2022 Maidstone Borough Council election

The 2022 Maidstone Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022, in order to elect 18 out of 55 members to the Maidstone Borough Council. These set of seats were last up for election in 2018. Members elected in this election will have their seats next up for election in 2024, due to the council opting for a four-year cycle of elections instead of the current format from 2024 onwards.

2022 Maidstone Borough Council election
5 May 2022 (2022-05-05)
18 out of 55 seats to Maidstone Borough Council
28 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election 29 seats, 47.3% 12 seats, 19.5% 10 seats, 5.2%
Seats won 7 6 1
Seats after 27 12 10
Seat change Decrease 2 Steady Steady
Popular vote 12,180 7,984 1,892
Percentage 38.6% 25.3% 6.0%
Swing Decrease 8.7% Increase 5.8% Increase 0.8%
  Fourth party Fifth party
  Blank Blank
Party Labour Green
Last election 4 seats, 14.1% 0 seats, 13.4%
Seats won 3 1
Seats after 5 1
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 4,861 4,501
Percentage 15.4% 14.3%
Swing Increase 1.3% Increase 0.9%
Winner of each seat at the 2022 Maidstone Borough Council election
Council control before election


Conservative

 Council control after election


Conservative

As the results were declared, the Conservative Party initially lost their majority on the council:[1]

Before 2022 election After 2022 election
Party Seats Party Seats
Conservative 29 Conservative 27
Liberal Democrats 12 Liberal Democrats 12
Labour 4 Labour 5
Green 0 Green 1
Independent 10 Independent 10

After the result was declared, but before the first post-election meeting of the council, independent councillor Nick de Wiggondene-Sheppard rejoined the Conservatives (having been elected as a Conservative in 2019 but subsequently left the party). This meant that the Conservatives managed to retain a one seat majority on the council at the annual council meeting on 21 May 2022, retaining control of the authority.[2]

Results summary
2022 Maidstone Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 7 Decrease 2 38.9 20 27 49.1 12,180 38.6 -8.7
  Liberal Democrats 6 Steady 33.3 6 12 21.8 7,984 25.3 +5.8
  Independent 1 Steady 5.6 9 10 18.2 1,892 6.0 +0.8
  Labour 3 Increase 1 16.7 2 5 9.1 4,861 15.4 +1.3
  Green 1 Increase 1 5.6 0 1 1.8 4,501 14.3 +0.9
  British Democrats 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 117 0.4 N/A

Ward results

Allington
Allington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Thomas Wilkinson 1,082 46.9 -11.1
Conservative Eve Burton 870 37.7 +12.9
Labour John Randall 200 8.7 +0.9
Green Ian Stewart 155 6.7 -2.6
Majority 212 9.2
Turnout 2,317
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease12.0

Bearsted
Bearsted
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sandra Knatchbull 1,373 57.5 -9.2
Liberal Democrats Ian Chittenden 563 23.6 +6.5
Green Ciaran Oliver 450 18.9 +2.8
Majority 810 15.7
Turnout 2,396
Conservative hold Swing Increase7.9

Boxley
Boxley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bob Hinder 1,194 59.4 +0.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Thompson 577 28.7 +4.5
Green Susan Parr 239 11.9 N/A
Majority 617 30.7
Turnout 2,022
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.1

Bridge
Bridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Stuart Jeffery 820 50.1 +19.2
Conservative Mitu Chowdhury 483 29.5 -12.9
Liberal Democrats Chris Passmore 178 10.9 -15.9
Labour David Reay 157 9.6 N/A
Majority 337 20.6
Turnout 1,642
Green gain from Conservative Swing Increase16.1

Coxheath and Hunton
Coxheath and Hunton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lottie Parfitt-Reid 1,078 52.6 -6.3
Green Claire Kehily 507 24.7 +7.9
Liberal Democrats Simon Wales 465 22.7 -1.6
Majority 571 27.9
Turnout 2,066
Conservative hold Swing Decrease7.1

