2011 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election

The 2011 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election was held on Thursday 5 May 2011 to elect 17 members to Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, the same day as other local elections in the United Kingdom. It elected approximately one-third of the council to a four-year term, including 16 regularly scheduled elections and a by-election in Brenchley and Horsmonden. It was preceded by the 2010 election and followed by the 2012 election. The Conservative Party held control of the council. ^[1] Turnout across the wards up for election was 46.2%. ^[2]

Results summary

2011 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election [2] [3] [4] [5]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	14	2	82.4	25	39	81.3	18,022	55.3	1.9
	Labour	1	1	5.9	0	1	2.1	4,597	14.1	8.2
	UKIP	1	1	5.9	0	1	2.1	2,179	6.7	0.4
	Independent	1	1	5.9	0	1	2.1	1,978	6.1	5.4
	Liberal Democrats	0	1	0.0	6	6	12.5	5,440	16.7	11.2
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	267	0.8	1.2
	English Democrat	0	New	0.0	0	0	0.0	121	0.4	New

Ward results

Benenden and Cranbrook

Benenden and Cranbrook ^{[2] [3] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Linda Hall*	1,267	52.6	5.9
	Independent	Kim Fletcher	859	35.7	New
	Labour	Stephen Brown	283	11.7	New
Majority			408	16.94
Total valid votes			2,409	98.9
Rejected ballots			27	1.1
Turnout			2,436	47.2
Registered electors			5,163
	Conservative hold		Swing	20.8

Brenchley and Horsmonden

Brenchley and Horsmonden ^{[a] [2] [3] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jane March	1,521	78.3	15.9
	Labour	Kevin Kerrigan	421	21.7	New
Majority			1,100	56.6	31.8
Total valid votes			1,942	99.0
Rejected ballots			20	1.0
Turnout			1,962	50.4
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.9

Culverden

Culverden ^{[2] [3] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nicholas Rogers	1,261	52.2	5.9
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Williams	363	15.0	New
	Labour	Veronica Kelly	328	13.6	New
	Green	Richard Leslie	267	11.1	18.5
	UKIP	Patricia Theophanides	196	8.1	4.2
Majority			898	37.7	8.7
Total valid votes			2,415	99.5
Rejected ballots			13	0.5
Turnout			2,428	42.4
Registered electors			5,731
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.4

Frittenden and Sissinghurst

Frittenden and Sissinghurst ^{[2] [3] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Smith* [b]	501	55.2	New
	Conservative	Joy Napier Temple	406	44.8	18.9
Majority			95	10.5	N/A
Total valid votes			907	98.5
Rejected ballots			14	1.5
Turnout			921	55.1
Registered electors			1,673
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing	37.1

Goudhurst and Lamberhurst

Goudhurst and Lamberhurst ^{[2] [3] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edmund Hastie	1,126	67.4	2.8
	Labour	Simon Fowler	224	13.4	New
	Liberal Democrats	Marguerita Morton	181	10.8	13.0
	Independent	Edward la Coste	139	8.3	New
Majority			902	54.0	13.2
Total valid votes			1,670	98.6
Rejected ballots			24	1.4
Turnout			1,694	51.3
Registered electors			3,304
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.3

Hawkhurst and Sandhurst

Hawkhurst and Sandhurst ^{[2] [3] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ronald Weeden*	1,172	55.2	16.4
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Brown	683	32.2	3.7
	Labour	David Burgess	269	12.7	New
Majority			489	23.0	20.1
Total valid votes			2,124	98.6
Rejected ballots			30	1.4
Turnout			2,154	46.7
Registered electors			4,612
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.1

Paddock Wood East

Paddock Wood East ^{[2] [3] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Waldock*	618	49.8	1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Damion Coleman	353	28.4	15.9
	Labour	Terence White	271	21.8	2.4
Majority			265	21.3	10.8
Total valid votes			1,242	98.3
Rejected ballots			21	1.7
Turnout			1,263	40.4
Registered electors			3,127
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.8

Paddock Wood West

Paddock Wood West ^{[2] [3] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stanley Ward*	703	56.7	22.3
	Labour	Raymond Moon	299	24.1	3.1
	Independent	Ronald Goodman	238	19.2	New
Majority			404	32.6	25.4
Total valid votes			1,240	99.4
Rejected ballots			8	0.6
Turnout			1,248	42.9
Registered electors			2,911
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.7

