The 2019 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect one third of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in England.[1][2] The Conservatives retained control of the council, but with a reduced majority.

Results summary

2019 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 5 Decrease 13 27.8 23 28 60.4 7,582 29.1 Decrease13.7
  Liberal Democrats 5 Increase 5 27.8 4 9 18.8 7,309 28.1 Increase5.0
  Alliance 5 Increase 5 27.8 1 6 12.5 4,008 15.4 Increase4.7
  Labour 2 Increase 2 10.5 2 4 8.4 3,387 13.0 Decrease8.5
  Independent 1 Increase 1 5.6 0 1 2.1 1,114 4.3 N/A
  UKIP 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,290 5.0 Increase4.5
  Women's Equality 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 670 2.6 Increase1.4
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 663 2.5 Increase2.3

Results by Ward

Benenden and Cranbook

Benenden and Cranbook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Nancy Warne 771 43 N/A
Conservative Sally-Ann Marks 706 39 -11
Liberal Democrats Wendy Fitzsimmons 214 12 -12
Labour Anne Musker 109 6 -3
Majority 65
Turnout 1,879 36
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing

Culverden

Culverden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats James Rands 723 32 +17
Women's Equality Elizabeth Orr 570 25 N/A
Conservative Nasir Jamil 560 25 -24
Labour David Adams 237 11 -4
UKIP Paul Standing 155 7 -4
Majority 153
Turnout 2,262 39
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Frittenden and Sissinghurst

Frittenden and Sissinghurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Fairweather 347 46 ±0
Alliance John Smith 321 43 +14
Liberal Democrats Brian Guinnessy 80 11 +2
Majority 26
Turnout 751 45
Conservative hold Swing

Goudhurst and Lamberhurst

Goudhurst and Lamberhurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Linda Hall 505 39 -25
Independent David Knight 487 38 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Stirling 184 14 +3
Labour Simon Fowler 122 9 -3
Majority 18
Turnout 1,312 38
Conservative hold Swing

Hawkhurst and Sandhurst

Hawkhurst and Sandhurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Godfrey Bland* 797 55 -5
Liberal Democrats Helena Waters 545 37 +26
Labour Ana-Mari Draper 137 8 -3
Majority 252
Turnout 1,515 32
Conservative hold Swing

Paddock Wood East

Paddock Wood East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Rodney Atkins 416 43 N/A
Conservative Sarah Hamilton* 329 34 -20
Independent William Hills 324 34 N/A
Conservative Christopher Camp 222 23 -31
Labour Derek Boyle 126 13 +1
Green Josephine Wilby 93 10 N/A
Liberal Democrats Martin Brice 84 9 +1
Labour Robert Seggie 84 9 -3
Green Amanda Wells 82 8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Martin Huebscher 53 5 -3
Majority 5
Turnout 969 31.5
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Paddock Wood West

Paddock Wood West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Bailey 289 31 -20
Labour Raymond Moon 289 31 +10
UKIP Tracey Goacher 120 13 -8
Green Trevor Bisdee 119 13 N/A
Liberal Democrats James Cole 108 12 +5
Majority 0 0
Turnout 941 33
Conservative hold Swing

Pantiles and St. Mark's

Pantiles and St. Mark's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Hickey 1,346 60 +47
Conservative Lawrence Heasman* 554 25 -32
Green John Hurst 152 7 -3
Women's Equality Céline Thomas 100 4 N/A
Labour Patricia Fowlie 93 4 -8
Majority 792 35
Turnout 2,279 45
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Park

Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Christian Attwood 1,125 50 N/A
Alliance Rebecca Bruneau 1,088 48 N/A
Conservative Tracy Moore* 539 24 -30
Liberal Democrats Rachel Sadler 486 21 +3
Liberal Democrats Gillian Douglass 482 21 +3
Conservative Victoria White 437 19 -35
Labour Linda Jagger 211 9 -7
Independent Victor Webb 211 9 N/A
UKIP Michael Jerrom 128 6 -6
Majority 549
Turnout 2,271 40.7
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing

Pembury

Pembury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance David Hayward 784 44 N/A
Conservative Susan Nuttall* 484 27 -25
Liberal Democrats Colin Sefton 165 9 -2
Green Richard Bayles 125 7 N/A
UKIP Joel Turner 114 6 -18
Labour Joel Turner 90 5 -9
Majority 300
Turnout 1,767 40
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing

Rusthall

Rusthall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Funnell 547 41 +28
Labour Bjorn Simpole 346 26 +4
Conservative David Pate 283 21 -12
UKIP Alun Elder-Brown 144 11 -6
Majority 153
Turnout 1,329 37
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Sherwood

Sherwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hugo Pound 517 34 +15
Conservative Samantha White 506 33 -16
Liberal Democrats Alan Bullion 268 18 +9
UKIP Christopher Hoare 233 15 -8
Majority 11
Turnout 1,541 29
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Southborough and High Brooms

Southborough and High Brooms
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Luke Everitt 845 50 +14
Liberal Democrats Alexis Bird 352 21 +11
Conservative Mark Puller 309 18 -20
UKIP Christine Marshall 195 11 -5
Majority 493
Turnout 1,714 32
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Southborough North

Southborough North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Trevor Poile 691 53 +38
Conservative David Elliott* 414 31 -27
Labour Nicholas Blackwell 135 10 -6
UKIP Stephen Lukacs 76 6 -5
Majority 277
Turnout 1,322 42
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Speldhurst and Bidborough

Speldhurst and Bidborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Lucinda Willis 1,007 51 N/A
Conservative John Jukes* 613 31 -33
Liberal Democrats Iola Palmer-Stirling 351 12 -2
Majority 394
Turnout 1,990 43
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing

St. John's

St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Marguerita Morton 1,165 59 +34
Conservative Peter Oakford* 347 18 -23
Green Benjamin Phillips 174 9 -1
Labour Louise Reid 154 8 -6
UKIP Robert Horan 125 6 -5
Majority 818
Turnout 1,981 39
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Borough Election, May 2019 - Thursday, 2nd May, 2019". Spelthorne. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Tunbridge Wells Borough Council". BBC. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
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