Maidstone Borough Council elections

Elections to Maidstone Borough Council in Kent, United Kingdom are held each year to elect one-third of its members, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 55 councillors have been elected from 26 wards.[1] From 2024 onwards, the format of elections will change, with all 55 councillors being elected once every 4 years.

Council composition

Composition of the council[2]
Year Conservative Liberal Democrats[a] Labour Green UKIP Independents
& Others 		Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (60 seats)
1973 13 19 12 – – 16 No overall control
1976 39 7 7 0 – 7 Conservative
New ward boundaries (55 seats)
1979 34 7 10 0 – 0 Conservative
1980 32 9 10 0 – 4 Conservative
1982 28 15 9 0 – 3 Conservative
1983 27 17 8 0 – 3 No overall control
1984 24 20 8 0 – 3 No overall control
1986 20 23 9 0 – 3 No overall control
1987 20 25 8 0 – 2 No overall control
1988 22 23 8 0 – 2 No overall control
1990 20 23 8 0 – 4 No overall control
1991 20 22 9 0 – 4 No overall control
1992 27 16 8 0 – 4 No overall control
1994 23 17 10 0 0 5 No overall control
1995 17 17 15 0 0 6 No overall control
1996 11 21 18 0 0 5 No overall control
1998 13 21 16 0 0 5 No overall control
1999 15 22 13 0 0 5 No overall control
2000 16 22 12 0 0 5 No overall control
New ward boundaries (55 seats)
2002 19 21 12 0 0 3 No overall control
2003 21 21 10 0 0 3 No overall control
2004 23 20 9 0 0 3 No overall control
2006 27 20 5 0 0 3 No overall control
2007 26 21 4 0 0 4 No overall control
2008 29 20 1 0 0 5 Conservative
2010 28 23 0 0 0 4 Conservative
New ward boundaries (55 seats)
2011 30 21 0 0 0 4 Conservative
2012 30 19 1 0 0 5 Conservative
2014 25 19 2 0 4 5 No overall control
2015 25 20 2 0 4 4 No overall control
2016 23 22 2 0 5 3 No overall control
2018 27 19 3 0 1 0 No overall control
2019 25 20 4 0 1 5 No overall control
2021 29 17 4 0 0 5 Conservative
2022 27 12 5 1 0 10 No overall control
2023 24 12 6 3 0 10 No overall control
New ward boundaries (49 seats)
2024 13 12 6 10 0 8[b] No overall control

Borough result maps

  • 2002 results map
    2002 results map
  • 2003 results map
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  • 2004 results map
    2004 results map
  • 2006 results map
    2006 results map
  • 2007 results map
    2007 results map
  • 2008 results map
    2008 results map
  • 2010 results map
    2010 results map
  • 2011 results map
    2011 results map
  • 2012 results map
    2012 results map
  • 2014 results map
    2014 results map
  • 2015 results map
    2015 results map
  • 2016 results map
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  • 2018 results map
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  • 2019 results map
    2019 results map
  • 2021 results map
    2021 results map
  • 2022 results map
    2022 results map
  • 2023 results map
    2023 results map
  • 2024 results map
    2024 results map

By-elections

1994-1998

Yalding Ward By-Election 1 May 1997[3]
Candidate Party Votes % ±%
  Conservative Party 1,000 44.44% +12.1%
  Liberal Democrats 643 28.58% -15.2%
  Labour Party 607 26.98% +7.3%
Total 2,250 100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers
Ballot Papers Issued
Registered Electors
Turnout
  Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Loose Ward By-Election 3 July 1997[4]
Candidate Party Votes % ±%
  Liberal Democrats 283 59.08% -13.8%
  Conservative Party 117 24.43% +8.2%
  Labour Party 79 16.49% +5.5%
Total 479 100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers
Ballot Papers Issued
Registered Electors
Turnout 25.4%
  Liberal Democrats hold
High Street Ward By-Election 13 November 1997[5]
Candidate Party Votes % ±%
  Liberal Democrats 350 39.64% -3.0%
  Labour Party 310 35.11% -5.8%
  Conservative Party 123 13.93% +0.1%
Maidstone First 73 8.27% +8.3%
  Green Party 27 3.06% +0.4%
Total 883 100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers
Ballot Papers Issued
Registered Electors
Turnout 19.8%
  Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

