# 2023 Gravesham Borough Council election

The 2023 Gravesham Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Gravesham Borough Council in Kent, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England. New ward boundaries came into force for this election, reducing the number of councillors from 44 to 39.

## Summary

Prior to the election the council was under no overall control, with Labour holding exactly half the seats. The election saw Labour regain an outright majority, taking 22 of the 39 seats.

### Election result

2023 Gravesham Borough Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | +/− |
| Labour | 39 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 56.4% | 47% | +6.7 |
| Conservative | 39 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 43.6% | 48% | +6.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | - | 3% | -0.4 |
| Green | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | - | 2% | +0.1 |
| Reform UK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | - | <1% | N/A |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | -5.0 |

## Candidates

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Gravesham Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023. The results for each ward were as follows:

### Chalk

Chalk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leslie Hills* | 495 | 70.6 | −6.1 |
| | Labour | Daniel Baber | 206 | 29.4 | +6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 289 | 41.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 701 | 33.10 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Coldharbour and Perry Street

Coldharbour & Perry Street (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shane Mochrie-Cox* | 972 | 62.4 | +5.9 |
| | Labour | Christina Rolles* | 957 | 61.4 | +12.5 |
| | Labour | Narinder-Jit Thandi* | 953 | 61.2 | |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Black | 485 | 31.1 | |
| | Conservative | Brenda Harding | 481 | 30.9 | |
| | Conservative | George White | 451 | 28.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,558 | 24.21 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Denton

Denton (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Deborah Croxton | 524 | 67.5 | |
| | Labour | Lee Croxton* | 503 | 64.8 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Dibben | 240 | 30.9 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen King | 226 | 29.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 776 | 21.62 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Higham and Shorne

Higham & Shorne (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leslie Pearton* | 1,114 | 63.5 | |
| | Conservative | Helen Ashenden* | 1,112 | 63.4 | |
| | Conservative | Jordan Meade* | 1,075 | 61.3 | |
| | Labour | Sim Bains | 447 | 25.5 | |
| | Labour | Yasmin Chotai de Lima | 427 | 24.3 | |
| | Labour | Balbir Sangha | 372 | 21.2 | |
| | Green | Janet Prior | 340 | 19.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,755 | 33.72 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Istead Rise, Cobham and Luddesdown

Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dakota Dibben* | 1,142 | 74.3 | +14.2 |
| | Conservative | Samir Jassal* | 897 | 58.4 | +2.5 |
| | Labour | Lewis Atkinson | 385 | 25.1 | |
| | Labour | Mary Williams | 368 | 24.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,536 | 38.64 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Meopham North

Meopham North (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gary Harding* | 629 | 58.5 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | Frank Wardle* | 572 | 53.2 | +1.3 |
| | Labour | Doug Christie | 272 | 25.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Death | 253 | 23.5 | |
| | Labour | Ethan Webb | 158 | 14.7 | |
| | Reform UK | Garry Sturley | 117 | 10.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,076 | 40.20 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Meopham South and Vigo

Meopham South & Vigo (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Ejaz Aslam* | 696 | 51.8 | |
| | Conservative | Gurjit Bains | 641 | 47.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Banks | 448 | 33.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dylan Black | 339 | 25.2 | |
| | Labour | Chloe Saygili | 168 | 12.5 | |
| | Labour | Kevin Divall | 156 | 11.6 | |
| | Green | Diana Scott | 129 | 9.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,343 | 32.85 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Northfleet and Springhead

Northfleet & Springhead (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jo Hart | 705 | 52.6 | |
| | Labour | Peter Scollard* | 674 | 50.3 | |
| | Labour | Alison Williams | 659 | 49.2 | |
| | Conservative | Conrad Broadley | 590 | 44.0 | |
| | Conservative | Bobby Briah | 576 | 43.0 | |
| | Conservative | Jacob Hatch | 517 | 38.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,340 | 23.95 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Painters Ash

Painters Ash (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Emma Elliott* | 761 | 51.1 | +7.7 |
| | Conservative | Alan Ridgers | 703 | 47.2 | +4.4 |
| | Labour | Rob Halpin | 688 | 46.2 | +9.7 |
| | Labour | Gurvinder Saluja | 669 | 44.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,490 | 35.26 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Pelham

Pelham (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Emma Morley | 800 | 63.8 | |
| | Labour | Baljit Hayre* | 783 | 62.5 | |
| | Conservative | Heather Frost | 290 | 23.1 | |
| | Conservative | Brenda Pritchard | 269 | 21.5 | |
| | Green | Marc Prior | 191 | 15.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,253 | 30.04 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Riverview Park

Riverview Park (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Derek Ashenden* | 760 | 60.5 | |
| | Conservative | Aaron Elliott* | 758 | 60.3 | |
| | Labour | Sue Fletcher | 389 | 30.9 | |
| | Labour | Ben Archell | 379 | 30.2 | |
| | Green | Martin Wilson | 127 | 10.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,257 | 31.10 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Rosherville

Rosherville (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Burden | 658 | 76.7 | |
| | Labour | Lauren Sullivan* | 634 | 73.9 | |
| | Conservative | Jo McTavish | 175 | 20.4 | |
| | Conservative | Anthony Pritchard | 167 | 19.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 858 | 25.41 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Singlewell

Singlewell (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Daniel King | 515 | 54.0 | |
| | Labour | Rajinder Atwal | 500 | 52.5 | |
| | Conservative | Diane Morton* | 398 | 41.8 | |
| | Conservative | Stefan Dodd | 389 | 40.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 953 | 22.03 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Town

Town (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gurdip Bungar* | 868 | 58.6 | |
| | Labour | Lyn Milner* | 841 | 56.7 | |
| | Labour | Jenny Wallace* | 821 | 55.4 | |
| | Conservative | Thomas O'Keeffe | 460 | 31.0 | |
| | Conservative | Iris Smith | 436 | 29.4 | |
| | Conservative | Muqeem Khan | 402 | 27.1 | |
| | Reform UK | Matthew Fraser Moat | 123 | 8.3 | |
| | Reform UK | Daniel Dabin | 80 | 5.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,482 | 27.30 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Westcourt

Westcourt (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Karina O'Malley | 527 | 58.7 | |
| | Labour | Lenny Rolles | 476 | 53.0 | |
| | Conservative | Hayley Hatch | 359 | 40.0 | |
| | Conservative | Keima Allen | 347 | 38.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 898 | 21.64 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Whitehill and Windmill Hill

Whitehill & Windmill Hill (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gavin Larkins | 1,061 | 50.4 | |
| | Labour | Tony Rana* | 1,052 | 50.0 | |
| | Labour | Ektaveen Thandi | 1,000 | 47.5 | |
| | Conservative | Leslie Hoskins* | 991 | 47.1 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Wenban | 974 | 46.3 | |
| | Conservative | Partha Panda | 916 | 43.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,104 | 32.74 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Woodlands

Woodlands (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Beattie | 894 | 48.5 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Metcalf | 874 | 47.4 | |
| | Conservative | Benjamin Sizer | 840 | 45.6 | |
| | Labour | Tobias Cook | 719 | 39.0 | |
| | Labour | Brian Francis | 693 | 37.6 | |
| | Labour | Robert Duddridge | 675 | 36.6 | |
| | Green | Amarbeer Gill | 224 | 12.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ankit Mathur | 125 | 6.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sharan Virk | 117 | 6.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ukonu Obasi | 113 | 6.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,842 | 31.19 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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