New Councillor for Princes Ward
Patrick Kelly from the Labour party won the Princes Ward By-Election on Thursday 21 February.
He was elected as a Borough Councillor with 50% of the vote. The Conservative candidate, Jean Shippam came in second with 29.4%. The turnout was 26.58%.
The new political make up of the council is:
Conservative – 26
Labour – 12
Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents Association – 6
Full details of the results are as follows:
Candidate Party Votes Percentage
Patrick Kelly Labour 592 50
Jean Shippam Conservative 348 29
Mike Tibby English Democrats 198 17
Amanda Martin Liberal Democrats 22 2
Arnold Tarling UKIP 19 2
Total number of votes cast was 1181.
