# 2003 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election

The 2003 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 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 33
* Liberal Democrat 12
* Labour 3

## Results

Tunbridge Wells local election result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 11 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 68.8 | 52.0 | 10,162 | −6.9% |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 25.0 | 32.1 | 6,276 | +2.8% |
| Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 9.5 | 1,855 | +0.5% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 617 | +1.8% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 325 | +1.4% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 289 | +0.3% |

### By ward

Benenden and Cranbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Linda Hall | 1,001 | 62.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Winifred Honnywill | 459 | 28.8 | |
| | UKIP | Oliver Clement | 131 | 8.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 542 | 34.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,591 | 30.9 | −2.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Culverden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wilfred Ekins-Daukes | 799 | 61.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Olive | 425 | 32.6 | |
| | Green | Brian Leslie | 147 | 11.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 308 | 28.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,305 | 26.7 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Frittenden and Sissinghurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Smith | 497 | 74.1 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Lee | 174 | 25.9 | −3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 323 | 48.2 | +6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 671 | 40.4 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Goudhurst and Lamberhurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Bullock | 713 | 59.0 | |
| | Independent | Lesley Peters | 289 | 23.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael McDowall | 207 | 17.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 424 | 35.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,209 | 37.6 | +5.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hawkhurst and Sandhurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ronald Weeden | 858 | 64.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Brown | 360 | 27.1 | |
| | Labour | David Burgess | 109 | 8.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 498 | 37.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,327 | 30.0 | −2.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Paddock Wood East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Waldock | 300 | 38.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Metcalf | 284 | 36.0 | |
| | Labour | Raymond Moon | 169 | 21.4 | |
| | Green | Susan Peters | 36 | 4.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 789 | 25.1 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Paddock Wood West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stanley Ward | 396 | 57.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Braam | 180 | 26.0 | |
| | Labour | Raymond Steward | 116 | 16.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 216 | 31.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 692 | 22.9 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pantiles and St Marks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gillian Barber-Hughes | 897 | 64.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Wigley | 401 | 28.8 | |
| | Labour | David Kirkham | 96 | 6.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 496 | 35.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,394 | 29.0 | −2.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sean Lockhart | 767 | 48.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Bullion | 719 | 45.2 | |
| | Labour | Jae Fassam | 104 | 6.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,590 | 30.2 | −1.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pembury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Mills | 846 | 52.4 | |
| | Conservative | Gillian Pavely | 646 | 40.0 | |
| | Labour | David Osborn | 123 | 7.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 200 | 12.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,615 | 35.4 | −6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Rusthall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Gillmore | 409 | 40.7 | |
| | Conservative | Barry Edwards | 350 | 34.8 | |
| | Labour | Timothy Rich | 123 | 12.2 | |
| | UKIP | Patricia Theophanides | 83 | 8.3 | |
| | Green | Lucas Howard | 41 | 4.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59 | 5.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,006 | 25.8 | −7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
St John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Young | 633 | 51.8 | |
| | Conservative | Joanne Green | 385 | 31.5 | |
| | Labour | Peter Ross-Skedd | 127 | 10.4 | |
| | Green | Phyllis Leslie | 77 | 6.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 248 | 20.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,222 | 24.8 | −5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Sherwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Mayall | 447 | 39.9 | |
| | Labour | Ian Carvell | 343 | 30.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cicilia Bannister | 269 | 24.0 | |
| | Green | Karen Inglis | 61 | 5.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 104 | 9.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,120 | 22.9 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Southborough and High Brooms :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Oon Ooi | 545 | 41.8 | |
| | Conservative | Colin Bothwell | 542 | 41.6 | |
| | UKIP | Victor Webb | 111 | 8.5 | |
| | Green | Cinda Robinson | 105 | 8.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,303 | 25.3 | −1.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Southborough North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Poile | 577 | 48.4 |
| | Conservative | Martin Taylor-Smith | 553 | 46.4 |
| | Green | Kim Dale | 61 | 5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,191 | 38.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Speldhurst and Bidborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Jukes | 1,011 | 70.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Cassidy | 333 | 23.2 | |
| | Green | Allan Peters | 89 | 6.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 678 | 47.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,433 | 32.5 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |