The 2022 Maidstone Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022, in order to elect 18 out of 55 members to the Maidstone Borough Council. These seats were last up for election in 2018. Members elected in this election would have their seats next up for election in 2024, due to the council opting for a four-year cycle of elections instead of the current format from 2024 onwards.
As the results were declared, the Conservative Party initially lost their majority on the council:
Before 2022 electionAfter 2022 electionPartySeatsPartySeats 29 27 12 12 4 5 0 1 10 10
After the result was declared, but before the first post-election meeting of the council, independent councillor Nick de Wiggondene-Sheppard rejoined the Conservatives (having been elected as a Conservative in 2019 but subsequently left the party). This meant that the Conservatives managed to retain a one seat majority on the council at the annual council meeting on 21 May 2022, retaining control of the authority.
Results summary
Ward results
Allington
Bearsted
Boxley
Bridge
Coxheath and Hunton
East
Fant
Harrietsham and Lenham
Headcorn
Heath
High Street
Marden and Yalding
North
Park Wood
Shepway North
Shepway South
South
Staplehurst
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