2022 Maidstone Borough Council election

2022 Maidstone Borough Council election

← 2021 5 May 2022 (2022-05-05) 2023 →
18 out of 55 seats to Maidstone Borough Council 28 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Independent Last election 29 seats, 47.3% 12 seats, 19.5% 10 seats, 5.2% Seats won 7 6 1 Seats after 27 12 10 Seat change 2 Popular vote 12,180 7,984 1,892 Percentage 38.6% 25.3% 6.0% Swing 8.7% 5.8% 0.8%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Labour Green Last election 4 seats, 14.1% 0 seats, 13.4% Seats won 3 1 Seats after 5 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 4,861 4,501 Percentage 15.4% 14.3% Swing 1.3% 0.9%
Winner of each seat at the 2022 Maidstone Borough Council election
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 2022 Maidstone Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022, in order to elect 18 out of 55 members to the Maidstone Borough Council. These seats were last up for election in 2018. Members elected in this election would have their seats next up for election in 2024, due to the council opting for a four-year cycle of elections instead of the current format from 2024 onwards.

As the results were declared, the Conservative Party initially lost their majority on the council:^[1]

After the result was declared, but before the first post-election meeting of the council, independent councillor Nick de Wiggondene-Sheppard rejoined the Conservatives (having been elected as a Conservative in 2019 but subsequently left the party). This meant that the Conservatives managed to retain a one seat majority on the council at the annual council meeting on 21 May 2022, retaining control of the authority.^[2]