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]

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in controlYears
No overall control1974 - 1976
Conservative1976 - 1983
No overall control1983 - 2008
Conservative2008 - 2014
No overall control2014–present

Council elections

Borough result maps
  • 2006 results map
  • 2007 results map
  • 2008 results map
  • 2010 results map
  • 2011 results map

Changes between elections

1987 boundaries
Yalding Ward By-Election 1 May 1997[9]
CandidatePartyVotes%±%
 Conservative Party1,00044.44%+12.1%
 Liberal Democrats64328.58%-15.2%
 Labour Party60726.98%+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 Democrats28359.08%-13.8%
 Conservative Party11724.43%+8.2%
 Labour Party7916.49%+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 Democrats35039.64%-3.0%
 Labour Party31035.11%-5.8%
 Conservative Party12313.93%+0.1%
Maidstone First738.27%+8.3%
 Green Party273.06%+0.4%
Total883100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers
Ballot Papers Issued
Registered Electors
Turnout19.8%
 Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
Allington Ward By-Election 29 October 1998[12][13]
CandidatePartyVotes%±%
 Cynthia Elizabeth RobertsonLiberal Democrats74472.16%+5.2%
 Margaret Helen June TaylorLabour Party15915.42%-0.3%
 Helen Violet MortimerConservative Party12812.42%+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 YatesConservative Party63063.25%+23.1%
 John Brian DohertyLiberal Democrats20120.18%+6.1%
 Stephen GibsonLabour Party16516.57%-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 WarnerConservative Party19848.29%-12.0%
 Paul Geoffrey BeggLiberal Democrats19347.07%+25.1%
 Jeanne Mary GibsonLabour Party194.63%-13.1%
Total410100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers0
Ballot Papers Issued410
Registered Electors
Turnout35.3%
 Conservative hold

2002 boundaries
Marden & Yalding Ward By-Election 27 November 2003[18][19]
CandidatePartyVotes%±%
 Paddy C. J. GermainConservative Party72649.83%-12.5%
 Carol A. JacquesLiberal Democrats53536.72%+18.4%
 John M. HughesLabour Party15310.50%-4.0%
 Brian HoggUK Independence Party432.95%-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 MarchantIndependent31461.33%+15.0%
 Timothy M. CrockfordConservative Party18435.94%+17.2%
 Audrey D. GardnerLabour Party142.73%+2.3%
Total512100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers
Ballot Papers Issued
Registered Electors
Turnout24.4%
Independent hold
Parkwood Ward By-Election 30 November 2006[22][23]
CandidatePartyVotes%±%
 Robert FieldLiberal Democrats34757.64%+23.5%
 Wesley MasonLabour Party13021.59%-13.3%
 Scott HahnefeldConservative Party12520.76%-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 WilliamsConservative Party25135.96%-9.7%
 Gill AnnanLabour Party24034.38%+34.4%
 Bryan Charles VizzardLiberal Democrats17324.79%-22.0%
 Stephen Fraser MuggeridgeGreen Party344.87%-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 SmithLiberal Democrats70246.37%+18.8%
 Paul ButcherConservative Party39325.96%-7.4%
 Stuart JefferyGreen Party31720.94%+4.9%
 Bruce HealdLabour Party1026.74%-16.3%
Total1,514100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers
Ballot Papers Issued
Registered Electors
Turnout23.6%
 Liberal Democrats hold

2011 boundaries

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 WatsonLiberal Democrats88552.37%
 Barry Stephen GinleyConservative Party43425.68%
 Marianna Romeojuliet PoliszczukLabour Party17910.59%
 Gareth Anthony KendallUK Independence Party1629.59%
 Jill ShepherdGreen Party301.78%
Total1,690100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers9
Ballot Papers Issued1,699
Registered Electors5,604
Turnout30.32%
 Liberal Democrats hold
North Ward by-election, 30 November 2017[30][31]
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

All 4 of UKIP's councillors resigned from the party around 28 March 2018, and formed the Independent Maidstone party.[32]

Liberal Democrat councillor Richard Webb (Coxheath) was expelled from the party in March 2018.[33]

References
  1. "Becoming a councillor". Maidstone Borough Council. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  2. "Vote 2012". BBC News. 8 May 2012.
  3. The Borough of Maidstone (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
  4. The Maidstone and Swale (Areas) Order 1983
  5. legislation.gov.uk - The Kent (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  6. "Maidstone". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  7. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Maidstone (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  8. legislation.gov.uk - The Maidstone (Electoral Changes) Order 2008. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  9. "Maidstone BC, Yalding". Local Authority Byelection Results.
  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.
  14. "Result of Poll". Maidstone Borough Council. Archived from the original on 19 July 2001.
  15. "Maidstone BC, Boxley". Local Authority Byelection Results.
  16. "Result of Poll". Maidstone Borough Council. Archived from the original on 19 July 2001.
  17. "Maidstone BC, Hollingbourne". Local Authority Byelection Results.
  18. "Vote 2003 - By-Election". Maidstone Borough Council. Archived from the original on 3 January 2004.
  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.
  22. "Result of Poll" (PDF). Maidstone Borough Council.
  23. "Maidstone BC, Parkwood". Local Authority Byelection Results.
  24. "Result of Poll" (PDF). Maidstone Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  25. "Maidstone BC, Shepway South". Local Authority Byelection Results.
  26. "Maidstone BC, Fant". Local Authority Byelection Results.
  27. "Town's longest serving councillor dies". Kent Messenger. 10 August 2012.
  28. Kilpatrick, Dean (10 August 2012). "Kent councillor Malcom Robertson dies aged 67". KOS Media.
  29. "Election results for Allington Ward". Maidstone Borough Council.
  30. "Notice of poll" (PDF). www.maidstone.gov.uk. Maidstone Borough Council. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  31. "Lib Dems win seat from Tories during town by-election". Kent Online. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  32. "Ukip councillors leave to form new party". Kent Online. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  33. "Councillor in court on assault charge". Kent Online. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
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