Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 2008

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Map of the results of the 2008 Tunbridge Wells council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2008. Tunbridge-Wells 2008 election map.png
Map of the results of the 2008 Tunbridge Wells council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2008.

The 2008 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 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 Conservatives retain control after gaining 3 seats from the Liberal Democrats to have 44 seats compared to 4 for the Liberal Democrats. [3]

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. They presently have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, and one member of the European Parliament. They also have five Members of the Scottish Parliament and a member each in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. The party reached the height of its influence in the early 2010s, forming a junior partner in a coalition government from 2010 to 2015. It is presently led by Vince Cable.

Tunbridge Wells Local Election Result 2008 [4] [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1530+393.856.812,756-0.4%
  Liberal Democrat 103-36.326.75,994-1.2%
  UKIP 000005.01,121-1.3%
  Labour 000004.81,077-1.1%
  Green 000004.1913+2.1%
  Independent 000002.7599+2.0%

Ward results

Benenden and Cranbrook [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Sean Holden83641.3-17.2
Independent Peter Jempson59929.6+29.6
Liberal Democrat Francis Rook52225.8-9.0
UKIP Oliver Clement673.3-3.4
Majority23711.7-12.0
Turnout 2,02438.7-0.2
Conservative hold Swing
Brenchley and Horsmonden [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Marcella Callow1,01162.4-16.7
Liberal Democrat Isobel Kerrigan60837.6+16.7
Majority40324.9-33.3
Turnout 1,61942.4+4.8
Conservative hold Swing
Broadwater [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Barbara Cobbold63768.4+23.8
Liberal Democrat Jean-Luc Bressard29431.6-14.5
Majority34336.8
Turnout 93129.4-8.2
Conservative hold Swing
Capel [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Brian Ransley42255.6+25.2
Liberal Democrat Hugh Patterson33744.4-25.2
Majority8511.2
Turnout 75941.3-1.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Culverden [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ronen Basu91957.1-1.0
Green Brian Leslie51832.2+2.6
UKIP Patricia Theophanides17210.7-1.7
Majority40124.9-3.6
Turnout 1,60931.5-1.1
Conservative hold Swing
Goudhurst and Lamberhurst [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Barry Noakes90273.5+8.9
Liberal Democrat John Billingham22718.5-5.3
UKIP Victor Webb998.1-3.4
Majority67555.0+14.2
Turnout 1,22837.9-1.0
Conservative hold Swing
Hawkhurst and Sandhurst [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Beverley Palmer1,12066.5-5.1
Liberal Democrat Keith Brown29717.6-10.8
UKIP Jeffrey King1669.9+9.9
Labour David Burgess1026.1+6.1
Majority82348.8+5.6
Turnout 1,68537.2+2.7
Conservative hold Swing
Pantilles and St Mark's [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Leonard Horwoodunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Park [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter Bulman1,16162.1+3.5
Liberal Democrat Peter Hillier46424.8-7.6
Green Shaun Carey24413.1+13.1
Majority69737.3+11.1
Turnout 1,86934.4-1.4
Conservative hold Swing
Pembury [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Paul Barrington-King1,23067.9+13.6
Liberal Democrat Jacqueline Prance47226.0-13.0
UKIP Christopher Hoare1106.1-0.6
Majority75841.8+26.5
Turnout 1,81240.6+0.9
Conservative hold Swing
Rusthall [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Robert Atwood50542.8-2.3
Liberal Democrat Bob Prance38032.2+4.8
Labour Tim Probert16614.1+1.6
UKIP June Moore12910.9-4.1
Majority12510.6-7.1
Turnout 1,18034.3+0.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
St James' [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Beatrice Lewis69458.6-6.9
Conservative Alan McDermott39032.9+9.8
UKIP Christopher Luke1018.5+8.5
Majority30425.7-16.7
Turnout 1,18533.1-2.5
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
St John's [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Tracy Moore79445.9+3.2
Liberal Democrat Alan Bullion78645.4-5.0
Green Phyllis Leslie1518.7+8.7
Majority80.5
Turnout 1,73135.8+1.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Sherwood [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Frank Williams78958.6+12.0
Liberal Democrat Peter Lewis34725.8-2.2
Labour Loma Blackmore21115.7+0.7
Majority44232.8+14.2
Turnout 1,34728.9-1.7
Conservative hold Swing
Southborough and High Brooms [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Joseph Simmons69542.0+4.6
Labour Ronnie Ooi59836.2+3.1
Liberal Democrat Marguerita Morton23514.2-8.2
UKIP Eileen Gayler1257.6+0.4
Majority975.9+1.6
Turnout 1,65331.9-2.4
Conservative hold Swing
Speldhurst and Bidborough [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Stanyer1,34573.6-0.4
Liberal Democrat Ian Williams33118.1-7.9
UKIP Peter Fasey1528.3+8.3
Majority1,01455.5+7.5
Turnout 1,82840.4+0.9
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Tunbridge Wells". BBC News Online . Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  2. ↑ "Local elections: Results: Voters in the cities and the shires have their say in the ballot box". The Guardian. 2008-05-02. p. 7.
  3. ↑ "Tories take control in Maidstone". BBC News Online . 2008-05-02. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election - 1 May 2008" (PDF). Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  5. ↑ "Local elections Results". The Times. 2008-05-02. p. 28.
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