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An election was held on 2 May 2019 to elect all 54 members of Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. Parish council elections were held on the same day.
The Conservatives retained control of the council despite losing seats. The Green Party won their first seats on the council, winning 2 seats in Judd ward.
2019 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
Conservative | 54 | 39 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 72.2 | 46.9 | 31,551 | –13.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | 27 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16.7 | 19.5 | 13,100 | +10.4 | |
Independent Alliance (Kent) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5.6 | 8.6 | 5,806 | N/A | |
Green | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3.7 | 11.5 | 7,736 | +5.2 | |
Labour | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.9 | 8.0 | 5,417 | –4.2 | |
Independent | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 2,752 | –1.2 | |
UKIP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 937 | –5.1 |
Aylesford North and Walderslade Ward [1] (Three seats) | |||||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
Michael Christopher Base | Conservative Party | 1,048 | 25.19% | 67.31% | |
Des Keers | Conservative Party | 1,046 | 25.14% | 67.18% | |
Andrew Mark Stephen Kennedy | Conservative Party | 980 | 23.55% | 62.94% | |
Liz Simpson | Liberal Democrats | 295 | 7.09% | 18.95% | |
Thomas Richard Shelley | Labour Party | 287 | 6.90% | 18.43% | |
Rizwana Shelley | Labour Party | 286 | 6.87% | 18.37% | |
Shakiba Maryam Shelley | Labour Party | 219 | 5.26% | 14.07% | |
Total | 4,161 | 100.00% | |||
Valid Ballot Papers | 1,557 | 97.07% | |||
Rejected Ballot Papers | 47 | 2.93% | |||
Ballot Papers Issued | 1,604 | 31.07% | |||
Registered Electors | 5,162 |
Aylesford South Ward [2] (Two seats) | |||||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
Steve Hammond | Conservative Party | 637 | 38.08% | 71.17% | |
Colin John Williams | Conservative Party | 628 | 37.54% | 70.17% | |
Julia Susan Taylor | Labour Party | 226 | 13.51% | 25.25% | |
Toni Lesley Beadle | Labour Party | 182 | 10.88% | 20.34% | |
Total | 1,673 | 100.00% | |||
Valid Ballot Papers | 895 | 95.72% | |||
Rejected Ballot Papers | 40 | 4.28% | |||
Ballot Papers Issued | 935 | 24.35% | |||
Registered Electors | 3,840 |
Borough Green and Long Mill Ward [3] (Three seats) | |||||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
Tim Shaw | Independent Alliance (Kent) | 1,850 | 27.29% | 76.41% | |
Mike Taylor | Independent Alliance (Kent) | 1,751 | 25.83% | 72.33% | |
Wendy Elizabeth Palmer | Independent Alliance (Kent) | 1,637 | 24.14% | 67.62% | |
Harry Rayner | Conservative Party | 575 | 8.48% | 23.75% | |
Bartosz Marek Wlodarczyk | Conservative Party | 490 | 7.23% | 20.24% | |
Matthew Christopher Botten | Conservative Party | 477 | 7.04% | 19.70% | |
Total | 6,780 | 100.00% | |||
Valid Ballot Papers | 2,421 | 98.78% | |||
Rejected Ballot Papers | 30 | 1.22% | |||
Ballot Papers Issued | 2,451 | 42.81% | |||
Registered Electors | 5,725 |
Burham and Wouldham Ward [4] (Two seats) | |||||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
Dave Davis | Conservative Party | 470 | 33.94% | 62.92% | |
Roger William Dalton | Conservative Party | 464 | 33.50% | 62.11% | |
Steve Beadle | Labour Party | 237 | 17.11% | 31.73% | |
Lola Oyewusi | Labour Party | 214 | 15.45% | 28.65% | |
