2011 Maidstone Borough Council election

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2011 Maidstone Borough Council election
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20 members
Turnout43%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Christopher Garland Fran Wilson
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat n/a High Street
Seats before 28 23
Seats won 12 6
Seats after 30 21
Seat change Increase2 Decrease2
Map of Borough Election Results 2011, Colour legend by wards won:
  Conservative Party
  Liberal Democrats
  Independents
Wards in grey were not contested in 2011
Leader before election

Christopher Garland
Conservative

Leader-elect

Christopher Garland
Conservative

Elections to Maidstone Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011. One-third of the borough council (20 members) were up for election. Parish council elections and the national Alternative Vote referendum were held on the same day.

Overall results[edit]

The Conservatives stayed in overall control of the council by gaining two seats. The Liberal Democrats lost two seats.

Maidstone Borough Council[1][2]
Party Elected
Seats		 Total
Seats		 +/-
  Conservative Party 12 30 +2
  Liberal Democrats 6 21 -2
Independent 2 4 0
Total 20 55
Valid Ballot Papers
Rejected Ballot Papers 226
Ballot Papers Issued
Registered Electors 87,445
Turnout 43%

Ward results[edit]

Allington Ward (1)[3]
Candidate Party Votes %
  Cynthia Robertson Liberal Democrats 1,345 48.45%
  Barry Stephen Ginley Conservative Party 1,048 37.75%
  Wendy Florence Hollands Labour Party 383 13.80%
Total 2,776 100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers 9
Ballot Papers Issued 2,785
Registered Electors 5,518
Turnout 50.47%
Bearsted Ward (2)[4]
Candidate Party Votes %
(Total)		 %
(Valid)
  Val Springett Conservative Party 1,754 30.17%
  Mike Cuming Conservative Party 1,555 26.75%
Pat Marshall Independent 1,395 23.99%
  Jim Grogan Labour Party 432 7.43%
  Gill Annan Labour Party 281 4.83%
  Ciaran Dominic Oliver Green Party 215 3.70%
  Sarah Ann Goodwin Green Party 182 3.13%
Total 5,814 100.00%
Valid Ballot Papers
Rejected Ballot Papers 36
Ballot Papers Issued
Registered Electors 6,616
Turnout
Boxley Ward (1)[5]
Candidate Party Votes %
  Malcolm Frank Greer Conservative Party 1,350 50.89%
  Michael John Beckwith Labour Party 862 32.49%
  John Peter Watson Liberal Democrats 264 9.95%
  Penny Kemp Green Party 177 6.67%
Total 2,653 100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers 12
Ballot Papers Issued 2,665
Registered Electors 6,446
Turnout 41.34%
Coxheath & Hunton Ward (1)[6]
Candidate Party Votes %
  Dennis Harold Collins Conservative Party 1,247 46.51%
  David Michael Stamp Liberal Democrats 915 34.13%
  Stella Marlyn Randall Labour Party 265 9.88%
  Keith Clement Woollven UK Independence Party 140 5.22%
  Robin James Kinrade Green Party 114 4.25%
Total 2,681 100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers 12
Ballot Papers Issued 2,693
Registered Electors 5,754
Turnout 46.80%
Detling & Thurnham Ward (1)[7]
Candidate Party Votes %
  Nick de Wiggondene Conservative Party 628 59.13%
Geoffrey Frank Licence Independent 291 27.40%
  Paul Michael Blackmore Labour Party 143 13.47%
Total 1,062 100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers 13
Ballot Papers Issued 1,075
Registered Electors 2,344
Turnout 45.86%
Downswood & Otham Ward (1)[8]
Candidate Party Votes %
Gordon William Newton Independent 451 51.72%
  Gary Cooke Conservative Party 310 35.55%
  Steve Gibson Labour Party 84 9.63%
  Andrew Crawford Waldie Green Party 27 3.10%
Total 872 100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers 4
Ballot Papers Issued 876
Registered Electors 2,107
Turnout 41.58%
East Ward (2)[9]
Candidate Party Votes %
(Total)		 %
(Valid)
  David Sandru Naghi Liberal Democrats 1,286 24.43%
  Martin Ashley Richard Cox Liberal Democrats 1,281 24.34%
  Tony Dennison Conservative Party 1,010 19.19%
  Scott Hahnefeld Conservative Party 858 16.30%
  Bruce Henry Heald Labour Party 316 6.00%
  Caroline Burns Green Party 270 5.13%
  Hannah Margaret Patton Green Party 242 4.60%
Total 5,263 100.00%
Valid Ballot Papers
Rejected Ballot Papers 19
Ballot Papers Issued
Registered Electors 6,500
Turnout
Fant Ward (1)[10]
Candidate Party Votes %
  Alistair James Black Conservative Party 727 29.60%
  Fran Smith Liberal Democrats 661 26.91%
  Paul Harper Labour Party 542 22.07%
  Stuart Robert Jeffery Green Party 526 21.42%
Total 2,456 100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers 14
Ballot Papers Issued 2,470
Registered Electors 6,519
Turnout 37.89%
Harrietsham & Lenham Ward (1)[11]
Candidate Party Votes %
Tom Sams Independent 1,175 55.32%
  Marino (Maz) Michaelas Conservative Party 827 38.94%
  Jeanne Mary Gibson Labour Party 122 5.74%
Total 2,124 100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers 9
Ballot Papers Issued 2,133
Registered Electors 4,396
Turnout 48.52%
High Street Ward (1)[12]
Candidate Party Votes %
  Fran Wilson Liberal Democrats 853 41.45%
  Valerie Katharine Parker Conservative Party 533 25.90%
  Marianna Romeojuliet Poliszczuk Labour Party 333 16.18%
  Wendy Kathleen Lewis Green Party 176 8.55%
  UK Independence Party UK Independence Party 163 7.92%
Total 2,058 100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers 11
Ballot Papers Issued 2,069
Registered Electors 6,367
Turnout 32.50%
Leeds Ward (1)[13]
Candidate Party Votes %
  Peter James Dudley Parvin Conservative Party 623 66.35%
Juliet Maria Maddocks Independent 187 19.91%
  Maggie Lack Labour Party 129 13.74%
Total 939 100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers 3
Ballot Papers Issued 942
Registered Electors 1,869
Turnout 50.40%
Loose Ward (1)[14]
Candidate Party Votes %
  Susan Jane Grigg Liberal Democrats 519 50.49%
  Steve Sheppard Conservative Party 413 40.18%
  Joshua Amos Labour Party 49 4.77%
  Denise Joy Hay Green Party 47 4.57%
Total 1,028 100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers 5
Ballot Papers Issued 1,033
Registered Electors 1,960
Turnout 52.70%
Marden & Yalding Ward (1)[15]
Candidate Party Votes %
  Annabelle Blackmore Conservative Party 1,612 63.41%
  Carol Ann Jacques Liberal Democrats 425 16.72%
  Edith Maud Davis Labour Party 317 12.47%
  James Edward Shalice Green Party 188 7.40%
Total 2,542 100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers 20
Ballot Papers Issued 2,562
Registered Electors 5,813
Turnout 44.07%
North Ward (1)[16]
Candidate Party Votes %
  Mervyn Dyke Warner Liberal Democrats 871 38.29%
  Jeff Tree Conservative Party 782 34.37%
  Keith Adkinson Labour Party 330 14.51%
  Charles Richard Elliott UK Independence Party 152 6.68%
  Derek Roy Eagle Green Party 140 6.15%
Total 2,275 100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers 10
Ballot Papers Issued 2,285
Registered Electors 6,066
Turnout 37.67%
Shepway North Ward (1)[17]
Candidate Party Votes %
  Marion Ann Ring Conservative Party 1,139 52.25%
  Geoff Harvey Labour Party 589 27.02%
  Geoffrey Richard Samme Liberal Democrats 193 8.85%
  Stephen Fraser Muggeridge Green Party 157 7.20%
  Gary Butler British National Party 102 4.68%
Total 2,180 100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers 8
Ballot Papers Issued 2,188
Registered Electors 6,504
Turnout 33.64%
South Ward (1)[18]
Candidate Party Votes %
  Mike Hogg Conservative Party 1,242 45.15%
  John Wilson Liberal Democrats 1,171 42.57%
  Richard John Coates Labour Party[19] 338 12.29%
Total 2,751 100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers 20
Ballot Papers Issued 2,771
Registered Electors 6,258
Turnout 44.28%
Staplehurst Ward (1)[20]
Candidate Party Votes %
  Richard Lusty Conservative Party 1,211 64.59%
  John Edward Randall Labour Party 288 15.36%
  Ralph Frederick Austin Liberal Democrats 228 12.16%
  Ian Francis Stewart McDonald Green Party 148 7.89%
Total 1,875 100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers 15
Ballot Papers Issued 1,890
Registered Electors 4,349
Turnout 43.46%
Sutton Valence & Langley Ward (1)[21]
Candidate Party Votes %
  Paulina Annette Veronica Stockell Conservative Party 735 73.28%
  Jean Harvey Labour Party 156 15.55%
  Susan Austin Liberal Democrats 112 11.17%
Total 1,003 100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers 6
Ballot Papers Issued 1,009
Registered Electors 2,059
Turnout 49.00%

References & notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Maidstone Borough Council Local Election 2011 - Thursday 5th May, 2011". Maidstone Borough Council.
  2. ^ "England council elections". BBC News. 6 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Election results for Allington Ward". Maidstone Borough Council.
  4. ^ "Election results for Bearsted Ward". Maidstone Borough Council.
  5. ^ "Election results for Boxley Ward". Maidstone Borough Council.
  6. ^ "Election results for Coxheath and Hunton Ward". Maidstone Borough Council.
  7. ^ "Election results for Detling and Thurnham Ward". Maidstone Borough Council.
  8. ^ "Election results for Downswood and Otham Ward". Maidstone Borough Council.
  9. ^ "Election results for East Ward". Maidstone Borough Council.
  10. ^ "Election results for Fant Ward". Maidstone Borough Council.
  11. ^ "Election results for Harrietsham and Lenham Ward". Maidstone Borough Council.
  12. ^ "Election results for High Street Ward". Maidstone Borough Council.
  13. ^ "Election results for Leeds Ward". Maidstone Borough Council.
  14. ^ "Election results for Loose Ward". Maidstone Borough Council.
  15. ^ "Election results for Marden and Yalding Ward". Maidstone Borough Council.
  16. ^ "Election results for North Ward". Maidstone Borough Council.
  17. ^ "Election results for Shepway North Ward". Maidstone Borough Council.
  18. ^ "Election results for South Ward". Maidstone Borough Council.
  19. ^ Labour and Co-operative Party
  20. ^ "Election results for Staplehurst Ward". Maidstone Borough Council.
  21. ^ "Election results for Sutton Valence and Langley Ward". Maidstone Borough Council.
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