Maidstone Council - Wards and Councillors

District council · South East · 49 seats in 22 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 4 May 2028

Maidstone Council is run by a Green / Liberal Democrats / Independent coalition. The council has 49 councillors in 22 wards. Seats by party: Conservative 13, Green 12, Lib Dem 11, Labour 6, Other 4, Reform 3. The next election is on 4 May 2028.

A government plan to replace the councils in this area with four unitary councils was paused for review on 7 September 2026. Elections due in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries. Source

Control

Seats by party

Green / Liberal Democrats / Independent Coalition

49 seats - 25 for a majority

Reform 3Labour 6Conservative 13Lib Dem 11Green 12Other 4

Seat changes since the 2 May 2024 election Reform +3 Green +2 Lib Dem −1 Other −4

Vote share at the 2 May 2024 election (49 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Conservative24.4%13

Other19.8%8

Green19.5%10

Lib Dem17.3%12

Labour14.4%6

Reform4.5%0

Next election

4 May 2028

all 49 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Conservative 13

12 short of the 25 needed for a majority

Closest result

High Street

Green won the last seat by 1 vote over another Green candidate, 2 May 2024

Latest by-election

Harrietsham Lenham & North Downs

Reform gain from Independent, 2 October 2025 (1 since 2021)

Constituencies

3 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

59%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemReformGreenIndependent

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 22 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Allington & Bridge Stuart Jeffery, Rachel Rodwell	2 May 2024 Green 52.0% lead 30.1 pts
Barming Heath & Teston Fay Gooch, Allison Sweetman	2 May 2024 Independent 26.9% lead 1.8 pts
Bearsted & Downswood Ciaran Oliver, Denis Spooner, Val Springett	2 May 2024 Conservative 30.4% lead 4.8 pts
Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton Anne Dawes	2 May 2024 Independent 63.1% lead 40.3 pts
Boxley Downs Vanessa Jones, Stephen Thompson	2 May 2024 Independent 36.9% lead 7.8 pts
Coxheath & Farleigh Claire Kehily, Lottie Parfitt	2 May 2024 Green 43.1% lead 6.3 pts
Fant & Oakwood Patrick Coates, Paul Harper, Kimberley Milham	2 May 2024 Fant & Oakwood Independents 36.2% lead 10.6 pts
Grove Green & Vinters Park Ronald Burke, Rob Field, Mark Naghi	2 May 2024 Lib Dem 29.1% lead 3.3 pts
Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs Chris Houlihan, Steve Povey, Mariela Nedelcheva	2 May 2024 Independent 30.3% lead 1.2 pts
Headcorn & Sutton Valence Martin Round, Ziggy Trzebinski	2 May 2024 Conservative 43.1% lead 6.9 pts
High Street Clive English, Donna Greenan, Dinesh Khadka	2 May 2024 Lib Dem 32.1% lead 9.9 pts
Leeds & Langley Gary Cooke, Gill Fort	2 May 2024 Conservative 43.0% lead 20.8 pts
Loose & Linton Brian Clark, Simon Wales	2 May 2024 Lib Dem 55.4% lead 37.5 pts
Marden & Yalding Grace Couch, Claudine Russell, Michael Summersgill	2 May 2024 Conservative 34.9% lead 0.1 pts
Palace Wood Tom Cannon, Stanley Forecast	2 May 2024 Conservative 44.1% lead 14.2 pts
Park Wood & Mangravet Hilary Jenkins-Baldock, Dan Wilkinson	2 May 2024 Labour 68.0% lead 36.0 pts
Penenden Heath Richard Conyard, Tony Harwood, David Naghi	2 May 2024 Lib Dem 51.0% lead 33.3 pts
Ringlestone Mike Thompson	2 May 2024 Lib Dem 52.0% lead 31.8 pts
Senacre Malcolm McKay	2 May 2024 Labour 51.8% lead 3.6 pts
Shepway Sarah Barwick, Maureen Cleator, Joanna Wilkinson	2 May 2024 Labour 29.4% lead 3.2 pts
Staplehurst John Perry, Paddy Riordan	2 May 2024 Conservative 46.0% lead 17.5 pts
Tovil Joe Higson, Paul Wilby	2 May 2024 Lib Dem 33.9% lead 12.8 pts

