Maidstone
Review History
This timeline shows the key stages of the review process:
Councillor numbers
We decide how many councillors an authority should have.
Initial consultation
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Consultation on proposals
We consult with local people and organisations to help us refine our proposals.
Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.
Making our recommendation into law
We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations.
We review the electoral and boundary arrangements of councils to make sure they are fair. Our reviews include at least two rounds of public consultation before we make recommendations for change.
Latest Information
Making our recommendation into law
Our recommendations have become law
The Maidstone (Electoral Changes) Order 2023 was made on 16 June 2023.
Officers within the council will now make sure the new arrangements are in place for elections held after May 2024.
Parliamentary scrutiny of our recommendations
A Draft Maidstone (Electoral Changes) Order 2023 was laid in Parliament on 18 April 2023.
If there is no successful objection by a member of the Commons or Lords within 40 parliamentary sitting days the draft Order will become law.
Previous stages
Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements were published on 10 January 2023.
Consultation on proposals
Consultation on proposals
We have proposed a new pattern of wards. We want to hear the views of local people and organisations to help us produce our recommendations for change.
As a result of our draft recommendations on new ward patterns, we are making changes to the parish electoral arrangements for the following parish and town councils:
Initial consultation
Initial consultation
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Councillor numbers
We have decided that Maidstone Council should have 49 councillors.
Previous Reviews
Previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive