2023 Thanet District Council election

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

2023 Thanet District Council election
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
All 56 seats to Thanet District Council
29 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Labour Conservative Green
Last election 20 25 3
Seats after 30 17 5
Seat change Increase10 Decrease8 Increase2
  Fourth party Fifth party
  Blank Blank
Party Thanet Ind. Independent
Last election 7 1
Seats after 3 1
Seat change Decrease4 Steady
Council control before election


No overall control

 Council control after election


Labour

Summary

Election result
2023 Thanet District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 56 30 11 1 Increase 10 53.6 40.4 29,134
  Conservative 51 17 0 8 Decrease 8 30.4 32.4 23,402
  Green 30 5 2 0 Increase 2 8.9 15.8 11,418
  Thanet Independents 14 3 1 5 Decrease 4 5.4 6.7 4,854
  Independent 8 1 1 1 Steady 1.8 3.2 2,302
  Liberal Democrats 5 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.1 767
  Reform UK 2 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.4 288

Candidates

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

Beacon Road
Beacon Road (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jenny Matterface 694 33.3
Labour Joanne Bright 620 29.8
Conservative Charlie Leys* 311 14.9
Independent Aram Rawf* 184 8.8
Conservative Barbara Young 176 8.4
Green Tina Gull 99 4.8
Turnout 2,084
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing

Birchington North
Birchington North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Kup* 908 25.8
Conservative Reece Pugh 873 24.8
Thanet Ind. David Hart 384 10.9
Thanet Ind. Simon Day* 382 10.9
Labour Colin Brown 379 10.8
Green Lucy Williams 328 9.3
Labour Mario Portelli 262 7.5
Turnout 3,516
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Birchington South
Birchington South (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phil Fellows* 814 20.5
Conservative Linda Wright* 726 18.3
Conservative Emma Dawson 699 17.6
Labour Colin Harvey 336 8.4
Labour David Ross 336 8.4
Independent Paul Holton 273 6.9
Thanet Ind. Glyn Parry 269 6.8
Labour Anne Reszetniak 269 6.8
Green Terry Macdonald 256 6.4
Turnout 3,978
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bradstowe
Bradstowe (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Rusiecki 525 22.2
Conservative Jill Bayford* 524 22.2
Green Steve Roberts 510 21.6
Labour Kay Dark 329 13.9
Labour Meg Harvey 326 13.8
Liberal Democrats Robert Stone 149 6.3
Turnout 2,363
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Central Harbour (Ramsgate)
Central Harbour (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Raushan Ara* 1,157 22.0
Green Becky Wing* 936 17.8
Green Tricia Austin* 852 16.2
Labour Diane Heath 743 14.1
Labour Gita Sahni 712 13.5
Conservative John Penny 297 5.6
Conservative Andrew Chard 281 5.3
Conservative Toby Taylor 279 5.3
Turnout 5,257
Labour hold Swing
Green gain from Labour Swing
Green hold Swing

Cliffsend & Pegwell
Cliffsend & Pegwell (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brenda Rogers* 571 20.9
Conservative John Davis 516 18.9
Green Vitas Bowyer 374 13.7
Green Tim Spencer 329 12.0
Labour Peter Heath 278 10.2
Labour Laurie Hudson 265 9.7
Independent Grahame Birchall 223 8.2
Thanet Ind. Beryl Harrison 135 4.9
Liberal Democrats Robert Wright 45 1.6
Turnout 2,736
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Cliftonville East
Cliftonville East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barry Manners 985 20.0
Conservative Marc Rattigan 912 18.5
Conservative Cedric Towning* 852 17.3
Labour Donald Challinger 586 11.9
Green Jessica Lauren 541 11.0
Labour Barbara McCulloch 534 10.9
Labour Barry Lewis 511 10.4
Turnout 4,921
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Cliftonville West
Cliftonville West (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Currie* 972 22.8
Labour Heather Keen* 901 21.1
Labour Harry Scobie* 872 20.4
Green Matt Shoul 560 13.1
Conservative Nickie Holding 278 6.5
Conservative Avril Towning 270 6.3
Conservative Ross Holding 246 5.8
Thanet Ind. Gary-Paul Derriman 170 4.0
Turnout 4,269
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Dane Valley
Dane Valley (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ruth Duckworth* 754 24.0
Labour Jack Packman 719 22.8
Labour Martin Boyd 709 22.5
Conservative Mike Smith 336 10.7
Green Chris Newman 333 10.6
Thanet Ind. David Wallin* 296 9.4
Turnout 3,147
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Thanet Ind. Swing
Labour gain from Thanet Ind. Swing

Eastcliff
Eastcliff (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Helen Crittenden* 811 22.2
Labour Corinna Huxley* 775 21.2
Labour Steve Albon* 741 20.3
Green Tony Uden 445 12.2
Conservative Peter Sindin 304 8.3
Conservative Gerry O'Donnell 291 8.0
Conservative Morgan Harris 290 7.9
Turnout 3,657
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Garlinge
Garlinge (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Thanet Ind. John Worrow 581 30.8
Thanet Ind. John Dennis* 509 26.9
Conservative Kerry Boyd* 253 13.4
Labour Maria Castellina 239 12.7
Labour Stephen Fenning 199 10.5
Green Bernard Kirkham 108 5.7
Turnout 1,889
Thanet Ind. hold Swing
Thanet Ind. gain from Conservative Swing

