2004 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election

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The 2004 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election took place on 10 June 2004 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 2004 [3] [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1210+175.052.813,797+0.8%
  Liberal Democrats 400025.033.18,645+1.0%
  Labour 001−107.92,074−1.6%
  Green 000003.81,000+0.6%
  UKIP 000002.1559+0.4%
  Independent 000000.376−1.2%

Ward results

Benenden and Cranbrook [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eleanor North1,13552.3−10.6
Liberal Democrats Winifred Honnywill74034.1+5.3
UKIP Oliver Clement29413.6+5.4
Majority39518.2−15.9
Turnout 2,16942.9+12.0
Conservative hold Swing
Brenchley and Horsmonden [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nicholas Fairrie1,01661.7
Liberal Democrats Arthur Charlesworth42125.6
Green Matthew Robertson20912.7
Majority59536.1
Turnout 1,64644.1+10.8
Conservative hold Swing
Broadwater [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barbara Cobbold56146.2
Liberal Democrats Jamie Johnson44036.2
UKIP Victor Webb1209.9
Labour Richard Maryan947.7
Majority12110.0
Turnout 1,21541.0+9.4
Conservative hold Swing
Capel [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Hugh Patterson49669.6+5.8
Conservative Paul Green21730.4−5.8
Majority27939.2+11.6
Turnout 71342.3+5.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Culverden [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eldred Wakefield98554.6−6.6
Liberal Democrats Andrew Ollive42023.3−9.3
Labour David Kirkham20611.4+11.4
Green Brian Leslie19410.7−0.6
Majority56531.3+2.7
Turnout 1,80537.3+10.6
Conservative hold Swing
Goudhurst and Lamberhurst [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Noakes93369.7+10.7
Liberal Democrats John Billingham40630.3+13.2
Majority52739.4+4.3
Turnout 1,33942.8+5.2
Conservative hold Swing
Hawkhurst and Sandhurst [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Beverley Palmer1,18365.5+0.8
Liberal Democrats Keith Brown45725.3−1.8
Labour David Burgess1669.2+1.0
Majority72640.2+2.6
Turnout 1,80641.9+11.9
Conservative hold Swing
Pantiles and St Marks [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leonard Horwood1,27466.3+2.0
Liberal Democrats Peter Hillier64833.7+4.9
Majority62632.6−2.9
Turnout 1,92240.4+11.4
Conservative hold Swing
Park [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Bulman1,20454.8+6.6
Liberal Democrats Alan Bullion68131.0−14.2
Green Storm Poorun1657.5+7.5
Labour Jae Fassam1466.6+0.1
Majority52323.8+20.8
Turnout 2,19642.4+12.2
Conservative hold Swing
Pembury [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Barrington-King1,11257.7+17.7
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Braam65133.8−18.6
Green Toby Allen1638.5+8.5
Majority46123.9
Turnout 1,92643.1+7.7
Conservative hold Swing
Rusthall [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Wratten69151.6+10.9
Conservative James Perry37728.2−6.6
UKIP Patricia Theophanides14510.8+2.5
Labour Sarah Carpenter1269.4−2.8
Majority31423.4+17.5
Turnout 1,33938.5+12.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St James' [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Beatrice Lewis71760.3
Conservative Rosemary Fitzherbert31226.2
Labour Brian Clenshaw16013.5
Majority40534.1
Turnout 1,18934.0+2.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St John's [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Simon Bannister71541.9−9.9
Conservative Brian Ranslet64137.6+6.1
Labour Peter Ross-Skedd1478.6−1.8
Green Phyllis Leslie1267.4+1.1
Independent David Wilson764.5+4.5
Majority744.3−16.0
Turnout 1,70535.3+10.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Sherwood [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Williams79253.4+13.5
Labour Ian Carvell37525.3−5.3
Liberal Democrats Cicilia Bannister31721.4−2.6
Majority41728.1+18.8
Turnout 1,48431.5+8.6
Conservative hold Swing
Southborough and High Brooms [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Simmons68238.8−2.8
Labour David Belchem65437.2−4.6
Liberal Democrats Marguerita Morton27715.8+15.8
Green Chris Godson1438.10.0
Majority281.6
Turnout 1,75634.2+8.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Speldhurst and Bidborough [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jennifer Paulson-Ellis1,37370.7+0.1
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Cassidy56829.3+6.1
Majority80541.4−6.0
Turnout 1,94144.7+12.2
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Tunbridge Wells council". BBC News Online . Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "Elections 2004: Results at a glance". The Guardian . 12 June 2004. p. 10.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Elections 10 June 2004". Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Archived from the original on 27 September 2006. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  4. ↑ "Ballot box". The Times . 12 June 2004. p. 26.
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