2024 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election
{{Short description|2024 English local election}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2024 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election
| country = Kent
| type = parliamentary
| previous_election = 2023 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election
| previous_year = 2023
| outgoing_members =
| election_date = {{Start date|2024|5|2|df=y}}
| elected_members =
| next_election = 2026 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election
| next_year = 2026
| seats_for_election = All 39 seats on Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
| majority_seats = 20
| opinion_polls =
| turnout =
| image1 = File:No image wide.svg
| leader1 = Ben Chapelard
| party1 = Liberal Democrats (UK)
| leader_since1 =
| last_election1 = 17 seats, 25.3%
| leaders_seat1 = St James'
| seats_before1 = 17
| seats1 =22
| seats_after1 =
| seat_change1 ={{increase}} 5
| popular_vote1 =28,797
| percentage1 =34.2%
| swing1 ={{increase}} 8.9%
| image2 = File:No image wide.svg
| leader2 = Tom Dawlings
| party2 = Conservative Party (UK)
| leader_since2 =
| leaders_seat2 = Benenden & Cranbrook
| last_election2 = 11 seats, 29.4%
| seats_before2 = 11
| seats2 = 7
| seats_after2 =
| seat_change2 ={{decrease}} 4
| popular_vote2 =24,673
| percentage2 =29.3%
| swing2 ={{decrease}} 0.1%
| image4 = File:No image wide.svg
| leader3 = Hugo Pound
| party3 = Labour Party (UK)
| leader_since3 =
| leaders_seat3 = Sherwood
| last_election3 = 8 seats, 16.3%
| seats_before3 = 7
| seats3 =5
| seats_after3 =
| seat_change3 ={{decrease}} 2
| popular_vote3 =12,022
| percentage3 =14.3%
| swing3 ={{decrease}} 2.0%
| image3 = File:No image wide.svg
| leader4 = Nicholas Pope
| party4 = Tunbridge Wells Alliance
| leader_since4 =
| leaders_seat4 = Park
(defeated)
| last_election4 = 9 seats, 18.1%
| seats_before4 = 7
| seats4 = 4
| seats_after4 =
| seat_change4 ={{decrease}} 3
| popular_vote4 =7,457
| percentage4 =8.8%
| swing4 ={{decrease}} 9.3%
| image5 = File:No image wide.svg
| leader5 =
| party5 = Independent politician
| leader_since5 =
| leaders_seat5 =
| last_election5 = 1 seat, 2.4%
| seats_before5 = 4
| seats5 =1
| seats_after5 =
| seat_change5 ={{decrease}} 3
| popular_vote5 =4,977
| percentage5 =5.9%
| swing5 ={{increase}} 3.5%
| map_image = Tunbridge Wells UK ward map 2024.svg
| map_size = 400px
| map_alt =
| map =
| map_caption = Winner of each seat at the 2024 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election
| title = Leader
| posttitle = Leader after election
| before_election = Ben Chapelard
Liberal Democrat
| before_party = No overall control
| after_election = Ben Chapelard
| after_party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
}}
The 2024 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in Kent, England.{{Cite web|url=https://tunbridgewells.gov.uk/council/voting-and-elections/elections/may-2024/notices-of-election/borough |title=Notice of election |date=11 March 2024 |access-date=10 April 2024 |publisher=Tunbridge Wells Borough Council}} This was on the same day as other local elections.
