2006 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2006 Tunbridge Wells council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2006. Tunbridge-Wells 2006 election map.png
Map of the results of the 2006 Tunbridge Wells council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2006.

The 2006 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in Kent, England. One-third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Tunbridge Wells local election result 2006 [3] [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1420+287.558.914,301+6.1%
  Liberal Democrats 202−212.531.67,668−1.5%
  Labour 000005.61,370−2.3%
  Green 000002.2536−1.6%
  UKIP 000001.7422−0.4%

Ward results

Benenden and Cranbrook [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Davies1,18360.7+8.4
Liberal Democrats Winifred Honnywill60330.9−3.2
UKIP Oliver Clement1638.4−5.2
Majority58029.8+11.6
Turnout 1,94938.6−4.3
Conservative hold Swing
Brenchley and Horsmonden [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sally-Ann Slade1,09679.1+17.4
Liberal Democrats John Billingham29020.9−4.7
Majority80658.2+22.1
Turnout 1,38637.6−6.5
Conservative hold Swing
Broadwater [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Crawford50346.1+9.9
Conservative David Stanyer48644.6−1.6
UKIP Theresa Theophanides1019.3−0.6
Majority171.5
Turnout 1,09037.6−3.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Culverden [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leonard Price98158.6+4.0
Liberal Democrats Paul Beard45026.9+3.6
Green Brian Leslie24414.6+3.9
Majority53131.7+0.4
Turnout 1,67534.9−2.4
Conservative hold Swing
Hawkhurst and Sandhurst [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Cunningham1,06469.9+4.4
Liberal Democrats Keith Brown45830.1+4.8
Majority60639.8−0.4
Turnout 1,52234.9−7.0
Conservative hold Swing
Paddock Wood East [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Marriott60364.8+26.8
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Braam20722.2−13.8
Labour Timothy Rich12113.0−8.4
Majority39642.6+40.6
Turnout 93130.9+5.8
Conservative hold Swing
Paddock Wood West [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth Thomas52560.6+3.4
Labour Raymond Moon18321.1+4.3
UKIP Victor Webb15818.2+18.2
Majority34239.5+8.3
Turnout 86630.1+7.2
Conservative hold Swing
Pantiles and St Marks [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Scholes1,15668.6+2.3
Liberal Democrats Jane Johnson52931.4−2.3
Majority62737.2+4.6
Turnout 1,68535.0−5.4
Conservative hold Swing
Park [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Catherine Mayhew1,25063.9+9.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Hillier70736.1+5.1
Majority54327.8+4.0
Turnout 1,95738.2−4.2
Conservative hold Swing
Pembury [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Tompsett1,12456.2−1.5
Liberal Democrats Thomas Symondson87743.8+10.0
Majority24712.4−11.5
Turnout 2,00144.7+1.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
St James' [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Neve77665.5+5.2
Conservative Christopher Browne27323.1−3.1
Green Richard Leslie13511.4+11.4
Majority50342.4+8.3
Turnout 1,18435.6+1.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St John's [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Woodward76044.7+7.1
Liberal Democrats Lesley Herriot63637.4−4.5
Green Phyllis Leslie1579.2+1.8
Labour Keith Hamm1468.6+0.0
Majority1247.3+3.0
Turnout 1,69935.5+0.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Sherwood [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Jolley75453.7+0.3
Liberal Democrats Alan Bullion39928.4+7.0
Labour Jemima Blackmore25217.9−7.4
Majority35525.3−2.8
Turnout 1,40530.9−0.6
Conservative hold Swing
Southborough and High Brooms [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Bothwell84949.4+10.6
Labour Dianne Hill56132.7−4.5
Liberal Democrats Marguerita Morton30817.9+2.1
Majority18816.7+15.1
Turnout 1,71833.7−0.5
Conservative hold Swing
Southborough North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Rusbridge79757.8+11.4
Liberal Democrats Terence Driscoll47434.4−14.0
Labour Gregory Lay1077.8+7.8
Majority32323.4
Turnout 1,37845.1+7.1
Conservative hold Swing
Speldhurst and Bidborough [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Melvyn Howell1,40075.6+4.9
Liberal Democrats Ian Williams45124.4−4.9
Majority94951.2+9.8
Turnout 1,85142.3−2.4
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. "Local elections: Tunbridge Wells". BBC News. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  2. Wilson, Graeme (5 May 2006). "Conservatives Cameron's crusade puts Tories back on victory trail". The Daily Telegraph. p. 4.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Elections 5 May 2006". Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Archived from the original on 27 September 2006. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  4. "Local elections". The Times. London. 5 May 2006. p. 9.