2019 UK local government election
Elections were held to Swale Borough Council in England as part of the United Kingdom local elections on 2 May 2019.[1]
Results summary Map showing the political makeup of each ward following the 2019 Swale Borough Council election. 2019 Swale Borough Council election Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Conservative 45 16 0 16 16 34.0 34.1 20,146 –5.0 Labour 30 11 7 0 7 23.4 23.7 14,022 +2.2 Swale Ind. 16 10 10 0 10 21.3 20.1 11,850 N/A Liberal Democrats 14 5 5 0 5 10.6 9.7 5,708 +7.2 Green 9 2 2 0 2 4.3 5.7 3,345 +2.8 Independent 5 2 0 0 4.3 4.6 2,737 –0.7 UKIP 2 1 0 8 8 2.1 1.0 611 –27.3 Others 2 0 0 0 0.0 1.1 670 +1.1
Ward results Abbey Abbey Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Hannah Perkin 760 45 Liberal Democrats Denise Knights 641 38 Conservative James Copland 297 18 Conservative Mark Evans 285 17 Labour Trevor Payne 280 17 Labour Anne Salmon 228 14 UKIP Jess Valentine 186 11 Independent Anita Walker 167 10 Green Phil Wyard 167 10 Green Henry Stanton 146 9 Majority Turnout Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Bobbing, Iwade & Lower Halstow Bobbing, Iwade & Lower Halstow Party Candidate Votes % ±% Swale Ind. Corrie Woodford 852 59 Conservative Roger Clark 570 39 Conservative Tyrone Ripley 437 30 Labour Paul Hurd 305 21 Majority Turnout Swale Ind. gain from Conservative Swing Conservative hold Swing
Borden & Grove Park Borden & Grove Park Party Candidate Votes % ±% Swale Ind. Mike Baldock 1,640 80 Conservative Nicholas Hampshire 712 35 Labour Geoff Broughton 581 28 Majority Turnout Swale Ind. gain from UKIP Swing Conservative hold Swing
Boughton & Courtenay Boughton & Courtenay Party Candidate Votes % ±% Green Alastair Gould 915 44 Green Tim Valentine 825 40 Swale Ind. Jeff Tutt 678 33 Conservative Andrew Bowles 621 30 Conservative Ian Henderson 416 20 Independent George Bobbin 287 14 Majority Turnout Green gain from Conservative Swing Green gain from Conservative Swing
Chalkwell Chalkwell Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Ghlin Whelan 397 68 Conservative Richard Allsep 184 32 Majority Turnout Labour hold Swing
East Downs East Downs Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative David Simmons 424 46 Swale Ind. Dave Austin 161 17 Green Angela Stoddart 159 17 Labour Jennifer Reeves 98 11 Liberal Democrats Kris Garsed 81 9 Majority Turnout Conservative hold Swing
Hartlip, Newington & Upchurch Hartlip, Newington & Upchurch Party Candidate Votes % ±% Swale Ind. Richard Palmer 1,135 63 Conservative Alan Horton 641 36 Conservative John Wright 598 33 Labour Amy Leggatt 302 17 Majority Turnout Swale Ind. gain from Conservative Conservative hold Swing
Homewood Homewood Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Roger Truelove 1,166 71 Labour Simon Clark 1,045 64 Conservative Gareth Randall 438 27 Conservative Danielle Hoynes 422 26 Majority Turnout Labour hold Swing Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Kemsley Kemsley Party Candidate Votes % ±% Swale Ind. Derek Carnell 570 50 Conservative Michael Dendor 429 38 Conservative Samuel Koffie-Williams 340 30 Labour Andy Cooper 273 24 Liberal Democrats Mary Zeng 204 18 Majority Turnout Swale Ind. gain from Conservative Conservative hold Swing
Milton Regis Milton Regis Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Tony Winckless 635 52 Labour Steve Davey 446 36 Swale Ind. Jason Clinch 434 35 Conservative Darryl Brown 244 20 Conservative Sylvia Marin 171 14 Liberal Democrats Alexander Stennings 103 8 Majority Turnout Labour gain from Conservative Swing Labour hold Swing
Minster Cliffs Minster Cliffs Party Candidate Votes % ±% Swale Ind. Richard Darby 943 53 Conservative Ken Pugh 690 39 Conservative Ken Ingleton 646 36 Conservative Andy Booth 613 35 Green Sam Collins 413 23 Labour Tom Nundy 293 17 Majority Turnout Swale Ind. gain from UKIP Swing Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Murston Murston Party Candidate Votes % ±% Swale Ind. James Hall 705 57 Conservative Ann Hampshire 314 25 Labour Ashley Wise 297 24 Labour Richard Raycraft 275 22 Independent Stephen Young 227 18 Liberal Democrats Rosemary Madgwick 124 10 Majority Turnout Swale Ind. gain from UKIP Swing Conservative hold Swing
Priory Priory Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Benjamin Martin 382 52 Conservative Andy Culham 215 29 Labour Jennifer Hamilton 86 12 Green Peter Hutchinson 55 7 Majority Turnout Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Queenborough & Halfway Queenborough & Halfway Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Cameron Beart 758 54 Conservative Pete Marchington 658 47 Conservative Simon Fowle 626 45 Labour Matt Brown 475 34 Labour Mike Rolfe 423 30 Centre Progressive Darren Bullen 340 24 Majority Turnout Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing Conservative gain from UKIP
Roman Roman Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Tim Gibson 810 58 Labour Ken Rowles 739 53 Conservative Sarah Aldridge 578 41 Conservative Dannis McFarlane 425 31 Majority Turnout Labour gain from Conservative Swing Labour gain from UKIP Swing
