Maidstone council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 18 wards · 18 seats contested

Most seats
5
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
18
across 18 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 5 -2 9,708 32.7% -6.3
Liberal Democrats 5 -1 6,786 22.9% -1.7
Independent 4 +3 3,350 11.3% +5.5
Green Party 2 +1 4,995 16.8% +2.8
Labour Party 2 -1 4,631 15.6% -0.8
Reform UK 0 +0 129 0.4% —
Heritage Party 0 +0 77 0.3% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. 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 16
Liberal Democrats 16
Labour Party 15
Independent 6
Heritage Party 1
Reform UK 1

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 923 39.4% -7.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Laura Ann Kennedy 639 27.3% -10.4
Green Party Rachel Elizabeth Rodwell 569 24.3% +17.6
Labour Party Marianna Poliszczuk 213 9.1% +0.4
Majority284
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,343

Liberal Democrats hold

Bearsted

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Val Springett Elected 1,204 58.0% +0.4
Green Party Ciaran Dominic Oliver 294 14.2% -4.7
Liberal Democrats Ian Stephen Chittenden 283 13.6% -10.0
Labour Party Mark Dean Tickner 219 10.5% —
Heritage Party Sean David Turner 77 3.7% —
Majority910
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,077

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Boxley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Vanessa Ann Jones Elected 1,012 44.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Anne Brindle 784 34.2% -25.2
Labour Party Stella Marlyn Randall 263 11.5% —
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Richard Samme 236 10.3% -18.4
Majority228
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,295

Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Coxheath and Hunton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party James Howard Treloar Reid Elected 788 39.7% -12.9
Green Party Claire Louise Kehily 697 35.1% +10.4
Liberal Democrats Bryan Vizzard 275 13.8% -8.8
Labour Party John Edward Randall 226 11.4% —
Majority91
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,986

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Detling and Thurnham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Stephen Roy Thompson Elected 485 49.7% +24.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher Edward Waters 411 42.1% -15.9
Liberal Democrats Zeina Toric-Azad 80 8.2% -8.4
Majority74
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast976

Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Downswood and Otham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Gordon Newton Elected 510 62.8% +4.2
Labour Party Theresa Ruby Lyons 118 14.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Scott Walker 115 14.2% -10.4
Green Party David Joseph Murray 69 8.5% +0.4
Majority392
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast812

Independent hold

East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats David Naghi Elected 1,051 52.9% +4.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Ronald Martin Burke 497 25.0% -3.4
Labour Party Derek Swan 273 13.8% —
Green Party Matthew Charles White 164 8.3% -0.2
Majority554
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,985

Liberal Democrats hold

Fant

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Margaret Eleanor Rose Elected 760 43.5% -17.5
Green Party Ian Francis Stewart McDonald 383 21.9% +12.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Jaison Musindo 354 20.2% +1.5
Liberal Democrats Rojo Kurien 252 14.4% +3.8
Majority377
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,749

Labour Party hold

Harrietsham and Lenham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Tom Sams Elected 1,296 72.6% -4.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Malcolm Bye 325 18.2% -4.7
Labour Party Ryan Slaughter 164 9.2% —
Majority971
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,785

Independent hold

High Street

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Dinesh Khadka Elected 641 37.2% -5.4
Labour Party David Collier 401 23.2% +1.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Reiss James Cordrey 352 20.4% -1.3
Green Party Steven Mark Cheeseman 331 19.2% +5.3
Majority240
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,725

Liberal Democrats hold

Leeds

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Gill Fort Elected 389 61.2% -7.7
Liberal Democrats Rob Field 138 21.7% —
Green Party Caroline Rosemary Jessel 109 17.1% —
Majority251
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast636

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Loose

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Susan Grigg Elected 236 34.9% —
Liberal Democrats Simon David Wales 179 26.5% -28.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Kenneth Amakye 165 24.4% -6.2
Labour Party Alan Arthur Le Grys 60 8.9% +5.4
Green Party Donna Louise Greenan 36 5.3% -5.9
Majority57
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast676

Independent gain from Liberal Democrats

Marden and Yalding

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Annabelle Jane Blackmore Elected 1,005 43.4% -10.5
Green Party Michael Summersgill 891 38.5% +12.2
Labour Party Sarah Barwick 265 11.4% -8.4
Liberal Democrats Chris Passmore 154 6.7% —
Majority114
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,315

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Mike Thompson Elected 930 51.2% -0.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Scott Hahnefeld 397 21.8% -3.9
Labour Party Rachel Mary Slaughter 292 16.1% +0.6
Green Party Kimberley Joan Milham 199 10.9% +3.6
Majority533
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,818

Liberal Democrats hold

Shepway North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Joanna Wilkinson Elected 602 37.1% +13.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Alison Colyer 577 35.6% -4.8
Liberal Democrats Joe Higson 184 11.3% -10.3
Green Party Stephen Fraser Muggeridge 146 9.0% +0.8
Independent Gary Butler 114 7.0% +1.2
Majority25
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,623

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Brian Eugene Clark Elected 1,153 53.4% +5.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Emily Georgina Hudson 408 18.9% -15.7
Labour Party Dennis Luchmun 197 9.1% -0.3
Independent Paul Thomas 182 8.4% —
Reform UK Graham Alexander Jarvis 129 6.0% —
Green Party Simon Milham 92 4.3% -3.7
Majority745
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,161

Liberal Democrats hold

Staplehurst

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Paddy Riordan Elected 942 50.3% +2.4
Labour Party Rory Lewis Frederick Silkin 578 30.9% -6.2
Liberal Democrats Thomas Gilbert Burnham 219 11.7% —
Green Party Kelly Andersen Rigden 132 7.1% -7.9
Majority364
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,871

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Sutton Valence and Langley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Derek Roy Eagle Elected 398 47.3% +31.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Wendy Joy Young 356 42.3% -26.3
Liberal Democrats Martin Hougaard Richards 88 10.5% -4.9
Majority42
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast842

Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

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