Kent Local Elections 2024: Candidates for Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells plus when results expected

The 2024 Local Elections are nearly upon us and voters across the country will be heading to the polls to vote for their next local councillors.

This year's elections are to be held on Thursday, May 2 and in Kent voters in both Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells will be voting to fill whole councils after boundary changes.

There are no borough council votes this year in Ashford, Canterbury, Dover, Dartford, Folkestone and Hythe, Gravesham, Medway, Sevenoaks, Thanet or Tonbridge and Malling.

READ MORE: Maidstone Local Elections 2024: Every candidate after your vote including in East Farleigh and Bearsted

READ MORE: Kent Police Crime Commissioner Elections 2024: All the candidates to become county's next PCC

READ MORE: Tunbridge Wells Local Elections 2024: Every candidate standing for your vote including in Southborough and Penbury

However, there are Police and Crime Commissioner Elections across Kent and you can read more details here.

Due to boundary changes the elections in both Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells are "all-in". This means that every seat on the council is up for grabs.

In Maidstone, the number of councillors is being reduced from 55 to 49 while in Tunbridge Wells the number of councillors is being reduced from 48 to 39.

Maidstone Borough Council is currently in no overall control but the Conservatives are the largest party. The 55 seats are taken by 25 Conservatives, 12 Lib Dems, 6 Independents, 6 Green Independent Allianced, 4 Labour and 2 Fant and Oakwood Independents.

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council is also currently in no overall control but with the Lib Dems as the largest party. The 48 seats are taken by 17 Lib Dems, 11 Conservatives, 9 Tunbridge Wells Alliance, 7 Labour, two unaligned Independents and two Independents for Tunbridge Wells.

When are results expected?

Both Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells will begin counting votes the day after polling day on Friday, May 3. Information on PA suggests that Maidstone expects to have declared all results by 3pm with Tunbridge Wells expecting results by 4pm.

Voter ID

Since 2023, voters in UK elections have been required to show a valid form of photo ID at polling stations. More information can be found on the Electoral Commission website here.

Polling stations

For information on your polling station see the Maidstone Borough Council website here, or the Tunbridge Wells Borough Council website here.

All candidates standing in Kent are listed below, along with the party they represent and how many councillors will be elected in each ward.