Sheerness Sheerness Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Lee McCall 807 46 Labour Angela Harrison 783 44 Labour Mark Ellen 684 39 Labour Nicola Nelson 630 36 Conservative Steve Ritchie 410 23 Conservative Lee-Anne Moore 326 18 Conservative Ian Driscoll 316 18 Majority Turnout Independent gain from UKIP Swing Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Sheppey Central Sheppey Central Party Candidate Votes % ±% Swale Ind. Elliott Jayes 1,019 62 Conservative Peter MacDonald 488 30 Conservative Pete Neal 461 28 Green Chris Shipley 383 23 Labour Paul Steele 339 21 Monster Raving Loony Mad Mike Young 330 20 Conservative Trudi Nicholls 325 20 Majority Turnout Swale Ind. gain from UKIP Swing Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Sheppey East Sheppey East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Swale Ind. Bill Tatton 472 41 UKIP Mini Nissanga 425 37 Conservative Tina Booth 376 33 Conservative Lynd Taylor 339 29 Labour Co-op Gill Smith 189 16 Majority Turnout Swale Ind. gain from Conservative Swing UKIP hold Swing
St. Ann's St. Ann's Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Carole Jackson 695 41 Labour Julian Saunders 621 37 Conservative Mike Cosgrove 569 34 Liberal Democrats Kris Barker 504 30 Conservative Nigel Kay 497 29 Liberal Democrats Peter Cook 434 26 Majority Turnout Labour gain from Conservative Swing Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Teynham & Lynsted Teynham & Lynsted Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Lloyd Bowen 640 42 Conservative Mike Whiting 495 33 Swale Ind. Hari Johnston 490 32 Swale Ind. Colin Hopper 419 28 Green Janet Bott 282 19 Labour Ambrose Nwodoh 259 17 Liberal Democrats Carol Morris 135 9 Majority Turnout Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
The Meads The Meads Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative James Hunt 355 56 Swale Ind. Michael Page 277 44 Majority Turnout Conservative hold Swing
Watling Watling Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Ben Martin 1,139 59 Liberal Democrats Eddie Thomas 1,093 57 Conservative Jane Hawkins 571 30 Conservative Geoff Wade 527 27 Labour Gareth Reeves 271 14 Majority Turnout Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
West Downs West Downs Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Monique Bonney 899 87 Conservative Christine Coles 135 13 Majority Turnout Independent hold Swing
Woodstock Woodstock Party Candidate Votes % ±% Swale Ind. Paul Stephen 1,011 28 Swale Ind. Sarah Stephen 1,004 28 Conservative Kane Blackwell 466 13 Conservative Lee Burgess 424 12 Independent Ash Bull 350 10 Labour Shelley Cheesman 220 6 Liberal Democrats Brenda Hammond 61 2 Liberal Democrats Brian Johnson 47 1 Majority Turnout Swale Ind. gain from Conservative Swing Swale Ind. gain from Conservative Swing
By-elections between 2019 and 2023 Sheerness A by-election was held in Sheerness on 6 May 2021 after the death of Labour councillor Mark Ellen.[2] The seat was gained for the Conservative Party by Oliver Marcus Eakin with a majority of 144 votes over Labour Party candidate Nicola Nelson.
Sheerness by-election 6 May 2021 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Oliver Marcus Eakin 648 41.4 Labour Nicola Nelson 504 32.2 Green Sam Collins 209 13.3 Swale Ind. Dolley Jean White 201 12.8 Majority 144 9.2 Turnout 1,562 19 Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Priory A by-election was held in Priory Ward on 30 September 2021 after the resignation of Independent councillor Ben A Martin. The seat was gained for the Liberal Democrats by Michael Scott Henderson with a majority of 42 votes over Conservative Party candidate Andy Culham.
Priory by-election 30 September 2021 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Michael Scott Henderson 215 38.0 Conservative Andy Culham 173 30.6 Green Viv Moore 128 22.7 Labour Frances Rehal 49 8.7 Majority 42 7.4 Turnout 565 25.8 Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Changes between 2019 and 2023 In October 2020, Cllr Denise Knights (Abbey) and Cllr Ben A Martin (Priory) resigned the Liberal Democrat whip and joined the Independent Group.
Labour councillor Mark Ellen (Sheerness) died suddenly on 18 February 2021.[3] At the consequent by-election on 6 May 2021 the Conservative Party gained the seat. New councillor Oliver Eakin.
In May 2021, Cllr Padmini Nissanga (Sheppey East) left UKIP and joined Reform UK to become their candidate for the Sheppey seat at the 2021 Kent County Council election.
In July 2021, Cllr Richard Darby (Minster Cliffs) and Cllr Bill Tatton (Sheppey East) resigned the Swale Independents Alliance whip and formed a new group, 'Independents First'.
Independent councillor Ben A Martin (Priory) resigned his seat in August 2021. At the consequent by-election on 30 September 2021 the Liberal Democrats gained the seat. New councillor Michael Scott Henderson.
In March 2022, Cllr Peter MacDonald (Sheppey Central) resigned the Conservative whip and joined 'Independents First'.
In April 2022, Cllr Simon Fowle (Queenborough & Halfway) resigned the Conservative whip to sit as an Independent.
In September 2022, Cllr Steve Davey (Milton Regis) resigned the Labour whip and joined the Independent Group.
See also References ^ "Previous elections". ^ Nurden, John (7 May 2021). "Conservatives win Sheerness by-election to take seat from Labour". Kent Online . Retrieved 8 May 2021 . ^ "Tributes paid to Sheerness councillor Mark Ellen after sudden death". Kent Online . Retrieved 25 February 2021 .