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]
Council elections
- Maidstone Borough Council election, 1973
- Maidstone Borough Council election, 1976
- Maidstone Borough Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)[3]
- Maidstone Borough Council election, 1980
- Maidstone Borough Council election, 1982
- Maidstone Borough Council election, 1983
- Maidstone Borough Council election, 1984 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4]
- Maidstone Borough Council election, 1986
- Maidstone Borough Council election, 1987 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[5]
- Maidstone Borough Council election, 1988
- Maidstone Borough Council election, 1990
- Maidstone Borough Council election, 1991
- Maidstone Borough Council election, 1992
- Maidstone Borough Council election, 1994
- Maidstone Borough Council election, 1995
- Maidstone Borough Council election, 1996
- Maidstone Borough Council election, 1998
- Maidstone Borough Council election, 1999
- Maidstone Borough Council election, 2000
- Maidstone Borough Council election, 2002 (New ward boundaries)[6][7]
- Maidstone Borough Council election, 2003
- Maidstone Borough Council election, 2004
- Maidstone Borough Council election, 2006
- Maidstone Borough Council election, 2007
- Maidstone Borough Council election, 2008
- Maidstone Borough Council election, 2010
- Maidstone Borough Council election, 2011 (Some new ward boundaries)[8]
- Maidstone Borough Council election, 2012
- Maidstone Borough Council election, 2015
Borough result maps
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Maidstone 2006 election map.png
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Maidstone 2007 election map.png
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Maidstone 2008 election map.png
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Maidstone 2010 election map.png
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Maidstone 2011 election map.png
By-election results
1996-00
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 |
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
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 |
2008-12
2012-16
A by-election was held in Allington Ward following the death of Malcolm Robertson on 10 August 2012.[27][28]
References
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- ↑ The Borough of Maidstone (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
- ↑ The Maidstone and Swale (Areas) Order 1983
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Kent (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
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- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Maidstone (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Maidstone (Electoral Changes) Order 2008. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
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