Following a review of ward boundaries, the election was contested with new electoral divisions and with a reduced number of seats, 39 down from 48.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent-68277045|title=Local elections 2024: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells residents prepare to vote|date=April 9, 2024|website=BBC News}}
Summary
The council was under no overall control prior to the election, being run by a coalition of the Liberal Democrats, local party the Tunbridge Wells Alliance, and Labour, led by Liberal Democrat councillor Ben Chapelard. The election saw the Liberal Democrats take majority control of the council.{{cite news |last1=Esson |first1=Daniel |title=Liberal Democrats take control of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council at 2024 local election |url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/news/liberal-democrats-take-control-of-borough-council-306208/ |access-date=7 July 2024 |work=Kent Online |date=3 May 2024}}
=Election result=
{{Local election summary begin|title=2024 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election}}
{{Local election summary party
|party =Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidates =39
|seats =22
|gain =3
|loss =0
|net ={{increase}} 5
|votes % =34.2
|seats % =56.4
|votes =28,797
|plus/minus =+8.9
}}
{{Local election summary party
|party =Conservative Party (UK)
|candidates =39
|seats =7
|gain =0
|loss =2
|net ={{decrease}} 4
|votes % =29.3
|seats % =18.0
|votes =24,673
|plus/minus =–0.1
}}
{{Local election summary party
|party =Labour Party (UK)
|candidates =25
|seats =5
|gain =0
|loss =0
|net ={{decrease}} 2
|votes % =14.3
|seats % =12.8
|votes =12,022
|plus/minus =–2.0
}}
{{Local election summary party
|party =Tunbridge Wells Alliance
|candidates =10
|seats =4
|gain =0
|loss =1
|net ={{decrease}} 3
|votes % =8.8
|seats % =10.3
|votes =7,457
|plus/minus =–9.3
}}
{{Local election summary party
|party =Independent politician
|candidates =19
|seats =1
|gain =0
|loss =0
|net ={{decrease}} 3
|votes % =5.9
|seats % =2.6
|votes =4,977
|plus/minus =+3.5
}}
{{Local election summary party
|party =Green Party of England and Wales
|candidates =18
|seats =0
|gain =0
|loss =0
|net ={{steady}}
|votes % =6.5
|seats % =0.0
|votes =5,485
|plus/minus =–1.7
}}
{{Local election summary party
|party =Reform UK
|candidates =5
|seats =0
|gain =0
|loss =0
|net ={{steady}}
|votes % =1.1
|seats % =0.0
|votes =906
|plus/minus =+0.8
}}
|-
{{Election box end}}
Results
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Tunbridge Wells Borough Council following the close of nominations on 8 April 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://tunbridgewells.gov.uk/council/voting-and-elections/elections/may-2024/statements-of-persons-nominated?search_page_463734_submit_button=View+statement&root_node_selection=463807&search_page_463734_submit_button=View+statement |title=Statement of persons nominated |date=8 April 2024 |access-date=10 April 2024 |publisher=Tunbridge Wells Borough Council}}
=Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden=
{{Election box begin | title=Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden (3 seats)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Andy Fairweather*
|votes = 917
|percentage = 53.1
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Tunbridge Wells Alliance
|candidate = Nancy Warne*
|votes = 843
|percentage = 48.8
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Somers
|votes = 640
|percentage = 37.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Austen
|votes = 547
|percentage = 31.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = John Hurst
|votes = 360
|percentage = 20.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Joel Turner
|votes = 275
|percentage = 15.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = James Cole
|votes = 197
|percentage = 11.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Sally Moesgaard-Kjeldsen
|votes = 197
|percentage = 11.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Chris Hoare
|votes = 155
|percentage = 9.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Brian Guinnessy
|votes = 139
|percentage = 8.0
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,736
|percentage = 31.3
|change =
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{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = 5,552
}}
{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Tunbridge Wells Alliance
|loser =
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{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=Culverden=
{{Election box begin | title=Culverden (3 seats)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Justine Rutland*
|votes = 1,184
|percentage = 51.1
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Martin Brice*
|votes = 1,128
|percentage = 48.6
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = David Osborne*
|votes = 1,070
|percentage = 46.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Alex Dunn
|votes = 713
|percentage = 30.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Scott
|votes = 653
|percentage = 28.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Victoria White*
|votes = 620
|percentage = 26.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Victoria Moll
|votes = 337
|percentage = 14.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Martin Betts
|votes = 330
|percentage = 14.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Greg Holder
|votes = 267
|percentage = 11.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Sam Macdonald Walmsley
|votes = 166
|percentage = 7.2
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,323
|percentage = 37.6
|change =
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{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = 6,182
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser =
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{{Election box hold with party link no swing
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser =
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|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden=
{{Election box begin | title=Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden (3 seats)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Tom Dawlings*
|votes = 903
|percentage = 41.1
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Beverley Palmer*
|votes = 846
|percentage = 38.5
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Tunbridge Wells Alliance
|candidate = Ellen Neville*
|votes = 809
