The 2012 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election was scheduled to take place on Thursday 3 May 2012 to elect members of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in Kent, England. One third of the council was up for election.

Election result

Tunbridge Wells local election result 2012
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 48.22 14,105 -
  Labour 17.60 5,149
  Liberal Democrats 17.43 5,099
  UKIP 12.86 3,761
  Independent 3.15 922
  Green 0.74 216

Ward results

Benenden and Cranbrook[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen Brown 397
Conservative Sean Holden
Majority 1089
Turnout 29.26
Brenchley and Horsmonden[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin Kerrigan 318
Conservative Jane March 917
Majority
Turnout 31.74
Broadwater (2)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Clive Brewer 208
Conservative Barbara Cobbold 555
UKIP Malcolm Dow 220
Liberal Democrats Alex Green 222
Liberal Democrats Chris Jeffrey 161
Labour Graham Munn 155
Conservative Chris Woodward 477
Turnout 32.84
Capel[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Devlin 42
Liberal Democrats Hugh Patterson 340
Conservative Brian Ransley 298
Majority
Turnout 38.04
Culverden[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ronen Basu 746
Labour Veronica Kelly 213
Green Richard Leslie 216
UKIP Patricia Theophanides 231
Liberal Democrats Ian Williams 182
Majority
Turnout 29.03
Goudhurst and Lamberhurst[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Simon Fowler 205
Independent Edward La Coste 86
Conservative Barry Noakes 708
Majority
Turnout 30.01
Hawkhurst and Sandhurst[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Brown 217
UKIP William Orpin 263
Conservative Beverley Palmer 717
Labour Kim Watts 148
Majority
Turnout 29.56
Pantiles and St Mark’s[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lorna Blackmore 333
UKIP Eileen Gayler 194
Conservative Len Horwood 1047
Majority
Turnout 30.52
Park[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Bulman 852
Labour Nick Maltby 378
UKIP June Moore 233
Liberal Democrats Rachel Sadler 327
Majority
Turnout 33.05
Pembury (2)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Barrington-King 736
Liberal Democrats Paul Beard 312
Conservative Lynn Hine 506
Labour Isobel Kerrigan 145
Labour Margaret Morgan 229
UKIP Colin Nicholson 505
Independent Mike Tompsett 836
Turnout 39.82
Rusthall[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bob Atwood 487
Liberal Democrats Vic Bethell 103
Labour Alex Britcher 263
UKIP Piers Wauchope 533
Majority
Turnout 38.20
Sherwood[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Bullion 123
Labour Ian Carvell 261
UKIP Christopher Hoare 421
Conservative Frank Williams 594
Majority
Turnout 29.51
Southborough and High Brooms[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nasir Jamil 604
Labour Alain Lewis 630
UKIP Christine Marshall 193
Liberal Democrats Marguerita Morton 96
Majority
Turnout 28.80
Speldhurst and Bidborough[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Baldock 164
UKIP Peter Fasey 221
Conservative Julian Stayner 1011
Labour Ann Tyler 212
Majority
Turnout 34.69
St James’[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ben Chapeland 790
Labour Jaimi Lallu 156
UKIP Naz Mian 115
Conservative James Tansley 213
Majority
Turnout 31.95
St John’s[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lesley Herriot 554
UKIP Joyce Matthews 148
Labour Timothy Rice 244
Conservative David Scott 662
Majority
Turnout 31.54

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Retrieved 14 April 2012.[permanent dead link]
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