2019 Swale Borough Council election

Elections were held in 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 Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 16 0 16 16 34.0 34.1 20,146 -5.0
  Labour 11 7 0 7 23.4 23.7 14,022 +2.2
  Swale Independents 10 10 0 10 21.3 20.1 11,850 New
  Liberal Democrats 5 5 0 5 10.6 9.7 5,708 +7.2
  Green 2 2 0 2 4.3 5.7 3,345 +2.8
  Independent 2 0 0 4.3 4.6 2,737 -0.7
  UKIP 1 0 8 8 2.1 1.0 611 -27.3
  Others 0 0 0 0.0 1.1 670 +0.8

Ward results

Abbey
Abbey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Hannah Perkin 760 24
Liberal Democrats Denise Knights 641 20
Conservative James Copland 297 9
Conservative Mark Evans 285 9
Labour Trevor Payne 280 9
Labour Anne Salmon 228 7
UKIP Jess Valentine 186 6
Independent Anita Walker 167 5
Green Phil Wyard 167 5
Green Henry Stanton 146 5
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 Independents Corrie Woodford 852 39
Conservative Roger Clark 570 26
Conservative Tyrone Ripley 437 20
Labour Paul Hurd 305 14
Majority
Turnout
Swale Independents gain from Conservative
Conservative hold Swing

Borden & Grove Park
Borden & Grove Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Swale Independents Mike Baldock 1,640 56
Conservative Nicholas Hampshire 712 24
Labour Geoff Broughton 581 20
Majority
Turnout
Swale Independents gain from UKIP
Conservative hold Swing

Boughton & Courtenay
Boughton & Courtenay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Alastair Gould 915 24
Green Tim Valentine 825 22
Swale Independents Jeff Tutt 678 18
Conservative Andrew Bowles 621 17
Conservative Ian Henderson 416 11
Independent George Bobbin 287 8
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 Independents 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 Independents Richard Palmer 1,135 42
Conservative Alan Horton 641 24
Conservative John Wright 598 22
Labour Amy Leggatt 302 11
Majority
Turnout
Swale Independents gain from Conservative
Conservative hold Swing

Homewood
Homewood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roger Truelove 1,166 38
Labour Simon Clark 1,045 34
Conservative Gareth Randall 438 14
Conservative Danielle Hoynes 422 14
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Kemsley
Kemsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Swale Independents Derek Carnell 570 31
Conservative Michael Dendor 429 24
Conservative Samuel Koffie-Williams 340 19
Labour Andy Cooper 273 15
Liberal Democrats Mary Zeng 204 11
Majority
Turnout
Swale Independents gain from Conservative
Conservative hold Swing

Milton Regis
Milton Regis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tony Winckless 635 31
Labour Steve Davey 446 22
Swale Independents Jason Clinch 434 21
Conservative Darryl Brown 244 12
Conservative Sylvia Marin 171 8
Liberal Democrats Alexander Stennings 103 5
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing

Minster Cliffs
Minster Cliffs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Swale Independents Richard Darby 943 26
Conservative Ken Pugh 690 19
Conservative Ken Ingleton 646 18
Conservative Andy Booth 613 17
Green Sam Collins 413 11
Labour Tom Nundy 293 8
Majority
Turnout
Swale Independents gain from UKIP
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Murston
Murston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Swale Independents James Hall 705 36
Conservative Ann Hampshire 314 16
Labour Ashley Wise 297 15
Labour Richard Raycraft 275 14
Independent Stephen Young 227 12
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Madgwick 124 6
Majority
Turnout
Swale Independents gain from UKIP
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 23
Conservative Pete Marchington 658 20
Conservative Simon Fowle 626 19
Labour Matt Brown 475 14
Labour Mike Rolfe 423 13
Centre Progressive Darren Bullen 340 10
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from UKIP

Roman
Roman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tim Gibson 810 32
Labour Ken Rowles 739 29
Conservative Sarah Aldridge 578 23
Conservative Dannis McFarlane 425 17
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from UKIP Swing

Sheerness
Sheerness
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lee McCall 807 20
Labour Angela Harrison 783 20
Labour Mark Ellen 684 17
Labour Nicola Nelson 630 16
Conservative Steve Ritchie 410 10
Conservative Lee-Anne Moore 326 8
Conservative Ian Driscoll 316 8
Majority
Turnout
Independent gain from UKIP Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Sheppey Central
Sheppey Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Swale Independents Elliott Jayes 1,019 30
Conservative Peter MacDonald 488 15
Conservative Pete Neal 461 14
Green Chris Shipley 383 11
Labour Paul Steele 339 10
Monster Raving Loony Mad Mike Young 330 10
Conservative Trudi Nicholls 325 10
Majority
Turnout
Swale Independents gain from UKIP
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Sheppey East
Sheppey East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Swale Independents Bill Tatton 472 26
UKIP Mini Nissanga 425 24
Conservative Tina Booth 376 21
Conservative Lynd Taylor 339 19
Labour Co-op Gill Smith 189 10
Majority
Turnout
Swale Independents gain from Conservative
UKIP hold Swing

St. Ann's
St. Ann's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carole Jackson 695 21
Labour Julian Saunders 621 19
Conservative Mike Cosgrove 569 17
Liberal Democrats Kris Barker 504 15
Conservative Nigel Kay 497 15
Liberal Democrats Peter Cook 434 13
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Teynham & Lynsted
Teynham & Lynsted
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lloyd Bowen 640 24
Conservative Mike Whiting 495 18
Swale Independents Hari Johnston 490 18
Swale Independents Colin Hopper 419 15
Green Janet Bott 282 10
Labour Ambrose Nwodoh 259 10
Liberal Democrats Carol Morris 135 5
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

The Meads
The Meads
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Hunt 355 56
Swale Independents Michael Page 277 44
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Watling
Watling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ben Martin 1,139 32
Liberal Democrats Eddie Thomas 1,093 30
Conservative Jane Hawkins 571 16
Conservative Geoff Wade 527 15
Labour Gareth Reeves 271 8
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

West Downs
West Downs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mochique Bonney 899 87
Conservative Christine Coles 135 13
Majority
Turnout
Independent hold Swing

Woodstock
Woodstock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Swale Independents Paul Stephen 1,011 28
Swale Independents 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 Independents gain from Conservative
Swale Independents gain from Conservative

Changes between 2019 and 2023

In October 2020, Cllr Denise Knights (Abbey Ward) and Cllr Ben A Martin (Priory Ward) resigned the Liberal Democrat whip and joined the Independent Group.

References
  1. https://www.swale.gov.uk/swale-election-results/#boroughelections
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