2019 Canterbury City Council election
# 2019 Canterbury City Council election

The 2019 Canterbury City Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Canterbury City Council in Kent, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

## Summary

### Election result

2019 Canterbury City Council election :

| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | 39 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 59.0 | 35.4 | 26,848 | –3.4 |
| Labour | 39 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 25.6 | 29.4 | 22,279 | +6.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 34 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15.4 | 19.7 | 14,972 | +6.0 |
| Green | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 12.5 | 9,502 | +1.9 |
| Independent | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1,780 | +2.0 |
| UKIP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 344 | –12.5 |
| Foundation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 161 | N/A |

## Results by Ward

### Barton

Barton (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Pat Edwards | 958 | 35.4 | +11.0 |
| | Labour | Connie Nolan | 954 | 35.3 | +11.4 |
| | Labour | Dave Wilson | 805 | 29.8 | +8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ida Linfield | 795 | 29.4 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Hopkins | 758 | 28.0 | +6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Roche | 670 | 24.8 | +6.4 |
| | Conservative | Steven Williams | 622 | 23.0 | -3.2 |
| | Conservative | Len Brown | 598 | 22.1 | -4.7 |
| | Green | Stephen Peckham | 586 | 21.7 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative | Conor Dobbs | 583 | 21.6 | -4.5 |
| | Independent | Blue Cooper Bem | 233 | 8.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,722 | 36 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Beltinge

Beltinge (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Ian Stockley | 938 | 50.2 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | Jeanette Stockley | 921 | 49.3 | +8.8 |
| | Green | Nicholas Gadsby | 426 | 22.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Anderson | 388 | 20.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Tom Mellish | 314 | 16.8 | -3.8 |
| | Labour | Christine Wheeldon | 299 | 16.0 | -7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Palmer | 193 | 10.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,916 | 32 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Blean Forest

Blean Forest (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Ricketts | 612 | 31.6 | +8.6 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Flack | 583 | 30.1 | -11.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dan Smith | 567 | 29.3 | +10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Metcalfe | 564 | 29.2 | -2.4 |
| | Conservative | Benjamin Fitter-Harding | 534 | 27.6 | -7.9 |
| | Labour | Gethin Banks | 454 | 23.5 | -0.1 |
| | Conservative | Sergiu Barna | 434 | 22.4 | -9.2 |
| | Labour | Michael Prowse | 429 | 22.2 | +0.2 |
| | Green | Anna Peckham | 425 | 22.0 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | Ryan Smith | 400 | 20.7 | -0.1 |
| | Independent | Joe Egerton | 328 | 17.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,954 | 35 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

George Metcalfe was elected as a Conservative in 2015. The change in voteshare is shown from his result then, rather than the Liberal Democrat candidate.

### Chartham and Stone Street

Chartham and Stone Street (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Robert Thomas | 900 | 37.3 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Jones-Roberts | 857 | 35.5 | -5.3 |
| | Labour | Peter Forrest | 665 | 27.6 | +12.0 |
| | Labour | Lucas Pearce | 648 | 26.9 | +14.0 |
| | Green | Jay Day | 525 | 21.8 | +7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Galloway | 410 | 17.0 | -0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Smith | 277 | 11.5 | -0.7 |
| | UKIP | Brian MacDowall | 220 | 9.1 | -7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,426 | 43 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Chestfield

Chestfield (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Jenny Samper | 1,084 | 54.9 | -0.2 |
| | Conservative | Pat Todd | 1,071 | 54.3 | +6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Dearth | 342 | 17.3 | +8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Wehner | 340 | 17.2 | +10.4 |
| | Labour | Lynette Aitken | 324 | 16.4 | +1.2 |
| | Green | Nicole David | 314 | 15.9 | +6.7 |
| | Labour | Charlie Mower | 257 | 13.0 | -0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,013 | 35 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Gorrell

