Elections to Kent County Council were held on 6 May 2021, alongside other local elections.
81 councillors were elected from 71 electoral divisions.
Summary
Election result
Results by district Ashford
District summary
PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 6 1 16,859 57.3 +2.2Green 1 1 4,899 16.7 +10.9Labour 0 1 5,140 17.5 +3.4Liberal Democrat 0 1 2,240 7.6 –7.9Independent 0 285 1.0 N/A
District results
Canterbury
District summary
PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 5 2 17,221 43.8 –1.4Labour 2 2 11,348 28.8 +7.5Liberal Democrat 1 6,188 15.7 –4.8Green 0 4,327 11.0 +5.3Independent 0 263 0.7 N/A
District results
Dartford
District summary
PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 4 1 12,211 52.9 –0.7Labour 1 1 7,101 30.8 +4.9Residents 1 2,155 9.3 +4.4Green 0 1,157 5.0 +4.3Reform UK 0 460 2.0 N/A
District results
Dover
District summary
PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 7 20,540 50.6 +1.8Labour 0 11,834 29.1 –1.3Green 0 4,216 10.4 +6.4Liberal Democrats 0 2,084 5.1 –1.8Independent 0 1,609 4.0 +3.6Workers Party 0 331 0.8 N/A
District results
Folkestone and Hythe
District summary
PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 5 12,920 47.1 +4.4Labour 1 1 5,465 19.9 +8.0Green 0 1 3,935 14.3 –0.6Liberal Democrats 0 3,024 11.0 –1.8Foundation 0 561 2.0 N/AUKIP 0 498 1.8 –11.1Independent 0 485 1.8 –2.6Reform UK 0 309 1.1 N/ASocialist (GB) 0 144 0.5 +0.3TUSC 0 81 0.3 N/A
District results
The election in Elham Valley was deferred to 17 June 2021 due to the death of a candidate after the close of nominations.
Gravesham
District summary
PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 4 1 18,793 51.2 +4.3Labour 1 1 14,006 38.1 +1.6Liberal Democrats 0 2,033 5.5 +0.6Green 0 1,895 5.2 +1.8
District results
Maidstone
District summary
PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 7 1 24,293 48.1 +0.2Liberal Democrats 2 1 10,150 20.1 –11.1Labour 0 7,570 15.0 +6.1Green 0 6,340 12.6 +7.8Independent 0 1,903 3.8 +3.5Reform UK 0 250 0.5 N/A
District results
Sevenoaks
District summary
PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 5 1 17,662 56.3 –6.8Liberal Democrats 1 1 5,468 17.4 +1.6Green 0 4,318 13.8 +8.0Labour 0 3,105 9.9 –1.2Independent 0 837 2.7 +2.4
District results
Swale
District summary
PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 4 2 18,424 46.4 +2.9Swale Ind. 1 1 7,109 17.9 N/AGreen 1 1 4,944 12.5 +8.7Liberal Democrats 1 3,686 9.3 –1.6Labour 0 4,831 12.2 –9.3Independent 0 442 1.1 –0.8Reform UK 0 252 0.6 N/A
District results
Thanet
District summary
PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 5 19,994 45.5 –0.3Labour 2 10,797 24.6 –1.3Green 0 8,558 19.5 +17.5Thanet Independent 0 1,861 4.2 N/ALiberal Democrats 0 1,771 4.0 –3.7Independent 0 652 1.5 –1.5Reform UK 0 216 0.5 N/AWomen's Equality 0 78 0.2 N/ASDP 0 23 0.1 N/A
District results
Tonbridge and Malling
District summary
PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 4 2 23,355 49.3 –8.7Green 2 2 13,584 28.7 +20.8Liberal Democrats 1 5,063 10.7 –7.8Labour 0 3,920 8.3 –2.3Independent 0 1,441 3.0 N/A
District results
Tunbridge Wells
District summary
PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 6 15,632 43.8 –9.1Liberal Democrats 0 7,741 21.7 +4.5Labour 0 6,003 16.8 +2.9Green 0 4,182 11.7 +8.5Alliance 0 1,337 3.7 N/AUKIP 0 429 1.2 –3.6Independent 0 321 0.9 –5.5Reform UK 0 74 0.2 N/A
District results
Changes 2021–2025
Wilmington
Hythe West
Sheppey
Maidstone Central
Trevor Shonk, elected as a Conservative, joined the Thanet Independents in March 2024.
Mike Whiting was suspended from the Conservatives in March 2024, after which he sat as an independent.
Swanscombe and Greenhithe
By-election held after the death of Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents’ Association Cllr Peter Harman.
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