# Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council elections

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council is the local authority for the borough of Tonbridge and Malling in Kent, United Kingdom. The council is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, 44 councillors have been elected from 19 wards.

## Council elections

* 1973 Tonbridge and Malling District Council election
* 1976 Tonbridge and Malling District Council election
* 1979 Tonbridge and Malling District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1980 Tonbridge and Malling District Council election
* 1982 Tonbridge and Malling District Council election
* 1983 Tonbridge and Malling District Council election
* 1984 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election
* 1986 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election
* 1987 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election
* 1988 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election
* 1991 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1995 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election
* 1999 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election
* 2003 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 2)
* 2007 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election
* 2011 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election
* 2015 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2019 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election
* 2023 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election (New ward boundaries decreased the number of seats by 10)
The elections scheduled to take place in 1990 were cancelled due to the council's decision to move to all-out elections in 1991 on new boundaries.

## Results maps

* 2023 results map

## By-election results
### 1995–99

A by-election was held in East Peckham Ward following the resignation of E. Pries.
East Peckham Ward By-Election 24 July 1997 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Stephen John Cresswell | Liberal Democrats | 357 | 41.75% | −18.9% |
| | Keith Stephen Chantler | Conservative Party | 337 | 39.42% | +4.8% |
| | John Edward Howard | Labour Party | 161 | 18.83% | +18.8% |
| Total | Total | Total | 855 | 100.00% | |
| Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | | | |
| Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | | | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33.5% | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
A by-election was held in Cage Green Ward following the resignation of G. Evans.
Cage Green Ward By-Election 7 May 1998 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nicolas John Heslop | Conservative Party | 827 | 58.28% | +13.2% |
| | | Labour Party | 368 | 25.93% | −14.5% |
| | | Liberal Democrats | 224 | 15.79% | +1.2% |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,419 | 100.00% | |
| Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | | | |
| Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | | | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44% | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### 1999–03

Wrotham Ward By-Election 4 May 2000 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Cordelia Emma Julia McCartney | Conservative Party | 396 | 60.46% | +14.4% |
| | | Liberal Democrats | 259 | 39.54% | +39.5% |
| Total | Total | Total | 655 | 100.00% | |
| Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | | | |
| Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | | | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45.1% | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Snodland East Ward By-Election 31 January 2002 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Jeremy Hayes | Labour Party | 493 | 58.48% | +8.4% |
| | | Conservative Party | 350 | 41.52% | +16.4% |
| Total | Total | Total | 843 | 100.00% | |
| Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | | | |
| Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | | | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27.8% | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### 2003–07

A by-election was held in Burham, Wouldham & Eccles Ward following the resignation of John Jennings on 23 August 2004.
Burham, Wouldham & Eccles Ward By-Election 14 October 2004 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% |
| | David Anthony Stuart Davis | Conservative Party | 660 | 58.56% | +13.8% |
| | Linda O’Halloran | Liberal Democrats | 312 | 27.68% | −16.7% |
| | Joy Wharton | Labour Party | 155 | 13.75% | +3.0% |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,127 | 100.00% | |
| Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | | | |
| Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | | | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35% | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |
A by-election was held in Ightham Ward following the death of Geraldine Bowden.
Ightham Ward By-Election 31 August 2006 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Frederick Rodney Dodds Chartres | Conservative Party | 352 | 53.91% | −20.6% |
| | Rebecca Jane Hunt | Liberal Democrats | 301 | 46.09% | +20.6% |
| Total | Total | Total | 653 | 100.00% | |
| Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | | | |
| Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | | | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42.46% | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### 2007–11

There were no by-elections between May 2007 and May 2011.

### 2011–15

A by-election was held in West Malling and Leybourne Ward following the death of Mark Worrall on 26 April 2012.
West Malling & Leybourne Ward By-Election 5 July 2012 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Sophie Olivia Shrubsole | Conservative Party | 769 | 48.33% | −3.5% |
| | Yvonne Mary Smyth | Liberal Democrats | 472 | 29.67% | +9.1% |
| | Peter Graham Stevens | UK Independence Party | 127 | 7.98% | −4.5% |
| | Kathleen Maria Garlick | Labour Party | 123 | 7.73% | −7.4% |
| | Michael Philip Walters | English Democrats | 57 | 3.58% | +3.6% |
| | Howard Porter | Green Party | 43 | 2.70% | +2.7% |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,591 | 100.00% | |
| Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | 1 | | |
| Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | 1,592 | | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 4,572 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34.82% | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
A by-election was held in Borough Green and Long Mill Ward following the resignation of David Evans in December 2013.
Borough Green & Long Mill Ward By-Election 9 January 2014 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Mike Taylor | Independent | 692 | 38.85 | +19.2 |
| | Stuart Keith Murray | Conservative Party | 588 | 33.02 | −5.2 |
| | David Leonard Waller | UK Independence Party | 349 | 19.60 | +19.6 |
| | Victoria Hayman | Labour Party | 84 | 4.72 | −3.4 |
| | Howard Porter | Green Party | 68 | 3.82 | +3.8 |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,781 | 100.00% | |
| Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | Rejected Ballot Papers | 2 | | |
| Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | Ballot Papers Issued | 1,783 | | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 5,486 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32.50% | | |
| | Independent gain | Independent gain | Independent gain | Independent gain | Independent gain |

### 2015-2019

Trench by-election 8 December 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Georgina Thomas | 603 | 61.2 | +17.4 |
| | Labour | Fred Long | 204 | 20.7 | +1.1 |
| | UKIP | David Allen | 178 | 18.1 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 399 | 40.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 985 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Aylesford North and Walderslade by-election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Des Keers | 1,249 | 71.5 | +0.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mandy Morrison | 349 | 20.0 | +20.0 |
| | Green | Frances Long | 148 | 8.5 | +8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 900 | 51.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,746 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Castle by-election 9 December 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Anna Cope | 731 | 59.3 | +36.0 |
| | Conservative | Johurul Islam | 454 | 36.8 | −7.4 |
| | Labour | Julian Wilson | 48 | 3.9 | −5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 277 | 22.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,233 | | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Kings Hill by-election 9 December 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dan Harman | 740 | 59.3 | +12.2 |
| | Independent | Louis Westlake | 316 | 25.3 | +25.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julian Wilson | 191 | 15.3 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 424 | 34.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,247 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
West Malling and Leybourne by-election 9 December 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Boxall | 776 | 49.6 | +17.8 |
| | Conservative | David Thompson | 624 | 39.8 | +3.9 |
| | Green | Jordan Mahoney | 137 | 8.7 | +8.7 |
| | Labour | Robin Potter | 29 | 1.9 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 9.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,566 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Judd by-election 4 July 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Stacey Pilgrim | 2,051 | 63.6 |
| | Conservative | Jenny Lewis | 787 | 24.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michelle Fallaize | 387 | 12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,264 | 39.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,225 | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | |