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The 2023 Dover District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Dover District Council in Kent, England.[1] This was the same day as other local elections.

Summary

The council was under Conservative majority control prior to the election. Labour won a majority of the seats at the election, giving them control of the council for the first time in twenty years.[2][3] The Labour group leader, Kevin Mills, was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 17 May 2023.[4]

Election result

[5]
2023 Dover District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 31 17 5 0 Increase 5 53.1 40.7 22,011 +11.7
  Conservative 32 14 1 6 Decrease 5 43.8 37.8 20,449 –5.9
  Independent 8 1 1 1 Steady 3.1 5.1 2,749 –0.5
  Liberal Democrats 12 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 6.4 3,474 –1.6
  Green 11 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 9.1 4,929 –2.4
  Heritage 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.4 230 N/A
  Reform UK 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.4 205 N/A

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Dover District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[6] The results for each ward were as follows:[7]

Alkham and Capel-le-Ferne

Alkham and Capel-le-Ferne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Hibbert* 428 49.7 –2.4
Labour Bettine Walters 274 31.8 +20.2
Liberal Democrats Howard Evans 160 18.6 –17.7
Majority 154 17.9
Turnout 879 33.1 –0.6
Registered electors 2,659
Conservative hold Swing Decrease11.3

Buckland

Buckland (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin Mills* 692 61.7 +20.6
Labour Charlotte Zosseder* 615 54.8 +17.0
Conservative Jane Carrole 373 33.2 +1.6
Conservative Paul Reynolds 350 31.2 +3.9
Turnout 1,122 21.2 –2.1
Registered electors 5,288
Labour hold
Labour hold

Aylesham, Eyethorne and Shepherdswell

Aylesham, Eyethorne and Shepherdswell (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Woodgate* 1,423 54.1 +17.5
Labour Jamie Pout 1,410 53.6 +13.7
Labour Maria Mamjan 1,260 47.9 +13.0
Conservative Mary Ann Richardson 630 23.9 –12.4
Conservative Roger Livesey 599 22.8 –8.6
Conservative Arun Matthew 593 22.5 N/A
Independent Derek Garrity 531 20.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Barbara Sim 319 12.1 N/A
Independent Graham Armstrong 288 10.9 N/A
Turnout 2,631 30.4 –0.7
Registered electors 8,669
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour gain from Independent

Dover Downs and River

Dover Downs and River (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Beaney* 845 40.6 –9.4
Conservative Mark Rose* 761 36.6 –10.5
Labour Ben Cosin 680 32.7 +6.3
Green Ashley Tanton 526 25.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Penelope James 525 25.2 –2.0
Liberal Democrats Adrian Walker-Smith 383 18.4 –4.4
Turnout 2,080 39.1 +4.0
Registered electors 5,323
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Eastry Rural

Eastry Rural (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Kenton* 776 41.4 –6.1
Conservative Steve Manion* 698 37.2 –8.2
Green Peter Findley 645 34.4 –10.7
Green Sarah Gleave 615 32.8 N/A
Labour David Pestell 380 20.3 –10.5
Labour Geoff Hack 369 19.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Cheri Pennington 103 5.5 N/A
Turnout 1,875 39.1 +4.2
Registered electors 4,792
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Guston, Kingsdown and St. Margaret's-at-Cliffe

Guston, Kingsdown and St. Margaret's-at-Cliffe (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Bates* 960 40.1 –12.0
Conservative Oliver Richardson* 941 39.3 –2.8
Green John Lonsdale 758 31.7 +7.8
Labour Maggie Cosin 690 28.8 +9.4
Labour Brynley Hawkins 604 25.3 +10.0
Liberal Democrats John Gosling 262 11.0 N/A
Heritage Sylvia Laidlow-Petersen 230 9.6 N/A
Turnout 2,392 41.3 +2.2
Registered electors 5,788
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Little Stour and Ashstone

Little Stour and Ashstone (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Trevor Bartlett* 1,103 54.4 –3.5
Conservative Martin Porter 864 42.6 –11.3
Labour John Featherstone 428 21.1 +7.5
Liberal Democrats Russell Timpson 401 19.8 +3.9
Labour Gillian Weaver 360 17.8 N/A
Green Jenny Mathlin 353 17.4 –8.9
Green June Sharpe 289 14.3 N/A
Turnout 2,027 35.5 –2.0
Registered electors 5,717
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Maxton and Elms Vale

