# 2019 Gravesham Borough Council election

The 2019 Gravesham Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Gravesham Borough Council in Kent, England. It was held on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party gained control of the council from the Conservative Party.

## Summary

| Labour | 37 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 54.5 | 40.3 | 20,540 | –4.1 |
| Conservative | 44 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 40.9 | 41.1 | 20,957 | –1.1 |
| Independent | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 2,536 | +4.7 |
| UKIP | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 8.3 | 4,241 | –0.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 3.4 | 1,754 | N/A |
| Green | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.9 | 972 | –2.2 |

## Ward results
### Central

Central (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Steve Thompson | 858 | 45.1 |
| | Labour | Emma Louise Morley | 852 | 44.8 |
| | Labour | Gurdip Bungar | 846 | 44.5 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Edward Robson | 650 | 34.2 |
| | Conservative | Bryan John Sweetland | 635 | 33.4 |
| | Conservative | Yetunde Adeola | 548 | 28.8 |
| | Green | Richard Paul Bayfield | 385 | 20.2 |
| | UKIP | Linda Margaret Talbot | 266 | 14.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,902 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Chalk

Chalk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Leslie Hills | 414 | 76.7 |
| | Labour | Jean Ross Christie | 126 | 23.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 540 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Coldharbour

Coldharbour (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Shane Mochrie-Cox | 515 | 56.5 |
| | Labour | Christina Marie Rolles | 446 | 48.9 |
| | UKIP | Emmanuel Feyisetan | 225 | 24.7 |
| | Conservative | Bronwen McGarrity | 202 | 22.1 |
| | Conservative | Peter Martin Hicks | 193 | 21.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 912 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Higham

Higham (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Leslie Pearton | 559 | 45.1 |
| | Independent | Harold Craske | 430 | 34.7 |
| | Conservative | Helen Gabrielle Ashenden | 406 | 32.8 |
| | Conservative | Samir Jassal | 326 | 26.3 |
| | UKIP | Luke Knott | 212 | 17.1 |
| | Labour | Alexander Edward Wallace | 202 | 16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,239 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Istead Rise

Istead Rise (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dakota Geoffrey Ian Dibben | 610 | 60.1 |
| | Conservative | Alan Michael Ridgers | 567 | 55.9 |
| | UKIP | Daniel Ellis | 264 | 26.0 |
| | Labour | Jenny Beardsall | 183 | 18.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,015 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Meopham North

Meopham North (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gary John Harding | 638 | 55.0 |
| | Conservative | Frank Wardle | 602 | 51.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Gillian Death | 393 | 33.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Richard Death | 388 | 33.4 |
| | Labour | Douglas Christie | 173 | 14.9 |
| | Labour | Mary Linda Williams | 135 | 11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,161 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Meopham South and Vigo

Meopham South and Vigo (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Margaret Denise Tiran | 469 | 25.9 |
| | Conservative | Mohammad Ejaz Aslam | 376 | 20.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Banks | 277 | 15.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alec Coutroubis | 209 | 11.5 |
| | UKIP | Alan Nightingale | 202 | 11.1 |
| | Green | Ruiha Gayle Smalley | 124 | 6.8 |
| | Labour | Mary Rose Pratley | 79 | 4.4 |
| | Labour | Kevin Divall | 76 | 4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,812 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Northfleet North

Northfleet North (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Peter Scollard | 778 | 56.1 |
| | Labour | Lauren Sullivan | 767 | 55.3 |
| | Labour | Gurbax Singh | 758 | 54.6 |
| | UKIP | Mike Dixon | 310 | 22.3 |
| | Conservative | Brenda Harding | 308 | 22.2 |
| | Conservative | Hayley Jane Hatch | 292 | 21.0 |
| | Conservative | Teresa Sweetland | 258 | 18.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,388 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Northfleet South

Northfleet South (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Burden | 791 | 51.3 |
| | Labour | Narinder-Jit Thandi | 754 | 48.9 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Anne Mulheran | 749 | 48.6 |
| | UKIP | Richard Anthony Hill | 385 | 25.0 |
| | Conservative | Brenda Beetham | 376 | 24.4 |
| | Conservative | Lauren Ashleigh Yates | 352 | 22.8 |
| | Conservative | Heather Shakespeare Frost | 350 | 22.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,542 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Painters Ash

Painters Ash (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Emma Jayne Elliott | 648 | 43.4 |
| | Conservative | Conrad Broadley | 639 | 42.8 |
| | Labour | Nirmal Singh Khabra | 578 | 38.7 |
| | Labour | Rob Halpin | 545 | 36.5 |
| | Labour | Lindsay Susan Gordon | 520 | 34.8 |
| | Conservative | Munhib Anis Syed | 480 | 32.1 |
| | UKIP | William Fox | 372 | 24.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,494 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Pelham

