2000 Maidstone Borough Council election

2000 UK local government election April 2025 December 2013 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/uk_politics/vote2000/locals/68.stm Maidstone BBC News 4 March 2011 After the election, the composition of the council was Liberal Democrat 22 Conservative 16 Labour 12 Independent 5Local council results 6 May 2000 Financial Times 6 Campaign Before the election no party had a majority, with the Liberal Democrats the largest party on the council.Asylum crisis threatens Labour votes Sherwin Adam 20 April 2000 The Times 19 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. The Conservative party said it was boosted in the election by pledges of a "crackdown" made by the national party leader William Hague. Election result Overall turnout in the election was 27.1%.http://www.digitalmaidstone.co.uk/news/2000/0005/0005elec.php Maidstone Borough Council Election Results - 4 May 2000 Maidstone Borough Council 4 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20020625090651/http://www.digitalmaidstone.co.uk/news/2000/0005/0005elec.php 2002-06-25 Maidstone local election result 2000Election results: local councils 6 May 2000 The Times 10 Liberal Democrats (UK) 7 1 1 0 36.8 31.4 7,155 -1.0% Conservative Party (UK) 6 1 0 +1 31.6 45.9 10,463 +8.7% Labour Party (UK) 4 1 2 -1 21.1 17.6 4,012 -8.4% Independent (politician) 2 0 0 0 10.5 4.0 920 +0.5% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 229 +0.1% Ward results Allington Liberal Democrats (UK) Cynthia Robertson 1,188 68.5 -4.4 Conservative Party (UK) Valerie Parker 397 22.9 +8.7 Labour Party (UK) Richard Coates 149 8.6 -4.4 791 45.6 -13.1 1,734 30.0 +0.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barming Conservative Party (UK) Paul Oldham 883 90.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Shona Stevens 59 6.1 Labour Party (UK) Patrick Coates 33 3.4 824 84.5 975 52.2 Conservative Party (UK) Bearsted Conservative Party (UK) Richard Ash 1,251 76.4 +9.3 Labour Party (UK) Jeanne Gibson 213 13.0 -3.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sheila Chittenden 173 10.6 -5.7 1,038 63.4 +13.0 1,637 32.2 +0.0 Conservative Party (UK) Boughton Monchelsea Independent (politician) Michael Fitzgerald 433 50.2 Conservative Party (UK) Frank Holding 377 43.7 Labour Party (UK) Jacqueline Lyons 52 6.0 56 6.5 862 41.5 Independent (politician) Boxley Conservative Party (UK) Michael Yates 1,062 67.2 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Gibson 278 17.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Doherty 240 15.2 784 49.6 1,580 25.3 Conservative Party (UK) Bridge Labour Party (UK) Merello D'Souza 668 39.6 +2.6 Conservative Party (UK) Derek Nicholson 546 32.3 +4.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Trevor Matthews 403 23.9 -7.0 Green Party of England and Wales Ian McDonald 71 4.2 +0.2 122 7.2 +1.1 1,688 26.4 +3.6 Labour Party (UK) Coxheath Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Mortimer 573 53.8 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Larcombe 419 39.3 Labour Party (UK) Susan Burfield 73 6.9 154 14.5 1,065 34.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Detling Conservative Party (UK) Daphne Parvin 440 83.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Bartrick 53 10.0 Labour Party (UK) Raymond Huson 35 6.6 387 73.3 528 34.9 Conservative Party (UK) East Liberal Democrats (UK) Patrick Sellar 834 54.5 +1.7 Conservative Party (UK) Scott Hahnefeld 544 35.5 +3.0 Labour Party (UK) Karen Forbes 153 10.0 -4.8 290 18.9 -1.4 1,531 25.6 -0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Farleigh Liberal Democrats (UK) John Williams 385 57.0 Conservative Party (UK) Bryan Ransom 290 43.0 95 14.1 675 45.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Headcorn Conservative Party (UK) Jenefer Gibson 1,011 75.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Fryd 224 16.7 Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Stevens 106 7.9 787 58.7 1,341 36.7 Conservative Party (UK) Heath Liberal Democrats (UK) John Watson 700 49.5 -1.3 Labour Party (UK) John Tolputt 361 25.5 +1.5 Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm Parker 352 24.9 +1.3 339 24.0 -2.7 1,413 24.0 +1.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) High Street Liberal Democrats (UK) Clive English 514 49.9 +6.4 Conservative Party (UK) Alex Hunter 241 23.4 +2.9 Labour Party (UK) Leonard Burfield 236 22.9 -9.4 Green Party of England and Wales Sheila Kennedy 39 3.8 +0.1 273 26.5 +15.3 1,030 22.1 -2.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Marden Independent (politician) Elizabeth McGannan 487 41.2 Conservative Party (UK) Simon Anthonisz 445 37.6 Labour Party (UK) Michael Casserley 172 14.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Patricia Gerrish 77 6.5 42 3.6 1,182 31.2 Independent (politician) North Liberal Democrats (UK) Jennifer Paterson 762 59.3 +2.2 Conservative Party (UK) John Brooks 341 26.5 -2.9 Labour Party (UK) Keith Adkinson 136 10.6 -0.6 Green Party of England and Wales James Shalice 46 3.6 +1.3 421 32.8 +5.1 1,285 22.9 -2.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Park Wood Labour Party (UK) John Morrison 497 57.4 -4.5 Conservative Party (UK) Sandra Nahab 239 27.6 +6.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jeanne Harwood 102 11.8 -1.7 Green Party of England and Wales David Currer 28 3.2 -0.2 258 29.8 -11.0 866 18.7 +0.7 Labour Party (UK) Shepway East Labour Party (UK) Daniel Murphy 281 41.1 -13.9 Conservative Party (UK) Claire Watts 274 40.1 +16.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Chittenden 129 18.9 -2.6 7 1.0 -30.6 684 16.1 -0.5 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Shepway West Labour Party (UK) Frances Brown 394 48.0 -17.0 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Veal 381 46.5 +11.5 Green Party of England and Wales Stephen Muggeridge 45 5.5 +5.5 13 1.6 -28.3 820 18.8 -0.4 Labour Party (UK) South Conservative Party (UK) Alan Chell 970 51.5 +8.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sarah Gould 739 39.2 +1.2 Labour Party (UK) Rosemary Long 175 9.3 -9.4 231 12.3 +7.0 1,884 27.9 +1.9 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) References Category:2000 English local elections 2000 Category:2000s in Kent