Swale council elections 2011: Faversham ward results

Faversham voters stayed loyal to old allegiances in yesterday’s (May 5) Swale Borough Council elections, returning nine Conservatives and one Liberal-Democrat to the 10 seats that represent Faversham on the 47-seat council. 

Nine Faversham councillors retained their seats, the only new face being St Ann’s ward candidate John Coulter. He replaces fellow Conservative Mark Baldock, who did not seek re-election.

All 47 seats of the borough council were elected at the same time, with the Conservative group comfortably retaining control. The composition of the new borough council is: 32 Conservatives (down one), 13 Labour (up three), one Liberal Democrat (down two) and one independent (same).

Davington reppresentative Mike Henderson is now the sole Liberal Democrat on the council.

Results in Swale’s Faversham wards

Here is how the candidates standing for borough council seats in Swale’s Faversham wards fared (* denotes councillor before the election):

Votes cast for Abbey ward (two seats), turnout 40.4 per cent:

David Evans (Liberal Democrat) 191; Gary Miller (Green) 322; *Bryan Mulhern (Conservative) 759 (elected); Trevor Payne (Labour) 626; Fran Rehal (Labour) 536; *Anita Walker (Conservative) 682 (elected); and Richard Williams (Liberal Democrat) 154.

Votes cast for for Boughton & Courtenay ward (two seats), turnout 49.1 per cent:

*George Bobbin (Conservative) 1,187 (elected); *Andrew Bowles (Conservative) 1,291 (elected); Ash Rehal (Labour) 586.

Votes cast for Davington Priory ward (one seat), turnout 44.1 per cent:

Andy Culham (Conservative) 256; *Michael Henderson (Liberal Democrat) 360 (elected); Caroline MacDonald (Labour) 145; Tim Valentine (Green) 60.

Votes cast for East Downs ward (one seat), turnout 53.3 per cent:

Barry Hefferon (Labour) 299; Nadine McDermott (UK Independence) 87; *Colin Prescott (Conservative) 731 (elected).

 Votes cast for St Ann's ward (two seats), turnout 47.5 per cent:

*Mike Cosgrove (Conservative) 906 (elected); John Coulter (Conservative) 854 (elected, replaces Mark Baldock, Conservative, who did not seek re-election); Paul Durkin (Labour) 627; Tina Hagger (Green) 224; Brian Head (Liberal Democrat) 154; Richard Matthewman (Liberal Democrats) 100; Judith Webb (Labour) 628.

Votes cast for Watling ward (two seats), turnout 47.6 per cent:

Ruth Cronk (Liberal Democrat) 331; Huw Jones (Green) 209; Catherine Read (Labour) 430; *David Simmons (Conservative) 979 (elected); Michael Wakeman (Labour) 364; Mike Wheeler (Liberal Democrat) 329; *Ted Wilcox (Conservative) 941 (elected).

 See the full Swale results here.