Total | 1,385 | 100.00% | |||
Valid Ballot Papers | 747 | 94.08% | |||
Rejected Ballot Papers | 47 | 5.92% | |||
Ballot Papers Issued | 794 | 33.63% | |||
Registered Electors | 2,361 |
Cage Green Ward [5] (Two seats) | |||||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
Nicolas John Heslop | Conservative Party | 732 | 29.62% | 57.23% | |
Mark Osmond Davis | Conservative Party | 726 | 29.38% | 56.76% | |
Denis William Buckley | Green Party | 352 | 14.24% | 27.52% | |
Frances Mary Long | Green Party | 325 | 13.15% | 25.41% | |
Michelle Wallington | Liberal Democrats | 172 | 6.96% | 13.45% | |
Rob Shergold | Liberal Democrats | 164 | 6.64% | 12.82% | |
Total | 2,471 | 100.00% | |||
Valid Ballot Papers | 1,279 | 98.01% | |||
Rejected Ballot Papers | 26 | 1.99% | |||
Ballot Papers Issued | 1,305 | 36.54% | |||
Registered Electors | 3,571 |
Castle Ward [6] (Two seats) | |||||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
Karen King | Conservative Party | 640 | 25.73% | 48.01% | |
Vivian Mary Chimmo Branson | Conservative Party | 623 | 25.05% | 46.74% | |
Robert Adam Songer | Liberal Democrats | 342 | 13.75% | 25.66% | |
Paul Andrew Stepto | Green Party | 338 | 13.59% | 25.36% | |
John Patrick Watson-Reynolds | Green Party | 323 | 12.99% | 24.23% | |
Mary Geraldine Ann Arigho | Labour Party | 129 | 5.19% | 9.68% | |
Julian Thomas Wilson | Labour Party | 92 | 3.70% | 6.90% | |
Total | 2,487 | 100.00% | |||
Valid Ballot Papers | 1,333 | 98.74% | |||
Rejected Ballot Papers | 17 | 1.26% | |||
Ballot Papers Issued | 1,350 | 38.29% | |||
Registered Electors | 3,526 |
Ditton Ward [7] (Two seats) | |||||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
David John Cooper | Conservative Party | 530 | 29.31% | 52.37% | |
Robert Ireland Blackburne Cannon | Conservative Party | 510 | 28.21% | 50.40% | |
Darren Kent Nicholls | Liberal Democrats | 355 | 19.63% | 35.08% | |
Yan Leon Malinowski | Liberal Democrats | 242 | 13.38% | 23.91% | |
Julia Heather Jenner | Labour Party | 171 | 9.46% | 16.90% | |
Total | 1,808 | 100.00% | |||
Valid Ballot Papers | 1,012 | 96.93% | |||
Rejected Ballot Papers | 32 | 3.07% | |||
Ballot Papers Issued | 1,044 | 27.14% | |||
Registered Electors | 3,847 |
Downs and Mereworth Ward [8] (Two seats) | ||
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Candidate | Party | |
Frances Ann Kemp | Conservative Party | |
Piers Justin Montague | Conservative Party |
East Malling Ward [9] (Two seats) | |||||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
Roger Vincent Roud | Liberal Democrats | 1,017 | 39.27% | 75.78% | |
Michelle Tatton | Liberal Democrats | 1,016 | 39.23% | 75.71% | |
Dan Markham | Conservative Party | 249 | 9.61% | 18.55% | |
Fiona Jane Markham | Conservative Party | 235 | 9.07% | 17.51% | |
Kathleen Maria Garlick | Labour Party | 73 | 2.82% | 5.44% | |
Total | 2,590 | 100.00% | |||
Valid Ballot Papers | 1,342 | 99.11% | |||
Rejected Ballot Papers | 12 | 0.89% | |||
Ballot Papers Issued | 1,354 | 35.47% | |||
Registered Electors | 3,817 |
Hadlow and East Peckham Ward [10] (Three seats) | |||||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
Janet Lynne Sergison | Conservative Party | 1,144 | 24.16% | 60.27% | |
Jill Ann Anderson | Conservative Party | 1,102 | 23.27% | 58.06% | |
Howard Seymour Rogers | Conservative Party | 986 | 20.82% | 51.95% | |
Stephen Greville Jackson | Green Party | 604 | 12.76% | 31.82% | |
Jordan Patrick Mahoney | Liberal Democrats | 487 | 10.29% | 25.66% | |
