Thanet local elections
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Thanet
District
Council in Kent
, England
is elected every four years.
Conservative 33 (Majority 3)
in Margate Birchington
(1), Margate Marine & Pier
(3), Margate Cliftonville
(3), Margate Salmestone
(1), Margate West
(3), Westgate on Sea (3), Ramsgate East Central and East Cliff (3), Ramsgate Southwood (2), Ramsgate West Central & West Cliff (4), Sir Moses Montefiore (2), Broadstairs Kingsgate (3), Broadstairs Upton (2), Pierremont
(2), Thanet Parishes (1)
Labour 14
in Margate Cecil & Ethelbert (2), Margate Salmestone
(2), Ramsgate Northwood (4), Ramsgate: St. Lawrence (6)
Liberal 5
in Broadstairs: Central (3), St. Peters (2)
Others 11
in Margate Birchington
(4), Margate Park (4), Westgate on Sea (1), Minster
(2)
Thanet Council election, 1976
Thanet Council election, 1979
Thanet Council election, 1983
Thanet Council election, 1987
Thanet Council election, 1991
Thanet Council election, 1995
Thanet Council election, 1999
Thanet Council election, 2003 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by 2)
Thanet Council election, 2007
Thanet
Thanet is a local government district of Kent, England which was formed under the Local Government Act 1972, and came into being on 1 April 1974...
District
Non-metropolitan district
Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...
Council in Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
is elected every four years.
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
1973–1987 |
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
1987–1991 Election 1987 Conservative 25 Labour 7 Liberal 10 Others 12 |
| Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
1991–1995 Election 1991 Conservative 29 (Majority 4) Labour 14 Liberal 2 Others 9 |
| Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
1995–2003 Election 1995 Conservative 3 Labour 45 (Majority 36) Liberal 4 Others 2 Election 1999 Conservative 16 Labour 35 (Majority 16) Liberal 0 Others 3 |
| Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
2003–present Election 2003 Conservative (Majority ) Labour Liberal Others Election 2007 Conservative (Majority ) Labour Liberal Others |
Council elections
Thanet Council election, 1973Conservative 33 (Majority 3)
in Margate Birchington
Margate Birchington
Margate Birchington was a ward of Margate Municipal District prior to 1973. When the Municipal District was included in the Thanet Borough in 1974, Birchington ward elected 5 councillors to the new Borough at the elections of 1973 and 1976...
(1), Margate Marine & Pier
Margate Marine & Pier
Margate Marine & Pier was a ward of Margate Municipal District prior to 1973. When the Municipal District was included in the Thanet Borough in 1974, Marine & Pier ward elected 2 councillors to the new Borough at the elections of 1973 and 1976.1973 Election...
(3), Margate Cliftonville
Margate Cliftonville
Margate Cliftonville was a ward of Margate Municipal District prior to 1973. When the Municipal District was included in the Thanet Borough in 1974, Cliftonville ward elected 3 councillors to the new Borough at the elections of 1973 through to 2003, when it underwent boundary changes.1973...
(3), Margate Salmestone
Margate Salmestone
Margate Salmestone was a ward of Margate Municipal District prior to 1973. When the Municipal District was included in the Thanet Borough in 1974, Salmestone ward elected 3 councillors to the new Borough, but following the boundary changes of 1979 this was reduced to two councillors.-1973...
(1), Margate West
Margate West
Margate West is an electoral division of Kent County Council covering Westgate-on-Sea, Westbrook and Garlinge. In the 2009 election, 3668 people voted out of an electorate of 11,817 and the Conservative Robert Burgess was returned....
(3), Westgate on Sea (3), Ramsgate East Central and East Cliff (3), Ramsgate Southwood (2), Ramsgate West Central & West Cliff (4), Sir Moses Montefiore (2), Broadstairs Kingsgate (3), Broadstairs Upton (2), Pierremont
Pierremont
Pierremont is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Pierremont is situated west of Arras, at the junction of the D99 and the N39 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...
(2), Thanet Parishes (1)
Labour 14
in Margate Cecil & Ethelbert (2), Margate Salmestone
Margate Salmestone
Margate Salmestone was a ward of Margate Municipal District prior to 1973. When the Municipal District was included in the Thanet Borough in 1974, Salmestone ward elected 3 councillors to the new Borough, but following the boundary changes of 1979 this was reduced to two councillors.-1973...
(2), Ramsgate Northwood (4), Ramsgate: St. Lawrence (6)
Liberal 5
in Broadstairs: Central (3), St. Peters (2)
Others 11
in Margate Birchington
Margate Birchington
Margate Birchington was a ward of Margate Municipal District prior to 1973. When the Municipal District was included in the Thanet Borough in 1974, Birchington ward elected 5 councillors to the new Borough at the elections of 1973 and 1976...
(4), Margate Park (4), Westgate on Sea (1), Minster
Minster-in-Thanet
Minster-in-Thanet, also known as Minster, is a village and civil parish in the Thanet District of Kent, England. The village is situated to the west of Ramsgate and to the north east of Canterbury; it lies just south west of Kent International Airport and just north of the River Stour...
(2)
Thanet Council election, 1976
Thanet Council election, 1979
Thanet Council election, 1983
Thanet Council election, 1987
Thanet Council election, 1991
Thanet Council election, 1995
Thanet Council election, 1999
Thanet Council election, 2003 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by 2)
Thanet Council election, 2007