2006 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election

Map of the results of the 2006 Tunbridge Wells council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2006.

The 2006 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 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:

* Conservative 38
* Liberal Democrat 9
* Labour 1[2]

## Election result

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Tunbridge Wells local election result 2006[3][4] Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Conservative | 14  | 2  | 0  | +2  | 87.5  | 58.9  | 14,301  | +6.1%
| Liberal Democrats | 2  | 0  | 2  | −2  | 12.5  | 31.6  | 7,668  | −1.5%
| Labour | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 5.6  | 1,370  | −2.3%
| Green | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2.2  | 536  | −1.6%
| UKIP | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1.7  | 422  | −0.4%

## Ward results

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Benenden and Cranbrook[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Peter Davies  | 1,183  | 60.7  | +8.4
| Liberal Democrats | Winifred Honnywill  | 603  | 30.9  | −3.2
| UKIP | Oliver Clement  | 163  | 8.4  | −5.2
Majority  | 580  | 29.8  | +11.6
Turnout | 1,949  | 38.6  | −4.3
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Brenchley and Horsmonden[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Sally-Ann Slade  | 1,096  | 79.1  | +17.4
| Liberal Democrats | John Billingham  | 290  | 20.9  | −4.7
Majority  | 806  | 58.2  | +22.1
Turnout | 1,386  | 37.6  | −6.5
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Broadwater[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Peter Crawford  | 503  | 46.1  | +9.9
| Conservative | David Stanyer  | 486  | 44.6  | −1.6
| UKIP | Theresa Theophanides  | 101  | 9.3  | −0.6
Majority  | 17  | 1.5  |
Turnout | 1,090  | 37.6  | −3.4
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |
Culverden[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Leonard Price  | 981  | 58.6  | +4.0
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Beard  | 450  | 26.9  | +3.6
| Green | Brian Leslie  | 244  | 14.6  | +3.9
Majority  | 531  | 31.7  | +0.4
Turnout | 1,675  | 34.9  | −2.4
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Hawkhurst and Sandhurst[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Cunningham  | 1,064  | 69.9  | +4.4
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Brown  | 458  | 30.1  | +4.8
Majority  | 606  | 39.8  | −0.4
Turnout | 1,522  | 34.9  | −7.0
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Paddock Wood East[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | David Marriott  | 603  | 64.8  | +26.8
| Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Braam  | 207  | 22.2  | −13.8
| Labour | Timothy Rich  | 121  | 13.0  | −8.4
Majority  | 396  | 42.6  | +40.6
Turnout | 931  | 30.9  | +5.8
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Paddock Wood West[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Elizabeth Thomas  | 525  | 60.6  | +3.4
| Labour | Raymond Moon  | 183  | 21.1  | +4.3
| UKIP | Victor Webb  | 158  | 18.2  | +18.2
Majority  | 342  | 39.5  | +8.3
Turnout | 866  | 30.1  | +7.2
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Pantiles and St Marks[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | James Scholes  | 1,156  | 68.6  | +2.3
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Johnson  | 529  | 31.4  | −2.3
Majority  | 627  | 37.2  | +4.6
Turnout | 1,685  | 35.0  | −5.4
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Park[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Catherine Mayhew  | 1,250  | 63.9  | +9.1
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Hillier  | 707  | 36.1  | +5.1
Majority  | 543  | 27.8  | +4.0
Turnout | 1,957  | 38.2  | −4.2
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Pembury[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Michael Tompsett  | 1,124  | 56.2  | −1.5
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Symondson  | 877  | 43.8  | +10.0
Majority  | 247  | 12.4  | −11.5
Turnout | 2,001  | 44.7  | +1.6
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |  |
St James'[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | David Neve  | 776  | 65.5  | +5.2
| Conservative | Christopher Browne  | 273  | 23.1  | −3.1
| Green | Richard Leslie  | 135  | 11.4  | +11.4
Majority  | 503  | 42.4  | +8.3
Turnout | 1,184  | 35.6  | +1.6
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |
St John's[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Christopher Woodward  | 760  | 44.7  | +7.1
| Liberal Democrats | Lesley Herriot  | 636  | 37.4  | −4.5
| Green | Phyllis Leslie  | 157  | 9.2  | +1.8
| Labour | Keith Hamm  | 146  | 8.6  | +0.0
Majority  | 124  | 7.3  | +3.0
Turnout | 1,699  | 35.5  | +0.2
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |  |
Sherwood[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Edward Jolley  | 754  | 53.7  | +0.3
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Bullion  | 399  | 28.4  | +7.0
| Labour | Jemima Blackmore  | 252  | 17.9  | −7.4
Majority  | 355  | 25.3  | −2.8
Turnout | 1,405  | 30.9  | −0.6
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Southborough and High Brooms[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Colin Bothwell  | 849  | 49.4  | +10.6
| Labour | Dianne Hill  | 561  | 32.7  | −4.5
| Liberal Democrats | Marguerita Morton  | 308  | 17.9  | +2.1
Majority  | 188  | 16.7  | +15.1
Turnout | 1,718  | 33.7  | −0.5
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Southborough North[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Michael Rusbridge  | 797  | 57.8  | +11.4
| Liberal Democrats | Terence Driscoll  | 474  | 34.4  | −14.0
| Labour | Gregory Lay  | 107  | 7.8  | +7.8
Majority  | 323  | 23.4  |
Turnout | 1,378  | 45.1  | +7.1
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Speldhurst and Bidborough[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Melvyn Howell  | 1,400  | 75.6  | +4.9
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Williams  | 451  | 24.4  | −4.9
Majority  | 949  | 51.2  | +9.8
Turnout | 1,851  | 42.3  | −2.4
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ "Local elections: Tunbridge Wells". BBC News Online. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
2. ^ Wilson, Graeme (5 May 2006). "Conservatives Cameron's crusade puts Tories back on victory trail". The Daily Telegraph. p. 4.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Elections 5 May 2006". Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Archived from the original on 27 September 2006. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
4. ^ "Local elections". The Times. 5 May 2006. p. 9.

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