2019 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election

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The 2019 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect one third of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in England. [1] [2] The Conservatives retained control of the council, but with a reduced majority.

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Results summary

2019 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 5Decrease2.svg 1327.8232860.47,58229.1Decrease2.svg13.7
  Liberal Democrats 5Increase2.svg 527.84918.87,30928.1Increase2.svg5.0
  Alliance 5Increase2.svg 527.81612.54,00815.4Increase2.svg4.7
  Labour 2Increase2.svg 210.5248.43,38713.0Decrease2.svg8.5
  Independent 1Increase2.svg 15.6012.11,1144.3N/A
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,2905.0Increase2.svg4.5
  Women's Equality 0Steady2.svg0.0000.06702.6Increase2.svg1.4
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.06632.5Increase2.svg2.3

Results by Ward

Benenden and Cranbook

Benenden and Cranbook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance Nancy Warne 771 43 N/A
Conservative Sally-Ann Marks70639−11
Liberal Democrats Wendy Fitzsimmons21412−12
Labour Anne Musker1096−3
Majority65
Turnout 1,87936
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing

Culverden

Culverden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats James Rands 723 32 +17
Women's Equality Elizabeth Orr57025N/A
Conservative Nasir Jamil56025−24
Labour David Adams23711−4
UKIP Paul Standing1557−4
Majority153
Turnout 2,26239
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Frittenden and Sissinghurst

Frittenden and Sissinghurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Fairweather 347 46 ±0
Alliance John Smith32143+14
Liberal Democrats Brian Guinnessy8011+2
Majority26
Turnout 75145
Conservative hold Swing

Goudhurst and Lamberhurst

Goudhurst and Lamberhurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Linda Hall 505 39 −25
Independent David Knight48738N/A
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Stirling18414+3
Labour Simon Fowler1229−3
Majority18
Turnout 1,31238
Conservative hold Swing

Hawkhurst and Sandhurst

Hawkhurst and Sandhurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Godfrey Bland* 797 55 −5
Liberal Democrats Helena Waters54537+26
Labour Ana-Mari Draper1378−3
Majority252
Turnout 1,51532
Conservative hold Swing

Paddock Wood East

Paddock Wood East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Rodney Atkins 416 43 N/A
Conservative Sarah Hamilton* 329 34 −20
Independent William Hills32434N/A
Conservative Christopher Camp22223−31
Labour Derek Boyle12613+1
Green Josephine Wilby9310N/A
Liberal Democrats Martin Brice849+1
Labour Robert Seggie849−3
Green Amanda Wells828N/A
Liberal Democrats Martin Huebscher535−3
Majority5
Turnout 96931.5
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Paddock Wood West

Paddock Wood West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matthew Bailey 289 31 −20
Labour Raymond Moon28931+10
UKIP Tracey Goacher12013−8
Green Trevor Bisdee11913N/A
Liberal Democrats James Cole10812+5
Majority00
Turnout 94133
Conservative hold Swing

Pantiles and St. Mark's

Pantiles and St. Mark's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Hickey 1,346 60 +47
Conservative Lawrence Heasman*55425−32
Green John Hurst1527−3
Women's Equality Céline Thomas1004N/A
Labour Patricia Fowlie934−8
Majority79235
Turnout 2,27945
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Park

Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance Christian Attwood 1,125 50 N/A
Alliance Rebecca Bruneau 1,088 48 N/A
Conservative Tracy Moore*53924−30
Liberal Democrats Rachel Sadler48621+3
Liberal Democrats Gillian Douglass48221+3
Conservative Victoria White43719−35
Labour Linda Jagger2119−7
Independent Victor Webb2119N/A
UKIP Michael Jerrom1286−6
Majority549
Turnout 2,27140.7
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing

Pembury

Pembury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance David Hayward 784 44 N/A
Conservative Susan Nuttall*48427−25
Liberal Democrats Colin Sefton1659−2
Green Richard Bayles1257N/A
UKIP Joel Turner1146−18
Labour Joel Turner905−9
Majority300
Turnout 1,76740
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing

Rusthall

Rusthall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Funnell 547 41 +28
Labour Bjorn Simpole34626+4
Conservative David Pate28321−12
UKIP Alun Elder-Brown14411−6
Majority153
Turnout 1,32937
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Sherwood

Sherwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hugo Pound 517 34 +15
Conservative Samantha White50633−16
Liberal Democrats Alan Bullion26818+9
UKIP Christopher Hoare23315−8
Majority11
Turnout 1,54129
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Southborough and High Brooms

Southborough and High Brooms
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Luke Everitt 845 50 +14
Liberal Democrats Alexis Bird35221+11
Conservative Mark Puller30918−20
UKIP Christine Marshall19511−5
Majority493
Turnout 1,71432
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Southborough North

Southborough North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Trevor Poile 691 53 +38
Conservative David Elliott*41431−27
Labour Nicholas Blackwell13510−6
UKIP Stephen Lukacs766−5
Majority277
Turnout 1,32242
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Speldhurst and Bidborough

Speldhurst and Bidborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance Lucinda Willis 1,007 51 N/A
Conservative John Jukes*61331−33
Liberal Democrats Iola Palmer-Stirling35112−2
Majority394
Turnout 1,99043
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing

St. John's

St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Marguerita Morton 1,165 59 +34
Conservative Peter Oakford*34718−23
Green Benjamin Phillips1749−1
Labour Louise Reid1548−6
UKIP Robert Horan1256−5
Majority818
Turnout 1,98139
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Borough Election, May 2019 - Thursday, 2nd May, 2019". Spelthorne. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Tunbridge Wells Borough Council". BBC. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
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