Swale Borough Council election, 2015

An election was held in Swale Borough Council in England as part of the United Kingdom local elections on 7 May 2015.^[1] All 47 seats were up for election under new ward boundaries.

The party results were as follows: Conservative Party (UK) 32, UK Independence Party 9, Labour Party (UK) 4, Independent politician 2.

Ward Results

Watling Ward (2 Seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David Simmons	1307	23
	Conservative	Ted Wilcox	1260	22
	UKIP	Warren George Wilson	1119	20
	Labour	Catherine Read	806	14
	Labour	Anna Hefferon	707	12
	Green	Viv Moore	486	9
Majority
Turnout			5,685
	[[{{{winner}}}\|{{Template:{{{winner}}}/meta/shortname}}]] hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

By-elections between 2015 and 2019

Milton Regis

A by-election was held in Milton Regis on 3 August 2017 after the death of UKIP councillor Katy Coleman.^[2] The seat was gained for Labour by former councillor Tony Winkless with a majority of 318 votes over Conservative candidate Kane Roy Blackwell.

Milton Regis by-election 3 August 2017
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Tony Winkless	573	53.7
	Conservative	Kane Roy Blackwell	255	23.9
	UKIP	Richard Frank Palmer	151	14.1
	Liberal Democrat	Tony Clark	86	8.0
Majority			318
Turnout			1,066	23.4
	Labour gain from UKIP		Swing

Sheppey East

A by-election was held in Sheppey East on 3 May 2018 after the resignation of Conservative councillor Lesley Ingham. The seat was held for the Conservatives by Lynd Ernest Taylor with a majority of 184 votes over Labour candidate Gill Smith.

Sheppey East by-election 3 May 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Lynd Ernest Taylor	522	46.5
	Labour	Gillian Barbara Smith	338	30.1
	UKIP	Sunatha Nissanga	235	20.9
	Liberal Democrat	Marc Justin Wilson	23	2.0
Majority			184
Turnout			1,121	26.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Changes between 2015 and 2019

UKIP councillor Katy Coleman (Milton Regis) died suddenly on 30 May 2017.^[3] At the consequent by-election on 3 August 2017 Labour gained the seat. New councillor Tony Winkless.

Conservative councillor Lesley Ingham (Sheppey East) resigned her seat in March 2018.^[4] At the consequent by-election on 3 May 2018 the Conservatives held the seat. New councillor Lynd Taylor.

All 8 remaining UKIP councillors as of April 2018 sit as 'The Swale Group'.^[5]

References

↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
↑ Jeffery, Poppy (4 August 2017). "Labour gains seat on council". Kent Online. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
↑ "'Positive and caring' councillor dies aged 45". Kent Online. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
↑ "They break ties in Ockendon | LocalCouncils.co.uk". localcouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
↑ "Your Councillors". 2018-04-01. Retrieved 2018-04-01.

(2014 ←) United Kingdom local elections, 2015 (→ 2016)
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Mayoral elections	Bedford Copeland Leicester Mansfield Middlesbrough Torbay
See also: United Kingdom general election, 2015

Council elections in Kent
Kent County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017
Ashford Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Canterbury City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Dartford Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Dover District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Gravesham Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Maidstone Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018
Medway Council	1997 2000 2003 2007 2011 2015
Sevenoaks District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Shepway District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Swale Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2015
Thanet District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018
Rochester-upon-Medway City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 Abolished
Gillingham Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes

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