- Tunbridge Wells local elections
One third of Tunbridge Wells is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
Political control
Conservative 1973 - 1994
No overall control 1994 - 1996Liberal Democrat 1996 - 1998
Conservative 1998 - present
Council elections
Tunbridge Wells Council election 1998 Tunbridge Wells Council election 1999 Tunbridge Wells Council election 2000 Tunbridge Wells Council election 2002 Tunbridge Wells Council election 2003 Tunbridge Wells Council election 2004 Tunbridge Wells Council election 2006 Tunbridge Wells Council election 2007 By-election results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 510
percentage = 51.7
change = +2.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 377
percentage = 38.2
change = +3.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 100
percentage = 10.1
change = -5.9Election box majority
votes = 133
percentage = 13.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 987
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 465
percentage = 58.6
change = +58.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 328
percentage = 41.4
change = -3.2Election box majority
votes = 137
percentage = 17.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 793
percentage = 21.4
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Independent (politician)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Colin Bothwell
votes = 465
percentage = 41.0
change = -4.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Belchem
votes = 429
percentage = 38.6
change = -7.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alan Bullion
votes = 171
percentage = 15.4
change = +15.4Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Victor Webb
votes = 55
percentage = 5.0
change = +5.0Election box majority
votes = 27
percentage = 2.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,111
percentage = 21.7
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Ransley
votes = 500
percentage = 41.6
change = +4.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Joanna Au Brey
votes = 390
percentage = 32.5
change = -9.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Maurice Knights
votes = 244
percentage = 20.3
change = +11.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Phyllis Leslie
votes = 66
percentage = 5.5
change = -1.9Election box majority
votes = 110
percentage = 9.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,200
percentage = 25.1
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Thomas Symondson
votes = 699
percentage = 50.0
change = +16.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Tompsett
votes = 657
percentage = 47.0
change = -10.7Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Vitor Webb
votes = 41
percentage = 2.4
change = +2.4Election box majority
votes = 42
percentage = 3.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,397
percentage = 31.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Glenn Hall
votes = 788
percentage = 59.8
change = -4.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jamie Johnson
votes = 364
percentage = 27.6
change = +0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Lorna Blackmore
votes = 94
percentage = 7.1
change = +7.1Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Victor Webb
votes = 71
percentage = 5.4
change = -3.4Election box majority
votes = 424
percentage = 32.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,317
percentage = 27.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =External links
* [http://www.tunbridgewells.gov.uk Tunbridge Wells Council]
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