2018 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election

The 2018 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Ward results[]

Benenden and Cranbook[]

Benenden and Cranbook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tom Dawlings*	854	50	+8
	Tunbridge Wells Alliance	John Smith	542	32	N/A
	Labour	Anne Musker	175	10	+1
	Liberal Democrats	Saul Clackson	136	8	-18
Majority			312
Turnout			1,699	32.15
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brenchley and Horsmonden[]

Brenchley and Horsmonden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan McDermott*	951	65	+9
	Labour	Kelly Llewellyn	262	18	+2
	Liberal Democrats	Zoe Norman	240	17	+10
Majority			689
Turnout			1,440	35.99
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broadwater[]

Broadwater

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Woodward*	479	39	-7
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Hall	471	39	+31
	Labour	Louise Reid	213	17	+1
	UKIP	Alun Elder-Brown	59	5	-26
Majority			8
Turnout			1,218	37.64
	Conservative hold		Swing

Culverden[]

Culverden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Scott	663	30	-17
	Tunbridge Wells Alliance	Lucy Willis	499	23	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Brice	400	18	+5
	Labour	Carol Wilson	327	15	+5
	Women's Equality	Liz Orr	323	15	N/A
Majority			164
Turnout			2,208	38.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hawkhurst and Sandhurst[]

Hawkhurst and Sandhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patrick Thomson	1,012	68	+17
	Labour	Ana Draper	261	17	+10
	Liberal Democrats	Clare Bishop	221	15	+10
Majority			751
Turnout			1,486	31.74
	Conservative hold		Swing

Paddock Wood East[]

Paddock Wood East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Allan Gooda	430	44	±0
	Tunbridge Wells Alliance	Rodney Atkins	265	27	N/A
	Labour	Derek Boyle	196	20	+9
	Liberal Democrats	Gillian Douglass	78	8	+1
Majority			165
Turnout			967	31.47
	Conservative hold		Swing

Paddock Wood West[]

Paddock Wood West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elizabeth Thomas*	425	45	+1
	Labour	Raymond Moon	235	25	+6
	Tunbridge Wells Alliance	Brian Ransley	143	15	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	James Cole	72	8	+2
	Green	Trevor Bisdee	65	7	N/A
Majority			190
Turnout			936	33.03
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pantiles and St. Mark's[]

Pantiles and St. Mark's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Scholes*	983	48	-8
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Hickey	729	35	+21
	Labour	Lorna Blackmore	344	17	+2
Majority			254
Turnout			2,042	39.63
	Conservative hold		Swing

Park[]

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Tunbridge Wells Alliance	Nick Pope	773	34	N/A
	Conservative	Catherine Rankin	630	28	-21
	Liberal Democrats	Rachel Sadler	533	23	+10
	Labour	Hugo Pound	335	15	-1
Majority			143
Turnout			40.64	2,265
	gain from Conservative		Swing

Pembury[]

Pembury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Barrington-King*	1,014	63	+22
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Sefton	301	19	+15
	Labour	Sarah Carpenter	282	18	+12
Majority			713
Turnout			1,589	35.74
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sherwood[]

Sherwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bob Backhouse*	633	39	-8
	Labour	Seb St John	520	32	+18
	Tunbridge Wells Alliance	Nick Twist	290	18	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Bullion	113	7	+2
	UKIP	Chris Hoare	67	4	-29
Majority			113
Turnout			1,621	41.45
	Conservative hold		Swing

Southborough and High Brooms[]

Southborough and High Brooms

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alain Lewis	1,094	62	+30
	Conservative	Harry Allen	455	26	-6
	Liberal Democrats	Marguerita Morton	211	12	+2
Majority			639
Turnout			1,747	32.17
	Labour hold		Swing

Southborough North[]

Southborough North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joe Simmons	614	51	-5
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Poile	354	29	+16
	Labour	Martin Betts	247	20	+4
Majority			260
Turnout			1,211	38.13
	Conservative hold		Swing

Speldhurst and Bidborough[]

Speldhurst and Bidborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julia Soyke*	1,186	66	+5
	Liberal Democrats	Jackie Prance	361	20	+10
	Labour	David Adams	251	14	+4
Majority			825
Turnout			1,789	38.39
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. James'[]

St. James'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Neve*	762	51	-2
	Tunbridge Wells Alliance	Steve Bowser	270	18	N/A
	Labour	Isobel Kerrigan	246	16	+3
	Conservative	Matt Bailey	230	15	-2
Majority			492
Turnout			1,506	35.27
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

St. John's[]

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Ellis	1,038	47	+15
	Labour	Bjorn Simpole	599	27	+18
	Conservative	Jamil Nasir	575	26	-9
Majority			439
Turnout			2,208	43.03
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

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