Kingsgate
Kingsgate (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Alan Munns 366 74.1
Labour Howard Green 128 25.9
Turnout 494
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Margate Central
Margate Central (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Helen Whitehead* 504 33.1
Labour Robert Yates* 481 31.6
Green Alanna McGill-Tagg 245 16.1
Conservative Barry Millen 154 10.1
Independent John Finnegan 138 9.1
Turnout 1,522
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Nethercourt
Nethercourt (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anne-Marie Nixey* 574 27.4
Labour David Green 547 26.1
Conservative Michael Crees 299 14.3
Conservative Seth Stephenson 261 12.4
Green Michelle Thomas 221 10.5
Reform UK James Hose 195 9.3
Turnout 2,097
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Newington
Newington (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pat Moore 414 31.6
Labour Rick Everett* 393 30.0
Conservative Trevor Shonk* 214 16.3
Conservative Ben Harris 194 14.8
Green Phil Shotton 94 7.2
Turnout 1,309
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Northwood
Northwood (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim Driver 563 16.4
Labour Will Scobie 554 16.2
Labour Debra Owen-Hughes 553 16.1
Conservative Keith Clark 312 9.1
Conservative David Spicer 282 8.2
Conservative Sandra Spicer 278 8.1
Thanet Ind. Stuart Piper* 270 7.9
Thanet Ind. Lynda Piper* 264 7.7
Thanet Ind. Christina Collins 230 6.7
Green Mike White 119 3.5
Turnout 3,425
Labour gain from Thanet Ind. Swing
Labour gain from Thanet Ind. Swing
Labour gain from Thanet Ind. Swing

Salmestone
Salmestone (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Katie Pope 491 32.7
Labour Leo Britcher 470 31.3
Conservative Lisa Shearer 328 21.8
Green Fi O'Connor 214 14.2
Turnout 1,503
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Sir Moses Montefiore
Sir Moses Montefiore (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pat Makinson* 452 21.5
Labour Tony Ovenden 449 21.4
Green Clara Gibson 377 18.0
Green Andy Stevens 350 16.7
Conservative Marion Astley 250 11.9
Conservative Daphne Sharp 222 10.6
Turnout 2,100
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

St Peters
St Peters (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Mike Garner* 849 17.4
Conservative Paul Moore 664 13.6
Green Kevin Pressland 664 13.6
Conservative Roy Dexter* 614 12.6
Conservative Ahsan Ashfaq 595 12.2
Labour Jason Evers 470 9.6
Labour David Cooper 440 9.0
Labour Mathew Thomas 381 7.8
Liberal Democrats Gail Banks 215 4.4
Turnout 4,892
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Green hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Thanet Villages
Thanet Villages (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sam Bambridge* 733 15.9
Conservative Abi-Leigh Barlow 672 14.6
Green Abi Smith* 658 14.3
Green Andy Isbister 522 11.4
Conservative Karina Pugh* 520 11.3
Green Thea Barrett 496 10.8
Labour Jane Hetherington 266 5.8
Labour Sue Gyde 247 5.4
Labour Maggie Nash 225 4.9
Liberal Democrats Deborah Holmes 130 2.8
Independent Andy Local 130 2.8
Turnout 4,599
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Green hold Swing

Viking
Viking (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roopa Farooki 863 14.7
Labour Kristian Bright 786 13.3
Conservative John Nichols 786 13.3
Conservative Michael Bridges 783 13.3
Labour Elvira Orhan 700 11.9
Independent Ruth Brackstone Bailey* 657 11.2
Conservative Horace Shrubb 636 10.8
Green Will Jarman 450 7.6
Liberal Democrats David Banks 228 3.9
Turnout 5,889
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Westbrook
Westbrook (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elysa D'Abbro 451 23.5
Labour John Edwards 385 20.1
Conservative Ash Ashbee* 382 19.9
Conservative David Parsons 283 14.8
Green Ken Watkins 162 8.5
Thanet Ind. Mark Bray 160 8.5
Reform UK Amelia Randall 93 4.9
Turnout 1,916
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Westgate-on-Sea
Westgate-on-Sea (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Thanet Ind. Bertie Braidwood* 789 17.1
Conservative Matthew Scott* 576 12.5
Labour David Donaldson 525 11.4
Conservative Jane Ashbee-Welch 483 10.5
Labour Nicola Morgan 468 10.2
Thanet Ind. Peter Evans 415 9.0
Conservative Roger Smythe 364 7.9
Independent Thomas King 331 7.2
Green Sarah Jarman 326 7.1
Labour Paul Upex 325 7.1
Turnout 4,602
Thanet Ind. hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References
  1. "NOTICE OF ELECTION". Thanet District Council. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  2. "Statement of Persons Nominated". Thanet District Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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