Tunbridge Wells council election, 2024

02/05/2024 · 14 wards · 39 seats contested

Most seats
22
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
39
across 14 wards
Turnout
36.0%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats 22 +17 28,797 34.1% +8.8
Conservative and Unionist Party 7 +5 24,781 29.4% -0.0
Labour Party 5 +2 12,022 14.2% -2.1
Tunbridge Wells Alliance 4 -1 7,323 8.7% -9.4
Independents for Tunbridge Wells 1 +1 4,261 5.0% —
Green Party 0 +0 5,485 6.5% -1.7
Reform UK 0 +0 906 1.1% +0.8
Independent 0 -1 850 1.0% -0.5

Changes are against the previous council election on 04/05/2023. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 39
Conservative and Unionist Party 39
Liberal Democrats 39
Labour Party 25
Green Party 18
Independents for Tunbridge Wells 17
Tunbridge Wells Alliance 10
Reform UK 5
Independent 2

A party standing a full slate could field 39 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.

Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Andy Fairweather Elected 917 53.1% —
Tunbridge Wells Alliance Nancy Warne Elected 843 48.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Somers Elected 640 37.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Cave Austen 547 31.7% —
Green Party John Anthony Hurst 360 20.8% —
Labour Party Joel McKean Turner 275 15.9% —
Liberal Democrats James Cole 197 11.4% —
Liberal Democrats Sally Karen Moesgaard-Kjeldsen 197 11.4% —
Independents for Tunbridge Wells Chris Hoare 155 9.0% —
Liberal Democrats Brian John Guinnessy 139 8.0% —
Majority93
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors5,552
Ballots cast1,728

Culverden 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Justine Victoria Rutland Elected 1,184 51.1% —
Liberal Democrats Martin Dale Brice Elected 1,128 48.6% —
Liberal Democrats David Osborne Elected 1,070 46.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alex Dunn 713 30.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Scott 653 28.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Victoria Louise White 620 26.7% —
Green Party Victoria Margaret Moll 337 14.5% —
Labour Party Martin Roland Betts 330 14.2% —
Labour Party Greg Holder 267 11.5% —
Independents for Tunbridge Wells Sam Macdonald Walmsley 166 7.2% —
Majority357
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors6,468
Ballots cast2,319

Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Dawlings Elected 903 41.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Beverley Sara Palmer Elected 846 38.5% —
Tunbridge Wells Alliance Ellen Neville Elected 809 36.8% —
Tunbridge Wells Alliance Clare Lorraine Escombe 748 34.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin Alan Taylor-Smith 745 33.9% —
Labour Party Mia Elizabeth Dahl 309 14.1% —
Green Party Debs Keech 281 12.8% —
Liberal Democrats Hazel Strouts 267 12.2% —
Reform UK Simon James Hilton 248 11.3% —
Liberal Democrats Andrew John Dawson 228 10.4% —
Liberal Democrats Vivian Widgery 123 5.6% —
Independents for Tunbridge Wells Angie Ward 84 3.8% —
Independents for Tunbridge Wells Dan Littlechild 82 3.7% —
Majority61
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors6,497
Ballots cast2,196

High Brooms

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Dianne Hill Elected 427 56.0% —
Liberal Democrats Steve Humphreys 130 17.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Freddie Mobbs 82 10.7% —
Reform UK Rick Williams 61 8.0% —
Green Party Paul Jeremy Keith Froome 47 6.2% —
Independents for Tunbridge Wells David James Kain 17 2.2% —
Majority297
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors2,362
Ballots cast763

Paddock Wood 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Mark Gavin Munday Elected 872 38.8% —
Liberal Democrats Don Kent Elected 850 37.8% —
Liberal Democrats Adrian Pitts Elected 849 37.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ros Tucker 777 34.6% —
Independent Rodney James Atkins 670 29.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nicolas Martin Maari 609 27.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Charles Edward Hall 550 24.5% —
Independents for Tunbridge Wells Begnat Robichaud 370 16.5% —
Green Party Trevor Tyrone Bisdee 340 15.1% —
Labour Party Isobel Clare Kerrigan 224 10.0% —
Majority72
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors6,560
Ballots cast2,248

Pantiles 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jamie Johnson Elected 1,185 47.0% —
Liberal Democrats Christopher John Hall Elected 1,179 46.7% —
Liberal Democrats Pamela Jean Wilkinson Elected 1,011 40.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party James Clive David Allen 685 27.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Zoe Elizabeth Dommett 670 26.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Michael Evans 637 25.2% —
Green Party Penny Peerless 334 13.2% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Alan James Bullion 333 13.2% —
Green Party Michael David Calvert 265 10.5% —
Green Party Kate Sergeant 240 9.5% —
Reform UK John Spence 209 8.3% —
Independent Penny Kift 180 7.1% —
Independents for Tunbridge Wells Dino Myers-Lamptey 146 5.8% —
Majority326
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors6,859
Ballots cast2,523

Park 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Matt Lowe Elected 1,240 44.5% —
Liberal Democrats Corinna Keefe Elected 1,076 38.6% —
Liberal Democrats Tara Matthews Elected 1,009 36.2% —
Tunbridge Wells Alliance Nick Pope 864 31.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bob Atwood 747 26.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Hobart 712 25.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sedat Zorba 689 24.7% —
Green Party Alasdair James Milner Fraser 434 15.6% —
Labour Party Sue Pound 339 12.2% —
Labour Party Jack Faulkner 309 11.1% —
Reform UK Michael Jerrom 216 7.7% —
Majority145
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors6,616
Ballots cast2,788

