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.[1] 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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2006 results map
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2007 results map
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2008 results map
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2010 results map
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2011 results map
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2021 results map
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2022 results map
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2023 results map
By-elections
1994-1998
Yalding Ward By-Election 1 May 1997[9] |
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[10] |
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[11] |
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[12][13] |
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[14][15] |
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[16][17] |
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[18][19] |
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[20][21] |
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[22][23] |
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[24][25] |
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[26] |
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.[27][28]
Allington Ward By-Election 18 October 2012[29] |
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[30] 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[31] 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[32] 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[33] 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[34][35] 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[36] 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
- ^ "Becoming a councillor". Maidstone Borough Council. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- ^ The Borough of Maidstone (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
- ^ The Maidstone and Swale (Areas) Order 1983
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Kent (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Maidstone". BBC News Online. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Maidstone (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
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- ^ Electoral Commission - Statement on the UK Government's decision to postpone May's polls. Retrieved on 11 April 2021
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- ^ "Maidstone BC, Loose". Local Authority Byelection Results.
- ^ "Maidstone BC, High Street". Local Authority Byelection Results.
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- ^ "Maidstone BC, Allington". Local Authority Byelection Results.
- ^ "Result of Poll". Maidstone Borough Council. Archived from the original on 19 July 2001.
- ^ "Maidstone BC, Boxley". Local Authority Byelection Results.
- ^ "Result of Poll". Maidstone Borough Council. Archived from the original on 19 July 2001.
- ^ "Maidstone BC, Hollingbourne". Local Authority Byelection Results.
- ^ "Vote 2003 - By-Election". Maidstone Borough Council. Archived from the original on 3 January 2004.
- ^ "Maidstone BC, Marden and Yalding". Local Authority Byelection Results.
- ^ "Vote 2005 - By-Election". Maidstone Borough Council. Archived from the original on 17 January 2006.
- ^ "Maidstone BC, Downswood & Otham". Local Authority Byelection Results.
- ^ "Result of Poll" (PDF). Maidstone Borough Council.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Maidstone BC, Parkwood". Local Authority Byelection Results.
- ^ "Result of Poll" (PDF). Maidstone Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ "Maidstone BC, Shepway South". Local Authority Byelection Results.
- ^ "Maidstone BC, Fant". Local Authority Byelection Results.
- ^ "Town's longest serving councillor dies". Kent Messenger. 10 August 2012.
- ^ Kilpatrick, Dean (10 August 2012). "Kent councillor Malcom Robertson dies aged 67". KOS Media.
- ^ "Election results for Allington Ward". Maidstone Borough Council. 18 October 2012.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Staplehurst Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Staplehurst Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Shepway South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bearsted Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Notice of poll" (PDF). www.maidstone.gov.uk. Maidstone Borough Council. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Lib Dems win seat from Tories during town by-election". Kent Online. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Headcorn Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
External links
- Maidstone Borough Council