2023 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election
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16 out of 48 seats to Tunbridge Wells Borough Council 25 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner of each seat at the 2023 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in Kent, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
The council remained under no overall control, being led by a coalition of the Liberal Democrats, local party the Tunbridge Wells Alliance, Labour and an independent councillor, led by Ben Chapelard of the Liberal Democrats.[2] The council remained under no overall control after the election and continued to be run by the same coalition.[3][4]
Summary
[edit]Election result
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Liberal Democrats | 5 | 31.0 | 12 | 17 | 35.4 | 6,733 | 25.3 | +2.9 | ||
Conservative | 2 | 2 | 12.5 | 9 | 11 | 22.9 | 7,808 | 29.4 | –2.7 | |
Alliance | 5 | 1 | 31.0 | 6 | 11 | 18.8 | 4,804 | 18.1 | –3.4 | |
Labour | 3 | 1 | 18.8 | 5 | 8 | 16.7 | 4,330 | 16.3 | –3.3 | |
Independent | 1 | 6.3 | 2 | 3 | 6.3 | 640 | 2.4 | N/A | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,177 | 8.2 | +4.2 | ||
Reform UK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 0.3 | N/A' |
Candidates
[edit]The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Tunbridge Wells Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[5] The results were as follows:[6]
Benenden and Cranbrook
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | Nancy Warne* | 723 | 42.9 | 4.9 | |
Conservative | John Austen | 619 | 36.7 | 6.4 | |
Labour | Lorna Blackmore | 120 | 7.1 | 2.7 | |
Green | Rachael Mason | 116 | 6.9 | 2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Gill | 109 | 6.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 104 | 6.2 | 1.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,687 | 32.3 | 1.5 | ||
Registered electors | 5,221 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing | 5.7 |
Culverden
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | David Osborne | 1,104 | 51.5 | 3.1 | |
Conservative | Chris Woodward | 580 | 27.1 | 3.3 | |
Green | Michael Calvert | 249 | 11.6 | N/A | |
Labour | Adrian Farnham | 210 | 9.8 | 1.7 | |
Majority | 524 | 24.4 | 0.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,143 | 34.7 | 4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 6,173 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 3.2 |
Frittenden and Sissinghurst
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Andy Fairweather* | 429 | 67.0 | 20.8 | |
Green | John Hurst | 82 | 12.8 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Angela Funnell | 75 | 11.7 | 1.0 | |
Alliance | Janis Smith | 54 | 8.4 | 34.3 | |
Majority | 347 | 54.2 | 50.7 | ||
Turnout | 640 | 35.5 | 9.1 | ||
Registered electors | 1,805 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 27.6 |
Goudhurst and Lamberhurst
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | Alison Webster | 520 | 41.6 | 1.6 | |
Conservative | Beckie Winter | 291 | 23.3 | 14.9 | |
Green | Geoff Mason | 272 | 21.7 | 14.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Rappoport | 96 | 7.7 | 1.6 | |
Labour | Anne Musker | 72 | 5.8 | 2.5 | |
Majority | 229 | 18.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,251 | 35.4 | |||
Registered electors | 3,533 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing |
Hawkhurst and Sandhurst
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Godfrey Bland* | 800 | 48.1 | 6.7 | |
Alliance | Heidi Eccles | 291 | 17.5 | 30.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike Appelbe | 230 | 13.8 | N/A | |
Labour | Ana Draper | 159 | 9.6 | 0.9 | |
Green | Debs Keech | 100 | 6.0 | N/A | |
Reform UK | Simon Hilton | 83 | 5.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 509 | 30.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,663 | 33.6 | |||
Registered electors | 4,954 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Paddock Wood East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Rodney Atkins* | 391 | 35.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Nicolas Maari | 309 | 28.4 | 4.1 | |
Independent | Matthew Bailey* | 178 | 16.4 | N/A | |
Labour | Andrew Muir | 108 | 9.9 | 4.6 | |
Green | Penny Peerless | 58 | 5.3 | 0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian Guinnessy | 44 | 4.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 82 | 7.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,088 | 32.4 | |||
Registered electors | 3,360 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Paddock Wood West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Mark Munday | 438 | 40.4 | 35.8 | |
Conservative | Tom Mobbs | 354 | 32.7 | 5.3 | |
Green | Trevor Bisdee | 221 | 20.4 | 8.3 | |
Independent | Linda Store | 71 | 6.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 84 | 7.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,084 | 35.2 | |||
Registered electors | 3,077 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Pantiles and St Mark's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Pamela Wilkinson | 1,250 | 54.0 | 4.4 | |
Conservative | David Scott | 758 | 32.8 | 2.7 | |
Labour | Alan Bullionn | 158 | 6.8 | 1.3 | |
Green | Jack Mason | 147 | 6.4 | 0.8 | |
Majority | 492 | 21.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,313 | 43.4 | |||
Registered electors | 5,327 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Park