|percentage = 36.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Tunbridge Wells Alliance
|candidate = Clare Escombe
|votes = 748
|percentage = 34.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Martin Taylor-Smith
|votes = 745
|percentage = 33.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mia Dahl
|votes = 309
|percentage = 14.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Debs Keech
|votes = 281
|percentage = 12.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Hazel Strouts
|votes = 267
|percentage = 12.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Reform UK
|candidate = Simon Hilton
|votes = 248
|percentage = 11.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Dawson
|votes = 228
|percentage = 10.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Vivian Widgery
|votes = 123
|percentage = 5.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Angie Ward
|votes = 84
|percentage = 3.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Dan Littlechild
|votes = 82
|percentage = 3.7
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,211
|percentage = 34.0
|change =
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{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = 6,497
}}
{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser =
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{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Tunbridge Wells Alliance
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{{Election box end}}
=High Brooms=
{{Election box begin | title=High Brooms}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Co-operative|candidate=Dianne Hill*|votes=427|percentage=55.9|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Steve Humphreys|votes=130|percentage=17.0|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Freddie Mobbs|votes=82|percentage=10.7|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Reform UK|candidate=Rick Williams|votes=61|percentage=8.0|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Paul Froome|votes=47|percentage=6.2|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=David Kain|votes=17|percentage=2.2|change=}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 765
|percentage = 32.4
|change =
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{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = 2,362
}}
{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Labour Co-operative
|loser =
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{{Election box end}}
=Paddock Wood=
{{Election box begin | title=Paddock Wood (3 seats)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Mark Munday*
|votes = 872
|percentage = 38.8
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Don Kent
|votes = 850
|percentage = 37.8
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Adrian Pitts
|votes = 849
|percentage = 37.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ros Tucker
|votes = 777
|percentage = 34.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Rodney Atkins*
|votes = 670
|percentage = 29.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Nicolas Maari
|votes = 609
|percentage = 27.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Hall
|votes = 550
|percentage = 24.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Begnat Robichaud
|votes = 370
|percentage = 16.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Trevor Bisdee
|votes = 340
|percentage = 15.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Isobel Kerrigan
|votes = 224
|percentage = 10.0
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,254
|percentage = 34.4
|change =
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{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = 6,560
}}
{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser =
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{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser =
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{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=Pantiles=
{{Election box begin | title=Pantiles (3 seats)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Jamie Johnson*
|votes = 1,185
|percentage = 47.0
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Christopher Hall*
|votes = 1,179
|percentage = 46.7
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Pamela Wilkinson*
|votes = 1,011
|percentage = 40.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = James Allen
|votes = 685
|percentage = 27.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Zoe Dommett
|votes = 670
|percentage = 26.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Evans
|votes = 637
|percentage = 25.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Penny Peerless
|votes = 334
|percentage = 13.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Co-operative
|candidate = Alan Bullion
|votes = 333
|percentage = 13.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Michael Calvert
|votes = 265
|percentage = 10.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Kate Sergeant
|votes = 240
|percentage = 9.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Reform UK
|candidate = John Spence
|votes = 209
|percentage = 8.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Penny Kift
|votes = 180
|percentage = 7.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Dino Myers-Lamptey
|votes = 146
|percentage = 5.8
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,532
|percentage = 36.9
|change =
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{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = 6,859
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{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser =
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{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser =
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{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=Park=
{{Election box begin | title=Park (3 seats)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Matt Lowe
|votes = 1,240
|percentage = 44.5
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Corinna Keefe
|votes = 1,076
|percentage = 38.6
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Tara Matthews
|votes = 1,009
|percentage = 36.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Tunbridge Wells Alliance
|candidate = Nick Pope*
|votes = 864
|percentage = 31.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Bob Atwood
|votes = 747
|percentage = 26.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Hobart
|votes = 712
|percentage = 25.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Sedat Zorba
