2023 Gravesham Borough Council election

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

2023 Gravesham Borough Council election
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
All 39 seats to Gravesham Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader John Burden Jordan Meade
Party Labour Conservative Independent
Last election 24 seats, 40.3% 18 seats, 41.1% 2 seats, 5.0%
Seats before 22 21 1
Leader before election

John Burden
Labour
No overall control

 Leader after election

TBD

Summary

Election result
2023 Gravesham Borough Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 39 22 -2
  Conservative 39 17 -1
  Liberal Democrats 6
  Green 5
  Reform UK 3
  Independent 0 0 -2

Candidates

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Gravesham Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[2]

Chalk
Chalk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Leslie Hills*
Labour Daniel Baber

Coldharbour and Perry Street
Coldharbour & Perry Street (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeremy Black
Conservative Brenda Harding
Conservative George White
Labour Shane Mochrie-Cox*
Labour Christina Rolles*
Labour Narinder-Jit Thandi*

Denton
Denton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Dibben
Conservative Stephen King
Labour Deborah Croxton
Labour Lee Croxton*

Higham and Shorne
Higham & Shorne (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Helen Ashenden
Conservative Jordan Meade
Conservative Leslie Pearton*
Green Janet Prior
Labour Sim Bains
Labour Yasmin Chotai de Lima
Labour Balbir Sangha

Istead Rise, Cobham and Luddesdown
Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dakota Dibben*
Conservative Samir Jassal
Labour Lewis Atkinson
Labour Mary Williams

Meopham North
Meopham North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gary Harding*
Conservative Frank Wardle*
Labour Doug Christie
Labour Ethan Webb
Liberal Democrats John Death
Reform UK Garry Sturley

Meopham South and Vigo
Meopham South & Vigo (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mohammed Ejaz Aslam*
Conservative Gurjit Bains
Green Diana Scott
Labour Kevin Divall
Labour Chloe Saygili
Liberal Democrats Robin Banks
Liberal Democrats Dylan Black

Northfleet and Springhead
Northfleet & Springhead (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bobby Briah
Conservative Conrad Broadley
Conservative Jacob Hatch
Labour Jo Hart
Labour Peter Scollard*
Labour Alison Williams

Painters Ash
Painters Ash (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Emma Elliott*
Conservative Alan Ridgers
Labour Rob Halpin
Labour Gurvinder Saluja

Pelham
Pelham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Heather Frost
Conservative Brenda Pritchard
Green Marc Prior
Labour Baljit Hayre*
Labour Emma Morley

Riverview Park
Riverview Park (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derek Ashenden*
Conservative Aaron Elliott*
Green Martin Wilson
Labour Ben Archell
Labour Sue Fletcher

Rosherville
Rosherville (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jo McTavish
Conservative Anthony Pritchard
Labour John Burden
Labour Lauren Sullivan*

Singlewell
Singlewell (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stefan Dodd
Conservative Diane Morton*
Labour Rajinder Atwal
Labour Daniel King

Town
Town (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Muqeem Khan
Conservative Thomas O'Keeffe
Conservative Iris Smith
Labour Gurdip Bungar*
Labour Lyn Milner*
Labour Jenny Wallace*
Reform UK Daniel Dabin
Reform UK Matthew Fraser Moat

Westcourt
Westcourt (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keima Allen
Conservative Hayley Hatch
Labour Karina O'Malley
Labour Lenny Rolles

Whitehill and Windmill Hill
Whitehill & Windmill Hill (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Leslie Hoskins*
Conservative Partha Panda
Conservative Michael Wenban
Labour Gavin Larkins
Labour Tony Rana*
Labour Ektaveen Thandi

Woodlands
Woodlands (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Beattie
Conservative Alan Metcalf
Conservative Benjamin Sizer
Green Amarbeer Gill
Labour Tobias Cook
Labour Robert Duddridge
Labour Brian Francis
Liberal Democrats Ankit Mathur
Liberal Democrats Ukonu Obasi
Liberal Democrats Sharan Virk

References
  1. "Notice of Election". Gravesham Borough Council. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  2. "Statement of Persons Nominated". Gravesham Borough Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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