Speldhurst and Bidborough ward
Vote share over time
Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunbridge Wells Alliance | Paul Curry Elected | 884 | 42.1% | -22.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Aaron James Brand | 608 | 28.9% | +0.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Emma Leach | 363 | 17.3% | — |
| Green Party | Stephanie Teresa Gandon | 136 | 6.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Paul Jeremy Keith Froome | 108 | 5.1% | -2.0 |
| Majority | 276 | |||
| Turnout | 46.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,578 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,101 | |||
Tunbridge Wells Alliance hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunbridge Wells Alliance | Matthew Sankey Elected | 1,322 | 64.6% | +14.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Clive Allen | 579 | 28.3% | -17.8 |
| Labour Party | Millie Dolores Gray | 146 | 7.1% | +3.0 |
| Majority | 743 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,047 | |||
Tunbridge Wells Alliance hold
25/11/2021 By-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunbridge Wells Alliance | Matthew Sankey Elected | 788 | 49.7% | +19.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Rowena Claire Stanyer | 730 | 46.1% | +1.4 |
| Labour Party | Aleksander Klimanski | 65 | 4.1% | -4.5 |
| Majority | 58 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,571 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,584 | |||
Tunbridge Wells Alliance hold
06/05/2021 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Harry Roy Allen Elected | 912 | 44.7% | +13.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Julian Stanyer Elected | 860 | 42.2% | — |
| Tunbridge Wells Alliance | Matthew Sankey | 626 | 30.7% | -20.4 |
| Tunbridge Wells Alliance | Anne Hilda Backshell | 486 | 23.8% | — |
| Green Party | Clare Joanne Himmer | 311 | 15.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeremy David Stirling | 290 | 14.2% | -3.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Dale Brice | 246 | 12.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Millie Dolores Gray | 176 | 8.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Anne Musker | 174 | 8.5% | — |
| Majority | 234 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,040 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Tunbridge Wells Alliance · Conservative and Unionist Party gain
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunbridge Wells Alliance | Lucy Willis Elected | 1,007 | 51.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Jukes | 613 | 31.1% | -34.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Iola Anastasia Beatrice Palmer-Stirling | 351 | 17.8% | -2.3 |
| Majority | 394 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,971 | |||
Tunbridge Wells Alliance gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Julia Soyke Elected | 1,186 | 66.0% | -4.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jackie Prance | 361 | 20.1% | — |
| Labour Party | David James Adams | 251 | 14.0% | -3.5 |
| Majority | 825 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,798 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
05/05/2016
| 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% | — |
| Majority | 856 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,617 | |||