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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]

2018 local election results in Maidstone

Election result edit

Maidstone Local Election Result 2018
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 edit

Allington edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

  1. ^ "Borough Council Election - Thursday 3rd May, 2018". Maidstone Borough Council. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
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