# 2021 Maidstone Borough Council election

The 2021 Maidstone Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021, in order to elect members to the Maidstone Borough Council. These elections were originally due to take place on 7 May 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the decision was taken to postpone them by a year. These elections took place in conjunction with other local elections on the same day. Nominations for Elections were published on 9 April 2021.

## Background

These set of seats were last contested in 2016. These were due for re-election in 2020, but all local elections in the United Kingdom were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the main issues in this election was housing, and it was reported that Maidstone had built 146% of its projected target, more than any other local authority in Kent. Neighbourhood Plan Referendums also took place in Boughton and Monchelsea and Lenham
These seats are due to be up for re-election in 2024.

## Summary

2021 Maidstone Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 12 | 5 | 63.2 | 17 | 29 | 52.7 | 16,433 | 47.3 | +7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 4 | 4 | 21.1 | 13 | 17 | 30.9 | 6,785 | 19.5 | -7.1 |
| | Independent | 2 | | 10.5 | 3 | 5 | 9.1 | 1,819 | 5.2 | -1.8 |
| | Labour | 1 | | 5.3 | 3 | 4 | 7.3 | 4,881 | 14.1 | +3.8 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4,655 | 13.4 | +2.4 |
| | For Britain | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 0.1 | New |
| | UKIP | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A | -5.4 |

## Ward Results
### Allington

Allington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stan Forecast | 1,084 | 46 | +22 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diana Joy Lewins | 932 | 39 | −11 |
| | Labour | John Edward Randall | 178 | 8 | −1 |
| | Green | Steven Mark Cheeseman | 169 | 7 | +6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2393 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Barming and Teston

Barming and Teston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Fay Lynette Gooch | 607 | 65 | −14 |
| | Conservative | Andrew James Catley | 204 | 22 | +13 |
| | Labour | Dennis Luchman | 66 | 7 | +3 |
| | Green | Kimberley Joan Milham | 50 | 5 | +2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 403 | 43 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 941 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Bearsted

Bearsted :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Denis Charles Spooner | 1,787 | 70 | +33 |
| | Labour Co-op | Jim Grogan | 399 | 16 | +7 |
| | Green | Ciaran Dominic Oliver | 381 | 15 | +12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1388 | 54 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2583 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Boughton Monchelsea and Chart Sutton

Boughton Monchelsea and Chart Sutton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Steve Munford | 512 | 53 | −7 |
| | Conservative | Karen Louise Chappell-Tay | 271 | 28 | +9 |
| | Green | Caroline Rosemary Jessel | 140 | 14 | +8 |
| | Labour | Bob Millar | 43 | 4 | 0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 241 | 25 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 974 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Boxley

Boxley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Heidi Jacqueline Ann Bryant | 1,481 | 67.0 | +8.0 |
| | Labour | Marsha Grace Beverley Todd | 298 | 13.5 | N/A |
| | Green | Ian Francis Stewart McDonald | 229 | 10.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Thompson | 204 | 9.2 | −15.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,183 | 53.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,212 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bridge

Bridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tom Cannon | 743 | 42.4 | +1.4 |
| | Green | Donna Louise Greenan | 541 | 30.9 | +16.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ben Webster-Whiting | 469 | 26.8 | −7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 202 | 11.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,753 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Coxheath and Hunton

Coxheath and Hunton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Noel Webb | 1,380 | 58.9 | +23.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Charles Stephen Lewis | 570 | 24.3 | −33.9 |
| | Green | Claire Louise Kehily | 394 | 16.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 810 | 34.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,370 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### East

East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Ashley Richard Cox | 762 | 33.2 | −14.2 |
| | Conservative | Harprit Singh Dogra | 747 | 32.5 | +3.9 |
| | Independent | Kate Hammond | 333 | 14.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Marlyn Randall | 274 | 11.9 | −1.0 |
| | Green | James Edward Shalice | 179 | 7.8 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,295 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Fant

Fant :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patrick Coates | 940 | 43.4 | +8.3 |
| | Conservative | Mitu Chowdhury | 756 | 34.9 | +6.4 |
| | Green | Christopher John Veasey Turner | 468 | 21.6 | +7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 184 | 8.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,164 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Headcorn

Headcorn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ziggy Trzebinski | 1,127 | 63.9 | −10.9 |
| | Green | Susan Theresa Parr | 226 | 12.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Barwich Sarah Joan | 188 | 10.7 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Hougaard Richards | 172 | 9.8 | −4.7 |
| | Reform UK | Twiz Stripp | 50 | 2.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 901 | 50.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,763 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Heath

Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter David Holmes | 577 | 36.8 | +8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vizzard Bryan Charles | 540 | 34.4 | −11.9 |
| | Labour | Jo Burns | 307 | 19.6 | +0.4 |
| | Green | Stephen Roy Thompson | 145 | 9.2 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,569 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### High Street

High Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Denise June Joy | 675 | 37.4 | −10.5 |
| | Conservative | Sanjiv Kumar Brajkishore | 514 | 28.5 | +8.2 |
| | Labour | Richard John Coates | 360 | 19.9 | +0.4 |
| | Green | Gemma Sue Battrum | 257 | 14.2 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 161 | 8.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,806 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Marden and Yalding

Marden and Yalding :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Claudine Jane Russell | 1,695 | 61.7 | +14.8 |
| | Green | Mike Summersgill | 504 | 18.3 | −3.9 |
| | Labour | Natalie Victoria Allen | 313 | 11.4 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen James Goffredi | 175 | 6.4 | N/A |
| | Reform UK | Justin Gregory Andre Randall | 60 | 2.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,191 | 43.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,747 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### North

North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michelle Hastie | 786 | 40.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Scott Hahnefeld | 722 | 36.9 | +4.4 |
| | Labour | David John Reay | 244 | 12.5 | −14.9 |
| | Green | Derek Roy Eagle | 203 | 10.4 | −14.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 64 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,955 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### North Downs

North Downs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patrik Garten | 472 | 49.7 | −22.5 |
| | Green | Jeffery Stuart Robert | 407 | 42.8 | +29.6 |
| | Labour | Theresa Ruby Lyons | 46 | 4.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Zeina Toric-Azad | 25 | 2.6 | −12.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 65 | 6.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 950 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Park Wood

Park Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lewis John McKenna | 647 | 52.3 | +4.9 |
| | Labour | Dan Wilkinson | 473 | 38.2 | −7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Francis Cockersole | 117 | 9.5 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 174 | 14.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,237 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Shepway North

Shepway North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Charles Cooper | 926 | 51.3 | +12.4 |
| | Labour | Lesley Frances McKay | 329 | 18.2 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joe Higson | 286 | 15.8 | +0.5 |
| | Green | Stephen Fraser Muggeridge | 165 | 9.1 | +2.2 |
| | Independent | Gary Butler | 100 | 5.5 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 597 | 33.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,806 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Shepway South

Shepway South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gary Cooke | 375 | 39.4 | +4.3 |
| | Independent | Eddie Powell | 267 | 28.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Maureen Cleator | 210 | 22.1 | −18.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arnold Tay | 74 | 7.8 | N/A |
| | For Britain | Lawrence Rustem | 25 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 108 | 11.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 951 | | |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | | |

### South

South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul John Wilby | 998 | 42.8 | −15.9 |
| | Conservative | Will Dinley | 925 | 39.6 | +14.9 |
| | Labour | Kim Roberts | 213 | 9.1 | +2.3 |
| | Green | Simon Milham | 197 | 8.4 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 73 | 3.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,333 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |