2006 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election

The 2006 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in Kent, England. One-third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Tunbridge Wells local election result 2006[3][4]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 14 2 0 +2 87.5 58.9 14,301 +6.1%
  Liberal Democrats 2 0 2 −2 12.5 31.6 7,668 −1.5%
  Labour 0 0 0 0 0 5.6 1,370 −2.3%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 536 −1.6%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 1.7 422 −0.4%

Ward results

Benenden and Cranbrook[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Davies 1,183 60.7 +8.4
Liberal Democrats Winifred Honnywill 603 30.9 −3.2
UKIP Oliver Clement 163 8.4 −5.2
Majority 580 29.8 +11.6
Turnout 1,949 38.6 −4.3
Conservative hold Swing
Brenchley and Horsmonden[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sally-Ann Slade 1,096 79.1 +17.4
Liberal Democrats John Billingham 290 20.9 −4.7
Majority 806 58.2 +22.1
Turnout 1,386 37.6 −6.5
Conservative hold Swing
Broadwater[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Crawford 503 46.1 +9.9
Conservative David Stanyer 486 44.6 −1.6
UKIP Theresa Theophanides 101 9.3 −0.6
Majority 17 1.5
Turnout 1,090 37.6 −3.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Culverden[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Leonard Price 981 58.6 +4.0
Liberal Democrats Paul Beard 450 26.9 +3.6
Green Brian Leslie 244 14.6 +3.9
Majority 531 31.7 +0.4
Turnout 1,675 34.9 −2.4
Conservative hold Swing
Hawkhurst and Sandhurst[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Cunningham 1,064 69.9 +4.4
Liberal Democrats Keith Brown 458 30.1 +4.8
Majority 606 39.8 −0.4
Turnout 1,522 34.9 −7.0
Conservative hold Swing
Paddock Wood East[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Marriott 603 64.8 +26.8
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Braam 207 22.2 −13.8
Labour Timothy Rich 121 13.0 −8.4
Majority 396 42.6 +40.6
Turnout 931 30.9 +5.8
Conservative hold Swing
Paddock Wood West[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elizabeth Thomas 525 60.6 +3.4
Labour Raymond Moon 183 21.1 +4.3
UKIP Victor Webb 158 18.2 +18.2
Majority 342 39.5 +8.3
Turnout 866 30.1 +7.2
Conservative hold Swing
Pantiles and St Marks[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Scholes 1,156 68.6 +2.3
Liberal Democrats Jane Johnson 529 31.4 −2.3
Majority 627 37.2 +4.6
Turnout 1,685 35.0 −5.4
Conservative hold Swing
Park[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Catherine Mayhew 1,250 63.9 +9.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Hillier 707 36.1 +5.1
Majority 543 27.8 +4.0
Turnout 1,957 38.2 −4.2
Conservative hold Swing
Pembury[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Tompsett 1,124 56.2 −1.5
Liberal Democrats Thomas Symondson 877 43.8 +10.0
Majority 247 12.4 −11.5
Turnout 2,001 44.7 +1.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
St James'[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Neve 776 65.5 +5.2
Conservative Christopher Browne 273 23.1 −3.1
Green Richard Leslie 135 11.4 +11.4
Majority 503 42.4 +8.3
Turnout 1,184 35.6 +1.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St John's[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Woodward 760 44.7 +7.1
Liberal Democrats Lesley Herriot 636 37.4 −4.5
Green Phyllis Leslie 157 9.2 +1.8
Labour Keith Hamm 146 8.6 +0.0
Majority 124 7.3 +3.0
Turnout 1,699 35.5 +0.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Sherwood[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Jolley 754 53.7 +0.3
Liberal Democrats Alan Bullion 399 28.4 +7.0
Labour Jemima Blackmore 252 17.9 −7.4
Majority 355 25.3 −2.8
Turnout 1,405 30.9 −0.6
Conservative hold Swing
Southborough and High Brooms[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Bothwell 849 49.4 +10.6
Labour Dianne Hill 561 32.7 −4.5
Liberal Democrats Marguerita Morton 308 17.9 +2.1
Majority 188 16.7 +15.1
Turnout 1,718 33.7 −0.5
Conservative hold Swing
Southborough North[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Rusbridge 797 57.8 +11.4
Liberal Democrats Terence Driscoll 474 34.4 −14.0
Labour Gregory Lay 107 7.8 +7.8
Majority 323 23.4
Turnout 1,378 45.1 +7.1
Conservative hold Swing
Speldhurst and Bidborough[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Melvyn Howell 1,400 75.6 +4.9
Liberal Democrats Ian Williams 451 24.4 −4.9
Majority 949 51.2 +9.8
Turnout 1,851 42.3 −2.4
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Local elections: Tunbridge Wells". BBC News. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  2. ^ Wilson, Graeme (5 May 2006). "Conservatives Cameron's crusade puts Tories back on victory trail". The Daily Telegraph. p. 4.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Elections 5 May 2006". Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Archived from the original on 27 September 2006. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  4. ^ "Local elections". The Times. London. 5 May 2006. p. 9.
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