|votes = 689
|percentage = 24.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Alasdair Fraser
|votes = 434
|percentage = 15.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Sue Pound
|votes = 339
|percentage = 12.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jack Faulkner
|votes = 309
|percentage = 11.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Reform UK
|candidate = Michael Jerrom
|votes = 216
|percentage = 7.7
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,793
|percentage = 42.2
|change =
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{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = 6,616
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Tunbridge Wells Alliance
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link no swing
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link no swing
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Tunbridge Wells Alliance
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{{Election box end}}
=Pembury & Capel=
{{Election box begin | title=Pembury & Capel (3 seats)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Hugh Patterson*
|votes = 1,099
|percentage = 40.8
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Astra Birch
|votes = 1,032
|percentage = 38.3
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = David Hayward*
|votes = 989
|percentage = 36.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Colin Sefton
|votes = 888
|percentage = 33.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Suzie Wakeman*
|votes = 807
|percentage = 30.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Paul Barrington-King*
|votes = 797
|percentage = 29.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Paul Roberts*
|votes = 554
|percentage = 20.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Vivek Gautam
|votes = 446
|percentage = 16.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Evelien Hurst-Buist
|votes = 226
|percentage = 8.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Anne Musker
|votes = 183
|percentage = 6.8
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,701
|percentage = 41.5
|change =
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{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = 6,513
}}
{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser =
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|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
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=Rural Tunbridge Wells=
{{Election box begin | title=Rural Tunbridge Wells (3 seats)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Lynne Darrah
|votes = 1,034
|percentage = 37.7
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Mobbs
|votes = 904
|percentage = 33.0
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Tunbridge Wells Alliance
|candidate = David Knight*
|votes = 887
|percentage = 32.3
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jill Andrew
|votes = 863
|percentage = 31.5
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Tunbridge Wells Alliance
|candidate = Alison Webster*
|votes = 786
|percentage = 28.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Jenny Fox
|votes = 532
|percentage = 19.4
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Geoff Mason
|votes = 439
|percentage = 16.0
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Quentin Rappoport
|votes = 367
|percentage = 13.4
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Gillian Douglass
|votes = 356
|percentage = 13.0
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Paul Glazier
|votes = 331
|percentage = 12.1
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Helen Yeo
|votes = 329
|percentage = 12.0
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Kevin Kerrigan
|votes = 300
|percentage = 10.9
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Michael Gill
|votes = 275
|percentage = 10.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Scott
|votes = 254
|percentage = 9.3
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,751
|percentage = 35.1
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{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = 7,828
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{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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|winner = Tunbridge Wells Alliance
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=Rusthall & Speldhurst=
{{Election box begin | title=Rusthall & Speldhurst (3 seats)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jayne Sharratt*
|votes = 1,004
|percentage = 30.9
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Tunbridge Wells Alliance
|candidate = Matthew Sankey*
|votes = 975
|percentage = 30.0
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Alex Britcher-Allan*
|votes = 886
|percentage = 27.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Tunbridge Wells Alliance
|candidate = Paul Curry*
|votes = 828
|percentage = 25.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Rebecca Leach
|votes = 760
|percentage = 23.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Martin Franklin
|votes = 727
|percentage = 22.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = John Moreland
|votes = 697
|percentage = 21.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Phil Wheeler
|votes = 687
|percentage = 21.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Harry Allen*
|votes = 662
|percentage = 20.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Aaron Brand
|votes = 612
|percentage = 18.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = James McInroy
|votes = 597
|percentage = 18.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Stephanie Gandon
|votes = 274
|percentage = 8.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Reform UK
|candidate = Mike Hardy
|votes = 172
|percentage = 5.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Graham Withers
|votes = 170
|percentage = 5.2
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 3,257
|percentage = 44.3
|change =
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{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = 7,349
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{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Tunbridge Wells Alliance
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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=Sherwood=
{{Election box begin | title=Sherwood (3 seats)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Hugh Pound*
|votes = 721
|percentage = 39.2
