# 2015 Thanet District Council election

Elections to elect all members (councillors) of Thanet District Council were held on 7 May 2015, as part of the 2015 United Kingdom local elections taking place simultaneously with the 2015 General Election. Local UK Independence Party candidates won the council, becoming the governing group, the first time UKIP had won control of any type of local government unit above the level of a civil parish council, whether London Borough, Metropolitan Borough, Unitary Authority, Non-Metropolitan Borough or a District Council. The District has as its main towns the beach resort towns of Ramsgate, Margate and Broadstairs.

## Overall Results

After the election the composition of the council is:
| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– |
| UK Independence Party | 54,230 | 36.35 | 34.44 | 33 | 33 |
| Conservative Party | 46,382 | 31.09 | 15.49 | 18 | 9 |
| Labour Party | 35,553 | 23.83 | 14.41 | 4 | 22 |
| Green Party | 3,708 | 2.49 | 2.17 | 0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1,730 | 1.16 | 1.47 | 0 | |
| We are the Reality Party | 857 | 0.57 | New | 0 | New |
| Thanet Independent Group | 581 | 0.39 | New | 0 | New |
| Ramsgate First | 199 | 0.13 | 0.46 | 0 | |
| Independent(s) | 5,958 | 3.99 | 5.74 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 149,198 | 100 | | 56 | |
| Valid ballots cast | 67,339 | 99.23 | | | |
| Invalid/blank ballots cast | 522 | 0.77 | | | |
| Total ballots cast | 67,861 | 100 | | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 94,343 | 71.93 | | | |
| Source: BBC ||||||
| 33 | 18 | 5 |
| UKIP | Conservative | Other |

## Results by ward

Listed below are the results in each of the 23 wards of Thanet District Council. Each ward elects 2 or 3 councilors, with the exception of Kingsgate ward, which only elects one member.

### Beacon Road

Beacon Road (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | John Buckley | 759 | 17.96 |
| | Labour | Jenny Matterface | 747 | 17.68 |
| | Conservative | Rosalind Binks | 729 | 17.25 |
| | Conservative | Roger Binks | 713 | 16.87 |
| | Labour | Gordon Edwards | 619 | 14.65 |
| | UKIP | Sam Osmond | 563 | 13.32 |
| | We Are The Reality Party | Debra Holden | 95 | 2.24 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 | 0.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4225 | 72.60 |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Birchington North

Birchington North (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Keith Coleman-Cooke | 1096 | 24.16 |
| | Conservative | Simon Day | 1071 | 23.61 |
| | UKIP | Roger Latchford | 840 | 18.52 |
| | UKIP | Ingrid Spencer | 610 | 13.45 |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Dunn | 330 | 7.27 |
| | Labour | Jonathon Mileman | 254 | 5.60 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Furness | 171 | 3.77 |
| | Independent | Pat Duncan | 163 | 3.59 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 231 | 5.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4535 | 80.60 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Birchington South

Birchington South (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Suzanne Brimm | 1348 | 13.39 |
| | UKIP | Glenn Coleman-Cooke | 1277 | 12.68 |
| | UKIP | Alan Howes | 1273 | 12.64 |
| | Conservative | Liz Hurst | 1091 | 10.84 |
| | Conservative | Kerry Boyd | 1056 | 10.49 |
| | Conservative | Guy Wilson | 923 | 9.17 |
| | Independent | Neville Hudson | 767 | 7.62 |
| | Thanet Independent Group | Jack Cohen | 581 | 5.77 |
| | Labour | Rebecca Holmes | 520 | 5.16 |
| | Labour | Hannah Scobie | 518 | 5.14 |
| | Independent | Michael Grantham | 302 | 3.00 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Wright | 221 | 2.19 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Higginson | 187 | 1.85 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 182 | 1.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10064 | 74.32 |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | UKIP gain from Independent | UKIP gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Bradstowe

Bradstowe (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Bill Hayton | 1002 | 22.74 |
| | Conservative | David Parsons | 893 | 20.27 |
| | UKIP | Peter Hogman | 727 | 16.50 |
| | Labour | Jemima Brown | 600 | 13.62 |
| | UKIP | George Rusiecki | 579 | 13.14 |
| | Labour | Sheila Matthews | 500 | 11.35 |
| | Independent | Bayo Oyediran | 104 | 2.36 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 | 3.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4405 | 77.42 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Central Harbour

