2008 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election
# 2008 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election

The 2008 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 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.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

* Conservative 44
* Liberal Democrat 4

## Election result

The results saw the Conservatives retain control after gaining 3 seats from the Liberal Democrats to have 44 seats compared to 4 for the Liberal Democrats.

Tunbridge Wells local election result 2008 :

| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | 15 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 93.8 | 56.8 | 12,756 | −0.4% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 6.3 | 26.7 | 5,994 | −1.2% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 1,121 | −1.3% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 1,077 | −1.1% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 913 | +2.1% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 599 | +2.0% |

## Ward results

Benenden and Cranbrook :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Sean Holden | 836 | 41.3 | −17.2 |
| | Independent | Peter Jempson | 599 | 29.6 | +29.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Francis Rook | 522 | 25.8 | −9.0 |
| | UKIP | Oliver Clement | 67 | 3.3 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 11.7 | −12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,024 | 38.7 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Brenchley and Horsmonden :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Marcella Callow | 1,011 | 62.4 | −16.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Isobel Kerrigan | 608 | 37.6 | +16.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 403 | 24.9 | −33.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,619 | 42.4 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Broadwater :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Barbara Cobbold | 637 | 68.4 | +23.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jean-Luc Bressard | 294 | 31.6 | −14.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 343 | 36.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 931 | 29.4 | −8.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Capel :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Brian Ransley | 422 | 55.6 | +25.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugh Patterson | 337 | 44.4 | −25.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 85 | 11.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 759 | 41.3 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

Culverden :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Ronen Basu | 919 | 57.1 | −1.0 |
| | Green | Brian Leslie | 518 | 32.2 | +2.6 |
| | UKIP | Patricia Theophanides | 172 | 10.7 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 401 | 24.9 | −3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,609 | 31.5 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Goudhurst and Lamberhurst :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Barry Noakes | 902 | 73.5 | +8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Billingham | 227 | 18.5 | −5.3 |
| | UKIP | Victor Webb | 99 | 8.1 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 675 | 55.0 | +14.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,228 | 37.9 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Hawkhurst and Sandhurst :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Beverley Palmer | 1,120 | 66.5 | −5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Brown | 297 | 17.6 | −10.8 |
| | UKIP | Jeffrey King | 166 | 9.9 | +9.9 |
| | Labour | David Burgess | 102 | 6.1 | +6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 823 | 48.8 | +5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,685 | 37.2 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Pantilles and St Mark's :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Leonard Horwood | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Park :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Peter Bulman | 1,161 | 62.1 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Hillier | 464 | 24.8 | −7.6 |
| | Green | Shaun Carey | 244 | 13.1 | +13.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 697 | 37.3 | +11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,869 | 34.4 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Pembury :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Paul Barrington-King | 1,230 | 67.9 | +13.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Prance | 472 | 26.0 | −13.0 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Hoare | 110 | 6.1 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 758 | 41.8 | +26.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,812 | 40.6 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Rusthall :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Robert Atwood | 505 | 42.8 | −2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Prance | 380 | 32.2 | +4.8 |
| | Labour | Tim Probert | 166 | 14.1 | +1.6 |
| | UKIP | June Moore | 129 | 10.9 | −4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 125 | 10.6 | −7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,180 | 34.3 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

St James' :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Beatrice Lewis | 694 | 58.6 | −6.9 |
| | Conservative | Alan McDermott | 390 | 32.9 | +9.8 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Luke | 101 | 8.5 | +8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 304 | 25.7 | −16.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,185 | 33.1 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

St John's :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Tracy Moore | 794 | 45.9 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Bullion | 786 | 45.4 | −5.0 |
| | Green | Phyllis Leslie | 151 | 8.7 | +8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8 | 0.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,731 | 35.8 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

Sherwood :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Frank Williams | 789 | 58.6 | +12.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Lewis | 347 | 25.8 | −2.2 |
| | Labour | Loma Blackmore | 211 | 15.7 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 442 | 32.8 | +14.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,347 | 28.9 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Southborough and High Brooms :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Joseph Simmons | 695 | 42.0 | +4.6 |
| | Labour | Ronnie Ooi | 598 | 36.2 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marguerita Morton | 235 | 14.2 | −8.2 |
| | UKIP | Eileen Gayler | 125 | 7.6 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 97 | 5.9 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,653 | 31.9 | −2.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Speldhurst and Bidborough :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | David Stanyer | 1,345 | 73.6 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Williams | 331 | 18.1 | −7.9 |
| | UKIP | Peter Fasey | 152 | 8.3 | +8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,014 | 55.5 | +7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,828 | 40.4 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
