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Local government elections in Kent, England

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

Council elections

Borough result maps

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  • 2007 results map 2007 results map
  • 2008 results map 2008 results map
  • 2010 results map 2010 results map
  • 2011 results map 2011 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.

Allington Ward By-Election 18 October 2012
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

References

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  2. The Borough of Maidstone (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
  3. The Maidstone and Swale (Areas) Order 1983
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  6. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Maidstone (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
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