# 1999 Maidstone Borough Council election

The 1999 Maidstone Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 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.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Liberal Democrat 22
* Conservative 15
* Labour 13
* Independent 5

## Election result

Overall turnout in the election was 26.2%.
Maidstone Local Election Result 1999 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 6 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 33.3 | 37.2 | 7,726 |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 32.4 | 6,740 |
| Labour | 5 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 27.8 | 26.0 | 5,409 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 735 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 184 |

## Ward results

Allington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Robertson | 1,220 | 72.9 |
| | Conservative | Angela Stainton-James | 237 | 14.2 |
| | Labour | Richard Coates | 217 | 13.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 983 | 58.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,674 | 29.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Bearsted :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gladys Haskett | 1,077 | 67.1 |
| | Labour | Jeanne Gibson | 268 | 16.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Chittenden | 261 | 16.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 809 | 50.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,606 | 32.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Bridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Roger Berriman | 551 | 37.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Gould | 460 | 30.9 |
| | Conservative | Brian Moss | 420 | 28.2 |
| | Green | Stephen Muggeridge | 59 | 4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,490 | 22.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Donal MacGrory | 819 | 52.8 |
| | Conservative | Susan Dishman | 504 | 32.5 |
| | Labour | Karen Forbes | 229 | 14.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 315 | 20.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,552 | 25.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Harrietsham and Lenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tom Sams | 762 | 46.2 |
| | Conservative | Robert Waugh | 628 | 38.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Haselup | 202 | 12.2 |
| | Independent | Leslie Parris | 58 | 3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 134 | 8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,650 | 38.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Hooper | 665 | 50.8 |
| | Labour | Anne Logan | 315 | 24.0 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Parker | 309 | 23.6 |
| | Green | Ian McDonald | 21 | 1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 350 | 26.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,310 | 22.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
High Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frances Wilson | 483 | 43.5 |
| | Labour | Leonard Burfield | 359 | 32.3 |
| | Conservative | Valerie Parker | 227 | 20.5 |
| | Green | Sheila Kennedy | 41 | 3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 124 | 11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,110 | 24.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Hollingbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tracey Warner | 316 | 59.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Cobbett | 184 | 34.6 |
| | Labour | Stephen Gibson | 32 | 6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 132 | 24.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 532 | 45.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Langley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Frederick Winckless | 677 | 77.2 |
| | Conservative | Roy Streeter | 122 | 13.9 |
| | Labour | Ernest Small | 78 | 8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 555 | 63.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 877 | 28.2 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
Leeds :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Parvin | 484 | 76.3 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Stevens | 150 | 23.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 334 | 52.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 634 | 33.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Loose :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugh Laing | 289 | 56.2 |
| | Conservative | Angharad Davies | 177 | 34.4 |
| | Labour | Susan Burfield | 48 | 9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 112 | 21.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 514 | 27.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Harwood | 844 | 57.1 |
| | Conservative | Derek Nicholson | 434 | 29.4 |
| | Labour | Rosemary Long | 166 | 11.2 |
| | Green | James Shalice | 34 | 2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 410 | 27.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,478 | 25.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Park Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Margaret Taylor | 527 | 61.9 |
| | Conservative | Simon Parvin | 180 | 21.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shona Stevens | 115 | 13.5 |
| | Green | David Currer | 29 | 3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 347 | 40.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 851 | 18.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Shepway East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Wendy Marlow | 404 | 55.0 |
| | Conservative | Peter Veal | 172 | 23.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rodney Sterry | 158 | 21.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 232 | 31.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 734 | 16.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Shepway West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Julie Skinner | 532 | 65.0 |
| | Conservative | Claire Watts | 287 | 35.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 245 | 29.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 819 | 19.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Theresa Stirk | 766 | 43.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Williams | 673 | 38.0 |
| | Labour | Linda Wylie | 330 | 18.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 93 | 5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,769 | 26.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Staplehurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Eric Hotson | 715 | 61.4 |
| | Labour | Michael Casserley | 239 | 20.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Gerrish | 210 | 18.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 476 | 40.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,164 | 26.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Yalding :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Roderick Nelson-Gracie | 671 | 65.1 |
| | Labour | Edith Davis | 202 | 19.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Edy | 157 | 15.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 469 | 45.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,030 | 33.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |