Election results for East Ward

Maidstone Borough Council Local Election - Thursday 5th May, 2016
Comparison with previous election

Liberal Democrat Win Martin Ashley Richard Cox was elected with a majority of 24%. A total of 2135 votes were cast.

Table of main parties and election candidates retaining deposit
Election Candidate	Party	Number	%	Status	% Change
Martin Ashley Richard Cox	Liberal Democrat	987	46%	Newly elected	n/a
Steven Peter Sheppard	Conservative Party	464	22%	Not elected	n/a
Gareth Anthony Kendall	UK Independence Party	376	18%	-	-3%
Richard John Coates	Labour and Co-Operative Party	230	11%	Not elected	n/a
Other election candidates	-see below	78	4%	-	-2%

Table of other election candidates
Election Candidate	Party	Number	%	Outcome
Benjamin Joseph Darlington	Green Party	78	4%	Not elected