Dover District Council
District council covering Dover, Kent.
Dover District Council lost a Conservative seat on 27 August 2026, when the Green Party won the Guston, Kingsdown and St Margaret's-at-Cliffe ward by-election on 28.8% of the vote.
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Greens take Dover ward on 28.8%
UK Local Elections 2026Background
Dover District Council is the district council for the Dover area of east Kent, covering the town and port of Dover and the surrounding villages and coast. It works within Kent's two-tier system, below Kent County Council, and is responsible for district services such as housing, planning, waste collection and council tax collection.
Its councillors are elected by ward. On 27 August 2026, the Green Party gained the Guston, Kingsdown and St Margaret's-at-Cliffe ward from the Conservatives. The Greens took 28.8% of the vote, ahead of Reform UK on 27.5%, so the seat changed hands with the winner short of three votes in ten.
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