Gorrell (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | George Caffery | 1,418 | 42.3 | +11.9 |
| | Labour | Chris Cornell | 1,416 | 42.3 | +15.0 |
| | Labour | Valerie Kenny | 1,307 | 39.0 | +12.0 |
| | Green | Alex Stevens | 1,298 | 38.7 | +23.8 |
| | Green | Jolyon Trimingham | 894 | 26.7 | +13.4 |
| | Conservative | Brian Baker | 889 | 26.5 | -6.1 |
| | Conservative | Derek Horne | 707 | 21.1 | -9.4 |
| | Conservative | Crispin Rampling | 690 | 20.6 | -2.9 |
| | Green | Beryl Wilson | 638 | 19.0 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Palmer | 262 | 7.8 | -1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,404 | 41 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Greenhill

Greenhill (1) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Dan Watkins | 373 | 46.2 | +11.3 |
| | Labour | Roger Dengate | 201 | 24.9 | -3.1 |
| | Foundation | David Hirst | 161 | 20.0 | -17.0 |
| | Green | Job Dexters | 78 | 9.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 819 | 27 | |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | | |

### Herne & Broomfield

Herne & Broomfield (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Joe Howes | 914 | 54.8 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative | Anne Dekker | 830 | 49.8 | +9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Bowley | 390 | 23.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Karen Douglas | 290 | 17.4 | +1.2 |
| | Green | Elliot Settle | 259 | 15.5 | +5.8 |
| | Labour | Malcolm White | 234 | 14.0 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Wilson | 209 | 12.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,723 | 27 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Heron

Heron (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Andrew Cook | 1,226 | 44.1 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | David Thomas | 1,107 | 39.8 | +7.6 |
| | Conservative | Steve Wilson-Hamilton | 1,021 | 36.7 | +3.2 |
| | Labour | Lynn Faux-Bowyer | 703 | 25.3 | +5.3 |
| | Green | Nathan Tough | 658 | 23.7 | +12.5 |
| | Labour | Gilbert House | 618 | 22.2 | +5.5 |
| | Labour | Luke Sullivan | 593 | 21.3 | +6.7 |
| | Independent | Michael Seymour | 554 | 19.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Sole | 353 | 12.7 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cliff Arter | 331 | 11.9 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Wood | 306 | 11.0 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,825 | 29 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Little Stour & Adisham

Little Stour & Adisham (1) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Louise Jones-Roberts | 549 | 41.5 | -7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Duplock | 351 | 26.5 | +2.1 |
| | Labour | Kevin Power | 228 | 17.2 | +2.6 |
| | Green | Keith Bothwell | 197 | 14.9 | +2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,359 | 44 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Nailbourne

Nailbourne (1) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Sole | 831 | 49.9 |
| | Conservative | Simon Cook | 593 | 35.7 |
| | UKIP | Mike Ferguson | 124 | 7.5 |
| | Labour | Evelyn Andrews | 115 | 6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,669 | 53 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Northgate

Northgate (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Alan Baldock | 568 | 54.3 | +12.7 |
| | Labour | Jean Butcher | 520 | 49.7 | +11.5 |
| | Conservative | Tom Barton | 238 | 22.7 | -9.3 |
| | Conservative | Jake Warman | 220 | 21.0 | -4.2 |
| | Green | Gillian Everatt | 167 | 16.0 | -7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Valerie Ainscough | 133 | 12.7 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian McHenry | 99 | 9.5 | ±0.0 |
| | Green | Jo Kidd | 87 | 8.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,058 | 28 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Reculver

Reculver (1) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Rachel Carnac | 568 | 57.3 | -13.7 |
| | Labour | Barbara Ayling | 227 | 22.9 | -6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Monica Eden-Green | 109 | 11.0 | N/A |
| | Green | Terry Thompson | 88 | 8.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,015 | 33 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Seasalter

Seasalter (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Ashley Clark | 1,260 | 54.2 | +13.1 |
| | Conservative | Colin Spooner | 1,206 | 51.9 | +17.3 |
| | Labour | Clare Connerton | 557 | 24.0 | +5.3 |
| | Labour | Helen Kirk | 550 | 23.7 | +7.7 |
| | Green | Kathy Nalson | 455 | 19.6 | +9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Brazier | 223 | 9.6 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Yvonne Hawkins | 205 | 8.8 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,370 | 38 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St Stephen's