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Victoria Jones
|votes = 692
|percentage = 37.6
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Christian Atwood
|votes = 681
|percentage = 37.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Lynne Weatherly
|votes = 671
|percentage = 36.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Shadi Rogers*
|votes = 661
|percentage = 36.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Harrington
|votes = 647
|percentage = 35.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Sue Lovell
|votes = 225
|percentage = 12.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = William Healing
|votes = 213
|percentage = 11.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Joe Dore
|votes = 200
|percentage = 10.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Marguerita Morton*
|votes = 188
|percentage = 10.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Yvonne Raptis
|votes = 175
|percentage = 9.5
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,844
|percentage = 29.1
|change =
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{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = 6,345
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{{Election box hold with party link no swing
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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=Southborough & Bidborough=
{{Election box begin | title=Southborough & Bidborough (3 seats)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Mark Ellis*
|votes = 1,059
|percentage = 35.6
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Brandon Le Page*
|votes = 1,037
|percentage = 34.8
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Joe Opara*
|votes = 917
|percentage = 30.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Penny Breedon
|votes = 800
|percentage = 26.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Sarah Bridges
|votes = 795
|percentage = 26.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Oakford
|votes = 792
|percentage = 26.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Alexander Puffette
|votes = 717
|percentage = 24.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Francis*
|votes = 708
|percentage = 23.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Alain Lewis*
|votes = 683
|percentage = 23.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Tunbridge Wells Alliance
|candidate = Jonathan Farina
|votes = 347
|percentage = 11.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Mark McBennett
|votes = 275
|percentage = 9.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Len Colangelo
|votes = 213
|percentage = 7.2
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,986
|percentage = 40.7
|change =
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{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = 7,330
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{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
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|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
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|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
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=St. James'=
{{Election box begin | title=St. James' (3 seats)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Ben Chapelard*
|votes = 1,427
|percentage = 66.1
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Rob Wormington*
|votes = 1,024
|percentage = 47.4
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Courtney Souper
|votes = 957
|percentage = 44.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Maria Gavin
|votes = 423
|percentage = 19.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Darren Moore
|votes = 408
|percentage = 18.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Tunbridge Wells Alliance
|candidate = Kit Hawes-Webb
|votes = 370
|percentage = 17.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Chris Stevenson
|votes = 357
|percentage = 16.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Misha Mitchem
|votes = 255
|percentage = 11.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Christopher Woodward
|votes = 246
|percentage = 11.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jamie Tucker
|votes = 243
|percentage = 11.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Colin Nicholson
|votes = 128
|percentage = 5.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Liberty Richardson
|votes = 117
|percentage = 5.4
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,168
|percentage = 35.8
|change =
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{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = 6,050
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{{Election box hold with party link no swing
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
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|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
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|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
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=St. John's=
{{Election box begin | title=St. John's (2 seats)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Peter Lidstone*
|votes = 855
|percentage = 50.4
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Matt Fox
|votes = 810
|percentage = 47.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Dariel Francis
|votes = 446
|percentage = 26.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Maura Faulkner
|votes = 419
|percentage = 24.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Alexander Lewis-Gray
|votes = 221
|percentage = 13.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Rebecca Winter
|votes = 194
|percentage = 11.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Adrian Thorne
|votes = 124
|percentage = 7.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Fran Colangelo
|votes = 99
|percentage = 5.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Mark Nicholson
|votes = 53
|percentage = 3.1
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,700
|percentage = 40.4
|change =
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{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = 4,209
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{{Election box hold with party link no swing
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser =
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|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
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