Central Harbour (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Trevor Shonk | 1123 | 11.22 |
| | Labour | Peter Campbell | 1059 | 10.58 |
| | UKIP | Beverly Martin | 1012 | 10.11 |
| | UKIP | Christine Gull | 1003 | 10.02 |
| | Labour | Raushan Rahman | 915 | 9.14 |
| | Labour | Corinna Huxley | 905 | 9.04 |
| | Conservative | David Spicer | 727 | 7.26 |
| | Conservative | James Thomas | 701 | 7.00 |
| | Conservative | Mark Mulvihill | 634 | 6.33 |
| | Independent | Ralph Hoult | 513 | 5.12 |
| | Green | Kevin Pressland | 486 | 4.85 |
| | Green | Michael White | 427 | 4.26 |
| | We Are The Reality Party | Suzanne French | 304 | 3.03 |
| | Ramsgate First | Angela Cousins | 199 | 1.98 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 0.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10008 | 70.32 |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Cliffsend and Pegwell

Cliffsend and Pegwell (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Brenda Marilyn Rogers | 1109 | 22.07 |
| | UKIP | John Townend | 951 | 18.93 |
| | UKIP | Ted Bennett | 919 | 18.29 |
| | Conservative | Tony Trevor Mills | 895 | 17.81 |
| | Labour | Penny Newman | 475 | 9.45 |
| | Labour | James Edward Young | 398 | 7.92 |
| | Green | Tim Spencer | 196 | 3.90 |
| | We Are The Reality Party | Nigel Askew | 82 | 1.63 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 0.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5025 | 80.07 |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Cliftonville East

Cliftonville East (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Edward Jaye-Jones | 1531 | 15.04 |
| | UKIP | Chris Wells | 1354 | 13.30 |
| | Conservative | Lesley Ann Game | 1349 | 13.25 |
| | UKIP | Duncan Smithson | 1336 | 13.12 |
| | Conservative | Ann Friedlos | 1321 | 12.98 |
| | Conservative | Marc Lee Rattigan | 1261 | 12.39 |
| | Labour | Meg Harvey | 614 | 6.03 |
| | Labour | Tom Fell | 611 | 6.00 |
| | Labour | Colin James Harvey | 603 | 5.92 |
| | Independent | Tom Fell | 201 | 1.97 |
| | One Love | Rozanne Duncan | 2 | 0.05 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | 0.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10181 | 78.92 |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Cliftonville West

Cliftonville West (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Julie Dellar | 1116 | 14.64 |
| | UKIP | Emma Hillman | 981 | 12.87 |
| | UKIP | Linda Potts | 932 | 12.22 |
| | Labour | Alan Robert Currie | 886 | 11.62 |
| | Labour | Terry Askew | 800 | 10.49 |
| | Labour | Aram Ahmed Rawf | 722 | 9.47 |
| | Conservative | Wendy Chaplin | 626 | 8.21 |
| | Conservative | Cedric Leslie Towning | 512 | 6.72 |
| | Conservative | David Macdonald Lawson | 498 | 6.53 |
| | Green | Andrew Philip Jefferson | 383 | 5.02 |
| | | Peter Graham Cook | 168 | 2.21 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46 | 0.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7624 | 64.66 |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Dane Valley

Dane Valley (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Gary James Taylor | 1280 | 18.57 |
| | UKIP | Rosamund Dixon | 1091 | 15.83 |
| | UKIP | Gary William Hillman | 1051 | 15.25 |
| | Conservative | Paul Mills | 925 | 13.42 |
| | Labour | John Martin Edwards | 809 | 11.74 |
| | Labour | Louise Mary Frances Drelaud | 739 | 10.92 |
| | Labour | Sheila Mandy Stone | 684 | 9.92 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matt Brown | 313 | 4.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 126 | 1.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6892 | 59.95 |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Eastcliffe

