Maidstone Borough Council elections

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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 2023 onwards, the format of elections will change, with all 55 councillors being elected once every 4 years.

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Council elections

Borough result maps

By-elections

1994-1998

Yalding Ward By-Election 1 May 1997 [9]
CandidatePartyVotes%±%
  Conservative Party 1,00044.44%+12.1%
  Liberal Democrats 64328.58%-15.2%
  Labour Party 60726.98%+7.3%
Total2,250100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers
Ballot Papers Issued
Registered Electors
Turnout
  Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Loose Ward By-Election 3 July 1997 [10]
CandidatePartyVotes%±%
  Liberal Democrats 28359.08%-13.8%
  Conservative Party 11724.43%+8.2%
  Labour Party 7916.49%+5.5%
Total479100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers
Ballot Papers Issued
Registered Electors
Turnout25.4%
  Liberal Democrats hold
High Street Ward By-Election 13 November 1997 [11]
CandidatePartyVotes%±%
  Liberal Democrats 35039.64%-3.0%
  Labour Party 31035.11%-5.8%
  Conservative Party 12313.93%+0.1%
Maidstone First738.27%+8.3%
  Green Party 273.06%+0.4%
Total883100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers
Ballot Papers Issued
Registered Electors
Turnout19.8%
  Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

1998-2002

Allington Ward By-Election 29 October 1998 [12] [13]
CandidatePartyVotes%±%
 Cynthia Elizabeth Robertson Liberal Democrats 74472.16%+5.2%
 Margaret Helen June Taylor Labour Party 15915.42%-0.3%
 Helen Violet Mortimer Conservative Party 12812.42%+2.8%
Total1,031100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers0
Ballot Papers Issued1,031
Registered Electors
Turnout18.5%
  Liberal Democrats hold
Boxley Ward By-Election 29 October 1998 [14] [15]
CandidatePartyVotes%±%
 Michael Ian Yates Conservative Party 63063.25%+23.1%
 John Brian Doherty Liberal Democrats 20120.18%+6.1%
 Stephen Gibson Labour Party 16516.57%-25.5%
Total996100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers2
Ballot Papers Issued998
Registered Electors
Turnout14.1%
  Conservative gain from Independent
Hollingbourne Ward By-Election 29 October 1998 [16] [17]
CandidatePartyVotes%±%
 Tracy Ann Helen Warner Conservative Party 19848.29%-12.0%
 Paul Geoffrey Begg Liberal Democrats 19347.07%+25.1%
 Jeanne Mary Gibson Labour Party 194.63%-13.1%
Total410100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers0
Ballot Papers Issued410
Registered Electors
Turnout35.3%
  Conservative hold

2002-2006

Marden & Yalding Ward By-Election 27 November 2003 [18] [19]
CandidatePartyVotes%±%
 Paddy C. J. Germain Conservative Party 72649.83%-12.5%
 Carol A. Jacques Liberal Democrats 53536.72%+18.4%
 John M. Hughes Labour Party 15310.50%-4.0%
 Brian Hogg UK Independence Party 432.95%-1.8%
Total1,457100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers
Ballot Papers Issued
Registered Electors
Turnout24.4%
  Conservative hold
Downswood & Otham Ward By-Election 13 October 2005 [20] [21]
CandidatePartyVotes%±%
David Marchant Independent 31461.33%+15.0%
 Timothy M. Crockford Conservative Party 18435.94%+17.2%
 Audrey D. Gardner Labour Party 142.73%+2.3%
Total512100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers
Ballot Papers Issued
Registered Electors
Turnout24.4%
Independent hold

2006-2010

Parkwood Ward By-Election 30 November 2006 [22] [23]
CandidatePartyVotes%±%
 Robert Field Liberal Democrats 34757.64%+23.5%
 Wesley Mason Labour Party 13021.59%-13.3%
 Scott Hahnefeld Conservative Party 12520.76%-10.1%
Total602100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers2
Ballot Papers Issued604
Registered Electors
Turnout19.3%
  Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
Shepway South Ward By-Election 6 December 2007 [24] [25]
CandidatePartyVotes%±%
 Sheena Williams Conservative Party 25135.96%-9.7%
 Gill Annan Labour Party 24034.38%+34.4%
 Bryan Charles Vizzard Liberal Democrats 17324.79%-22.0%
 Stephen Fraser Muggeridge Green Party 344.87%-2.6%
Total698100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers
Ballot Papers Issued
Registered Electors
Turnout16.1%
  Conservative gain from Labour
Fant Ward By-Election 1 October 2009 [26]
CandidatePartyVotes%±%
 Fran Smith Liberal Democrats 70246.37%+18.8%
 Paul Butcher Conservative Party 39325.96%-7.4%
 Stuart Jeffery Green Party 31720.94%+4.9%
 Bruce Heald Labour Party 1026.74%-16.3%
Total1,514100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers
Ballot Papers Issued
Registered Electors
Turnout23.6%
  Liberal Democrats hold

