Ashford Borough Council elections

Ashford Borough Council is the local authority for the Borough of Ashford in Kent, England. The council is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 47 councillors have been elected from 39 wards.

Political control
The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties:

Leadership
The leaders of the council since 1999 have been:

Council elections

 * 1973 Ashford Borough Council election
 * 1976 Ashford Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
 * 1979 Ashford Borough Council election
 * 1983 Ashford Borough Council election
 * 1987 Ashford Borough Council election
 * 1991 Ashford Borough Council election
 * 1995 Ashford Borough Council election
 * 1999 Ashford Borough Council election
 * 2003 Ashford Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 6)
 * 2007 Ashford Borough Council election
 * 2011 Ashford Borough Council election
 * 2015 Ashford Borough Council election
 * 2019 Ashford Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
 * 2023 Ashford Borough Council election

2011-2015
The 2014 Wye by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Steve Wright.

2015-2019
The 2016 Beaver by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Jill Britcher.

The 2018 Kennington by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Phil Sims.

2019-2023
The 2019 Downs North by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Stephen Dehnel. The 2020 Park Farm North by-election was triggered by the election of Councillor Jo Gideon to the UK Parliament as MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central.

The 2021 Beaver by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Alex Ward.

The 2021 Downs North by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Charles Dehnel.

The 2021 Highfield by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Gerald White.