Statistics from 2019

District and parish / town councillors must retire every four years, when this happens full elections take place for the public to vote in new councillors that take up office for the next four years.

The last full council elections for the Folkestone and Hythe district area took place in 2019.  The results of the elections that took place in that year can be found Election results archive.

The turnout figures for the elections in 2019 are below:

District Ward

Overall Turnout (%)

Postal Voter Turnout (%) Polling Station Voter Turnout (%)
Broadmead 32 61 19
Cheriton 27 55 17
East Folkestone 23 54 15
Folkestone Central 28 58 18
Folkestone Harbour 28 57 21
Hythe 46 70 30
Hythe Rural 38 60 25
New Romney 37 62 26
North Downs East 29 55 19
North Downs West 44 71 31
Romney Marsh 40 67 29
Sandgate and West Folkestone 39 65 24
Walland and Denge Marsh 31 59 22

 

Not all parish areas were contested (had more candidates than there were available seats), but of the areas that were, their turnout figures are below:

Town or Parish Ward Town or Parish Council Overall Turnout (%) Postal Voter Turnout (%) Polling Station Voter Turnout (%)
Broadmead Town Ward Folkestone Town Council 32 61 19
Folkestone Central Town Ward Folkestone Town Council 28 58 18
Cheriton East Town Ward Folkestone Town Council 32 54 23
Cheriton West Town Ward Folkestone Town Council 24 52 15
East Folkestone Town Ward Folkestone Town Council 23 52 15
Harbour Town Ward Folkestone Town Council 28 55 21
Harvey West Town Ward Folkestone Town Council 44 66 25
Hawkinge Churchill Town Ward Hawkinge Town Council 24 49 14
Hawkinge Fernfield Town Ward Hawkinge Town Council 27 49 16
Hythe East Town Ward Hythe Town Council 49 71 31
Hythe North Town Ward Hythe Town Council 45 68 27
Hythe South Town Ward Hythe Town Council 44 67 31
Hythe West Town Ward Hythe Town Council 36 59 23
New Romney Coast Town Ward New Romney Town Council 40 63 28
New Romney Town Town Ward New Romney Town Council 33 57 25
Sandgate Valley Parish Ward Sandgate Parish Council 34 58 21
Sandgate Village Parish Ward Sandgate Parish Council 39 62 26
  Dymchurch Parish Council 43 65 32
  Lympne Parish Council 43 55 32
  Stelling Minnis Parish Council 50 65 38