# 2014 Maidstone Borough Council election

Elections to Maidstone Borough Council were held on 22 May 2014. One-third of the borough council (20 members) were up for election. European Parliament Elections were held on the same day.

## Overall results

The Conservatives lost overall control of the council by losing four seats. The Liberal Democrats lost one seat. UKIP gained four seats, and Labour gained one seat.
Maidstone Borough Council :
| Party | Party | Elected Seats | Total Seats | +/- |
| | Conservative Party | 5 | 25 | -4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 9 | 19 | -1 |
| | Independent | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| | UK Independence Party | 4 | 4 | +4 |
| | Labour Party | 1 | 2 | +1 |
| Total | Total | 20 | 55 | |
| Valid Ballot Papers | Valid Ballot Papers | 37352 | | |
| Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | 128 | | |
| Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | 37480 | | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 95612 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | 39.2% | | |

## Ward results

Allington Ward (1) :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Dan Daley | Liberal Democrats | 1,273 | 50.42% |
| | Andy Airey | UK Independence Party | 543 | 21.50% |
| | Barry Stephen Ginley | Conservative Party | 483 | 19.13% |
| | Marianna Romeojuliet Poliszczuk | Labour Party | 168 | 6.65% |
| | David Michael Thompson | Green Party | 58 | 2.30% |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,525 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | 2 | |
| Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | 2,527 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
Bearsted Ward (1) :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) |
| | Mike Cuming | Conservative Party | 1,059 | 38.19% |
| | Geoff Licence | Independent | 654 | 23.58% |
| | Sarah Elizabeth Pettit | UK Independence Party | 593 | 21.38% |
| | Jeanne Mary Gibson | Labour Party | 258 | 9.03% |
| | Ciaran Dominic Oliver | Green Party | 112 | 4.04% |
| | Geoffrey Richard Samme | Liberal Democrats | 97 | 3.50% |
| Total | Total | Total | 2773 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | 10 |
| Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | 2783 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
Bridge Ward (1) :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | David Stewart Pickett | Liberal Democrats | 491 | 31.10% |
| | Stuart James Mallison | Conservative Party | 421 | 26.66% |
| | James Thomas Hill | UK Independence Party | 370 | 23.43% |
| | Sandra Pauline McDowell | Labour Party | 164 | 10.39% |
| | Donna Louise Greenan | Green Party | 133 | 8.42% |
| Total | Total | Total | 1579 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | 8 | |
| Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | 1587 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
Boxley Ward (1) :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Derek George Butler | Conservative Party | 1035 | 45.24% |
| | Mike Wardle | UK Independence Party | 765 | 33.44% |
| | Steve Gibson | Labour Party | 249 | 10.88% |
| | Daniel Wright | Liberal Democrats | 131 | 5.73% |
| | Hannah Margaret Patton | Green Party | 108 | 4.72% |
| Total | Total | Total | 2288 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | 5 | |
| Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | 2293 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
Coxheath and Hunton (1) :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Brian Richard Edwin Mortimer | Liberal Democrats | 966 | 39.91% |
| | Clive Norman Parker | Conservative Party | 654 | 27.02% |
| | Keith Clement Woollven | UK Independence Party | 636 | 26.28% |
| | Stella Marlyn Randall | Labour Party | 164 | 6.78% |
| Total | Total | Total | 2420 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | 16 | |
| Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | 2436 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
East Ward (1) :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) |
| | Nicola Jane Fissenden | Liberal Democrats | 895 | 36.13% |
| | Gareth Anthony Kendall | UK Independence Party | 643 | 25.96% |
| | Tony Dennison | Conservative Party | 599 | 24.18% |
| | Richard John Coates | Labour Party | 200 | 8.07% |
| | James Edward Shalice | Green Party | 140 | 5.65% |
| Total | Total | Total | 2477 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | 16 |
| Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | 2493 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
Fant Ward (1) :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Paul Harper | Labour Party | 595 | 23.62% |
| | Roy Douglas Smith | UK Independence Party | 542 | 21.52% |
| | Stuart Robert Jeffery | Green Party | 513 | 20.37% |
| | Roger James Hogg | Conservative Party | 451 | 17.90% |
| | Sam Roach | Liberal Democrats | 418 | 16.59% |
| Total | Total | Total | 2519 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | 12 | |
| Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | 2531 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
Harrietsham & Lenham Ward (2) :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Janetta Sams | Independent | 979 | 29.73% |
| | Eddie Powell | UK Independence Party | 573 | 17.40% |
| | John Raymond Barned | Conservative Party | 527 | 16.00% |
| | Marino Andreas Michaelas | Conservative Party | 505 | 15.34% |
| | Mike Williams | UK Independence Party | 479 | 14.55% |
| | Jean Harvey | Labour Party | 129 | 3.92% |
| | Geoff Harvey | Labour Party | 101 | 3.07% |
| Total | Total | Total | 3293 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | 8 | |
| Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | 2035 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
Headcorn Ward (1) :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Martin Round | Conservative Party | 868 | 48.76% |
| | Peter Edwards-Daem | UK Independence Party | 580 | 32.58% |
| | Penelope Anne Kemp | Green Party | 208 | 11.69% |
| | Jim Grogan | Labour Co-Operative | 124 | 6.97% |
| Total | Total | Total | 1780 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | 3 | |
| Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | 1783 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
Heath Ward (1) :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | James Martin Willis | Liberal Democrats | 650 | 43.05% |
| | Colin Green Taylor | UK Independence Party | 322 | 21.32% |
| | Brian Moss | Conservative Party | 307 | 20.33% |
| | Richard Stewart Chapman | Labour Party | 129 | 10.73% |
| | Irene Lilian Shepherd | Green Party | 69 | 4.57% |
| Total | Total | Total | 1510 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | 3 | |
| Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | 1513 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
High Street Ward (1) :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Clive Andrew English | Liberal Democrats | 596 | 30.50% |
| | Jackie Hemsted | UK Independence Party | 563 | 28.81% |
| | Sam Lain-Rose | Conservative Party | 336 | 17.20% |
| | Lawrence Michael Peter Miller | Labour Party | 249 | 12.74% |
| | Wendy Kathleen Lewis | Green Party | 146 | 7.47% |
| | David Charles Savory | Independent | 64 | 3.28% |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,954 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | 5 | |
| Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | 1,959 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
Marden & Yalding Ward (1) :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | David Christopher Burton | Conservative Party | 825 | 33.81% |
| | Sir Nick Fenn | Liberal Democrats | 782 | 32.05% |
| | Ericka Ann Olivares-Penroz | UK Independence Party | 576 | 23.60% |
| | Edith Maud Davis | Labour Party | 158 | 6.48% |
| | Ian Francis Stewart McDonald | Green Party | 99 | 4.06% |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,440 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | 7 | |
| Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | 2,447 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
North Ward (2) :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Tony Peter Harwood | Liberal Democrats | 949 | 25.84% |
| | Thomas Daniel Long | Liberal Democrats | 597 | 16.25% |
| | Charles Richard Elliott | UK Independence Party | 529 | 14.40% |
| | Adrian Bryan Tilley | UK Independence Party | 479 | 13.04% |
| | Michael Hemsley | Conservative Party | 380 | 10.35% |
| | Jeff Tree | Conservative Party | 334 | 9.09% |
| | Keith Adkinson | Labour Party | 206 | 5.61% |
| | Derek Roy Eagle | Green Party | 199 | 5.42% |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,673 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | 6 | |
| Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | 3,679 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
Shepway North Ward (1) :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Marion Ann Ring | Conservative Party | 1,139 | 52.25% |
| | Geoff Harvey | Labour Party | 589 | 27.02% |
| | Geoffrey Richard Samme | Liberal Democrats | 193 | 8.85% |
| | Stephen Fraser Muggeridge | Green Party | 157 | 7.20% |
| | Gary Butler | British National Party | 102 | 4.68% |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,180 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | 8 | |
| Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | 2,188 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 6,504 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33.64% | |
South Ward (1) :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Mike Hogg | Conservative Party | 1,242 | 45.15% |
| | John Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 1,171 | 42.57% |
| | Richard John Coates | Labour Party | 338 | 12.29% |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,751 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | 20 | |
| Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | 2,771 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 6,258 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44.28% | |
Staplehurst Ward (1) :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Richard Lusty | Conservative Party | 1,211 | 64.59% |
| | John Edward Randall | Labour Party | 288 | 15.36% |
| | Ralph Frederick Austin | Liberal Democrats | 228 | 12.16% |
| | Ian Francis Stewart McDonald | Green Party | 148 | 7.89% |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,875 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | 15 | |
| Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | 1,890 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 4,349 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43.46% | |
Sutton Valence & Langley Ward (1) :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Paulina Annette Veronica Stockell | Conservative Party | 735 | 73.28% |
| | Jean Harvey | Labour Party | 156 | 15.55% |
| | Susan Austin | Liberal Democrats | 112 | 11.17% |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,003 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | 6 | |
| Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | 1,009 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 2,059 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49.00% | |