Maidstone

Allington and Bridge- 2 councillors

Mitu Chowdhury - Conservative

Michelle Englar - Lib Dem

Rita Ginatautaite - Conservative

Stuart Jeffery - Green

Marianna Poliszczuk - Labour

Rachel Rodwell - Green

Benjamin Webster-Whiting - Lib Dem

Barming Heath and Teston - 2 councillors

Reiss Cordrey - Conservative

Fay Gooch - Independent

Chris Passmore - Lib Dem

Mary Shaw - Labour

Keira Stuart Smith - Green

Allison Sweetman - Green

Bryan Vizzard - Lib Dem

Arek Zurawinski - Conservative

Bearsted and Downswood- 3 councillors

Ian Chittenden - Lib Dem

David Cockerham - Reform

Paul Cooper - Conservative

Lee Garrett - Green

Theresa Lyons - Labour

Gordon Newton - Independent

Ciaran Oliver - Green

Denis Spooner - Conservative

Val Springett - Conservative

Sean Turner - Heritage

Edward Wallace - Green

Boughton Monchelsea and Chart Sutton - 1 councillor

George Burr - Conservative

Anne Dawes - Independent

Peter Oliver - Labour

Boxley Downs - 2 councillors

Stephen Banks - Conservative

Michael Beckwith - Labour

Heidi Bryant - Conservative

Vanessa Jones - Independent

Stephen Thompson - Green

Mike Wardle - Reform

Coxheath and Farleigh - 2 councillors

Alan Cocks - Lib Dem

Claire Kehily - Green

Lottie Parfitt-Reid - Conservative

John Randall - Labour

Caroline Richer - Green

John Wilson - Conservative

Fant and Oakwood- 3 councillors

Lee Blake - Lib Dem

Patrick Coates - Fant and Oakwood Independents

Susan Delamere - Reform

Will Dinley - Conservative

Paul Harper - Fant and Oakwood Independents

Lorraine Humm - Lib Dem

Valerie Jacobs - Labour

Rojo Kurien - Lib Dem

Dennis Luchmun - Labour

Kimberley Milham - Green

Mudiwa Musindo - Conservative

Ramakrishna Peeta - Conservative

Margaret Rose - Labour

Grove Green and Vinters Park- 3 councillors

Ronald Burke - Conservative

Steven Cheeseman - Green

Martin Cox - Independent

Rob Field - Lib Dem

Michelle Hastie - Conservative

Jaison Musindo - Conservative

Mark Naghi - Lib Dem

Susan Parr - Green

Jeeva Sampangi - Lib Dem

Mark Tickner - Labour

Anna Winterbottom - Green

Harrietsham, Lenham and North Downs- 3 councillors

Onyekachukwu Chukwuma - Conservative

Julie-Anne Clancy - Conservative

Kathy Cox - Independent

Emily Hudson - Conservative

Janetta Sams - Independent

Tom Sams - Independent

Ryan Slaughter - Labour

Ian Stevens - Reform

Headcorn and Sutton Valence - 2 councillors

Thomas Dawber - Green

Derek Eagle - Green

Henry Morgan - Labour

Martin Richards - Lib Dem

Martin Round - Conservative

Ziggy Trzebinski - Conservative

High Street- 3 councillors

Oliver Bradshaw - Conservative

Saf Buxy - Green

Alan Chell - Conservative

David Collier - Labour

Clive English - Lib Dem

Donna Greenan - Green

Dylan Jeffrey - Conservative

Denise Joy - Independent

Dinesh Khadka - Lib Dem

Ashleigh Kimmance - Lib Dem

Farris Willson - Green

Leeds and Langley - 2 councillors

Gary Cooke - Conservative

Simon Easton - Green

Gill Fort - Conservative

Maxwell Harrison - Reform

Joan Langrick - Labour

Matthew White - Green

Loose and Linton - 2 councillors

Kenneth Amakye - Conservative

Brian Clark - Lib Dem

Nicola Dawber - Green

Matthew Fraser - Green

Bryan Hillman - Reform

Alan Le Grys - Labour

James Reid - Conservative

Simon Wales - Lib Dem

Marden and Yalding- 3 councillors

Annabelle Blackmore - Conservative

Grace Couch - Green

Maria Kelly - Labour

Kelly Rigden - Green

Claudine Russell - Conservative

Tristan Russell - Conservative

Teresa Seamer - Reform

Michael Summersgill - Green

William Wilby - Lib Dem

Palace Wood - 2 councillors

Tom Cannon - Conservative

Stan Forecast - Conservative

Wendy Hollands - Labour

Diana Lewins - Lib Dem

Ian McDonald - Green

Stephen Muggeridge - Green

Cynthia Robertson - Lib Dem

Park Wood and Mangravet - 2 councillors

Joyce Gadd - Conservative

Hilary Jenkins-Baldock - Labour

Lewis McKenna - Conservative

Daniel Wilkinson - Labour

Penenden Heath- 3 councillors

Andrew Bradford - Conservative

Richard Conyard - Lib Dem

Phoebe Frewer - Green

Tony Harwood - Lib Dem

David Naghi - Lib Dem

Derek Nicholson - Conservative

Andrew Reilly - Green

Rachel Slaughter - Labour

Daniel Thompson - Green

Jeff Tree - Conservative

Ringlestone - 1 councillor

Scott Hahnefeld - Conservative

Gareth Henry - Green

Stella Randall - Labour

Mike Thompson - Lib Dem

Senacre - 1 councillor

Patrik Garten - Conservative

Malcolm McKay - Labour

Shepway- 3 councillors

Alan Bartlett - Conservative

Louise Bartlett - Conservative

Sarah Barwick - Labour

Gary Butler - Independent

Maureen Cleator - Labour

Christopher Garland - Conservative

Lawrence Rustem - British Democrats

Geoffrey Samme - Lib Dem

Joanna Wilkinson - Labour

Staplehurst - 2 councillors

Thomas Burnham - Lib Dem

Stewart Lane - Green

John Perry - Conservative

Paddy Riordan - Conservative

Rory Silkin - Labour

Julie Skinner - Labour

Tovil - 2 councillors