Pantiles and St. Mark's

Pantiles and St. Mark's ^{[2] [3] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Glenn Hall*	1,701	69.3	5.2
	Labour	Clive Brewer	374	15.2	New
	Independent	Christopher Skelton	241	9.8	New
	UKIP	Nikolas Frydas	139	5.7	3.1
Majority			1,327	54.1	17.1
Total valid votes			2,455	46.7
Registered electors			5,254
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.0

Park

Park ^{[2] [3] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sean Lockhart*	1,414	56.2	2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Mortimer	465	18.5	13.9
	Labour	Nicholas Maltby	414	16.5	New
	UKIP	June Moore	223	8.9	0.1
Majority			949	37.7	11.5
Total valid votes			2,516	99.3
Rejected ballots			18	0.7
Turnout			2,534	46.3
Registered electors			5,469
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.7

Pembury

Pembury ^{[2] [3] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	June Crowhurst*	1,196	56.1	1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Maddison-Brown	733	34.4	4.6
	Labour	Isobel Kerrigan	202	9.5	New
Majority			463	21.7	6.5
Total valid votes			2,131	98.5
Rejected ballots			32	1.5
Turnout			2,163	48.5
Registered electors			4,456
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.2

Rusthall

Rusthall ^{[2] [3] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Victor Webb	634	36.6	21.6
	Conservative	Barry Edwards*	560	32.3	12.8
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Snook	540	31.1	3.7
Majority			74	4.3	N/A
Total valid votes			1,734	98.6
Rejected ballots			25	1.4
Turnout			1,759	49.2
Registered electors			3,573
	UKIP gain from Conservative		Swing	17.2

Sherwood

Sherwood ^{[2] [3] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lynne Weatherly	813	47.8	1.2
	Labour	Ian Carvell	340	20.0	4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Lewis	235	13.8	14.1
	UKIP	Christopher Hoare	192	11.3	0.9
	English Democrat	Joanna Stanley	121	7.1	New
Majority			473	27.8	9.2
Total valid votes			1,701	35.3
Registered electors			4,813
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.9

Southborough and High Brooms

Southborough and High Brooms ^{[2] [3] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dianne Hill	952	48.6	15.6
	Conservative	John Chater*	801	40.9	3.5
	UKIP	Christine Marshall	205	10.5	3.3
Majority			151	7.7	N/A
Total valid votes			1,958	98.9
Rejected ballots			21	1.1
Turnout			1,979	37.9
Registered electors			5,219
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	6.0

Southborough North

Southborough North ^{[2] [3] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Elliott*	829	52.4	2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jacqueline Prance	395	25.0	14.7
	Labour	Nicholas Blackwell	220	13.9	8.1
	UKIP	Derek Higgins	139	8.8	New
Majority			434	27.4	12.5
Total valid votes			1,583	98.6
Rejected ballots			23	1.4
Turnout			1,606	50.9
Registered electors			3,156
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.3

Speldhurst and Bidborough

Speldhurst and Bidborough ^{[2] [3] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Jukes	1,613	67.3	6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Baldock	517	21.6	4.4
	UKIP	Eileen Gayler	265	11.1	New
Majority			1,096	45.8	2.3
Total valid votes			2,395	97.8
Rejected ballots			55	2.2
Turnout			2,450	53.3
Registered electors			4,595
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.1

St. John's

St. John's ^{[2] [3] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Caroline Derrick	1,021	46.8	4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Lesley Herriot*	975	44.7	5.7
	UKIP	Joyce Matthews	186	8.5	1.5
Majority			46	2.1	N/A
Total valid votes			2,182	98.0
Rejected ballots			44	2.0
Turnout			2,226	44.2
Registered electors			5,036
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	4.9

Notes

1. The ward of Brenchley and Horsmonden was up for a by-election following the resignation of incumbent councillor Marcella Callow, who was last elected in the 2008 election. ^[7]
2. John Smith was elected in 2007 as the candidate for the Conservative Party, but ran for reelection as an independent politician.

References

1. Tetteh, Edmund (24 May 2011). "Local elections 2011" (PDF). The House of Commons Library. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
2. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Local Elections Handbook 2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
3. Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2011 - Tunbridge Wells". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
4. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Tunbridge Wells Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
5. "Democracy and Standards". Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
6. Benson, William. "Election Results - 5 May - Borough Election Results" (PDF). Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
7. Teale, Andrew. "Brenchley and Horsmonden Ward - Tunbridge Wells". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
8. Benson, William. "Election Results - 5 May - Brenchley & Horsmonden By-election Result" (PDF). Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2025.