2023 Dover District Council election

The 2023 Dover District Council election will take place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Dover District Council in Kent, England.[1] This will be on the same day as other local elections.

2023 Dover District Council election
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
All 32 seats to Dover District Council
17 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Kevin Mills Trevor Bartlett
Party Labour Conservative Independent
Last election 12 seats, 29.0% 19 seats, 43.7% 1 seat, 5.6%
Seats before 10 20 1
Seats won 17 14 1
Seat change Increase 7 Decrease 6 Steady
Leader before election

Trevor Bartlett
Conservative

 Leader after election

Kevin Mills
Labour

Summary

Election result
2023 Dover District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 32
  Labour 31
  Liberal Democrats 12
  Green 11
  Independent 8
  Heritage 1
  Reform UK 1

Candidates

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Dover District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[2]

Alkham and Capel-le-Ferne
Alkham and Capel-le-Ferne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Hibbert* 428 49.7
Labour Bettine Walters 274 31.8
Liberal Democrats Howard Evans 160 18.6
Majority
Turnout 879 33.06
Registered electors 2659
Swing

Buckland
Buckland (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin Mills* 692 41.2
Labour Charlotte Zosseder* 615 36.6
Conservative Jane Carrole 373 22.2
Conservative Paul Reynolds 350 20.8
Majority
Turnout 1122 21.22
Registered electors 5288
Swing

Aylesham, Eyethorne and Shepherdswell
Aylesham, Eyethorne and Shepherdswell (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Livesey
Conservative Arun Matthew
Conservative Mary Ann Richardson
Independent Graham Armstrong
Independent Derek Garrity
Labour Maria Mamjan
Labour Jamie Pout
Labour Charles Woodgate*
Liberal Democrats Barbara Sim

Dover Downs and River
Dover Downs and River (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Beaney*
Conservative Mark Rose*
Green Ashley Tanton
Labour Ben Cosin
Liberal Democrats Penelope James
Liberal Democrats Adrian Walker-Smith

Eastry Rural
Eastry Rural (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Kenton*
Conservative Steve Manion*
Green Peter Findley
Green Sarah Gleave
Labour Geoff Hack
Labour David Pestell
Liberal Democrats Cheri Pennington

Guston, Kingsdown and St. Margaret's-at-Cliffe
Guston, Kingsdown and St. Margaret's-at-Cliffe (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Bates*
Conservative Oliver Richardson*
Green John Lonsdale
Heritage Sylvia Laidlow-Petersen
Labour Maggie Cosin
Labour Brynley Hawkins
Liberal Democrats John Gosling

Little Stour and Ashstone
Little Stour and Ashstone (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Trevor Bartlett*
Conservative Martin Porter
Green Jenny Mathlin
Green June Sharpe
Labour John Featherstone
Labour Gillian Weaver
Liberal Democrats Russell Timpson

Maxton and Elms Vale
Maxton and Elms Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Callum Warriner
Green Nick Shread
Independent Graham Wanstall
Labour Michael Nee

Middle Deal
Middle Deal (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Trevor Bond*
Conservative Susan Davenport
Labour Stacey Blair
Labour David Cronk*
Liberal Democrats Christine Headley

Mill Hill
Mill Hill (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Burwash
Conservative David Hawkes*
Green Christine Oliver
Labour Jeff Loffman
Labour Helen Williams*

North Deal
North Deal (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Jull*
Conservative John Morgan
Labour Sue Beer*
Labour Dan Parks

Sandwich
Sanwich (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Friend*
Conservative Harry Sampson
Independent Mark Moorhouse
Labour Martin Garside
Labour Paul Louis
Liberal Democrats Martyn Pennington

St. Radigund's
St. Radigund's (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andy Calder
Conservative Brenda Collins
Independent James Defriend
Labour Gordon Cowan
Labour Lynne Wright

Tower Hamlets
Tower Hamlets
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ann Jenner
Labour Co-op Pamela Brivio*

Town and Castle
Town and Castle (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Jeacock
Conservative Samantha Reynolds
Green Beccy Sawbridge
Independent Kay Marsh
Independent Ashley Payne
Independent Brian Philp
Labour Edward Biggs*
Labour Susan Hill
Liberal Democrats Lynne O'Donoghue

Walmer
Walmer (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derek Murphy*
Conservative Chris Vinson*
Green Mike Eddy
Labour Ben Bano
Labour Amanda Holloway
Liberal Democrats Rick Blackwell

Whitfield
Whitfield (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jim Back*
Conservative Roger Knight
Green Steph O'Connor
Labour Ruth Harris-Small
Labour Claire Hill
Liberal Democrats Bob Hope
Reform UK Max McGillivray

References
  1. "Notice of Poll" (PDF). Dover District Council. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  2. "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED" (PDF). Dover District Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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