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2023 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election

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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
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Ben Chapelard Tom Dawlings David Hayward
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Alliance
Last election 17 seats, 22.4% 15 seats, 32.1% 9 seats, 21.5%
Seats before 15 13 9
Seats won 5 2 5
Seats after 17 11 11
Seat change Steady Decrease2 Steady
Popular vote 6,733 7,808 4,804
Percentage 25.3 29.4 18.1
Swing Increase2.9 Decrease2.7 Decrease3.4

  Fourth party Fifth party
  Blank Blank
Leader Hugo Pound
Party Labour Independent
Last election 7 seats, 19.6% N/A
Seats before 7 4
Seats won 3 1
Seats after 8 1
Seat change Increase1 Steady
Popular vote 4,330 640
Percentage 16.3 2.4
Swing Decrease3.3 N/A

Winner of each seat at the 2023 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election

Leader before election

Ben Chapelard
Liberal Democrat
No overall control

Leader after election

Ben Chapelard
Liberal Democrat
No overall control

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

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Election result

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2023 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Liberal Democrats 5 Steady 31.0 12 17 35.4 6,733 25.3 +2.9
  Conservative 2 Decrease 2 12.5 9 11 22.9 7,808 29.4 –2.7
  Alliance 5 Increase 1 31.0 6 11 18.8 4,804 18.1 –3.4
  Labour 3 Increase 1 18.8 5 8 16.7 4,330 16.3 –3.3
  Independent 1 Steady 6.3 2 3 6.3 640 2.4 N/A
  Green 0 Steady 0 0 0 0 2,177 8.2 +4.2
  Reform UK 0 Steady 0 0 0 0 83 0.3 N/A'

Candidates

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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

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Benenden and Cranbrook[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Nancy Warne* 723 42.9 Increase4.9
Conservative John Austen 619 36.7 Decrease6.4
Labour Lorna Blackmore 120 7.1 Decrease2.7
Green Rachael Mason 116 6.9 Decrease2.2
Liberal Democrats Michael Gill 109 6.5 N/A
Majority 104 6.2 Increase1.1
Turnout 1,687 32.3 Decrease1.5
Registered electors 5,221
Alliance hold Swing Increase5.7

Culverden

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Culverden[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Osborne 1,104 51.5 Decrease3.1
Conservative Chris Woodward 580 27.1 Decrease3.3
Green Michael Calvert 249 11.6 N/A
Labour Adrian Farnham 210 9.8 Decrease1.7
Majority 524 24.4 Increase0.2
Turnout 2,143 34.7 Decrease4.3
Registered electors 6,173
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase3.2

Frittenden and Sissinghurst

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Frittenden and Sissinghurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andy Fairweather* 429 67.0 Increase20.8
Green John Hurst 82 12.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Angela Funnell 75 11.7 Decrease1.0
Alliance Janis Smith 54 8.4 Decrease34.3
Majority 347 54.2 Increase50.7
Turnout 640 35.5 Decrease9.1
Registered electors 1,805
Conservative hold Swing Increase27.6

Goudhurst and Lamberhurst

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Goudhurst and Lamberhurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Alison Webster 520 41.6 Increase1.6
Conservative Beckie Winter 291 23.3 Decrease14.9
Green Geoff Mason 272 21.7 Increase14.3
Liberal Democrats John Rappoport 96 7.7 Increase1.6
Labour Anne Musker 72 5.8 Decrease2.5
Majority 229 18.3
Turnout 1,251 35.4
Registered electors 3,533
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing

Hawkhurst and Sandhurst

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Hawkhurst and Sandhurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Godfrey Bland* 800 48.1 Increase6.7
Alliance Heidi Eccles 291 17.5 Decrease30.6
Liberal Democrats Mike Appelbe 230 13.8 N/A
Labour Ana Draper 159 9.6 Decrease0.9
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

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Paddock Wood East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Rodney Atkins* 391 35.9 N/A
Conservative Nicolas Maari 309 28.4 Decrease4.1
Independent Matthew Bailey* 178 16.4 N/A
Labour Andrew Muir 108 9.9 Decrease4.6
Green Penny Peerless 58 5.3 Increase0.3
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

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Paddock Wood West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Munday 438 40.4 Increase35.8
Conservative Tom Mobbs 354 32.7 Increase5.3
Green Trevor Bisdee 221 20.4 Increase8.3
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

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Pantiles and St Mark's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Pamela Wilkinson 1,250 54.0 Decrease4.4
Conservative David Scott 758 32.8 Increase2.7
Labour Alan Bullionn 158 6.8 Increase1.3
Green Jack Mason 147 6.4 Increase0.8
Majority 492 21.2
Turnout 2,313 43.4
Registered electors 5,327
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Park

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Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Siobhan O'Connell 868 38.7 Increase1.7
Conservative Christian Atwood* 616 27.5 Decrease5.0
Liberal Democrats Jules Luxford 332 14.8 Decrease3.1
Labour Sue Pound 264 11.8 Decrease0.8
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

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Pembury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance David Hayward* 922 51.3 Increase8.5
Conservative Vivek Gautam 529 29.4 Decrease16.7
Liberal Democrats Eugenie Ballara 122 6.8 N/A
Labour Joel Turner 115 6.4 Decrease4.7
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

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Rusthall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jayne Sharratt 627 41.5 Increase5.8
Liberal Democrats Dave Funnell* 533 35.3 Increase8.1
Conservative James Allen 266 17.6 Decrease10.8
Green Aimee Taylor 86 5.7 Decrease3.1
Majority 94 6.2
Turnout 1,512 42.3
Registered electors 3,572
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Sherwood

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Sherwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hugo Pound* 643 37.3 Decrease16.1
Conservative Nasir Jamil 545 31.6 Decrease15.0
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

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Southborough and High Brooms
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Francis 933 53.8 Decrease6.5
Conservative Misha Mitchem 305 17.6 Decrease7.9
Alliance Paul Johnson 169 9.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Yvonne Raptis 165 9.5 Decrease4.7
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

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Southborough North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Joe Opara 619 41.9 Decrease1.9
Conservative Sarah Bridges 478 32.4 Decrease9.6
Alliance Jonathan Farina 163 11.0 N/A
Labour Martin Betts 143 9.7 Decrease4.4
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

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Speldhurst and Bidborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Paul Curry 884 42.1 Decrease22.5
Conservative Aaron Brand 608 29.0 Increase0.7
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Leach 363 17.3 N/A
Green Steph Gandon 136 6.5 N/A
Labour Paul Froome 108 5.1 Decrease2.0
Majority 276 13.1
Turnout 2,099 45.8
Registered electors 4,578
Alliance hold Swing

St John's

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St John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Marguerita Morton* 1,018 47.9 Increase6.6
Labour Dariel Francis 670 31.5 Decrease9.6
Conservative Alexander Puffette 321 15.1 Decrease2.4
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

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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

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  1. ^ "Notice of election" (PDF). Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Your Councillors by Party". Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  3. ^ Thorne, Lucy (5 May 2023). "Tunbridge Wells local election results 2023". Kent Live. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Borough Partnership continues following local elections". Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. May 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated". Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  6. ^ Mehrez, Hedi (5 May 2023). "Kent local election results 2023 in full". Kent Live. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Results". Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Croucher, Lilly (23 August 2023). "Ex-Alliance leader quits party to form new independent group". Times of Tunbridge Wells. Retrieved 2 October 2023.