News | Elections 2016


downsmail.co.uk A great election for Lib Dems


THE Liberal Democrats swept into the Allington ward at Maid- stone Borough Council with an emphatic win. Diana Lewins polled 1,117 (50%) beating the Conservative Barry Ginley, who gained 558 (24%) votes on May 5. The UKIP candidate Mo McDon- ald-Robertson came in third place with 388 (16%) votes. Labour polled 201 (9%) and the Green Party 31 (1%). The Lib Dem hold in Allington


came as the party gained two seats, strengthening its chances of being the largest party in a coalition to outnumber the Tories, who remain the largest single party. The Tories, who dropped two seats on election day, now have 23


How you voted Allington ward result


Diana Joy Lewis (Lib Dem) 1,177 (elected)


Barry Stephen Ginley (Con) 558


MoMcDonald-Robertston (UKIP) 388


Marianna Poliszczuk (Lab) 201 Guy Roderick (Green) 31


The new council The new make-up of the council is:


Conservative 23 (-2) Independent 6 (-1) Labour 2 Lib Dems 22 (+2) UKIP 3 (+1)


Lib Dem winners: Georgina Harvey (BridgeWard), Emily Fermor (Coxheath and Hunton), Lib Dem leader Fran Wilson, Paul Wilby (South), Michelle Hastie (North) and Diana Lewins (Allington)


seats and the Lib Dems have 22. Observers say that it is highly


likely the Lib Dems will be able to form an alliance to keep the Con- servatives out of power. Any agreement will have to be in


place by May 21, when the annual general meeting takes place to usher in the new leader and ruling administration. Leader Fran Wilson said: “I am delighted for the young people, inl- cluding four young women, who were elected. You need the older, experienced hands as well as the younger people coming through.” Elsewhere, the contest of the day was played out in Coxheath and


the result and Miss Fermorwas de- clared the winner by 798 votes to 797, beating Ron Leagas. The jubilant victor declared on


Twitter: “Hugest thanks to the local residents of Coxheath, Hunton, East Farleigh, West Farleigh for electing me as your borough coun- cillor.” Many eyes were on Bearsted


where the defeated candidate for the Tory nomination stood against his party as an independent. However, the official candidate


Mike Revel squeezed in over Denis Spooner by 899 votes to 840. Mr Revel said: “Fifty-odd votes


Hunton, where 23-year-old former Invicta Grammar School pupil Emily Fermor took the seat from the Tories by a single vote. It took four recounts to establish


in a local election is a reasonable margin –we certainlyweren’t in re- count territory.” In Shepway South, UKIP’s Eddie


Powell comfortably snatched the seat from the Tories.


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