Local Election Results 2008
Tunbridge Wells
One-third of council up for election. No elections this year in Frittenden and Sissinghurst, Paddock Wood East, Paddock Wood West or Southborough North. One Conservative councillor was elected unopposed.
Other results for Tunbridge Wells:
2002
2003
2004
2006
2007
2010
2011
2012
2014
2015
2016
2018
2019
2021
2022
2023
By-elections for Tunbridge Wells (may be incomplete): 19th September 2002 (Benenden & Cranbrook)
— 11th March 2004 (Southborough & High Brooms)
— 17th March 2005 (St John's)
— 30th June 2005 (Pembury)
— 13th July 2007 (Pantiles & St Mark's)
— 7th October 2010 (St James')
— 16th December 2010 (Sherwood)
— 17th March 2011 (Pembury)
— 10th September 2015 (Southborough N.)
— 14th November 2019 (Culverden)
— 25th November 2021 (Speldhurst & Bidborough)
Results for Kent county council: 2005
2009
2013
2017
2021
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Conservative |
12756 |
56.8% |
15 |
| Liberal Democrat |
5994 |
26.7% |
1 |
| UK Independence Party |
1121 |
5.0% |
0 |
| Labour |
1077 |
4.8% |
0 |
| Green Party |
913 |
4.1% |
0 |
| Independent |
599 |
2.7% |
0 |
| Sean Holden |
C |
836 |
41.3% |
| Peter Jempson |
Ind |
599 |
29.6% |
| Francis Rook |
LD |
522 |
25.8% |
| Oliver Clement |
UKIP |
67 |
3.3% |
| Marcella Callow |
C |
1011 |
62.4% |
| Isobel Kerrigan |
LD |
608 |
37.6% |
| Barbara Cobbold |
C |
637 |
68.4% |
| Jean-Luc Bressard |
LD |
294 |
31.6% |
| Brian Ransley |
C |
422 |
55.6% |
| Hugh Patterson |
LD |
337 |
44.4% |
| Ronen Basu |
C |
919 |
57.1% |
| Brian Leslie |
Grn |
518 |
32.2% |
| Patricia Theophanides |
UKIP |
172 |
10.7% |
| Barry Noakes |
C |
902 |
73.5% |
| John Billingham |
LD |
227 |
18.5% |
| Victor Webb |
UKIP |
99 |
8.1% |
| Beverley Palmer |
C |
1120 |
66.5% |
| Keith Brown |
LD |
297 |
17.6% |
| Jeffrey King |
UKIP |
166 |
9.9% |
| David Burgess |
Lab |
102 |
6.1% |
| Peter Bulman |
C |
1161 |
62.1% |
| Peter Hillier |
LD |
464 |
24.8% |
| Shaun Carey |
Grn |
244 |
13.1% |
| Paul Barrington-King |
C |
1230 |
67.9% |
| Jacqueline Prance |
LD |
472 |
26.0% |
| Christopher Hoare |
UKIP |
110 |
6.1% |
| Robert Atwood |
C |
505 |
42.8% |
| Bob Prance |
LD |
380 |
32.2% |
| Tom Probert |
Lab |
166 |
14.1% |
| June Moore |
UKIP |
129 |
10.9% |
| Beatrice Lewis |
LD |
694 |
58.6% |
| Alan McDermott |
C |
390 |
32.9% |
| Christopher Luke |
UKIP |
101 |
8.5% |
| Tracy Moore |
C |
794 |
45.9% |
| Alan Bullion |
LD |
786 |
45.4% |
| Phyllis Leslie |
Grn |
151 |
8.7% |
| Frank Williams |
C |
789 |
58.6% |
| Peter Lewis |
LD |
347 |
25.8% |
| Lorna Blackmore |
Lab |
211 |
15.7% |
| Joseph Simmons |
C |
695 |
42.0% |
| Ronnie Ooi |
Lab |
598 |
36.2% |
| Marguerita Morton |
LD |
235 |
14.2% |
| Eileen Gayler |
UKIP |
125 |
7.6% |
| David Stanyer |
C |
1345 |
73.6% |
| Ian Williams |
LD |
331 |
18.1% |
| Peter Fasey |
UKIP |
152 |
8.3% |
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