2022 Maidstone Borough Council election information
Local Elections in England
2022 Maidstone Borough Council election
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5 May 2022 (2022-05-05)
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18 out of 55 seats to Maidstone Borough Council 28 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
Party
Conservative
Liberal Democrats
Independent
Last election
29 seats, 47.3%
12 seats, 19.5%
10 seats, 5.2%
Seats won
7
6
1
Seats after
27
12
10
Seat change
2
Popular vote
12,180
7,984
1,892
Percentage
38.6%
25.3%
6.0%
Swing
8.7%
5.8%
0.8%
Fourth party
Fifth party
Party
Labour
Green
Last election
4 seats, 14.1%
0 seats, 13.4%
Seats won
3
1
Seats after
5
1
Seat change
1
1
Popular vote
4,861
4,501
Percentage
15.4%
14.3%
Swing
1.3%
0.9%
Winner of each seat at the 2022 Maidstone Borough Council election
Council control before election
Conservative
Council control after election
Conservative
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
Conservative
29
Conservative
27
Liberal Democrats
12
Liberal Democrats
12
Labour
4
Labour
5
Green
0
Green
1
Independent
10
Independent
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]
^"Maidstone election result". BBC News. BBC. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
^Smith, Alan (10 May 2022). "Conservatives back in charge at Maidstone council after Independent rejoins the party". Kent Online. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
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