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 2024 onwards, the format of elections will change, with all 55 councillors being elected once every 4 years.

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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 131912––16No overall control
1976 39770–7Conservative
New ward boundaries (55 seats)
1979 347100–0Conservative
1980 329100–4Conservative
1982 281590–3Conservative
1983 271780–3No overall control
1984 242080–3No overall control
1986 202390–3No overall control
1987 202580–2No overall control
1988 222380–2No overall control
1990 202380–4No overall control
1991 202290–4No overall control
1992 271680–4No overall control
1994 231710005No overall control
1995 171715006No overall control
1996 112118005No overall control
1998 132116005No overall control
1999 152213005No overall control
2000 162212005No overall control
New ward boundaries (55 seats)
2002 192112003No overall control
2003 212110003No overall control
2004 23209003No overall control
2006 27205003No overall control
2007 26214004No overall control
2008 29201005Conservative
2010 28230004Conservative
New ward boundaries (55 seats)
2011 30210004Conservative
2012 30191005Conservative
2014 25192045No overall control
2015 25202044No overall control
2016 23222053No overall control
2018 27193010No overall control
2019 25204015No overall control
2021 29174005Conservative
2022 271251010No overall control
2023 241263010No overall control
New ward boundaries (49 seats)
2024 131261008 [b] No overall control

Borough result maps

By-elections

1994-1998

Yalding Ward By-Election 1 May 1997 [3]
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 [4]
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 [5]
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 [6] [7]
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 [8] [9]
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 [10] [11]
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 [12] [13]
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 [14] [15]
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 [16] [17]
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 [18] [19]
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 [20]
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. [21] [22]

Allington Ward By-Election 18 October 2012 [23]
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 [24]
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
Majority 60.4
Turnout 1,681
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Fant By-Election 10 September 2015 [25]
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
Majority 533.0
Turnout 1,757
Conservative hold Swing
Shepway South By-Election 8 September 2016 [26]
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
Majority 21722.9
Turnout 949
UKIP hold Swing
Bearsted By-Election 4 May 2017 [27]
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
Majority 1,46061.9
Turnout 2,357
Conservative hold Swing
North Ward by-election, 30 November 2017 [28] [29]
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 [30]
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
Majority 27723.1
Turnout 1,198
Conservative hold Swing

2022-2026

Harrietsham, Lenham and North Downs By-Election 2 October 2025 (3 seats) [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Chris Houlihan1,228
Reform UK Steve Povey1,226
Reform UK Mariela Nedelcheva1,153
Green Callum Sweetman459
Green James Snyder452
Green Reshmi Kalam430
Conservative Isobelle Horne342
Conservative Darcy Rotherham285
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Horwood236
Conservative Onyekachukwu Chukwuma234
Liberal Democrats Sam Burrows156
Liberal Democrats Andrew Cockersole123
Heritage Sean Turner97
Independent Gary Butler74
Independent Sam Lawrence-Rose69
Reform UK gain from Independent Swing
Reform UK gain from Independent Swing
Reform UK gain from Independent 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.[ permanent dead link ]
  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. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Headcorn Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  32. ↑ "Maidstone". BBC News Online . Retrieved 3 October 2009.
  33. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Maidstone (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  34. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Maidstone (Electoral Changes) Order 2008. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  35. ↑ Electoral Commission - Statement on the UK Government's decision to postpone May's polls. Retrieved on 11 April 2021
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