Tunbridge Wells Borough Council elections

One third of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in Kent, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 48 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.^[1]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Party in control	Years
Conservative	1973 - 1994
No overall control	1994 - 1996
Liberal Democrats	1996 - 1998
Conservative	1998 - present

Council elections

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1973
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1976 (New ward boundaries)^[3]
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1979
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1980
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1982
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1983
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1984
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1986
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1987 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1988
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1990
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1991
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1992
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1994 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[5]
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1995 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[6]
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1996
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1998 — Con 27, LD 12, Lab 7, Ind 2
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1999 — Con 28, LD 12, Lab 7, Ind 1
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 2000 — Con 31, LD 11, Lab 5, Ind 1
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 2002 (New ward boundaries)^[7]^[8]^[9] — Con 34 LD 11, Lab 3
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 2003 — Con 33, LD 12, Lab 3
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 2004 — Con 35, LD 12, Lab 1
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 2006 — Con 38, LD 9, Lab 1
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 2007 — Con 41, LD 7
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 2008 — Con 44, LD 4
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 2010 — Con 42, LD 6
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 2012 — Con 39, LD 6, Lab 1, UKIP 1, Ind 1
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 2015

(figures are the resulting councillors per party after the election)

Borough result maps

2006 results map
2007 results map
2008 results map
2010 results map

By-election results

1997-2001

Pantiles By-Election 25 September 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		510	51.7	+2.9
	Conservative		377	38.2	+3.0
	Labour		100	10.1	-5.9
Majority			133	13.5
Turnout			987
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

2001-2005

Cranbrook By-Election 18 October 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		465	58.6	+58.6
	Conservative		328	41.4	-3.2
Majority			137	17.2
Turnout			793	21.4
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Southborough and High Brooms By-Election 11 March 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colin Bothwell	465	41.0	-4.5
	Labour	David Belchem	429	38.6	-7.1
	Liberal Democrat	Alan Bullion	171	15.4	+15.4
	UKIP	Victor Webb	55	5.0	+5.0
Majority			27	2.4
Turnout			1,111	21.7
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

St John's By-Election 17 March 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Ransley	500	41.6	+4.0
	Liberal Democrat	Joanna Au Brey	390	32.5	-9.4
	Labour	Maurice Knights	244	20.3	+11.7
	Green	Phyllis Leslie	66	5.5	-1.9
Majority			110	9.1
Turnout			1,200	25.1
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

2005-2009

Pembury By-Election 30 June 2005^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Thomas Symondson	699	50.0	+16.2
	Conservative	Michael Tompsett	657	47.0	-10.7
	UKIP	Vitor Webb	41	2.4	+2.4
Majority			42	3.0
Turnout			1,397	31.4
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Pantiles and St Mark's By-Election 13 September 2007^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Glenn Hall	788	59.8	-4.3
	Liberal Democrat	Jamie Johnson	364	27.6	+0.5
	Labour	Lorna Blackmore	94	7.1	+7.1
	UKIP	Victor Webb	71	5.4	-3.4
Majority			424	32.2
Turnout			1,317	27.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

2009-2013

St James By-Election 7 October 2010^[12]^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Benjamin Chapelard	649	62.0	-2.9
	Conservative	Robert Rutherford	294	28.1	-7.0
	Green	Richard Leslie	103	9.8	+9.8
Majority			355	33.9
Turnout			1,046	24.7
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Sherwood By-Election 16 December 2010^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Backhouse	422	47.6	-0.4
	Liberal Democrat	Alan Bullion	174	19.6	-6.7
	Labour	Ian Carvell	124	14.0	-2.3
	UKIP	Victor Webb	92	10.4	+1.0
	English Democrats	Joanna Stanley	75	8.5	+8.5
Majority			248	27.9
Turnout			888	18.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pembury By-Election 17 March 2011^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Claire Brown	578	43.3	+2.7
	Conservative	Robert Rutherford	460	34.5	-24.9
	UKIP	Victor Webb	297	22.2	+22.2
Majority			118	8.8
Turnout			1,335	35.4
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

References

↑ "Council Democracy". Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
↑ "Tunbridge Wells". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
↑ The Borough of Tunbridge Wells (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Kent (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The East Sussex, West Sussex and Kent (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Kent and East Sussex (County Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Tunbridge Wells (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Tunbridge Wells (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2006. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
↑ "Tunbridge Wells". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
↑ "Pembury by-election results". Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. 2005-07-01. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
↑ "Tories romp home in Tunbridge Wells by-election". kentnews.co.uk. 2007-09-17. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
↑ "Lib Dems hold ward with Ben". this is kent. 2010-10-15. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
↑ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
↑ "Declaration of result of poll Sherwood ward" (PDF). Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
↑ "Results of Pembury By-Election". Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2011.

By-election results

External links

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Council elections in Kent

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Rochester-upon-Medway City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 Abolished

Gillingham Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 Abolished

See also: Wards Boundary changes

Royal Tunbridge Wells

Locations within Tunbridge Wells	Hawkenbury High Brooms Langton Green Rusthall The Pantiles

Buildings	High Brooms station High Rocks halt Holy Trinity Church Hungershall Forge Kent and Sussex Hospital King Charles the Martyr Church Royal Victoria Place St. Mark's Church St. Paul's Church Standings Mill The Opera House Tunbridge Wells station Tunbridge Wells West station

Businesses	BBC South East Freight Transport Association Kent and Sussex Courier Subbuteo

People	List of people from Royal Tunbridge Wells Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells

Political	Tunbridge Wells constituency (since 1974) Tunbridge Wells borough (since 1974) Local elections

Schools and colleges	Bennett Memorial Skinners' St. Gregory's Tunbridge Wells Boys Grammar Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School K College

Sport, leisure and the arts	Assembly Hall Theatre BBC Radio Kent Dunorlan Park High Rocks Ice Melters Curling Club KMFM West Kent Linden Park Cricket Club Nevill Ground South East Today Spa Valley Railway Trinity Theatre Tunbridge ware Tunbridge Wells Cricket Week Tunbridge Wells Football club Tunbridge Wells Forum Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon Tunbridge Wells Rugby club

Twin towns	Wiesbaden

Italics denote places in East Sussex included as they are generally considered part of Tunbridge Wells.

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