Tunbridge Wells local elections
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One third of Tunbridge Wells is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
Contents |
[edit] Political control
Conservative 1973 - 1994
No overall control 1994 - 1996
Liberal Democrat 1996 - 1998
Conservative 1998 - present
[edit] 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
[edit] By-election results
| Pantiles By-Election 25 September 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 510 | 51.7 | +2.9 | ||
| Conservative | 377 | 38.2 | +3.0 | ||
| Labour | 100 | 10.1 | -5.9 | ||
| Majority | 133 | 13.5 | |||
| Turnout | 987 | ||||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Cranbrook By-Election 18 October 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | 465 | 58.6 | +58.6 | ||
| Conservative | 328 | 41.4 | -3.2 | ||
| Majority | 137 | 17.2 | |||
| Turnout | 793 | 21.4 | |||
| Independent gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
| Southborough and High Brooms By-Election 11 March 2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Colin Bothwell | 465 | 41.0 | -4.5 | |
| Labour | David Belchem | 429 | 38.6 | -7.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Alan Bullion | 171 | 15.4 | +15.4 | |
| UK Independence | Victor Webb | 55 | 5.0 | +5.0 | |
| Majority | 27 | 2.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,111 | 21.7 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| St John's By-Election 17 March 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Brian Ransley | 500 | 41.6 | +4.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Joanna Au Brey | 390 | 32.5 | -9.4 | |
| Labour | Maurice Knights | 244 | 20.3 | +11.7 | |
| Green | Phyllis Leslie | 66 | 5.5 | -1.9 | |
| Majority | 110 | 9.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,200 | 25.1 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
| Pembury By-Election 30 June 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Thomas Symondson | 699 | 50.0 | +16.2 | |
| Conservative | Michael Tompsett | 657 | 47.0 | -10.7 | |
| UK Independence | Vitor Webb | 41 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
| Majority | 42 | 3.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,397 | 31.4 | |||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Pantiles and St Mark's By-Election 13 September 2007 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Glenn Hall | 788 | 59.8 | -4.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jamie Johnson | 364 | 27.6 | +0.5 | |
| Labour | Lorna Blackmore | 94 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
| UK Independence | Victor Webb | 71 | 5.4 | -3.4 | |
| Majority | 424 | 32.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,317 | 27.3 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
