2010 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election
Appearance
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The 2010 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 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
[edit]The results saw the Conservative stay in control of the council despite losing 2 seats.[3] The Liberal Democrats gained seats in Benenden and Cranbrook wards to hold 6 seats, compared to 42 for the Conservatives.[3] Overall turnout in the election was 68.59%.[4]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 12 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 75.0 | 54.1 | 25,870 | −2.7% | |
Liberal Democrats | 4 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 25.0 | 34.9 | 16,722 | +8.2% | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 3,002 | +1.5% | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 1,389 | −2.1% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 576 | −2.9% | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 297 | −2.1% |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Francis Rook | 1,900 | 52.4 | +26.6 | |
Conservative | Peter Davies | 1,727 | 47.6 | +6.4 | |
Majority | 173 | 4.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,627 | 70.8 | +32.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan McDermott | 1,971 | 69.1 | +6.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Billingham | 882 | 30.9 | −6.7 | |
Majority | 1,089 | 38.2 | +13.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,853 | 75.8 | +33.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Peter Crawford | 1,004 | 51.3 | +19.7 | |
Conservative | William Rutherford | 955 | 48.7 | −19.7 | |
Majority | 49 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,959 | 62.7 | +33.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Leonard Price | 1,934 | 52.1 | −5.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Williams | 1,222 | 32.9 | +32.9 | |
Green | Richard Leslie | 313 | 8.4 | −23.8 | |
UKIP | Patricia Theophanides | 198 | 5.3 | −5.4 | |
Independent | Ahsan Ahmad | 45 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 712 | 19.2 | −5.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,712 | 65.9 | +34.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Cunningham | 2,028 | 63.4 | −3.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Keith Brown | 909 | 28.4 | +10.8 | |
Labour | David Burgess | 261 | 8.2 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 1,119 | 35.0 | −13.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,198 | 70.5 | +33.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bill Hills | 979 | 47.4 | −4.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hugh Patterson | 495 | 24.0 | +11.4 | |
Labour | Raymond Moon | 340 | 16.5 | −2.9 | |
Independent | Ron Goodman | 252 | 12.2 | −4.3 | |
Majority | 484 | 23.4 | −8.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,066 | 67.5 | +34.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Elizabeth Thomas | 1,137 | 58.1 | −20.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Damion Coleman | 536 | 27.4 | +27.4 | |
Labour | Terry White | 283 | 14.5 | −6.5 | |
Majority | 601 | 30.7 | −27.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,956 | 66.5 | +38.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Scholes | 2,159 | 59.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Christo Skelton | 1,195 | 32.8 | ||
Labour | Peter Mills | 289 | 7.9 | ||
Majority | 964 | 26.5 | |||
Turnout | 3,643 | 71.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Catherine Mayhew | 2,155 | 56.0 | −6.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Matthew Nash | 1,402 | 36.4 | +11.6 | |
UKIP | Eileen Gayler | 294 | 7.6 | +7.6 | |
Majority | 753 | 19.6 | −17.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,851 | 72.3 | +37.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Tompsett | 1,884 | 59.4 | −8.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Braam | 1,287 | 40.6 | +14.6 | |
Majority | 597 | 18.8 | −23.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,171 | 70.0 | +29.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Neve | 1,666 | 64.9 | +6.3 | |
Conservative | Simon Bannister | 901 | 35.1 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 765 | 29.8 | +4.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,567 | 64.6 | +31.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Trevor Poile | 1,639 | 47.1 | +1.7 | |
Conservative | Chris Woodward | 1,577 | 45.3 | −0.6 | |
Green | Phyllis Leslie | 263 | 7.6 | −1.1 | |
Majority | 62 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,479 | 70.0 | +34.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ted Jolley | 1,343 | 48.0 | −10.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Timothy Woodman | 737 | 26.3 | +0.5 | |
Labour | Timothy Rich | 454 | 16.2 | +0.5 | |
UKIP | Christopher Hoare | 263 | 9.4 | +9.4 | |
Majority | 606 | 21.7 | −11.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,797 | 58.3 | +29.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Colin Bothwell | 1,513 | 46.2 | +4.2 | |
Labour | Dianne Hill | 1,375 | 42.0 | +5.8 | |
UKIP | Beverley Bradshaw | 385 | 11.8 | +4.2 | |
Majority | 138 | 4.2 | −1.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,273 | 63.7 | +31.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mike Rusbridge | 1,335 | 59.0 | +4.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Prance | 927 | 41.0 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 408 | 18.0 | +3.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,262 | 71.8 | +27.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Julia Soyke | 2,272 | 66.0 | −7.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Baldock | 921 | 26.8 | +8.7 | |
UKIP | Peter Fasey | 249 | 7.2 | −1.1 | |
Majority | 1,351 | 39.3 | −16.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,442 | 74.8 | +34.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Tunbridge Wells". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- ^ "Local elections 2010". London: guardian.co.uk. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
- ^ a b "Tory casualties at borough elections". this is Kent. 14 May 2010. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Tunbridge Wells Borough Council Election Results - 6 May 2010". Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Retrieved 23 November 2010.[permanent dead link]