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Ireland
*Ashford, County Wicklow
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United Kingdom
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is the local authority for the
Borough of Ashford
The Borough of Ashford is a local government district with borough status in Kent, England. It borders five other Kent districts, as well as East Sussex to the south-west. Ashford Borough Council's main offices are in the town of Ashford. The bor ...
in
Kent
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,
England
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. The council is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 47
councillor
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Canada
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s have been elected from 39
wards.
Political control
The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties:
Leadership
The
leaders of the council since 1999 have been:
Council elections
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1973 Ashford Borough Council election
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1976 Ashford Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
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1979 Ashford Borough Council election
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1983 Ashford Borough Council election
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1987 Ashford Borough Council election
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1991 Ashford Borough Council election
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1995 Ashford Borough Council election
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1999 Ashford Borough Council election
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2003 Ashford Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 6)
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2007 Ashford Borough Council election
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2011 Ashford Borough Council election
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2015 Ashford Borough Council election
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2019 Ashford Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
[legislation.gov.uk ]
The Borough of Ashford (Electoral Changes) Order 2017
Retrieved on 27 December 2022.
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2023 Ashford Borough Council election
Borough result maps
File:Ashford UK local election 2003 map.svg, 2003 results map
File:Ashford UK local election 2007 map.svg, 2007 results map
File:Ashford Borough Council election 2011 map.svg, 2011 results map
File:Ashford UK local election 2015 map.svg, 2015 result map
By-election results
1995-1999
2003-2007
2011-2015
The 2014
Wye by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Steve Wright.
2015-2019
The 2016 Beaver by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Jill Britcher.
The 2018 Kennington by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Phil Sims.
2019-2023
The 2019 Downs North by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Stephen Dehnel.
The 2020 Park Farm North by-election was triggered by the election of Councillor
Jo Gideon to the
UK Parliament
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as MP for
Stoke-on-Trent Central.
The 2021 Beaver by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Alex Ward.
The 2021 Downs North by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Charles Dehnel.
The 2021 Highfield by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Gerald White.
References
By-election results
External links
Ashford Borough Council
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Borough of Ashford
Council elections in Kent
District council elections in England