2014 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election

The 2014 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Ward results
Benenden and Cranbook
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tom Dawlings | 876 | 42 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Francis Rook | 541 | 26 | ||
| UKIP | Simon Hilton | 468 | 23 | ||
| Labour | Isobel Kerrigan | 188 | 9 | ||
| Majority | 335 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,063 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Brenchley and Horsmonden
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alan McDermott | 930 | 65 | ||
| UKIP | David Weatherley | 334 | 20 | ||
| Labour | Kevin Kerrigan | 263 | 16 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Nancy Warne | 123 | 7 | ||
| Majority | 596 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,645 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Broadwater
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Chris Woodward | 577 | 46 | ||
| UKIP | Alun Elder-Brown | 393 | 31 | ||
| Labour | Clive Brewer | 196 | 16 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Jeffery | 95 | 8 | ||
| Majority | 184 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,256 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Culverden
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Don Sloan | 988 | 47 | ||
| UKIP | Patricia Underwood | 390 | 19 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Bullion | 267 | 13 | ||
| Green | Rick Leslie | 229 | 11 | ||
| Labour | Veronica Wallace | 218 | 10 | ||
| Majority | 598 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,085 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Hawkhurst and Sandhurst
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nathan Gray | 940 | 51 | ||
| UKIP | John Austen | 537 | 29 | ||
| Green | Marie Jones | 139 | 8 | ||
| Labour | David Burgess | 131 | 7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Deacon | 89 | 5 | ||
| Majority | 403 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,832 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Paddock Wood East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bill Hills | 562 | 44 | ||
| UKIP | Thomas Chetta | 471 | 37 | ||
| Labour | Terry White | 144 | 11 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Bicknell | 93 | 7 | ||
| Majority | 91 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,269 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Paddock Wood West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Elizabeth Thomas | 494 | 44 | ||
| UKIP | Bob Davison | 350 | 31 | ||
| Labour | Ray Moon | 219 | 19 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Warne | 71 | 6 | ||
| Majority | 144 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,131 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Pantiles and St. Mark's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Scholes | 1,137 | 56 | ||
| UKIP | Kit Read | 326 | 16 | ||
| Labour | Lorna Blackmore | 297 | 15 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Bent | 284 | 14 | ||
| Majority | 811 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,033 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Catherine Mayhew | 1,086 | 49 | ||
| UKIP | Andrew Osborne | 488 | 22 | ||
| Labour | Mary Wilson | 348 | 16 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Prance | 277 | 13 | ||
| Majority | 598 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,186 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Pembury
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul Barrington-King | 853 | 41 | ||
| UKIP | Colin Nicholson | 572 | 27 | ||
| Independent | Terry Cload | 445 | 21 | ||
| Labour | Margaret Morgan | 130 | 6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Rachel Sadler | 92 | 4 | ||
| Majority | 281 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,088 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Sherwood
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bob Backhouse | 813 | 47 | ||
| UKIP | Stephen Lukacs | 578 | 33 | ||
| Labour | Nick Maltby | 249 | 14 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Victor Bethell | 93 | 5 | ||
| Majority | 235 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,726 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Southborough and High Brooms
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Graham Munn | 602 | 32 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Oakford | 591 | 32 | ||
| UKIP | Richard Harrington | 486 | 26 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Marguerita Morton | 190 | 10 | ||
| Majority | 11 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,856 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Southborough North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mike Rusbridge | 790 | 56 | ||
| Labour | Nicholas Blackwell | 233 | 16 | ||
| UKIP | Mark Nicholson | 219 | 15 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jo Wright | 181 | 13 | ||
| Majority | 557 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,416 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Speldhurst and Bidborough
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Julia Soyke | 1,255 | 61 | ||
| UKIP | Nick Frydas | 396 | 19 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Baldock | 201 | 10 | ||
| Labour | Ann Tyler | 198 | 10 | ||
| Majority | 859 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,038 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. James'
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Neve | 751 | 53 | ||
| Conservative | Alex Lewis-Grey | 247 | 17 | ||
| UKIP | Naz Mian | 246 | 17 | ||
| Labour | Jaimi Lallu | 184 | 13 | ||
| Majority | 504 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,418 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
St. John's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jamil Nasir | 711 | 35 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Poile | 646 | 32 | ||
| UKIP | Simon Ford-Forrester | 309 | 15 | ||
| Labour | Timothy Rich | 187 | 9 | ||
| Green | Phyl Leslie | 174 | 9 | ||
| Majority | 65 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,018 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.