Before (end of 2008) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 29 · Liberal Democrats 20 · Other 5 · Labour 1
After (end of 2009) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 29 · Liberal Democrats 20 · Other 5 · Labour 1
Ward results
Maidstone North East1 seat · turnout 35.4%
| Ian Stephen Chittenden | Liberal Democrats | 2,306 ✓ |
| Jeff Tree | Conservative | 1,159 |
| Charles Elliot | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 656 |
| Derek Roy Eagle | Green | 260 |
Maidstone Rural North1 seat · turnout 37.8%
| Paul Anthony Carter | Conservative | 3,078 ✓ |
| Gareth Kendall | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 818 |
| Kenneth Stevens | Liberal Democrats | 668 |
| Jeanne Gibson | Labour | 397 |
| Ian Francis Stewart McDonald | Green | 352 |
Maidstone South1 seat · turnout 34.7%
| Alan Chell | Conservative | 1,897 ✓ |
| Clive English | Liberal Democrats | 1,222 |
| Richard Coates | Labour | 341 |
| Stephen Fraser Muggeridge | Green | 305 |
| Sheena Williams | Independent | 282 |
| Gary Butler | NF | 231 |