Medway Council elections

Medway Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Medway in Kent, England. It was created on 1 April 1998 replacing Gillingham and Rochester-upon-Medway.

Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1997, initially operating as a shadow authority until formally taking over from the two outgoing councils on 1 April 1998. Since 1997 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1][2]

Party in control		Years
	Labour	1997–1998
	No overall control	1998–2003
	Conservative	2003–2023
	Labour	2023-present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2000 have been:[3]

Councillor		From	To
Rodney Chambers	Conservative	May 2000	27 May 2015
Alan Jarrett	Conservative	27 May 2015
Vince Maple	Labour	04 May 2023

Council elections

1997 Medway Council election (New ward boundaries)[4]
2000 Medway Council election
2003 Medway Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 25)[5][6][7]
2007 Medway Council election
2011 Medway Council election
2015 Medway Council election
2019 Medway Council election
2023 Medway Council election

By-election results

1998-2003

Gillingham South By-Election 19 February 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dayantha Liyanage	656	54.3	+6.7
	Labour	Pamela Holman	372	30.8	+0.8
	Conservative	Roy Hunter	180	14.9	-7.5
Majority			284	23.5
Turnout			1,208	27.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2007-2011

Rochester South and Horsted By-Election 8 May 2008[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Trevor Clarke	1,847	48.7	+7.2
	Labour	Adam Price	819	21.6	-5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Viv Parker	767	20.2	+3.6
	BNP	Brian Ravenscroft	257	6.8	+6.8
	Green	Simon Marchant	104	2.7	+2.7
Majority			1,028	27.1
Turnout			3,794	41.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

This by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative Councillor John Ward

Luton & Wayfield By-Election 3 September 2009[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tashi Bhutia	1,042	36.9	+10.8
	Labour	Sam Whittington	1,038	36.7	-12.3
	Liberal Democrats	Gary Allanach	223	7.9	+7.9
	UKIP	Robin Johnson	200	7.1	+7.1
	BNP	Brian Ravenscroft	186	6.6	+6.6
	Independent	Brian Cartwright	87	3.1	-21.9
	Green	Sarah D'Angelo	51	1.8	+1.8
Majority			4	0.2
Turnout			2,827	29.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

This by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labour Councillor Dennis McFarlane

River Ward By-Election 12 August 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David Craggs	617	45.8
	Labour	John Jones	544	40.4
	Liberal Democrats	Garry Harrison	104	7.7
	Green	Steven Keevil	45	3.3
	BNP	Brian Ravenscroft	39	2.8
	English Democrat	Ron Sands	33	2.4
Majority			73	5.3
Turnout			1,382
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

This by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labour Councillor Bill Esterson

River Ward By-Election 21 October 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John Jones	695	45.5
	Conservative	Andrew Mackness	631	41.3
	Liberal Democrats	Garry Harrison	92	6.0
	UKIP	Anthony Cook	42	2.8
	Green	Steven Keevil	36	2.4
	English Democrat	Ron Sands	31	2.0
Majority			64	4.2
Turnout			1527	25.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

This by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative Councillor David Craggs

2011-2015

Peninsula By-Election 20 November 2014[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Christopher Irvine	2,850	48.3	+48.3
	Conservative	Ron Sands	1,965	33.3	-20.9
	Labour	Pete Tungate	716	12.1	-8.6
	Green	Clive Gregory	314	5.3	-2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Sams	60	1.0	-5.3
Majority			885	15.0
Turnout			5,905
	UKIP gain from Conservative		Swing

2015-2019

Strood South by-election 20 October 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Josie Iles	724	38.4	+3.4
	Labour	Isaac Igwe	521	27.7	+3.4
	UKIP	Karl Weller	480	25.5	-13.2
	Green	Steve Dyke	74	3.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Isabelle Cherry	62	3.3	N/A
	English Democrat	Mike Russell	23	1.2	N/A
Majority			203	10.7
Turnout			1,884	16.74
	Conservative gain from UKIP		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of UKIP Councillor Catriona Brown-Reckless

