Dartford Borough Council elections

Dartford Borough Council is elected every four years.

Political control

Labour 1973 - 1983

Conservative 1983 - 1995

Labour 1995 - 2003

No overall control 2003 - 2007

Conservative 2007–present

Council elections

By-election results
Galley Hill By-Election 27 November 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Residents Association 245 54.8 +54.8
Labour 165 36.9 +7.3
Independent Labour 20 4.5 -43.8
Independent Democrat 17 3.8 +3.8
Majority 80 17.9
Turnout 447 19.0
Residents gain from Independent Labour Swing
Longfield By-Election 27 November 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative 410 45.4 +9.5
Residents Association 314 34.8 +34.8
Labour 179 19.8 -3.5
Majority 96 10.6
Turnout 903 23.0
Conservative hold Swing
Maypole By-Election 27 November 1997 (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative 407 29.1
Conservative 403 28.8
Labour 237 16.9
Labour 232 16.6
Liberal Democrats 122 8.7
Turnout 1,401 28.0
Conservative hold Swing
Greenhithe By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Brian Francis 794 48.4 +3.4
Conservative Shiela East 521 31.8 +31.8
Independent Wayne Cunningham 326 19.9 +19.9
Majority 273 16.6
Turnout 1,641
Labour gain from Residents Swing
Joyce Green By-Election 21 February 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Matthew Bryant 375 73.4 +0.5
Conservative Shirley Burton 77 15.1 -0.3
UKIP Mark Croucher 59 11.5 +11.5
Majority 298 58.3
Turnout 511 19.2
Labour hold Swing
Sutton at Hone and Hawley By-Election 21 February 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Anthony Martin 617 53.7 -8.2
Labour Stephen de Winton 533 46.3 +8.2
Majority 84 7.4
Turnout 1,150 36.2
Conservative hold Swing
Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet By-Election 19 June 2003 (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Jeremy Kite 1,417 22.0
Conservative (Robert) Alexander Dunn 1,393 21.6
Conservative Albert Bassam 1,383 21.5
Independent (Mary) Noreen Salway 715 11.1
Independent Frederick Grainger 402 6.3
Independent Anthony Mack 364 5.7
Labour Alistair Jordan 326 5.1
Liberal Democrats Sonia Keane 168 2.6
Liberal Democrats Andrew Reeves 143 2.2
Liberal Democrats Mathias Toth 124 1.9
Turnout 6,435 45.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

This election was scheduled as part of the council elections of 1 May 2003. It was delayed following the death of Bob Dunn (who was standing for re-election), just one week before the ballot.

Heath By-Election 27 July 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Andrew Lloyd 637 35.1
Labour Patrick Kelly 518 28.6
BNP Kevin Saunders 240 13.2
UKIP Robert Wiltshire 179 9.9
English Democrat Steven Uncles 174 9.6
Green Stuart Jeffery 65 3.6
Majority 119 6.5
Turnout 1,818 37.95
Conservative hold Swing
Princes By-Election 21 February 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Patrick Kelly 592 50.2 +9.8
Conservative Jean Shippam 348 29.5 +5.2
English Democrat Mike Tibby 198 16.8 -4.9
Liberal Democrats Amanda Martin 22 1.9 +1.9
UKIP Arnold Tarling 19 1.6 -12.1
Majority 244 20.7
Turnout 1,179 27.0
Labour hold Swing
Castle By-Election 27 September 2012[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Paul Cutler 191 43.02
Labour Hayley Louisa Reece 111 25.00
UKIP Stephen Wilders 60 13.51
Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents Association Vic Openshaw 50 11.26
English Democrat Frances Elizabeth Moore 32 7.21
Majority 80
Turnout 444 26.86
Conservative hold Swing
Newtown By-election - Thursday 27 June 2013[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour David John Baker 536 45.42
Conservative Rosanna Marina Currans 376 31.86
UKIP Ivan Paul Burch 268 22.71
Majority 160
Turnout 1180 23.01
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

The by-election was held following the resignation of Conservative Cllr Gary Reynolds.

Swanscombe By-Election, 5 December 2013[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Steve Jacqueline Doran 274 29.43
Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents Association Vic Openshaw 273 29.32
UKIP Stephen Wilders 200 21.48
Independent Richard John Lees 146 15.68
Conservative Steven Ronald Jarnell 38 4.08
Majority 1
Turnout 931 17.56
Labour gain from Residents Swing

The by-election resulted from the death of Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents Association Cllr Leslie Bobby.

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References
  1. The District of Dartford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975
  2. legislation.gov.uk - The Kent (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  3. legislation.gov.uk - The Greater London and Kent (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  4. legislation.gov.uk - The Greater London and Kent (County Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  5. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Dartford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  6. http://committeedmz.dartford.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=121&RPID=5238286
  7. http://committeedmz.dartford.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=128&RPID=5636705
  8. http://committeedmz.dartford.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=129&RPID=7378939
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