2012 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election

2012 UK local government election

Map of the results

The 2012 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election was scheduled to take place on Thursday 3 May 2012 to elect members of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in Kent, England. One third of the council was up for election.

## Election result

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Tunbridge Wells local election result 2012  Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Conservative |  |  |  |  |  | 48.22  | 14,105  | \-
| Labour |  |  |  |  |  | 17.60  | 5,149  |
| Liberal Democrats |  |  |  |  |  | 17.43  | 5,099  |
| UKIP |  |  |  |  |  | 12.86  | 3,761  |
| Independent |  |  |  |  |  | 3.15  | 922  |
| Green |  |  |  |  |  | 0.74  | 216  |

## Ward results

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Benenden and Cranbrook[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Stephen Brown  | 397  |  |
| Conservative | Sean Holden  |  |  |
Majority  | 1089  |  |
Turnout |  | 29.26  |
Brenchley and Horsmonden[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Kevin Kerrigan  | 318  |  |
| Conservative | Jane March  | 917  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  | 31.74  |
Broadwater (2)[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Clive Brewer  | 208  |  |
| Conservative | Barbara Cobbold  | 555  |  |
| UKIP | Malcolm Dow  | 220  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Alex Green  | 222  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Jeffrey  | 161  |  |
| Labour | Graham Munn  | 155  |  |
| Conservative | Chris Woodward  | 477  |  |
Turnout |  | 32.84  |
Capel[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Thomas Devlin  | 42  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh Patterson  | 340  |  |
| Conservative | Brian Ransley  | 298  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  | 38.04  |
Culverden[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Ronen Basu  | 746  |  |
| Labour | Veronica Kelly  | 213  |  |
| Green | Richard Leslie  | 216  |  |
| UKIP | Patricia Theophanides  | 231  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Williams  | 182  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  | 29.03  |
Goudhurst and Lamberhurst[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Simon Fowler  | 205  |  |
| Independent | Edward La Coste  | 86  |  |
| Conservative | Barry Noakes  | 708  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  | 30.01  |
Hawkhurst and Sandhurst[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Keith Brown  | 217  |  |
| UKIP | William Orpin  | 263  |  |
| Conservative | Beverley Palmer  | 717  |  |
| Labour | Kim Watts  | 148  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  | 29.56  |
Pantiles and St Mark’s[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Lorna Blackmore  | 333  |  |
| UKIP | Eileen Gayler  | 194  |  |
| Conservative | Len Horwood  | 1047  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  | 30.52  |
Park[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Peter Bulman  | 852  |  |
| Labour | Nick Maltby  | 378  |  |
| UKIP | June Moore  | 233  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Rachel Sadler  | 327  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  | 33.05  |
Pembury (2)[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Paul Barrington-King  | 736  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Beard  | 312  |  |
| Conservative | Lynn Hine  | 506  |  |
| Labour | Isobel Kerrigan  | 145  |  |
| Labour | Margaret Morgan  | 229  |  |
| UKIP | Colin Nicholson  | 505  |  |
| Independent | Mike Tompsett  | 836  |  |
Turnout |  | 39.82  |
Rusthall[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Bob Atwood  | 487  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Vic Bethell  | 103  |  |
| Labour | Alex Britcher  | 263  |  |
| UKIP | Piers Wauchope | 533  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  | 38.20  |
Sherwood[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Alan Bullion  | 123  |  |
| Labour | Ian Carvell  | 261  |  |
| UKIP | Christopher Hoare  | 421  |  |
| Conservative | Frank Williams  | 594  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  | 29.51  |
Southborough and High Brooms[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Nasir Jamil  | 604  |  |
| Labour | Alain Lewis  | 630  |  |
| UKIP | Christine Marshall  | 193  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Marguerita Morton  | 96  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  | 28.80  |
Speldhurst and Bidborough[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Robert Baldock  | 164  |  |
| UKIP | Peter Fasey  | 221  |  |
| Conservative | Julian Stayner  | 1011  |  |
| Labour | Ann Tyler  | 212  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  | 34.69  |
St James'[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Ben Chapeland  | 790  |  |
| Labour | Jaimi Lallu  | 156  |  |
| UKIP | Naz Mian  | 115  |  |
| Conservative | James Tansley  | 213  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  | 31.95  |
St John’s[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Lesley Herriot  | 554  |  |
| UKIP | Joyce Matthews  | 148  |  |
| Labour | Timothy Rice  | 244  |  |
| Conservative | David Scott  | 662  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  | 31.54  |

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Retrieved 14 April 2012.[permanent dead link‍]

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