Folkestone and Hythe District Council elections explained

Folkestone and Hythe District Council is the local authority for the Folkestone and Hythe District in Kent, England. The district was called Shepway prior to 2018. The council is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 30 councillors have been elected from 13 wards.^[1]

Council elections

• 1973 Shepway District Council election
• 1976 Shepway District Council election
• 1979 Shepway District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[2]
• 1983 Shepway District Council election
• 1987 Shepway District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^{[3] [4]}
• 1991 Shepway District Council election
• 1995 Shepway District Council election
• 1999 Shepway District Council election
• 2003 Shepway District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 10)^{[5] [6]}
• 2007 Shepway District Council election
• 2011 Shepway District Council election
• 2015 Shepway District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[7]
• 2019 Folkestone and Hythe District Council election
• 2023 Folkestone and Hythe District Council election

By-election results

2023-2027

References

• By-election results

Notes and References

1. si. 2014. 1908. The Shepway (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. 27 July 2022.
2. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Shepway (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
3. The Canterbury and Shepway (Areas) Order 1985
4. legislation.gov.uk - The Kent (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
5. News: Local elections . 2009-10-24 . BBC News Online.
6. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Shepway (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
7. legislation.gov.uk - The Shepway (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.