Maidstone Borough Council election, 1999
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.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
Overall turnout in the election was 26.2%.[3]
Maidstone Local Election Result 1999[4][5][6] |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Conservative |
6 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
33.3 |
37.2 |
7,726 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
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[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Malcolm Robertson |
1,220 |
72.9 |
|
|
Conservative |
Angela Stainton-James |
237 |
14.2 |
|
|
Labour |
Richard Coates |
217 |
13.0 |
|
Majority |
983 |
58.7 |
|
Turnout |
1,674 |
29.7 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Bridge[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Roger Berriman |
551 |
37.0 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Sarah Gould |
460 |
30.9 |
|
|
Conservative |
Brian Moss |
420 |
28.2 |
|
|
Green |
Stephen Muggeridge |
59 |
4.0 |
|
Majority |
91 |
6.1 |
|
Turnout |
1,490 |
22.8 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
East[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Donal MacGrory |
819 |
52.8 |
|
|
Conservative |
Susan Dishman |
504 |
32.5 |
|
|
Labour |
Karen Forbes |
229 |
14.8 |
|
Majority |
315 |
20.3 |
|
Turnout |
1,552 |
25.7 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Harrietsham and Lenham[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Tom Sams |
762 |
46.2 |
|
|
Conservative |
Robert Waugh |
628 |
38.1 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Derek Haselup |
202 |
12.2 |
|
|
Independent |
Leslie Parris |
58 |
3.5 |
|
Majority |
134 |
8.1 |
|
Turnout |
1,650 |
38.8 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Heath[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Peter Hooper |
665 |
50.8 |
|
|
Labour |
Anne Logan |
315 |
24.0 |
|
|
Conservative |
Malcolm Parker |
309 |
23.6 |
|
|
Green |
Ian McDonald |
21 |
1.6 |
|
Majority |
350 |
26.7 |
|
Turnout |
1,310 |
22.3 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
High Street[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Frances Wilson |
483 |
43.5 |
|
|
Labour |
Leonard Burfield |
359 |
32.3 |
|
|
Conservative |
Valerie Parker |
227 |
20.5 |
|
|
Green |
Sheila Kennedy |
41 |
3.7 |
|
Majority |
124 |
11.2 |
|
Turnout |
1,110 |
24.5 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Langley[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Frederick Winckless |
677 |
77.2 |
|
|
Conservative |
Roy Streeter |
122 |
13.9 |
|
|
Labour |
Ernest Small |
78 |
8.9 |
|
Majority |
555 |
63.3 |
|
Turnout |
877 |
28.2 |
|
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
Loose[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Hugh Laing |
289 |
56.2 |
|
|
Conservative |
Angharad Davies |
177 |
34.4 |
|
|
Labour |
Susan Burfield |
48 |
9.3 |
|
Majority |
112 |
21.8 |
|
Turnout |
514 |
27.2 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
North[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Tony Harwood |
844 |
57.1 |
|
|
Conservative |
Derek Nicholson |
434 |
29.4 |
|
|
Labour |
Rosemary Long |
166 |
11.2 |
|
|
Green |
James Shalice |
34 |
2.3 |
|
Majority |
410 |
27.7 |
|
Turnout |
1,478 |
25.8 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Park Wood[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Margaret Taylor |
527 |
61.9 |
|
|
Conservative |
Simon Parvin |
180 |
21.2 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Shona Stevens |
115 |
13.5 |
|
|
Green |
David Currer |
29 |
3.4 |
|
Majority |
347 |
40.8 |
|
Turnout |
851 |
18.0 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Shepway East[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Wendy Marlow |
404 |
55.0 |
|
|
Conservative |
Peter Veal |
172 |
23.4 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Rodney Sterry |
158 |
21.5 |
|
Majority |
232 |
31.6 |
|
Turnout |
734 |
16.6 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
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