2021 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election

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Map showing the results of the 2021 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election

The 2021 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect one third of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in England. [1]

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Results summary

2021 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 9Decrease2.svg 647.4152450.013,10536.9+8.3
  Liberal Democrats 7Increase2.svg 436.861327.19,52426.8-0.4
  Alliance 1Increase2.svg 15.35612.54,54012.8-4.9
  Labour 2Increase2.svg 110.53510.45,95516.8+4.7
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02,2696.4+3.8
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0950.3-4.2
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0310.1New

Ward results

Benenden and Cranbrook

Benenden and Cranbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sean Holden 989 48.6 −3.8
Alliance Lee Hatcher58728.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Thomas Gardner1527.5−15.6
Labour James Groome1477.2−2.1
Green John Hurst1286.3N/A
Reform UK Toby Stripp311.5N/A
Majority 40219.7
Turnout 2,03938.7
Conservative hold Swing

Brenchley and Horsmonden

Brenchley and Horsmonden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jane March 838 45.7 −20.3
Alliance James Spencer49026.7N/A
Labour Kevin Kerrigan23312.7−7.8
Green Louise Wilby1618.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Alexis Bird1116.1N/A
Majority 34819.0
Turnout 1,84344.4
Conservative hold Swing

Broadwater

Broadwater
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Hall 460 33.7 +21.6
Conservative Barbara Cobbold41930.7−24.2
Green Adrian Thorne36126.4N/A
Labour Marcus Chapman946.9−9.4
UKIP Alun Elder-Brown312.3−14.5
Majority 413.0
Turnout 1,36941.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Capel

Capel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Hugh Patterson 717 75.2 +37.2
Conservative Carol MacKonochie18719.6−28.0
Green Christine Spicer171.8N/A
Labour Wendy Day161.7−3.3
UKIP Christopher Hoare161.7−7.7
Majority 53055.6
Turnout 95753.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Culverden

Culverden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Justine Rutland 1,349 53.7 +40.5
Conservative Maryna Cole82933.0−11.0
Labour Lucia Cligaris-Adams33313.3−6.2
Majority 52020.7
Turnout 2,53341.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Goudhurst and Lamberhurst

Goudhurst and Lamberhurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance David Knight 641 40.0 N/A
Conservative Colin Noakes61338.2−22.3
Labour Simon Fowler1338.3−5.1
Green Geoffrey Mason1197.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Quentin Rappoport976.1−5.8
Majority 281.8
Turnout 1,60745.1
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing

Hawkhurst and Sandhurst

Hawkhurst and Sandhurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Beverley Palmer 1,100 58.2 +0.5
Alliance Ellen Neville40321.3N/A
Labour Ana-Mari Draper1588.4−2.7
Green Johanna Williamson1306.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Brian Guinnessy995.2−4.5
Majority 69736.9
Turnout 1,89438.6
Conservative hold Swing

Paddock Wood West

Paddock Wood West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Hills 461 38.6
Labour Raymond Moon36930.9
Green Trevor Bisdee30425.5
Liberal Democrats James Cole594.9
Majority 927.7
Turnout 1,20240.6
Conservative hold Swing

Pantiles and St. Mark's

Pantiles and St. Mark's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Wendy Fitzsimmons 1,259 48.1 +35.8
Conservative Liam Randall94636.1−19.4
Green Evelien Hurst-Buist2288.7+1.6
Labour Jemima Blackmore1847.0−6.6
Majority 31312.0
Turnout 2,62950.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Park

Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Victoria White 887 35.7 −15.1
Alliance Suzanne Wakeman63225.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Anne Sillivan41416.7−1.1
Labour Susan Pound33213.4−5.3
Green Alasdair Fraser2198.8N/A
Majority 25510.3
Turnout 2,50143.0
Conservative hold Swing

Pembury

Pembury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Roberts 907 46.2 −8.1
Alliance Angela Ward67534.4N/A
Labour Paul Webster20810.6−3.8
Liberal Democrats Yvonne Raptis1738.8−1.9
Majority 23211.8
Turnout 1,97244.3
Conservative hold Swing

Rusthall

Rusthall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Katherine Britcher-Allan 572 35.7 +18.8
Conservative James Allen45528.4−14.3
Liberal Democrats Angela Funnell43627.2+17.2
Green Aimee Taylor1418.8+1.0
Majority 1177.3
Turnout 1,61343.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Sherwood

Sherwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lance Goodship 960 50.7 +4.6
Labour Shadi Rogers72438.2+19.8
Liberal Democrats Alan Bullion21111.1+3.4
Majority 23612.5
Turnout 1,92038.5
Conservative hold Swing

Southborough and High Brooms

Southborough and High Brooms
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Dianne Hill 1,033 52.5 +0.2
Conservative Nasir Jamil57629.3+3.8
Liberal Democrats Aqab Malik1628.2+3.0
Green Anthony Hoskin1507.6+2.0
UKIP Christine Marshall482.4−8.9
Majority 45723.2
Turnout 1,99436.1
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Speldhurst and Bidborough

Speldhurst and Bidborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harry Allen 912 39.4 −30.3
Conservative David Stanyer 860 37.2 −32.5
Alliance Matthew Sankey62627.1N/A
Alliance Anne Backshell48621.0N/A
Green Clare Himmer31113.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Stirling29012.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Martin Brice24610.6N/A
Labour Millie Gray1767.6−9.7
Labour Anne Musker1747.5−9.8
Turnout 2,31349.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

St. James

St. James
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Chapelard 1,231 68.0 −3.2
Liberal Democrats Robert Wormington 920 50.8 −20.4
Conservative Thelma Huggett29516.3+4.3
Conservative Alexander Lewis-Grey28515.7+3.7
Labour Rosanagh Mockett25814.2+4.3
Labour Alexander Klimanski21912.1+2.2
Turnout 1,81141.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

St. John's

St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Lidstone 1,138 49.2 +5.9
Labour Michael Tapp59225.6+11.6
Conservative Thomas Clowes-Pritchard58325.2−4.3
Majority 54623.6
Turnout 2,33644.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

By-elections

Speldhurst & Bidborough

Speldhurst & Bidborough: 25 November 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance Matthew Sankey 788 49.8 +22.7
Conservative Rowena Stanyer73046.1+6.7
Labour Aleksander Klimanski654.1−3.5
Majority 583.7N/A
Turnout 1,58734.7
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg8.0

References

  1. "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). tunbridgewells.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2021.