Allington & Bridge

Rachel Rodwell GreenStuart Jeffery Green

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Green52.0%

Conservative21.9%

Lib Dem14.6%

Labour11.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Stuart Jeffery Elected	Green	914
Rachel Elizabeth Rodwell Elected	Green	822
Mitu Chowdhury	Conservative	385
Rita Gintautaite	Conservative	263
Michelle Englar	Lib Dem	257
Marianna Poliszczuk	Labour	203
Benjamin Webster-Whiting	Lib Dem	202

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Barming Heath & Teston

Allison Sweetman GreenFay Gooch Independent

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Independent26.9%

Green25.1%

Lib Dem24.9%

Conservative13.2%

Labour9.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Fay Lynette Gooch Elected	Independent	765
Allison Juliet Sweetman Elected	Green	712
Chris Passmore	Lib Dem	707
Keira Rebecca Stuart Smith	Green	618
Bryan Vizzard	Lib Dem	409
Reiss James Cordrey	Conservative	376
Mary Vesper Shaw	Labour	280
Arek Zurawinski	Conservative	182

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Bearsted & Downswood

Ciaran Oliver GreenDenis Spooner ConservativeVal Springett Conservative

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)

Conservative30.4%

Green25.6%

Reform12.2%

Independent10.4%

Lib Dem10.1%

Labour8.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Val Springett Elected	Conservative	1,200
Denis Charles Spooner Elected	Conservative	1,021
Ciaran Dominic Oliver Elected	Green	1,013
Paul Charles Cooper	Conservative	984
Lee Robert Garrett	Green	796
Edward Granville Wallace	Green	659
David Cockerham	Reform	481
Gordon Newton	Independent	409
Ian Stephen Chittenden	Lib Dem	398
Theresa Ruby Lyons	Labour	343
Sean David Turner	Heritage Party	107

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton

Anne Dawes Independent

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024

Independent63.1%

Conservative22.8%

Labour14.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Anne Dawes Elected	Independent	599	63.1%
George Edward Burr	Conservative	216	22.8%
Peter Oliver	Labour	134	14.1%

Boxley Downs

Stephen Thompson GreenVanessa Jones Green

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Independent36.9%

Green29.1%

Conservative14.9%

Labour10.0%

Reform9.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Vanessa Ann Jones Elected	Independent	1,026
Stephen Roy Thompson Elected	Green	810
Heidi Bryant	Conservative	414
Stephen Seymour Banks	Conservative	379
Michael John Beckwith	Labour	279
Mike Wardle	Reform	250

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Coxheath & Farleigh

Claire Kehily GreenLottie Parfitt Conservative

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Green43.1%

Conservative36.8%

Labour10.6%

Lib Dem9.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Claire Louise Kehily Elected	Green	781
Lottie Parfitt Elected	Conservative	666
John Anthony Wilson	Conservative	581
Caroline Anita Richer	Green	547
John Edward Randall	Labour	192
Alan Charles Cocks	Lib Dem	171

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Fant & Oakwood

Kimberley Milham GreenPatrick Coates IndependentPaul Harper Independent

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)

Fant & Oakwood Independents36.2%

Green25.6%

Labour12.6%

Lib Dem10.8%

Conservative7.8%

Reform7.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Paul Harper Elected	Fant & Oakwood Independents	1,285
Patrick Frederick Coates Elected	Fant & Oakwood Independents	1,149
Kimberley Joan Milham Elected	Green	909
Valerie Jacobs	Labour	447
Dennis Luchmun	Labour	410
Rojo Kurien	Lib Dem	384
Margaret Eleanor Rose	Labour	379
Lee Blake	Lib Dem	316
Lorraine Humm	Lib Dem	290
Will Dinley	Conservative	278
Susan Jane Delamere	Reform	247
Ramakrishna Goud Peeta	Conservative	202
Mudiwa Innocent Musindo	Conservative	186

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Grove Green & Vinters Park

Mark Naghi Lib DemRob Field Lib DemRonald Burke Conservative

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)

Lib Dem29.1%

Conservative25.8%

Independent20.6%

Green13.9%

Labour10.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Rob Field Elected	Lib Dem	939
Mark David Naghi Elected	Lib Dem	897
Ronald Martin Burke Elected	Conservative	834
Michelle Hastie	Conservative	830
Martin Ashley Richard Cox	Independent	666
Jeeva Sampangi	Lib Dem	661
Jaison Musindo	Conservative	654
Steven Mark Cheeseman	Green	450
Mark Dean Tickner	Labour	343
Susan Theresa Parr	Green	331
Anna Marie Winterbottom	Green	294

