title: 2019 Maidstone Borough Council election
text: # 2019 Maidstone Borough Council election
  
  The 2019 Maidstone Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Maidstone Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
  
  ## Results Summary
  
  2019 Maidstone Borough Council election :
  
  | Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
  | | Conservative | 9 | 1 | 50.0 | 16 | 25 | 45.5 | 11,548 | 39.6 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | 6 | | 33.3 | 14 | 20 | 36.4 | 7,758 | 26.6 | |
  | | Independent | 2 | | 11.1 | 3 | 5 | 9.1 | 2,052 | 7.0 | |
  | | Labour | 1 | 1 | 5.6 | 3 | 4 | 7.3 | 3,005 | 10.3 | |
  | | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 | 1,562 | 5.4 | |
  | | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,212 | 11.0 | |
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Allington
  
  Allington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Cynthia Robertson | 1,180 | 58.0 |
  | | Conservative | Barry Ginley | 505 | 24.8 |
  | | Green | Ben Knowles | 189 | 9.3 |
  | | Labour | Wendy Hollands | 159 | 7.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,033 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Bearsted
  
  Bearsted :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Val Springett | 1,468 | 66.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ian Chittenden | 377 | 17.1 |
  | | Green | Colin Chuter | 355 | 16.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Boxley
  
  Boxley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Anne Brindle | 1,155 | 59.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Michael Thompson | 474 | 24.2 |
  | | UKIP | Mark McGiffin | 329 | 16.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Coxheath & Hutton
  
  Coxheath & Hutton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Richard Webb | 1,223 | 58.2 |
  | | Conservative | Simon Webb | 753 | 35.5 |
  | | Labour | Richard Coates | 134 | 6.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Detling & Thurnham
  
  Detling & Thurnham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Nick de Wiggondene-Sheppard | 475 | 58.0 |
  | | Green | James Shalice | 208 | 25.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Cockersole | 136 | 16.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Downswood & Otham
  
  Downswood & Otham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Gordon Newton | 434 | 58.6 |
  | | Conservative | Gary Cooke | 182 | 24.6 |
  | | Independent | Paul Wooding | 65 | 8.8 |
  | | Green | Stuart Jeffrery | 60 | 8.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
  
  ### East
  
  East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David Naghi | 942 | 47.4 |
  | | Conservative | Harprit Dogra | 568 | 28.6 |
  | | Labour | Jo Burns | 256 | 12.9 |
  | | Green | Christopher Turner | 223 | 11.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Fant
  
  Fant :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Margaret Rose | 659 | 35.1 |
  | | Conservative | Graham Jarvis | 536 | 28.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David Pickett | 291 | 15.5 |
  | | Green | Ian McDonald | 269 | 14.3 |
  | | Independent | Sue Delamere | 124 | 6.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
  
  ### Harrietsham & Lenham
  
  Harrietsham & Lenham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Tom Sams | 1,107 | 57.5 |
  | | Conservative | Chris Roots | 638 | 33.1 |
  | | Green | Susan Parr | 105 | 5.5 |
  | | Labour | Stephen Rogers | 75 | 3.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
  
  ### High Street
  
  High Street :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Dinesh Khadka | 852 | 47.9 |
  | | Conservative | Andi Okoye | 360 | 20.3 |
  | | Labour | Barbara Neill | 346 | 19.5 |
  | | Green | Kimmy Milham | 219 | 12.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Leeds
  
  Leeds :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Gill Fort | 420 | 68.9 |
  | | UKIP | Ian Stevens | 190 | 31.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Loose
  
  Loose :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Susan Grigg | 390 | 54.7 |
  | | Conservative | Bryan Hillman | 218 | 30.6 |
  | | Green | Donna Greenan | 80 | 11.2 |
  | | Labour | Richard Atkins | 25 | 3.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Marden & Yalding
  
  Marden & Yalding :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Annabelle Blackmore | 1,092 | 46.9 |
  | | Green | Mike Summersgill | 518 | 22.2 |
  | | UKIP | Pamela Watts | 330 | 14.2 |
  | | Labour | Dan Wilkinson | 257 | 11.0 |
  | | Independent | June Winston | 133 | 5.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### North
  
  North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Roberts Eves | 579 | 32.5 |
  | | Labour | Maureen Cleator | 489 | 27.4 |
  | | Green | Steve Cheeseman | 443 | 24.8 |
  | | UKIP | Steve Bax | 273 | 15.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Shepway North
  
  Shepway North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Marion Ring | 635 | 38.9 |
  | | Labour | Richard Neill | 272 | 16.7 |
  | | UKIP | Stephen Young | 268 | 16.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Michael Hicks | 249 | 15.3 |
  | | Green | Stephen Muggeridge | 112 | 6.9 |
  | | Independent | Jon Hicks | 52 | 3.2 |
  | | Independent | Gary Butler | 43 | 2.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### South
  
  South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Brian Clark | 1,332 | 58.7 |
  | | Conservative | Les Letchford | 561 | 24.7 |
  | | Labour | Patrick Coates | 154 | 6.8 |
  | | Green | Simon Milham | 128 | 5.6 |
  | | Independent | Yolande Kenward | 94 | 4.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Staplehurst
  
  Staplehurst :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Louise Brice | 907 | 55.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Watson | 201 | 12.2 |
  | | Green | John Wright | 187 | 11.4 |
  | | Labour | Marlyn Randall | 179 | 10.9 |
  | | UKIP | Barry Watts | 172 | 10.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Sutton Valence & Langley
  
  Sutton Valence & Langley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Wendy Young | 496 | 68.6 |
  | | Green | Derek Eagle | 116 | 16.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Richard Francis | 111 | 15.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  