2023 Maidstone Borough Council election

The 2023 Maidstone Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Maidstone Borough Council in Kent, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections in England.

2023 Maidstone Borough Council election
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
18 out of 55 seats to Maidstone Borough Council
28 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader David Burton Clive English Steve Munford
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election 27 seats, 38.6% 12 seats, 25.3% 10 seats, 6.0%
Seats before 27 12 9
  Fourth party Fifth party
  Blank Blank
Leader Maureen Cleator
Party Labour Green
Last election 5 seats, 15.4% 1 seat, 14.3%
Seats before 5 1
Leader before election

David Burton
Conservative
No overall control

 Leader after election

TBD

Two weeks before the election, the council went into no overall control when the Conservatives lost their majority due to the resignation of Robert Eves, leaving them with 27 out of the 54 occupied seats.[2][3]

Summary

Election result
2023 Maidstone Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 5 -4 83.3 19 24 43.6 -4
  Liberal Democrats 5 -1 27.8 7 12 21.8 -1
  Independent 4 +2 22.2 6 10 18.2 +2
  Labour 2 +1 11.1 4 6 10.9 +1
  Green 2 +2 11.1 1 3 5.5 +2
  Heritage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Reform UK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Candidates

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Maidstone Borough Council following the close of nominations on 4 April 2023.[4]

Allington
Allington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Laura Kennedy 639 27.3 -10.4
Green Rachel Rodwell 569 24.3 +15.1
Labour Marianna Poliszczuk 213 9.1 +0.4
Liberal Democrats Cynthia Robertson* 923 39.4 -7.5

Bearsted
Bearsted
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Val Springett*
Green Ciaran Oliver
Heritage Sean Turner
Labour Mark Tickner
Liberal Democrats Ian Chittenden

Boxley
Boxley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anne Brindle*
Independent Vanessa Jones
Labour Stella Randall
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Samme

Coxheath & Hunton
Coxheath & Hunton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Reid
Green Claire Kehily
Labour John Randall
Liberal Democrats Bryan Vizzard

Detling & Thurnham
Detling & Thurnham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Waters
Green Stephen Thompson
Liberal Democrats Zeina Toric-Azad

Downswood & Otham
Downswood & Otham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Scott Walker
Green David Murray
Independent Gordon Newman*
Labour Theresa Lyons

East
East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ronald Burke
Green Matthew White
Labour Derek Swan
Liberal Democrats David Naghi*

Fant
Fant
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jaison Musindo
Green Ian McDonald
Labour Margaret Rose*
Liberal Democrats Rojo Kurien

Harrietsham & Lenham
Harrietsham & Lenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Bye
Independent Tom Sands*
Labour Ryan Slaughter

High Street
High Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Reiss Cordrey
Green Steven Cheeseman
Labour David Collier
Liberal Democrats Dinesh Khadka*

Leeds
Leeds
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gill Fort*
Green Caroline Jessel
Liberal Democrats Robert Field

Loose
Loose
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kenneth Amakye
Green Donna Greenan
Independent Susan Grigg*
Labour Alan Le Grys
Liberal Democrats Simon Wales

Marden & Yalding
Marden & Yalding
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Annabelle Blackmore*
Green Mick Summersgill
Labour Sarah Barwick
Liberal Democrats Chris Passmore

North
North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Scott Hahnefeld
Green Kimberley Milham
Labour Rachel Slaughter
Liberal Democrats Michael Thompson

Shepway North
Shepway North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alison Colyer
Green Stephen Muggeridge
Independent Gary Butler
Labour Joanna Wilkinson
Liberal Democrats Joe Higson

South
South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Emily Hudson
Green Simon Milham
Independent Paul Thomas
Labour Dennis Luchmun
Liberal Democrats Brian Clark*
Reform UK Graham Jarvis

Staplehurst
Staplehurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paddy Riordan
Green Kelly Rigden
Labour Rory Silkin
Liberal Democrats Thomas Burnham

Sutton Valence & Langley
Sutton Valence & Langley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Wendy Young*
Green Derek Eagle
Liberal Democrats Martin Richards

References
  1. "Notice of Election". Maidstone Borough Council. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  2. "Councillor Robert Eves". Maidstone Borough Council. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  3. "Your councillors by party". Maidstone Borough Council. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  4. "Borough Elections Statements of Persons Nominated". Maidstone Borough Council. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
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