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 Map of the results of the 2019 Gravesham council election.Labour in red andConservatives in blue. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2019GraveshamBorough Councilelection took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of theGravesham Borough Council inKent,England.[2] It was held on the same day as otherlocal elections. TheLabour Party gained control of the council from theConservative Party. CllrGurdip Bungar was elected as Mayor of Gravesham for the year 2019-2020.[3]
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 37 | 24 | 3 | 0 |  3 | 54.5 | 40.3 | 20,540 | –4.1 | |
| Conservative | 44 | 18 | 0 | 5 |  5 | 40.9 | 41.1 | 20,957 | –1.1 | |
| Independent | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 2,536 | +4.7 | |
| UKIP | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0.0 | 8.3 | 4,241 | –0.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 3.4 | 1,754 | N/A | |
| Green | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.9 | 972 | –2.2 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Steve Thompson | 858 | 45.1 | |
| Labour | Emma Louise Morley | 852 | 44.8 | |
| Labour | Gurdip Bungar | 846 | 44.5 | |
| Conservative | Samuel Edward Robson | 650 | 34.2 | |
| Conservative | Bryan John Sweetland | 635 | 33.4 | |
| Conservative | Yetunde Adeola | 548 | 28.8 | |
| Green | Richard Paul Bayfield | 385 | 20.2 | |
| UKIP | Linda Margaret Talbot | 266 | 14.0 | |
| Turnout | 1,902 | |||
| Labourgain fromConservative | ||||
| Labourhold | ||||
| Labourhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Leslie Hills | 414 | 76.7 | |
| Labour | Jean Ross Christie | 126 | 23.3 | |
| Turnout | 540 | |||
| Conservativehold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Shane Mochrie-Cox | 515 | 56.5 | |
| Labour | Christina Marie Rolles | 446 | 48.9 | |
| UKIP | Emmanuel Feyisetan | 225 | 24.7 | |
| Conservative | Bronwen McGarrity | 202 | 22.1 | |
| Conservative | Peter Martin Hicks | 193 | 21.2 | |
| Turnout | 912 | |||
| Labourhold | ||||
| Labourhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Leslie Pearton | 559 | 45.1 | |
| Independent | Harold Craske | 430 | 34.7 | |
| Conservative | Helen Gabrielle Ashenden | 406 | 32.8 | |
| Conservative | Samir Jassal | 326 | 26.3 | |
| UKIP | Luke Knott | 212 | 17.1 | |
| Labour | Alexander Edward Wallace | 202 | 16.3 | |
| Turnout | 1,239 | |||
| Independenthold | ||||
| Independenthold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dakota Geoffrey Ian Dibben | 610 | 60.1 | |
| Conservative | Alan Michael Ridgers | 567 | 55.9 | |
| UKIP | Daniel Ellis | 264 | 26.0 | |
| Labour | Jenny Beardsall | 183 | 18.0 | |
| Turnout | 1,015 | |||
| Conservativehold | ||||
| Conservativehold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gary John Harding | 638 | 55.0 | |
| Conservative | Frank Wardle | 602 | 51.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Gillian Death | 393 | 33.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Richard Death | 388 | 33.4 | |
| Labour | Douglas Christie | 173 | 14.9 | |
| Labour | Mary Linda Williams | 135 | 11.6 | |
| Turnout | 1,161 | |||
| Conservativehold | ||||
| Conservativehold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Margaret Denise Tiran | 469 | 25.9 | |
| Conservative | Mohammad Ejaz Aslam | 376 | 20.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Adrian Banks | 277 | 15.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alec Coutroubis | 209 | 11.5 | |
| UKIP | Alan Nightingale | 202 | 11.1 | |
| Green | Ruiha Gayle Smalley | 124 | 6.8 | |
| Labour | Mary Rose Pratley | 79 | 4.4 | |
| Labour | Kevin Divall | 76 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | 1,812 | |||
| Conservativehold | ||||
| Conservativehold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Scollard | 778 | 56.1 | |
| Labour | Lauren Sullivan | 767 | 55.3 | |
| Labour | Gurbax Singh | 758 | 54.6 | |
| UKIP | Mike Dixon | 310 | 22.3 | |
| Conservative | Brenda Harding | 308 | 22.2 | |
| Conservative | Hayley Jane Hatch | 292 | 21.0 | |
| Conservative | Teresa Sweetland | 258 | 18.6 | |
| Turnout | 1,388 | |||
| Labourhold | ||||
| Labourhold | ||||
| Labourhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Burden | 791 | 51.3 | |
| Labour | Narinder-Jit Thandi | 754 | 48.9 | |
| Labour | Elizabeth Anne Mulheran | 749 | 48.6 | |
| UKIP | Richard Anthony Hill | 385 | 25.0 | |
| Conservative | Brenda Beetham | 376 | 24.4 | |
| Conservative | Lauren Ashleigh Yates | 352 | 22.8 | |
| Conservative | Heather Shakespeare Frost | 350 | 22.7 | |
| Turnout | 1,542 | |||
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| Labourhold | ||||
| Labourhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Emma Jayne Elliott | 648 | 43.4 | |
