Tunbridge Wells Borough Council elections
Appearance
One third of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in Kent, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 48 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.[1]
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years |
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Conservative | 1973 - 1994 |
No overall control | 1994 - 1996 |
Liberal Democrats | 1996 - 1998 |
Conservative | 1998 - present |
Council elections
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1973
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1976 (New ward boundaries)[3]
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1979
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1980
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1982
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1983
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1984
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1986
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1987 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4]
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1988
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1990
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1991
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1992
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1994 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[5]
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1995 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[6]
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1996
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1998 — Con 27, LD 12, Lab 7, Ind 2
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 1999 — Con 28, LD 12, Lab 7, Ind 1
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 2000 — Con 31, LD 11, Lab 5, Ind 1
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 2002 (New ward boundaries)[7][8][9] — Con 34 LD 11, Lab 3
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 2003 — Con 33, LD 12, Lab 3
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 2004 — Con 35, LD 12, Lab 1
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 2006 — Con 38, LD 9, Lab 1
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 2007 — Con 41, LD 7
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 2008 — Con 44, LD 4
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 2010 — Con 42, LD 6
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 2012 — Con 39, LD 6, Lab 1, UKIP 1, Ind 1
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, 2015
- (figures are the resulting councillors per party after the election)
Borough result maps
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2006 results map
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2007 results map
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2008 results map
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2010 results map
By-election results
1997-2001
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | 510 | 51.7 | +2.9 | ||
Conservative | 377 | 38.2 | +3.0 | ||
Labour | 100 | 10.1 | −5.9 | ||
Majority | 133 | 13.5 | |||
Turnout | 987 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
2001-2005
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | 465 | 58.6 | +58.6 | ||
Conservative | 328 | 41.4 | −3.2 | ||
Majority | 137 | 17.2 | |||
Turnout | 793 | 21.4 | |||
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Colin Bothwell | 465 | 41.0 | −4.5 | |
Labour | David Belchem | 429 | 38.6 | −7.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Bullion | 171 | 15.4 | +15.4 | |
UKIP | Victor Webb | 55 | 5.0 | +5.0 | |
Majority | 27 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,111 | 21.7 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Brian Ransley | 500 | 41.6 | +4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Joanna Au Brey | 390 | 32.5 | −9.4 | |
Labour | Maurice Knights | 244 | 20.3 | +11.7 | |
Green | Phyllis Leslie | 66 | 5.5 | −1.9 | |
Majority | 110 | 9.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,200 | 25.1 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
2005-2009
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Thomas Symondson | 699 | 50.0 | +16.2 | |
Conservative | Michael Tompsett | 657 | 47.0 | −10.7 | |
UKIP | Vitor Webb | 41 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
Majority | 42 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,397 | 31.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Glenn Hall | 788 | 59.8 | −4.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jamie Johnson | 364 | 27.6 | +0.5 | |
Labour | Lorna Blackmore | 94 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
UKIP | Victor Webb | 71 | 5.4 | −3.4 | |
Majority | 424 | 32.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,317 | 27.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2009-2013
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Chapelard | 649 | 62.0 | −2.9 | |
Conservative | Robert Rutherford | 294 | 28.1 | −7.0 | |
Green | Richard Leslie | 103 | 9.8 | +9.8 | |
Majority | 355 | 33.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,046 | 24.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robert Backhouse | 422 | 47.6 | −0.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Bullion | 174 | 19.6 | −6.7 | |
Labour | Ian Carvell | 124 | 14.0 | −2.3 | |
UKIP | Victor Webb | 92 | 10.4 | +1.0 | |
English Democrat | Joanna Stanley | 75 | 8.5 | +8.5 | |
Majority | 248 | 27.9 | |||
Turnout | 888 | 18.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Claire Brown | 578 | 43.3 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | Robert Rutherford | 460 | 34.5 | −24.9 | |
UKIP | Victor Webb | 297 | 22.2 | +22.2 | |
Majority | 118 | 8.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,335 | 35.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
References
- ^ "Council Democracy". Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
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(help) - ^ "Tunbridge Wells". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
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(help) - ^ The Borough of Tunbridge Wells (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Kent (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The East Sussex, West Sussex and Kent (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Kent and East Sussex (County Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Tunbridge Wells (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Tunbridge Wells (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2006. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Tunbridge Wells". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
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(help) - ^ "Pembury by-election results". Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. 2005-07-01. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
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(help) - ^ "Tories romp home in Tunbridge Wells by-election". kentnews.co.uk. 2007-09-17. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
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(help) - ^ "Lib Dems hold ward with Ben". this is kent. 2010-10-15. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
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(help) - ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
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(help) - ^ "Declaration of result of poll Sherwood ward" (PDF). Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
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(help) - ^ "Results of Pembury By-Election". Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2011.