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs

Chris Houlihan ReformMariela Nedelcheva ReformSteve Povey Reform

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)

Independent30.3%

Independent29.1%

Independent18.5%

Conservative8.7%

Labour7.3%

Reform6.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Janetta Sams Elected	Independent	1,515
Tom Sams Elected	Independent	1,455
Kathy Cox Elected	Independent	923
Julie-Anne Louise Clancy	Conservative	435
Emily Georgina Hudson	Conservative	396
Ryan Slaughter	Labour	364
Ian Leonard Connor Stevens	Reform	305
Onyekachukwu Ifechukwude Chukwuma	Conservative	301

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 2 October 2025 (3 seats)

Reform49.0%

Green18.3%

Conservative13.7%

Lib Dem9.4%

Heritage Party3.9%

Independent3.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Chris Houlihan Elected	Reform	1,228
Steve Povey Elected	Reform	1,226
Mariela Nedelcheva Elected	Reform	1,153
Callum George Sweetman	Green	459
James Snyder	Green	452
Reshmi Kalam	Green	430
Isobelle Francesca Horne	Conservative	342
Darcy May Rotherham	Conservative	285
Jennifer Ann Horwood	Lib Dem	236
Onyekachukwu Ifechukwude Chukwuma	Conservative	234
Sam Michael Burrows	Lib Dem	156
Andrew Francis Cockersole	Lib Dem	123
Sean David Turner	Heritage Party	97
Gary Butler	Independent	74
Sam Lawrence-Rose	Independent	69

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Headcorn & Sutton Valence

Martin Round ConservativeZiggy Trzebinski Conservative

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Conservative43.1%

Green36.2%

Labour12.4%

Lib Dem8.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Martin Crispian Tinniswood Round Elected	Conservative	975
Ziggy Trzebinski Elected	Conservative	903
Derek Roy Eagle	Green	820
Thomas Alexander Dawber	Green	725
Henry Morgan	Labour	280
Martin Hougaard Richards	Lib Dem	189

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

High Street

Clive English Lib DemDinesh Khadka Lib DemDonna Greenan Green

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)

Lib Dem32.1%

Green22.2%

Labour17.3%

Independent14.7%

Conservative13.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Clive Andrew English Elected	Lib Dem	742
Dinesh Khadka Elected	Lib Dem	654
Donna Louise Greenan Elected	Green	514
Saf Buxy	Green	513
Ashleigh Kimmance	Lib Dem	444
David Collier	Labour	401
Farris Willson	Green	358
Denise Joy	Independent	341
Oliver James Bradshaw	Conservative	314
Alan Robert Chell	Conservative	270
Dylan Jeffrey	Conservative	202

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Leeds & Langley

Gary Cooke ConservativeGill Fort Conservative

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Conservative43.0%

Labour22.2%

Green19.7%

Reform15.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Gill Fort Elected	Conservative	600
Gary Cooke Elected	Conservative	559
Joan Margaret Langrick	Labour	310
Simon David Murray Easton	Green	275
Matthew Charles White	Green	216
Maxwell Stanley Harrison	Reform	209

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Loose & Linton

Brian Clark Lib DemSimon Wales Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Lib Dem55.4%

Conservative17.9%

Reform11.2%

Green9.1%

Labour6.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Brian Eugene Clark Elected	Lib Dem	1,307
Simon David Wales Elected	Lib Dem	931
Kenneth Amakye	Conservative	423
James Howard Treloar Reid	Conservative	326
Bryan Martin James Hillman	Reform	265
Nicola Helen Dawber	Green	215
Alan Arthur Le Grys	Labour	149
Matthew John Fraser	Green	119

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Marden & Yalding

Claudine Russell ConservativeGrace Couch GreenMichael Summersgill Green

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)

Conservative34.9%

Green34.8%

Labour12.1%

Reform9.3%

Lib Dem8.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Claudine Jane Russell Elected	Conservative	1,123
Michael Summersgill Elected	Green	1,120
Grace Angela Couch Elected	Green	1,089
Annabelle Jane Blackmore	Conservative	1,043
Tristan Frank Russell	Conservative	953
Kelly Andersen Rigden	Green	772
Maria Anita Kelly	Labour	389
Teresa Hansford	Reform	298
William James Wilby	Lib Dem	287

