2011 Maidstone Borough Council election explained
See main article: Maidstone Borough Council elections and United Kingdom local elections, 2011.
| Election Name: | 2011 Maidstone Borough Council election |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 Maidstone Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Election Date: | 5 May 2011 |
| Next Election: | 2012 Maidstone Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Seats For Election: | 20 members |
| Turnout: | 43% |
| Leader1: | Christopher Garland |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Leaders Seat1: | n/a |
| Seats Before1: | 28 |
| Seats1: | 12 |
| Seats After1: | 30 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Leader2: | Fran Wilson |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Leaders Seat2: | High Street |
| Seats Before2: | 23 |
| Seats2: | 6 |
| Seats After2: | 21 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Leader |
| Before Election: | Christopher Garland |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Posttitle: | Leader-elect |
| After Election: | Christopher Garland |
| After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
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
The Conservatives stayed in overall control of the council by gaining two seats. The Liberal Democrats lost two seats.
| align=center colspan=5 | Maidstone Borough Council[1] [2] |
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| align=left colspan=2 | Party ! | Elected
Seats | Total
Seats | +/- |
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| bgcolor= | | | 12 | 30 | +2 |
| bgcolor= | | | 6 | 21 | -2 |
| | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| align=left colspan=2 | Total | 20 | 55 | |
| align=left colspan=5 | |
| align=left colspan=2 | Valid Ballot Papers | | |
| align=left colspan=2 | Rejected Ballot Papers | 226 |
| align=left colspan=2 | Ballot Papers Issued | |
| align=left colspan=2 | Registered Electors | 87,445 |
| align=left colspan=2 | Turnout | 43% | |
Ward results
| align=center colspan=5 | Allington Ward (1)[3] |
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| align=left colspan=2 | Candidate ! | Party | Votes | % |
|---|
| bgcolor= | | Cynthia Robertson | | 1,345 | 48.45% |
| bgcolor= | | Barry Stephen Ginley | | 1,048 | 37.75% |
| bgcolor= | | Wendy Florence Hollands | | 383 | 13.80% |
| align=left colspan=3 | Total | 2,776 | 100.00% |
| align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Ballot Papers | 9 | |
| align=left colspan=3 | Ballot Papers Issued | 2,785 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 5,518 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Turnout | 50.47% | |
| align=center colspan=6 | Bearsted Ward (2)[4] |
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| valign=bottom align=left colspan=2 | Candidate ! | valign=bottom align=left | Party ! | valign=bottom align=center | Votes ! | %
(Total) | %
(Valid) |
|---|
| bgcolor= | | Val Springett | | 1,754 | 30.17% | |
| bgcolor= | | Mike Cuming | | 1,555 | 26.75% | |
| Pat Marshall | | 1,395 | 23.99% | |
| bgcolor= | | Jim Grogan | | 432 | 7.43% | |
| bgcolor= | | Gill Annan | | 281 | 4.83% | |
| bgcolor= | | Ciaran Dominic Oliver | | 215 | 3.70% | |
| bgcolor= | | Sarah Ann Goodwin | | 182 | 3.13% | |
| align=left colspan=3 | Total | 5,814 | 100.00% | |
| align=left colspan=6 | |
| align=left colspan=3 | Valid Ballot Papers | | |
| align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Ballot Papers | 36 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Ballot Papers Issued | |
| align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 6,616 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Turnout | | |
| align=center colspan=5 | Boxley Ward (1)[5] |
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| align=left colspan=2 | Candidate ! | Party | Votes | % |
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| bgcolor= | | Malcolm Frank Greer | | 1,350 | 50.89% |
| bgcolor= | | Michael John Beckwith | | 862 | 32.49% |
| bgcolor= | | John Peter Watson | | 264 | 9.95% |
| bgcolor= | | Penny Kemp | | 177 | 6.67% |
| align=left colspan=3 | Total | 2,653 | 100.00% |
| align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Ballot Papers | 12 | |
| align=left colspan=3 | Ballot Papers Issued | 2,665 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 6,446 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Turnout | 41.34% | |
