2023 English local election
The 2023 Medway Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Medway Council in Kent, England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections. The Labour party won control of the council for the first time since 1998, winning 11 seats while the Conservative party lost 13 seats.[1][2]
Since the previous election, there have been boundary changes that increased the number of councillors from 55 to 59 and the number of wards from 22 to 24.[3]
Summary
Election result
2023 Medway Council election |
Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 59 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 55.9 | 44.4 | 61,612 | +11.2 |
| Conservative | 59 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 37.3 | 38.8 | 53,841 | –1.3 |
| Independent | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 7,921 | –3.6 |
| Green | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 5.6 | 7,741 | +1.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 5.0 | 6,978 | +0.7 |
| Heritage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 217 | N/A |
| CPA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 208 | –0.2 |
| Reform UK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 143 | N/A |
| SDP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 132 | N/A |
Ward results
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Medway Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[4] The results of the election in each ward were as follows: [5]
All Saints
All Saints Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Chris Spalding | 295 | 30.7 |
| Independent | Julie Wallace | 252 | 26.3 |
| Conservative | Harold Ogunfemi | 190 | 19.8 |
| Labour | Kier Kemp | 118 | 12.3 |
| Reform UK | Bill Khatkar | 49 | 5.1 |
| Green | Bernard Hyde | 34 | 3.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Simpson | 22 | 2.3 |
Majority | 43 | 4.4 |
Turnout | 965 | 27.6 |
Registered electors | 3,495 | |
| Independent win (new seat) |
Chatham Central and Brompton
Chatham Central and Brompton (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour Co-op | Vince Maple* | 1,394 | 63.3 |
| Labour Co-op | Nina Gurung | 1,211 | 55.0 |
| Labour Co-op | Damola Animashaun | 1,136 | 51.6 |
| Conservative | Paul Khera | 552 | 25.1 |
| Conservative | Claude King | 517 | 23.5 |
| Conservative | Habib Tejan Jr | 467 | 21.2 |
| Green | Rob O'Hanlon | 336 | 15.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoff Juby | 295 | 13.4 |
Turnout | 2,201 | 20.9 |
Registered electors | 10,525 | |
| Labour Co-op win (new seat) |
| Labour Co-op win (new seat) |
| Labour Co-op win (new seat) |
Cuxton, Halling and Riverside
Cuxton, Halling and Riverside (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Matt Fearn* | 880 | 46.4 |
| Conservative | Phil Filmer* | 685 | 36.1 |
| Green | Matt Nightingale | 641 | 33.8 |
| Green | Cat Jamieson | 502 | 26.5 |
| Labour | Stephen McCormack | 414 | 21.8 |
| Labour | Victoria Morris | 408 | 21.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ron Gillett | 76 | 4.0 |
Turnout | 1,895 | 30.9 |
Registered electors | 6,129 | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Fort Horsted
Fort Horsted Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Trevor Clarke* | 489 | 45.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Viv Parker | 344 | 31.8 |
| Labour | Joseph Murray | 212 | 19.6 |
| Green | Matthew Knott | 37 | 3.4 |
Majority | 145 | 13.4 |
Turnout | 1,090 | 30.9 |
Registered electors | 3,530 | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Fort Pitt
Gillingham North
Gillingham South
Hempstead and Wigmore
Hempstead and Wigmore (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jim Gilbourne | 1,709 | 65.2 | –3.1 |
| Conservative | Andrew Lawrence | 1,617 | 61.7 | –5.5 |
| Labour | Lewis Bailey | 603 | 23.0 | +13.3 |
| Labour | Haroon Kahn | 450 | 17.2 | +7.7 |
| Green | Kat Korff | 237 | 9.0 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Cavaliere | 222 | 8.5 | –1.5 |
| SDP | Peter Wheeler | 58 | 2.2 | N/A |
| CPA | John Gibson | 50 | 1.9 | N/A |
Turnout | 2,620 | 35.1 | |
Registered electors | 7,463 | | |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Hoo St Werburgh and High Halstow
Hoo St Werburgh and High Halstow (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | George Crozer* | 2,388 | 71.3 |
| Independent | Ron Sands* | 2,279 | 68.1 |
| Independent | Michael Pearce | 2,230 | 66.6 |
| Conservative | Robert Tildesley | 465 | 13.9 |
| Conservative | Chris Sparks | 427 | 12.8 |
| Conservative | Fatima Mitchell | 409 | 12.2 |
| Labour | Gary Barwell | 358 | 10.7 |
| Labour | Giuliana Christmas | 336 | 10.0 |
| Labour | Steve Vickery | 286 | 8.5 |
| Green | Julian Sutton | 140 | 4.2 |
| Reform UK | Steve Hudson | 94 | 2.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Aaron Sergejenkovs-Telford | 51 | 1.5 |
Turnout | 3,349 | 33.3 |
Registered electors | 10,049 | |
| Independent win (new seat) |
| Independent win (new seat) |
| Independent win (new seat) |
Lordswood and Walderslade
Lordswood and Walderslade (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | David Brake* | 1,752 | 52.3 |
| Conservative | David Wildey* | 1,728 | 51.6 |
