2006 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election

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]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Conservative 38
• Liberal Democrat 9
• Labour 1 ^[2]

Election result

Tunbridge Wells local election result 2006 ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	14	2	0	+2	87.5	58.9	14,301	+6.1%
	Liberal Democrats	2	0	2	−2	12.5	31.6	7,668	−1.5%
	Labour	0	0	0	0	0	5.6	1,370	−2.3%
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	2.2	536	−1.6%
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	1.7	422	−0.4%

Ward results

Benenden and Cranbrook ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Davies	1,183	60.7	+8.4
	Liberal Democrats	Winifred Honnywill	603	30.9	−3.2
	UKIP	Oliver Clement	163	8.4	−5.2
Majority			580	29.8	+11.6
Turnout			1,949	38.6	−4.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brenchley and Horsmonden ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sally-Ann Slade	1,096	79.1	+17.4
	Liberal Democrats	John Billingham	290	20.9	−4.7
Majority			806	58.2	+22.1
Turnout			1,386	37.6	−6.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broadwater ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Crawford	503	46.1	+9.9
	Conservative	David Stanyer	486	44.6	−1.6
	UKIP	Theresa Theophanides	101	9.3	−0.6
Majority			17	1.5
Turnout			1,090	37.6	−3.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Culverden ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Leonard Price	981	58.6	+4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Beard	450	26.9	+3.6
	Green	Brian Leslie	244	14.6	+3.9
Majority			531	31.7	+0.4
Turnout			1,675	34.9	−2.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hawkhurst and Sandhurst ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Cunningham	1,064	69.9	+4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Brown	458	30.1	+4.8
Majority			606	39.8	−0.4
Turnout			1,522	34.9	−7.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Paddock Wood East ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Marriott	603	64.8	+26.8
	Liberal Democrats	Lorraine Braam	207	22.2	−13.8
	Labour	Timothy Rich	121	13.0	−8.4
Majority			396	42.6	+40.6
Turnout			931	30.9	+5.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Paddock Wood West ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elizabeth Thomas	525	60.6	+3.4
	Labour	Raymond Moon	183	21.1	+4.3
	UKIP	Victor Webb	158	18.2	+18.2
Majority			342	39.5	+8.3
Turnout			866	30.1	+7.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pantiles and St Marks ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Scholes	1,156	68.6	+2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Johnson	529	31.4	−2.3
Majority			627	37.2	+4.6
Turnout			1,685	35.0	−5.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Park ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Catherine Mayhew	1,250	63.9	+9.1
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Hillier	707	36.1	+5.1
Majority			543	27.8	+4.0
Turnout			1,957	38.2	−4.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pembury ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Tompsett	1,124	56.2	−1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Symondson	877	43.8	+10.0
Majority			247	12.4	−11.5
Turnout			2,001	44.7	+1.6
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

St James' ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Neve	776	65.5	+5.2
	Conservative	Christopher Browne	273	23.1	−3.1
	Green	Richard Leslie	135	11.4	+11.4
Majority			503	42.4	+8.3
Turnout			1,184	35.6	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

St John's ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Woodward	760	44.7	+7.1
	Liberal Democrats	Lesley Herriot	636	37.4	−4.5
	Green	Phyllis Leslie	157	9.2	+1.8
	Labour	Keith Hamm	146	8.6	+0.0
Majority			124	7.3	+3.0
Turnout			1,699	35.5	+0.2
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Sherwood ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Jolley	754	53.7	+0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Bullion	399	28.4	+7.0
	Labour	Jemima Blackmore	252	17.9	−7.4
Majority			355	25.3	−2.8
Turnout			1,405	30.9	−0.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Southborough and High Brooms ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colin Bothwell	849	49.4	+10.6
	Labour	Dianne Hill	561	32.7	−4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Marguerita Morton	308	17.9	+2.1
Majority			188	16.7	+15.1
Turnout			1,718	33.7	−0.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Southborough North ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Rusbridge	797	57.8	+11.4
	Liberal Democrats	Terence Driscoll	474	34.4	−14.0
	Labour	Gregory Lay	107	7.8	+7.8
Majority			323	23.4
Turnout			1,378	45.1	+7.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Speldhurst and Bidborough ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Melvyn Howell	1,400	75.6	+4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Williams	451	24.4	−4.9
Majority			949	51.2	+9.8
Turnout			1,851	42.3	−2.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "Local elections: Tunbridge Wells". BBC News Online . 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. "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 . 5 May 2006. p. 9.