Eastcliffe (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Janet Falcon | 1105 | 13.27 |
| | UKIP | Sarah Larkins | 1051 | 12.63 |
| | UKIP | Hunter Stummer-Schmertzing | 934 | 11.22 |
| | Labour | Mary Dwyer-King | 917 | 11.02 |
| | Labour | Rick Everitt | 874 | 10.50 |
| | Labour | John Worrow | 760 | 9.13 |
| | Conservative | David Stephen Kingham | 636 | 7.64 |
| | Conservative | Janet Ann Kingham | 573 | 6.88 |
| | Conservative | Pauline Turner | 589 | 5.87 |
| | Green | Ian Driver | 435 | 5.23 |
| | Green | Aaron Oldale | 352 | 4.23 |
| | We Are The Reality Party | Ian Driver | 198 | 2.38 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 0.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8324 | 65.12 |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Garlinge

Garlinge (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Hugh Curran | 878 | 21.15 |
| | UKIP | John Dennis | 789 | 19.00 |
| | UKIP | Stewart George Evans | 773 | 18.62 |
| | Conservative | Shirley Ann Tomlinson | 693 | 16.69 |
| | Labour | Kay Ann Dark | 429 | 10.33 |
| | Labour | Ela Lodge-Pritchard | 390 | 9.39 |
| | Independent | Clive Edwin Morris | 200 | 4.82 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 0.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4152 | 69.91 |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Kingsgate

Kingsgate (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Bob Bayford | 675 | 53.07 |
| | UKIP | Bowen Fuller | 370 | 29.09 |
| | Labour | Richard Leonard Symonds | 227 | 17.84 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 305 | 23.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1272 | 73.05 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Margate Central

Margate Central (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Iris Johnston | 680 | 18.39 |
| | UKIP | Jeffrey Elenor | 639 | 17.28 |
| | UKIP | Mo Elenor | 590 | 15.96 |
| | Labour | John Watkins | 497 | 13.44 |
| | Conservative | Paul Messenger | 441 | 11.93 |
| | Conservative | Simon John Smith | 348 | 9.41 |
| | Green | Louise Elizabeth Oldfield | 232 | 6.28 |
| | Green | Edward John Targett | 159 | 4.30 |
| | We Are The Reality Party | Roxy Tesla | 64 | 1.73 |
| | | Mandy Kiddell | 47 | 1.28 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 | 1.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3697 | 65.43 |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Nethercourt

Nethercourt (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Jeremy Fairbrass | 928 | 20.55 |
| | UKIP | Lin Fairbrass | 845 | 18.72 |
| | Labour | Steve Alexandrou | 747 | 16.54 |
| | Conservative | Sandy Spicer | 722 | 15.99 |
| | Conservative | Mike Taylor | 642 | 14.22 |
| | Labour | Patricia Moore | 631 | 13.98 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 98 | 2.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4515 | 73.30 |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Newington

Newington (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Mo Leys | 884 | 18.56 |
| | UKIP | Vince Munday | 845 | 21.54 |
| | Labour | Karen Mary Constantine | 728 | 18.56 |
| | Labour | David Green | 713 | 18.17 |
| | Conservative | Daphne Evelyn Sharp | 390 | 9.94 |
| | Conservative | Jill Louise Bayford | 363 | 9.25 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 117 | 2.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3923 | 67.70 |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Northwood

Northwood (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Stuart Piper | 1351 | 16.25 |
| | UKIP | Konnor Collins | 1344 | 16.16 |
| | UKIP | Helen Smith | 1214 | 14.60 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Green | 830 | 9.98 |
| | Labour | David Cooper | 800 | 9.62 |
| | Labour | Susan Kennedy | 784 | 9.43 |
| | Conservative | Ben Thomas Harris | 726 | 8.73 |
| | Conservative | Neville Symes Petts | 645 | 7.75 |
| | Conservative | James Terrence Rattigan | 622 | 7.48 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 384 | 4.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8316 | 64.46 |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Salmestone

Salmestone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Peter Kenneth Evans | 878 | 20.08 |
| | UKIP | Robin Edwards | 794 | 18.16 |
| | Conservative | Nikki Curran | 723 | 16.54 |
| | Labour | Harry William Scobie | 612 | 14.00 |
| | Labour | Ann Curtis | 542 | 12.40 |
| | Conservative | Pauline Marie Hayfield | 524 | 11.99 |
| | Green | Robin Peter Vaughan-Lyons | 176 | 4.03 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Finnegan | 123 | 2.80 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | 1.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4372 | 66.27 |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Sir Moses Montefiore

