Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council elections
Elections to Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council in Kent, United Kingdom are held every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 53 councillors have been elected from 26 wards.[1]
Political control
Since the foundation of the council in 1974 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Years | Party in control |
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1974-95 | Conservative |
1995-03 | NOC (Lib Dem/Lab) |
2003-present | Conservative |
Council elections
- Tonbridge and Malling District Council election, 1973
- Tonbridge and Malling District Council election, 1976
- Tonbridge and Malling District Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)[3]
- Tonbridge and Malling District Council election, 1980
- Tonbridge and Malling District Council election, 1982
- Tonbridge and Malling District Council election, 1983
- Tonbridge and Malling Borough 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 (New ward boundaries)[4]
- Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election, 1995
- Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election, 1999
- Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election, 2003 (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 2)[5][6]
- Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election, 2007
- Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election, 2011
- Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election, 2015 (New ward boundaries)[7]
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[8] | ||||||
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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 | 855 | 100.00% | ||||
Rejected Ballot Papers | ||||||
Ballot Papers Issued | ||||||
Registered Electors | ||||||
Turnout | 33.5% | |||||
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[9] | ||||||
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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 | 1,419 | 100.00% | ||||
Rejected Ballot Papers | ||||||
Ballot Papers Issued | ||||||
Registered Electors | ||||||
Turnout | 44% | |||||
Conservative hold |
1999-03
Wrotham Ward By-Election 4 May 2000[10] | ||||||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
Cordelia Emma Julia McCartney | Conservative Party | 396 | 60.46% | +14.4% | ||
Liberal Democrats | 259 | 39.54% | +39.5% | |||
Total | 655 | 100.00% | ||||
Rejected Ballot Papers | ||||||
Ballot Papers Issued | ||||||
Registered Electors | ||||||
Turnout | 45.1% | |||||
Conservative hold |
Snodland East Ward By-Election 31 January 2002[11] | ||||||
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Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
Jeremy Hayes | Labour Party | 493 | 58.48% | +8.4% | ||
Conservative Party | 350 | 41.52% | +16.4% | |||
Total | 843 | 100.00% | ||||
Rejected Ballot Papers | ||||||
Ballot Papers Issued | ||||||
Registered Electors | ||||||
Turnout | 27.8% | |||||
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[12][13] | ||||||
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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 | 1,127 | 100.00% | ||||
Rejected Ballot Papers | ||||||
Ballot Papers Issued | ||||||
Registered Electors | ||||||
Turnout | 35% | |||||
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[14][15] | ||||||
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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 | 653 | 100.00% | ||||
Rejected Ballot Papers | ||||||
Ballot Papers Issued | ||||||
Registered Electors | ||||||
Turnout | 42.46% | |||||
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[16][17] | ||||||
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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 | 1,591 | 100.00% | ||||
Rejected Ballot Papers | 1 | |||||
Ballot Papers Issued | 1,592 | |||||
Registered Electors | 4,572 | |||||
Turnout | 34.82% | |||||
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[18] | ||||||
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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 | 1,781 | 100.00% | ||||
Rejected Ballot Papers | 2 | |||||
Ballot Papers Issued | 1,783 | |||||
Registered Electors | 5,486 | |||||
Turnout | 32.50% | |||||
Independent gain |
References
- ↑ "Borough and Parish/Town Council Elections - 3 May 2007". Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
- ↑ "England council elections". BBC News. 6 May 2011.
- ↑ The District of Tonbridge and Malling (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Tonbridge and Malling (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1989. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
- ↑ "Tonbridge & Malling". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Tonbridge and Malling (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Tonbridge and Malling (Electoral Changes) Order 2013. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ↑ "Tonbridge & Malling DC: East Peckham". Local Authority Byelection Results.
- ↑ "Tonbridge & Malling DC, Cage Green". Local Authority Byelection Results.
- ↑ "Tonbridge & Malling BC, Wrotham". Local Authority Byelection Results.
- ↑ "Tonbridge and Malling BC, Snodland East". Local Authority Byelection Results.
- ↑ "Burham, Eccles & Wouldham By-election result". Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. Archived from the original on 28 November 2004.
- ↑ "Tonbridge and Malling BC, Burpham Wouldham & Eccles". Local Authority Byelection Results.
- ↑ "Election of Member for Ightham Ward". Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. 26 September 2006.
- ↑ "Tonbridge and Malling BC, Ightham". Local Authority Byelection Results.
- ↑ "West Malling and Leybourne". Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. 6 July 2012.
- ↑ "Tonbridge and Malling BC, West Malling and Leybourne". Local Authority Byelection Results.
- ↑ "Election of a Borough Councillor for the Borough Green & Long Mill By ‐ Election Ward of Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council" (PDF). Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. 9 January 2014.