Tunbridge Wells Borough Council elections

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One third of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in Kent, England, is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 48 councillors have been elected from 20 wards. [1]

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Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties: [2]

Party in controlYears
Conservative 1973–1994
No overall control 1994–1996
Liberal Democrats 1996–1998
Conservative 1998–2021
No overall control 2021–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1998 have been: [3]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
James Scholes [4] Conservative 199821 May 2002
Len Horwood Conservative 21 May 200230 Jun 2004
Melvyn Howell Conservative 30 Jun 200423 May 2007
Roy Bullock Conservative 23 May 200719 Jan 2011
Bob Atwood Conservative 19 Jan 20116 May 2012
David Jukes Conservative 23 May 20125 May 2019
Alan McDermott Conservative 22 May 201926 May 2021
Tom Dawlings Conservative 26 May 202125 May 2022
Ben Chapelard Liberal Democrats 25 May 2022

Council elections

(figures are the resulting councillors per party after the election)

Borough result maps

By-election results

1994–1998

Pantiles by-election 25 September 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 510 51.7 +2.9
Conservative 37738.2+3.0
Labour 10010.1-5.9
Majority13313.5
Turnout 987
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

1998–2002

Cranbrook by-election 18 October 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent 465 58.6 +58.6
Conservative 32841.4-3.2
Majority13717.2
Turnout 79321.4
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2002–2006

Southborough and High Brooms by-election 11 March 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Bothwell 465 41.0 -4.5
Labour David Belchem42938.6-7.1
Liberal Democrats Alan Bullion17115.4+15.4
UKIP Victor Webb555.0+5.0
Majority272.4
Turnout 1,11121.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
St John's by-election 17 March 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Ransley 500 41.6 +4.0
Liberal Democrats Joanna Au Brey39032.5-9.4
Labour Maurice Knights24420.3+11.7
Green Phyllis Leslie665.5-1.9
Majority1109.1
Turnout 1,20025.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Pembury by-election 30 June 2005 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Thomas Symondson 699 50.0 +16.2
Conservative Michael Tompsett65747.0-10.7
UKIP Vitor Webb412.4+2.4
Majority423.0
Turnout 1,39731.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2006–2010

Pantiles and St Mark's by-election 13 September 2007 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Glenn Hall 788 59.8 -4.3
Liberal Democrats Jamie Johnson36427.6+0.5
Labour Lorna Blackmore947.1+7.1
UKIP Victor Webb715.4-3.4
Majority42432.2
Turnout 1,31727.3
Conservative hold Swing

2010–2014

St James by-election 7 October 2010 [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Chapelard 649 62.0 -2.9
Conservative Robert Rutherford29428.1-7.0
Green Richard Leslie1039.8+9.8
Majority35533.9
Turnout 1,04624.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Sherwood by-election 16 December 2010 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Backhouse 422 47.6 -0.4
Liberal Democrats Alan Bullion17419.6-6.7
Labour Ian Carvell12414.0-2.3
UKIP Victor Webb9210.4+1.0
English Democrat Joanna Stanley758.5+8.5
Majority24827.9
Turnout 88818.6
Conservative hold Swing
Pembury by-election 17 March 2011 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Claire Brown 578 43.3 +2.7
Conservative Robert Rutherford46034.5-24.9
UKIP Victor Webb29722.2+22.2
Majority1188.8
Turnout 1,33535.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2014–2018

Southborough North by-election 10 September 2015 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joe Simmons 484 43.7 -11.8
Liberal Democrats Trevor William Poile43439.3+26.6
UKIP Will O'Shea18817.0+1.6
Majority494.4
Turnout 1,10534.2
Conservative hold Swing

2018–2022

Culverden by-election 14 November 2019 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Justine Victoria Rutland 888 46.7 +33.5
Conservative David Godfrey Elliott47424.9-19.1
Women's Equality Liz Orr19310.2N/A
Alliance Rachel Sarah Bethan Daly1809.5N/A
Labour David James Adams995.2-14.3
Green Aimee Caroline Taylor673.5-7.5
Majority41421.8
Turnout 1,90132.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Speldhurst and Bidborough by-election 25 November 2021 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance Matthew Sankey 788 49.8
Conservative Rowena Stanyer73046.1
Labour Aleksander Klimanski654.1
Majority583.7
Turnout 1,583
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing

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  6. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Kent (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  7. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The East Sussex, West Sussex and Kent (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
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