Maidstone Borough Council election, 2012
The 2012 Maidstone Borough Council elections are due to take place on Thursday 3 May 2012 to elect members of Maidstone Borough Council in Kent, England. One third of the council (19 seats) is scheduled for election, whilst an additional vacancy caused by the resignation of a sitting councillor will also be filled in Heath ward, meaning a total of 20 of the borough’s 55 seats will be elected.
Election result
Maidstone Local Election Result 2012 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Conservative |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
9,916 |
|
|
Labour |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
4,269 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
7,446 |
|
|
Green |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,865 |
|
|
Independent |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,123 |
|
|
UKIP |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
565 |
|
|
National Front |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
97 |
|
Ward results
Allington[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Barry Ginley |
613 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Wendy Hollands |
266 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Malcolm Robertson |
1146 |
|
|
Majority |
|
|
|
Turnout |
|
36% |
|
Barming[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Sue Black |
182 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Fay Gooch |
722 |
|
|
Majority |
|
|
|
Turnout |
|
46% |
|
Bearsted[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Richard Ash |
1340 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Steve Gibson |
396 |
|
|
|
Green |
Ciaran Oliver |
204 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Geoffrey Samme |
154 |
|
|
Majority |
|
|
|
Turnout |
|
31% |
|
Boughton Monchelsea and Chart Sutton[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Gill Annan |
39 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Andrew Le Hegarat |
192 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Steve Munford |
707 |
|
|
Majority |
|
|
|
Turnout |
|
46% |
|
Coxheath and Hunton[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Green |
Denise Hay |
114 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Martin Rabicano |
638 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Stella Randall |
221 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
John Wilson |
794 |
|
|
|
UKIP |
Keith Woollven |
222 |
|
|
Majority |
|
|
|
Turnout |
|
34% |
|
East[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Martin Cox |
1060 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Tony Dennison |
623 |
|
|
|
Green |
Hannah Patton |
312 |
|
|
Majority |
|
|
|
Turnout |
|
30% |
|
Fant[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Paul Harper |
548 |
|
|
|
Green |
Stuart Jeffrey |
442 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Stephen Paine |
610 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Irene Shepherd |
311 |
|
|
Majority |
|
|
|
Turnout |
|
28% |
|
Heath (2)[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Patrick Coates |
217 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Richard Coates |
217 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Scott Hahnefeld |
349 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Brian Moss |
428 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Mark Naghi |
369 |
|
|
|
Green |
James Shalice |
120 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Bryan Vizzard |
499 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
26% |
|
High Street[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Paul Butcher |
374 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Denise Joy |
649 |
|
|
|
Green |
Wendy Lewis |
113 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Marianna Poliszczuk |
233 |
|
|
|
UKIP |
John Stanford |
176 |
|
|
Majority |
|
|
|
Turnout |
|
23% |
|
North Downs[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Audrey Gardner |
84 |
|
|
|
Green |
Sarah Goodwin |
66 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Daphne Parvin |
442 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Carol Vizzard |
115 |
|
|
Majority |
|
|
|
Turnout |
|
36% |
|
North[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Keith Adkinson |
206 |
|
|
|
UKIP |
Charles Elliott |
167 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jenni Paterson |
907 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Jeff Tree |
381 |
|
|
Majority |
|
|
|
Turnout |
|
27% |
|
Park Wood[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Gary Cooke |
214 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Debbie Fernandez |
276 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Daniel Moriarty |
319 |
|
|
Majority |
|
|
|
Turnout |
|
18% |
|
Shepway South[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Bob Hinder |
265 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Geoff Licence |
260 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Malcolm McKay |
418 |
|
|
Majority |
|
|
|
Turnout |
|
21% |
|
South[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ian Chittenden |
1306 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Vianne Gibbons |
|
757 |
|
Majority |
|
|
|
Turnout |
|
32% |
|
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