| align=center colspan=5 | Coxheath & Hunton Ward (1)[6] |
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| align=left colspan=2 | Candidate ! | Party | Votes | % |
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| bgcolor= | | Dennis Harold Collins | | 1,247 | 46.51% |
| bgcolor= | | David Michael Stamp | | 915 | 34.13% |
| bgcolor= | | Stella Marlyn Randall | | 265 | 9.88% |
| bgcolor= | | Keith Clement Woollven | | 140 | 5.22% |
| bgcolor= | | Robin James Kinrade | | 114 | 4.25% |
| align=left colspan=3 | Total | 2,681 | 100.00% |
| align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Ballot Papers | 12 | |
| align=left colspan=3 | Ballot Papers Issued | 2,693 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 5,754 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Turnout | 46.80% | |
| align=center colspan=5 | Detling & Thurnham Ward (1)[7] |
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| align=left colspan=2 | Candidate ! | Party | Votes | % |
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| bgcolor= | | Nick de Wiggondene | | 628 | 59.13% |
| Geoffrey Frank Licence | | 291 | 27.40% |
| bgcolor= | | Paul Michael Blackmore | | 143 | 13.47% |
| align=left colspan=3 | Total | 1,062 | 100.00% |
| align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Ballot Papers | 13 | |
| align=left colspan=3 | Ballot Papers Issued | 1,075 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 2,344 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Turnout | 45.86% | |
| align=center colspan=5 | Downswood & Otham Ward (1)[8] |
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| align=left colspan=2 | Candidate ! | Party | Votes | % |
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| Gordon William Newton | | 451 | 51.72% |
| bgcolor= | | Gary Cooke | | 310 | 35.55% |
| bgcolor= | | Steve Gibson | | 84 | 9.63% |
| bgcolor= | | Andrew Crawford Waldie | | 27 | 3.10% |
| align=left colspan=3 | Total | 872 | 100.00% |
| align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Ballot Papers | 4 | |
| align=left colspan=3 | Ballot Papers Issued | 876 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 2,107 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Turnout | 41.58% | |
| align=center colspan=6 | East Ward (2)[9] |
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| valign=bottom align=left colspan=2 | Candidate ! | valign=bottom align=left | Party ! | valign=bottom align=center | Votes ! | %
(Total) | %
(Valid) |
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| bgcolor= | | David Sandru Naghi | | 1,286 | 24.43% | |
| bgcolor= | | Martin Ashley Richard Cox | | 1,281 | 24.34% | |
| bgcolor= | | Tony Dennison | | 1,010 | 19.19% | |
| bgcolor= | | Scott Hahnefeld | | 858 | 16.30% | |
| bgcolor= | | Bruce Henry Heald | | 316 | 6.00% | |
| bgcolor= | | Caroline Burns | | 270 | 5.13% | |
| bgcolor= | | Hannah Margaret Patton | | 242 | 4.60% | |
| align=left colspan=3 | Total | 5,263 | 100.00% | |
| align=left colspan=6 | |
| align=left colspan=3 | Valid Ballot Papers | | |
| align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Ballot Papers | 19 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Ballot Papers Issued | |
| align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 6,500 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Turnout | | |
| align=center colspan=5 | Fant Ward (1)[10] |
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| align=left colspan=2 | Candidate ! | Party | Votes | % |
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| bgcolor= | | Alistair James Black | | 727 | 29.60% |
| bgcolor= | | Fran Smith | | 661 | 26.91% |
| bgcolor= | | Paul Harper | | 542 | 22.07% |
| bgcolor= | | Stuart Robert Jeffery | | 526 | 21.42% |
| align=left colspan=3 | Total | 2,456 | 100.00% |
| align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Ballot Papers | 14 | |
| align=left colspan=3 | Ballot Papers Issued | 2,470 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 6,519 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Turnout | 37.89% | |
| align=center colspan=5 | Harrietsham & Lenham Ward (1)[11] |
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| align=left colspan=2 | Candidate ! | Party | Votes | % |
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| Tom Sams | | 1,175 | 55.32% |
