# Dover District Council elections

Dover District Council is the local authority for the Dover District in Kent, England. The council is elected every four years.

## Council elections

* 1973 Dover District Council election
* 1976 Dover District Council election
* 1979 Dover District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1983 Dover District Council election
* 1987 Dover District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1991 Dover District Council election
* 1995 Dover District Council election
* 1999 Dover District Council election
* 2003 Dover District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 11)
* 2007 Dover District Council election
* 2011 Dover District Council election
* 2015 Dover District Council election
* 2019 Dover District Council election (New ward boundaries reducing number of seats from 45 to 32)
* 2023 Dover District Council election

## Borough result maps

* 2003 results map
* 2007 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

## By-election results
### 1999-2003

Middle Deal By-Election 16 December 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 755 | 50.3 | −16.0 |
| | Conservative | | 665 | 44.3 | +10.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 81 | 5.4 | +5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 90 | 6.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,501 | 30.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Castle By-Election 18 May 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 558 | 69.2 | +7.4 |
| | Labour | | 248 | 30.8 | −7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 310 | 38.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 806 | 34.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Margarets-at-Cliffe By-Election 13 April 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 619 | 71.2 | +1.6 |
| | Labour | | 158 | 18.2 | −13.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 92 | 10.6 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 461 | 53.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 869 | 35.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Noningstone By-Election 8 March 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 245 | 59.5 | −7.1 |
| | Labour | | 99 | 24.0 | −9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 68 | 16.5 | +16.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 146 | 35.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 412 | 35.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2003-2007

St Margaret's-At-Cliffe By-Election 15 April 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Margaret Philpott | 749 | 60.5 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patrick Acarnley | 234 | 18.9 | +18.9 |
| | Labour | John Adams | 214 | 17.2 | −4.9 |
| | Independent | Stewart Dimmock | 43 | 3.5 | +0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 515 | 41.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,239 | 34.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Walmer By-Election 23 June 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Smith | 1,031 | 61.0 | +0.2 |
| | Labour | Ernest Brimmell | 449 | 26.5 | −12.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Featherstone | 211 | 12.5 | +12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 582 | 34.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,691 | 29.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Little Stour & Ashstone By-Election 20 July 2006 (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Susan Chandler | 892 | |
| | Conservative | Jane Sheridan | 748 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bryan Curtis | 336 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Smith | 254 | |
| | Labour | Benet Bano | 111 | |
| | Labour | Ernest Brimmel | 110 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,451 | 24.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### 2007-2011

Aylesham By-Election 27 September 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Thompson | 661 | 79.7 | +11.4 |
| | Conservative | Marianne Ford | 108 | 13.0 | −12.6 |
| | Independent | Reginald Hansell | 59 | 7.1 | +0.9 |
| | Independent | Edward Lee-Delisle | 1 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 553 | 66.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 829 | 23.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Maxton, Elms Vale and Priory By-Election 27 September 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Viviane Revell | 365 | 33.7 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Mackie | 274 | 25.3 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Morgan | 252 | 23.3 | −8.2 |
| | Independent | Graham Wanstall | 70 | 6.5 | −5.8 |
| | UKIP | Peter Campbell-Marshall | 65 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| | Independent | Victor Morgan | 56 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 8.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,082 | 20.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Little Stour and Ashtone By-Election 24 April 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Conolly | 1,109 | 66.0 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bryan Curtis | 459 | 27.3 | +5.4 |
| | Labour | John Bird | 113 | 6.7 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 650 | 38.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,681 | 31.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Radigund's By-Election 30 October 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Viv REVELL | 244 | 32.7 |
| | Conservative | Mandy Marie SEHMBI | 219 | 29.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dean STILES | 93 | 12.5 |
| | Dover Alliance | Raymond John WHITE | 86 | 11.5 |
| | English Democrat | Tony OVENDEN | 72 | 9.7 |
| | UKIP | Vic MATCHAM | 32 | 4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 20.86 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |
Lydden and Temple Ewell By-Election 16 December 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey LYMER | 239 | 62.2 | −5.3 |
| | Labour | Peter WALKER | 90 | 23.4 | +0.7 |
| | UKIP | Victor Peter MATCHAM | 55 | 14.3 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 20.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2011-2015

Maxton, Elms Vale and Priory By-Election 2 May 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Michael WALLACE | 744 | 53.7 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | Deborah Nicholson BOULARES | 642 | 46.3 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 102 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.58 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

Aylesham By-Election 22 December 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gordon Cowan | 460 | 61.9 | −6.5 |
| | Conservative | Pauline Catterall | 283 | 38.1 | +38.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 177 | 23.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 743 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Buckland By-Election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nathaniel Richards | 573 | 43.1 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative | Callum Warriner | 566 | 42.5 | +13.6 |
| | UKIP | Timothy Turner | 192 | 14.4 | −16.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 0.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,331 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Maxton, Elms Vale and Priory By-Election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ann Napier | 647 | 43.6 | +7.5 |
| | Conservative | Roger Walkden | 567 | 38.2 | +8.0 |
| | UKIP | Peter McDermott | 159 | 10.7 | −22.9 |
| | Independent | Graham Wanstall | 110 | 7.4 | +7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80 | 5.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,483 | | |
| | Labour gain from UKIP | Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | | |
St Margaret's-at-Cliffe By-Election 23 November 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Jull | 750 | 70.5 | +17.7 |
| | Labour | Charles Woodgate | 314 | 29.5 | +7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 436 | 41.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,064 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Guston, Kingsdown and St Margaret's-at-Cliffe By-Election 12 December 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Martin Bates | 2,523 | 59.1 | +16.5 |
| | Labour | Eileen Rowbotham | 902 | 21.1 | +5.3 |
| | Green | Sarah White-Gleave | 461 | 10.8 | −8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Franklin | 382 | 9.0 | +9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,621 | 38.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,268 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Mill Hill By-Election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Hawkes | 716 | 40.3 | +10.0 |
| | Labour | Jeffrey Loffman | 608 | 34.2 | −6.4 |
| | Green | Mike Eddy | 292 | 16.4 | −12.7 |
| | Independent | Chris Tough | 103 | 5.8 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rick Blackwell | 59 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 108 | 6.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,778 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Sandwich By-Election 19 August 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dan Friend | 721 | 51.6 | +17.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Fox | 676 | 48.4 | +34.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45 | 3.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,397 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |