Election Name: | 2023 Thanet District Council election |
Country: | Kent |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 2019 Thanet District Council election |
Previous Year: | 2019 |
Next Election: | 2027 Thanet District Council election |
Next Year: | 2027 |
Seats For Election: | All 56 seats to Thanet District Council |
Majority Seats: | 29 |
Leader1: | Rick Everitt |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 20 |
Seats After1: | 30 |
Seat Change1: | 10 |
Leader2: | Ash Ashbee |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election2: | 25 |
Seats After2: | 17 |
Seat Change2: | 8 |
Party3: | Green Party of England and Wales |
Last Election3: | 3 |
Seats After3: | 5 |
Seat Change3: | 2 |
Party4: | Thanet Independents |
Last Election4: | 7 |
Seats After4: | 3 |
Seat Change4: | 4 |
Party5: | Independent politician |
Last Election5: | 1 |
Seats After5: | 1 |
Map Size: | 255px |
Leader | |
Posttitle: | Leader after election |
Before Election: | Ash Ashbee Conservative |
Before Party: | No overall control |
After Election: | Rick Everitt |
After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
The 2023 Thanet District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Thanet District Council in Kent, England.[1] [2] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
The council was under no overall control prior to the election, being led by Conservative councillor Ash Ashbee. Labour won a majority of the seats. Ash Ashbee lost her seat.[3] [4] Labour group leader Rick Everitt was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 18 May 2023.[5]
The overall results were:[6]
|-
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Thanet District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[7] The results for each ward were as follows:[8] [9]
George Kup was a sitting councillor in Birchington South
Sam Bambridge was a sitting councillor in Westgate-on-Sea