Before (end of 2000) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 22 · Conservative 16 · Labour 12 · Other 5
After (end of 2001) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 22 · Conservative 16 · Labour 12 · Other 5
Ward results
Heath1 seat · turnout 64.0%
| M. Hodgkinson | Liberal Democrats | 1,615 ✓ |
| Annette Lyons | Labour | 892 |
| P. Harper | Conservative | 451 |
| R Whittingham | Independent | 228 |
Maidstone Central1 seat · turnout 52.9%
| J. Frisby | Liberal Democrats | 2,147 |
| J Morrison | Labour | 1,749 |
| D Nicholson | Conservative | 1,715 |
| McDonald I. | Green | 312 |
Maidstone North East1 seat · turnout 57.9%
| M. Featherstone | Liberal Democrats | 2,971 |
| M Yates | Conservative | 2,044 |
| S. Burfield | Labour | 1,426 |
| J Shalice | Green | 257 |
Maidstone Rural East1 seat · turnout 63.8%
| A. Bruce-Lockhart | Conservative | 4,413 |
| Emma Stevens | Labour | 1,404 |
| B. Harris | Liberal Democrats | 1,057 |
| P. Kemp | Green | 295 |
Maidstone Rural North1 seat · turnout 64.3%
| P Carter | Conservative | 6,157 |
| K Stevens | Labour | 2,765 |
| J Doherty | Liberal Democrats | 2,204 |
Maidstone Rural South1 seat · turnout 62.1%
| E. Hotson | Conservative | 4,572 |
| P. Gerrish | Liberal Democrats | 2,065 |
| L Burfield | Labour | 1,951 |
Maidstone Rural West1 seat · turnout 66.0%
| Paulina Stockell | Conservative | 3,384 |
| H. Laing | Liberal Democrats | 2,850 |
| M. Saumtally | Labour | 1,325 |
Maidstone South East1 seat · turnout 48.6%
| J. Tolputt | Labour | 2,338 |
| P Veal | Conservative | 1,406 |
| Chittenden I. | Liberal Democrats | 684 |
Maidstone South West1 seat · turnout 56.3%
| A Chell | Conservative | 2,328 |
| M Luxton | Liberal Democrats | 2,001 |
| D Moriarty | Labour | 1,813 |
| Muggeridge S. | Green | 188 |
Maidstone West1 seat · turnout 62.0%
| D. Daley | Liberal Democrats | 3,874 |
| A Bell | Conservative | 2,093 |
| Patrick Coates | Labour | 1,453 |