Sevenoaks Council - Wards and Councillors

District council · South East · 54 seats in 26 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

The Conservatives run Sevenoaks Council as a minority administration. The council has 54 councillors in 26 wards. Seats by party: Conservative 27, Lib Dem 14, Other 7, Green 4, Reform 2. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

A government plan to replace the councils in this area with four unitary councils was paused for review on 7 September 2026. Elections due in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries. Source

Control

Seats by party

Conservative (Minority)

54 seats - 28 for a majority

Reform 2Conservative 27Lib Dem 14Green 4Other 7

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Other +4 Reform +2 Conservative −6

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (54 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Conservative44.9%33

Lib Dem29.0%14

Green11.4%4

Other10.3%3

Labour4.2%0

Reform0.3%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 54 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Conservative 27

1 short of the 28 needed for a majority

Closest result

Edenbridge North and East

Lib Dem won the last seat by 10 votes over Conservative, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Halstead Knockholt & Badgers Mount

Conservative hold, 26 March 2026 (3 since 2021)

Constituencies

2 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

54%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

ConservativeLib DemReformGreenIndependent

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 26 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Ash and New Ash Green Laura Manston, Mark Lindop, Shani Manamperi	4 May 2023 Green 64.4% lead 28.8 pts
Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge Sandra Robinson, Michelle Alger, Nigel Williams	4 May 2023 Conservative 50.6% lead 1.2 pts
Cowden and Hever James Barnett	4 May 2023 Conservative 53.7% lead 27.5 pts
Crockenhill and Well Hill Rachel Waterton	4 May 2023 Independent 86.7% lead 73.4 pts
Dunton Green and Riverhead Kim Bayley, Graham Clack	4 May 2023 Conservative 39.9% lead 10.9 pts
Edenbridge North and East James Morgan, Angela Baker	4 May 2023 Conservative 54.9% lead 9.8 pts
Edenbridge South and West Margot McArthur, Alan Layland	4 May 2023 Conservative 55.6% lead 11.2 pts
Eynsford Michael Barker	4 May 2023 Green 63.7% lead 27.4 pts
Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth Alan White, Laurence Ball	4 May 2023 Conservative 45.2% lead 15.8 pts
Fawkham and West Kingsdown Lynda Harrison, Emily Bulford-Lilley, Sean Malone	4 May 2023 Conservative 53.9% lead 26.5 pts
Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount Tony Marshall, John Grint	4 May 2023 Conservative 64.9% lead 29.8 pts
Hartley and Hodsoll Street Penny Cole, Lawrence Abraham, Perry Cole	4 May 2023 Conservative 73.7% lead 47.4 pts
Hextable Christine Hudson, Lee Allen	4 May 2023 Independent 41.3% lead 12.3 pts
Kemsing Simon Reay, Chris Haslam	4 May 2023 Conservative 41.6% lead 11.3 pts
Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway Malcolm Silander	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 58.6% lead 17.2 pts
Otford and Shoreham John Edwards-Winser, Irene Roy	4 May 2023 Conservative 51.3% lead 22.4 pts
Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone Richard Streatfeild	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 53.5% lead 7.0 pts
Seal and Weald Julia Thornton, Roderick Hogarth	4 May 2023 Conservative 38.3% lead 2.2 pts
Sevenoaks Eastern Tony Clayton, Elizabeth Purves	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 79.5% lead 59.0 pts
Sevenoaks Kippington Nicholas Varley, Chloe Gustard	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 50.1% lead 5.0 pts
Sevenoaks Northern Claire Shea, Alan Leaman	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 61.4% lead 29.6 pts
Sevenoaks Town and St John's Susan Camp, David Skinner, Victoria Granville	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 55.4% lead 10.8 pts
Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village Clare Barnes, Nina Scott, Michael Horwood	4 May 2023 Conservative 57.3% lead 32.7 pts
Swanley St Mary's Cathy Morgan, Lesley Dyball	4 May 2023 Conservative 64.6% lead 29.2 pts
Swanley White Oak Glynnis Darrington, Jasmine Ferrari, Paul Darrington	4 May 2023 Conservative 47.9% lead 25.3 pts
Westerham and Crockham Hill Kevin Maskell, Diana Esler	4 May 2023 Conservative 48.1% lead 18.8 pts

Ash and New Ash Green

Laura Manston GreenMark Lindop GreenShani Manamperi Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Green64.4%

Conservative35.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Laura Manston Elected	Green	1,066
Shani Manamperi Elected	Green	1,018
Mark Lindop Elected	Green	918
Claire Nelson	Conservative	589
George Pender	Conservative	537
Andrew John Juxon	Conservative	460

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge

Michelle Alger Lib DemNigel Williams ConservativeSandra Robinson Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative50.6%

Lib Dem49.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Nigel Edward Staddon Williams Elected	Conservative	918
Sandra Dara Robinson Elected	Lib Dem	897
Michelle Louise Alger Elected	Lib Dem	895
Jennifer Rachael McCloskey	Lib Dem	884
James Frederick Justin London	Conservative	877
Keith Bonin	Conservative	845

