2022 Maidstone Borough Council election

← 2021 5 May 2022 (2022-05-05) 2023 →
18 out of 55 seats to Maidstone Borough Council 28 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   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 2 Popular vote 12,180 7,984 1,892 Percentage 38.6% 25.3% 6.0% Swing 8.7% 5.8% 0.8%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Labour Green Last election 4 seats, 14.1% 0 seats, 13.4% Seats won 3 1 Seats after 5 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 4,861 4,501 Percentage 15.4% 14.3% Swing 1.3% 0.9%
Winner of each seat at the 2022 Maidstone Borough Council election
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

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.

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

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]

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

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	12.0

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	7.9

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	2.1

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	16.1

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	7.1

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	9.5

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	16.9

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	14.9

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	8.2

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	3.9

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	1.7

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	7.9

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	11.2

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	11.4

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	8.4

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	9.1

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	5.1

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	16.7