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2018 UK local government election

Map of the results

The 2018 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in England. 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
	Alliance 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

References

"Election results by wards: Borough Election, May 2018 - Thursday, 3rd May, 2018". tunbridgewells.gov.uk. Borough of Tunbridge Wells. 4 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.

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