2017 Kent County Council election

2017 Kent County Council election

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All 81 seats to Kent County Council 41 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour Seats before 44 7 13 Seats won 67 7 5 Seat change 23 8   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Green Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents Association UKIP Seats before 1 1 17 Seats won 1 1 0 Seat change 17
Map showing the results of the 2017 Kent County Council elections.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 2017 Kent County Council election was held on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom.^[1] All 81 councillors were elected from 72 electoral divisions, each of which returned either one or two county councillors by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. The Conservative Party retained control. UKIP, previously the second-largest party on the council, lost all their seats.

The Liberal Democrats regained status as the second largest party, which they had been from 2009 to 2013. A notable triumph for Liberal Democrats was Antony Hook winning the Faversham division, which had been considered a "safe" Conservative seat. Antony Hook's campaign increased the Liberal Democrat vote share from 4% in 2013 to a winning 43%. Faversham also saw the largest turnout of any seat. The Labour Party lost seats, including those of their Leader Roger Truelove and previous leaders Gordon Cowan and Dr. Mike Eddy. The Labour vote share also fell but they retained status as 3rd party.

Ward boundary changes took effect at this election after a review of the county by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.^[2][3] Kent saw a large turnover of councillors. Of the 81 councillors elected in 2017, 39 had not served in the previous council.