| Conservative | Adrian Gulvin* | 1,618 | 48.3 |
| Labour | Christine Godwin | 917 | 27.4 |
| Labour | David Bowen | 817 | 24.4 |
| Labour | Brad Cook | 777 | 23.2 |
| Green | Sonia Hyner | 339 | 10.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Vincent | 272 | 8.1 |
Turnout | 2,994 | 27.6 |
Registered electors | 10,857 | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Luton
Princes Park
Princes Park (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robbie Lammas* | 938 | 57.9 | +9.6 |
| Conservative | Alex Hyne | 933 | 57.6 | +9.9 |
| Labour | John Strevens | 486 | 30.0 | +2.2 |
| Labour | Temi Olodo | 425 | 26.2 | +1.4 |
| Green | Simon Marchant | 156 | 9.6 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Sailes | 116 | 7.6 | N/A |
Turnout | 1,621 | 24.4 | |
Registered electors | 6,645 | | |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Rainham North
Rainham North (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | George Perfect | 1,210 | 40.7 | –7.6 |
| Conservative | Wayne Spring | 1,138 | 38.3 | –9.4 |
| Conservative | Kwashie Anang | 1,124 | 37.8 | N/A |
| Labour | Mark Harrison | 1,025 | 34.5 | +6.7 |
| Labour | Nikita Morris | 946 | 31.8 | +7.0 |
| Labour | Mutz Khan | 907 | 30.5 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Bourne | 675 | 22.7 | N/A |
| Green | Trish Marchant | 442 | 14.9 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Collins Rosell | 402 | 13.5 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Chan | 323 | 10.9 | N/A |
Turnout | 2,971 | 28.7 | |
Registered electors | 10,341 | | |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Rainham South East
Rainham South East (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Roger Barrett* | 1,455 | 51.2 |
| Conservative | Howard Doe* | 1,448 | 51.0 |
| Conservative | Gary Hackwell* | 1,430 | 50.3 |
| Labour | Katrina Campbell | 920 | 32.4 |
| Labour | Iain Childs | 835 | 29.4 |
| Labour | Chiron Mottram | 759 | 26.7 |
| Green | Mary Smith | 431 | 15.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Moore | 337 | 11.9 |
| CPA | Roger Peacock | 158 | 5.6 |
Turnout | 2,842 | 27.2 |
Registered electors | 10,466 | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Rainham South West
Rainham South West (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Barry Kemp* | 1,177 | 50.0 |
| Conservative | Mark Joy | 1,027 | 43.6 |
| Labour | Christopher Brown | 750 | 31.8 |
| Labour | Alpa Shah | 498 | 21.1 |
| Green | Liz O'Hanlon | 341 | 14.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Jefferies | 269 | 11.4 |
| Independent | Matt Duncan | 226 | 9.6 |
| Independent | Callum Evans | 96 | 4.1 |
Turnout | 2,355 | 32.2 |
Registered electors | 7,309 | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Rochester East and Warren Wood
Rochester West and Borstal
St Mary's Island
St Mary's Island Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Habib Tejan* | 479 | 44.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Castle | 323 | 30.1 |
| Labour | David Hodges | 224 | 20.9 |
| Green | Caroline Bowes | 47 | 4.4 |
Majority | 156 | 14.5 |
Turnout | 1,076 | 32.8 |
Registered electors | 3,284 | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Strood North and Frindsbury
Strood Rural
Strood Rural (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Williams* | 1,458 | 51.1 | +9.6 |
| Conservative | Gary Etheridge* | 1,446 | 50.7 | +11.5 |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Turpin* | 1,409 | 49.4 | +13.1 |
| Labour | Robert Wyatt | 849 | 29.8 | +12.5 |
| Labour | Elaine Thomas | 786 | 27.6 | +12.3 |
| Labour | Derek Munton | 742 | 26.0 | +12.2 |
| Green | Neil Atkinson | 379 | 13.3 | –1.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Joanna Clark | 304 | 10.7 | +0.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Millsom | 282 | 9.9 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Wells | 219 | 7.7 | N/A |
Turnout | 2,852 | 27.9 | |
Registered electors | 10,218 | | |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Strood West
Twydall
Watling
Wayfield and Weeds Wood
Wayfield and Weeds Wood (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour Co-op | Esther Cook | 986 | 50.6 |
| Labour Co-op | Eddie Peake | 915 | 46.9 |
| Conservative | Caroline Burns | 799 | 41.0 |
| Conservative | Nawal Rai | 689 | 35.4 |
| Green | Judith Northwood-Boorman | 121 | 6.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Herbert Crack | 108 | 5.5 |
| SDP | Steve Tanner | 74 | 3.8 |
Turnout | 1,949 | 27.3 |
Registered electors | 7,143 | |
| Labour Co-op win (new seat) |
| Labour Co-op win (new seat) |
References
- ^ "Medway result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ^ Jordan, Nicola (8 May 2023). "New Medway Council leader Vince Maple outlines what Labour plans for Towns". Kent Online. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Medway electoral arrangements review". Medway Council. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Local election candidate list and notices of poll". Medway Council. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Local and parish elections 2023 results". medway.gov.uk. Medway Council. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.