2010 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election

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Results of the 2010 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election

The 2010 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 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

The results saw the Conservatives stay in control of the council despite losing 2 seats. [3] The Liberal Democrats gained seats in Benenden and Cranbrook wards to hold 6 seats, compared to 42 for the Conservatives. [3] Overall turnout in the election was 68.59%. [4]

Tunbridge Wells local election result 2010 [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1202−275.054.125,870−2.7
  Liberal Democrats 420+225.034.916,722+8.2
  Labour 00000.06.33,002+1.5
  UKIP 00000.02.91,389−2.1
  Green 00000.01.2576−2.9
  Independent 00000.00.6297−2.1

Ward results

Benenden and Cranbrook [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Francis Rook1,90052.4+26.6
Conservative Peter Davies1,72747.6+6.4
Majority 1734.8
Turnout 3,62770.8+32.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Brenchley and Horsmonden [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan McDermott1,97169.1+6.7
Liberal Democrats John Billingham88230.9−6.7
Majority 1,08938.2+13.3
Turnout 2,85375.8+33.4
Conservative hold Swing
Broadwater [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Crawford1,00451.3+19.7
Conservative William Rutherford95548.7−19.7
Majority 492.6
Turnout 1,95962.7+33.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Culverden [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leonard Price1,93452.1−5.0
Liberal Democrats Ian Williams1,22232.9+32.9
Green Richard Leslie3138.4−23.8
UKIP Patricia Theophanides1985.3−5.4
Independent Ahsan Ahmad451.2+1.2
Majority 71219.2−5.7
Turnout 3,71265.9+34.4
Conservative hold Swing
Hawkhurst and Sandhurst [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Cunningham2,02863.4−3.1
Liberal Democrats Keith Brown90928.4+10.8
Labour David Burgess2618.2+2.1
Majority 1,11935.0−13.8
Turnout 3,19870.5+33.3
Conservative hold Swing
Paddock Wood East [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bill Hills97947.4−4.2
Liberal Democrats Hugh Patterson49524.0+11.4
Labour Raymond Moon34016.5−2.9
Independent Ron Goodman25212.2−4.3
Majority 48423.4−8.8
Turnout 2,06667.5+34.8
Conservative hold Swing
Paddock Wood West [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth Thomas1,13758.1−20.9
Liberal Democrats Damion Coleman53627.4+27.4
Labour Terry White28314.5−6.5
Majority 60130.7−27.3
Turnout 1,95666.5+38.3
Conservative hold Swing
Pantiles and St Marks [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Scholes2,15959.3
Liberal Democrats Christo Skelton1,19532.8
Labour Peter Mills2897.9
Majority 96426.5
Turnout 3,64371.5
Conservative hold Swing
Park [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Catherine Mayhew2,15556.0−6.1
Liberal Democrats Matthew Nash1,40236.4+11.6
UKIP Eileen Gayler2947.6+7.6
Majority 75319.6−17.7
Turnout 3,85172.3+37.9
Conservative hold Swing
Pembury [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Tompsett1,88459.4−8.5
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Braam1,28740.6+14.6
Majority 59718.8−23.0
Turnout 3,17170.0+29.4
Conservative hold Swing
St James' [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Neve1,66664.9+6.3
Conservative Simon Bannister90135.1+2.2
Majority 76529.8+4.1
Turnout 2,56764.6+31.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St John's [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Trevor Poile1,63947.1+1.7
Conservative Chris Woodward1,57745.3−0.6
Green Phyllis Leslie2637.6−1.1
Majority 621.8
Turnout 3,47970.0+34.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Sherwood [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ted Jolley1,34348.0−10.6
Liberal Democrats Timothy Woodman73726.3+0.5
Labour Timothy Rich45416.2+0.5
UKIP Christopher Hoare2639.4+9.4
Majority 60621.7−11.1
Turnout 2,79758.3+29.4
Conservative hold Swing
Southborough and High Brooms [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Bothwell1,51346.2+4.2
Labour Dianne Hill1,37542.0+5.8
UKIP Beverley Bradshaw38511.8+4.2
Majority 1384.2−1.7
Turnout 3,27363.7+31.8
Conservative hold Swing
Southborough North [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Rusbridge1,33559.0+4.5
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Prance92741.0+1.3
Majority 40818.0+3.2
Turnout 2,26271.8+27.9
Conservative hold Swing
Speldhurst and Bidborough [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julia Soyke2,27266.0−7.6
Liberal Democrats Robert Baldock92126.8+8.7
UKIP Peter Fasey2497.2−1.1
Majority 1,35139.3−16.2
Turnout 3,44274.8+34.4
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. "Tunbridge Wells". BBC News. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
  2. "Local elections 2010". The Guardian. London. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Tory casualties at borough elections". this is Kent. 14 May 2010. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Tunbridge Wells Borough Council Election Results - 6 May 2010". Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Retrieved 23 November 2010.[ permanent dead link ]