Election Name: | 2019 Folkestone and Hythe District Council election |
Country: | Kent |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 2015 Shepway District Council election |
Previous Year: | 2015 |
Next Election: | 2023 Folkestone and Hythe District Council election |
Next Year: | 2023 |
Seats For Election: | All 30 seats to Folkestone & Hythe District Council |
Majority Seats: | 16 |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 21 seats, 37.9% |
Seats1: | 13 |
Seat Change1: | 9 |
Popular Vote1: | 22,072 |
Percentage1: | 36.4% |
Swing1: | 1.5% |
Party2: | Green Party of England and Wales |
Last Election2: | 0 seats, 12.8% |
Seats2: | 6 |
Seat Change2: | 6 |
Popular Vote2: | 15,268 |
Percentage2: | 25.2% |
Swing2: | 12.4% |
Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election3: | 1 seat, 10.3% |
Seats3: | 6 |
Seat Change3: | 5 |
Popular Vote3: | 11,422 |
Percentage3: | 18.8% |
Swing3: | 8.5% |
Party4: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election4: | 0 seats, 10.3% |
Seats4: | 2 |
Seat Change4: | 2 |
Popular Vote4: | 6,821 |
Percentage4: | 11.3% |
Swing4: | 1.0% |
Party5: | UKIP |
Last Election5: | 7 seats, 19.6% |
Seats5: | 2 |
Seat Change5: | 5 |
Popular Vote5: | 2,162 |
Percentage5: | 3.6% |
Swing5: | 16.0% |
Party6: | Independent politician |
Last Election6: | 0 seats, 5.6% |
Seats6: | 1 |
Seat Change6: | 1 |
Popular Vote6: | 2,423 |
Percentage6: | 4.0% |
Swing6: | 1.6% |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
After Party: | No overall control |
Elections to Folkestone & Hythe District Council were held on 2 May 2019.[1]
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Dylan Jeffrey stood as a Labour candidate in 2015, and Carol Sacre stood as a UKIP candidate.
David Horton stood as a Green candidate in 2015.
Ray Field stood as a TUSC candidate in 2015, and Mary Lawes stood as a UKIP candidate.