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | Siobhan O'Connell | 868 | 38.7 | 1.7 | |
Conservative | Christian Atwood* | 616 | 27.5 | 5.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jules Luxford | 332 | 14.8 | 3.1 | |
Labour | Sue Pound | 264 | 11.8 | 0.8 | |
Green | Alasdair Fraser | 162 | 7.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 252 | 11.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,242 | 38.1 | |||
Registered electors | 5,890 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing |
Pembury
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | David Hayward* | 922 | 51.3 | 8.5 | |
Conservative | Vivek Gautam | 529 | 29.4 | 16.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Eugenie Ballara | 122 | 6.8 | N/A | |
Labour | Joel Turner | 115 | 6.4 | 4.7 | |
Green | Evelien Hurst-Buist | 109 | 6.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 393 | 21.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,797 | 41.0 | |||
Registered electors | 4,388 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing |
Rusthall
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jayne Sharratt | 627 | 41.5 | 5.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Dave Funnell* | 533 | 35.3 | 8.1 | |
Conservative | James Allen | 266 | 17.6 | 10.8 | |
Green | Aimee Taylor | 86 | 5.7 | 3.1 | |
Majority | 94 | 6.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,512 | 42.3 | |||
Registered electors | 3,572 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Sherwood
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Hugo Pound* | 643 | 37.3 | 16.1 | |
Conservative | Nasir Jamil | 545 | 31.6 | 15.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Elliott | 235 | 13.6 | N/A | |
Alliance | Joseph Dore | 210 | 12.2 | N/A | |
Green | Lee MacKinnon | 89 | 5.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 98 | 5.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,722 | 29.9 | |||
Registered electors | 5,756 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Southborough and High Brooms
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Francis | 933 | 53.8 | 6.5 | |
Conservative | Misha Mitchem | 305 | 17.6 | 7.9 | |
Alliance | Paul Johnson | 169 | 9.7 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Yvonne Raptis | 165 | 9.5 | 4.7 | |
Green | David Holton | 162 | 9.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 628 | 36.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,734 | 31.6 | |||
Registered electors | 5,488 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Southborough North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Joe Opara | 619 | 41.9 | 1.9 | |
Conservative | Sarah Bridges | 478 | 32.4 | 9.6 | |
Alliance | Jonathan Farina | 163 | 11.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Martin Betts | 143 | 9.7 | 4.4 | |
Green | Sue Lovell | 73 | 4.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 141 | 9.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,476 | 44.3 | |||
Registered electors | 3,333 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Speldhurst and Bidborough
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | Paul Curry | 884 | 42.1 | 22.5 | |
Conservative | Aaron Brand | 608 | 29.0 | 0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Leach | 363 | 17.3 | N/A | |
Green | Steph Gandon | 136 | 6.5 | N/A | |
Labour | Paul Froome | 108 | 5.1 | 2.0 | |
Majority | 276 | 13.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,099 | 45.8 | |||
Registered electors | 4,578 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing |
St John's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Marguerita Morton* | 1,018 | 47.9 | 6.6 | |
Labour | Dariel Francis | 670 | 31.5 | 9.6 | |
Conservative | Alexander Puffette | 321 | 15.1 | 2.4 | |
Green | Adrian Thorne | 115 | 5.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 348 | 16.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,124 | 40.8 | |||
Registered electors | 5,202 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Changes 2023–2024
[edit]Labour councillor Raymond Moon was suspended from the party in July 2023.[8] David Hayward, elected for the Tunbridge Wells Alliance, left the party (of which he had been the leader) in August 2023 to form a new independent group.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Notice of election" (PDF). Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Your Councillors by Party". Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ Thorne, Lucy (5 May 2023). "Tunbridge Wells local election results 2023". Kent Live. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "Borough Partnership continues following local elections". Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. May 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated". Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ Mehrez, Hedi (5 May 2023). "Kent local election results 2023 in full". Kent Live. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Results". Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ Esson, Daniel (27 July 2023). "Labour Tunbridge Wells borough councillor suspended from local party over screening of Jeremy Corbyn: the Big Lie". Kent Online. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ Croucher, Lilly (23 August 2023). "Ex-Alliance leader quits party to form new independent group". Times of Tunbridge Wells. Retrieved 2 October 2023.