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The 2018 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Ward results

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Benenden and Cranbook

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Benenden and Cranbook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Dawlings* 854 50 +8
Tunbridge Wells Alliance John Smith 542 32 N/A
Labour Anne Musker 175 10 +1
Liberal Democrats Saul Clackson 136 8 −18
Majority 312
Turnout 1,699 32.15
Conservative hold Swing

Brenchley and Horsmonden

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Brenchley and Horsmonden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan McDermott* 951 65 +9
Labour Kelly Llewellyn 262 18 +2
Liberal Democrats Zoe Norman 240 17 +10
Majority 689
Turnout 1,440 35.99
Conservative hold Swing

Broadwater

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Broadwater
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Woodward* 479 39 −7
Liberal Democrats Christopher Hall 471 39 +31
Labour Louise Reid 213 17 +1
UKIP Alun Elder-Brown 59 5 −26
Majority 8
Turnout 1,218 37.64
Conservative hold Swing

Culverden

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Culverden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Scott 663 30 −17
Tunbridge Wells Alliance Lucy Willis 499 23 N/A
Liberal Democrats Martin Brice 400 18 +5
Labour Carol Wilson 327 15 +5
Women's Equality Liz Orr 323 15 N/A
Majority 164
Turnout 2,208 38.3
Conservative hold Swing

Hawkhurst and Sandhurst

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Hawkhurst and Sandhurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patrick Thomson 1,012 68 +17
Labour Ana Draper 261 17 +10
Liberal Democrats Clare Bishop 221 15 +10
Majority 751
Turnout 1,486 31.74
Conservative hold Swing

Paddock Wood East

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Paddock Wood East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Allan Gooda 430 44 ±0
Tunbridge Wells Alliance Rodney Atkins 265 27 N/A
Labour Derek Boyle 196 20 +9
Liberal Democrats Gillian Douglass 78 8 +1
Majority 165
Turnout 967 31.47
Conservative hold Swing

Paddock Wood West

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Paddock Wood West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elizabeth Thomas* 425 45 +1
Labour Raymond Moon 235 25 +6
Tunbridge Wells Alliance Brian Ransley 143 15 N/A
Liberal Democrats James Cole 72 8 +2
Green Trevor Bisdee 65 7 N/A
Majority 190
Turnout 936 33.03
Conservative hold Swing

Pantiles and St. Mark's

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Pantiles and St. Mark's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Scholes* 983 48 −8
Liberal Democrats Andy Hickey 729 35 +21
Labour Lorna Blackmore 344 17 +2
Majority 254
Turnout 2,042 39.63
Conservative hold Swing

Park

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Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Tunbridge Wells Alliance Nick Pope 773 34 N/A
Conservative Catherine Rankin 630 28 −21
Liberal Democrats Rachel Sadler 533 23 +10
Labour Hugo Pound 335 15 −1
Majority 143
Turnout 40.64 2,265
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing

Pembury

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Pembury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Barrington-King* 1,014 63 +22
Liberal Democrats Colin Sefton 301 19 +15
Labour Sarah Carpenter 282 18 +12
Majority 713
Turnout 1,589 35.74
Conservative hold Swing

Sherwood

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Sherwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bob Backhouse* 633 39 −8
Labour Seb St John 520 32 +18
Tunbridge Wells Alliance Nick Twist 290 18 N/A
Liberal Democrats Alan Bullion 113 7 +2
UKIP Chris Hoare 67 4 −29
Majority 113
Turnout 1,621 41.45
Conservative hold Swing

Southborough and High Brooms

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Southborough and High Brooms
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alain Lewis 1,094 62 +30
Conservative Harry Allen 455 26 −6
Liberal Democrats Marguerita Morton 211 12 +2
Majority 639
Turnout 1,747 32.17
Labour hold Swing

Southborough North

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Southborough North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joe Simmons 614 51 −5
Liberal Democrats Trevor Poile 354 29 +16
Labour Martin Betts 247 20 +4
Majority 260
Turnout 1,211 38.13
Conservative hold Swing

Speldhurst and Bidborough

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Speldhurst and Bidborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julia Soyke* 1,186 66 +5
Liberal Democrats Jackie Prance 361 20 +10
Labour David Adams 251 14 +4
Majority 825
Turnout 1,789 38.39
Conservative hold Swing

St. James'

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St. James'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Neve* 762 51 −2
Tunbridge Wells Alliance Steve Bowser 270 18 N/A
Labour Isobel Kerrigan 246 16 +3
Conservative Matt Bailey 230 15 −2
Majority 492
Turnout 1,506 35.27
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

St. John's

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St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Ellis 1,038 47 +15
Labour Bjorn Simpole 599 27 +18
Conservative Jamil Nasir 575 26 −9
Majority 439
Turnout 2,208 43.03
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Election results by wards: Borough Election, May 2018 - Thursday, 3rd May, 2018". tunbridgewells.gov.uk. Borough of Tunbridge Wells. 4 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
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