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Allington Diana Joy Lewins, Lib Dem (1,177). RESULT: Lib Dem hold
The results across the borough hold
Heath Bryan Vizzard, Lib Dem (729). RESULT: Lib Dem hold
Barming Fay Gooch, Independent (747). RESULT: Ind hold
Bearsted Mike Revell, Conservative (890) RESULT: Con hold
Boughton Monchelsea and Chart Sutton SteveMunford, Ind (543)
RESULT: Ind hold
BoxleyWendy Hinder, Conserva- tive (1,118). RESULT: Con hold
Bridge Georgia Harvey, Lib Dem (590). RESULT: Lib Dem gain
Coxheath & Hunton Emily Sarah Furmore, Lib Dem (798) RESULT: Lib Dem gain East Martin Cox ,Lib Dem (987) Result: Lib Dem hold Fant Keith Adkinson, Labour (644) RESULT: Lab gain
Headcorn Shellina Prendergast, Conservative (1,002). RESULT: Con
Mr Powell said: “I was very
happy to have won the seat and to have taken it from the Tories is an added bonus.” The Lib Dems swept into the Allington ward at Maidstone Bor- ough Council with an emphatic win.
Diana Lewins polled 1,117 (50%) beating the Conservative Barry
High Street Denise Joy, Lib Dem (689). RESULT: Lib Dem hold
Marden & Yalding Steve McLoughlin, Conservative (938)
RESULT: Con hold
North Michelle Hastie, Lib Dem (851). RESULT: Lib Dem hold
North Downs Patrik Garten, Conservative (482). RESULT: Con hold
ParkWood Matt Burton, Conser- vative (305). RESULT: Con hold
Shepway North
Christopher Garland, Conservative (656). RESULT: Con hold Shepway South Eddie Powell, Ukip (448) RESULT: Ukip gain
South Paul John Wilby, Lib Dem (1,002). RESULT: Lib Dem hold
Ginley, who gained 558 (24%) votes on May 5. The UKIP candidate Mo McDonald-Robertson came in third place with 388 (16%) votes. Labour polled 201 (9%) and the Green Party 31 (1%). All eyes are now on the county council elections next year to see where the Lib Dems might pick up seats or if UKIP can cause an upset.
MP stays positive
LOCALMPHelen Grant has taken an optimistic view of the elections on May 5. Despite her party losing two bor-
ough council seats, the Conserva- tives are still the largest party and the council remains under no over- all control. Mrs Grant said: “Our team in Maidstone did very well indeed in the face of a traditionally difficult phase of the electoral cycle. “We won the popular vote with
33% beating the Lib Dems by a full six points and we are still the largest party at Maidstone Borough Council. “Matt Scott’s victory in the PCC election was decisive and I very much look forward to working with him on a number of ongoing
MP Helen Grant with Matthew Scott
initiatives including Operation Stack and our local rural speeding campaign in particular.” Letters & comment, pages 30-31
The figures behind the polls
MAIDSTONE operates a system where one third of its members are elected each year. There is a break in one of the four years for the Kent County Council polls. Many of the wards have more than one member and, this year,
there were 19 seats up for grabs. There are 26 wards in the Maid- stone borough. In those contests, 95 candidates stood with the Con- servatives, Greens, and Liberal Democrats fighting each one while Labour fielded candidates in all but two. UKIP fought in 14 wards while there were five independents and two English Democrats. The total number of votes cast was 31,979 meaning a turnout of
33.9%, which most observers would consider better than average but less than half of the number expected at a general election.
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