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Cowden and Hever

James Barnett Reform

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative53.7%

Lib Dem26.2%

Green20.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James Barnett Elected	Conservative	337	53.7%
Kenton John Ward	Lib Dem	164	26.2%
Juliet Sarah Townsend	Green	126	20.1%

Crockenhill and Well Hill

Rachel Waterton Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Independent86.7%

Conservative13.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rachel Elizabeth Waterton Elected	Independent	500	86.7%
Luke Taylor	Conservative	77	13.3%

Dunton Green and Riverhead

Graham Clack ConservativeKim Bayley Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative39.9%

Lib Dem29.0%

Independent20.2%

Labour11.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Kim Bayley Elected	Conservative	639
Graham Clack Elected	Conservative	588
Libby Ancrum	Lib Dem	464
Richard Alan James Gustard	Lib Dem	354
Freda England	Independent	323
Carl Anthony Marten	Labour	176
Gavin Ian Owen	Labour	153

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Edenbridge North and East

Angela Baker IndependentJames Morgan Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative54.9%

Lib Dem45.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Angela Baker Elected	Conservative	690
James David Morgan Elected	Lib Dem	566
Stuart McGregor	Conservative	556

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Edenbridge South and West

Alan Layland IndependentMargot McArthur Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative55.6%

Lib Dem44.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Alan Layland Elected	Conservative	495
Margot McArthur Elected	Conservative	415
Caroline Jane Mace	Lib Dem	396
Jon Aldridge	Lib Dem	393

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Eynsford

Michael Barker Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Green63.7%

Conservative36.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Michael Graham Barker Elected	Green	378	63.7%
Alan Cheeseman	Conservative	215	36.3%

Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth

Alan White ConservativeLaurence Ball Reform

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative45.2%

Lib Dem29.4%

Green25.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Alan James White Elected	Conservative	550
Laurence Ball Elected	Conservative	541
Tristan Ward	Lib Dem	357
Toby Graham Croker	Green	309

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Fawkham and West Kingsdown

Emily Bulford-Lilley ConservativeLynda Harrison ConservativeSean Malone Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative53.9%

Independent27.4%

Green18.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Lynda Harrison Elected	Conservative	820
Emily Bulford Elected	Conservative	758
Sean Kevin Malone Elected	Conservative	532
Maxine Patricia Fothergill	Independent	416
Sandie Peters	Green	284
Chris Russell	Green	249

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount

John Grint ConservativeTony Marshall Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative64.9%

Lib Dem35.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Gary Williamson Elected	Conservative	620
John Grint Elected	Conservative	604
Laura Elizabeth Covill	Lib Dem	336
John Trevor Roberts	Lib Dem	286

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 26 March 2026

Conservative44.2%

Reform29.8%

Lib Dem20.9%

Green5.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tony Marshall Elected	Conservative	561	44.2%
George Pender	Reform	378	29.8%
Stephen John Maines	Lib Dem	266	20.9%
Robert Edward Royston	Green	65	5.1%

Hartley and Hodsoll Street

Lawrence Abraham ConservativePenny Cole ConservativePerry Cole Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative73.7%

Green26.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Larry Abraham Elected	Conservative	1,066
Penny Cole Elected	Conservative	1,055
Perry Cole Elected	Conservative	1,041
Mark Chang	Green	381
Mike Young	Green	381
Richard John Cobbold	Green	374

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Hextable

Christine Hudson IndependentLee Allen Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Independent41.3%

Independent29.0%

Independent19.6%

Conservative10.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Darren Charles Kitchener Elected	Independent	631
Chrissy Hudson Elected	Independent	444
Henry William Bull	Independent	300
Anwara Ali	Conservative	154
Jaami Al-Choudhury	Conservative	154

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 5 March 2026

Conservative38.9%

Reform26.3%

Lib Dem23.8%

Independent7.0%

Green4.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lee Allen Elected	Conservative	600	38.9%
Daniel Kersten	Reform	406	26.3%
Ashley Francis Edward Wassall	Lib Dem	367	23.8%
Jackie Griffiths	Independent	108	7.0%
Oliver Young	Green	62	4.0%

Kemsing

Chris Haslam IndependentSimon Reay Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative41.6%

Green30.3%

Lib Dem28.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Simon Reay Elected	Conservative	646
Chris Haslam Elected	Conservative	567
Ian Ross Head	Green	471
Gareth James Willis	Lib Dem	437

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway

Malcolm Silander Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem58.6%

Conservative41.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Malcolm Davidson Silander Elected	Lib Dem	410	58.6%
Michael John Andrew Gemmell Smith	Conservative	290	41.4%

Otford and Shoreham

Irene Roy ConservativeJohn Edwards-Winser Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative51.3%

Lib Dem28.9%

Green19.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
John Edwards-Winser Elected	Conservative	759
Irene Roy Elected	Conservative	639
Benedict Lee Bannister	Lib Dem	427
Iain Kennedy Porter	Lib Dem	402
Maya Forth	Green	294

