Parish council elections

The Maidstone Borough contains parish and unparished areas. Some of the larger parish areas are split further into parish wards. A number of councillors are elected to represent the parish based on the size of the electorate they represent. Parish council elections are held every four years.

The next set of scheduled elections will be held on Thursday 2 May 2024. Current councillors will hold their seat until then, unless they resign or otherwise vacate their seat within their term.

Current parish areas

• Barming - 12 councillors
• Bearstead - 15 councillors
• Boughton Malherbe - 5 councillors
• Boughton Monchelsea, Joy Wood - 2 councillor
• Boughton Monchelsea, Langley Park - 4 councillors
• Boughton Monchelsea, North - 2 councillors
• Boughton Monchelsea, South - 7 councillors
• Boxley, Grove Green - 7 councillors
• Boxley, North - 6 councillors
• Boxley, South - 2 councillors
• Bredhurst - 7 councillors
• Broomfield and Kingswood - 9 councillors
• Chart Sutton - 7 councillors
• Collier Street - 7 councillors
• Coxheath - 13 councillors
• Detling - 7 councillors
• Downswood -  9 councillors
• East Farleigh - 9 councillors
• East Sutton - 5 councillors
• Harrietsham - 11 councillors
• Headcorn - 13 councillors
• Hollingbourne - 8 councillors
• Hunton - 7 councillors
• Langley - 9 councillors
• Leeds - 7 councillors
• Lenham, North - 9 councillors
• Lenham, South - 4 councillors
• Linton - 7 councillors
• Loose - 13 councillors
• Marden - 11 councillors
• Nettlestead - 7 councillors
• Otham, North - 4 councillors
• Otham, South - 5 councillors
• Staplehurst  - 15 councillors
• Stockbury - 7 councillors
• Sutton Valence - 9 councillors
• Teston - 7 councillors
• Thurnham East - 3 councillors
• Thurnham West  - 6 councillors
• Tovil - 11 councillors
• Ulcombe - 7 councillors
• West Farleigh - 7 councillors
• Yalding - 9 councillors

Parish meetings

Smaller parish areas do not have a council of their own these are called parish meetings instead. Current parish meetings in the borough are:

• Bicknor
• Frinsted
• Hucking
• Otterden
• Wichling
• Wormshill

By-elections

If a councillor vacancy becomes available outside the normal election timetable, a by-election may be held. This will only happen if it is voted for by electors of the parish. Alternatively, the parish council may co-opt to fill the position.