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

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

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