Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 2006

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Map of the results of the 2006 Tunbridge Wells council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2006. Tunbridge-Wells 2006 election map.png
Map of the results of the 2006 Tunbridge Wells council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2006.

The 2006 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in Kent, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Tunbridge Wells Local Election Result 2006 [3] [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1420+287.558.914,301+6.1%
  Liberal Democrat 202-212.531.67,668-1.5%
  Labour 000005.61,370-2.3%
  Green 000002.2536-1.6%
  UKIP 000001.7422-0.4%

Ward results

Benenden and Cranbrook [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter Davies1,18360.7+8.4
Liberal Democrat Winifred Honnywill60330.9-3.2
UKIP Oliver Clement1638.4-5.2
Majority58029.8+11.6
Turnout 1,94938.6-4.3
Conservative hold Swing
Brenchley and Horsmonden [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Sally-Ann Slade1,09679.1+17.4
Liberal Democrat John Billingham29020.9-4.7
Majority80658.2+22.1
Turnout 1,38637.6-6.5
Conservative hold Swing
Broadwater [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Peter Crawford50346.1+9.9
Conservative David Stanyer48644.6-1.6
UKIP Theresa Theophanides1019.3-0.6
Majority171.5
Turnout 1,09037.6-3.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Culverden [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Leonard Price98158.6+4.0
Liberal Democrat Paul Beard45026.9+3.6
Green Brian Leslie24414.6+3.9
Majority53131.7+0.4
Turnout 1,67534.9-2.4
Conservative hold Swing
Hawkhurst and Sandhurst [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Cunningham1,06469.9+4.4
Liberal Democrat Keith Brown45830.1+4.8
Majority60639.8-0.4
Turnout 1,52234.9-7.0
Conservative hold Swing
Paddock Wood East [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Marriott60364.8+26.8
Liberal Democrat Lorraine Braam20722.2-13.8
Labour Timothy Rich12113.0-8.4
Majority39642.6+40.6
Turnout 93130.9+5.8
Conservative hold Swing
Paddock Wood West [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Elizabeth Thomas52560.6+3.4
Labour Raymond Moon18321.1+4.3
UKIP Victor Webb15818.2+18.2
Majority34239.5+8.3
Turnout 86630.1+7.2
Conservative hold Swing
Pantiles and St Marks [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative James Scholes1,15668.6+2.3
Liberal Democrat Jane Johnson52931.4-2.3
Majority62737.2+4.6
Turnout 1,68535.0-5.4
Conservative hold Swing
Park [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Catherine Mayhew1,25063.9+9.1
Liberal Democrat Peter Hillier70736.1+5.1
Majority54327.8+4.0
Turnout 1,95738.2-4.2
Conservative hold Swing
Pembury [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Michael Tompsett1,12456.2-1.5
Liberal Democrat Thomas Symondson87743.8+10.0
Majority24712.4-11.5
Turnout 2,00144.7+1.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
St James' [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat David Neve77665.5+5.2
Conservative Christopher Browne27323.1-3.1
Green Richard Leslie13511.4+11.4
Majority50342.4+8.3
Turnout 1,18435.6+1.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
St John's [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Christopher Woodward76044.7+7.1
Liberal Democrat Lesley Herriot63637.4-4.5
Green Phyllis Leslie1579.2+1.8
Labour Keith Hamm1468.6+0.0
Majority1247.3+3.0
Turnout 1,69935.5+0.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Sherwood [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Edward Jolley75453.7+0.3
Liberal Democrat Alan Bullion39928.4+7.0
Labour Jemima Blackmore25217.9-7.4
Majority35525.3-2.8
Turnout 1,40530.9-0.6
Conservative hold Swing
Southborough and High Brooms [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Colin Bothwell84949.4+10.6
Labour Dianne Hill56132.7-4.5
Liberal Democrat Marguerita Morton30817.9+2.1
Majority18816.7+15.1
Turnout 1,71833.7-0.5
Conservative hold Swing
Southborough North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Michael Rusbridge79757.8+11.4
Liberal Democrat Terence Driscoll47434.4-14.0
Labour Gregory Lay1077.8+7.8
Majority32323.4
Turnout 1,37845.1+7.1
Conservative hold Swing
Speldhurst and Bidborough [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Melvyn Howell1,40075.6+4.9
Liberal Democrat Ian Williams45124.4-4.9
Majority94951.2+9.8
Turnout 1,85142.3-2.4
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Local elections: Tunbridge Wells". BBC News Online . Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  2. ↑ Wilson, Graeme (2006-05-05). "Conservatives Cameron's crusade puts Tories back on victory trail". The Daily Telegraph. p. 4.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Elections 5 May 2006". Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Archived from the original on 2006-09-27. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  4. ↑ "Local elections". The Times. 2006-05-05. p. 9.
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