The 2000 Maidstone Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Maidstone Borough Council in Kent, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Before the election no party had a majority, with the Liberal Democrats the largest party on the council.[3] Asylum seekers was reported as being a big issue in the election, after a rise in council tax from Kent County Council was partly put down to asylum seekers in the county.[3] The Conservative party said it was boosted in the election by pledges of a "crackdown" made by the national party leader William Hague.[3]
Overall turnout in the election was 27.1%.[4]