Canterbury City Council elections

Canterbury City Council is elected every four years.

Political control

Conservative 1973 - 1991

No overall control 1991 - 2005

Conservative 2005–present

Council elections

Canterbury City Council election, 1973
Canterbury City Council election, 1976
Canterbury City Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)^[1]
Canterbury City Council election, 1983
Canterbury City Council election, 1987 (City boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[2]^[3]
Canterbury City Council election, 1991
Canterbury City Council election, 1995
Canterbury City Council election, 1999
Canterbury City Council election, 2003 (New ward boundaries)^[4]
Canterbury City Council election, 2007
Canterbury City Council election, 2011
Canterbury City Council election, 2015 (New ward boundaries)^[5]

By-election results

1995-1999

Swalecliffe By-Election 3 April 1997
Party		Votes	%
	Conservative	564	35.1
	Liberal Democrat	552	34.4
	Labour	490	30.5
Majority		12	0.7
Turnout		1,606	51.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat	Swing

Gorrell By-Election 25 September 1997
Party		Votes	%	±
	Labour	577	44.1	-12.1
	Conservative	567	43.3	+11.3
	Liberal Democrat	151	11.5	-0.4
	UKIP	14	1.1	+1.1
Majority		10	0.8
Turnout		1,309
	Labour hold	Swing

Marshside By-Election 25 September 1997
Party		Votes	%	±
	Labour	313	49.8	-13.2
	Conservative	183	29.1	+2.0
	Liberal Democrat	133	21.1	+13.8
Majority		130	20.7
Turnout		629
	Labour hold	Swing

1999-2003

Marshside By-Election 16 March 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Heather Lloyd	329	38.3	+21.6
	Conservative	Elizabeth Taylor	289	33.7	-0.6
	Labour	Alan Thomas	241	28.1	-21.0
Majority			40	4.6
Turnout			859	44.3
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

Herne By-Election 7 September 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Nigel Oakes	867	37.6	+5.2
	Conservative	Alan White	797	34.5	+9.0
	Labour	David Hornsby	344	14.9	-2.6
	Green	Carol Davis	187	8.1	-3.0
	UKIP	John Moore	112	4.9	+4.9
Majority			70	3.1
Turnout			2,307	26.8
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Barton By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Michael Northey	1,184	35.4	-2.3
	Liberal Democrat	Valerie Ainscough	1,177	35.2	-11.6
	Labour	Theresa Mawson	824	24.6	+9.0
	Green	Steven Dawe	163	4.9	+4.9
Majority			7	0.2
Turnout			3,348	62.4
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

2003-2007

North Nailbourne By-Election 22 January 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John Anderson	544	50.9	-5.3
	Liberal Democrat	Janet Horsley	478	44.7	+0.9
	UKIP	John Moore	26	2.4	+2.4
	Labour	Paul Todd	21	2.0	+2.0
Majority			66	6.2
Turnout			1,069	53.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Barton By-Election 7 October 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Michael Northey	820	44.8	+10.4
	Liberal Democrat	James Flanagan	697	38.0	-4.3
	Green	Keith Bothwell	145	7.9	+0.9
	Labour	Laurence Ward	100	5.5	-5.1
	Council Tax Payers Party	James Cooper	70	3.8	-2.0
Majority			123	6.8
Turnout			1,832	31.8
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

West Bay By-Election 5 May 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Vincent McMahan	1,177	37.6	-13.2
	Liberal Democrat	Kevin Sims	992	31.7	+13.5
	Labour	Brian Hunter	754	24.1	-6.9
	UKIP	John Moore	205	6.6	+6.6
Majority			185	5.9
Turnout			3,128	67.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sturry South By-Election 29 June 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Heather Taylor	474	52.4	-23.1
	Liberal Democrat	David Mummery	318	35.1	+23.3
	Labour	Andrew Fenyo	89	9.8	-2.8
	Independent	John Moore	24	2.6	+2.6
Majority			156	17.3
Turnout			905	41.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

2007-2011

Barton By-Election 10 July 2008^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Steed	993	51.8	+9.3
	Conservative	Mark Evans	701	36.6	+2.7
	Green	Keith Bothwell	121	6.3	+6.3
	Independent	Blue Cooper	102	5.3	-0.7
Majority			292	15.2
Turnout			1,917	33.1
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

References

↑ The City of Canterbury (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
↑ The Canterbury and Shepway (Areas) Order 1985
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Kent (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The City of Canterbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Canterbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
↑ "Barton Ward By Election Results". Canterbury City Council. Retrieved 2008-07-20.

External links

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Council elections in Kent

Kent County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017

Ashford Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Canterbury City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Dartford Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Dover District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Gravesham Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Maidstone Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Medway Council	1997 2000 2003 2007 2011 2015

Sevenoaks District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Shepway District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Swale Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2015

Thanet District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Rochester-upon-Medway City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 Abolished

Gillingham Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 Abolished

See also: Wards Boundary changes

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