title: Maidstone Borough Council elections
text: # 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. From 2023 onwards, the format of elections will change, with all 55 councillors being elected once every 4 years.
  
  ## Council elections
  
  * 1973 Maidstone Borough Council election
  * 1976 Maidstone Borough Council election
  * 1979 Maidstone Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
  * 1980 Maidstone Borough Council election
  * 1982 Maidstone Borough Council election
  * 1983 Maidstone Borough Council election
  * 1984 Maidstone Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
  * 1986 Maidstone Borough Council election
  * 1987 Maidstone Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
  * 1988 Maidstone Borough Council election
  * 1990 Maidstone Borough Council election
  * 1991 Maidstone Borough Council election
  * 1992 Maidstone Borough Council election
  * 1994 Maidstone Borough Council election
  * 1995 Maidstone Borough Council election
  * 1996 Maidstone Borough Council election
  * 1998 Maidstone Borough Council election
  * 1999 Maidstone Borough Council election
  * 2000 Maidstone Borough Council election
  * 2002 Maidstone Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
  * 2003 Maidstone Borough Council election
  * 2004 Maidstone Borough Council election
  * 2006 Maidstone Borough Council election
  * 2007 Maidstone Borough Council election
  * 2008 Maidstone Borough Council election
  * 2010 Maidstone Borough Council election
  * 2011 Maidstone Borough Council election (Some new ward boundaries)
  * 2012 Maidstone Borough Council election
  * 2015 Maidstone Borough Council election
  * 2016 Maidstone Borough Council election
  * 2018 Maidstone Borough Council election
  * 2019 Maidstone Borough Council election
  * 2021 Maidstone Borough Council election (postponed from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
  * 2022 Maidstone Borough Council election
  * 2023 Maidstone Borough Council election (last elections held under old format)
  * 2024 Maidstone Borough Council election (first election under 4-year cycle)
  * 2028 Maidstone Borough Council election
  
  ## Borough result maps
  
  * 2006 results map
  * 2007 results map
  * 2008 results map
  * 2010 results map
  * 2011 results map
  * 2021 results map
  
  ## By-elections
  
  ### 1994-1998
  
  Yalding Ward By-Election 1 May 1997 :
  
  | Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 2,250 | 100.00% | |
  | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | | | |
  | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | | | |
  | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
  | | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |
  
  Loose Ward By-Election 3 July 1997 :
  
  | Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 479 | 100.00% | |
  | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | | | |
  | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | | | |
  | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25.4% | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
  
  High Street Ward By-Election 13 November 1997 :
  
  | Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 883 | 100.00% | |
  | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | | | |
  | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | | | |
  | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19.8% | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |
  
  ### 1998-2002
  
  Allington Ward By-Election 29 October 1998 :
  
  | Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 1,031 | 100.00% | |
  | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | 0 | | |
  | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | 1,031 | | |
  | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18.5% | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
  
  Boxley Ward By-Election 29 October 1998 :
  
  | Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 996 | 100.00% | |
  | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | 2 | | |
  | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | 998 | | |
  | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14.1% | | |
  | | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent |
  
  Hollingbourne Ward By-Election 29 October 1998 :
  
  | Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 410 | 100.00% | |
  | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | 0 | | |
  | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | 410 | | |
  | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35.3% | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  
  ### 2002-2006
  
  Marden & Yalding Ward By-Election 27 November 2003 :
  
  | Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 1,457 | 100.00% | |
  | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | | | |
  | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | | | |
  | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24.4% | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  
  Downswood & Otham Ward By-Election 13 October 2005 :
  
  | Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 512 | 100.00% | |
  | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | | | |
  | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | | | |
  | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24.4% | | |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
  
  ### 2006-2010
  
  Parkwood Ward By-Election 30 November 2006 :
  
  | Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 602 | 100.00% | |
  | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | 2 | | |
  | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | 604 | | |
  | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19.3% | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |
  
  Shepway South Ward By-Election 6 December 2007 :
  
  | Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 698 | 100.00% | |
  | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | | | |
  | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | | | |
  | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16.1% | | |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
  
  Fant Ward By-Election 1 October 2009 :
  
  | Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 1,514 | 100.00% | |
  | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | | | |
  | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | | | |
  | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23.6% | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | 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 2012 :
  
  | Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 1,690 | 100.00% | |
  | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | 9 | | |
  | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | 1,699 | | |
  | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 5,604 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30.32% | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
  
  ### 2014-2018
  
  Staplehurst By-Election 27 July 2014 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 6 | 0.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,681 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  
  Fant By-Election 10 September 2015 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 53 | 3.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,757 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Shepway South By-Election 8 September 2016 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 217 | 22.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 949 | | |
  | | UKIP hold | UKIP hold | Swing | | |
  
  Bearsted By-Election 4 May 2017 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,460 | 61.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,357 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  North Ward by-election, 30 November 2017 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 1399 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |
  
  ### 2018-2022
  
  Headcorn By-Election 13 September 2018 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 277 | 23.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,198 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  