The 2015 Thanet District Council election was held on 7 May 2015 to elect all 56 seats on Thanet District Council, as part of the 2015 United Kingdom local elections taking place simultaneously with the 2015 General Election. The UK Independence Party won control of the council, becoming the governing group, the first time UKIP had won control of any type of local government unit above the level of a civil parish council, whether London Borough, Metropolitan Borough, Unitary Authority, Non-Metropolitan Borough or a District Council.Election 2015: UKIP takes control of its first council, in Thanet BBC News, 9 May 2015
Overall results After the election the composition of the council was:
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–UK Independence Party54,23036.3534.443333Conservative Party46,38231.0915.49189Labour Party35,55323.8314.41422Green Party3,7082.492.170Liberal Democrats1,7301.161.470We are the Reality Party8570.57New0NewThanet Independent Group5810.39New0NewRamsgate First1990.130.460Independent(s)5,9583.995.7412Total149,198100.00 56 Valid ballots cast67,33999.23Invalid/blank ballots cast5220.77Total ballots cast67,861100.00Registered voters/turnout94,34371.93Source: BBC
+ ↓ 33 18 5 UKIP Conservative Other
Results by ward Listed below are the results in each of the 23 wards of Thanet District Council. Each ward elects 2 or 3 councilors, with the exception of Kingsgate ward, which only elects one member.
Beacon Road
Birchington North
Birchington South
Bradstowe
Central Harbour
Cliffsend and Pegwell
Cliftonville East
Cliftonville West
Dane Valley
Eastcliffe
Garlinge
Kingsgate
Margate Central
Nethercourt
Newington
Northwood
Salmestone
Sir Moses Montefiore
St Peters
Thanet Villages
Viking
Westbrook
Westgate-on-Sea
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