Sir Moses Montefiore (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Terry Connor | 853 | 19.13 |
| | Labour | Michelle Fenner | 787 | 17.65 |
| | Labour | Alan Poole | 749 | 16.80 |
| | UKIP | Trevor Cooper | 747 | 16.75 |
| | Conservative | John Holmes | 534 | 11.98 |
| | Conservative | Paul Anthony Dunk | 528 | 11.84 |
| | Green | Tricia Hartley | 152 | 3.41 |
| | Green | Tony Uden | 109 | 2.44 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38 | 0.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4459 | 72.18 |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St Peters

St Peters (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Roy Dexter | 1449 | 13.90 |
| | Conservative | Ian Gregory | 1416 | 13.58 |
| | Conservative | Jason Savage | 1407 | 13.50 |
| | UKIP | Malcolm Gosman | 1232 | 11.82 |
| | UKIP | Zita Wiltshire | 1066 | 10.22 |
| | UKIP | Charlie Leys | 1048 | 10.35 |
| | Labour | Margaret Elizabeth Symonds | 934 | 8.96 |
| | Labour | Barnabas Sadler | 920 | 8.82 |
| | Labour | Keith Robert Veness | 840 | 8.06 |
| | We Are The Reality Party | Tess King | 114 | 1.09 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | 1.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10426 | 70.83 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Thanet Villages

Thanet Villages (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Bob Grove | 1326 | 16.02 |
| | Conservative | Ken Gregory | 1273 | 15.38 |
| | UKIP | Derek Morris Crow-Brown | 1197 | 14.46 |
| | Conservative | Linda Ann Wright | 1083 | 13.08 |
| | UKIP | Angela Margaret Curtis | 1033 | 12.48 |
| | UKIP | Trevor Michael Chapman | 916 | 11.06 |
| | Green | Natasha Anne Ransom | 601 | 7.26 |
| | Labour | Seamus Yener | 515 | 6.22 |
| | | Sonya Elizabeth Smyth | 335 | 4.04 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 114 | 1.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8279 | 78.65 |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Viking

Viking (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David William Harry Saunders | 1781 | 16.18 |
| | Conservative | Mave Saunders | 1662 | 15.10 |
| | Conservative | Rosanna Theresa Daphne Taylor-Smith | 1450 | 13.17 |
| | UKIP | Mike Pearce | 1114 | 10.12 |
| | UKIP | Zara Osmond | 1030 | 9.36 |
| | Labour | Thomas Oswald MacDonald | 1018 | 9.25 |
| | Labour | Kate Louise Hamlyn | 990 | 9.00 |
| | UKIP | Mark Stubbings | 883 | 8.02 |
| | Labour | Khoshnaf Mohammed Ali Mohammed Al-Kaid | 848 | 7.70 |
| | | Ruth Angela Bailey | 230 | 2.10 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 336 | 3.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11006 | 77.62 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Westbrook

Westbrook (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mick Tomlinson | 838 | 20.71 |
| | UKIP | Ash Ashbee | 781 | 19.3 |
| | Conservative | Marcus Kenny | 742 | 18.33 |
| | UKIP | Geoffrey Dixon | 647 | 15.99 |
| | Labour | Christopher Anthony Rose | 451 | 11.14 |
| | Labour | Anthony John Ovenden | 428 | 10.58 |
| | | Richard David Charlton | 160 | 3.95 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 0.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4047 | 71.07 |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Westgate-on-Sea

Westgate-on-Sea (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Samantha Bambridge | 1210 | 13.12 |
| | UKIP | Bertie James Braidwood | 1057 | 11.46 |
| | Conservative | Carol Partington | 956 | 10.37 |
| | Independent | Thomas George King | 838 | 9.09 |
| | Conservative | Reece Glenn Patrick Pugh | 831 | 9.01 |
| | UKIP | Angela Valerie Brown | 829 | 8.99 |
| | UKIP | Carol Ann Chapman | 807 | 8.75 |
| | Labour | Lynda Diane Robinson | 581 | 6.30 |
| | Labour | Victoria Childs | 554 | 6.01 |
| | Labour | Jim Driver | 469 | 5.09 |
| | | Dave Morrish | 376 | 4.08 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James P Calcutt | 294 | 3.18 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cheri Pennington | 224 | 2.42 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martyn Pennington | 197 | 2.13 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 118 | 1.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9223 | 71.49 |
| | UKIP gain from Independent | UKIP gain from Independent | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |