2004 Maidstone Borough Council election
The 2004 Maidstone Borough Council election took place on 10 June 2004 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
- Conservative 23
- Liberal Democrat 20
- Labour 9
- Independent 3[2]
Background
Before the election both the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties had 21 seats, with 10 Labour and 3 independent councillors making up the council.[3] 19 seats were being contested with the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats defending 7 each, Labour 4 and an independent 1 seat.[3] A total of 80 candidates were standing in the election with both the Conservative and Labour parties having a full 19 candidates.[3] The Liberal Democrats had 18 candidates, the United Kingdom Independence Party 17, Green party 5, British National Party 1 and 1 independent candidate.[3]
Election result
Overall turnout in the election was 39.33%.[3]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 9 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 47.4 | 40.1 | 14,067 | -2.1% | |
Liberal Democrats | 6 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 31.6 | 31.5 | 11,049 | -2.8% | |
Labour | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 15.8 | 13.5 | 4,753 | -2.8% | |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 710 | -2.3% | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.9 | 3,823 | +8.0% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 529 | +1.5% | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 163 | +0.5% |
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Robertson | 1,317 | 52.5 | -9.0 | |
Conservative | James Taghdissian | 617 | 24.6 | +0.5 | |
UKIP | Gareth Kendall | 326 | 13.0 | +9.0 | |
Labour | Marianna Poliszczuk | 250 | 10.0 | -0.4 | |
Majority | 700 | 27.9 | -9.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,510 | 44.4 | +10.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Oldham | 877 | 84.7 | -4.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Shona Stevens | 95 | 9.2 | -1.3 | |
Labour | Patrick Coates | 64 | 6.2 | +6.2 | |
Majority | 782 | 75.5 | -3.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,036 | 53.9 | +5.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Ash | 1,733 | 60.6 | -1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Shella Chittenden | 473 | 16.5 | -0.7 | |
UKIP | Frank Gandy | 351 | 12.3 | +7.4 | |
Labour | Anthony Hull | 302 | 10.6 | -5.1 | |
Majority | 1,260 | 44.1 | -0.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,859 | 44.5 | +12.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Michael Fitzgerald | 710 | 70.1 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | Theresa Stirk | 261 | 25.8 | -5.5 | |
Labour | Edith Davis | 42 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 449 | 44.3 | +6.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,013 | 50.0 | +5.0 | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Wendy Hinder | 1,105 | 45.2 | -0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Chittenden | 781 | 32.0 | -6.9 | |
UKIP | Yvonne Whitehead | 199 | 8.1 | +3.4 | |
Labour | Simon Wady | 195 | 8.0 | -2.4 | |
BNP | William Hitches | 163 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
Majority | 324 | 13.3 | +6.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,443 | 38.3 | +12.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Michael Tucker | 655 | 40.8 | ||
Conservative | Derek Nicholson | 605 | 37.7 | ||
Labour | Marion Saumtally | 201 | 12.5 | ||
UKIP | Robert Thompson | 143 | 8.9 | ||
Majority | 50 | 3.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,604 | 41.4 | +12.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Adrian Brindle | 982 | 40.4 | -0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Moria Walter | 976 | 40.1 | -8.6 | |
UKIP | Duncan Spencer | 241 | 9.9 | +9.9 | |
Labour | Ernest Small | 232 | 9.5 | -0.7 | |
Majority | 6 | 0.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,431 | 45.2 | +9.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Patrick Sellar | 1,167 | 47.6 | -6.6 | |
Conservative | Alan Warner | 724 | 29.5 | -2.0 | |
UKIP | Anthony Robertson | 249 | 10.2 | +6.8 | |
Labour | Ann Hall | 226 | 9.2 | -1.7 | |
