2008 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election
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The 2008 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 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]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
The results saw the Conservatives retain control after gaining 3 seats from the Liberal Democrats to have 44 seats compared to 4 for the Liberal Democrats.[3]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 15 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 93.8 | 56.8 | 12,756 | −0.4% | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 6.3 | 26.7 | 5,994 | −1.2% | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 1,121 | −1.3% | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 1,077 | −1.1% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 913 | +2.1% | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 599 | +2.0% |
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sean Holden | 836 | 41.3 | −17.2 | |
Independent | Peter Jempson | 599 | 29.6 | +29.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Francis Rook | 522 | 25.8 | −9.0 | |
UKIP | Oliver Clement | 67 | 3.3 | −3.4 | |
Majority | 237 | 11.7 | −12.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,024 | 38.7 | −0.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marcella Callow | 1,011 | 62.4 | −16.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Isobel Kerrigan | 608 | 37.6 | +16.7 | |
Majority | 403 | 24.9 | −33.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,619 | 42.4 | +4.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Barbara Cobbold | 637 | 68.4 | +23.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jean-Luc Bressard | 294 | 31.6 | −14.5 | |
Majority | 343 | 36.8 | |||
Turnout | 931 | 29.4 | −8.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Ransley | 422 | 55.6 | +25.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hugh Patterson | 337 | 44.4 | −25.2 | |
Majority | 85 | 11.2 | |||
Turnout | 759 | 41.3 | −1.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ronen Basu | 919 | 57.1 | −1.0 | |
Green | Brian Leslie | 518 | 32.2 | +2.6 | |
UKIP | Patricia Theophanides | 172 | 10.7 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 401 | 24.9 | −3.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,609 | 31.5 | −1.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Barry Noakes | 902 | 73.5 | +8.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Billingham | 227 | 18.5 | −5.3 | |
UKIP | Victor Webb | 99 | 8.1 | −3.4 | |
Majority | 675 | 55.0 | +14.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,228 | 37.9 | −1.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Beverley Palmer | 1,120 | 66.5 | −5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Keith Brown | 297 | 17.6 | −10.8 | |
UKIP | Jeffrey King | 166 | 9.9 | +9.9 | |
Labour | David Burgess | 102 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
Majority | 823 | 48.8 | +5.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,685 | 37.2 | +2.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Leonard Horwood | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Bulman | 1,161 | 62.1 | +3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Hillier | 464 | 24.8 | −7.6 | |
Green | Shaun Carey | 244 | 13.1 | +13.1 | |
Majority | 697 | 37.3 | +11.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,869 | 34.4 | −1.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Barrington-King | 1,230 | 67.9 | +13.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Prance | 472 | 26.0 | −13.0 | |
UKIP | Christopher Hoare | 110 | 6.1 | −0.6 | |
Majority | 758 | 41.8 | +26.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,812 | 40.6 | +0.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Atwood | 505 | 42.8 | −2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bob Prance | 380 | 32.2 | +4.8 | |
Labour | Tim Probert | 166 | 14.1 | +1.6 | |
UKIP | June Moore | 129 | 10.9 | −4.1 | |
Majority | 125 | 10.6 | −7.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,180 | 34.3 | +0.2 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Beatrice Lewis | 694 | 58.6 | −6.9 | |
Conservative | Alan McDermott | 390 | 32.9 | +9.8 | |
UKIP | Christopher Luke | 101 | 8.5 | +8.5 | |
Majority | 304 | 25.7 | −16.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,185 | 33.1 | −2.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tracy Moore | 794 | 45.9 | +3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Bullion | 786 | 45.4 | −5.0 | |
Green | Phyllis Leslie | 151 | 8.7 | +8.7 | |
Majority | 8 | 0.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,731 | 35.8 | +1.3 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frank Williams | 789 | 58.6 | +12.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Lewis | 347 | 25.8 | −2.2 | |
Labour | Loma Blackmore | 211 | 15.7 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 442 | 32.8 | +14.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,347 | 28.9 | −1.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joseph Simmons | 695 | 42.0 | +4.6 | |
Labour | Ronnie Ooi | 598 | 36.2 | +3.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Marguerita Morton | 235 | 14.2 | −8.2 | |
UKIP | Eileen Gayler | 125 | 7.6 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 97 | 5.9 | +1.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,653 | 31.9 | −2.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Stanyer | 1,345 | 73.6 | −0.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Williams | 331 | 18.1 | −7.9 | |
UKIP | Peter Fasey | 152 | 8.3 | +8.3 | |
Majority | 1,014 | 55.5 | +7.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,828 | 40.4 | +0.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
- ^ "Tunbridge Wells". BBC News Online. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ "Local elections: Results: Voters in the cities and the shires have their say in the ballot box". The Guardian. 2 May 2008. p. 7.
- ^ "Tories take control in Maidstone". BBC News Online. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election - 1 May 2008" (PDF). Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ "Local elections Results". The Times. 2 May 2008. p. 28.