Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council elections

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council in Kent, United Kingdom is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 53 councillors have been elected from 26 wards.[1]

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Political control

Party in control Years
Conservative 1973 - 1995
No overall control 1995 - 2003
Conservative 2003 - present

Council elections

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election, 1999

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election, 2003 (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 2)[2]

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election, 2007

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election, 2011

By-election results

1995-1999

East Peckham By-Election 24 July 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 357 41.8 -18.9
Conservative 337 39.4 +4.8
Labour 161 18.8 +18.8
Majority 20 2.4
Turnout 855 33.5
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Cage Green By-Election 7 May 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 827 58.3 +13.2
Labour 368 25.9 -14.5
Liberal Democrat 224 15.8 +1.2
Majority 459 32.4
Turnout 1,419 44.0
Conservative hold Swing

1999-2003

Wrotham By-Election 4 May 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 396 60.5 -14.4
Liberal Democrat 259 39.5 +39.5
Majority 137 21.0
Turnout 655 45.1
Conservative hold Swing
Snodland East By-Election 31 January 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 493 58.5 -8.4
Conservative 350 41.5 +16.4
Majority 143 17.0
Turnout 843 27.8
Labour hold Swing

2003-2007

Burpham Wouldham & Eccles By-Election 14 October 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 660 58.6 +13.8
Liberal Democrat 312 27.7 -16.7
Labour 155 13.8 +3.0
Majority 348 30.9
Turnout 1,127 35.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Ightham By-Election 31 August 2006[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Chartres 352 53.9 -20.6
Liberal Democrat Rebecca Hunt 301 46.1 +20.6
Majority 51 7.8
Turnout 653 42.5
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011

There were no by-elections between May 2007 and May 2011.

References

  1. ^ "Borough and Parish/Town Council Elections - 3 May 2007". Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council. http://www.tmbc.gov.uk/cgi-bin/buildpage.pl?mysql=2695. Retrieved 2009-08-20. 
  2. ^ "Tonbridge & Malling". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/295.stm. Retrieved 2009-08-20. 
  3. ^ "Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council: 26 September 2006: Report of Chief Executive and Returning Officer". Tonbridge & Mallin Borough Council. http://www5.tmbc.gov.uk/akstonbridge/images/att3238.doc. Retrieved 2009-08-20. 

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