Tunbridge Wells Council election, 2007
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Elections to Tunbridge Wells Council were held on 3 May 2007. 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
[edit] Election result
| Tunbridge Wells Local Election Result 2007 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net Gain/Loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | |
| Conservative | 15 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 93.8 | 57.2 | 13,455 | -1.7% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 6.3 | 27.9 | 6,571 | -3.7% | |
| UK Independence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 1,482 | +4.6% | |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5.9 | 1,391 | +0.3% | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 469 | -0.2% | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 164 | +0.7% | |
[edit] Ward results
| Benenden and Cranbrook | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Linda Hall | 1,170 | 58.5 | -2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Francis Rook | 696 | 34.8 | +3.9 | |
| UK Independence | Oliver Clement | 133 | 6.7 | -1.7 | |
| Majority | 474 | 23.7 | -6.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,999 | 38.9 | +0.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Culverden | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Miller | 921 | 58.1 | -0.5 | |
| Green | Brian Leslie | 469 | 29.6 | +15.0 | |
| UK Independence | Patricia Theophanides | 196 | 12.4 | +12.4 | |
| Majority | 452 | 28.5 | -3.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,586 | 32.6 | -2.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Frittenden and Sissinghurst | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Smith | 505 | 63.7 | -10.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Graham Lee | 288 | 36.3 | +10.4 | |
| Majority | 217 | 27.4 | -20.8 | ||
| Turnout | 793 | 47.3 | +6.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Goudhurst and Lamberhurst | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Bullock | 806 | 64.6 | -5.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | John Billingham | 297 | 23.8 | -6.5 | |
| UK Independence | Julie La Coste | 144 | 11.5 | +11.5 | |
| Majority | 509 | 40.8 | +1.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,247 | 38.9 | -3.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Hawkhurst and Sandhurst | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Ron Weeden | 1,095 | 71.6 | +1.7 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Keith Brown | 435 | 28.4 | -1.7 | |
| Majority | 660 | 43.2 | +3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,530 | 34.5 | -0.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Paddock Wood East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Peter Waldock | 513 | 51.6 | -13.2 | |
| Labour | Raymond Moon | 193 | 19.4 | +6.4 | |
| Independent | Ronald Goodman | 164 | 16.5 | +16.5 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jamie Johnson | 125 | 12.6 | -9.6 | |
| Majority | 349 | 32.2 | -10.4 | ||
| Turnout | 995 | 32.7 | +1.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Paddock Wood West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Stanley Ward | 646 | 79.0 | +18.4 | |
| Labour | Raymond Steward | 172 | 21.0 | -0.1 | |
| Majority | 474 | 58.0 | +18.5 | ||
| Turnout | 818 | 28.2 | -1.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Pantiles and St Marks | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Gillian Barber-Hughes | 1,110 | 64.1 | -4.5 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jean-Luc Bressard | 470 | 27.1 | -4.3 | |
| UK Independence | Beryl Woodall | 152 | 8.8 | +8.8 | |
| Majority | 640 | 37.0 | -0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,732 | 36.0 | +1.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Park | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Sean Lockhart | 1,115 | 58.6 | -5.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Peter Hillier | 616 | 32.4 | -3.7 | |
| UK Independence | Ian Peters | 171 | 9.0 | +9.0 | |
| Majority | 499 | 26.2 | -1.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,902 | 35.8 | -2.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Pembury | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | June Crowhurst | 955 | 54.3 | -1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Lorraine Braam | 687 | 39.0 | -4.8 | |
| UK Independence | Christopher Luke | 118 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
| Majority | 268 | 15.3 | +2.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,760 | 39.7 | -5.0 | ||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
| Rusthall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Barry Edwards | 528 | 45.1 | +16.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Christopher Gillmore | 321 | 27.4 | -24.2 | |
| UK Independence | June Moore | 175 | 15.0 | +4.2 | |
| Labour | Lorna Blackmore | 146 | 12.5 | +3.1 | |
| Majority | 207 | 17.7 | -5.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,170 | 34.1 | -4.4 | ||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
| St John's | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Lesley Herriot | 836 | 50.4 | +13.0 | |
| Conservative | Brian Ransley | 708 | 42.7 | -2.0 | |
| UK Independence | Philip Crofton | 116 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
| Majority | 128 | 7.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,660 | 34.5 | -1.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Sherwood | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Robert Mayall | 675 | 46.6 | -7.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Alan Bullion | 405 | 28.0 | -0.4 | |
| Labour | Katherine Wilson | 218 | 15.0 | -2.9 | |
| UK Independence | Victor Webb | 151 | 10.4 | +10.4 | |
| Majority | 270 | 18.6 | -6.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,449 | 30.6 | -0.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Southborough and High Brooms | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Chater | 658 | 37.4 | -12.0 | |
| Labour | Ronnie Ooi | 582 | 33.1 | +0.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Marguerita Morton | 394 | 22.4 | +4.5 | |
| UK Independence | Christopher Hoare | 126 | 7.2 | +7,2 | |
| Majority | 76 | 4.3 | -12.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,760 | 34.3 | +0.6 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Southborough North | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | David Elliott | 748 | 54.5 | -3.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Trevor Poile | 544 | 39.7 | +5.3 | |
| Labour | Antony Wood | 80 | 5.8 | -2.0 | |
| Majority | 204 | 14.8 | -8.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,372 | 43.9 | -1.2 | ||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
| Speldhurst and Bidborough | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | David Jukes | 1,302 | 74.0 | -1.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Ian Williams | 457 | 26.0 | +1.6 | |
| Majority | 845 | 48.0 | -3.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,759 | 39.5 | -2.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] References
| Preceded by Tunbridge Wells Council election 2006 |
Tunbridge Wells local elections | Succeeded by Tunbridge Wells Council election 2008 |
