Kent County Council elections

Kent County Council is elected every four years.

Political control

Party in control	Years
Conservative	1973 - 1993
No overall control	1993 - 1997
Conservative	1997 - present

Council elections

County result maps

2005 results map
2009 results map
2013 results map

By-election results

Medway North Central By-Election 24 July 1997
Party		Votes	%	±
	Labour	979	72.0	+15.3
	Conservative	381	28.0	-3.3
Majority		598	44.0
Turnout		1,360
	Labour hold	Swing

Ashford South By-Election 9 July 1998
Party		Votes	%	±
	Labour	792	54.5	-0.5
	Liberal Democrat	370	25.5	+5.1
	Conservative	240	16.5	-8.1
	BNP	50	3.4	+3.4
Majority		422	29.0
Turnout		1,452	13.2
	Labour hold	Swing

Malling Rural NE By-Election 6 May 1999
Party		Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	1,894	44.2	+7.7
	Conservative	1,614	37.7	-1.0
	Labour	778	18.2	-6.5
Majority		280	6.5
Turnout		4,286	32.3
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative	Swing

Swanscombe & Stone By-Election 14 September 2000
Party		Votes	%	±
	Conservative	862	37.3	+9.0
	Labour	760	32.9	-5.3
	Independent	446	19.3	-1.4
	Liberal Democrat	245	10.6	-2.2
Majority		102	4.4
Turnout		2,313	15.1
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Cranbrook By-Election 19 September 2002
Party		Votes	%	±
	Conservative	1,708	65.0	+7.7
	Liberal Democrat	497	18.9	-6.0
	Labour	216	8.2	-9.6
	UKIP	207	7.9	+7.9
Majority		1,211	46.1
Turnout		2,628	23.1
	Conservative hold	Swing

Ashford South East By-Election 29 April 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	George Koowaree	1,089	34.1	-2.4
	Conservative	Noel Greaves	986	30.9	-1.8
	Labour	Leslie Lawrie	459	14.4	-20.0
	Independent	Melvyn Elliff	386	12.1	+12.1
	Green	Stephen Dawe	140	4.4	+4.4
	National Front	John Kellam	135	4.2	+4.2
Majority			103	3.2
Turnout			3,195	26.9
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Maidstone North East By-Election 12 July 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Ian Chittenden	1,620	56.2	+12.5
	Conservative	Vanessa Jones	831	28.8	-1.3
	Green	Stuart Jeffery	187	6.5	+2.5
	Labour	Patrick Coates	164	5.7	-12.5
	UKIP	Mark Croucher	81	2.8	-1.3
Majority			789	27.4
Turnout			2,883	24.3
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Dover Town By-Election 27 September 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Gordon Cowan	1,860	44.5	-5.8
	Conservative	Nigel Collor	1,348	32.2	+4.1
	Liberal Democrat	Dean Stiles	420	10.0	-11.6
	Independent	Victor Matcham	300	7.2	+7.2
	UKIP	Peter Campbell-Marshall	256	6.1	+6.1
Majority			512	12.3
Turnout			4,184	19.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Herne Bay By-Election 9 October 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Jean Law	2,474	47.7	+9.0
	Liberal Democrat	Margaret Flaherty	1,524	29.4	-2.2
	Labour	Michael Kenneth Britton	537	10.4	-12.4
	BNP	Dennis Whiting	399	7.7	+7.7
	UKIP	Brian Eric MacDowall	252	4.9	-2.1
Majority			950	18.1	+11.0
Turnout			5,196	23.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

External links

Kent County Council

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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