Rebecca Bruneau - Conservative

Ian Cleator - Labour

Joe Higson - Lib Dem

Simon Milham - Green

Benjamin Reid - Conservative

Rosemary Riepma - Green

Paul Thomas - Reform

Paul Wilby - Lib Dem

Tunbridge Wells

Cranbrook, Sissinghurst and Frittenden - 3 councillors

John Austen - Conservative

James Cole - Lib Dem

Andy Fairweather - Conservative

Brian Guinnessy - Lib Dem

Chris Hoare - Independent

John Hurst - Green

Sally Moesgaard-Kjeldsen - Lib Dem

David Somers - Conservative

Joel Turner - Labour

Nancy Warne - Tunbridge Wells Alliance

Culverden - 3 councillors

Martin Betts - Labour

Martin Brice - Lib Dem

Alex Dunn - Conservative

Greg Holder - Labour

Sam Macdonald - Independent

Victoria Moll - Green

David Osborne - Lib Dem

Justine Rutland - Lib Dem

David Scott - Conservative

Victoria White - Conservative

Hawkhurst, Sandhurst and Benenden - 3 councillors

Mia Dahl - Labour

Tom Dawlings - Conservative

Andrew Dawson - Lib Dem

Clare Escombe - Tunbridge Wells Alliance

Simon Hilton - Reform

Debs Keech - Green

Dan Littlechild - Independent

Ellen Neville - Tunbridge Wells Alliance

Beverley Palmer - Conservative

Hazel Strouts - Lib Dem

Martin Taylor-Smith - Conservative

Angie Ward - Independent

Vivian Widgery - Lib Dem

High Brooms - 1 councillor

Paul Froome - Green

Dianne Hill - Labour

Steve Humphreys - Lib Dem

David Kain - Independent

Freddie Mobbs - Conservative

Rick Williams - Reform

Paddock Wood - 3 councillors

Rodney Atkins - Independent

Trevor Bisdee - Green

John Hall - Conservative

Don Kent - Lib Dem

Isobel Kerrigan - Labour

Nicolas Maari - Conservative

Mark Munday - Lib Dem

Adrian Pitts - Lib Dem

Begnat Robichaud - Independent

Ros Tucker - Conservative

Pantiles - 3 councillors

James Allen - Conservative

Alan Bullion - Labour

Michael Calvery - Green

Zoe Dommett - Conservative

David Evans - Conservative

Christopher Hall - Lib Dem

Jamie Johnson - Lib Dem

Penny Kift - Independent

Dino Myers-Lamptey - Independents

Penny Peerless - Green

Kate Sergeant - Green

John Spence - Reform

Pamela Wilkinson - Lib Dem

Park - 3 councillors

Bob Atwood - Conservative

Jack Faulkner - Labour

Alasdair Fraser - Green

Andrew Hobart - Conservative

Michael Jerrom - Reform

Corinna Keefe - Lib Dem

Matt Lowe - Lib Dem

Tara Matthews - Lib Dem

Nick Pope - Tunbridge Wells Alliance

Sue Pound - Labour

Sedat Zorba - Conservative

Pembury and Capel - 2 councillors

Paul Barrington-King - Conservative

Astra Birch - Lib Dem

Vivek Gautam - Conservative

David Hayward - Independent

Evelien Hurst-Buist - Green

Anne Musker - Labour

Hugh Patterson - Lib Dem

Paul Roberts - Conservative

Colin Sefton - Lib Dem

Suzie Wakeman - Independent

Rural Tunbridge Wells - 3 councillors

Jill Andrew - Conservative

Lynne Darrah - Conservative

Gillian Douglass - Lib Dem

Jenny Fox - Green

Michael Gill - Lib Dem

Paul Glazier - Independent

Kevin Kerrigan - Labour

David Knight - Tunbridge Wells Alliance

Geoff Mason - Green

Thomas Mobbs - Conservative

Quentin Rappoport - Lib Dem

Andrew Scott - Labour

Alison Webster - Tunbridge Wells Alliance

Helen Yeo - Green

Rusthall and Speldhurst - 3 councillors

Harry Allen - Conservative

Aaron Brand - Conservative

Alex Britcher-Allan - Labour

Paul Curry - Tunbridge Wells Alliance

Martin Franklin - Lib Dem

Teresa Gandon - Green

Mike Hardy - Reform

Rebecca Leach - Lib Dem

James McInroy - Conservative

John Moreland - Lib Dem

Matthew Sankey - Tunbridge Wells Alliance

Jayne Sharratt - Labour

Phil Wheeler - Labour

Graham Withers - Independent

Sherwood - 3 councillors

Christian Atwood - Conservative

Joe Dore - Indepenent

Richard Harrington - Conservative

William Healing - Lib Dem

Victoria Jones - Labour

Sue Lovell - Green

Marguerita Morton - Lib Dem

Hugo Pound - Labour

Yvonne Raptis - Lib Dem

Shadi Rogers - Labour

Lynne Weatherly - Conservative

Southborough and Bidborough - 3 councillors

Penny Breedon - Labour

Sarah Bridges - Conservative

Len Colangelo - Independent

Mark Ellis - Lib Dem

Jonathan Farina - Tunbridge Wells Alliance

John Francis - Labour

Brendon Le Page - Lib Dem

Alain Lewis - Labour

Mark McBennett - Green

Peter Oakford - Conservative

Joe Opara - Lib Dem

Ben Phillips - Green

Alexander Puffette - Conservative

St James' - 3 councillors

Ben Chapelard - Lib Dem

Maria Gavin - Green

Kit Hawes-Webb - Tunbridge Wells Alliance

Misha Mitchem - Conservative

Darren Moore - Labour

Colin Nicholson - Independent

Liberty Richardson - Independent

Courtney Souper - Lib Dem

Chris Stevenson - Labour

Jamie Tucker - Conservative

Christopher Woodward - Conservative

Rob Wormington - Lib Dem

St John's - 2 councillors

Fran Colangelo - Independent

Maura Faulkner - Labour

Matt Fox - Lib Dem

Dariel Francis - Labour

Alexander Lewis-Grey - Conservative

Peter Lidstone - Lib Dem

Mark Nicholson - Independent

Adrian Thorne - Green

Rebecca Winter - Conservative