St Stephen's (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Terry Westgate | 733 | 35.0 | +5.8 |
| | Labour | Mel Dawkins | 710 | 33.9 | +7.5 |
| | Labour | Ben Hickman | 659 | 31.5 | +7.3 |
| | Conservative | Sally Waters | 644 | 30.7 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Barnes | 444 | 21.2 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neasa MacErleen | 442 | 21.1 | +8.1 |
| | Green | Tom Sharp | 398 | 19.0 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,119 | 40 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Sturry

Sturry (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Georgina Glover | 724 | 37.6 | -5.8 |
| | Conservative | Louise Harvey-Quirke | 678 | 35.2 | -2.9 |
| | Labour | Amy License | 487 | 25.3 | +1.3 |
| | Green | Martin Baker | 426 | 22.1 | +8.1 |
| | Independent | Heather Taylor | 426 | 22.1 | -16.0 |
| | Labour | Jane McNicholl | 398 | 20.7 | +2.4 |
| | Green | Tim Palmer | 397 | 20.6 | +8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,952 | 33 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Swalecliffe

Swalecliffe (1) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Ian Thomas | 537 | 46.3 | +9.4 |
| | Labour | Morag Warren | 357 | 30.8 | +6.4 |
| | Green | Julie Ellis | 185 | 15.9 | +10.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Archie Ratcliffe | 81 | 7.0 | -0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,198 | 37 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Tankerton

Tankerton (1) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Neil Baker | 437 | 34.4 | -13.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Flanagan | 433 | 34.0 | +19.4 |
| | Labour | Tricia Cooney | 402 | 31.6 | +8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,295 | 46 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### West Bay

West Bay (1) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Peter Vickery-Jones | 443 | 48.5 | +8.8 |
| | Labour | Nigel Durrant | 216 | 23.6 | +3.0 |
| | Green | Roger Everatt | 147 | 16.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Hughes | 108 | 11.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 948 | 29 | |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | | |

### Westgate

Westgate (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Dixey | 884 | 40.3 | +15.8 |
| | Labour | Gill Gower | 802 | 36.5 | +16.3 |
| | Labour | Simon Warley | 763 | 34.7 | +15.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Lister | 699 | 31.8 | +9.5 |
| | Independent | Allen Tullet | 239 | 10.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Oliver Feaver | 227 | 10.3 | -17.6 |
| | Green | Benjamin Grillet | 220 | 10.0 | -10.3 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Sydenham | 214 | 9.7 | -12.9 |
| | Green | Tom Williams | 194 | 8.8 | -7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,206 | 41 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Wincheap

Wincheap (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Eden-Green | 1,201 | 47.9 | +18.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Maslin | 962 | 38.4 | +12.5 |
| | Labour | Zoila Santos | 756 | 30.2 | +5.3 |
| | Labour | Paul Todd | 677 | 27.0 | +7.7 |
| | Green | Pat Marsh | 440 | 17.6 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative | Susan Kilczewski | 353 | 14.1 | -5.5 |
| | Conservative | Christian Mills | 342 | 13.7 | -4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,524 | 42 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections

### Swalecliffe

Swalecliffe: 6 May 2021 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Mark Dance | 616 | 42.6 | -3.7 |
| | Green | Keith Bothwell | 527 | 36.5 | +20.6 |
| | Labour | Craig Potter | 278 | 19.2 | -11.6 |
| | Independent | Joseph Egerton | 24 | 1.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 89 | 6.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,445 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 12.2 | |

### Westgate

Westgate: 6 May 2021 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Pip Hazelton | 842 | 39.2 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Lister | 661 | 30.8 | -6.5 |
| | Conservative | Jake Warman | 404 | 18.8 | +9.2 |
| | Green | Terry Thompson | 242 | 11.3 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 181 | 8.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,149 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.0 | |

### Gorrell

Gorrell: 18 November 2021 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Green | Clare Turnbull | 1,149 | 43.9 | +10.3 |
| | Labour | Dane Buckman | 803 | 30.7 | -6.0 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Spencer | 608 | 23.2 | +0.2 |
| | Workers Party | Colin Gardner | 58 | 2.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 346 | 13.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,627 | 31.5 | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | 8.2 | |
