# 2019 Dartford Borough Council election

The 2019 Dartford Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Dartford Borough Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary
### Election result

2019 Dartford Borough Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 42 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 69.0 | 53.1 | 26,752 | +3.4 |
| Labour | 42 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 23.8 | 29.4 | 14,809 | –0.2 |
| Residents | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | | 7.1 | 5.4 | 2,733 | +1.1 |
| UKIP | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 9.7 | 4,903 | –4.6 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.6 | 791 | N/A |
| Green | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.6 | 281 | –1.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 114 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Bean & Village Park

Bean & Village Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Hammock | 471 | 81.5 |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Regan | 107 | 18.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 591 | 29.9 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Brent

Brent :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rosanna Currans | 944 | 61.9 | |
| | Conservative | Avtar Sandhu | 865 | 56.7 | |
| | Labour | Peter Grehan | 346 | 22.7 | |
| | Labour | Eric Grover | 320 | 21.0 | |
| | UKIP | Brenda Newton | 197 | 12.9 | |
| | UKIP | Shan-E-Din Choycha | 148 | 9.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,538 | 35.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Bridge

Bridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dave Butler | 385 | 62.3 |
| | Labour | Lisa Bullock | 135 | 21.8 |
| | Green | Cintia Bailey | 98 | 15.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 619 | 25.1 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Burnham

Burnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Matthew Davis | 341 | 51.0 |
| | Labour | Joe Yusuf | 328 | 49.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 680 | 30.8 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Darenth

Darenth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ian Armitt | 268 | 47.4 |
| | Labour | Jeffrey Froud | 179 | 31.6 |
| | UKIP | Ben Fryer | 119 | 21.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 578 | 28.6 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Ebbsfleet

Ebbsfleet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sacha Gosine | 188 | 39.6 |
| | Labour | Romana Gosine | 183 | 38.6 |
| | Conservative | Danny Nicklen | 179 | 37.8 |
| | Labour | Graham Steele | 175 | 36.9 |
| | Residents | Nigel Hoad | 138 | 29.1 |
| | Residents | Jason Clitherow | 133 | 28.1 |
| | Conservative | Kyle Stealey | 126 | 26.6 |
| | Conservative | Stephane Tindame | 107 | 22.6 |
| | Residents | Ann Duke | 106 | 22.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 476 | 28.3 |
| | 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) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Greenhithe & Knockhall

Greenhithe & Knockhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Residents | Sue Butterfill | 538 | 43.8 |
| | Residents | Peter Harman | 536 | 43.7 |
| | Conservative | David Mote | 473 | 38.5 |
| | Residents | Jay Shah | 406 | 33.1 |
| | Conservative | Keith Kelly | 365 | 29.7 |
| | Conservative | Maria Kelly | 343 | 28.0 |
| | Labour | Natalie Boorman | 209 | 17.0 |
| | Labour | Timothy Cook | 158 | 12.9 |
| | Labour | Michael Ankrah | 157 | 12.8 |
| | UKIP | Frederick Hunt | 134 | 10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,240 | 24.0 |
| | Residents win (new seat) | Residents win (new seat) | Residents win (new seat) | Residents win (new seat) |
| | Residents win (new seat) | Residents win (new seat) | Residents win (new seat) | Residents win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Heath

Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andy Lloyd | 959 | 63.4 | |
| | Conservative | Patsy Thurlow | 846 | 55.9 | |
| | Labour | David Celino-Stock | 353 | 23.3 | |
| | Labour | Robert Celino-Stock | 343 | 22.7 | |
| | UKIP | Gary Rogers | 251 | 16.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,528 | 34.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Joydens Wood

Joydens Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marilyn Peters | 1,151 | 74.2 | |
| | Conservative | Brian Garden | 1,150 | 74.1 | |
| | UKIP | Rodney Janes | 230 | 14.8 | |
| | Labour | Paul Blankley | 197 | 12.7 | |
| | Labour | Mimi Marin | 160 | 10.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,563 | 37.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet

Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Kite | 1,448 | 69.2 | |
| | Conservative | Steven Brown | 1,382 | 66.1 | |
| | Conservative | Roger Perfitt | 1,273 | 60.9 | |
| | Independent | Jennifer MacDonald | 358 | 17.1 | |
| | UKIP | Donna Tibby | 298 | 14.3 | |
| | Labour | Bill Cook | 266 | 12.7 | |
| | Labour | Allan Fisher | 248 | 11.9 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Prothero | 230 | 11.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,104 | 37.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Maypole & Layton Cross

Maypole & Layton Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ann Allen | 474 | 84.2 |
| | Labour | Ganesh Pala | 89 | 15.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 577 | 26.7 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Newtown

Newtown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Laura Edie | 610 | 42.2 | |
| | Labour | Adrian Oakley-Dow | 568 | 39.3 | |
| | Conservative | Ellenor Palmer | 522 | 36.1 | |
| | Conservative | Steve Parsons | 489 | 33.8 | |
| | Green | Andrew Blatchford | 183 | 12.6 | |
| | UKIP | Gordon Mayell | 166 | 11.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kyle Marsh | 114 | 7.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,454 | 35.2 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Princes