East
East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Conyard 1,002 48.1 +14.9
Conservative James Reid 593 28.5 -4.0
Independent Nikki Fissenden 310 14.9 N/A
Green Donna Greenan 177 8.5 +0.7
Majority 409 19.6
Turnout 2,090
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase9.5

Fant
Fant
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Harper 1,235 61.0 +17.6
Conservative Jaison Musindo 379 18.7 -16.2
Liberal Democrats Julia Batt 215 10.6 N/A
Green Kimberley Milham 196 9.7 -11.9
Majority 856 42.3
Turnout 2,043
Labour hold Swing Increase16.9

Harrietsham and Lenham
Harrietsham and Lenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Janetta Sams 1,439 77.1 +19.6
Conservative Sasha Luck 427 22.9 -10.2
Majority 1,012 54.2
Turnout 1,876
Independent hold Swing Increase14.9

Headcorn
Headcorn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Round 888 55.0 -8.9
Green Derek Eagle 326 20.2 +7.4
Labour Sarah Barwick 230 14.3 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Martin Richards 170 10.5 +0.7
Majority 562 34.8
Turnout 1,630
Conservative hold Swing Decrease8.2

Heath
Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ashleigh Kimmance 530 36.1 +1.7
Conservative Angel Rai 451 30.7 -6.1
Labour Derek Swan 348 23.7 +4.1
Green Matthew White 91 6.2 -3.0
Independent Gary Butler 49 3.3 N/A
Majority 79 5.4
Turnout 1,472
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase3.9

High Street
High Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Clive English 733 42.6 +5.2
Labour Richard Coates 375 21.8 +1.9
Conservative Dani Stephenson 374 21.7 -6.8
Green Steven Cheeseman 239 13.9 -0.3
Majority 358 20.8
Turnout 1,735
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase1.7

Marden and Yalding
Marden and Yalding
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Burton 1,220 53.9 -7.8
Green Mick Summersgill 595 26.3 +8.0
Labour Alwyn Whitlock 450 19.9 +8.5
Majority 625 27.6
Turnout 2,283
Conservative hold Swing Decrease7.9

North
North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Harwood 971 51.4 +11.2
Conservative Scott Hahnefeld 487 25.8 -11.1
Labour Jo Burns 292 15.5 +3.0
Green Stephen Thompson 139 7.4 -3.0
Majority 484 22.4
Turnout 1,900
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase11.2

Park Wood
Park Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dan Wilkinson 532 45.4 +7.2
Conservative Jaime Graymead 432 36.8 -15.5
Green Caroline Jessel 113 9.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Rob Field 96 8.2 -1.3
Majority 100 8.6
Turnout 1,181
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase11.4

Shepway North
Shepway North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Bartlett 653 40.4 -10.9
Labour Henry Morgan 389 24.0 +5.8
Liberal Democrats Joe Higson 350 21.6 +5.8
Green Stephen Muggeridge 132 8.2 -0.9
Independent Melanie Butler 94 5.8 +0.3
Majority 264 16.4
Turnout 1,622
Conservative hold Swing Decrease8.4

Shepway South
Shepway South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maureen Cleator 341 39.8 +17.7
Conservative John Barned 333 38.9 -0.5
British Democrats Lawrence Rustem 117 13.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Geoff Samme 65 7.6 -0.2
Majority 8 0.9
Turnout 858
Labour hold Swing Increase9.1

South
South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Derek Mortimer 1,083 48.0 +5.2
Conservative Paul Thomas 780 34.6 -5.0
Labour Marlyn Randall 212 9.4 +0.3
Green Simon Milham 180 8.0 -0.4
Majority 303 13.4
Turnout 2,265
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase5.1

Staplehurst
Staplehurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Perry 818 48.0 -7.1
Labour Rory Silkin 632 37.1 +26.2
Green Meg Shepherd-Foster 255 15.0 +3.6
Majority 186 10.9
Turnout 1,724
Conservative hold Swing Decrease16.7

References
  1. "Maidstone election result". BBC News. BBC. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  2. Smith, Alan (10 May 2022). "Conservatives back in charge at Maidstone council after Independent rejoins the party". Kent Online. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
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