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.[1]

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in control Years
No overall control 1974 - 1976
Conservative 1976 - 1983
No overall control 1983 - 2008
Conservative 2008 - 2014
No overall control 2014 - present

Council elections

Borough result maps

By-election results

1996-00

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
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

2000-04

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

2004-08

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
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

2008-12

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 Healt 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

2012-16

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

References

  1. "Becoming a councillor". Maidstone Borough Council. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  2. "Vote 2012". BBC News. 8 May 2012.
  3. The Borough of Maidstone (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
  4. The Maidstone and Swale (Areas) Order 1983
  5. legislation.gov.uk - The Kent (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  6. "Maidstone". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  7. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Maidstone (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  8. legislation.gov.uk - The Maidstone (Electoral Changes) Order 2008. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  9. "Maidstone BC, Yalding". Local Authority Byelection Results.
  10. "Maidstone BC, Loose". Local Authority Byelection Results.
  11. "Maidstone BC, High Street". Local Authority Byelection Results.
  12. "Result of Poll". Maidstone Borough Council. Archived from the original on 25 June 2002.
  13. "Maidstone BC, Allington". Local Authority Byelection Results.
  14. "Result of Poll". Maidstone Borough Council. Archived from the original on 19 July 2001.
  15. "Maidstone BC, Boxley". Local Authority Byelection Results.
  16. "Result of Poll". Maidstone Borough Council. Archived from the original on 19 July 2001.
  17. "Maidstone BC, Hollingbourne". Local Authority Byelection Results.
  18. "Vote 2003 - By-Election". Maidstone Borough Council. Archived from the original on 3 January 2004.
  19. "Maidstone BC, Marden and Yalding". Local Authority Byelection Results.
  20. "Vote 2005 - By-Election". Maidstone Borough Council. Archived from the original on 17 January 2006.
  21. "Maidstone BC, Downswood & Otham". Local Authority Byelection Results.
  22. "Result of Poll" (PDF). Maidstone Borough Council.
  23. "Maidstone BC, Parkwood". Local Authority Byelection Results.
  24. "Result of Poll" (PDF). Maidstone Borough Council.
  25. "Maidstone BC, Shepway South". Local Authority Byelection Results.
  26. "Maidstone BC, Fant". Local Authority Byelection Results.
  27. "Town's longest serving councillor dies". Kent Messenger. 10 August 2012.
  28. Kilpatrick, Dean (10 August 2012). "Kent councillor Malcom Robertson dies aged 67". KOS Media.
  29. "Election results for Allington Ward". Maidstone Borough Council.

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