1998-2002

Allington Ward By-Election 29 October 1998[6][7]
Candidate Party Votes % ±%
  Cynthia Elizabeth Robertson Liberal Democrats 744 72.16% +5.2%
  Margaret Helen June Taylor Labour Party 159 15.42% -0.3%
  Helen Violet Mortimer Conservative Party 128 12.42% +2.8%
Total 1,031 100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers 0
Ballot Papers Issued 1,031
Registered Electors
Turnout 18.5%
  Liberal Democrats hold
Boxley Ward By-Election 29 October 1998[8][9]
Candidate Party Votes % ±%
  Michael Ian Yates Conservative Party 630 63.25% +23.1%
  John Brian Doherty Liberal Democrats 201 20.18% +6.1%
  Stephen Gibson Labour Party 165 16.57% -25.5%
Total 996 100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers 2
Ballot Papers Issued 998
Registered Electors
Turnout 14.1%
  Conservative gain from Independent
Hollingbourne Ward By-Election 29 October 1998[10][11]
Candidate Party Votes % ±%
  Tracy Ann Helen Warner Conservative Party 198 48.29% -12.0%
  Paul Geoffrey Begg Liberal Democrats 193 47.07% +25.1%
  Jeanne Mary Gibson Labour Party 19 4.63% -13.1%
Total 410 100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers 0
Ballot Papers Issued 410
Registered Electors
Turnout 35.3%
  Conservative hold

2002-2006

Marden & Yalding Ward By-Election 27 November 2003[12][13]
Candidate Party Votes % ±%
  Paddy C. J. Germain Conservative Party 726 49.83% -12.5%
  Carol A. Jacques Liberal Democrats 535 36.72% +18.4%
  John M. Hughes Labour Party 153 10.50% -4.0%
  Brian Hogg UK Independence Party 43 2.95% -1.8%
Total 1,457 100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers
Ballot Papers Issued
Registered Electors
Turnout 24.4%
  Conservative hold
Downswood & Otham Ward By-Election 13 October 2005[14][15]
Candidate Party Votes % ±%
David Marchant Independent 314 61.33% +15.0%
  Timothy M. Crockford Conservative Party 184 35.94% +17.2%
  Audrey D. Gardner Labour Party 14 2.73% +2.3%
Total 512 100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers
Ballot Papers Issued
Registered Electors
Turnout 24.4%
Independent hold

2006-2010

Parkwood Ward By-Election 30 November 2006[16][17]
Candidate Party Votes % ±%
  Robert Field Liberal Democrats 347 57.64% +23.5%
  Wesley Mason Labour Party 130 21.59% -13.3%
  Scott Hahnefeld Conservative Party 125 20.76% -10.1%
Total 602 100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers 2
Ballot Papers Issued 604
Registered Electors
Turnout 19.3%
  Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
Shepway South Ward By-Election 6 December 2007[18][19]
Candidate Party Votes % ±%
  Sheena Williams Conservative Party 251 35.96% -9.7%
  Gill Annan Labour Party 240 34.38% +34.4%
  Bryan Charles Vizzard Liberal Democrats 173 24.79% -22.0%
  Stephen Fraser Muggeridge Green Party 34 4.87% -2.6%
Total 698 100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers
Ballot Papers Issued
Registered Electors
Turnout 16.1%
  Conservative gain from Labour
Fant Ward By-Election 1 October 2009[20]
Candidate Party Votes % ±%
  Fran Smith Liberal Democrats 702 46.37% +18.8%
  Paul Butcher Conservative Party 393 25.96% -7.4%
  Stuart Jeffery Green Party 317 20.94% +4.9%
  Bruce Heald Labour Party 102 6.74% -16.3%
Total 1,514 100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers
Ballot Papers Issued
Registered Electors
Turnout 23.6%
  Liberal Democrats hold

2010-2014

A by-election was held in Allington Ward following the death of Malcolm Robertson on 10 August 2012.[21][22]

Allington Ward By-Election 18 October 2012[23]
Candidate Party Votes % ±%
  Belinda Janet Watson Liberal Democrats 885 52.37%
  Barry Stephen Ginley Conservative Party 434 25.68%
  Marianna Romeojuliet Poliszczuk Labour Party 179 10.59%
  Gareth Anthony Kendall UK Independence Party 162 9.59%
  Jill Shepherd Green Party 30 1.78%
Total 1,690 100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers 9
Ballot Papers Issued 1,699
Registered Electors 5,604
Turnout 30.32%
  Liberal Democrats hold