## References & notes

* ↑ "England council elections". BBC News. 23 May 2014.
* ↑ "Election results for Allington Ward". Maidstone Borough Council.
* ↑ "Election results for Bearsted Ward". Maidstone Borough Council.
* ↑ "Election results for Bridge Ward". Maidstone Borough Council.
* ↑ "Election results for Boxley Ward". Maidstone Borough Council.
* ↑ "Election results for Coxheath and Hunton Ward". Maidstone Borough Council.
* ↑ "Election results for East Ward". Maidstone Borough Council.
* ↑ "Election results for Fant Ward". Maidstone Borough Council.
* ↑ "Election results for Harrietsham and Lenham Ward". Maidstone Borough Council.
* ↑ "Election results for Headcorn Ward". Maidstone Borough Council.
* ↑ "Election results for Heath Ward". Maidstone Borough Council.
* ↑ "Election results for High Street Ward". Maidstone Borough Council. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014.
* ↑ "Election results for Marden and Yalding Ward". Maidstone Borough Council. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014.
* ↑ "Election results for North Ward". Maidstone Borough Council. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014.
* ↑ "Election results for Shepway North Ward". Maidstone Borough Council.
* ↑ "Election results for South Ward". Maidstone Borough Council.
* ↑ Labour and Co-operative Party
* ↑ "Election results for Staplehurst Ward". Maidstone Borough Council.
* ↑ "Election results for Sutton Valence and Langley Ward". Maidstone Borough Council.