Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council elections
Elections to Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council in Kent, United Kingdom are held every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 53 councillors have been elected from 26 wards.[1]
Political control
Since the foundation of the council in 1974 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Years | Party in control |
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1974–95 | Conservative |
1995–03 | NOC (Lib Dem/Lab) |
2003–present | Conservative |
Council elections
- 1973 Tonbridge and Malling District Council election
- 1976 Tonbridge and Malling District Council election
- 1979 Tonbridge and Malling District Council election (New ward boundaries)[3]
- 1980 Tonbridge and Malling District Council election
- 1982 Tonbridge and Malling District Council election
- 1983 Tonbridge and Malling District Council election
- 1984 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election
- 1986 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election
- 1987 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election
- 1988 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election
- 1991 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[4]
- 1995 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election
- 1999 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election
- 2003 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 2)[5][6]
- 2007 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election
- 2011 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election
- 2015 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[7]
- 2019 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election
By-election results
1995–99
A by-election was held in East Peckham Ward following the resignation of E. Pries.
East Peckham Ward By-Election 24 July 1997[8] | ||||||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
bgcolor=Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color| | Stephen John Cresswell | Liberal Democrats | 357 | 41.75% | −18.9% | |
bgcolor=Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color| | Keith Stephen Chantler | Conservative Party | 337 | 39.42% | +4.8% | |
bgcolor=Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color| | John Edward Howard | Labour Party | 161 | 18.83% | +18.8% | |
Total | 855 | 100.00% | ||||
Rejected Ballot Papers | ||||||
Ballot Papers Issued | ||||||
Registered Electors | ||||||
Turnout | 33.5% | |||||
bgcolor=Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color| | Liberal Democrats hold |
A by-election was held in Cage Green Ward following the resignation of G. Evans.
Cage Green Ward By-Election 7 May 1998[9] | ||||||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
bgcolor=Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color| | Nicolas John Heslop | Conservative Party | 827 | 58.28% | +13.2% | |
bgcolor=Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color| | Labour Party | 368 | 25.93% | −14.5% | ||
bgcolor=Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color| | Liberal Democrats | 224 | 15.79% | +1.2% | ||
Total | 1,419 | 100.00% | ||||
Rejected Ballot Papers | ||||||
Ballot Papers Issued | ||||||
Registered Electors | ||||||
Turnout | 44% | |||||
bgcolor=Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color| | Conservative hold |
1999–03
Wrotham Ward By-Election 4 May 2000[10] | ||||||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
bgcolor=Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color| | Cordelia Emma Julia McCartney | Conservative Party | 396 | 60.46% | +14.4% | |
bgcolor=Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color| | Liberal Democrats | 259 | 39.54% | +39.5% | ||
Total | 655 | 100.00% | ||||
Rejected Ballot Papers | ||||||
Ballot Papers Issued | ||||||
Registered Electors | ||||||
Turnout | 45.1% | |||||
bgcolor=Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color| | Conservative hold |
Snodland East Ward By-Election 31 January 2002[11] | ||||||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
bgcolor=Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color| | Jeremy Hayes | Labour Party | 493 | 58.48% | +8.4% | |
bgcolor=Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color| | Conservative Party | 350 | 41.52% | +16.4% | ||
Total | 843 | 100.00% | ||||
Rejected Ballot Papers | ||||||
Ballot Papers Issued | ||||||
Registered Electors | ||||||
Turnout | 27.8% | |||||
bgcolor=Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color| | Labour hold |
2003–07
A by-election was held in Burham, Wouldham & Eccles Ward following the resignation of John Jennings on 23 August 2004.
Burham, Wouldham & Eccles Ward By-Election 14 October 2004[12][13] | ||||||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
bgcolor=Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color| | David Anthony Stuart Davis | Conservative Party | 660 | 58.56% | +13.8% | |
bgcolor=Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color| | Linda O’Halloran | Liberal Democrats | 312 | 27.68% | −16.7% | |
bgcolor=Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color| | Joy Wharton | Labour Party | 155 | 13.75% | +3.0% | |
Total | 1,127 | 100.00% | ||||
Rejected Ballot Papers | ||||||
Ballot Papers Issued | ||||||
Registered Electors | ||||||
Turnout | 35% | |||||
bgcolor=Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |
A by-election was held in Ightham Ward following the death of Geraldine Bowden.
Ightham Ward By-Election 31 August 2006[14][15] | ||||||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
bgcolor=Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color| | Frederick Rodney Dodds Chartres | Conservative Party | 352 | 53.91% | −20.6% | |
bgcolor=Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color| | Rebecca Jane Hunt | Liberal Democrats | 301 | 46.09% | +20.6% | |
Total | 653 | 100.00% | ||||
Rejected Ballot Papers | ||||||
Ballot Papers Issued | ||||||
Registered Electors | ||||||
Turnout | 42.46% | |||||
bgcolor=Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color| | Conservative hold |
2007–11
There were no by-elections between May 2007 and May 2011.
2011–15
A by-election was held in West Malling and Leybourne Ward following the death of Mark Worrall on 26 April 2012.
West Malling & Leybourne Ward By-Election 5 July 2012[16][17] | ||||||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
bgcolor=Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color| | Sophie Olivia Shrubsole | Conservative Party | 769 | 48.33% | −3.5% | |
bgcolor=Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color| | Yvonne Mary Smyth | Liberal Democrats | 472 | 29.67% | +9.1% | |
bgcolor=Template:UK Independence Party/meta/color| | Peter Graham Stevens | UK Independence Party | 127 | 7.98% | −4.5% | |
bgcolor=Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color| | Kathleen Maria Garlick | Labour Party | 123 | 7.73% | −7.4% | |
bgcolor=Template:English Democrats Party/meta/color| | Michael Philip Walters | English Democrats | 57 | 3.58% | +3.6% | |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color| | Howard Porter | Green Party | 43 | 2.70% | +2.7% | |
Total | 1,591 | 100.00% | ||||
Rejected Ballot Papers | 1 | |||||
Ballot Papers Issued | 1,592 | |||||
Registered Electors | 4,572 | |||||
Turnout | 34.82% | |||||
bgcolor=Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color| | Conservative hold |
A by-election was held in Borough Green and Long Mill Ward following the resignation of David Evans in December 2013.
Borough Green & Long Mill Ward By-Election 9 January 2014[18] | ||||||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | Mike Taylor | Independent | 692 | 38.85 | +19.2 | |
bgcolor=Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color| | Stuart Keith Murray | Conservative Party | 588 | 33.02 | −5.2 | |
bgcolor=Template:UK Independence Party/meta/color| | David Leonard Waller | UK Independence Party | 349 | 19.60 | +19.6 | |
bgcolor=Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color| | Victoria Hayman | Labour Party | 84 | 4.72 | −3.4 | |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color| | Howard Porter | Green Party | 68 | 3.82 | +3.8 | |
Total | 1,781 | 100.00% | ||||
Rejected Ballot Papers | 2 | |||||
Ballot Papers Issued | 1,783 | |||||
Registered Electors | 5,486 | |||||
Turnout | 32.50% | |||||
bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | Independent gain |
References
- ^ "Borough and Parish/Town Council Elections – 3 May 2007". Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
- ^ "England council elections". BBC News. 6 May 2011.
- ^ The District of Tonbridge and Malling (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The Borough of Tonbridge and Malling (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1989. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Tonbridge & Malling". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The Tonbridge and Malling (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The Tonbridge and Malling (Electoral Changes) Order 2013. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Tonbridge & Malling DC: East Peckham". Local Authority Byelection Results.
- ^ "Tonbridge & Malling DC, Cage Green". Local Authority Byelection Results.
- ^ "Tonbridge & Malling BC, Wrotham". Local Authority Byelection Results.
- ^ "Tonbridge and Malling BC, Snodland East". Local Authority Byelection Results.
- ^ "Burham, Eccles & Wouldham By-election result". Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. Archived from the original on 28 November 2004.
- ^ "Tonbridge and Malling BC, Burpham Wouldham & Eccles". Local Authority Byelection Results.
- ^ "Election of Member for Ightham Ward". Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. 26 September 2006.
- ^ "Tonbridge and Malling BC, Ightham". Local Authority Byelection Results.
- ^ "West Malling and Leybourne". Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. 6 July 2012.
- ^ "Tonbridge and Malling BC, West Malling and Leybourne". Local Authority Byelection Results.
- ^ "Election of a Borough Councillor for the Borough Green & Long Mill By ‐ Election Ward of Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council" (PDF). Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. 9 January 2014.