| Conservative | Conrad Broadley | 639 | 42.8 | |
| Labour | Nirmal Singh Khabra | 578 | 38.7 | |
| Labour | Rob Halpin | 545 | 36.5 | |
| Labour | Lindsay Susan Gordon | 520 | 34.8 | |
| Conservative | Munhib Anis Syed | 480 | 32.1 | |
| UKIP | William Fox | 372 | 24.9 | |
| Turnout | 1,494 | |||
| Conservativehold | ||||
| Conservativehold | ||||
| Labourhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brian Sangha | 1,076 | 64.8 | |
| Labour | Baljit Singh Hayre | 1,062 | 63.9 | |
| Labour | Jenny Wallace | 1,039 | 62.6 | |
| Conservative | Stephen King | 476 | 28.7 | |
| Conservative | Mary Helen Ridgers | 458 | 27.6 | |
| Conservative | Eileen Tuff | 445 | 26.8 | |
| Turnout | 1,661 | |||
| Labourhold | ||||
| Labourhold | ||||
| Labourhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lyn Milner | 815 | 51.5 | |
| Labour | Lee Croxton | 792 | 50.0 | |
| Labour | Lenny Rolles | 674 | 42.6 | |
| Independent | Thomas O'Keeffe | 401 | 25.3 | |
| Conservative | Ian Geoffrey Dibben | 304 | 19.2 | |
| Conservative | Dalwara Singh Dhell | 286 | 18.1 | |
| UKIP | Robert John Toulson | 275 | 17.4 | |
| Green | Marna Eilish Gilligan | 256 | 16.2 | |
| Conservative | Sumayyah Saeed Uddin Khan | 212 | 13.4 | |
| Turnout | 1,583 | |||
| Labourhold | ||||
| Labourhold | ||||
| Labourhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Aaron Stephen Elliott | 640 | 50.4 | |
| Conservative | Derek Ashenden | 583 | 45.9 | |
| UKIP | Tina Brooker | 454 | 35.8 | |
| Labour | Paul Michael Anthony Pretty | 248 | 19.5 | |
| Green | Martin James Wilson | 207 | 16.3 | |
| Turnout | 1,269 | |||
| Conservativehold | ||||
| Conservativehold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bob Lane | 976 | 69.7 | |
| Conservative | Tony Rice | 806 | 57.6 | |
| Independent | Robin Neville Theobald | 488 | 34.9 | |
| Labour | Caroline Ruth Shelton | 190 | 13.6 | |
| Turnout | 1,400 | |||
| Conservativehold | ||||
| Conservativehold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Diane Marsh | 561 | 39.7 | |
| Labour | Sarah Rosemary Gow | 551 | 39.0 | |
| Labour | Brian Francis | 543 | 38.5 | |
| Conservative | Jacob Daniel Nicholas Hatch | 542 | 38.4 | |
| Labour | Peter John Rayner | 528 | 37.4 | |
| Conservative | Harry Francis Shovelar | 511 | 36.2 | |
| UKIP | Daniel Robert John Brooker | 357 | 25.3 | |
| Turnout | 1,412 | |||
| Conservativehold | ||||
| Labourhold | ||||
| Labourhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Colin Caller | 490 | 42.0 | |
| Labour | John Caller | 462 | 39.6 | |
| Labour | Ruth Martin | 437 | 37.4 | |
| Conservative | Richard James Clark | 381 | 32.6 | |
| Conservative | Linda Manchester | 378 | 32.4 | |
| Conservative | Tunde Afolabi-Brown | 320 | 27.4 | |
| UKIP | Connor Ward | 299 | 25.6 | |
| Independent | Ife Olu | 137 | 11.7 | |
| Turnout | 1,167 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Les Hoskins | 455 | 43.0 | |
| Labour | Tony Rana | 437 | 41.3 | |
| Conservative | Kiran Jassal | 402 | 38.0 | |
| UKIP | Brian Lacey | 280 | 26.5 | |
| Turnout | 1,057 | |||
| Conservativehold | ||||
| Labourgain fromConservative | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jordan Michael David Meade | 645 | 40.9 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Roy Pritchard | 627 | 39.8 | |
| Conservative | Gurjit Kaur Bains | 610 | 38.7 | |
| Independent | Mick Wenban | 521 | 33.1 | |
| Labour | Gurvinder Singh Saluja | 465 | 29.5 | |
| UKIP | David Beattie | 340 | 21.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sharan Virk | 265 | 16.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ukonu Elisha Obasi | 222 | 14.1 | |
| Turnout | 1,576 | |||
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| Conservativehold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Helen Gabrielle Ashenden | 492 | 50 | ||
| Labour | Lindsay Susan Gordon | 314 | 32 | ||
| UKIP | Linda Margaret Talbot | 116 | 12 | ||
| Green | Marna Eilish Gilligan | 60 | 6 | ||
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The Westcourt by-election in October 2019 was triggered by the death of Labour councillor Ruth Martin.[22][23]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Samir Jassal | 577 | 49 | ||
| Labour | Karina Mary O'Malley | 534 | 46 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ukonu Elisha Obasi | 56 | 5 | ||
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The Westcourt by-election in May 2021 had been triggered by the death of Labour councillor Colin Caller. He had died in February 2020 but no by-election could be held earlier due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[24][23][25] Following this by-election Labour had 22 of the council's 44 seats, putting it underno overall control.
In February 2023, independent councillor Leslie Pearton joined the Conservatives.[26]