Alan John Willock | UK Independence Party | 412 | 8.70% | 21.71% | |
Total | 4,735 | 100.00% | |||
Valid Ballot Papers | 1,898 | 99.53% | |||
Rejected Ballot Papers | 9 | 0.47% | |||
Ballot Papers Issued | 1,907 | 34.47% | |||
Registered Electors | 5,532 |
Higham Ward [11] (Two seats) | |||||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
Dennis William King | Conservative Party | 785 | 33.62% | 58.85% | |
Frixos Glafcos Tombolis | Conservative Party | 608 | 26.04% | 45.58% | |
Charlotte Louise Stockdale | Green Party | 476 | 20.39% | 35.68% | |
Yvonne Jane Brightmore | Liberal Democrats | 279 | 11.95% | 20.91% | |
Douglas John Ramsay | Labour Party | 187 | 8.01% | 14.02% | |
Total | 2,335 | 100.00% | |||
Valid Ballot Papers | 1,334 | 99.26% | |||
Rejected Ballot Papers | 10 | 0.74% | |||
Ballot Papers Issued | 1,344 | 36.71% | |||
Registered Electors | 3,661 |
Hildenborough Ward [12] (Two seats) | |||||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
Mark Russell Rhodes | Conservative Party | 788 | 28.35% | 52.99% | |
Nick Foyle | Conservative Party | 692 | 24.89% | 46.54% | |
Richard Paul Mountford | Green Party | 336 | 12.09% | 22.60% | |
Peter Tudor Cooke | Green Party | 247 | 8.88% | 16.61% | |
Helen Rosamund Scott | Liberal Democrats | 223 | 8.02% | 15.00% | |
Chris Scott | Liberal Democrats | 194 | 6.98% | 13.05% | |
Adrian Geoffrey Gilbert | UK Independence Party | 174 | 6.26% | 11.70% | |
Patricia Townend | Labour Party | 126 | 4.53% | 8.47% | |
Total | 2,780 | 100.00% | |||
Valid Ballot Papers | 1,487 | 99.60% | |||
Rejected Ballot Papers | 6 | 0.40% | |||
Ballot Papers Issued | 1,493 | 39.86% | |||
Registered Electors | 3,746 |
Judd Ward [13] (Two seats) | |||||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
Mark Anthony James Hood | Green Party | 1,512 | 40.29% | 77.14% | |
April Elizabeth Clark | Green Party | 1,477 | 39.36% | 75.36% | |
David John Cure | Conservative Party | 348 | 9.27% | 17.76% | |
Tony Lambeth | Conservative Party | 272 | 7.25% | 13.88% | |
Colin Richard Bullen | UK Independence Party | 144 | 3.84% | 7.35% | |
Total | 3,753 | 100.00% | |||
Valid Ballot Papers | 1,960 | 99.85% | |||
Rejected Ballot Papers | 3 | 0.15% | |||
Ballot Papers Issued | 1,963 | 50.89% | |||
Registered Electors | 3,857 |
Kings Hill Ward [14] (Three seats) | |||||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
Christopher Brown | Conservative Party | 887 | 21.81% | 54.65% | |
Millie Langridge | Conservative Party | 770 | 18.93% | 47.44% | |
Kim Bonita Tanner | Conservative Party | 672 | 16.52% | 41.40% | |
Sarah Muriel Barker | Independent | 651 | 16.01% | 40.11% | |
David Leonard Waller | Independent | 474 | 11.65% | 29.21% | |
Suzanne Elizabeth Burdon | Liberal Democrats | 344 | 8.46% | 21.20% | |
Andrew Peter Russel | Liberal Democrats | 269 | 6.61% | 16.57% | |
Total | 4,067 | 100.00% | |||
Valid Ballot Papers | 1,623 | 99.39% | |||
Rejected Ballot Papers | 10 | 0.61% | |||
Ballot Papers Issued | 1,633 | 25.77% | |||
Registered Electors | 6,336 |
Larkfield North Ward [15] (Two seats) | |||||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
Trudy Dean | Liberal Democrats | 839 | 37.90% | 72.20% | |
David Thornewell | Liberal Democrats | 788 | 35.59% | 67.81% | |
Dougie Dick | Conservative Party | 307 | 13.87% | 26.42% | |
Mike Parry-Waller | Conservative Party | 280 | 12.65% | 24.10% | |
Total | 2,214 | 100.00% | |||
Valid Ballot Papers | 1,162 | 98.39% | |||
Rejected Ballot Papers | 19 | 1.61% | |||
