2014 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election

2014 UK local government election

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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

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### Benenden and Cranbook

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Benenden and Cranbook  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Brenchley and Horsmonden  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Broadwater  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Culverden  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Hawkhurst and Sandhurst  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Paddock Wood East  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Paddock Wood West  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Pantiles and St. Mark's  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Park  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Pembury  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Sherwood  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Southborough and High Brooms  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Southborough North  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Speldhurst and Bidborough  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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'

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St. James'  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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St. John's  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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

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