Maidstone council election, 2019

02/05/2019 · 18 wards · 18 seats contested

Most seats
9
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
18
across 18 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 9 +0 11,548 39.6% -4.8
Liberal Democrats 6 +0 7,758 26.6% -2.5
Independent 2 +1 2,052 7.0% +2.4
Labour Party 1 -1 3,005 10.3% -7.5
Green Party 0 +0 3,212 11.0% +7.0
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 1,562 5.4% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 03/05/2018. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 18
Conservative and Unionist Party 18
Green Party 15
Liberal Democrats 13
Labour Party 12
Independent 8
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 6

A party standing a full slate could field 18 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Allington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Cynthia Elizabeth Robertson Elected 1,180 58.0% -4.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Barry Stephen Ginley 505 24.8% -4.1
Green Party Benjamin William Knowles 189 9.3% —
Labour Party Wendy Florence Hollands 159 7.8% -0.8
Majority675
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,033

Liberal Democrats hold

Bearsted

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Val Springett Elected 1,468 66.7% -2.5
Liberal Democrats Ian Stephen Chittenden 377 17.1% +4.7
Green Party Colin Chuter 355 16.1% —
Majority1,091
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,200

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Boxley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Anne Brindle Elected 1,155 59.0% -14.8
Liberal Democrats Mike Thompson 474 24.2% +13.2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Mark John McGiffin 329 16.8% —
Majority681
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,958

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Coxheath and Hunton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Richard Webb Elected 1,223 58.0% +16.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Webb 753 35.7% -12.7
Labour Party Richard John Coates 134 6.4% +0.4
Majority470
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,110

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Detling and Thurnham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Nick De Wiggondene-Sheppard Elected 475 58.0% —
Green Party James Shalice 208 25.4% —
Liberal Democrats Andrew Francis Cockersole 136 16.6% —
Majority267
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast819

Downswood and Otham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Gordon Newton Elected 434 58.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gary Cooke 182 24.6% —
Independent Paul Kevin Wooding 65 8.8% —
Green Party Stuart Jeffery 60 8.1% —
Majority252
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast741

East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats David Naghi Elected 942 47.4% +0.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Harprit Singh Dogra 568 28.6% -5.0
Labour Party Jo Burns 256 12.9% -1.4
Green Party Christopher John Veasey Turner 223 11.2% +6.2
Majority374
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,989

Liberal Democrats hold

Fant

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Margaret Eleanor Rose Elected 659 35.1% -15.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Graham Alexander Jarvis 536 28.5% +2.0
Liberal Democrats David Pickett 291 15.5% +1.2
Green Party Ian Francis Stewart McDonald 269 14.3% +6.1
Independent Susan Jane Delamere 124 6.6% —
Majority123
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,879

Labour Party hold

Harrietsham and Lenham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Tom Sams Elected 1,107 57.5% +2.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Roots 638 33.1% -2.7
Green Party Susan Theresa Parr 105 5.5% +1.9
Labour Party Stephen Rogers 75 3.9% -1.9
Majority469
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,925

Independent hold

High Street

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Dinesh Khadka Elected 852 47.9% +5.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Andi Okoye 360 20.3% -5.8
Labour Party Barbara Neill 346 19.5% -4.8
Green Party Kimmy Milham 219 12.3% +4.7
Majority492
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,777

Liberal Democrats hold

Leeds

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Gill Fort Elected 420 68.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Ian Leonard Connor Stevens 190 31.1% —
Majority230
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast610

Loose

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Susan Grigg Elected 390 54.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bryan Martin James Hillman 218 30.6% —
Green Party Donna Louise Greenan 80 11.2% —
Labour Party Richard Atkins 25 3.5% —
Majority172
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast713

Marden and Yalding

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Annabelle Jane Blackmore Elected 1,092 46.9% -10.3
Green Party Michael Summersgill 518 22.2% +13.4
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Pamela Elizabeth Watts 330 14.2% —
Labour Party Dan Wilkinson 257 11.0% -2.1
Independent June Lesley Winton 133 5.7% —
Majority574
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,330

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert John Eves Elected 579 32.5% +4.3
Labour Party Maureen Cleator 489 27.4% +12.3
Green Party Steve Cheeseman 443 24.8% +20.3
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Steve Bax 273 15.3% —
Majority90
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,784

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Shepway North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Marion Ann Ring Elected 635 38.9% -13.2
Labour Party Richard Paul Cameron Neill 272 16.7% -5.0
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Stephen Michael Young 268 16.4% —
Liberal Democrats Michael Donald Hicks 249 15.3% +2.1
Green Party Stephen Fraser Muggeridge 112 6.9% +1.8
Independent Jon Hicks 52 3.2% -1.6
Independent Gary Butler 43 2.6% —
Majority363
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,631

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Brian Eugene Clark Elected 1,332 58.7% +8.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Les Letchford 561 24.7% -6.0
Labour Party Patrick Frederick Coates 154 6.8% -2.6
Green Party Simon Milham 128 5.6% +2.4
Independent Yolande Ann Kenward 94 4.1% -1.5
Majority771
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,269

Liberal Democrats hold

Staplehurst

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Louise Brice Elected 907 55.1% -13.7
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Andrew Gavin Watson 201 12.2% -3.1
Green Party John Winston Wright 187 11.4% —
Labour Party Marlyn Randall 179 10.9% -5.1
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Barry John Watts 172 10.4% —
Majority706
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,646

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Sutton Valence and Langley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Wendy Joy Young Elected 496 68.6% —
Green Party Derek Roy Eagle 116 16.0% —
Liberal Democrats Richard William Francis 111 15.4% —
Majority380
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast723

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