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2022 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election

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2022 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election

← 2021 5 May 2022 (2022-05-05) 2023 →

16 out of 48 seats to Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
25 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Leader Ben Chapelard Thomas Dawlings
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election 13 seats, 26.8% 24 seats, 36.9%
Seats won 6 2
Seats after 17 15
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 9
Popular vote 6,379 9,150
Percentage 22.4% 32.1%
Swing Decrease 4.4% Decrease 4.8%

  Third party Fourth party
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Leader Nicolas Pope Hugo Pound
Party Alliance Labour
Last election 6 seats, 12.8% 5 seats, 16.8%
Seats won 5 3
Seats after 9 7
Seat change Increase 3 Increase 2
Popular vote 6,134 5,573
Percentage 21.5% 19.6%
Swing Increase 8.7% Increase 2.8%

Winner of each seat at the 2022 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election

Leader of the council before election

Thomas Dawlings
Conservative

Leader of the council after election

Ben Chapelard
Liberal Democrats

The 2022 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect one third of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in England.[1]

Results summary

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2022 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Liberal Democrats 6 Increase 4 37.5 11 17 35.4 6,379 22.4 -4.4
  Conservative 2 Decrease 9 12.5 13 15 29.2 9,150 32.1 -4.8
  Alliance 5 Increase 3 31.3 4 9 20.8 6,134 21.5 +8.7
  Labour 3 Increase 2 18.8 4 7 14.6 5,573 19.6 +2.8
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,140 4.0 -2.4
  UKIP 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 103 0.4 +0.1
  Socialist (GB) 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 11 <0.1 N/A

Ward results

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Benenden & Cranbrook

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Benenden & Cranbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Dawlings 766 43.1 −5.5
Alliance Lee Hatcher 675 38.0 +9.1
Labour Dariel Francis 174 9.8 +2.6
Green Julie Simpson 162 9.1 +2.8
Majority 91 5.1
Turnout 1,777 33.8
Conservative hold Swing Decrease7.3

Brenchley & Horsmonden

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Brenchley & Horsmonden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Stephen Mcmillan 755 45.1 +18.4
Conservative Thomas Mobbs 556 33.2 −12.5
Labour Kevin Kerrigan 225 13.4 +0.7
Green Louise Wilby 139 8.3 −0.5
Majority 199 11.9
Turnout 1,675 40.5
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing Increase15.5

Broadwater

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Broadwater
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jamie Johnson 429 34.1 +0.4
Green Adrian Thorne 376 29.9 +3.5
Conservative Christopher Woodward 296 23.5 −7.2
Labour Anne Musker 72 5.7 −1.2
Alliance Pennt Kift 68 5.4 N/A
UKIP Alun Elder-Brown 18 1.4 −0.9
Majority 53 4.2
Turnout 1,259 39.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Decrease1.6

Culverden

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Culverden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Brice 1,313 54.6 +0.9
Conservative David Scott 732 30.4 −2.6
Labour Stephen Burgess 276 11.5 −1.8
UKIP Victor Webb 85 3.5 N/A
Majority 581 24.2
Turnout 2,406 39.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase1.8

Hawkhurst & Sandhurst

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Hawkhurst & Sandhurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Ellen Neville 868 48.1 +26.8
Conservative Patrick Thomson 746 41.4 −16.8
Labour Ana-Mari Draper 190 10.5 +2.1
Majority 122 6.7
Turnout 1,804
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing Increase21.8

Paddock Wood East

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Paddock Wood East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Suzie Wakeman 577 48.0 N/A
Conservative Sarah Hamilton 391 32.5 +1.1
Labour Derek Boyle 175 14.5 +2.5
Green Penelope Peerless 60 5.0 −3.9
Majority 186 15.5
Turnout 1,203
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing N/A

Paddock Wood West

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Paddock Wood West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Raymond Moon 397 36.2 +5.3
Conservative Vivek Gautam 301 27.4 −11.2
Alliance Begnat Robichaud 217 19.8 N/A
Green Trevor Bisdee 133 12.1 −13.4
Liberal Democrats James Cole 50 4.6 −0.3
Majority 96 8.8
Turnout 1,098 36.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase8.3

Pantiles & St. Mark's

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Pantiles & St. Mark's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gavin Barrass 1,386 58.4 +10.3
Conservative Dogan Delman 715 30.1 −6.0
Green John Hurst 132 5.6 −3.1
Labour Lorna Blackmore 130 5.5 −1.5
Socialist (GB) Shannon Kennedy 11 0.5 N/A
Majority 671 28.3
Turnout 2,374 45.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase8.2

Park

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Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Nicholas Pope 902 37.0 +11.6
Conservative Sedat Zorba 793 32.5 −3.2
Liberal Democrats Julia Luxford 437 17.9 +1.2
Labour Susan Pound 308 12.6 −0.8
Majority 109 4.5
Turnout 2,440 41.9
Alliance hold Swing Increase7.4

Pembury

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Pembury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Barrington-King 808 46.1 −0.1
Alliance Angela Ward 750 42.8 +8.4
Labour Philip Wheeler 194 11.1 +0.5
Majority 58 3.3
Turnout 1,752 40.0
Conservative hold Swing Decrease4.3

Sherwood

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Sherwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shadi Rogers 930 53.4 +15.2
Conservative Robert Backhouse 813 46.6 −4.1
Majority 117 6.8
Turnout 1,743 30.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase9.7

Southborough & High Brooms

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Southborough & High Brooms
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alain Lewis 1,033 60.3 +7.8
Conservative Nasir Jamil 436 25.5 −3.8
Liberal Democrats Yvonne Raptis 243 14.2 +6.0
Majority 597 34.8
Turnout 1,712 31.3
Labour hold Swing Increase5.8

Southborough North

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Southborough North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brendon Le Page 630 43.8 −8.4
Conservative Joseph Simmons 604 42.0 +10.5
Labour John Francis 203 14.1 +3.8
Majority 26 1.8
Turnout 1,437 43.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Decrease9.5

Speldhurst & Bidborough

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Speldhurst & Bidborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Matthew Sankey 1,322 64.6 +37.6
Conservative Clive Allen 579 28.3 −11.1
Labour Millie Gray 146 7.1 −0.5
Majority 743 36.3
Turnout 2,047 44.6
Alliance hold Swing Increase24.4

St. James'

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St. James'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Wormington 984 62.8 −6.2
Conservative Nicola King 229 14.6 −1.9
Labour Alan Bullion 217 13.8 −0.7
Green Alasdair Fraser 138 8.8 N/A
Majority 755 48.2
Turnout 1,568 35.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.2

St. John's

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St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Ellis 907 41.3 −7.9
Labour Michael Tapp 903 41.1 +15.5
Conservative Thelma Huggett 385 17.5 −7.7
Majority 4 0.2
Turnout 2,195 42.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease11.7

References

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  1. ^ "Borough Election, May 2022 - Thursday, 5th May, 2022". Tunbidge Wells Borough Council. Retrieved 9 May 2022.