The 2021 Maidstone Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021, in order to elect members to the Maidstone Borough Council. These elections were originally due to take place on 7 May 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the decision was taken to postpone them by a year. [1] These elections took place in conjunction with other local elections on the same day. Nominations for Elections were published on 9 April 2021. [2]
These set of seats were last contested in 2016. These were due for re-election in 2020, but all local elections in the United Kingdom were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the main issues in this election was housing, and it was reported that Maidstone had built 146% of its projected target, more than any other local authority in Kent. [3] Neighbourhood Plan Referendums also took place in Boughton and Monchelsea [4] and Lenham [5]
These seats are due to be up for re-election in 2024.
| 2021 Maidstone Borough Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Conservative | 12 |  5 | 63.2 | 17 | 29 | 52.7 | 16,433 | 47.3 | +7.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 |  4 | 21.1 | 13 | 17 | 30.9 | 6,785 | 19.5 | -7.1 | |
| Independent | 2 |  | 10.5 | 3 | 5 | 9.1 | 1,819 | 5.2 | -1.8 | |
| Labour | 1 | | 5.3 | 3 | 4 | 7.3 | 4,881 | 14.1 | +3.8 | |
| Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4,655 | 13.4 | +2.4 | |
| For Britain | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 0.1 | New | |
| UKIP | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A | -5.4 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stan Forecast | 1,084 | 46 | +22 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Diana Joy Lewins | 932 | 39 | -11 | |
| Labour | John Edward Randall | 178 | 8 | -1 | |
| Green | Steven Mark Cheeseman | 169 | 7 | +6 | |
| Majority | 152 | 7 | |||
| Turnout | 2393 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Fay Lynette Gooch | 607 | 65 | -14 | |
| Conservative | Andrew James Catley | 204 | 22 | +13 | |
| Labour | Dennis Luchman | 66 | 7 | +3 | |
| Green | Kimberley Joan Milham | 50 | 5 | +2 | |
| Majority | 403 | 43 | |||
| Turnout | 941 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Denis Charles Spooner | 1,787 | 70 | +33 | |
| Labour | Jim Grogan | 399 | 16 | +7 | |
| Green | Ciaran Dominic Oliver | 381 | 15 | +12 | |
| Majority | 1388 | 54 | |||
| Turnout | 2583 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Steve Munford | 512 | 53 | -7 | |
| Conservative | Karen Louise Chappell-Tay | 271 | 28 | +9 | |
| Green | Caroline Rosemary Jessel | 140 | 14 | +8 | |
| Labour | Bob Millar | 43 | 4 | 0 | |
| Majority | 241 | 25 | |||
| Turnout | 974 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Heidi Jacqueline Ann Bryant | 1,481 | 67.0 | +8.0 | |
| Labour | Marsha Grace Beverley Todd | 298 | 13.5 | N/A | |
| Green | Ian Francis Stewart McDonald | 229 | 10.4 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Thompson | 204 | 9.2 | -15.0 | |
| Majority | 1,183 | 53.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,212 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tom Cannon | 743 | 42.4 | +1.4 | |
| Green | Donna Louise Greenan | 541 | 30.9 | +16.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ben Webster-Whiting | 469 | 26.8 | -7.2 | |
| Majority | 202 | 11.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,753 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Simon Noel Webb | 1,380 | 58.9 | +23.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Charles Stephen Lewis | 570 | 24.3 | -33.9 | |
| Green | Claire Louise Kehily | 394 | 16.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 810 | 34.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,370 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Ashley Richard Cox | 762 | 33.2 | -14.2 | |
| Conservative | Harprit Singh Dogra | 747 | 32.5 | +3.9 | |
| Independent | Kate Hammond | 333 | 14.5 | N/A | |
| Labour | Marlyn Randall | 274 | 11.9 | -1.0 | |
| Green | James Edward Shalice | 179 | 7.8 | -3.4 | |
| Majority | 15 | 0.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,295 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Patrick Coates | 940 | 43.4 | +8.3 | |
| Conservative | Mitu Chowdhury | 756 | 34.9 | +6.4 | |
| Green | Christopher John Veasey Turner | 468 | 21.6 | +7.3 | |
| Majority | 184 | 8.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,164 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ziggy Trzebinski | 1,127 | 63.9 | -10.9 | |
| Green | Susan Theresa Parr | 226 | 12.8 | N/A | |
| Labour | Barwich Sarah Joan | 188 | 10.7 | -0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Hougaard Richards | 172 | 9.8 | -4.7 | |
| Reform UK | Twiz Stripp | 50 | 2.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 901 | 50.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,763 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter David Holmes | 577 | 36.8 | +8.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Vizzard Bryan Charles | 540 | 34.4 | -11.9 | |
| Labour | Jo Burns | 307 | 19.6 | +0.4 | |
| Green | Stephen Roy Thompson | 145 | 9.2 | +3.2 | |
| Majority | 37 | 2.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,569 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Denise June Joy | 675 | 37.4 | -10.5 | |
| Conservative | Sanjiv Kumar Brajkishore | 514 | 28.5 | +8.2 | |
| Labour | Richard John Coates | 360 | 19.9 | +0.4 | |
| Green | Gemma Sue Battrum | 257 | 14.2 | +1.9 | |
| Majority | 161 | 8.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,806 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Claudine Jane Russell | 1,695 | 61.7 | +14.8 | |
| Green | Mike Summersgill | 504 | 18.3 | -3.9 | |
| Labour | Natalie Victoria Allen | 313 | 11.4 | +0.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen James Goffredi | 175 | 6.4 | N/A | |
| Reform UK | Justin Gregory Andre Randall | 60 | 2.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,191 | 43.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,747 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Michelle Hastie | 786 | 40.2 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Scott Hahnefeld | 722 | 36.9 | +4.4 | |
| Labour | David John Reay | 244 | 12.5 | -14.9 | |
| Green | Derek Roy Eagle | 203 | 10.4 | -14.4 | |
| Majority | 64 | 3.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,955 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Patrik Garten | 472 | 49.7 | -22.5 | |
| Green | Jeffery Stuart Robert | 407 | 42.8 | +29.6 | |
| Labour | Theresa Ruby Lyons | 46 | 4.8 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Zeina Toric-Azad | 25 | 2.6 | -12.1 | |
| Majority | 65 | 6.9 | |||
| Turnout | 950 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lewis John McKenna | 647 | 52.3 | +4.9 | |
| Labour | Dan Wilkinson | 473 | 38.2 | -7.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Francis Cockersole | 117 | 9.5 | +2.3 | |
| Majority | 174 | 14.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,237 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul Charles Cooper | 926 | 51.3 | +12.4 | |
| Labour | Lesley Frances McKay | 329 | 18.2 | +1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Joe Higson | 286 | 15.8 | +0.5 | |
| Green | Stephen Fraser Muggeridge | 165 | 9.1 | +2.2 | |
| Independent | Gary Butler | 100 | 5.5 | +2.9 | |
| Majority | 597 | 33.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,806 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gary Cooke | 375 | 39.4 | +4.3 | |
| Independent | Eddie Powell | 267 | 28.1 | N/A | |
| Labour | Maureen Cleator | 210 | 22.1 | -18.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Arnold Tay | 74 | 7.8 | N/A | |
| For Britain | Lawrence Rustem | 25 | 2.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 108 | 11.3 | |||
| Turnout | 951 | ||||
| Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Paul John Wilby | 998 | 42.8 | -15.9 | |
| Conservative | Will Dinley | 925 | 39.6 | +14.9 | |
| Labour | Kim Roberts | 213 | 9.1 | +2.3 | |
| Green | Simon Milham | 197 | 8.4 | +2.8 | |
| Majority | 73 | 3.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,333 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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