Maxton and Elms Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Nee 398 40.7 +0.1
Independent Graham Wanstall 288 29.4 N/A
Conservative Callum Warriner 193 19.7 –25.0
Green Nick Shread 100 10.2 N/A
Majority 110 11.3
Turnout 994 33.7 +4.6
Registered electors 2,948
Labour gain from Conservative Swing N/A

Middle Deal

Middle Deal (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stacey Blair 1,128 56.8 +24.9
Labour David Cronk* 1,035 52.1 +15.2
Conservative Trevor Bond* 710 35.8 –3.4
Conservative Susan Davenport 563 28.3 –4.6
Liberal Democrats Christine Headley 252 12.7 +1.9
Turnout 1,986 35.5 +5.0
Registered electors 5,593
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour hold

Mill Hill

Mill Hill (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Helen Williams* 1,074 55.6 +15.5
Labour Jeff Loffman 1,018 52.7 +15.2
Conservative David Hawkes* 519 26.8 –3.2
Green Christine Oliver 496 25.7 –3.1
Conservative Chris Burwash 472 24.4 –1.9
Turnout 1,933 32.8 +2.7
Registered electors 5,890
Labour hold
Labour hold

North Deal

North Deal (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dan Parks 1,359 58.3 +20.7
Labour Sue Beer* 1,357 58.2 +15.8
Conservative Peter Jull* 896 38.5 –0.7
Conservative John Morgan 729 31.3 –6.9
Turnout 2,330 40.8 +3.6
Registered electors 5,705
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour hold

Sandwich

Sandwich (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mark Moorhouse 945 45.9 N/A
Conservative Daniel Friend* 823 40.0 –2.8
Conservative Harry Sampson 701 34.1 –8.2
Liberal Democrats Martyn Pennington 442 21.5 +3.5
Labour Paul Louis 336 16.3 –0.7
Labour Martin Garside 333 16.2 +1.0
Turnout 2,058 39.1 –1.2
Registered electors 5,263
Independent gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

St. Radigund's

St. Radigund's (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lynne Wright 464 46.5 +3.7
Labour Gordon Cowan 433 43.4 +11.2
Independent James Defriend 339 34.0 N/A
Conservative Andy Calder 234 23.5 –3.8
Conservative Brenda Collins 233 23.4 –1.0
Turnout 997 21.8 –0.6
Registered electors 4,578
Labour hold
Labour hold

Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Pamela Brivio* 465 75.1 +27.9
Conservative Ann Jenner 154 24.9 +4.4
Majority 311 50.2
Turnout 634 22.3 –1.6
Registered electors 2,847
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase11.8

Town and Castle

Town and Castle (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Susan Hill 616 42.5 +14.4
Labour Edward Biggs* 600 41.4 +18.5
Conservative Richard Jeacock 423 29.2 –1.1
Conservative Samantha Reynolds 390 26.9 ±0.0
Green Beccy Sawbridge 238 16.4 –4.2
Independent Kay Marsh 207 14.3 N/A
Independent Ashley Payne 122 8.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Lynne O'Donoghue 83 5.7 N/A
Independent Brian Philp 26 1.8 N/A
Turnout 1,451 25.4 –1.5
Registered electors 5,713
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour hold

Walmer

Walmer (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Vinson* 1,023 41.7 –4.3
Conservative Derek Murphy* 999 40.7 –0.8
Green Mike Eddy 726 29.6 +2.6
Labour Amanda Holloway 685 27.9 +8.6
Labour Ben Bano 656 26.7 +9.0
Liberal Democrats Rick Blackwell 406 16.5 +6.3
Turnout 2,454 42.7 +2.3
Registered electors 5,742
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Whitfield

Whitfield (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Knight 748 47.9 –8.5
Conservative Jim Back* 718 46.0 –5.2
Labour Claire Hill 462 29.6 +7.9
Labour Ruth Harris-Small 407 26.1 +7.5
Reform UK Max McGillivray 205 13.1 N/A
Green Steph O'Connor 183 11.7 –4.9
Liberal Democrats Bob Hope 138 8.8 –7.5
Turnout 1,560 30.0 +0.6
Registered electors 5,209
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

References

  1. ^ "Notice of Poll" (PDF). Dover District Council. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  2. ^ Lennon, Sam (5 May 2023). "Labour gain 17 seats for overall control of Dover district in 2023 elections". Kent Online. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  3. ^ Fuller, Christian; Gupta, Tanya (5 May 2023). "Kent election results 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  4. ^ Esson, Daniel (17 May 2023). "New Labour leader of Dover District Council reveals plans for cabinet". Kent Online. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Dover result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Archived from the original on 2023-05-23.
  6. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED" (PDF). Dover District Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Dover District Council. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
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