2007 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election
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The 2007 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 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:
Election result
[edit]The results saw the Labour Party lose its last councillor, Ronnie Ooi, on the council.[2] Ooi lost his seat in Southborough and High Brooms ward after campaigning by distancing himself from the national Labour government and calling on voters to preserve an opposition to the Conservatives on the council.[3]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 15 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 93.8 | 57.2 | 13,455 | −1.7% | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 6.3 | 27.9 | 6,571 | −3.7% | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 1,482 | +4.6% | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 5.9 | 1,391 | +0.3% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 469 | −0.2% | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 164 | +0.7% |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Linda Hall | 1,170 | 58.5 | −2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Francis Rook | 696 | 34.8 | +3.9 | |
UKIP | Oliver Clement | 133 | 6.7 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 474 | 23.7 | −6.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,999 | 38.9 | +0.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Miller | 921 | 58.1 | −0.5 | |
Green | Brian Leslie | 469 | 29.6 | +15.0 | |
UKIP | Patricia Theophanides | 196 | 12.4 | +12.4 | |
Majority | 452 | 28.5 | −3.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,586 | 32.6 | −2.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Smith | 505 | 63.7 | −10.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Graham Lee | 288 | 36.3 | +10.4 | |
Majority | 217 | 27.4 | −20.8 | ||
Turnout | 793 | 47.3 | +6.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Bullock | 806 | 64.6 | −5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Billingham | 297 | 23.8 | −6.5 | |
UKIP | Julie La Coste | 144 | 11.5 | +11.5 | |
Majority | 509 | 40.8 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,247 | 38.9 | −3.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ron Weeden | 1,095 | 71.6 | +1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Keith Brown | 435 | 28.4 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 660 | 43.2 | +3.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,530 | 34.5 | −0.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Waldock | 513 | 51.6 | −13.2 | |
Labour | Raymond Moon | 193 | 19.4 | +6.4 | |
Independent | Ronald Goodman | 164 | 16.5 | +16.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jamie Johnson | 125 | 12.6 | −9.6 | |
Majority | 349 | 32.2 | −10.4 | ||
Turnout | 995 | 32.7 | +1.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stanley Ward | 646 | 79.0 | +18.4 | |
Labour | Raymond Steward | 172 | 21.0 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 474 | 58.0 | +18.5 | ||
Turnout | 818 | 28.2 | −1.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gillian Barber-Hughes | 1,110 | 64.1 | −4.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jean-Luc Bressard | 470 | 27.1 | −4.3 | |
UKIP | Beryl Woodall | 152 | 8.8 | +8.8 | |
Majority | 640 | 37.0 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,732 | 36.0 | +1.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sean Lockhart | 1,115 | 58.6 | −5.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Hillier | 616 | 32.4 | −3.7 | |
UKIP | Ian Peters | 171 | 9.0 | +9.0 | |
Majority | 499 | 26.2 | −1.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,902 | 35.8 | −2.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | June Crowhurst | 955 | 54.3 | −1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Braam | 687 | 39.0 | −4.8 | |
UKIP | Christopher Luke | 118 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
Majority | 268 | 15.3 | +2.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,760 | 39.7 | −5.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Barry Edwards | 528 | 45.1 | +16.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Gillmore | 321 | 27.4 | −24.2 | |
UKIP | June Moore | 175 | 15.0 | +4.2 | |
Labour | Lorna Blackmore | 146 | 12.5 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 207 | 17.7 | −5.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,170 | 34.1 | −4.4 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Lesley Herriot | 836 | 50.4 | +13.0 | |
Conservative | Brian Ransley | 708 | 42.7 | −2.0 | |
UKIP | Philip Crofton | 116 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
Majority | 128 | 7.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,660 | 34.5 | −1.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Mayall | 675 | 46.6 | −7.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Bullion | 405 | 28.0 | −0.4 | |
Labour | Katherine Wilson | 218 | 15.0 | −2.9 | |
UKIP | Victor Webb | 151 | 10.4 | +10.4 | |
Majority | 270 | 18.6 | −6.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,449 | 30.6 | −0.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Chater | 658 | 37.4 | −12.0 | |
Labour | Ronnie Ooi | 582 | 33.1 | +0.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Marguerita Morton | 394 | 22.4 | +4.5 | |
UKIP | Christopher Hoare | 126 | 7.2 | +7,2 | |
Majority | 76 | 4.3 | −12.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,760 | 34.3 | +0.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Elliott | 748 | 54.5 | −3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Trevor Poile | 544 | 39.7 | +5.3 | |
Labour | Antony Wood | 80 | 5.8 | −2.0 | |
Majority | 204 | 14.8 | −8.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,372 | 43.9 | −1.2 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Jukes | 1,302 | 74.0 | −1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Williams | 457 | 26.0 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 845 | 48.0 | −3.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,759 | 39.5 | −2.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tunbridge Wells". BBC News Online. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ Woodward, Will (5 May 2007). "Elections 2007: Labour: Left struggles to maintain toehold on rural and suburban councils". The Guardian. p. 6.
- ^ Hurst, Greg (25 April 2007). "Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells closes door on Labour's last manstanding". The Times. p. 29.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election - 3 May 2007" (PDF). Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2010.