UKIP came second in terms of councillors with 17 seats (including one defection from the Conservatives prior to the election), the party is now the council's official opposition with Roger Latchford as their leader.

UKIP capitalised on their strong national opinion poll performances and Parliamentary by-election results, winning their first representation on the council.

Despite local Liberal Democrats winning the same number of seats as in 2009, they are no longer the official opposition, having slipped to become the fourth-largest party in the Maidstone County Hall chamber.

Prior to the election the composition of the council was: After the election the composition of the council was: LD - Liberal Democrats G - Green Party R - Residents Association Kent is divided into 12 regions: Ashford, Canterbury, Dartford, Dover, Gravesham, Maidstone, Sevenoaks, Folkestone and Hythe, Swale, Thanet, Tonbridge and Malling, and Tunbridge Wells.

Below are the results:[5] There are five single-member and two multi-member constituencies within the City of Canterbury, which elect a total of nine councilors to Kent County Council.

Below are the results:[9] There are seven single-member and one multi-member constituencies within the Borough of Maidstone, which elect a total of nine councillors to Kent County Council.