Ballot Papers Issued | 1,181 | 33.23% | |||
Registered Electors | 3,557 |
Larkfield South Ward [16] (Two seats) | |||||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
Anita Sandra Oakley | Liberal Democrats | 791 | 41.37% | 78.47% | |
Timothy Bishop | Liberal Democrats | 736 | 38.49% | 73.02% | |
Tracy Ann Hildrew | Conservative Party | 221 | 11.56% | 21.92% | |
Chris Winn | Conservative Party | 164 | 8.58% | 16.27% | |
Total | 1,912 | 100.00% | |||
Valid Ballot Papers | 1,008 | 98.63% | |||
Rejected Ballot Papers | 14 | 1.37% | |||
Ballot Papers Issued | 1,022 | 29.96% | |||
Registered Electors | 3,411 |
Medway Ward [17] (Three seats) | |||||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
Matt Boughton | Conservative Party | 725 | 15.82% | 44.05% | |
Jon Botten | Conservative Party | 697 | 15.21% | 42.35% | |
James Roger Starling Lark | Conservative Party | 624 | 13.62% | 37.91% | |
Clive John Gray | Green Party | 528 | 11.52% | 32.08% | |
Ralph Martin Ruge | Green Party | 418 | 9.12% | 25.39% | |
Edward Simon Partington | Green Party | 370 | 8.08% | 22.48% | |
Jane Lloyd | Liberal Democrats | 333 | 7.27% | 20.23% | |
Euan Alexander Munro | Liberal Democrats | 281 | 6.13% | 17.07% | |
Sacha Marten | Labour Party | 210 | 4.58% | 12.76% | |
Colin Robert Tarver Hussey | UK Independence Party | 207 | 4.52% | 12.58% | |
Zephanie Ruby Elsie Marten | Labour Party | 189 | 4.12% | 11.48% | |
Total | 4,582 | 100.00% | |||
Valid Ballot Papers | 1,646 | 99.64% | |||
Rejected Ballot Papers | 6 | 0.36% | |||
Ballot Papers Issued | 1,652 | 30.96% | |||
Registered Electors | 5,336 |
Snodland East and Ham Hill Ward [18] (Two seats) | |||||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
Sue Bell | Conservative Party | 413 | 31.34% | 53.43% | |
Ruth Freda Lettington | Conservative Party | 373 | 28.30% | 48.25% | |
Wayne John Mallard | Labour Party | 312 | 23.67% | 40.36% | |
Jane Catherine Ayers | Liberal Democrats | 220 | 16.69% | 28.46% | |
Total | 1,318 | 100.00% | |||
Valid Ballot Papers | 773 | 98.47% | |||
Rejected Ballot Papers | 12 | 1.53% | |||
Ballot Papers Issued | 785 | 21.67% | |||
Registered Electors | 3,622 |
Snodland West and Holborough Lakes Ward [19] (Three seats) | |||||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
Paul Michael Hickmott | Labour Party | 640 | 18.54% | 52.12% | |
Alan Peter John Keeley | Conservative Party | 614 | 17.79% | 50.00% | |
David Lettington | Conservative Party | 602 | 17.44% | 49.02% | |
Ian Lee Butterfield | Conservative Party | 571 | 16.54% | 46.50% | |
Susan Lesley Shaw | Labour Party | 528 | 15.30% | 43.00% | |
Lea Angeline West | Labour Party | 497 | 14.40% | 40.47% | |
Total | 3,452 | 100.00% | |||
Valid Ballot Papers | 1,228 | 97.46% | |||
Rejected Ballot Papers | 32 | 2.54% | |||
Ballot Papers Issued | 1,260 | 26.45% | |||
Registered Electors | 4,767 |
Trench Ward [20] (Two seats) | |||||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
Pam Bates | Conservative Party | 464 | 26.30% | 45.40% | |
Georgina Elizabeth Thomas | Conservative Party | 460 | 26.08% | 45.01% | |
Stacey Dean Pilgrim | Independent | 366 | 20.75% | 35.81% | |
Carl Anthony Marten | Labour Party | 240 | 13.61% | 23.48% | |
Simon Richardson | Labour Party | 234 | 13.27% | 22.90% | |
Total | 1,764 | 100.00% | |||
Valid Ballot Papers | 1,022 | 98.65% | |||
Rejected Ballot Papers | 14 | 1.35% | |||
Ballot Papers Issued | 1,036 | 28.90% | |||
Registered Electors | 3,585 |
Vauxhall Ward [21] (Two seats) | |||||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