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone

Richard Streatfeild Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem53.5%

Conservative46.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Richard Streatfeild Elected	Lib Dem	433	53.5%
Ian Butcher	Conservative	376	46.5%

Seal and Weald

Julia Thornton IndependentRoderick Hogarth Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative38.3%

Lib Dem36.1%

Green25.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Julia Thornton Elected	Conservative	567
Roddy Hogarth Elected	Conservative	564
Andrew Michaelides	Lib Dem	534
Gabriel Preutu	Green	380

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Sevenoaks Eastern

Elizabeth Purves Lib DemTony Clayton Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem79.5%

Conservative20.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Tony Clayton Elected	Lib Dem	911
Elizabeth Anne Purves Elected	Lib Dem	871
Paul Julius	Conservative	235
Barbara Mary Hamilton Reade	Conservative	212

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Sevenoaks Kippington

Chloe Gustard Lib DemNicholas Varley Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem50.1%

Conservative45.1%

Social Democratic Party4.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Chloe Joan Gustard Elected	Lib Dem	811
Nicholas Daniel Varley Elected	Lib Dem	781
Avril Hunter	Conservative	730
James Phillip Turner	Conservative	652
Ian Grattidge	Social Democratic Party	78

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Sevenoaks Northern

Alan Leaman Lib DemClaire Shea Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem61.4%

Conservative31.8%

Reform6.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Claire Elizabeth Shea Elected	Lib Dem	750
Alan John Leaman Elected	Lib Dem	688
Irene Collins	Conservative	389
Kassia Naomi Estrada-Castillon	Conservative	269
Daniel Kersten	Reform	83

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Sevenoaks Town and St John's

David Skinner Lib DemSusan Camp Lib DemVictoria Granville Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem55.4%

Conservative44.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Susan Elizabeth Camp Elected	Lib Dem	1,165
Victoria Dorothy Granville Elected	Lib Dem	1,156
David Michael Skinner Elected	Lib Dem	1,103
Peter Fleming	Conservative	936
Caroline Sarah Winfield Platt	Conservative	863
Simon Raikes	Conservative	843

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village

Clare Barnes ConservativeMichael Horwood ConservativeNina Scott Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative57.3%

Labour24.6%

Independent18.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Clare Barnes Elected	Conservative	858
Michael Horwood Elected	Conservative	808
Nina Katherine Lucy Scott Elected	Conservative	655
David John Griffiths	Labour	369
Melvyn Eric George	Labour	338
Ian Walden Rashbrook	Labour	334
Tony Harry Searles	Independent	271

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Swanley St Mary's

Cathy Morgan ConservativeLesley Dyball Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative64.6%

Labour35.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Lesley Dyball Elected	Conservative	417
Cathy Morgan Elected	Conservative	354
Jackie Griffiths	Labour	229
Jordan Selvey	Labour	217

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Swanley White Oak

Glynnis Darrington ConservativeJasmine Ferrari ConservativePaul Darrington Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative47.9%

Labour22.6%

Independent12.5%

Independent10.6%

Independent6.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Glynnis Darrington Elected	Conservative	630
Paul Darrington Elected	Conservative	609
Jasmine Ferrari Elected	Conservative	591
Angela George	Labour	298
Mark John Fittock	Labour	289
Theo Michael	Labour	244
Sarah Andrews	Independent	164
Jen Tuckfield	Independent	139
Albert Venter	Independent	85

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Westerham and Crockham Hill

Diana Esler ConservativeKevin Maskell Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative48.1%

Lib Dem29.3%

Labour22.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Kevin Maskell Elected	Conservative	586
Diana Esler Elected	Conservative	569
Tom MacKay	Lib Dem	357
Peter John Storey	Labour	276
Richard Andrew Baxter	Lib Dem	221

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

7 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Cowden and Hever	James Barnett	Conservative 2023	Reform
Edenbridge North and East	Angela Baker	Conservative 2023	Independent
Edenbridge South and West	Alan Layland	Conservative 2023	Independent
Edenbridge South and West	Margot McArthur	Conservative 2023	Independent
Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth	Laurence Ball	Conservative 2023	Reform
Kemsing	Chris Haslam	Conservative 2023	Independent
Seal and Weald	Julia Thornton	Conservative 2023	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

3 by-elections since July 2021, 2 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
26 March 2026	Halstead Knockholt & Badgers Mount	Conservative hold	44.2%
5 March 2026	Hextable	Conservative gain from Independent	39.0%
22 June 2022	Penshurst Fordcombe and Chiddingstone	Lib Dem gain from Conservative

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Sevenoaks	76%	Conservative	Conservative 39%
Tonbridge	24%	Conservative	Conservative 38%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Sevenoaks

120,515 residents in 49,026 households

Voted Leave in 2016

54% 2 above GB

Degree or higher

37% 3 above GB

No qualifications

16% 2 below GB

Own their home

72% 11 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

13% 4 below GB

Rent privately

13% 7 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

24% 7 below GB

Aged 65 and over

26% 4 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.