- Ashford local elections
Ashford Council is elected every four years.
Political control
No overall control 1973 - 1976Conservative 1976 - 1979
No overall control 1979 - 1983Conservative 1983 - 1995
No overall control 1995 - 2003Conservative 2003 - present
Council elections
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Ashford Council election, 1999
*Ashford Council election, 2003
*Ashford Council election, 2007 By-election results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 387
percentage = 58.9
change = -3.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 147
percentage = 22.4
change = -15.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 123
percentage = 18.7
change = +18.7Election box majority
votes = 240
percentage = 36.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 657
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gerald Clarkson
votes = 419
percentage = 71.7
change = +4.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jonathan Heuch
votes = 126
percentage = 21.6
change = -11.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Malcolm Horton
votes = 39
percentage = 6.7
change = +6.7Election box majority
votes = 293
percentage = 50.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 584
percentage = 30.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =External links
* [http://www.ashford.gov.uk Ashford Borough Council]
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