| Election Name: | 2022 Maidstone Borough Council election |
| Country: | Kent |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2021 Maidstone Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2021 |
| Next Election: | 2023 Maidstone Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
| Seats For Election: | 18 out of 55 seats to Maidstone Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 28 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 29 seats, 47.3% |
| Seats1: | 7 |
| Seats After1: | 27 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 12,180 |
| Percentage1: | 38.6% |
| Swing1: | 8.7% |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 12 seats, 19.5% |
| Seats2: | 6 |
| Seats After2: | 12 |
| Popular Vote2: | 7,984 |
| Percentage2: | 25.3% |
| Swing2: | 5.8% |
| Party3: | Independent politician |
| Last Election3: | 10 seats, 5.2% |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Seats After3: | 10 |
| Popular Vote3: | 1,892 |
| Percentage3: | 6.0% |
| Swing3: | 0.8% |
| Party4: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election4: | 4 seats, 14.1% |
| Seats4: | 3 |
| Seats After4: | 5 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 4,861 |
| Percentage4: | 15.4% |
| Swing4: | 1.3% |
| Party5: | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Last Election5: | 0 seats, 13.4% |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Seats After5: | 1 |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 4,501 |
| Percentage5: | 14.3% |
| Swing5: | 0.9% |
| Map Size: | 400px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
The 2022 Maidstone Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022, in order to elect 18 out of 55 members to the Maidstone Borough Council. These set of seats were last up for election in 2018. Members elected in this election will have their seats next up for election in 2024, due to the council opting for a four-year cycle of elections instead of the current format from 2024 onwards.
As the results were declared, the Conservative Party initially lost their majority on the council:[1]
| Before 2022 election | After 2022 election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | ||
| 29 | 27 | ||||
| 12 | 12 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | ||||
| 0 | 1 | ||||
| 10 | 10 | ||||
After the result was declared, but before the first post-election meeting of the council, independent councillor Nick de Wiggondene-Sheppard rejoined the Conservatives (having been elected as a Conservative in 2019 but subsequently left the party). This meant that the Conservatives managed to retain a one seat majority on the council at the annual council meeting on 21 May 2022, retaining control of the authority.[2]