# 2012 Maidstone Borough Council election

The 2012 Maidstone Borough Council elections took place on Thursday 3 May 2012 to elect members of Maidstone Borough Council in Kent, England. One third of the council (19 seats) were scheduled for election, whilst an additional vacancy caused by the resignation of a sitting councillor was also filled in Heath ward, meaning a total of 20 of the borough's 55 seats were elected.

## Election result

Maidstone Local Election Result 2012 :
| Party | Seats | Votes |
| Conservative | 10 | 9,916 |
| Labour | 1 | 4,269 |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 7,446 |
| Green | 0 | 1,865 |
| Independent | 3 | 2,123 |
| UKIP | 0 | 565 |
| National Front | 0 | 97 |

## Ward results

Allington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Barry Ginley | 613 | |
| | Labour | Wendy Hollands | 266 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Robertson | 1146 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36% |
Barming :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sue Black | 182 | |
| | Independent | Fay Gooch | 722 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46% |
Bearsted :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Ash | 1340 | |
| | Labour | Steve Gibson | 396 | |
| | Green | Ciaran Oliver | 204 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Samme | 154 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31% |
Boughton Monchelsea and Chart Sutton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gill Annan | 39 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Le Hegarat | 192 | |
| | Independent | Steve Munford | 707 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46% |
Boxley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Michael Beckwith | 357 | |
| | Conservative | Wendy Hinder | 1167 | |
| | Green | Andrew Waldie | 186 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26% |
Bridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rob Field | 407 | |
| | Labour | Bruce Heald | 200 | |
| | Green | Robin Kinrade | 141 | |
| | Conservative | James Ross | 443 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26% |
Coxheath and Hunton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Denise Hay | 114 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Rabicano | 638 | |
| | Labour | Stella Randall | 221 | |
| | Conservative | John Wilson | 794 | |
| | UKIP | Keith Woollven | 222 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34% |
East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Cox | 1060 | |
| | Conservative | Tony Dennison | 623 | |
| | Green | Hannah Patton | 312 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30% |
Fant :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Harper | 548 | |
| | Green | Stuart Jeffrey | 442 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Paine | 610 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Irene Shepherd | 311 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28% |
Headcorn :
| Party | Party | Candidate |
| | Green | Penny Kemp |
| | Conservative | Richard Thick |
| Majority | Majority | Majority |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout |
Heath (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Patrick Coates | 217 | |
| | Labour | Richard Coates | 217 | |
| | Conservative | Scott Hahnefeld | 349 | |
| | Conservative | Brian Moss | 428 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Naghi | 369 | |
| | Green | James Shalice | 120 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bryan Vizzard | 499 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26% |
High Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Butcher | 374 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Denise Joy | 649 | |
| | Green | Wendy Lewis | 113 | |
| | Labour | Marianna Poliszczuk | 233 | |
| | UKIP | John Stanford | 176 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 23% |
Marden and Yalding :
| Party | Party | Candidate |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ralph Austin |
| | Labour | Edith Davis |
| | Green | Ian McDonald |
| | Conservative | Steve McLoughlin |
| Majority | Majority | Majority |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout |
North Downs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Audrey Gardner | 84 | |
| | Green | Sarah Goodwin | 66 | |
| | Conservative | Daphne Parvin | 442 | |
| | Independent | Carol Vizzard | 115 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36% |
North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Keith Adkinson | 206 | |
| | UKIP | Charles Elliott | 167 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jenni Paterson | 907 | |
| | Conservative | Jeff Tree | 381 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27% |
Park Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gary Cooke | 214 | |
| | Labour | Debbie Fernandez | 276 | |
| | Independent | Daniel Moriarty | 319 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 18% |
Shepway North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Christopher Garland | 742 | 46.0 |
| | Labour | Jim Grogan | 591 | 37.0 |
| | Green | Stephen Muggeridge | 167 | 10.0 |
| | National Front | Gary Butler | 97 | 6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,597 | |
Shepway South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Bob Hinder | 265 | |
| | Independent | Geoff Licence | 260 | |
| | Labour | Malcolm McKay | 418 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 21% |
South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Chittenden | 1306 | |
| | Conservative | Vianne Gibbons | 757 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32% |