- Canterbury local elections
Canterbury Council is elected every four years.
Political control
Conservative 1973 - 1991
No overall control 1991 - 2005Conservative 2005 - present
Council elections
Canterbury Council election, 1999 Canterbury Council election, 2003 Canterbury Council election, 2007 By-election results
1995-1999
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 564
percentage = 35.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 552
percentage = 34.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 490
percentage = 30.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 12
percentage = 0.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,606
percentage = 51.0
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 577
percentage = 44.1
change = -12.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 567
percentage = 43.3
change = +11.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 151
percentage = 11.5
change = -0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate =
votes = 14
percentage = 1.1
change = +1.1Election box majority
votes = 10
percentage = 0.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,309
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 313
percentage = 49.8
change = -13.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 183
percentage = 29.1
change = +2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 133
percentage = 21.1
change = +13.8Election box majority
votes = 130
percentage = 20.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 629
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =1999-2003
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Heather Lloyd
votes = 329
percentage = 38.3
change = +21.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Elizabeth Taylor
votes = 289
percentage = 33.7
change = -0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alan Thomas
votes = 241
percentage = 28.1
change = -21.0Election box majority
votes = 40
percentage = 4.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 859
percentage = 44.3
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Nigel Oakes
votes = 867
percentage = 37.6
change = +5.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Alan White
votes = 797
percentage = 34.5
change = +9.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Hornsby
votes = 344
percentage = 14.9
change = -2.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Carol Davis
votes = 187
percentage = 8.1
change = -3.0Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = John Moore
votes = 112
percentage = 4.9
change = +4.9Election box majority
votes = 70
percentage = 3.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,307
percentage = 26.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Northey
votes = 1,184
percentage = 35.4
change = -2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Valerie Ainscough
votes = 1,177
percentage = 35.2
change = -11.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Theresa Mawson
votes = 824
percentage = 24.6
change = +9.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Steven Dawe
votes = 163
percentage = 4.9
change = +4.9Election box majority
votes = 7
percentage = 0.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,348
percentage = 62.4
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =2003-2007
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Anderson
votes = 544
percentage = 50.9
change = -5.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Janet Horsley
votes = 478
percentage = 44.7
change = +0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = John Moore
votes = 26
percentage = 2.4
change = +2.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Todd
votes = 21
percentage = 2.0
change = +2.0Election box majority
votes = 66
percentage = 6.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,069
percentage = 53.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Northey
votes = 820
percentage = 44.8
change = +10.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = James Flanagan
votes = 697
percentage = 38.0
change = -4.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Keith Bothwell
votes = 145
percentage = 7.9
change = +0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Laurence Ward
votes = 100
percentage = 5.5
change = -5.1Election box candidate
party = Council Tax Payers Party
candidate = James Cooper
votes = 70
percentage = 3.8
change = -2.0Election box majority
votes = 123
percentage = 6.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,832
percentage = 31.8
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Vincent McMahan
votes = 1,177
percentage = 37.6
change = -13.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Kevin Sims
votes = 992
percentage = 31.7
change = +13.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Hunter
votes = 754
percentage = 24.1
change = -6.9Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = John Moore
votes = 205
percentage = 6.6
change = +6.6Election box majority
votes = 185
percentage = 5.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,128
percentage = 67.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Heather Taylor
votes = 474
percentage = 52.4
change = -23.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Mummery
votes = 318
percentage = 35.1
change = +23.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Fenyo
votes = 89
percentage = 9.8
change = -2.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = John Moore
votes = 24
percentage = 2.6
change = +2.6Election box majority
votes = 156
percentage = 17.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 905
percentage = 41.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =2007-2011
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Michael Steed
votes = 993
percentage = 51.8
change = +9.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mark Evans
votes = 701
percentage = 36.6
change = +2.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Keith Bothwell
votes = 1121
percentage = 6.3
change = +6.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Blue Cooper
votes = 102
percentage = 5.3
change = -0.7Election box majority
votes = 292
percentage = 15.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,917
percentage = 33.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =References
External links
* [http://www.canterbury.gov.uk Canterbury Council]
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