# 2006 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election

The 2006 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 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 38
* Liberal Democrat 9
* Labour 1

## Election result

Tunbridge Wells local election result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 14 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 87.5 | 58.9 | 14,301 | +6.1% |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 12.5 | 31.6 | 7,668 | −1.5% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 1,370 | −2.3% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 536 | −1.6% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 422 | −0.4% |

## Ward results

Benenden and Cranbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Davies | 1,183 | 60.7 | +8.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Winifred Honnywill | 603 | 30.9 | −3.2 |
| | UKIP | Oliver Clement | 163 | 8.4 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 580 | 29.8 | +11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,949 | 38.6 | −4.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Brenchley and Horsmonden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sally-Ann Slade | 1,096 | 79.1 | +17.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Billingham | 290 | 20.9 | −4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 806 | 58.2 | +22.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,386 | 37.6 | −6.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Broadwater :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Crawford | 503 | 46.1 | +9.9 |
| | Conservative | David Stanyer | 486 | 44.6 | −1.6 |
| | UKIP | Theresa Theophanides | 101 | 9.3 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,090 | 37.6 | −3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Culverden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leonard Price | 981 | 58.6 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Beard | 450 | 26.9 | +3.6 |
| | Green | Brian Leslie | 244 | 14.6 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 531 | 31.7 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,675 | 34.9 | −2.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hawkhurst and Sandhurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Cunningham | 1,064 | 69.9 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Brown | 458 | 30.1 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 606 | 39.8 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,522 | 34.9 | −7.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Paddock Wood East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Marriott | 603 | 64.8 | +26.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Braam | 207 | 22.2 | −13.8 |
| | Labour | Timothy Rich | 121 | 13.0 | −8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 396 | 42.6 | +40.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 931 | 30.9 | +5.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Paddock Wood West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Thomas | 525 | 60.6 | +3.4 |
| | Labour | Raymond Moon | 183 | 21.1 | +4.3 |
| | UKIP | Victor Webb | 158 | 18.2 | +18.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 342 | 39.5 | +8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 866 | 30.1 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pantiles and St Marks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Scholes | 1,156 | 68.6 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Johnson | 529 | 31.4 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 627 | 37.2 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,685 | 35.0 | −5.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Catherine Mayhew | 1,250 | 63.9 | +9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Hillier | 707 | 36.1 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 543 | 27.8 | +4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,957 | 38.2 | −4.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pembury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Tompsett | 1,124 | 56.2 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Symondson | 877 | 43.8 | +10.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 247 | 12.4 | −11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,001 | 44.7 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
St James' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Neve | 776 | 65.5 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Browne | 273 | 23.1 | −3.1 |
| | Green | Richard Leslie | 135 | 11.4 | +11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 503 | 42.4 | +8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,184 | 35.6 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Woodward | 760 | 44.7 | +7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lesley Herriot | 636 | 37.4 | −4.5 |
| | Green | Phyllis Leslie | 157 | 9.2 | +1.8 |
| | Labour | Keith Hamm | 146 | 8.6 | +0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 124 | 7.3 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,699 | 35.5 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Sherwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Jolley | 754 | 53.7 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Bullion | 399 | 28.4 | +7.0 |
| | Labour | Jemima Blackmore | 252 | 17.9 | −7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 355 | 25.3 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,405 | 30.9 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Southborough and High Brooms :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colin Bothwell | 849 | 49.4 | +10.6 |
| | Labour | Dianne Hill | 561 | 32.7 | −4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marguerita Morton | 308 | 17.9 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 188 | 16.7 | +15.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,718 | 33.7 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Southborough North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Rusbridge | 797 | 57.8 | +11.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terence Driscoll | 474 | 34.4 | −14.0 |
| | Labour | Gregory Lay | 107 | 7.8 | +7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 323 | 23.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,378 | 45.1 | +7.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Speldhurst and Bidborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Melvyn Howell | 1,400 | 75.6 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Williams | 451 | 24.4 | −4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 949 | 51.2 | +9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,851 | 42.3 | −2.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |