Canterbury City Council elections

Canterbury City Council is elected every four years.

Political control
Party in controlYears
Conservative1973–1991
No overall control1991–2007
Conservative2007–present

Council elections

Result maps
  • 2003 results map
  • 2007 results map
  • 2011 results map
  • 2015 results map
  • 2019 results map

By-election results

1995-1999
Swalecliffe By-Election 3 April 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 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

References
  1. The City of Canterbury (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
  2. The Canterbury and Shepway (Areas) Order 1985
  3. legislation.gov.uk - The Kent (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  4. legislation.gov.uk - The City of Canterbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  5. "The Canterbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2014". legislation.gov.uk.
  6. "Barton Ward By Election Results". Canterbury City Council. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2008.
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