# Gravesham Borough Council elections

Gravesham Borough Council elections are held every four years to elect Gravesham Borough Council in Kent, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, the council has comprised 39 councillors, representing 17 wards.

## Council elections

* 1973 Gravesham Borough Council election
* 1976 Gravesham Borough Council election
* 1979 Gravesham Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1983 Gravesham Borough Council election
* 1987 Gravesham Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1991 Gravesham Borough Council election
* 1995 Gravesham Borough Council election
* 1999 Gravesham Borough Council election
* 2003 Gravesham Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2007 Gravesham Borough Council election
* 2011 Gravesham Borough Council election
* 2015 Gravesham Borough Council election
* 2019 Gravesham Borough Council election
* 2023 Gravesham Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)

## Borough result maps

* 2003 results map
* 2007 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

## By-election results
### 1995-1999

Colharbour By-Election 26 June 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 522 | 75.4 | −4.0 |
| | Conservative | | 86 | 12.4 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 84 | 12.1 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 437 | 63.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 692 | 22.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Painters Ash By-Election 26 June 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 719 | 80.0 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative | | 152 | 16.9 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 28 | 3.1 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 567 | 63.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 899 | 22.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Riverside By-Election 26 June 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 541 | 82.2 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative | | 77 | 11.7 | −3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 40 | 6.1 | +6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 464 | 70.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 658 | 16.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Northfleet East By-Election 6 November 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 807 | 70.1 | −4.4 |
| | Conservative | | 189 | 16.4 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 155 | 13.5 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 618 | 53.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,151 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Cobham & Luddesdown By-Election 4 December 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 265 | 72.6 | +7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 51 | 14.0 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | | 49 | 13.4 | −9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 214 | 58.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 365 | 29.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Central By-Election 9 July 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 675 | 54.0 | −3.6 |
| | Conservative | | 575 | 46.0 | +11.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 100 | 8.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,250 | 36.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2003-2007

Meopham North By-Election 29 January 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 643 | 79.8 | +12.5 |
| | Labour | | 105 | 13.0 | −5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 58 | 7.2 | +7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 538 | 66.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 806 | 23.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Central By-Election 27 December 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Greta Goatley | 689 | 54.6 | −0.4 |
| | Labour | Lana Aitchison | 463 | 36.7 | −8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bruce Parmenter | 109 | 8.6 | +8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 226 | 17.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,261 | 28.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2007-2011

Meopham North By-Election 21 June 2007 (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael Snelling | 681 | |
| | Conservative | Laura Hryniewicz | 662 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Willis | 200 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gillian McGill | 178 | |
| | Green | Richard Crawford | 104 | |
| | Labour | Mary Williams | 59 | |
| | Labour | Pamela Sales | 57 | |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Lord Toby Jug | 31 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,972 | 29.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Painters Ash By-Election 4 June 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Les Howes | 626 | 34.6 | −6.4 |
| | Conservative | Veronica Craske | 623 | 34.4 | −11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Stevenson | 562 | 31.0 | +18.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,811 | 41 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Meopham South and Vigo By-Election 18 March 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Derek Shelbrooke | 515 | 59.5 | −4.4 |
| | UKIP | Geoffrey Clark | 122 | 14.1 | +14.1 |
| | Labour | Douglas Christie | 114 | 13.2 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann O'Brien | 114 | 13.2 | +13.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 393 | 45.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 865 | 25.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2011-2015

Meopham North By-Election 13 October 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Cubitt | 648 | 47.3 | −23.8 |
| | UKIP | Geoffrey Clark | 462 | 33.7 | +33.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Gibson | 148 | 10.8 | +10.8 |
| | Labour | Andrew Mylett | 112 | 8.2 | −20.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 186 | 13.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,370 | 38.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Meopham North By-Election 20 December 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Julia Burgoyne | 419 | 54.6 | −16.5 |
| | UKIP | Geoffrey Clark | 204 | 26.6 | +26.6 |
| | Labour | Douglas Christie | 108 | 14.1 | −14.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Wilson | 36 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 215 | 28.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 767 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Painters Ash By-Election 2 May 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lenny Rolles | 646 | 46.3 | −10.5 |
| | UKIP | Michael Dixon | 382 | 27.4 | +27.4 |
| | Conservative | Alan Ridgers | 367 | 26.3 | −11.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 264 | 18.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,395 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Coldharbour By-Election 22 May 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shane Mochrie-Cox | 520 | 38.5 | −24.8 |
| | UKIP | Sarinder Duroch | 486 | 35.9 | +35.9 |
| | Conservative | Bronwen McGarrity | 289 | 21.4 | −15.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Stevenson | 35 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| | TUSC | John Michael | 22 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,352 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

Pelham By-Election 18 August 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jenny Wallace | 494 | 46.2 | −4.1 |
| | Conservative | Conrad Broadley | 325 | 30.4 | −4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sharan Virk | 101 | 9.4 | +9.4 |
| | UKIP | Gary Harding | 91 | 8.5 | +8.5 |
| | Green | Marna Gilligan | 35 | 3.3 | −11.4 |
| | English Democrat | Emma Foreman | 24 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169 | 15.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,070 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Coldharbour By-Election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shane Mochrie-Cox | 490 | 44.3 | +7.6 |
| | Conservative | Gary Harding | 349 | 31.5 | −0.9 |
| | UKIP | Tina Brooker | 268 | 24.2 | −6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 141 | 15.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,107 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Painters Ash By-Election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Conrad Broadley | 873 | 55.9 | +10.1 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Mulheran | 561 | 35.9 | −1.4 |
| | UKIP | David Beattie | 129 | 8.3 | +8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 312 | 20.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,563 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Meopham North By-Election 19 October 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gary Harding | 721 | 64.0 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Death | 192 | 17.0 | +17.0 |
| | Labour | Doug Christie | 155 | 13.8 | −6.9 |
| | UKIP | Tina Brooker | 59 | 5.2 | −16.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 529 | 46.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,127 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Westcourt By-Election 17 October 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Helen Ashenden | 492 | 50.1 | +20.9 |
| | Labour | Lindsay Gordon | 314 | 32.0 | −5.5 |
| | UKIP | Linda Talbot | 116 | 11.8 | −11.1 |
| | Green | Marna Gilligan | 60 | 6.1 | +6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 178 | 18.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 982 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Westcourt By-Election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Samir Jassal | 577 | 49.4 | +20.2 |
| | Labour | Karina O'Malley | 534 | 45.8 | +8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ukonu Obasi | 56 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 43 | 3.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,167 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |