Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 2007

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Map of the results of the 2007 Tunbridge Wells council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2007. Tunbridge-Wells 2007 election map.png
Map of the results of the 2007 Tunbridge Wells council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2007.

The 2007 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 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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Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

The results saw the Labour party lose its last councillor, Ronnie Ooi, on the council. [2] Ooi lost his seat in Southborough and High Brooms ward after campaigning by distancing himself from the national Labour government and calling on voters to preserve an opposition to the Conservatives on the council. [3]

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A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

Southborough, Kent town in Kent, England

Southborough is a town and civil parish in the District of Tunbridge Wells, in Kent, England. It lies immediately to the north of Tunbridge Wells itself and includes the district of High Brooms, with the A26 London road passing through it. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 11,124. The town is within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Tunbridge Wells Local Election Result 2007 [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1541+393.857.213,455-1.7%
  Liberal Democrat 113-26.327.96,571-3.7%
  UKIP 000006.31,482+4.6%
  Labour 001-105.91,391+0.3%
  Green 000002.0469-0.2%
  Independent 000000.7164+0.7%

Ward results

Benenden and Cranbrook [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Linda Hall1,17058.5-2.2
Liberal Democrat Francis Rook69634.8+3.9
UKIP Oliver Clement1336.7-1.7
Majority47423.7-6.1
Turnout 1,99938.9+0.3
Conservative hold Swing
Culverden [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Miller92158.1-0.5
Green Brian Leslie46929.6+15.0
UKIP Patricia Theophanides19612.4+12.4
Majority45228.5-3.2
Turnout 1,58632.6-2.3
Conservative hold Swing
Frittenden and Sissinghurst [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Smith50563.7-10.4
Liberal Democrat Graham Lee28836.3+10.4
Majority21727.4-20.8
Turnout 79347.3+6.9
Conservative hold Swing
Goudhurst and Lamberhurst [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Bullock80664.6-5.1
Liberal Democrat John Billingham29723.8-6.5
UKIP Julie La Coste14411.5+11.5
Majority50940.8+1.4
Turnout 1,24738.9-3.9
Conservative hold Swing
Hawkhurst and Sandhurst [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ron Weeden1,09571.6+1.7
Liberal Democrat Keith Brown43528.4-1.7
Majority66043.2+3.4
Turnout 1,53034.5-0.4
Conservative hold Swing
Paddock Wood East [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter Waldock51351.6-13.2
Labour Raymond Moon19319.4+6.4
Independent Ronald Goodman16416.5+16.5
Liberal Democrat Jamie Johnson12512.6-9.6
Majority34932.2-10.4
Turnout 99532.7+1.8
Conservative hold Swing
Paddock Wood West [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Stanley Ward64679.0+18.4
Labour Raymond Steward17221.0-0.1
Majority47458.0+18.5
Turnout 81828.2-1.9
Conservative hold Swing
Pantiles and St Marks [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Gillian Barber-Hughes1,11064.1-4.5
Liberal Democrat Jean-Luc Bressard47027.1-4.3
UKIP Beryl Woodall1528.8+8.8
Majority64037.0-0.2
Turnout 1,73236.0+1.0
Conservative hold Swing
Park [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Sean Lockhart1,11558.6-5.3
Liberal Democrat Peter Hillier61632.4-3.7
UKIP Ian Peters1719.0+9.0
Majority49926.2-1.6
Turnout 1,90235.8-2.4
Conservative hold Swing
Pembury [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative June Crowhurst95554.3-1.9
Liberal Democrat Lorraine Braam68739.0-4.8
UKIP Christopher Luke1186.7+6.7
Majority26815.3+2.9
Turnout 1,76039.7-5.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Rusthall [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Barry Edwards52845.1+16.9
Liberal Democrat Christopher Gillmore32127.4-24.2
UKIP June Moore17515.0+4.2
Labour Lorna Blackmore14612.5+3.1
Majority20717.7-5.7
Turnout 1,17034.1-4.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
St John's [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Lesley Herriot83650.4+13.0
Conservative Brian Ransley70842.7-2.0
UKIP Philip Crofton1167.0+7.0
Majority1287.7
Turnout 1,66034.5-1.0
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Sherwood [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Robert Mayall67546.6-7.1
Liberal Democrat Alan Bullion40528.0-0.4
Labour Katherine Wilson21815.0-2.9
UKIP Victor Webb15110.4+10.4
Majority27018.6-6.7
Turnout 1,44930.6-0.3
Conservative hold Swing
Southborough and High Brooms [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Chater65837.4-12.0
Labour Ronnie Ooi58233.1+0.4
Liberal Democrat Marguerita Morton39422.4+4.5
UKIP Christopher Hoare1267.2+7,2
Majority764.3-12.4
Turnout 1,76034.3+0.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Southborough North [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Elliott74854.5-3.3
Liberal Democrat Trevor Poile54439.7+5.3
Labour Antony Wood805.8-2.0
Majority20414.8-8.6
Turnout 1,37243.9-1.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Speldhurst and Bidborough [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Jukes1,30274.0-1.6
Liberal Democrat Ian Williams45726.0+1.6
Majority84548.0-3.2
Turnout 1,75939.5-2.8
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tunbridge Wells". BBC News Online . Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  2. ↑ Woodward, Will (2007-05-05). "Elections 2007: Labour: Left struggles to maintain toehold on rural and suburban councils". The Guardian. p. 6.
  3. ↑ Hurst, Greg (2007-04-25). "Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells closes door on Labour's last manstanding". The Times. p. 29.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election - 3 May 2007" (PDF). Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
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