Rainham Central by-election 3 November 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jan Aldous	1,448	61.1
	UKIP	Mark Mencattelli	389	16.4
	Labour	Simon Allen	320	13.5
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Chaplin	137	5.8
	Green	George Meegan	61	2.6
	English Democrat	Mike Russell	14	0.6
Majority			1,059	44.7
Turnout			2,369	24.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative Councillor Mike O'Brien

Rochester West by-election 8 March 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alex Paterson	1,212	47.5	+26.5
	Conservative	Alan Kew	1007	39.5	-4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Rose	119	4.7	+1.0
	Green	Sonia Hyner	107	4.2	-6.1
	UKIP	Rob McCulloch Martin	104	4.1	-16.2
Majority			205	8.0	-5.0
Turnout			2,549	33
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative Councillor Kelly Tolhurst

2019-2023

Princes Park by-election 26 August 2021[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert George Benedict Lammas	961	67.1	+19.1
	Labour	John Gower Strevens	313	21.9	-5.6
	Green	Sonia Lesley Hyner	52	3.6	N/A
	Independent	Matthew Bernard Durcan	51	3.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	John Edward Castle	49	3.4	N/A
Majority			648	45.2
Turnout			1,432	18.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Strood North by-election 26 August 2021[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Zöe Angela Van Dyke	913	37.0	+6.4
	Conservative	Mark Paul Joy	728	29.5	-2.5
	Green	Catriona Margaret Jamieson	565	10.5	+1.0
	Independent	Christopher Stuart Spalding	216	8.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Edward Wells	39	1.6	N/A
Majority			185	7.5
Turnout			2,466	23.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Rochester East by-election 16 December 2021[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lauren Edwards	870	63.3	+15.2
	Conservative	Brian Griffin	388	28.2	+8.6
	Green	Bernard Hyde	69	5.0	-9.2
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Manuel	48	3.5	-2.8
Majority			482	35.1
Turnout			1,375
	Labour hold		Swing

Peninsula by-election 8 December 2022[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	George Crozer	1,038	46.6	+46.6
	Conservative	Harold Ogunfemi	371	16.7	-9.2
	Green	Julian Sutton	255	11.5	+1.5
	Independent	Chris Spalding	230	10.3	+10.3
	Labour	David Hodges	215	9.7	-0.4
	Independent	Sharon Jackson	89	4.0	+4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Ben Rist	29	1.3	+1.3
Majority			667	30.0
Turnout			2,227
	Independent hold		Swing

References

"Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
"Medway". BBC News Online. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
"Council minutes". Medway Council. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
legislation.gov.uk - The District of the Medway Towns (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 1997. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Medway (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
"Medway". BBC Online. Retrieved 9 May 2008.
"Your council". Medway Council. Archived from the original on 13 March 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2008.
"Rochester South and Horsted by-election result". Medway Council. 9 May 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
"Luton and Wayfield ward by-election". Medway Council. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
"Local Elections Archive Project — Peninsula Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
"Princes Park ward results". www.medway.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
"Strood North ward results". www.medway.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
"Local Elections Archive Project — Rochester East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
"Local Elections Archive Project — Peninsula Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk.

External links

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[1] "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

[hold-2] "Medway". BBC News Online. Retrieved 22 September 2009.

[3] "Council minutes". Medway Council. Retrieved 24 July 2022.

[4] slation.gov.uk - The District of the Medway Towns (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 1997. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[5] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of Medway (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[medway-6] "Medway". BBC Online. Retrieved 9 May 2008.

[councillors-7] "Your council". Medway Council. Archived from the original on 13 March 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2008.

[horstead-8] "Rochester South and Horsted by-election result". Medway Council. 9 May 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2009.

[wayfield-9] "Luton and Wayfield ward by-election". Medway Council. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2009.

[10] "Local Elections Archive Project — Peninsula Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk.

[11] "Princes Park ward results". www.medway.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

[12] "Strood North ward results". www.medway.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

[13] "Local Elections Archive Project — Rochester East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk.

[14] "Local Elections Archive Project — Peninsula Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk.

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