2018 Maidstone Borough Council election
The 2018 Maidstone Borough Council elections took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Maidstone Borough Council in Kent, England. The council remained in no overall control, with the Conservatives overtaking the Liberal Democrats as the largest party on the council.[1]
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 50.0 | 44.4 | 14,456 | 16.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33.3 | 29.2 | 9,489 | 4.6 | |
Labour | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 | 17.8 | 5,798 | 7.1 | |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 1,509 | 0.6 | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 1,295 | 1.6 | ||
Ward results
Allington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Dan Daley | 1,487 | 62.5 | 12.1 | |
Conservative | Barry Ginley | 688 | 28.9 | 9.8 | |
Labour | Marianna Poliszczuk | 206 | 8.7 | 2.0 | |
Majority | 799 | 33.6 | 4.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,386 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Bearsted
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mike Cuming | 1,574 | 69.2 | 31.0 | |
Labour | Jim Grogan | 417 | 18.3 | 9.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lizzie Hare | 284 | 12.5 | 9.0 | |
Majority | 1,157 | 50.9 | 36.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,288 | 35 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Boxley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bob Hinder | 1,404 | 73.8 | 28.6 | |
Labour | Richard Atkins | 288 | 15.1 | 4.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Cockersole | 210 | 11.0 | 5.3 | |
Majority | 1,116 | 58.7 | 46.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,907 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Bridge
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jonathan Purle | 650 | 41.0 | 14.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Pickett | 540 | 34.0 | 2.9 | |
Green | Donna Greenan | 226 | 14.2 | 5.8 | |
Labour | Bruce Heald | 170 | 10.7 | 0.3 | |
Majority | 110 | 7.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,592 | 34 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Coxheath and Hunton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lottie Parfitt-Reid | 1,083 | 48.4 | 21.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian Mortimer | 938 | 41.9 | 2.0 | |
Labour | Madeline Darby | 134 | 6.0 | 0.8 | |
Green | Mike Summersgill | 81 | 3.6 | New | |
Majority | 145 | 6.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,240 | 38 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Nikki Fissenden | 979 | 47.2 | 11.1 | |
Conservative | Cheryl Maggio | 695 | 33.5 | 9.3 | |
Labour | Joanna Burns | 296 | 14.3 | 6.2 | |
Green | James Shalice | 103 | 5.0 | 0.7 | |
Majority | 284 | 13.7 | 3.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,086 | 33 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Fant
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Harper | 1,055 | 51.0 | 27.4 | |
Conservative | Graham Jarvis | 549 | 26.5 | 8.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rosaline Janko | 296 | 14.3 | 2.3 | |
Green | Ian McDonald | 170 | 8.2 | 12.2 | |
Majority | 506 | 24.5 | 22.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,078 | 30 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Harrietsham and Lenham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Janetta Sams | 995 | 54.8 | 10.5 | |
Conservative | Karen Chappell-Tay | 650 | 35.8 | 11.9 | |
Labour | Greg Levitt | 106 | 5.8 | 0.0 | |
Green | Susan Parr | 65 | 3.6 | New | |
Majority | 345 | 19.0 | 0.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,821 | 37 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Headcorn
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Martin Round | 1,105 | 74.8 | 26.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Merilyn Fraser | 214 | 14.5 | New | |
Labour | Geoff Harvey | 159 | 10.8 | 3.8 | |
Majority | 891 | 60.3 | 44.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,484 | 36 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Heath
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ashleigh Kimmance | 636 | 46.3 | 3.3 | |
Conservative | Alan Chell | 392 | 28.5 | 8.2 | |
Labour | Ben Crozier | 264 | 19.2 | 8.5 | |
Green | Geoff Wilkinson | 83 | 6.0 | 1.4 | |
Majority | 244 | 17.8 | 3.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,383 | 30 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
High Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Clive English | 742 | 42.0 | 11.5 | |
Conservative | Samuel Lain-Rose | 461 | 26.1 | 8.9 | |
Labour | Tim Licence | 428 | 24.2 | 11.5 | |
Green | Kimmy Falconer | 135 | 7.6 | 0.1 | |
Majority | 281 | 15.9 | 14.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,776 | 24 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Marden and Yalding
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Burton | 1,178 | 57.2 | 23.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sarah Rowe | 429 | 20.8 | 11.2 | |
Labour | Richard Coates | 271 | 13.1 | 6.6 | |
Green | Caroline Jessel | 183 | 8.9 | 4.8 | |
Majority | 749 | 36.4 | 34.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,075 | 33 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Tony Harwood | 971 | 52.2 | 10.3 | |
Conservative | Joseph Mamo | 524 | 28.2 | 11.4 | |
Labour | Maureen Cleator | 282 | 15.2 | 6.1 | |
Green | Stuart Jeffery | 84 | 4.5 | 4.3 | |
Majority | 447 | 24.0 | 5.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,867 | 30 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Park Wood
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Daniel Rose | 552 | 47.4 | 23.6 | |
Labour | Dan Wilkinson | 528 | 45.4 | 26.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Dinesh Khadka | 84 | 7.2 | 2.4 | |
Majority | 24 | 2.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,165 | 23 | |||
Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
Shepway North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Bartlett | 881 | 52.1 | 24.7 | |
Labour | Kris Jeary | 366 | 21.6 | 4.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Steve Beerling | 222 | 13.1 | 1.3 | |
Green | Stephen Muggeridge | 85 | 5.0 | 0.9 | |
Independent | Carol Newton | 81 | 4.8 | New | |
Independent | Gary Butler | 56 | 3.3 | New | |
Majority | 515 | 30.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,697 | 27 | |||
Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
Shepway South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Malcolm McKay | 364 | 40.8 | 13.3 | |
Conservative | Paul Cooper | 313 | 35.1 | 12.8 | |
Independent | John Barned | 215 | 24.1 | New | |
Majority | 51 | 5.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 894 | 22 | |||
Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Derek Mortimer | 1,235 | 50.1 | 9.5 | |
Conservative | Paul Wooding | 758 | 30.7 | 3.9 | |
Labour | Wendy Hollands | 232 | 9.4 | 3.2 | |
Independent | Mike Hogg | 139 | 5.6 | New | |
Green | Steven Cheeseman | 80 | 3.2 | 0.1 | |
Independent | Yolande Kenward | 23 | 0.9 | New | |
Majority | 477 | 19.4 | 5.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,467 | 35 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Staplehurst
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Perry | 999 | 68.8 | 35.9 | |
Labour | Marlyn Randall | 232 | 16.0 | 8.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Watson | 222 | 15.3 | 11.8 | |
Majority | 767 | 52.8 | 47.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,459 | 32 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- "Borough Council Election - Thursday 3rd May, 2018". Maidstone Borough Council. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
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