2023 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election

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2023 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election
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  2019 4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)2027 

All 44 seats to Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
23 seats needed for a majority
Turnout35.8%
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderMatt Boughton [1] Anita OakleyApril Clark
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Green
Last election39 seats, 46.9%9 seats, 19.5%2 seats, 11.5%
Seats won20118
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 19Increase2.svg 2Increase2.svg 6
Popular vote32,30419,80816,621
Percentage40.2%24.6%20.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg 6.7%Increase2.svg 5.1%Increase2.svg 9.2%

 Fourth partyFifth party
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LeaderMike Taylor
Party Labour Ind. Alliance
Last election1 seat, 8.0%3 seats, 8.6%
Seats won32
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote6,3584,472
Percentage7.9%5.6%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.1%Decrease2.svg 3.0%

Tonbridge and Malling UK ward map 2023.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election

Leader before election

Matt Boughton
Conservative

Leader after election

Matt Boughton
Conservative
No overall control

An election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect councillors to Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council in Kent, England. This took place on the same day as other local elections across England. Boundary changes which took effect at this election saw the number of councillors reduced from 54 to 44 and the number of wards reduced from 24 to 19.

Contents

The council went from having a Conservative majority to being under no overall control. [2] The Conservatives and Independent Alliance formed a coalition after the election; with 22 councillors they had exactly half the seats on the council. At the subsequent annual council meeting on 17 May 2023 the Conservative leader Matt Boughton retained his position as leader of the council. The vote was initially tied at 22 votes both for and against. The new Conservative mayor, James Lark, used his casting vote in favour of Boughton remaining leader. Independent Alliance leader Mike Taylor was made the cabinet member for planning. [3]

Summary

Election result

The overall result was as follows: [4]

2023 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 442004Decrease2.svg 1945.540.232,304–6.7
  Liberal Democrats 231100Increase2.svg 225.024.619,808+5.1
  Green 18820Increase2.svg 618.220.716,621+9.2
  Labour 19320Increase2.svg 26.87.96,358–0.1
 Independent Alliance (Kent)5200Decrease2.svg 14.55.64,472–3.0
  Independent 2000Steady2.svg0.00.7527–3.4
  Reform UK 2000Steady2.svg0.00.3244N/A
  Heritage 1000Steady2.svg0.00.177N/A

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating a sitting councillor standing for re-election. [5] [6]

Aylesford North & North Downs

Aylesford North & North Downs (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Roger Dalton* 953 45.9
Conservative Dave Davis* 909 43.8
Conservative Alex McDermott 737 35.5
Labour Stephen Beadle66131.9
Liberal Democrats Julia Bell47122.7
Labour Rizwana Shelley32915.9
Liberal Democrats David Young32115.5
Labour Thomas Shelley31515.2
Independent Jason Green30114.5
Green Em Perera22310.7
Green Mark West1959.4
Reform UK Rob Gailer1195.7
Turnout 2,07529.4
Registered electors 7,071
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Aylesford South & Ditton

Aylesford South & Ditton (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Steve Hammond* 1,132 53.4
Conservative Rob Cannon* 975 46.0
Conservative Colin Williams* 975 46.0
Liberal Democrats Dan Markham78937.2
Liberal Democrats Trevor Walker77836.7
Liberal Democrats James Cox70033.0
Labour Julia Jenner28413.4
Labour Paul Wilson24111.4
Turnout 2,12032.2
Registered electors 6,576
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh

Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Paul Boxall* 957 59.7
Liberal Democrats Bill Banks 870 54.2
Conservative Mary McKinlay55834.8
Conservative Sam Webb54333.9
Labour Deirdre Evans1207.5
Turnout 1,60435.2
Registered electors 4,563
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Borough Green & Platt

Borough Green & Platt (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Ind. Alliance Mike Taylor* 1,233 75.6
Ind. Alliance Wendy Palmer* 1,199 73.5
Conservative Patrick Lohlein31919.6
Conservative Christian Wragg29117.8
Turnout 1,63135.7
Registered electors 4,565
Ind. Alliance win (new seat)
Ind. Alliance win (new seat)

Bourne

Bourne (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Green Steve Crisp 761 44.5
Conservative James Lark* 730 42.7
Green Bernice Catt72542.4
Conservative Piers Montague*65538.3
Ind. Alliance Sue Butterfill35520.8
Turnout 1,70941.3
Registered electors 4,137
Green win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Cage Green & Angel

Cage Green & Angel (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Green Anna Cope* 1,828 62.3
Green Robert Oliver 1,737 59.2
Green Bethan Parry 1,639 55.9
Conservative Vivian Branson*1,12838.5
Conservative Jenny Lewis1,08737.1
Conservative Johurul Islam98333.5
Turnout 2,93343.7
Registered electors 6,715
Green win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)

East Malling, West Malling & Offham

East Malling, West Malling & Offham (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Trudy Dean* 1,831 62.4
Liberal Democrats Roger Roud* 1,620 55.2
Liberal Democrats Michelle Tatton* 1,598 54.5
Conservative David Thompson69523.7
Conservative Simon Slater62621.3
Conservative Joel Blacket51517.6
Turnout 2,40236.2
Registered electors 6,629
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

East Peckham, West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury

East Peckham, West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Sarah Hudson* 1,260 63.2
Conservative Matt Boughton* 1,201 60.2
Green Kim Winterbottom37718.9
Green Stephen Jackson34817.4
Labour Robin Potter27914.0
Liberal Democrats Suzanne Burdon26813.4
Turnout 1,99540.0
Registered electors 4,991
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Higham

Higham (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Lee Athwal 1,240 54.7 +34.3
Conservative Dennis King* 1,106 48.8 –10.1
Green Antony Burdon1,10148.6N/A
Conservative Frixos Tombolis*95142.0–3.6
Turnout 2,26547.6+10.9
Registered electors 4,757
Green gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Hildenborough

Hildenborough (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Rhodes* 1,011 52.6 –0.4
Green Kath Barton 928 48.3 +25.7
Conservative Steve Webster81242.2–4.3
Liberal Democrats Helen Hobhouse50526.3+11.3
Labour Michael Connor28214.7+6.2
Turnout 1,92344.8+5.2
Registered electors 4,289
Conservative hold
Green gain from Conservative

Judd

Judd (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Mark Hood* 1,633 79.0 +1.9
Green George Hines 1,562 75.6 +0.2
Conservative Holly Ware35817.3–0.5
Conservative Paul Webster32115.5+1.6
Labour Matthew Oliver1517.3N/A
Turnout 2,06644.1–6.8
Registered electors 4,683
Green hold
Green hold

Kings Hill

Kings Hill (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dan Harman* 1,085 56.8 +9.4
Conservative Christopher Brown* 1,048 54.8 +0.1
Conservative Kim Tanner* 1,047 54.8 +13.4
Green Richard Dowling48025.1N/A
Green Louis Westlake43822.9N/A
Labour Kathleen Garlick25813.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Nick Taplin25613.4–7.8
Labour Sarah Palmer23412.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Ken Poege23412.2–4.4
Liberal Democrats James Young21611.3N/A
Turnout 1,91127.6+1.8
Registered electors 6,930
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Larkfield

Larkfield (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats David Thornewell* 1,401 78.5
Liberal Democrats Anita Oakley* 1,385 77.6
Liberal Democrats Timothy Bishop* 1,372 76.9
Conservative Dougie Dick37120.8
Conservative Harry Noble28415.9
Conservative Edward Thackwell27215.2
Turnout 1,78525.8
Registered electors 6,911
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Pilgrims with Ightham

Pilgrims with Ightham (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Robin Betts* 987 53.0
Conservative Martin Coffin* 934 50.1
Ind. Alliance Tim Shaw*90848.7
Ind. Alliance Scott Millener77741.7
Turnout 1,86440.9
Registered electors 4,588
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Snodland East & Ham Hill

Snodland East & Ham Hill (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Wayne Mallard 487 52.3 +11.9
Conservative Sue Bell* 445 47.8 –5.6
Labour Martin Aldridge43046.2N/A
Conservative Brian Luker*39942.9–5.4
Turnout 93122.3+0.6
Registered electors 4,182
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Snodland West & Holborough Lakes

Snodland West & Holborough Lakes (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Hickmott* 755 62.7 +10.6
Labour Angus Bennison 638 53.0 +10.0
Conservative David Gaunt42235.0–15.0
Conservative Archie Bartlett41534.5–14.5
Heritage Vicky Parker776.4N/A
Turnout 1,20427.4+0.9
Registered electors 4,394
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Trench

Trench (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Adem Mehmet 735 43.2 –2.2
Conservative Keith Tunstall 726 42.6 –2.4
Green Stacey Pilgrim72042.3N/A
Green Chris Hill68640.3N/A
Labour Callum Lake17310.2–13.3
Labour Kathryn Parish1659.7–13.2
Liberal Democrats Yvonne Brightmore975.7N/A
Turnout 1,70340.8+11.9
Registered electors 4,172
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Vauxhall

Vauxhall (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Frances Hoskins* 1,487 63.2 –1.7
Liberal Democrats Garry Bridge* 1,306 55.5 –1.9
Liberal Democrats James Clokey 1,275 54.2 N/A
Conservative David Cain61226.0–13.8
Conservative Michael Payne60325.6–8.1
Conservative Roberick Tay54423.1N/A
Labour Kerry Jordan-Daus33814.4N/A
Independent Rachna Sinha2269.6N/A
Reform UK Peregrine White1255.3N/A
Turnout 2,35237.8+2.4
Registered electors 6,225
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Walderslade

Walderslade
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Des Keers* 544 65.3
Labour Co-op Lola Oyemusi21826.2
Liberal Democrats Lisa Cox718.5
Majority32639.1
Turnout 84436.0
Registered electors 2,345
Conservative win (new seat)

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