Pembury & Capel 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Hugh Patterson Elected 1,099 40.8% —
Liberal Democrats Astra Margarita Birch Elected 1,032 38.3% —
Independents for Tunbridge Wells David Hayward Elected 989 36.7% —
Liberal Democrats Colin Michael Sefton 888 33.0% —
Independents for Tunbridge Wells Suzie Wakeman 807 30.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Vincent Barrington-King 797 29.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Roberts 554 20.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Vivek Gautam 554 20.6% —
Green Party Evelien Hurst-Buist 226 8.4% —
Labour Party Anne Musker 183 6.8% —
Majority101
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors6,513
Ballots cast2,693

Rural Tunbridge Wells 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Lynne Marie Darrah Elected 1,034 37.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Thomas Neil William Mobbs Elected 904 33.0% —
Tunbridge Wells Alliance David Knight Elected 887 32.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jill Elizabeth Andrew 863 31.5% —
Tunbridge Wells Alliance Alison Valda Webster 786 28.7% —
Green Party Jenny Fox 532 19.4% —
Green Party Geoff Mason 439 16.0% —
Liberal Democrats Quentin Rappoport 367 13.4% —
Liberal Democrats Gillian Douglass 356 13.0% —
Independents for Tunbridge Wells Paul Anthony Glazier 331 12.1% —
Green Party Helen Claire Yeo 329 12.0% —
Labour Party Kevin Kerrigan 300 10.9% —
Liberal Democrats Michael Lister Gill 275 10.0% —
Labour Party Andrew Tony Scott 254 9.3% —
Majority24
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors7,828
Ballots cast2,742

Rusthall & Speldhurst 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jayne Angharad Sharratt Elected 1,004 33.3% —
Tunbridge Wells Alliance Matthew Sankey Elected 975 32.3% —
Labour Party Alex Britcher-Allan Elected 886 29.4% —
Tunbridge Wells Alliance Paul Curry 828 27.4% —
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Emma Leach 760 25.2% —
Liberal Democrats Martin Franklin 727 24.1% —
Liberal Democrats John Moreland 697 23.1% —
Labour Party Phil Wheeler 687 22.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Harry Roy Allen 662 21.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Aaron James Brand 612 20.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party James Pickering McInroy 597 19.8% —
Green Party Stephanie Teresa Gandon 274 9.1% —
Reform UK Mike Hardy 172 5.7% —
Independents for Tunbridge Wells Graham Withers 170 5.6% —
Majority58
Turnout—
Registered electors7,349
Ballots cast (estimated)3,017

Sherwood 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Hugo Giles Pound Elected 721 39.2% —
Labour Party Victoria Taylor Jones Elected 692 37.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Christian Atwood Elected 681 37.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lynne Melanie Weatherly 671 36.5% —
Labour Party Shadi Rogers 661 36.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard John Harrington 647 35.2% —
Green Party Sue Lovell 225 12.2% —
Liberal Democrats William Michael Christian Healing 213 11.6% —
Independents for Tunbridge Wells Joe Dore 200 10.9% —
Liberal Democrats Marguerita Morton 188 10.2% —
Liberal Democrats Yvonne Nicola Raptis 175 9.5% —
Majority10
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors6,345
Ballots cast1,838

Southborough & Bidborough 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Mark Strafford Ellis Elected 1,059 35.6% —
Liberal Democrats Brendon Le Page Elected 1,037 34.8% —
Liberal Democrats Joe Opara Elected 917 30.8% —
Labour Party Penny Breedon 800 26.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarah Victoria Bridges 795 26.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter John Oakford 792 26.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alexander Puffette 717 24.1% —
Labour Party John William Francis 708 23.8% —
Labour Party Alain Matthew Bryan Lewis 683 23.0% —
Independents for Tunbridge Wells Len Colangelo 347 11.7% —
Green Party Mark McBennett 275 9.2% —
Tunbridge Wells Alliance Jonathan Farina 213 7.2% —
Majority117
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors7,330
Ballots cast2,976

St James' 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Ben Chapelard Elected 1,427 66.1% —
Liberal Democrats Rob Wormington Elected 1,024 47.4% —
Liberal Democrats Courtney Souper Elected 957 44.3% —
Green Party Maria Gavin 423 19.6% —
Labour Party Darren Moore 408 18.9% —
Tunbridge Wells Alliance Kit Hawes-Webb 370 17.1% —
Labour Party Chris Stevenson 357 16.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Misha Mitchem 255 11.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher John Woodward 246 11.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jamie Francis Tucker 243 11.2% —
Independents for Tunbridge Wells Colin Nicholson 128 5.9% —
Independents for Tunbridge Wells Liberty Richardson 117 5.4% —
Majority534
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors6,050
Ballots cast2,160

St John's 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Peter Andrew Lidstone Elected 855 50.4% —
Liberal Democrats Matt Fox Elected 810 47.7% —
Labour Party Dariel Elizabeth Francis 446 26.3% —
Labour Party Maura Faulkner 419 24.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alexander Lewis-Grey 221 13.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Rebecca Winter 194 11.4% —
Green Party Adrian Maurice Thorne 124 7.3% —
Independents for Tunbridge Wells Fran Colangelo 99 5.8% —
Independents for Tunbridge Wells Mark Robert Nicholson 53 3.1% —
Majority364
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors4,209
Ballots cast1,698

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