2014 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election

Map of the results

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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'

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

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

1. "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.