Pelham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Brian Sangha | 1,076 | 64.8 |
| | Labour | Baljit Singh Hayre | 1,062 | 63.9 |
| | Labour | Jenny Wallace | 1,039 | 62.6 |
| | Conservative | Stephen King | 476 | 28.7 |
| | Conservative | Mary Helen Ridgers | 458 | 27.6 |
| | Conservative | Eileen Tuff | 445 | 26.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,661 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Riverside

Riverside (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lyn Milner | 815 | 51.5 |
| | Labour | Lee Croxton | 792 | 50.0 |
| | Labour | Lenny Rolles | 674 | 42.6 |
| | Independent | Thomas O'Keeffe | 401 | 25.3 |
| | Conservative | Ian Geoffrey Dibben | 304 | 19.2 |
| | Conservative | Dalwara Singh Dhell | 286 | 18.1 |
| | UKIP | Robert John Toulson | 275 | 17.4 |
| | Green | Marna Eilish Gilligan | 256 | 16.2 |
| | Conservative | Sumayyah Saeed Uddin Khan | 212 | 13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,583 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Riverview

Riverview (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Aaron Stephen Elliott | 640 | 50.4 |
| | Conservative | Derek Ashenden | 583 | 45.9 |
| | UKIP | Tina Brooker | 454 | 35.8 |
| | Labour | Paul Michael Anthony Pretty | 248 | 19.5 |
| | Green | Martin James Wilson | 207 | 16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,269 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Shorne, Cobham & Luddesdown

Shorne, Cobham & Luddesdown (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Bob Lane | 976 | 69.7 |
| | Conservative | Tony Rice | 806 | 57.6 |
| | Independent | Robin Neville Theobald | 488 | 34.9 |
| | Labour | Caroline Ruth Shelton | 190 | 13.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,400 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Singlewell

Singlewell (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Diane Marsh | 561 | 39.7 |
| | Labour | Sarah Rosemary Gow | 551 | 39.0 |
| | Labour | Brian Francis | 543 | 38.5 |
| | Conservative | Jacob Daniel Nicholas Hatch | 542 | 38.4 |
| | Labour | Peter John Rayner | 528 | 37.4 |
| | Conservative | Harry Francis Shovelar | 511 | 36.2 |
| | UKIP | Daniel Robert John Brooker | 357 | 25.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,412 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Westcourt

Westcourt (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Colin Caller | 490 | 42.0 |
| | Labour | John Caller | 462 | 39.6 |
| | Labour | Ruth Martin | 437 | 37.4 |
| | Conservative | Richard James Clark | 381 | 32.6 |
| | Conservative | Linda Manchester | 378 | 32.4 |
| | Conservative | Tunde Afolabi-Brown | 320 | 27.4 |
| | UKIP | Connor Ward | 299 | 25.6 |
| | Independent | Ife Olu | 137 | 11.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,167 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Whitehill

Whitehill (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Les Hoskins | 455 | 43.0 |
| | Labour | Tony Rana | 437 | 41.3 |
| | Conservative | Kiran Jassal | 402 | 38.0 |
| | UKIP | Brian Lacey | 280 | 26.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,057 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Woodlands

Woodlands (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jordan Michael David Meade | 645 | 40.9 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Roy Pritchard | 627 | 39.8 |
| | Conservative | Gurjit Kaur Bains | 610 | 38.7 |
| | Independent | Mick Wenban | 521 | 33.1 |
| | Labour | Gurvinder Singh Saluja | 465 | 29.5 |
| | UKIP | David Beattie | 340 | 21.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sharan Virk | 265 | 16.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ukonu Elisha Obasi | 222 | 14.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,576 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

## Changes 2019–2023

Westcourt by-election, 17 October 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Helen Gabrielle Ashenden | 492 | 50 |
| | Labour | Lindsay Susan Gordon | 314 | 32 |
| | UKIP | Linda Margaret Talbot | 116 | 12 |
| | Green | Marna Eilish Gilligan | 60 | 6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
The Westcourt by-election in October 2019 was triggered by the death of Labour councillor Ruth Martin.
Westcourt by-election, 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Samir Jassal | 577 | 49 |
| | Labour | Karina Mary O'Malley | 534 | 46 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ukonu Elisha Obasi | 56 | 5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
The Westcourt by-election in May 2021 had been triggered by the death of Labour councillor Colin Caller. He had died in February 2020 but no by-election could be held earlier due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Following this by-election Labour had 22 of the council's 44 seats, putting it under no overall control.
In February 2023, independent councillor Leslie Pearton joined the Conservatives.