# Cliftonville (ward)

Cliftonville was an electoral ward in Thanet District, United Kingdom, from 1974 to 2003. It was first used for the 1973 election and last used for the 1999 election. The ward returned three councillors to the Thanet District Council. It was replaced by the Cliftonville East and Cliftonville West wards.

## Thanet council elections from 1973 to 1979

The ward was named No. 4 (Margate: Cliftonville) for elections between 1973 and 1979.

### 1973 election

1973 Thanet District Council election: Cliftonville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Anish | 1,669 | 77.4 | |
| | Conservative | J. Jones | 1,518 | 70.8 | |
| | Conservative | S. Knight | 1,503 | 70.1 | |
| | Labour | J. Finegold | 484 | 22.6 | |
| | Labour | J. Rowland | 481 | 22.4 | |
| | Labour | E. Kearney | 467 | 21.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,429 | 28.2 | 5,074 |

### 1976 election

1976 Thanet District Council election: Cliftonville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Anish | 1,563 | 53.3 | |
| | Conservative | D. Dolding | 1,337 | 45.6% | |
| | Conservative | J. Jones | 1,273 | 43.4 | |
| | Ratepayers | P. Mendham | 1,097 | 37.4 | |
| | Ratepayers | H. Grove | 1,063 | 36.3 | |
| | Ratepayers | J. Vaughan | 1,010 | 34.5 | |
| | Labour | M. Harvey | 313 | 10.7% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,930 | 50.8 | 5,768 |

## Thanet council elections from 1979 to 2003

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Thanet in 1979. The ward was named Cliftonville for elections between 1979 and 2003.

### 1979 election

1979 Thanet District Council election: Cliftonville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Anish | 2,297 | | |
| | Conservative | D. Dolding | 1,877 | | |
| | Conservative | J. Jones | 1,851 | | |
| | Independent | H. St John | 819 | | |
| | Independent | J. Cammack | 772 | | |
| | Independent | S. Papa-Adams | 727 | | |
| | Labour | J. Nicholson | 591 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,707 | 73.2 | 5,063 |

### 1983 election

1983 Thanet District Council election: Cliftonville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. Cheshire | 1,110 | | |
| | Independent | J. Tappenden | 1,056 | | |
| | Conservative | G. Selmers | 1,034 | | |
| | Conservative | J. Jones | 987 | | |
| | Independent | K. Jones | 906 | | |
| | Independent | A. Cella | 854 | | |
| | Labour | S. Rowland | 329 | | |
| | Labour | M. Green | 316 | | |
| | Liberal | B. Chance | 190 | | |
| | Liberal | D. Brown | 189 | | |
| | Liberal | J. Stocken | 185 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,495 | 46.2 | 5,395 |

### 1987 election

1987 Thanet District Council election: Cliftonville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Brench | 997 | | |
| | Independent | Colin Cuthbert | 983 | | |
| | Conservative | Rozanne Duncan | 942 | | |
| | Liberal | Anthony Regan | 762 | | |
| | Liberal | John Sparkes | 480 | | |
| | Independent | John Rootes | 466 | | |
| | Liberal | Diane Brown | 460 | | |
| | Independent | William Hysted | 360 | | |
| | Labour | Sandra Baker | 299 | | |
| | Labour | Julian Ravenscroft | 254 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,041 | 42.2 | 7,039 |

### 1991 election

1991 Thanet District Council election: Cliftonville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Callaghan | 1,337 | | |
| | Conservative | Ronald Garretty | 1,295 | | |
| | Conservative | Rozanne Duncan | 1,281 | | |
| | Independent | Maurice Ezekiel | 858 | | |
| | Labour | Kathleen Coe | 639 | | |
| | Labour | Ruth Ford | 585 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,458 | 40.0 | 6,145 |

### 1995 election

1995 Thanet District Council election: Cliftonville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kathleen Coe | 1,036 | 38.8 | |
| | Labour | P. Cambridge | 1,034 | 38.8 | |
| | Conservative | I. Gregory | 998 | 37.4 | |
| | Conservative | Ronald Garretty | 973 | 36.5 | |
| | Labour | T. Ali | 966 | 36.2 | |
| | Conservative | Maurice Ezekiel | 959 | 35.9 | |
| | Independent | J Hone | 524 | 19.6 | |
| | Independent | Henry Callaghan | 491 | 18.4 | |
| | Independent | A. Waddilove | 445 | 16.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,668 | 41.2 | 6,475 |

### 1999 election

1999 Thanet District Council election: Cliftonville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sandy Ezekiel | 1,223 | | |
| | Conservative | Anthony Waddilove | 1,142 | | |
| | Conservative | Brian Sullivan | 1,138 | | |
| | Labour | Neville Hampton | 797 | | |
| | Labour | Paul Cooke | 784 | | |
| | Labour | Beryl Stapley | 747 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,071 | 32.5 | 6,375 |