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Maidstone 2025
Local elections held 1 May 2025.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 8 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 9 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 18,029 | 34.6% | 7 | 77.8% | 4 | 44.4% | +3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 12,030 | 23.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 22.2% | -2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 9,642 | 18.5% | 1 | 11.1% | 2 | 22.2% | -1 |
| Green Party | 8,753 | 16.8% | 1 | 11.1% | 1 | 11.1% | 0 |
| Labour Party | 3,416 | 6.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independent | 70 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| British Democratic Party | 70 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Homeland Party | 64 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Heritage Party | 57 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 52,131 | 100.0% | 9 | 100.0% | 9 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Maidstone Rural North · 1 seat · won at 35.3% · +14.7 pts below quota
- Maidstone North East · 1 seat · won at 35.5% · +14.5 pts below quota
- Maidstone Rural South · 1 seat · won at 35.9% · +14.1 pts below quota
- Maidstone Rural West · 1 seat · won at 37.1% · +12.9 pts below quota
- Maidstone South · 1 seat · won at 39.6% · +10.4 pts below quota
- Maidstone Central · 2 seats · won at 24.8% · +8.6 pts below quota
- Maidstone Rural East · 1 seat · won at 45.1% · +4.9 pts below quota
- Maidstone South East · 1 seat · won at 51.3% · above quota
Race results
Maidstone Rural North · single-seat
Marginal winner 35.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +14.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,811
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spencer Anthony Dixon | Reform UK | 1,697 | 35.3% | Elected |
| 2 | Paul Benedict Crossland Carter | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,233 | 25.6% | |
| 3 | Stephen Roy Thompson | Green Party | 1,092 | 22.7% | |
| 4 | Clive Andrew English | Liberal Democrats | 471 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Ryan Slaughter | Labour Party | 261 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Sean David Turner | Heritage Party | 57 | 1.2% |
Maidstone North East · single-seat
Marginal winner 35.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +14.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,617
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geoffrey Richard Samme | Liberal Democrats | 1,637 | 35.5% | Elected |
| 2 | Mark Edward Johnson | Reform UK | 1,554 | 33.7% | |
| 3 | Michelle Hastie | Conservative and Unionist Party | 720 | 15.6% | |
| 4 | Allison Juliet Sweetman | Green Party | 384 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Dan Wilkinson | Labour Party | 320 | 6.9% |
Maidstone Rural South · single-seat
Marginal winner 35.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +14.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,214
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Black | Reform UK | 1,874 | 35.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Lottie Parfitt | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,818 | 34.9% | |
| 3 | Derek Roy Eagle | Green Party | 600 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Rory Lewis Frederick Silkin | Labour Party | 493 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Dinesh Khadka | Liberal Democrats | 429 | 8.2% |
Maidstone Rural West · single-seat
Marginal winner 37.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,000
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Ford | Reform UK | 1,854 | 37.1% | Elected |
| 2 | Simon Webb | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,230 | 24.6% | |
| 3 | Julie Read | Green Party | 974 | 19.5% | |
| 4 | Simon David Wales | Liberal Democrats | 772 | 15.4% | |
| 5 | Oliver George Worsfold | Labour Party | 169 | 3.4% |
Maidstone South · single-seat
Marginal winner 39.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,548
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Thomas | Reform UK | 1,803 | 39.6% | Elected |
| 2 | Brian Eugene Clark | Liberal Democrats | 1,729 | 38.0% | |
| 3 | Darcy May Rotherham | Conservative and Unionist Party | 450 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Maureen Cleator | Labour Party | 315 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Benjamin Augustus Potts | Green Party | 181 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Gary Butler | Independent | 70 | 1.5% |
Maidstone Central · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 24.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +8.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 9,576
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver James Bradshaw | Reform UK | 2,477 | 25.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Stuart Robert Jeffery | Green Party | 2,373 | 24.8% | Elected |
| 3 | Peter Stephen Jarvis | Reform UK | 2,372 | 24.8% | |
| 4 | Stan Forecast | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,299 | 24.0% | |
| 5 | Rachel Elizabeth Rodwell | Green Party | 2,151 | 22.5% | |
| 6 | Tom Cannon | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,034 | 21.2% | |
| 7 | Chris Passmore | Liberal Democrats | 2,026 | 21.2% | |
| 8 | Tony Peter Harwood | Liberal Democrats | 1,782 | 18.6% | |
| 9 | Derek Swan | Labour Party | 612 | 6.4% | |
| 10 | Joanna Wilkinson | Labour Party | 524 | 5.5% |
Maidstone Rural East · single-seat
Marginal winner 45.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 6,003
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah Elizabeth Emberson | Reform UK | 2,709 | 45.1% | Elected |
| 2 | Shellina Prendergast | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,700 | 28.3% | |
| 3 | Callum George Sweetman | Green Party | 719 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Sam Burrows | Liberal Democrats | 435 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Carter Evan Powell | Labour Party | 375 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Simon Bennett | Homeland Party | 64 | 1.1% |
Maidstone South East · single-seat
Marginal winner 51.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.3 pts Valid ballots 3,292
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linden Mary Kemkaran | Reform UK | 1,689 | 51.3% | Elected |
| 2 | Richard George Chesson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 546 | 16.6% | |
| 3 | David Naghi | Liberal Democrats | 361 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Tim Oladimeji | Labour Party | 347 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Caroline Anita Richer | Green Party | 279 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Lawrence Rustem | British Democratic Party | 70 | 2.1% |