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Local council election 2019 results for Dover

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Find out who has been voted in to Dover District Council with our election graphic showing the results as they come in.

Since 2015 Dover council has been run by the Conservatives.

For all the results and reaction from across Kent follow our live blog and follow live updates from the Dover count below.

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4.15pm

CONSERVATIVES RETAIN OVERALL CONTROL OF DISTRICT COUNCIL

4.08pm

Town and Castle: Seats won by Edward Biggs (Lab) with 429 votes and David Hannent (Con) with 458 votes. Runners up were: Richard Jeacock (Con) 407, Chris Precious (Ind) 369, Beccy Sawbridge (Grn) 312, Graham Wanstall (Ind) 395 and Miriam Wood (Lab) 347.

3.50pm

3.41pm

Independent Peter Walker is the only councillor outside of the main parties to gain a seat - Dover seems to be bucking the national trend by having no Greens or Lib Dems winning so far.

3.32pm

3.07pm

3.05pm

The main points so far from the Dover count:

Conservative Jamie Rose beat off tough competition from Deal and Dover Liberal Democrat chairman Aston Mannerings to take the seat for new ward of Alkham and Capel le Ferne. The 29-year-old said he will work hard to free up freight traffic on the B2011 and extend the 40mph zone. He added: “I think it’s important to keep our villages as villages and bring back a sense of community to them.”

Tories Trevor Bartlett and Mike Conolly who both retained seats in Little Stour and Ashstone
Tories Trevor Bartlett and Mike Conolly who both retained seats in Little Stour and Ashstone

Conservatives Trevor Bartlett and Mike Conolly retained their seats in Little Stour and Ashstone. Mr Bartlett, a councillor of 20 years, told the Mercury he had never encountered so many “disgruntled” residents during canvassing. He hopes central government take note of today’s local election results and speed up the Brexit process.

Labour’s Ann Napier lost her seat in the Maxton and Elmsvale ward to Conservative Roger Walkden. There was just over 30 votes between them.

Today's election count at the town hall
Today's election count at the town hall

The votes for new ward of Eastry Rural were recounted with just five votes separating Stephen Manion, Conservative, from Green Party candidate Simon Phillips.

2.37pm

Results for Mill Hill ward: Seats won by Joe Burman (Lab) with 709 votes and Helen Williams (Lab) with 664 votes. Runners up were Derek Bond (Con) with 530 votes, Mike Eddy (Grn) with 509, Keith Lee (Con) with 466 and Christine Oliver (Grn) with 446 votes

2.05pm

Following a recount in Eastry Rural, seats won by Nicholas Kenton (Con) with 800 and Stephen Manion (Con) with 764 votes. Runner up just five votes behind was Simon Phillips (Grn) with 759 and Angela Ray (Lab) with 519.

1.50pm

Results have been slow to come in but here's what we have so far:

Alkham and Capel-le-Ferne - Jamie Rose (455 votes)

Buckland - Labour's Kevin Mills (504) and Charlotte Zosseder (463)

Dover Downs and River - Conservatives' Dave Beaney (902) and Mark Rose (850)

Little Stour and Ashstone - has been taken by Conservative candidates Trevor Bartlett (1207) and Mike Connelly (1123)

6am

There is a little time to wait for results today, with counting not expected to get underway until about 10.30am.

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