Ashford Borough Council is the local authority for the Borough of Ashford in Kent, England. The council is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 47 councillors have been elected from 39

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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

1973 Ashford Borough Council election Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...

1976 Ashford Borough Council election Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

(New ward boundaries) * 1979 Ashford Borough Council election * 1983 Ashford Borough Council election *

1987 Ashford Borough Council election File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k ...

* 1991 Ashford Borough Council election *

1995 Ashford Borough Council election File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake strike ...

1999 Ashford Borough Council election The 1999 Ashford Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Ashford Borough Council in Kent, England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Background The previous ele ...

* 2003 Ashford Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 6) * 2007 Ashford Borough Council election *

2011 Ashford Borough Council election The 2011 Ashford Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Ashford Borough Council in Kent, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. Election ...

2015 Ashford Borough Council election The 2015 Ashford Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Ashford Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Results Ward by ward ...

2019 Ashford Borough Council election The 2019 Ashford Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Ashford Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other 2019 United Kingdom local elections, local elections. Result summary Ward resu ...

(New ward boundaries)legislation.gov.uk
The Borough of Ashford (Electoral Changes) Order 2017
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2023 Ashford Borough Council election The 2023 Ashford Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Ashford Borough Council in Kent, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England. At the previous election in 2019, the Conservatives ...

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

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to the UK Parliament 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
{{Ashford Borough of Ashford Council elections in Kent District council elections in England