2019 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election

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 by Ward

Benenden and Cranbook

Benenden and Cranbook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Tunbridge Wells 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
	Tunbridge Wells 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
	Tunbridge Wells 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	40	*N/A*
	Conservative	Sarah Hamilton*	329	31	-23
	Independent	William Hills	324
	Conservative	Christopher Camp	222
	Labour	Derek Boyle	126	12	±0
	Green	Josephine Wilby	93	9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Brice	84	8	±0
	Labour	Robert Seggie	84
	Green	Amanda Wells	82
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Huebscher	53
Majority			5
Turnout
	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 hold		Swing

Park

Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Tunbridge Wells Alliance	Christian Attwood	1,125	42	N/A
	Tunbridge Wells Alliance	Rebecca Bruneau	1,088
	Conservative	Tracy Moore*	539	20	-34
	Liberal Democrats	Rachel Sadler	486	18	±0
	Liberal Democrats	Gillian Douglass	482
	Conservative	Victoria White	437
	Labour	Linda Jagger	211	8	-8
	Independent	Victor Webb	211	8	N/A
	UKIP	Michael Jerrom	128	5	-7
Majority			549
Turnout
	Tunbridge Wells Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing
	Tunbridge Wells Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing

Pembury

Pembury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Tunbridge Wells 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
	Tunbridge Wells 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	%	±%
	Tunbridge Wells 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
	Tunbridge Wells 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

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

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[Tunbridge_Wells_Borough_Council-1] "Borough Election, May 2019 - Thursday, 2nd May, 2019". Spelthorne. Retrieved 3 March 2019.

[BBC-2] "Tunbridge Wells Borough Council". BBC. Retrieved 3 March 2019.

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