The results are in for the Maidstone elections.

Eighteen seats on Maidstone's 55-seat council went to the polls yesterday.

The results leave the Conservatives as the largest party with 25 seats. The Lib Dems are on 20. There are five Independents, three Labour and two Independent Maidstone councillors.

But the Conservatives do not have an overall majority, so the council remains hung.

Here are the results in order of declaration

Shepway South:

Malcolm McKay (Lab) 364 elected

Paul Cooper (Con) 313

John Barned (Ind) 215

Labour gain

Heath

Ashleigh Kimmance (Lib Dem) 636 elected

Alan Chell (Con) 392

Ben Crozier (Lab) 264

Geoff Wilkinson (Green) 83

Lib Dem hold

Staplehurst Ward

John Perry (Con) 999 elected

Marlyn Randall (Lab) 232

Andrew Watson (Lib Dem) 222

Conservative hold

Park Wood Ward

Daniel Rose (Con) 552 elected

Dan Wilkinson (Lab) 528

Dinesh Khadka (Lib Dem) 84

Conservative hold

Fant Ward

Paul Harper (Lab) 1055 elected

Graham Jarvis (Con) 549

Rosaline Janko (Lib Dem) 296

Ian McDonald (Green) 170

Labour hold

Headcorn Ward

Martin Round (Con) 1005 elected

Merilyn Fraser (Lib Dem) 214

Geof Harvey (Lab) 159

Conservative hold

Shepway North Ward

Alan Bartlett (Con) 881 elected

Kris Jeery (Lab) 366

Steve Beerling (Lib Dem) 222

Steve Muggeridge (Green) 85

Carol Newton (Ind) 81

Gary Butler (Ind) 56

Conservative gain

South Ward

Derek Mortimer (Lib Dem) 1235 elected

Paul Wooding (Con) 758

Wendy Hollands (Lab) 232

Michael Hogg (Ind) 139

Steve Cheesman (Green) 80

Yolande Kenward (Ind) 23

Lib Dem hold

Marden and Yalding

David Burton (Con) 1178 elected

Sarah Rowe (Lib Dem) 429

Richard Coates (Lab) 271

Caroline Jessel (Green) 183

Conservative hold

Allington Ward

Dan Daley (Lib Dem) 1487 elected

Barry Ginley (Con) 688

Marianna Poliszczuk (Lab) 206

Lib Dem hold

Bearsted Ward

Mike Cumming (Con) 1574 elected

Jim Grogan (Lab) 417

Lizzie Hare (Lib Dem) 284

Conservative hold

Boxley Ward

Bob Hinder (Con) 1404 elected

Richard Atkins (Lab) 288

Andrew Cockersole (Lib Dem) 210

Conservative hold

Bridge Ward

Jonathan Purle (Con) 650 elected

David Pickett (Lib Dem) 540

Donna Greenan (Green) 226

Conservative gain

East Ward

Nikki Fissenden (Lib Dem) 979 elected

Cheryl Taylor-Maggio (Con) 695

Joanna Burns (Lab) 296

James Shalice (Green) 695

Lib Dem hold

Coxheath and Hunton

Lottie Parfitt-Read (Con) 1083 elected

Brian Mortimer (Lib Dem) 938

Madeline Derby (Lab) 134

Mike Summersgill (Green) 81

Conservative gain

Harrietsham and Lenham

Janetta Sams (Ind) 995 elected

Karen Chappel-Tay (Con) 650

Greg Levitt (Lab) 106

Susan Parr (Green) 65

Independent hold

High Street

Clive English (Lib Dem) 742 elected

Sam Lain-Rose (Con) 461

Tim Licence (Lab) 428

Kimmy Falconer (Green) 135

Lib Dem hold

North Ward

Tony Harwood (Lib Dem) 971 elected

Joe Mamo (Con) 524

Maureen Cleator (Lab) 282

Stuart Jeffery (Green) 84

Lib Dem hold