2002 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election

Results of the 2002 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election

The 2002 Tunbridge Wells Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in Kent, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000. ^[1] The Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. ^[2]

Results

The results saw the Conservatives increase their majority, while the Labour group leader lost his seat. ^[3]

Tunbridge Wells local election result 2002 ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	34			+3	70.8	58.9	33,666
	Liberal Democrats	11			0	22.9	29.3	16,715
	Labour	3			-2	6.3	9.0	5,125
	Green	0			0	0	1.4	828
	Independent	0			-1	0	1.2	661
	UKIP	0			0	0	0.3	150

By ward

Benenden and Cranbrook (3) ^{[4] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Davies	1,014
	Conservative	Tom Veitch	1,012
	Conservative	Linda Hall	863
	Independent	Kim Fletcher	661
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Hoare	607
Turnout			4,157	33.7

Brenchley and Horsmonden (2) ^{[4] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Oliver-Smith	911
	Conservative	Nicholas Fairrie	870
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Ratcliffe	379
Turnout			2,160	33.3

Broadwater (2) ^{[4] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Crawford	481
	Conservative	Barbara Cobbold	480
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Ollive	455
	Conservative	Jennifer Gregory	435
Turnout			1,851	31.6

Capel ^{[4] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Hugh Patterson	420	63.8
	Conservative	Margaret Pemberton	238	36.2
Majority			182	27.6
Turnout			658	37.0

Culverden (3) ^{[4] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Leonard Price	804
	Conservative	Eldred Wakefield	800
	Conservative	Wilfred Ekins-Daukes	799
	Liberal Democrats	Aileen Prendergast	523
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Storr	497
	Green	Brian Leslie	388
Turnout			3,811	28.1

Frittenden and Sissinghurst ^{[4] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Smith	468	70.8
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Lee	193	29.2
Majority			275	41.6
Turnout			661	39.4

Goudhurst and Lamberhurst (2) ^{[4] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Barry Noakes	784
	Conservative	John Bullock	728
	Labour	Simon Fowler	269
Turnout			1,781	31.8

Hawkhurst and Sandhurst (3) ^{[4] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Cunningham	945
	Conservative	Beverley Palmer	912
	Conservative	Ronald Weeden	861
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Brown	504
	Labour	David Burgess	276
Turnout			3,498	32.3

Paddock Wood East (2) ^{[4] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Marriott	489
	Conservative	Peter Waldock	359
	Liberal Democrats	Lorraine Braam	342
	Labour	Timothy Rich	229
Turnout			1,419	25.3

Paddock Wood West (2) ^{[4] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elizabeth Thomas	453
	Conservative	Stanley Ward	443
	Labour	Raymond Moon	222
	Liberal Democrats	Walter Stone	217
Turnout			1,335	25.5

Pantiles and St Mark's (3) ^{[4] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Scholes	1,096
	Conservative	Leonard Horwood	1,017
	Conservative	Gillian Barber-Hughes	1,005
	Liberal Democrats	Michael McDowall	454
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Wigley	428
Turnout			4,000	31.3

Park (3) ^{[4] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Catherine Mayhew	1,007
	Conservative	Peter Bulman	952
	Conservative	Henry Harrison	928
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Hillier	640
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Bullion	629
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Skelton	620
Turnout			4,776	31.7

Pembury (3) ^{[4] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Archibald Ballantine	926
	Conservative	Paul Barrington-King	911
	Liberal Democrats	David Mills	898
	Conservative	Gillian Pavely	818
	Conservative	Richard Harding	789
	Liberal Democrats	Sonya Wratten	687
	Labour	Sally Osborn	182
	Green	Toby Birkett	142
	Green	Barney Richardson	65
	Green	Storm Poorun	50
Turnout			5,468	42.0

Rusthall (2) ^{[4] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Wratten	530
	Conservative	Barry Edwards	396
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Gillmore	391
	Conservative	James Perry	385
	Labour	David Kirkham	194
	UKIP	Victor Webb	150
Turnout			2,046	33.0

St James' (2) ^{[4] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Neve	803
	Liberal Democrats	Beatrice Lewis	764
	Conservative	Rosemary Fitzherbert	226
	Conservative	Roger Parkes	168
	Labour	David Osborn	123
Turnout			2,084	30.5

St John's (3) ^{[4] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alfred Baker	745
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Bannister	742
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey Young	664
	Conservative	Sean Lockhart	558
	Conservative	Christopher Reich	543
	Conservative	Christine Dickens	531
	Labour	Peter Ross-Skedd	206
	Green	Phyllis Leslie	183
Turnout			4,172	30.0

Sherwood (3) ^{[4] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ted Jolley	505
	Conservative	Frank Williams	492
	Conservative	Robert Mayall	456
	Labour	Ian Carvell	445
	Labour	Emma Collins	414
	Labour	John Hopkinson	340
	Liberal Democrats	Cicilia Bannister	321
Turnout			2,528	23.4

Southborough and High Brooms (3) ^{[4] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Walter Clary	774
	Labour	Jemima Blackmore	726
	Labour	Ronnie Ooi	725
	Conservative	Colin Bothwell	625
	Conservative	Michael Scott	577
	Conservative	Kevin Wilkinson	514
Turnout			3,941	26.7

Southborough North (2) ^{[4] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Rusbridge	618
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Poile	545
	Conservative	Pamela Howell	531
	Liberal Democrats	John Billingham	475
Turnout			2,169	35.5

Speldhurst and Bidborough (3) ^{[4] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Melvyn Howell	1,128
	Conservative	Jennifer Paulson-Ellis	1,126
	Conservative	John Jukes	1,096
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick Handcock	420
	Liberal Democrats	Jackie Cassidy	415
Turnout			4,185	35.5

References

1. "Tunbridge Wells". BBC News. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
2. "London elections 2002 - part 4". Evening Standard. London. 3 May 2002. p. 67.
3. "Surprises for Labour in London". BBC News. 3 May 2002. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
4. "Election Results 2 May 2002". Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Archived from the original on 27 September 2006. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
5. "Election results; Local Elections". The Times. 3 May 2002. p. 6.
6. "Election Percentage Turnout". Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 21 November 2010.