Green | James Shalice | 87 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 443 | 18.1 | -4.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,453 | 39.7 | +7.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Merello D'Souza | 693 | 33.5 | -2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Beerling | 619 | 29.9 | -13.7 | |
Conservative | Margaret Leggat | 437 | 21.1 | +4.6 | |
UKIP | Stephen Dean | 197 | 9.5 | +5.4 | |
Green | Ian McDonald | 121 | 5.9 | +5.9 | |
Majority | 74 | 3.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,067 | 37.3 | +8.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Thick | 1,153 | 63.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Juliet Maddocks | 206 | 11.4 | ||
UKIP | Pamela O'Brien | 181 | 10.0 | ||
Green | Penelope Kemp | 146 | 8.1 | ||
Labour | Elizabeth Stevens | 126 | 7.0 | ||
Majority | 947 | 52.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,812 | 47.3 | +8.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Peter Hooper | 671 | 53.2 | ||
Conservative | Scott Hahnefeld | 358 | 28.4 | ||
Labour | Brian Wood | 142 | 11.3 | ||
UKIP | Antony Whitehead | 91 | 7.2 | ||
Majority | 313 | 24.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,262 | 35.4 | +9.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Denise Joy | 734 | 41.7 | -6.1 | |
Conservative | Paul Butcher | 469 | 26.7 | +2.1 | |
Labour | Leonard Burfield | 282 | 16.0 | -3.6 | |
UKIP | Terence Kendall | 274 | 15.6 | +7.6 | |
Majority | 265 | 15.1 | -8.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,759 | 30.5 | +8.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paddy Germain | 1,154 | 49.6 | -12.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Carol Jacques | 672 | 28.9 | +10.6 | |
UKIP | Lisa Evans | 275 | 11.8 | +7.0 | |
Labour | John Hughes | 226 | 9.7 | -4.8 | |
Majority | 482 | 20.7 | -23.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,327 | 39.7 | +10.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Paterson | 997 | 51.2 | -7.2 | |
Conservative | Carolyn Warner | 486 | 25.0 | -1.1 | |
UKIP | Margaret Kendall | 214 | 11.0 | +6.5 | |
Labour | Keith Adkinson | 169 | 8.7 | -2.4 | |
Green | Jennifer Reid | 80 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 511 | 26.3 | -6.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,946 | 36.8 | +9.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Daphne Parvin | 516 | 59.5 | -4.3 | |
UKIP | Michael Bedwell | 134 | 15.5 | +15.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jeanne Harwood | 132 | 15.2 | -9.1 | |
Labour | Michael Casserley | 85 | 9.8 | -2.1 | |
Majority | 382 | 44.1 | +4.7 | ||
Turnout | 867 | 45.5 | +8.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Cook | 271 | 30.4 | ||
Conservative | Timothy Crockford | 242 | 27.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Robert Field | 214 | 24.0 | ||
UKIP | Stanley Dale | 164 | 18.4 | ||
Majority | 29 | 3.3 | |||
Turnout | 891 | 28.2 | +7.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Garland | 881 | 42.1 | -0.3 | |
Labour | Julie Skinner | 617 | 29.5 | -11.2 | |
UKIP | Michael George | 266 | 12.7 | +8.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Geoffry Samme | 234 | 11.2 | -1.6 | |
Green | Stephen Muggeridge | 95 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
Majority | 264 | 12.6 | +10.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,093 | 33.6 | +9.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kenneth Stevens | 453 | 37.3 | ||
Conservative | Charles Worsfold | 390 | 32.1 | ||
UKIP | Charles Richardson | 231 | 19.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Shaw | 140 | 11.5 | ||
Majority | 63 | 5.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,214 | 28.4 | +4.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lesley Polley | 1,077 | 43.0 | +9.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Wilson | 966 | 38.5 | +9.1 | |
UKIP | Michael Oakley | 287 | 11.4 | +9.4 | |
Labour | Richard Coates | 177 | 7.1 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 111 | 4.4 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,507 | 42.2 | +5.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
References
- "Maidstone council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- "Local councils". Financial Times. 12 June 2004. p. 7.
- "Maidstone elections 2004" (PDF). Maidstone Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- "Ballot box". The Times. 12 June 2004. p. 26.