# 2022 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election

The 2022 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect one third of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in England.

## Results summary

2022 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Liberal Democrats | 6 | 4 | 37.5 | 11 | 17 | 35.4 | 6,379 | 22.4 | -4.4 |
| | Conservative | 2 | 9 | 12.5 | 13 | 15 | 29.2 | 9,150 | 32.1 | -4.8 |
| | Alliance | 5 | 3 | 31.3 | 4 | 9 | 20.8 | 6,134 | 21.5 | +8.7 |
| | Labour | 3 | 2 | 18.8 | 4 | 7 | 14.6 | 5,573 | 19.6 | +2.8 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,140 | 4.0 | -2.4 |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 103 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| | Socialist (GB) | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | <0.1 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Benenden & Cranbrook

Benenden & Cranbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Dawlings | 766 | 43.1 | −5.5 |
| | Alliance | Lee Hatcher | 675 | 38.0 | +9.1 |
| | Labour | Dariel Francis | 174 | 9.8 | +2.6 |
| | Green | Julie Simpson | 162 | 9.1 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 5.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,777 | 33.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.3 | |

### Brenchley & Horsmonden

Brenchley & Horsmonden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Stephen Mcmillan | 755 | 45.1 | +18.4 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Mobbs | 556 | 33.2 | −12.5 |
| | Labour | Kevin Kerrigan | 225 | 13.4 | +0.7 |
| | Green | Louise Wilby | 139 | 8.3 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 199 | 11.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,675 | 40.5 | |
| | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | 15.5 | |

### Broadwater

Broadwater :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jamie Johnson | 429 | 34.1 | +0.4 |
| | Green | Adrian Thorne | 376 | 29.9 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Woodward | 296 | 23.5 | −7.2 |
| | Labour | Anne Musker | 72 | 5.7 | −1.2 |
| | Alliance | Pennt Kift | 68 | 5.4 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Alun Elder-Brown | 18 | 1.4 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,259 | 39.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 1.6 | |

### Culverden

Culverden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Brice | 1,313 | 54.6 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | David Scott | 732 | 30.4 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | Stephen Burgess | 276 | 11.5 | −1.8 |
| | UKIP | Victor Webb | 85 | 3.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 581 | 24.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,406 | 39.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 1.8 | |

### Hawkhurst & Sandhurst

Hawkhurst & Sandhurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Ellen Neville | 868 | 48.1 | +26.8 |
| | Conservative | Patrick Thomson | 746 | 41.4 | −16.8 |
| | Labour | Ana-Mari Draper | 190 | 10.5 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 122 | 6.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,804 | | |
| | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | 21.8 | |

### Paddock Wood East

Paddock Wood East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Suzie Wakeman | 577 | 48.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Sarah Hamilton | 391 | 32.5 | +1.1 |
| | Labour | Derek Boyle | 175 | 14.5 | +2.5 |
| | Green | Penelope Peerless | 60 | 5.0 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 186 | 15.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,203 | | |
| | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |

### Paddock Wood West

Paddock Wood West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Raymond Moon | 397 | 36.2 | +5.3 |
| | Conservative | Vivek Gautam | 301 | 27.4 | −11.2 |
| | Alliance | Begnat Robichaud | 217 | 19.8 | N/A |
| | Green | Trevor Bisdee | 133 | 12.1 | −13.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Cole | 50 | 4.6 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96 | 8.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,098 | 36.9 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 8.3 | |

### Pantiles & St. Mark's

Pantiles & St. Mark's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gavin Barrass | 1,386 | 58.4 | +10.3 |
| | Conservative | Dogan Delman | 715 | 30.1 | −6.0 |
| | Green | John Hurst | 132 | 5.6 | −3.1 |
| | Labour | Lorna Blackmore | 130 | 5.5 | −1.5 |
| | Socialist (GB) | Shannon Kennedy | 11 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 671 | 28.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,374 | 45.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 8.2 | |

### Park

Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Nicholas Pope | 902 | 37.0 | +11.6 |
| | Conservative | Sedat Zorba | 793 | 32.5 | −3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julia Luxford | 437 | 17.9 | +1.2 |
| | Labour | Susan Pound | 308 | 12.6 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 | 4.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,440 | 41.9 | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | 7.4 | |

### Pembury

Pembury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Barrington-King | 808 | 46.1 | −0.1 |
| | Alliance | Angela Ward | 750 | 42.8 | +8.4 |
| | Labour | Philip Wheeler | 194 | 11.1 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,752 | 40.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.3 | |

### Sherwood

Sherwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shadi Rogers | 930 | 53.4 | +15.2 |
| | Conservative | Robert Backhouse | 813 | 46.6 | −4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 117 | 6.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,743 | 30.9 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 9.7 | |

### Southborough & High Brooms

Southborough & High Brooms :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alain Lewis | 1,033 | 60.3 | +7.8 |
| | Conservative | Nasir Jamil | 436 | 25.5 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Yvonne Raptis | 243 | 14.2 | +6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 597 | 34.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,712 | 31.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.8 | |

### Southborough North

Southborough North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brendon Le Page | 630 | 43.8 | −8.4 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Simmons | 604 | 42.0 | +10.5 |
| | Labour | John Francis | 203 | 14.1 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,437 | 43.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 9.5 | |

### Speldhurst & Bidborough

Speldhurst & Bidborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Matthew Sankey | 1,322 | 64.6 | +37.6 |
| | Conservative | Clive Allen | 579 | 28.3 | −11.1 |
| | Labour | Millie Gray | 146 | 7.1 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 743 | 36.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,047 | 44.6 | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | 24.4 | |

### St. James'

St. James' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Wormington | 984 | 62.8 | −6.2 |
| | Conservative | Nicola King | 229 | 14.6 | −1.9 |
| | Labour | Alan Bullion | 217 | 13.8 | −0.7 |
| | Green | Alasdair Fraser | 138 | 8.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 755 | 48.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,568 | 35.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.2 | |

### St. John's

St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Ellis | 907 | 41.3 | −7.9 |
| | Labour | Michael Tapp | 903 | 41.1 | +15.5 |
| | Conservative | Thelma Huggett | 385 | 17.5 | −7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,195 | 42.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 11.7 | |