Canterbury City Council elections

Canterbury City Council is the local authority for the City of Canterbury. The council is elected every four years.

Council composition

Year	Conservative	Labour	Liberal Democrats[a]	Green	UKIP	Independents & Others	Council control after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (51 seats)
1973	34	7	1	–	–	9		Conservative
1976	46	1	0	0	–	4		Conservative
New ward boundaries (49 seats)
1979	37	6	0	0	–	6		Conservative
1983	37	7	3	0	–	2		Conservative
1987	33	5	11	0	–	0		Conservative
1991	19	7	23	0	–	0		No overall control
1995	10	15	24	0	0	0		No overall control
1999	18	14	17	0	0	0		No overall control
New ward boundaries (50 seats)
2003	24	7	19	0	0	0		No overall control
2007	29	2	19	0	0	0		Conservative
2011	36	3	11	0	0	0		Conservative
New ward boundaries (39 seats)
2015	31	3	3	0	2	0		Conservative
2019	23	10	6	0	0	0		Conservative
2023	8	18	9	4	0	0		No overall control

Council elections

• 1973 Canterbury City Council election
• 1976 Canterbury City Council election
• 1979 Canterbury City Council election (New ward boundaries)^[1]
• 1983 Canterbury City Council election
• 1987 Canterbury City Council election (City boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[2][3]
• 1991 Canterbury City Council election
• 1995 Canterbury City Council election
• 1999 Canterbury City Council election
• 2003 Canterbury City Council election (New ward boundaries)^[4]
• 2007 Canterbury City Council election
• 2011 Canterbury City Council election
• 2015 Canterbury City Council election (New ward boundaries)^[5]
• 2019 Canterbury City Council election
• 2023 Canterbury City Council election

Result maps

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  2003 results map
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  2007 results map
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  2011 results map
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  2015 results map
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  2019 results map
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  2023 results map

By-election results

1995-1999

Swalecliffe By-Election 3 April 1997

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Thomas	564	35.1
	Liberal Democrats		552	34.4
	Labour		490	30.5
Majority			12	0.7
Turnout			1,606	51.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Gorrell By-Election 25 September 1997

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		577	44.1	−12.1
	Conservative		567	43.3	+11.3
	Liberal Democrats		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		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		313	49.8	−13.2
	Conservative		183	29.1	+2.0
	Liberal Democrats		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 Democrats	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 Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Herne By-Election 7 September 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats hold		Swing

Barton By-Election 7 June 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Northey	1,184	35.4	−2.3
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats		Swing

2003-2007

North Nailbourne By-Election 22 January 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Anderson	544	50.9	−5.3
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats	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 Democrats		Swing

West Bay By-Election 5 May 2005

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Vincent McMahan	1,177	37.6	−13.2
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats	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 Democrats	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 Democrats hold		Swing

2011-2015

Blean Forest By-Election 20 September 2012^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ben Fitter	342	44.2	−7.5
	Labour	Carol Goldstein	185	23.9	+23.9
	Liberal Democrats	Dan Smith	121	15.6	+0.4
	Green	Russell Page	64	8.3	−24.8
	UKIP	Howard Farmer	38	4.9	+4.9
	Independent	John Hippisley	24	3.1	+3.1
Majority			157	20.3
Turnout			774
	Conservative hold		Swing

Seasalter By-Election 2 May 2013^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Louise Morgan	789	38.4	−21.5
	UKIP	Howard Farmer	706	34.3	+34.3
	Labour	Rachel Goodwin	427	20.8	−6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Debra Enever	93	4.5	−8.1
	TUSC	Eriks Puce	41	2.0	+2.0
Majority			83	4.0
Turnout			2,056
	Conservative hold		Swing

Seasalter By-Election 19 September 2013^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Mike Bull	644	38.5	+38.5
	Conservative	Annette Stein	522	31.2	−28.7
	Labour	Rachel Goodwin	307	18.3	−9.2
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Hooker	147	8.8	−3.8
	Green	Russell Page	54	3.2	+3.2
Majority			122	7.3
Turnout			1,674
	UKIP gain from Conservative		Swing

Barham Downs By-Election 14 March 2014^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Sole	337	37.3	−3.4
	Conservative	Stuart Walker	285	31.5	−11.4
	UKIP	Dave de Boick	164	18.1	+18.1
	Labour	David Wilson	78	8.6	+8.6
	Green	Pat Marsh	40	4.4	−12.0
Majority			52	5.8
Turnout			904
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

2015-2019

Reculver By-Election 5 May 2016^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ann Taylor	421	39.3	−31.7
	UKIP	Mick O'Brien	306	28.6	+28.6
	Labour	Simon Warley	251	23.4	−5.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Anderson	93	8.7	+8.7
Majority			115	10.7
Turnout			1,071
	Conservative hold		Swing

Westgate By-Election 8 June 2017^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Simon Warley	1,761	43.4	+24.1
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Prevett	978	24.1	+0.7
	Conservative	Luke Whiddett	929	22.9	−3.8
	Green	Henry Stanton	389	9.6	−9.8
Majority			783	19.3
Turnout			4,057
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

2019-2023

Chestfield By-Election 19 September 2019^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ben Fitter-Harding	728	46.0	−6.5
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Old	562	35.5	+18.9
	Labour	Morag Warren	140	8.8	−6.9
	Independent	Joe Egerton	84	5.3	+5.3
	Green	Nicole David	68	4.3	−10.9
Majority			166	10.5
Turnout			1,582
	Conservative hold		Swing

Swalecliffe By-Election 6 May 2021^[14]

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	Joe Egerton	24	1.7	+1.7
Majority			89	6.2
Turnout			1,445
	Conservative hold		Swing

Westgate By-Election 6 May 2021^[15]

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			181	8.4
Turnout			2,149
	Labour hold		Swing

Gorrell By-Election 18 November 2021^[16]

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	+2.2
Majority			346	13.2
Turnout			2,618
	Green gain from Labour		Swing

2023-2027

Gorrell By-Election 6 March 2025^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Stuart Heaver	1,210	49.5
	Labour	Valerie Kenny	570	23.3
	Reform UK	Babychan Thomas	423	17.3
	Conservative	Janet Newcombe	179	7.3
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Parry	64	2.6
Majority			640	26.2
Turnout			2,446
	Green hold		Swing

Herne and Broomfield By-Election 6 March 2025^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Grace Paget	557	40.7
	Reform UK	Mark Mulvihill	473	34.6
	Labour	Lawrence Coomber	196	14.3
	Liberal Democrats	Derek Maslin	102	7.5
	Green	Peter Campbell	41	3.0
Majority			84	6.1
Turnout			1,369
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Stephen's By-Election 6 March 2025^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Beth Forrester	628	47.0
	Reform UK	Colin Spooner	245	18.3
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Palmer	220	16.5
	Conservative	Arjan Taylor	128	9.6
	Green	Jessie Millner	116	8.7
Majority			383	28.6
Turnout			1,337
	Labour hold		Swing

Notes

1. Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).