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 2024 onwards, the format of elections will change, with all 49 councillors being elected once every 4 years.
Council composition
+ Composition of the councilYearConservativeLiberal DemocratsLabourGreenUKIPIndependents& OthersCouncil controlafter electionLocal government reorganisation; council established (60 seats)1973131912161976397707New ward boundaries (55 seats)1979347100019803291004198228159031983271780319842420803198620239031987202580219882223802199020238041991202290419922716804199423171000519951717150061996112118005199813211600519991522130052000162212005New ward boundaries (55 seats)20021921120032003212110003200423209003200627205003200726214004200829201005201028230004New ward boundaries (55 seats)20113021000420123019100520142519204520152520204420162322205320182719301020192520401520212917400520222712510102023241263010New ward boundaries (49 seats)2024131261008
Borough result maps
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 1,031Registered 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 998Registered 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 410Registered 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 604Registered 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 2012Candidate 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 1,699Registered Electors 5,604Turnout 30.32% Liberal Democrats hold
2014-2018
2018-2022
2022-2026
See also 2002 Maidstone Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Maidstone (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015. 2011 Maidstone Borough Council election (Some new ward boundaries)legislation.gov.uk - The Maidstone (Electoral Changes) Order 2008. Retrieved on 3 November 2015. 2021 Maidstone Borough Council election (postponed from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic)Electoral Commission - Statement on the UK Government's decision to postpone May's polls. Retrieved on 11 April 2021 2023 Maidstone Borough Council election (last elections held under old format) 2024 Maidstone Borough Council election (first election under 4-year cycle)
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References
External links Maidstone Borough Council