The 2000 Maidstone Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of
Maidstone Borough Council in
Kent,
England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under
no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was
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Liberal Democrat 22
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Conservative 16
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Labour 12
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Independent 5
Campaign
Before the election no party had a majority, with the
Liberal Democrats the largest party on the council.
s was reported as being a big issue in the election, after a rise in
council tax from
Kent County Council
Kent County Council is a county council that governs most of the county of Kent in England. It is the upper tier of elected local government, below which are 12 district councils, and around 300 town and parish councils. The county council h ...
was partly put down to asylum seekers in the county.
[ The Conservative party said it was boosted in the election by pledges of a "crackdown" made by the national party leader William Hague.][
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Election result
Overall turnout in the election was 27.1%.
Ward results
References
{{United Kingdom local elections, 2000
2000 English local elections
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2000s in Kent