Borough of Maidstone

Borough of Maidstone
Jubilee Square, Maidstone
Jubilee Square, Maidstone
Maidstone shown within Kent
Maidstone shown within Kent
Coordinates: 51°16′24″N 0°31′20″E / 51.27333°N 0.52222°E / 51.27333; 0.52222
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionSouth East England
Non-metropolitan countyKent
StatusNon-metropolitan district
Admin HQMaidstone
Incorporated1 April 1974
Government
 • TypeNon-metropolitan district council
 • BodyMaidstone Borough Council
 • LeadershipCommittees[1] (No overall control)
 • MPsHelen Whately
Helen Grant
Area
 • Total151.9 sq mi (393.3 km2)
 • Rank87th (of 296)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total180,428
 • Rank117th (of 296)
 • Density1,200/sq mi (460/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
 • Ethnic groups
List
Religion (2021)
 • Religion
List
Time zoneUTC0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code29UH (ONS)
E07000110 (GSS)
OS grid referenceTQ7588156056

The Borough of Maidstone is a local government district with borough status in Kent, England. Its administrative centre is Maidstone, the county town of Kent.

The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the municipal borough of Maidstone with the rural districts of Maidstone and Hollingbourne, under the Local Government Act 1972.[3]

  1. ^ "Agenda and minutes. Council Wednesday 10th December, 2014". Maidstone Borough Council. 10 December 2014. Item 102. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Maidstone Local Authority (E07000110)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  3. ^ The County of Kent (Electoral Changes) Order 2004 Archived 10 November 2004 at the Wayback Machine