Princes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ricky Jones | 552 | 44.1 | |
| | Conservative | Becky Storey | 483 | 38.6 | |
| | Labour | Maria Perry | 481 | 38.4 | |
| | Conservative | Sheun Oke | 446 | 35.7 | |
| | UKIP | Jim Moore | 259 | 20.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,268 | 31.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Stone Castle

Stone Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lucy Canham | 632 | 50.2 |
| | Conservative | John Burrell | 594 | 47.2 |
| | Conservative | Paul Cutler | 560 | 44.5 |
| | Labour | Rachael Martin-Smith | 442 | 35.1 |
| | Labour | Mandy Garford | 437 | 34.7 |
| | Labour | Catherine Stafford | 357 | 28.4 |
| | UKIP | Roger Cockett | 205 | 16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,272 | 24.2 |
| | 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) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Stone House

Stone House :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kelly Grehan | 559 | 46.1 |
| | Conservative | Tom Oliver | 518 | 42.7 |
| | Conservative | Steven Jarnell | 487 | 40.2 |
| | Labour | Jonathon Hawkes | 447 | 36.9 |
| | UKIP | Ryan Waters | 186 | 15.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,224 | 25.8 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Swanscombe

Swanscombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Emma-Louise Moussa | 516 | 39.6 |
| | Residents | Anita Barham | 497 | 38.1 |
| | Labour | Claire Pearce | 418 | 32.1 |
| | Residents | John Hayes | 379 | 29.1 |
| | UKIP | Linda Moore | 224 | 17.2 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Vaughan | 200 | 15.3 |
| | Conservative | Aaron Kelly | 123 | 9.4 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Shippam | 83 | 6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,313 | 28.4 |
| | Labour gain from Residents | Labour gain from Residents | Swing | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | |

### Temple Hill

Temple Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tom Maddison | 719 | 43.0 |
| | Labour | Alina Gaskin | 702 | 41.9 |
| | Labour | Victoria Oguntope | 669 | 40.0 |
| | Conservative | Anita Sillick | 450 | 26.9 |
| | UKIP | Barry Taylor | 426 | 25.4 |
| | Conservative | Tim Westwood | 416 | 24.9 |
| | UKIP | Howard Bostridge | 414 | 24.7 |
| | Conservative | Peter Whapshott | 405 | 24.2 |
| | UKIP | David Martin-Garcia | 401 | 24.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,679 | 27.6 |
| | 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) |

### Town

Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Shippam | 345 | 53.0 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Wells | 331 | 50.8 | |
| | Labour | Lucy Robinson | 243 | 37.3 | |
| | Labour | David Bull | 234 | 35.9 | |
| | UKIP | Caroline Wakeman | 56 | 8.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 654 | 27.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### West Hill

West Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Julie Ozog | 1,046 | 52.2 | |
| | Conservative | Denzil Raynolds | 1,008 | 50.3 | |
| | Conservative | Drew Swinerd | 947 | 47.3 | |
| | Labour | Ron Kipps | 645 | 32.2 | |
| | Labour | Ruth Slight | 619 | 30.9 | |
| | Labour | Mauro Orru | 605 | 30.2 | |
| | UKIP | Michael Wiltshire | 301 | 15.0 | |
| | UKIP | Jo Shippam | 294 | 14.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,015 | 34.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley

Wilmington, Sutton-at-Home & Hawley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Derek Hunniset | 1,184 | 60.1 |
| | Conservative | Calvin McLean | 1,112 | 56.4 |
| | Conservative | Lucas Reynolds | 1,021 | 51.8 |
| | Independent | Eddy Lampkin | 433 | 22.0 |
| | UKIP | Ivan Burch | 394 | 20.0 |
| | Labour | Shaun Cummings | 314 | 15.9 |
| | Labour | Raymond Kelleher | 307 | 15.6 |
| | Labour | Sid Bullock | 294 | 14.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,985 | 32.6 |
| | 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) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

## By-elections
### Maypole & Leyton Cross

Maypole & Leyton Cross: 27 January 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kyle Stealey | 334 | 63.1 | −21.1 |
| | Green | Julian Hood | 76 | 14.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Leah Uwaibi | 65 | 12.3 | −3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kyle Marsh | 54 | 10.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 258 | 48.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 533 | 24.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 17.8 | |

### Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley

Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley: 27 January 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Holt | 996 | 67.8 | +16.9 |
| | Labour | Maria Perry | 272 | 18.5 | −4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Hatzimasouras | 200 | 13.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 724 | 49.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,471 | 24.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 10.5 | |
Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley: 9 February 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eddy Lampkin | 808 | 69.0 | +18.1 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Wynne | 285 | 24.3 | +10.8 |
| | Green | Julian Hood | 78 | 6.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 523 | 44.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,771 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.7 | |