Tunbridge Wells Council election, 2004

Elections to Tunbridge Wells Council were held on 10 June, 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Conservative 35
*Liberal Democrat 12
*Labour 1

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 12
gain = 1
loss = 0
net = +1
seats % = 75.0
votes % = 52.8
votes = 13,797
plus/minus = +0.8%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 4
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 25.0
votes % = 33.1
votes = 8,645
plus/minus = +1.0%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 1
net = -1
seats % = 0
votes % = 7.9
votes = 2,074
plus/minus = -1.6%Election Summary Party
party = Green Party of England and Wales
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 3.8
votes = 1,000
plus/minus = +0.6%Election Summary Party
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 2.1
votes = 559
plus/minus = +0.4%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.3
votes = 76
plus/minus = -1.2%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Eleanor North
votes = 1,135
percentage = 52.3
change = -10.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Winifred Honnywill
votes = 740
percentage = 34.1
change = +5.3Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Oliver Clement
votes = 294
percentage = 13.6
change = +5.4Election box majority
votes = 395
percentage = 18.2
change = -15.9Election box turnout
votes = 2,169
percentage = 42.9
change = +12.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Nicholas Fairrie
votes = 1,016
percentage = 61.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Arthur Charlesworth
votes = 421
percentage = 25.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Matthew Robertson
votes = 209
percentage = 12.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 595
percentage = 36.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,646
percentage = 44.1
change = +10.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Barbara Cobbold
votes = 561
percentage = 46.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jamie Johnson
votes = 440
percentage = 36.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Victor Webb
votes = 120
percentage = 9.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Maryan
votes = 94
percentage = 7.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 121
percentage = 10.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,215
percentage = 41.0
change = +9.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Hugh Patterson
votes = 496
percentage = 69.6
change = +5.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Green
votes = 217
percentage = 30.4
change = -5.8Election box majority
votes = 279
percentage = 39.2
change = +11.6Election box turnout
votes = 713
percentage = 42.3
change = +5.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Eldred Wakefield
votes = 985
percentage = 54.6
change = -6.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Andrew Ollive
votes = 420
percentage = 23.3
change = -9.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Kirkham
votes = 206
percentage = 11.4
change = +11.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Brian Leslie
votes = 194
percentage = 10.7
change = -0.6Election box majority
votes = 565
percentage = 31.3
change = +2.7Election box turnout
votes = 1,805
percentage = 37.3
change = +10.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Colin Noakes
votes = 933
percentage = 69.7
change = +10.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Billingham
votes = 406
percentage = 30.3
change = +13.2Election box majority
votes = 527
percentage = 39.4
change = +4.3Election box turnout
votes = 1,339
percentage = 42.8
change = +5.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Beverley Palmer
votes = 1,183
percentage = 65.5
change = +0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Keith Brown
votes = 457
percentage = 25.3
change = -1.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Burgess
votes = 166
percentage = 9.2
change = +1.0Election box majority
votes = 726
percentage = 40.2
change = +2.6Election box turnout
votes = 1,806
percentage = 41.9
change = +11.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Leonard Horwood
votes = 1,274
percentage = 66.3
change = +2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Hillier
votes = 648
percentage = 33.7
change = +4.9Election box majority
votes = 626
percentage = 32.6
change = -2.9Election box turnout
votes = 1,922
percentage = 40.4
change = +11.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Bulman
votes = 1,204
percentage = 54.8
change = +6.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alan Bullion
votes = 681
percentage = 31.0
change = -14.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Storm Poorun
votes = 165
percentage = 7.5
change = +7.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jae Fassam
votes = 146
percentage = 6.6
change = +0.1Election box majority
votes = 523
percentage = 23.8
change = +20.8Election box turnout
votes = 2,196
percentage = 42.4
change = +12.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Barrington-King
votes = 1,112
percentage = 57.7
change = +17.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Lorraine Braam
votes = 651
percentage = 33.8
change = -18.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Toby Allen
votes = 163
percentage = 8.5
change = +8.5Election box majority
votes = 461
percentage = 23.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,926
percentage = 43.1
change = +7.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Robert Wratten
votes = 691
percentage = 51.6
change = +10.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = James Perry
votes = 377
percentage = 28.2
change = -6.6Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Patricia Theophanides
votes = 145
percentage = 10.8
change = +2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sarah Carpenter
votes = 126
percentage = 9.4
change = -2.8Election box majority
votes = 314
percentage = 23.4
change = +17.5Election box turnout
votes = 1,339
percentage = 38.5
change = +12.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Beatrice Lewis
votes = 717
percentage = 60.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Rosemary Fitzherbert
votes = 312
percentage = 26.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Clenshaw
votes = 160
percentage = 13.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 405
percentage = 34.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,189
percentage = 34.0
change = +2.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Simon Bannister
votes = 715
percentage = 41.9
change = -9.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Ranslet
votes = 641
percentage = 37.6
change = +6.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Ross-Skedd
votes = 147
percentage = 8.6
change = -1.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Phyllis Leslie
votes = 126
percentage = 7.4
change = +1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = David Wilson
votes = 76
percentage = 4.5
change = +4.5Election box majority
votes = 74
percentage = 4.3
change = -16.0Election box turnout
votes = 1,705
percentage = 35.3
change = +10.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Frank Williams
votes = 792
percentage = 53.4
change = +13.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Carvell
votes = 375
percentage = 25.3
change = -5.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Cicilia Bannister
votes = 317
percentage = 21.4
change = -2.6Election box majority
votes = 417
percentage = 28.1
change = +18.8Election box turnout
votes = 1,484
percentage = 31.5
change = +8.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Joseph Simmons
votes = 682
percentage = 38.8
change = -2.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Belchem
votes = 654
percentage = 37.2
change = -4.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Marguerita Morton
votes = 277
percentage = 15.8
change = +15.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Chris Godson
votes = 143
percentage = 8.1
change = +0.0Election box majority
votes = 28
percentage = 1.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,756
percentage = 34.2
change = +8.9Election 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 = Jennifer Paulson-Ellis
votes = 1,373
percentage = 70.7
change = +0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jacqueline Cassidy
votes = 568
percentage = 29.3
change = +6.1Election box majority
votes = 805
percentage = 41.4
change = -6.0Election box turnout
votes = 1,941
percentage = 44.7
change = +12.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2004/locals/html/3779.stm 2004 Tunbridge Wells election result]
* [http://www.tunbridgewells.gov.uk/section.asp?catid=247&docid=771 Ward results]

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