The 2023 Gravesham Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Gravesham Borough Council in

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, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England. New ward boundaries came into force for this election, reducing the number of councillors from 44 to 39.

Summary

Prior to the election the council was under

no overall control In the context of local authorities in the United Kingdom no overall control (NOC; ) is a situation in which no single political group achieves a majority of seats, comparable to a hung parliament. Of the 248 councils who had members up for elec ...

, with Labour holding exactly half the seats. The election saw Labour regain an outright majority, taking 22 of the 39 seats.

Election result

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Candidates

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Gravesham Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023. The results for each ward were as follows:

Chalk

Coldharbour and Perry Street

Denton

Higham and Shorne

Istead Rise, Cobham and Luddesdown

Meopham North

Meopham South and Vigo

Northfleet and Springhead

Painters Ash

Pelham

Riverview Park

Rosherville

Singlewell

Town

Westcourt

Whitehill and Windmill Hill

Woodlands

References

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May 2023 in the United Kingdom 2020s in Kent