Maidstone Borough Council election, 2000
The 2000 Maidstone Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 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
Campaign
Before the election no party had a majority, with the Liberal Democrats the largest party on the council.[3] Asylum seekers was reported as being a big issue in the election, after a rise in council tax from Kent County Council was partly put down to asylum seekers in the county.[3] The Conservative party said it was boosted in the election by pledges of a "crackdown" made by the national party leader William Hague.[3]
Election result
Overall turnout in the election was 27.1%.[4]
Maidstone Local Election Result 2000[4][5] |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Liberal Democrat |
7 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
36.8 |
31.4 |
7,155 |
-1.0% |
|
Conservative |
6 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
31.6 |
45.9 |
10,463 |
+8.7% |
|
Labour |
4 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
21.1 |
17.6 |
4,012 |
-8.4% |
|
Independent |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10.5 |
4.0 |
920 |
+0.5% |
|
Green |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
229 |
+0.1% |
Ward results
Allington[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Cynthia Robertson |
1,188 |
68.5 |
-4.4 |
|
Conservative |
Valerie Parker |
397 |
22.9 |
+8.7 |
|
Labour |
Richard Coates |
149 |
8.6 |
-4.4 |
Majority |
791 |
45.6 |
-13.1 |
Turnout |
1,734 |
30.0 |
+0.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Bearsted[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Richard Ash |
1,251 |
76.4 |
+9.3 |
|
Labour |
Jeanne Gibson |
213 |
13.0 |
-3.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Sheila Chittenden |
173 |
10.6 |
-5.7 |
Majority |
1,038 |
63.4 |
+13.0 |
Turnout |
1,637 |
32.2 |
+0.0 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Boughton Monchelsea[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Michael Fitzgerald |
433 |
50.2 |
|
|
Conservative |
Frank Holding |
377 |
43.7 |
|
|
Labour |
Jacqueline Lyons |
52 |
6.0 |
|
Majority |
56 |
6.5 |
|
Turnout |
862 |
41.5 |
|
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
Bridge[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Merello D'Souza |
668 |
39.6 |
+2.6 |
|
Conservative |
Derek Nicholson |
546 |
32.3 |
+4.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Trevor Matthews |
403 |
23.9 |
-7.0 |
|
Green |
Ian McDonald |
71 |
4.2 |
+0.2 |
Majority |
122 |
7.2 |
+1.1 |
Turnout |
1,688 |
26.4 |
+3.6 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Coxheath[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Brian Mortimer |
573 |
53.8 |
|
|
Conservative |
Alan Larcombe |
419 |
39.3 |
|
|
Labour |
Susan Burfield |
73 |
6.9 |
|
Majority |
154 |
14.5 |
|
Turnout |
1,065 |
34.9 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
East[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Patrick Sellar |
834 |
54.5 |
+1.7 |
|
Conservative |
Scott Hahnefeld |
544 |
35.5 |
+3.0 |
|
Labour |
Karen Forbes |
153 |
10.0 |
-4.8 |
Majority |
290 |
18.9 |
-1.4 |
Turnout |
1,531 |
25.6 |
-0.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Farleigh[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Williams |
385 |
57.0 |
|
|
Conservative |
Bryan Ransom |
290 |
43.0 |
|
Majority |
95 |
14.1 |
|
Turnout |
675 |
45.1 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Heath[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Watson |
700 |
49.5 |
-1.3 |
|
Labour |
John Tolputt |
361 |
25.5 |
+1.5 |
|
Conservative |
Malcolm Parker |
352 |
24.9 |
+1.3 |
Majority |
339 |
24.0 |
-2.7 |
Turnout |
1,413 |
24.0 |
+1.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
High Street[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Clive English |
514 |
49.9 |
+6.4 |
|
Conservative |
Alex Hunter |
241 |
23.4 |
+2.9 |
|
Labour |
Leonard Burfield |
236 |
22.9 |
-9.4 |
|
Green |
Sheila Kennedy |
39 |
3.8 |
+0.1 |
Majority |
273 |
26.5 |
+15.3 |
Turnout |
1,030 |
22.1 |
-2.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Marden[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Elizabeth McGannan |
487 |
41.2 |
|
|
Conservative |
Simon Anthonisz |
445 |
37.6 |
|
|
Labour |
Michael Casserley |
172 |
14.6 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Patricia Gerrish |
77 |
6.5 |
|
Majority |
42 |
3.6 |
|
Turnout |
1,182 |
31.2 |
|
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
North[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jennifer Paterson |
762 |
59.3 |
+2.2 |
|
Conservative |
John Brooks |
341 |
26.5 |
-2.9 |
|
Labour |
Keith Adkinson |
136 |
10.6 |
-0.6 |
|
Green |
James Shalice |
46 |
3.6 |
+1.3 |
Majority |
421 |
32.8 |
+5.1 |
Turnout |
1,285 |
22.9 |
-2.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Park Wood[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
John Morrison |
497 |
57.4 |
-4.5 |
|
Conservative |
Sandra Nahab |
239 |
27.6 |
+6.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jeanne Harwood |
102 |
11.8 |
-1.7 |
|
Green |
David Currer |
28 |
3.2 |
-0.2 |
Majority |
258 |
29.8 |
-11.0 |
Turnout |
866 |
18.7 |
+0.7 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Shepway East[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Daniel Murphy |
281 |
41.1 |
-13.9 |
|
Conservative |
Claire Watts |
274 |
40.1 |
+16.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ian Chittenden |
129 |
18.9 |
-2.6 |
Majority |
7 |
1.0 |
-30.6 |
Turnout |
684 |
16.1 |
-0.5 |
|
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
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