Council area

Dover

Non-metropolitan district · England

Composition after May 2023 elections

Labour Party: 17Conservative and Unionist Party: 14Independent Berwick Hills Resident: 1

32 seats declared across 17 wards · Average turnout: 35.6%

Composition over time

Election	Composition	Seats
May 2023		32
Aug 2021		1
Jul 2021		1
May 2021		1

Wards

Ward	Recent results	Latest winner	Turnout	Westminster	Change
Alkham Capel Le Ferne	201920212023	Martin HibbertConservative and Unionist Party	32.4%	Dover and Deal	(hold)
Aylesham Eythorne Shepherdswell	20192023	Charles WoodgateLabour Party	33.5%	Dover and Deal	(hold)
Buckland	201720192023	Kevin MillsLabour Party	20.1%	Dover and Deal	(hold)
Dover Downs River	20192023	Dave BeaneyConservative and Unionist Party	48.4%	Dover and Deal	(hold)
Eastry Rural	20192023	Nick KentonConservative and Unionist Party	39.7%	Dover and Deal	(hold)
Guston Kingsdown St Margarets At Cliffe	201920192023	Martin BatesConservative and Unionist Party	50.1%	Dover and Deal	(hold)
Little Stour Ashstone	201520192023	Trevor BartlettConservative and Unionist Party	35.8%	Herne Bay and Sandwich	(hold)
Maxton Elms Vale	20192023	Michael Joseph NeeLabour Party	33.2%	Dover and Deal	Con → Lab
Middle Deal	20192023	Stacey BlairLabour Party	37.4%	Dover and Deal	Con → Lab
Mill Hill	201920212023	Helen Marianne WilliamsLabour Party	35.5%	Dover and Deal	Con → Lab
North Deal	201520192023	Dan ParksLabour Party	39.5%	Dover and Deal	(hold)
Sandwich	201920212023	Mark Winston MoorhouseIndependent Berwick Hills Resident	48.4%	Herne Bay and Sandwich	Con → IND
St Radigunds	201520192023	Lynne Marie WrightLabour Party	22.7%	Dover and Deal	(hold)
Tower Hamlets	201520192023	Pam BrivioLabour Party	21.7%	Dover and Deal	(hold)
Town Castle	20192023	Susan HillLabour Party	24.3%	Dover and Deal	Con → Lab
Walmer	201520192023	Chris VinsonConservative and Unionist Party	49.0%	Dover and Deal	(hold)
Whitfield	201520192023	Roger Malcolm KnightConservative and Unionist Party	33.3%	Dover and Deal	(hold)

Westminster constituencies

Wards in Dover are split across 2 parliamentary constituencies.

Constituency	Wards in this council	Current MP
Dover and Deal	15	Mike Tapp(Labour Party)
Herne Bay and Sandwich	2	Roger Gale(Conservative and Unionist Party)