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Palace Wood

Stanley Forecast ConservativeTom Cannon Conservative

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Conservative44.1%

Lib Dem29.9%

Green16.7%

Labour9.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Stan Forecast Elected	Conservative	1,066
Tom Cannon Elected	Conservative	816
Cynthia Elizabeth Robertson	Lib Dem	724
Diana Lewins	Lib Dem	704
Ian Francis Stewart McDonald	Green	403
Stephen Fraser Muggeridge	Green	286
Wendy Florence Hollands	Labour	225

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Park Wood & Mangravet

Dan Wilkinson LabourHilary Jenkins-Baldock Labour

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Labour68.0%

Conservative32.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Hilary Victoria Jenkins-Baldock Elected	Labour	512
Dan Wilkinson Elected	Labour	492
Joyce Gadd	Conservative	241
Lewis John McKenna	Conservative	240

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Penenden Heath

David Naghi Lib DemRichard Conyard GreenTony Harwood Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)

Lib Dem51.0%

Conservative17.7%

Labour15.7%

Green15.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Tony Peter Harwood Elected	Lib Dem	1,155
Richard John Walter Conyard Elected	Lib Dem	1,086
David Naghi Elected	Lib Dem	1,034
Derek Ronald Nicholson	Conservative	402
Jeff Tree	Conservative	396
Andrew Mark Bradford	Conservative	370
Rachel Mary Slaughter	Labour	356
Phoebe Frewer	Green	353
Andrew John Reilly	Green	246
Daniel James Tin-yee Thompson	Green	233

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Ringlestone

Mike Thompson Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024

Lib Dem52.0%

Conservative20.2%

Labour18.6%

Green9.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mike Thompson Elected	Lib Dem	325	52.0%
Scott Hahnefeld	Conservative	126	20.2%
Stella Marlyn Randall	Labour	116	18.6%
Gareth Peter Henry	Green	58	9.3%

Senacre

Malcolm McKay Labour

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024

Labour51.8%

Conservative48.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Malcolm James McKay Elected	Labour	257	51.8%
Patrik Garten	Conservative	239	48.2%

Shepway

Joanna Wilkinson LabourMaureen Cleator LabourSarah Barwick Labour

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)

Labour29.4%

Conservative26.2%

British Democratic Party17.8%

Lib Dem14.2%

Independent12.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Joanna Wilkinson Elected	Labour	747
Maureen Cleator Elected	Labour	728
Sarah Barwick Elected	Labour	725
Christopher John Garland	Conservative	665
Alan Bartlett	Conservative	643
Louise Elizabeth Bartlett	Conservative	637
Lawrence Rustem	British Democratic Party	452
Geoffrey Richard Samme	Lib Dem	360
Gary Butler	Independent	317

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Staplehurst

John Perry ConservativePaddy Riordan Conservative

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Conservative46.0%

Labour28.5%

Lib Dem14.1%

Green11.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Paddy Riordan Elected	Conservative	967
John Anthony Perry Elected	Conservative	764
Rory Lewis Frederick Silkin	Labour	598
Julie Doreen Skinner	Labour	511
Thomas Gilbert Burnham	Lib Dem	296
Stewart William Walter Lane	Green	239

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Tovil

Joe Higson Lib DemPaul Wilby Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Lib Dem33.9%

Labour21.1%

Reform18.0%

Conservative15.2%

Green11.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Paul John Wilby Elected	Lib Dem	393
Joe Higson Elected	Lib Dem	377
Ian Cleator	Labour	245
Paul Thomas	Reform	209
Rebecca Bruneau	Conservative	177
Simon Milham	Green	137
Benjamin Peter Treloar Reid	Conservative	130
Rosemary Christine Riepma	Green	123

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

2 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Boxley Downs	Vanessa Jones	Independent 2024	Green
Penenden Heath	Richard Conyard	Lib Dem 2024	Green

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

1 by-election since July 2021, 1 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
2 October 2025	Harrietsham Lenham & North Downs	Reform gain from Independent	50.0%

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Maidstone and Malling	41%	Conservative	Conservative 35%
Faversham and Mid Kent	36%	Conservative	Conservative 34%
Weald of Kent	22%	Conservative	Conservative 41%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Maidstone

175,775 residents in 71,210 households

Voted Leave in 2016

59% 7 above GB

Degree or higher

30% 4 below GB

No qualifications

17% 1 below GB

Own their home

67% 6 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

13% 4 below GB

Rent privately

17% 3 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

29% 2 below GB

Aged 65 and over

23% 1 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.