2014-2018

Staplehurst By-Election 27 July 2014[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paulina Watson 609 36.2 +9.1
Conservative Louise Brice 603 35.9 +3.0
UKIP Jamie Kalmar 311 18.5 −5.0
Labour John Randall 117 7.0 −0.8
Green David George 41 2.4 −1.1
Majority 6 0.4
Turnout 1,681
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Fant By-Election 10 September 2015[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matt Boughton 477 27.1 −2.6
Liberal Democrats Rosaline Janko 424 24.1 +2.1
Labour Keith Adkinson 352 20.0 −0.4
Green Stuart Jeffery 249 14.2 +3.9
UKIP Colin Taylor 180 10.2 −7.4
Independent Mike Hogg 75 4.3 +4.3
Majority 53 3.0
Turnout 1,757
Conservative hold Swing
Shepway South By-Election 8 September 2016[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP John Barned 432 45.5 +7.2
Conservative Bob Hinder 215 22.7 −5.1
Labour Dan Wilkinson 183 19.3 −5.5
Independent Jon Hicks 88 9.3 +9.3
Liberal Democrats Milden Choongo 31 3.3 −2.6
Majority 217 22.9
Turnout 949
UKIP hold Swing
Bearsted By-Election 4 May 2017[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Denis Spooner 1,713 72.7 +36.1
Labour Tim Licence 253 10.7 +1.5
Liberal Democrats Karen Davies 250 10.6 +7.4
Green Ciaran Oliver 141 6.0 +2.7
Majority 1,460 61.9
Turnout 2,357
Conservative hold Swing
North Ward by-election, 30 November 2017[28][29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Cleator, Maureen 270 19.3%
Green Eagle, Derek 47 3.4%
Liberal Democrats Field, Rob 719 51.4%
Conservative Taylor-Maggio, Cheryl Janette 270 25.9%
Total votes 1399
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2018-2022

Headcorn By-Election 13 September 2018[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Karen Chappell-Tay 686 57.3 −17.5
Liberal Democrats Merilyn Fraser 409 34.1 +19.6
Labour Jim Grogan 63 5.3 −5.5
Green Derek Eagle 40 3.3 +3.3
Majority 277 23.1
Turnout 1,198
Conservative hold Swing

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
  2. ^ Including 2 Fant & Oakwood Independents

References

  1. ^ "Becoming a councillor". Maidstone Borough Council. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Maidstone BC, Yalding". Local Authority Byelection Results.
  4. ^ "Maidstone BC, Loose". Local Authority Byelection Results.
  5. ^ "Maidstone BC, High Street". Local Authority Byelection Results.
  6. ^ "Result of Poll". Maidstone Borough Council. Archived from the original on 25 June 2002.
  7. ^ "Maidstone BC, Allington". Local Authority Byelection Results.
  8. ^ "Result of Poll". Maidstone Borough Council. Archived from the original on 19 July 2001.
  9. ^ "Maidstone BC, Boxley". Local Authority Byelection Results.
  10. ^ "Result of Poll". Maidstone Borough Council. Archived from the original on 19 July 2001.
  11. ^ "Maidstone BC, Hollingbourne". Local Authority Byelection Results.
  12. ^ "Vote 2003 - By-Election". Maidstone Borough Council. Archived from the original on 3 January 2004.
  13. ^ "Maidstone BC, Marden and Yalding". Local Authority Byelection Results.
  14. ^ "Vote 2005 - By-Election". Maidstone Borough Council. Archived from the original on 17 January 2006.
  15. ^ "Maidstone BC, Downswood & Otham". Local Authority Byelection Results.
  16. ^ "Result of Poll" (PDF). Maidstone Borough Council.
  17. ^ "Maidstone BC, Parkwood". Local Authority Byelection Results.
  18. ^ "Result of Poll" (PDF). Maidstone Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  19. ^ "Maidstone BC, Shepway South". Local Authority Byelection Results.
  20. ^ "Maidstone BC, Fant". Local Authority Byelection Results.
  21. ^ "Town's longest serving councillor dies". Kent Messenger. 10 August 2012.
  22. ^ Kilpatrick, Dean (10 August 2012). "Kent councillor Malcom Robertson dies aged 67". KOS Media.
  23. ^ "Election results for Allington Ward". Maidstone Borough Council. 18 October 2012.
  24. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Staplehurst Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  25. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Staplehurst Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  26. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Shepway South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  27. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bearsted Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  28. ^ "Notice of poll" (PDF). www.maidstone.gov.uk. Maidstone Borough Council. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  29. ^ "Lib Dems win seat from Tories during town by-election". Kent Online. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  30. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Headcorn Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  31. ^ "Maidstone". BBC News Online. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
  32. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Maidstone (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  33. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Maidstone (Electoral Changes) Order 2008. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  34. ^ Electoral Commission - Statement on the UK Government's decision to postpone May's polls. Retrieved on 11 April 2021
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