Tunbridge Wells council election, 2016

05/05/2016 · 16 wards · 16 seats contested

Most seats
13
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
16
across 16 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 13 — 11,216 47.5% —
Liberal Democrats 2 — 4,167 17.7% —
Labour Party 1 — 4,163 17.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 — 3,445 14.6% —
Green Party 0 — 611 2.6% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 16
Conservative and Unionist Party 16
Labour Party 16
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 16
Liberal Democrats 14
Green Party 5

A party standing a full slate could field 16 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Benenden and Cranbrook

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Seán Holden Elected 845 52.5% —
Liberal Democrats Matthew Richard John Warne 373 23.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Simon James Hilton 250 15.5% —
Labour Party Isobel Clare Kerrigan 150 9.3% —
Majority472
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,610

Brenchley and Horsmonden

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jane March Elected 1,001 66.4% —
Labour Party Kevin Kerrigan 311 20.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Thomas Chetta 205 13.6% —
Majority690
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,507

Broadwater

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Barbara Cobbold Elected 583 55.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Mark Robert Nicholson 178 16.9% —
Labour Party James Ketteringham 173 16.4% —
Liberal Democrats Marguerita Morton 128 12.1% —
Majority405
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,056

Capel

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Carol Ann Mackonochie Elected 374 47.9% —
Liberal Democrats Hugh Patterson 298 38.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Ken Gillard 74 9.5% —
Labour Party Raymond Peter Moon 39 5.0% —
Majority76
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast781

Culverden

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ronen Basu Elected 780 44.1% —
Labour Party Carol Wilson 346 19.6% —
Liberal Democrats Alan James Bullion 234 13.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Stephen Geza Lukacs 217 12.3% —
Green Party Richard Leslie 195 11.0% —
Majority434
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,767

Goudhurst and Lamberhurst

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Barry Noakes Elected 663 60.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Russ Bishop 155 14.2% —
Labour Party Simon James Fowler 147 13.5% —
Liberal Democrats Nancy Warne 130 11.9% —
Majority508
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,088

Hawkhurst and Sandhurst

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Beverley Sara Palmer Elected 844 57.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) John Cave Austen 315 21.6% —
Labour Party David Burgess 163 11.2% —
Liberal Democrats Thomas Camille Deacon 142 9.7% —
Majority529
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,457

Pantiles and St Mark's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Len Horwood Elected 936 55.7% —
Labour Party Lorna Blackmore 229 13.6% —
Liberal Democrats Dominic James Alexander Mathon 207 12.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Chris Stevenson 196 11.7% —
Green Party John Anthony Hurst 120 7.1% —
Majority707
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,681

Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Bulman Elected 879 51.0% —
Labour Party Nick Maltby 323 18.8% —
Liberal Democrats Gillian Douglass 308 17.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Hazel Joyce Kelly 220 12.8% —
Majority556
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,722

Pembury

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party David Patrick Reilly Elected 857 54.7% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) David Weatherley 326 20.8% —
Labour Party Margaret Morgan 227 14.5% —
Liberal Democrats James Cole 169 10.8% —
Majority531
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,567

Rusthall

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Joy Ann Podbury Elected 515 42.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Colin Nicholson 272 22.7% —
Labour Party Alex Britcher-Allan 204 17.0% —
Liberal Democrats Isla Megan McLachlan 120 10.0% —
Green Party David Charles Holton 94 7.8% —
Majority243
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,200

Sherwood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Frank Williams Elected 655 46.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Chris Hoare 395 27.8% —
Labour Party Martin Roland Betts 261 18.4% —
Liberal Democrats Mark Bicknell 110 7.7% —
Majority260
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,420

Southborough and High Brooms

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Dianne Hill Elected 910 52.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher Roger Camp 444 25.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Keith Murray-Jenkins 197 11.4% —
Green Party Matt Lyons 97 5.6% —
Liberal Democrats Jo Wright 91 5.3% —
Majority466
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,731

Speldhurst and Bidborough

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Julian Stanyer Elected 1,139 70.4% —
Labour Party Ann Christine Tyler 283 17.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) William O'Shea 212 13.1% —
Majority856
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,617

St James'

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Ben Chapelard Elected 1,101 71.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Harry Roy Allen 186 12.1% —
Labour Party Linda Marie Jagger 153 9.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Naz Mian 106 6.9% —
Majority915
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,542

St John's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Peter Andrew Lidstone Elected 756 43.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Scott 515 29.6% —
Labour Party Timothy John Rich 244 14.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Christine Jennifer Marshall 127 7.3% —
Green Party Phyllis Valerie Leslie 105 6.0% —
Majority241
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,742

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