Maidstone Borough Council election, 2014

Main articles: Maidstone Borough Council elections and United Kingdom local elections, 2014

22 May 2014

20 members

Turnout	39%
	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	Christopher Garland	Fran Wilson	Eddie Powell
Party	Conservative	Liberal Democrat	UKIP
Leader's seat	Shepway North	High Street	n/a
Seats before	29	20	0
Seats won	5	9	4
Seats after	25	19	4
Seat change	4	1	4
Percentage	27.92%	24.55%	27.07%

Map of Borough Election Results 2014, Colour legend by wards won:

Conservative party

Liberal Democrats

Independents

UKIP

Labour

not contested in 2014

Leader before election

Christopher Garland
Conservative

Leader-elect

n/a

Elections to Maidstone Borough Council were held on 22 May 2014. One-third of the borough council (20 members) were up for election. European Parliament Elections were held on the same day.

Overall results

The Conservatives lost overall control of the council by losing four seats. The Liberal Democrats lost one seat. UKIP gained four seats, and Labour gained one seat.

Maidstone Borough Council^[1]
Party		Elected Seats	Total Seats	+/-
	Conservative Party	5	25	-4
	Liberal Democrats	9	19	-1
	Independent	1	5	0
	UK Independence Party	4	4	+4
	Labour Party	1	2	+1
Total		20	55

Valid Ballot Papers		37352
Rejected Ballot Papers		128
Ballot Papers Issued		37480
Registered Electors		95612
Turnout		39.2%

Ward results

Allington Ward (1)^[2]
Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Dan Daley	Liberal Democrats	1,273	50.42%
	Andy Airey	UK Independence Party	543	21.50%
	Barry Stephen Ginley	Conservative Party	483	19.13%
	Marianna Romeojuliet Poliszczuk	Labour Party	168	6.65%
	David Michael Thompson	Green Party	58	2.30%
Total			2,525	100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers			2
Ballot Papers Issued			2,527
Registered Electors
Turnout

Bearsted Ward (1)^[3]
Candidate		Party	Votes	% (Total)	% (Valid)
	Mike Cuming	Conservative Party	1,059	38.19%
	Geoff Licence	Independent	654	23.58%
	Sarah Elizabeth Pettit	UK Independence Party	593	21.38%
	Jeanne Mary Gibson	Labour Party	258	9.03%
	Ciaran Dominic Oliver	Green Party	112	4.04%
	Geoffrey Richard Samme	Liberal Democrats	97	3.50%
Total			2773	100.00%

Rejected Ballot Papers			10
Ballot Papers Issued			2783
Registered Electors
Turnout

Bridge Ward (1)^[4]
Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	David Stewart Pickett	Liberal Democrats	491	31.10%
	Stuart James Mallison	Conservative Party	421	26.66%
	James Thomas Hill	UK Independence Party	370	23.43%
	Sandra Pauline McDowell	Labour Party	164	10.39%
	Donna Louise Greenan	Green Party	133	8.42%
Total			1579	100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers			8
Ballot Papers Issued			1587
Registered Electors
Turnout

Boxley Ward (1)^[5]
Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Derek George Butler	Conservative Party	1035	45.24%
	Mike Wardle	UK Independence Party	765	33.44%
	Steve Gibson	Labour Party	249	10.88%
	Daniel Wright	Liberal Democrats	131	5.73%
	Hannah Margaret Patton	Green Party	108	4.72%
Total			2288	100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers			5
Ballot Papers Issued			2293
Registered Electors
Turnout

Coxheath and Hunton (1)^[6]
Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Brian Richard Edwin Mortimer	Liberal Democrats	966	39.91%
	Clive Norman Parker	Conservative Party	654	27.02%
	Keith Clement Woollven	UK Independence Party	636	26.28%
	Stella Marlyn Randall	Labour Party	164	6.78%
Total			2420	100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers			16
Ballot Papers Issued			2436
Registered Electors
Turnout

East Ward (1)^[7]
Candidate		Party	Votes	% (Total)	% (Valid)
	Nicola Jane Fissenden	Liberal Democrats	895	36.13%
	Gareth Anthony Kendall	UK Independence Party	643	25.96%
	Tony Dennison	Conservative Party	599	24.18%
	Richard John Coates	Labour Party	200	8.07%
	James Edward Shalice	Green Party	140	5.65%
Total			2477	100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers			16
Ballot Papers Issued			2493
Registered Electors
Turnout

Fant Ward (1)^[8]
Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Paul Harper	Labour Party	595	23.62%
	Roy Douglas Smith	UK Independence Party	542	21.52%
	Stuart Robert Jeffery	Green Party	513	20.37%
	Roger James Hogg	Conservative Party	451	17.90%
	Sam Roach	Liberal Democrats	418	16.59%
Total			2519	100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers			12
Ballot Papers Issued			2531
Registered Electors
Turnout