Frances Annabel Hoskins | Liberal Democrats | 858 | 33.15% | 64.90% | |
Garry Christopher Bridge | Liberal Democrats | 759 | 29.33% | 57.41% | |
Maria Frances Heslop | Conservative Party | 526 | 20.32% | 39.79% | |
Carl Michael Lewis | Conservative Party | 445 | 17.19% | 33.66% | |
Total | 2,588 | 100.00% | |||
Valid Ballot Papers | 1,322 | 97.49% | |||
Rejected Ballot Papers | 34 | 2.51% | |||
Ballot Papers Issued | 1,356 | 35.40% | |||
Registered Electors | 3,831 |
Wateringbury Ward [22] (One seat) | ||||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
Sarah Anne Hudson | Conservative Party | 325 | 48.65% | |
Mark James Burrows | Independent | 255 | 38.17% | |
Siobhan Catherine Sharp | Liberal Democrats | 88 | 13.17% | |
Total | 668 | 100.00% | ||
Rejected Ballot Papers | 6 | 0.89% | ||
Ballot Papers Issued | 674 | 41.76% | ||
Registered Electors | 1,614 |
West Malling and Leybourne Ward [23] (Three seats) | |||||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
Brian John Luker | Conservative Party | 833 | 15.30% | 40.03% | |
Lee O'Toole | Conservative Party | 743 | 13.65% | 35.70% | |
Nick Stapleton | Liberal Democrats | 739 | 13.58% | 35.51% | |
Zeenara Najam | Conservative Party | 715 | 13.14% | 34.36% | |
Nicholas Alasdair Laurence Taplin | Liberal Democrats | 661 | 12.14% | 31.76% | |
Bob Ulph | Independent | 613 | 11.26% | 29.46% | |
Bill Banks | Liberal Democrats | 608 | 11.17% | 29.22% | |
Neil Christopher Harrison | Independent | 393 | 7.22% | 18.89% | |
John Alexander Hobson | Labour Party | 138 | 2.54% | 6.63% | |
Total | 5,443 | 100.00% | |||
Valid Ballot Papers | 2,081 | 100.00% | |||
Rejected Ballot Papers | 0 | 0.00% | |||
Ballot Papers Issued | 2,081 | 37.18% | |||
Registered Electors | 5,597 |
Wrotham, Ightham and Stansted Ward [24] (Two seats) | |||||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
Robin Patrick Betts | Conservative Party | 715 | 30.65% | 53.68% | |
Martin Andrew Coffin | Conservative Party | 620 | 26.58% | 46.55% | |
Scott Michael Millener | Independent Alliance (Kent) | 568 | 24.35% | 42.64% | |
Laura Roberts | Green Party | 430 | 18.43% | 32.28% | |
Total | 2,333 | 100.00% | |||
Valid Ballot Papers | 1,332 | 99.63% | |||
Rejected Ballot Papers | 5 | 0.37% | |||
Ballot Papers Issued | 1,337 | 38.75% | |||
Registered Electors | 3,450 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Anna Cope | 731 | 59.3 | +36.0 | |
Conservative | Johurul Islam | 454 | 36.8 | −7.3 | |
Labour | Julian Wilson | 48 | 3.9 | −5.0 | |
Majority | 277 | 22.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,233 | 34.7 | |||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing | 21.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Dan Harman | 740 | 59.3 | +21.7 | |
Independent | Louis Westlake | 316 | 25.3 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Raja Zahidi | 191 | 15.3 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 424 | 34.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,247 | 18.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 1.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Paul Boxall | 776 | 49.6 | +22.3 | |
Conservative | David Thompson | 624 | 39.8 | +9.2 | |
Green | Jordan Mahoney | 137 | 8.7 | N/A | |
Labour | Robin Potter | 29 | 1.9 | −3.2 | |
Majority | 152 | 9.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,566 | 27.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 6.6 |
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