2021 United Kingdom local elections
In Park Wood, Maidstone there were 3 elections for:-
- Kent County Council – Maidstone South East
- Maidstone Borough Council – Park Wood Ward
- The Kent Police and Crime Commissioner
Find information available for all the candidates that stood for election here
Kent County Council – Maidstone South East
Dan Wilkinson Labour
732 votes not elected
6 Finch Court
Maidstone
ME14 2FD
07912 877623
Mr Wilkinson will be standing for election to councillor for Maidstone south east. He was brought up in Marden and educated at Maidstone Grammar School. He said he was passionate about preserving green spaces and protecting the environment.
He will also be hoping to become the next MP for Maidstone and the Weald after his selection was approved by the Labour party’s National Executive Committee.
David Sandru Naghi Liberal Democrat
351 votes not elected
19 Mote Avenue
Maidstone
ME15 7SU
01622 678410
Dave is a local businessman who has run his own building company for nearly 50 years. Elected to represent East ward of Maidstone Borough Council in 2002 he has been involved in many areas of the Council and has a particular interest in Leisure having served on the Leisure Committee and being the current Chairman of Maidstone River Festival Committee and is keen to see the Borough make more of the River in general.
He has also been a Youth Worker and is the current warden of the Howard de Walden Youth Club and is a past Chair of Maidstone Sea Cadets. Recently Dave was a popular Mayor of Maidstone. Currently he is a member of the Licensing Committee and an active campaigner to protect and improve community facilities.
Gary Cooke Conservative
1994 votes elected
9 Camomile Drive
Weavering
Maidstone
ME14 5FL
07803 007031
It is an honour and privilege to be your County Councillor and I have
always been proud to be the voice of the community at County Hall,
rather than a voice for County Hall. So, whether you live in Leeds,
Downswood, Otham, Boughton Monchelsea, Shepway, Senacre or
Park Wood, whether you have lived here for years or are a welcome
new addition to our communities – I promise to be Your Voice and will
always Put Your lnterests First
Maidstone Borough Council – Park Wood Ward
Dan Wilkinson Labour
473 votes not elected
6 Finch Court
Maidstone
ME14 2FD
07912 877623
The 36-year-old warehouseman and trade union rep has a background in homelessness charity work and campaigning to protect public services from cuts. Dan said he was passionate about preserving green spaces and protecting the environment.
Dan is the acting chairman of the town’s constituency Labour Party and was previously a candidate in the 2018 Maidstone borough council elections, where he contested the Park Wood seat and lost out by just 24 votes.
He was brought up in Marden and educated at Maidstone Grammar School.
Dan said “It is an honour to be selected to stand for Labour in Park Wood ward which is an area I know well. Labour has worked constantly on the Council and with residents to bring the Heather House refurbishment and replacement proposals forward. I am critical of the time this process is taking. As someone who prioritises a transition to cleaner, greener and inexpensive modes of transportation I realise the inadequacies of our public transport across the borough. Luckily Park Wood is on the one fairly decent bus corridor in the borough, although it needs to be upgraded to a 5/10 minute interval service so people can turn up and go as bus users can in London.”
Andrew Cockersole Liberal Democrat
117 votes not elected
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24 Peel Street
Maidstone
ME14 2SA
Lib Dem member. Ardent centrist. Europhile. KCC finance bod. Birder. Liverpool FC. Essex Cricket. Richmond Tigers.
Lewis John McKenna Conservative
647 votes elected
19 Bridger Way
Park Wood
Maidstone
ME17 3FE
07515 855296
I live in Park Wood which is why I am so passionate about our community and that is why I want to be this community’s voice on Maidstone Borough Council.
I am also proud to be standing as your conservative candidate and want to carry on the great work that our Conservative team have been doing in Park Wood.
The Kent Police and Crime Commissioner
Lola Oyewusi Labour & Co-operative
103,807 votes not elected
Lola Oyewusi, who is the Labour and Co-operative candidate, is a parish councillor in Walderslade, chairs a multi-faith group for a large housing association and is vice-chair of the Medway trade union council.
Graham Colley Liberal Democrat
69,464 votes not elected
Graham Colley is a solicitor who lives in Rochester. He has worked in the City and been a legal aid lawyer in Lambeth, Westminster and Chatham
Matthew Scott Conservative
237,278 votes elected
A former local councillor and parliamentary manager in Westminster, Matthew Scott was elected Kent’s police and crime commissioner in 2016