2010-2014

A by-election was held in Allington Ward following the death of Malcolm Robertson on 10 August 2012. [27] [28]

Allington Ward By-Election 18 October 2012 [29]
CandidatePartyVotes%±%
 Belinda Janet Watson Liberal Democrats 88552.37%
 Barry Stephen Ginley Conservative Party 43425.68%
 Marianna Romeojuliet Poliszczuk Labour Party 17910.59%
 Gareth Anthony Kendall UK Independence Party 1629.59%
 Jill Shepherd Green Party 301.78%
Total1,690100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers9
Ballot Papers Issued1,699
Registered Electors5,604
Turnout30.32%
  Liberal Democrats hold

2014-2018

Staplehurst By-Election 27 July 2014 [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paulina Watson60936.2+9.1
Conservative Louise Brice60335.9+3.0
UKIP Jamie Kalmar31118.5−5.0
Labour John Randall1177.0−0.8
Green David George412.4−1.1
Majority60.4
Turnout 1,681
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Fant By-Election 10 September 2015 [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matt Boughton47727.1−2.6
Liberal Democrats Rosaline Janko42424.1+2.1
Labour Keith Adkinson35220.0−0.4
Green Stuart Jeffery24914.2+3.9
UKIP Colin Taylor18010.2−7.4
Independent Mike Hogg754.3+4.3
Majority533.0
Turnout 1,757
Conservative hold Swing
Shepway South By-Election 8 September 2016 [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP John Barned43245.5+7.2
Conservative Bob Hinder21522.7−5.1
Labour Dan Wilkinson18319.3−5.5
Independent Jon Hicks889.3+9.3
Liberal Democrats Milden Choongo313.3−2.6
Majority21722.9
Turnout 949
UKIP hold Swing
Bearsted By-Election 4 May 2017 [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Denis Spooner1,71372.7+36.1
Labour Tim Licence25310.7+1.5
Liberal Democrats Karen Davies25010.6+7.4
Green Ciaran Oliver1416.0+2.7
Majority1,46061.9
Turnout 2,357
Conservative hold Swing
North Ward by-election, 30 November 2017 [34] [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Cleator, Maureen27019.3%
Green Eagle, Derek473.4%
Liberal Democrats Field, Rob71951.4%
Conservative Taylor-Maggio, Cheryl Janette27025.9%
Total votes1399
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2018-2022

Headcorn By-Election 13 September 2018 [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Karen Chappell-Tay68657.3−17.5
Liberal Democrats Merilyn Fraser40934.1+19.6
Labour Jim Grogan635.3−5.5
Green Derek Eagle403.3+3.3
Majority27723.1
Turnout 1,198
Conservative hold Swing

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  2. ↑ The Borough of Maidstone (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
  3. ↑ The Maidstone and Swale (Areas) Order 1983
  4. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Kent (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
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  7. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Maidstone (Electoral Changes) Order 2008. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  8. ↑ Electoral Commission - Statement on the UK Government's decision to postpone May's polls. Retrieved on 11 April 2021
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  10. ↑ "Maidstone BC, Loose". Local Authority Byelection Results.
  11. ↑ "Maidstone BC, High Street". Local Authority Byelection Results.
  12. ↑ "Result of Poll". Maidstone Borough Council. Archived from the original on 25 June 2002.
  13. ↑ "Maidstone BC, Allington". Local Authority Byelection Results.
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  15. ↑ "Maidstone BC, Boxley". Local Authority Byelection Results.
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  17. ↑ "Maidstone BC, Hollingbourne". Local Authority Byelection Results.
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  19. ↑ "Maidstone BC, Marden and Yalding". Local Authority Byelection Results.
  20. ↑ "Vote 2005 - By-Election". Maidstone Borough Council. Archived from the original on 17 January 2006.
  21. ↑ "Maidstone BC, Downswood & Otham". Local Authority Byelection Results.
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