1,259 28.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Washford

Washford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Neil Shorter 257 51.5
Green Joe Annandale 142 28.5
Labour Malcolm Wiffen 100 20.0
Majority
Turnout 512 24.9
Conservative hold Swing

Weald Central

Weald Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Pickering 606 48.6
Conservative Jessamy Blanford 595 47.7
Ashford Ind. Sarah Dacre 384 30.8
Ashford Ind. Matthew Peach 371 29.7
Green Hannah Laws 250 20.0
Labour Katie Homewood 72 5.8
Labour Vivien Wheatley 62 5.0
Majority
Turnout 1,266 38.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Weald North

Weald North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ken Mulholland 439 47.6
Green Hilary Jones 266 28.9
UKIP Gary Hanson 217 23.5
Majority
Turnout 931 47.6
Conservative hold Swing

Weald South

Weald South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ashford Ind. David Ledger 941 58.4
Ashford Ind. George Sparks 818 50.8
Conservative Aline Hicks 715 44.4
Conservative Charles Dehnel 567 35.2
Majority
Turnout 1,638 38.9
Ashford Ind. gain from Conservative Swing
Ashford Ind. gain from Conservative Swing

Willesborough

Willesborough
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Steven Campkin 714 44.6
Green Liz Wright 629 39.3
Conservative Belinda Naiken-Payne 433 27.0
Liberal Democrats Matthew Baker 426 26.6
Conservative Carole White 401 25.0
Liberal Democrats Adrian Gee-Turner 301 18.8
Labour Elizampeth Mylonogianni 175 10.9
Majority
Turnout 1,638 35.8
Green gain from Liberal Democrats
Green gain from Conservative

Wye with Hinxhill

Wye with Hinxhill
Party Candidate Votes %
Ashford Ind. Noel Ovenden 671 81.2
Conservative Aidan Wedgbury 84 10.2
Liberal Democrats David Browne 71 8.6
Majority
Turnout 831 43.6
Ashford Ind. win (new seat)

By-elections

Downs North (July 2019)

Downs North: 18 July 2019[2]
Death of Stephen Dehnel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Dehnel 229 37.4 –10.0
Green Geoff Meaden 190 31.0 +7.5
Liberal Democrats Adrian Gee-Turner 70 11.4 –7.3
Ashford Ind. Rachael Carley 67 10.9 N/A
UKIP Philip Meads 22 3.6 N/A
Labour Carly Ruppert Lingham 17 2.8 –7.6
Independent Sarah Williams 17 2.8 N/A
Majority 39 6.4
Turnout 645 31.5
Registered electors 2,046
Conservative hold Swing Decrease8.8

Park Farm North

Park Farm North: 12 March 2020
Resignation of Jo Gideon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ashford Ind. Trish Cornish 247 60.2 N/A
Conservative Aline Hicks 115 28.0 –33.5
Labour Garry Harrison 29 7.1 –12.8
Green Thom Pizzey 11 2.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Samuel Strolz 8 2.0 –16.6
Majority 132 32.2
Turnout 410 22.1
Registered electors 1,859
Ashford Ind. gain from Conservative Swing N/A

Beaver

Beaver: 6 May 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Trevor Brooks 468 42.2 +23.0
Labour Dylan Jones 402 36.2 −2.6
Independent Garry Harrison 105 9.5 N/A
Green Thom Pizzey 70 6.3 −12.8
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Stamp 64 5.8 N/A
Majority 66 6.0
Turnout 1,109
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase12.8

Downs North (August 2021)

Downs North: 19 August 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Geoff Meaden 273 51.8 +28.3
Conservative Sarah Williams 239 45.4 −2.1
Liberal Democrats Carol Wilcox 15 2.8 −15.9
Majority 34 6.6
Turnout 527
Green gain from Conservative Swing Increase15.2

Highfield

Highfield: 16 December 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Dawnie Nilsson 191 40.0 +21.2
Conservative James Ransley 163 34.1 −7.0
Ashford Ind. Barry Ball 101 21.1 −7.4
Labour Terry Pavlou 23 4.8 N/A
Majority 28 5.9
Turnout 478 23.6
Green gain from Conservative Swing Increase14.1

References

  1. ^ "Up to date list of local election results from May 2019". www.ashford.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  2. ^ "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL" (PDF). Ashford Borough Council. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2023.