Harrietsham & Lenham Ward (2)^[9]
Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Janetta Sams	Independent	979	29.73%
	Eddie Powell	UK Independence Party	573	17.40%
	John Raymond Barned	Conservative Party	527	16.00%
	Marino Andreas Michaelas	Conservative Party	505	15.34%
	Mike Williams	UK Independence Party	479	14.55%
	Jean Harvey	Labour Party	129	3.92%
	Geoff Harvey	Labour Party	101	3.07%
Total			3293	100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers			8
Ballot Papers Issued			2035
Registered Electors
Turnout

Headcorn Ward (1)^[10]
Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Martin Round	Conservative Party	868	48.76%
	Peter Edwards-Daem	UK Independence Party	580	32.58%
	Penelope Anne Kemp	Green Party	208	11.69%
	Jim Grogan	Labour Co-Operative	124	6.97%
Total			1780	100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers			3
Ballot Papers Issued			1783
Registered Electors
Turnout

Heath Ward (1)^[11]
Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	James Martin Willis	Liberal Democrats	650	43.05%
	Colin Green Taylor	UK Independence Party	322	21.32%
	Brian Moss	Conservative Party	307	20.33%
	Richard Stewart Chapman	Labour Party	129	10.73%
	Irene Lilian Shepherd	Green Party	69	4.57%
Total			1510	100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers			3
Ballot Papers Issued			1513
Registered Electors
Turnout

High Street Ward (1)^[12]
Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Clive Andrew English	Liberal Democrats	596	30.50%
	Jackie Hemsted	UK Independence Party	563	28.81%
	Sam Lain-Rose	Conservative Party	336	17.20%
	Lawrence Michael Peter Miller	Labour Party	249	12.74%
	Wendy Kathleen Lewis	Green Party	146	7.47%
	David Charles Savory	Independent	64	3.28%
Total			1,954	100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers			5
Ballot Papers Issued			1,959
Registered Electors
Turnout

Marden & Yalding Ward (1)^[13]
Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	David Christopher Burton	Conservative Party	825	33.81%
	Sir Nick Fenn	Liberal Democrats	782	32.05%
	Ericka Ann Olivares-Penroz	UK Independence Party	576	23.60%
	Edith Maud Davis	Labour Party	158	6.48%
	Ian Francis Stewart McDonald	Green Party	99	4.06%
Total			2,440	100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers			7
Ballot Papers Issued			2,447
Registered Electors
Turnout

North Ward (2)^[14]
Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Tony Peter Harwood	Liberal Democrats	949	25.84%
	Thomas Daniel Long	Liberal Democrats	597	16.25%
	Charles Richard Elliott	UK Independence Party	529	14.40%
	Adrian Bryan Tilley	UK Independence Party	479	13.04%
	Michael Hemsley	Conservative Party	380	10.35%
	Jeff Tree	Conservative Party	334	9.09%
	Keith Adkinson	Labour Party	206	5.61%
	Derek Roy Eagle	Green Party	199	5.42%
Total			3,673	100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers			6
Ballot Papers Issued			3,679
Registered Electors
Turnout

Shepway North Ward (1)^[15]
Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Marion Ann Ring	Conservative Party	1,139	52.25%
	Geoff Harvey	Labour Party	589	27.02%
	Geoffrey Richard Samme	Liberal Democrats	193	8.85%
	Stephen Fraser Muggeridge	Green Party	157	7.20%
	Gary Butler	British National Party	102	4.68%
Total			2,180	100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers			8
Ballot Papers Issued			2,188
Registered Electors			6,504
Turnout			33.64%

South Ward (1)^[16]
Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Mike Hogg	Conservative Party	1,242	45.15%
	John Wilson	Liberal Democrats	1,171	42.57%
	Richard John Coates	Labour Party^[17]	338	12.29%
Total			2,751	100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers			20
Ballot Papers Issued			2,771
Registered Electors			6,258
Turnout			44.28%

Staplehurst Ward (1)^[18]
Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Richard Lusty	Conservative Party	1,211	64.59%
	John Edward Randall	Labour Party	288	15.36%
	Ralph Frederick Austin	Liberal Democrats	228	12.16%
	Ian Francis Stewart McDonald	Green Party	148	7.89%
Total			1,875	100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers			15
Ballot Papers Issued			1,890
Registered Electors			4,349
Turnout			43.46%

Sutton Valence & Langley Ward (1)^[19]
Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Paulina Annette Veronica Stockell	Conservative Party	735	73.28%
	Jean Harvey	Labour Party	156	15.55%
	Susan Austin	Liberal Democrats	112	11.17%
Total			1,003	100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers			6
Ballot Papers Issued			1,009
Registered Electors			2,059
Turnout			49.00%

References & notes

Council elections in Kent

Kent County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013

Ashford Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Canterbury City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Dartford Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Dover District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Gravesham Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Maidstone Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Medway Council	1997 2000 2003 2007 2011 2015

Sevenoaks District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Shepway District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Swale Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2015

Thanet District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Rochester-upon-Medway City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 Abolished

Gillingham Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 Abolished

See also: Wards Boundary changes

(2013 ←)

United Kingdom local elections, 2014 (→ 2015)

London boroughs

Metropolitan boroughs

Unitary authorities

District councils

Northern Irish councils

Mayoral elections

PCC elections

See also: European Parliament election

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