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Local Election Results 2023

Maidstone

One-third of council up for election. No elections this year in Barming and Teston, Boughton Monchelsea and Chart Sutton, Bridge, Headcorn, Heath, North Downs, Park Wood or Shepway South.

Heritage = Heritage Party

Other results for Maidstone: 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022
By-elections for Maidstone (may be incomplete): 27th November 2003 (Marden & Yalding) — 13th October 2005 (Downswood & Otham) — 30th November 2006 (Park Wood) — 6th December 2007 (Shepway S.) — 1st October 2009 (Fant) — 18th October 2012 (Allington) — 27th July 2014 (Staplehurst) — 10th September 2015 (Fant) — 8th September 2016 (Shepway S.) — 4th May 2017 (Bearsted) — 30th November 2017 (North) — 13th September 2018 (Headcorn)
Results for Kent county council: 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021

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Consolidated results — Maidstone 2023

Party Votes Percent Seats
Conservative 9708 32.7% 5
Liberal Democrat 6786 22.9% 5
Green Party 4995 16.8% 2
Labour 4631 15.6% 2
Independent 3350 11.3% 4
Reform UK 129 0.4% 0
Heritage Party 77 0.3% 0

Allington

Cynthia Robertson LD 923 39.4%
Laura Kennedy C 639 27.3%
Rachel Rodwell Grn 569 24.3%
Marianna Poliszczuk Lab 213 9.1%

Bearsted

Val Springett C 1204 58.0%
Ciaran Oliver Grn 294 14.2%
Ian Chittenden LD 283 13.6%
Mark Tickner Lab 219 10.5%
Sean Turner Heritage 77 3.7%

Boxley [Ind gain from C]

Vanessa Jones Ind 1012 44.1%
Anne Brindle C 784 34.2%
Stella Randall Lab 263 11.5%
Geoffrey Samme LD 236 10.3%

Coxheath and Hunton [C gain from LD]

James Reid C 788 39.7%
Claire Kehily Grn 697 35.1%
Bryan Vizzard LD 275 13.8%
John Randall Lab 226 11.4%

Detling and Thurnham [Grn gain from C]

Stephen Thompson Grn 485 49.7%
Christopher Waters C 411 42.1%
Zeina Toric-Azad LD 80 8.2%

Downswood and Otham

Gordon Newton Ind 510 62.8%
Theresa Lyons Lab 118 14.5%
Scott Walker C 115 14.2%
David Murray Grn 69 8.5%

East

David Naghi LD 1051 52.9%
Ronald Burke C 497 25.0%
Derek Swan Lab 273 13.8%
Matthew White Grn 164 8.3%

Fant

Margaret Rose Lab 760 43.5%
Ian McDonald Grn 383 21.9%
Jaison Musindo C 354 20.2%
Rojo Kurien LD 252 14.4%

Harrietsham and Lenham

Tom Sams Ind 1296 72.6%
Andrew Bye C 325 18.2%
Ryan Slaughter Lab 164 9.2%

High Street

Dinesh Khadka LD 641 37.2%
David Collier Lab 401 23.2%
Reiss Cordrey C 352 20.4%
Steven Cheeseman Grn 331 19.2%

Leeds

Gill Fort C 389 61.2%
Rob Field LD 138 21.7%
Caroline Jessel Grn 109 17.1%

Loose [Ind gain from LD]

Susan Grigg Ind 236 34.9%
Simon Wales LD 179 26.5%
Kenneth Amakye C 165 24.4%
Alan le Grys Lab 60 8.9%
Donna Greenan Grn 36 5.3%

Marden and Yalding

Annabelle Blackmore C 1005 43.4%
Mick Summersgill Grn 891 38.5%
Sarah Barwick Lab 265 11.4%
Chris Passmore LD 154 6.7%

North [LD gain from C]

Mike Thompson LD 930 51.2%
Scott Hahnefeld C 397 21.8%
Rachel Slaughter Lab 292 16.1%
Kimberley Milham Grn 199 10.9%

Shepway North [Lab gain from C]

Joanna Wilkinson Lab 602 37.1%
Alison Colyer C 577 35.6%
Joe Higson LD 184 11.3%
Stephen Muggeridge Grn 146 9.0%
Gary Butler Ind 114 7.0%

South

Brian Clark LD 1153 53.4%
Emily Hudson C 408 18.9%
Dennis Luchmun Lab 197 9.1%
Paul Thomas Ind 182 8.4%
Graham Jarvis RUK 129 6.0%
Simon Milham Grn 92 4.3%

Staplehurst

Paddy Riordan C 942 50.3%
Rory Silkin Lab 578 30.9%
Thomas Burnham LD 219 11.7%
Kelly Rigden Grn 132 7.1%

Sutton Valence and Langley [Grn gain from C]

Derek Eagle Grn 398 47.3%
Wendy Young C 356 42.3%
Martin Richards LD 88 10.5%

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