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Maidstone Borough Council
Local authority area: Maidstone
Maidstone is a district council in Kent, in the South East England region of England. It covers 393.3 km² and had 180,428 residents in 2022 — about 459 people per km². The council is based in Maidstone.
Town hall in the administrative centreMaidstone Town Hall
Photo: David Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
People
Population
Estimates recorded for Maidstone, 2012–2022.
Residents, 2022180,428+14.7% since 2012
Land area393.3km²151.9 sq mi
Density459/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#155of 382 UK councils · #138 in England
Population estimates4 data points
157.3K164.5K170K180.4K
2012201520182022
Elections
22 electoral wards
Census 2021: 175,779 residents in 71,208 households across the wards; 19.1% aged 65+, 67.4% of homes owned, 14.6% of households without a car.
1Penenden Heath5,679 households · 14.4% aged 65+14,2842Shepway4,817 households · 20.1% aged 65+12,3523Fant & Oakwood5,077 households · 12.7% aged 65+12,1364Loose & Linton4,031 households · 23.5% aged 65+10,1535High Street4,497 households · 11.8% aged 65+10,0016Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs3,985 households · 25.4% aged 65+9,763
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Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
CMaidstone Borough CouncilCouncil office · Maidstone ME15 6JQ · hours listedCVisit MaidstoneCouncil office · Maidstone ME15 6JQ · hours listedPHeadcorn Parish CouncilParish council · Ashford TN27 9NR · hours listedPMarden Parish CouncilParish council · Tonbridge TN12 9JX · hours listed
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Constituencies
Source: Wikidata Q737114 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.