| bgcolor= | | Marino (Maz) Michaelas | | 827 | 38.94% |
| bgcolor= | | Jeanne Mary Gibson | | 122 | 5.74% |
| align=left colspan=3 | Total | 2,124 | 100.00% |
| align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Ballot Papers | 9 | |
| align=left colspan=3 | Ballot Papers Issued | 2,133 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 4,396 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Turnout | 48.52% | |
| align=center colspan=5 | High Street Ward (1)[12] |
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| align=left colspan=2 | Candidate ! | Party | Votes | % |
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| bgcolor= | | Fran Wilson | | 853 | 41.45% |
| bgcolor= | | Valerie Katharine Parker | | 533 | 25.90% |
| bgcolor= | | Marianna Romeojuliet Poliszczuk | | 333 | 16.18% |
| bgcolor= | | Wendy Kathleen Lewis | | 176 | 8.55% |
| bgcolor= | | UK Independence Party | | 163 | 7.92% |
| align=left colspan=3 | Total | 2,058 | 100.00% |
| align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Ballot Papers | 11 | |
| align=left colspan=3 | Ballot Papers Issued | 2,069 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 6,367 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Turnout | 32.50% | |
| align=center colspan=5 | Leeds Ward (1)[13] |
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| align=left colspan=2 | Candidate ! | Party | Votes | % |
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| bgcolor= | | Peter James Dudley Parvin | | 623 | 66.35% |
| Juliet Maria Maddocks | | 187 | 19.91% |
| bgcolor= | | Maggie Lack | | 129 | 13.74% |
| align=left colspan=3 | Total | 939 | 100.00% |
| align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Ballot Papers | 3 | |
| align=left colspan=3 | Ballot Papers Issued | 942 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 1,869 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Turnout | 50.40% | |
| align=center colspan=5 | Loose Ward (1)[14] |
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| align=left colspan=2 | Candidate ! | Party | Votes | % |
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| bgcolor= | | Susan Jane Grigg | | 519 | 50.49% |
| bgcolor= | | Steve Sheppard | | 413 | 40.18% |
| bgcolor= | | Joshua Amos | | 49 | 4.77% |
| bgcolor= | | Denise Joy Hay | | 47 | 4.57% |
| align=left colspan=3 | Total | 1,028 | 100.00% |
| align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Ballot Papers | 5 | |
| align=left colspan=3 | Ballot Papers Issued | 1,033 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 1,960 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Turnout | 52.70% | |
| align=center colspan=5 | Marden & Yalding Ward (1)[15] |
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| align=left colspan=2 | Candidate ! | Party | Votes | % |
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| bgcolor= | | Annabelle Blackmore | | 1,612 | 63.41% |
| bgcolor= | | Carol Ann Jacques | | 425 | 16.72% |
| bgcolor= | | Edith Maud Davis | | 317 | 12.47% |
| bgcolor= | | James Edward Shalice | | 188 | 7.40% |
| align=left colspan=3 | Total | 2,542 | 100.00% |
| align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Ballot Papers | 20 | |
| align=left colspan=3 | Ballot Papers Issued | 2,562 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 5,813 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Turnout | 44.07% | |
| align=center colspan=5 | North Ward (1)[16] |
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| align=left colspan=2 | Candidate ! | Party | Votes | % |
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| bgcolor= | | Mervyn Dyke Warner | | 871 | 38.29% |
| bgcolor= | | Jeff Tree | | 782 | 34.37% |
| bgcolor= | | Keith Adkinson | | 330 | 14.51% |
| bgcolor= | | Charles Richard Elliott | | 152 | 6.68% |
| bgcolor= | | Derek Roy Eagle | | 140 | 6.15% |
| align=left colspan=3 | Total | 2,275 | 100.00% |
| align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Ballot Papers | 10 | |
| align=left colspan=3 | Ballot Papers Issued | 2,285 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 6,066 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Turnout | 37.67% | |
| align=center colspan=5 | Shepway North Ward (1)[17] |
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| align=left colspan=2 | Candidate ! | Party | Votes | % |
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| bgcolor= | | Marion Ann Ring | | 1,139 | 52.25% |
