The 2019 Canterbury City Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Canterbury City Council in Kent, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.
Summary
Election result
Results by ward Barton
Beltinge
Blean Forest
George Metcalfe was elected as a Conservative in 2015. The change in voteshare is shown from his result then, rather than the Liberal Democrat candidate.
Chartham and Stone Street
Chestfield
Gorrell
Greenhill
Herne & Broomfield
Heron
Little Stour & Adisham
Nailbourne
Northgate
Reculver
Seasalter
St Stephen's
Sturry
Swalecliffe
Tankerton
West Bay
Westgate
Wincheap
Changes 2019–2023
Terry Westgate, elected as a Conservative for St Stephen's, resigned from the party on 31 August 2021 after rebelling against the Conservative group in a vote on the council's future system of governance, and sat as an independent. Conservative councillor Barbara Flack of Blean Forest died in February 2023. The seat remained vacant until the 2023 election. Between February and April 2023, four Conservative councillors left the party – Colin Spooner (Seasalter) in February, Peter Vickery-Jones (West Bay) in March, Ashley Clark (Seasalter) in late March and Anne Dekker (Herne & Broomfield) in early April – and formed the Independent Serve to Lead Group, costing the Conservatives their majority on the council.
By-elections
Chestfield
The by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative councillor Jenny Samper in June 2019.
Swalecliffe
The by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative councillor Ian Thomas in June 2020.
Westgate
The by-election was held following the death of Labour councillor Gill Gower in February 2020.
Gorrell
A by-election was called after Labour councillor George Caffery resigned in September 2021.
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