| bgcolor= | | Geoff Harvey | | 589 | 27.02% |
| bgcolor= | | Geoffrey Richard Samme | | 193 | 8.85% |
| bgcolor= | | Stephen Fraser Muggeridge | | 157 | 7.20% |
| bgcolor= | | Gary Butler | | 102 | 4.68% |
| align=left colspan=3 | Total | 2,180 | 100.00% |
| align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Ballot Papers | 8 | |
| align=left colspan=3 | Ballot Papers Issued | 2,188 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 6,504 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Turnout | 33.64% | |
| align=center colspan=5 | South Ward (1)[18] |
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| align=left colspan=2 | Candidate ! | Party | Votes | % |
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| bgcolor= | | Mike Hogg | | 1,242 | 45.15% |
| bgcolor= | | John Wilson | | 1,171 | 42.57% |
| bgcolor= | | Richard John Coates | Labour Party[19] | 338 | 12.29% |
| align=left colspan=3 | Total | 2,751 | 100.00% |
| align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Ballot Papers | 20 | |
| align=left colspan=3 | Ballot Papers Issued | 2,771 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 6,258 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Turnout | 44.28% | |
| align=center colspan=5 | Staplehurst Ward (1)[20] |
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| align=left colspan=2 | Candidate ! | Party | Votes | % |
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| bgcolor= | | Richard Lusty | | 1,211 | 64.59% |
| bgcolor= | | John Edward Randall | | 288 | 15.36% |
| bgcolor= | | Ralph Frederick Austin | | 228 | 12.16% |
| bgcolor= | | Ian Francis Stewart McDonald | | 148 | 7.89% |
| align=left colspan=3 | Total | 1,875 | 100.00% |
| align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Ballot Papers | 15 | |
| align=left colspan=3 | Ballot Papers Issued | 1,890 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 4,349 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Turnout | 43.46% | |
| align=center colspan=5 | Sutton Valence & Langley Ward (1)[21] |
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| align=left colspan=2 | Candidate ! | Party | Votes | % |
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| bgcolor= | | Paulina Annette Veronica Stockell | | 735 | 73.28% |
| bgcolor= | | Jean Harvey | | 156 | 15.55% |
| bgcolor= | | Susan Austin | | 112 | 11.17% |
| align=left colspan=3 | Total | 1,003 | 100.00% |
| align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Ballot Papers | 6 | |
| align=left colspan=3 | Ballot Papers Issued | 1,009 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 2,059 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Turnout | 49.00% | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Maidstone Borough Council Local Election 2011 - Thursday 5th May, 2011. Maidstone Borough Council.
- News: England council elections. BBC News. 6 May 2011.
- Web site: Election results for Allington Ward. Maidstone Borough Council.
- Web site: Election results for Bearsted Ward. Maidstone Borough Council.
- Web site: Election results for Boxley Ward. Maidstone Borough Council.
- Web site: Election results for Coxheath and Hunton Ward. Maidstone Borough Council.
- Web site: Election results for Detling and Thurnham Ward. Maidstone Borough Council.
- Web site: Election results for Downswood and Otham Ward. Maidstone Borough Council.
- Web site: Election results for East Ward. Maidstone Borough Council.
- Web site: Election results for Fant Ward. Maidstone Borough Council.
- Web site: Election results for Harrietsham and Lenham Ward. Maidstone Borough Council.
- Web site: Election results for High Street Ward. Maidstone Borough Council.
- Web site: Election results for Leeds Ward. Maidstone Borough Council.
- Web site: Election results for Loose Ward. Maidstone Borough Council.
- Web site: Election results for Marden and Yalding Ward. Maidstone Borough Council.
- Web site: Election results for North Ward. Maidstone Borough Council.
- Web site: Election results for Shepway North Ward. Maidstone Borough Council.
- Web site: Election results for South Ward. Maidstone Borough Council.
- [Labour Co-operative|Labour and Co-operative Party]
- Web site: Election results for Staplehurst Ward. Maidstone Borough Council.
- Web site: Election results for Sutton Valence and Langley Ward. Maidstone Borough Council.
