Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council elections explained

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.[1]

Council elections

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.[8]

By-election results

1995–99

A by-election was held in East Peckham Ward following the resignation of E. Pries.

align=center colspan=6East Peckham Ward By-Election 24 July 1997[9]
align=left colspan=2Candidate !Party Votes % ±%
bgcolor=  Stephen John Cresswell 357 41.75% −18.9%
bgcolor=  Keith Stephen Chantler 337 39.42% +4.8%
bgcolor=  John Edward Howard 161 18.83% +18.8%
align=left colspan=3Total 855 100.00%
align=left colspan=3Rejected Ballot Papers
align=left colspan=3Ballot Papers Issued
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors
align=left colspan=3Turnout 33.5%
bgcolor=  align=left colspan=6Liberal Democrats hold

A by-election was held in Cage Green Ward following the resignation of G. Evans.

align=center colspan=6Cage Green Ward By-Election 7 May 1998[10]
align=left colspan=2Candidate !Party Votes % ±%
bgcolor=  Nicolas John Heslop 827 58.28% +13.2%
bgcolor=  368 25.93% −14.5%
bgcolor=  224 15.79% +1.2%
align=left colspan=3Total 1,419 100.00%
align=left colspan=3Rejected Ballot Papers
align=left colspan=3Ballot Papers Issued
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors
align=left colspan=3Turnout 44%
bgcolor=  align=left colspan=6Conservative hold

1999–03

align=center colspan=6Wrotham Ward By-Election 4 May 2000[11]
align=left colspan=2Candidate !Party Votes % ±%
bgcolor=  Cordelia Emma Julia McCartney 396 60.46% +14.4%
bgcolor=  259 39.54% +39.5%
align=left colspan=3Total 655 100.00%
align=left colspan=3Rejected Ballot Papers
align=left colspan=3Ballot Papers Issued
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors
align=left colspan=3Turnout 45.1%
bgcolor=  align=left colspan=6Conservative hold
align=center colspan=6Snodland East Ward By-Election 31 January 2002[12]
align=left colspan=2Candidate !Party Votes % ±%
bgcolor=  Jeremy Hayes 493 58.48% +8.4%
bgcolor=  350 41.52% +16.4%
align=left colspan=3Total 843 100.00%
align=left colspan=3Rejected Ballot Papers
align=left colspan=3Ballot Papers Issued
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors
align=left colspan=3Turnout 27.8%
bgcolor=  align=left colspan=6Labour hold

2003–07

A by-election was held in Burham, Wouldham & Eccles Ward following the resignation of John Jennings on 23 August 2004.

align=center colspan=6Burham, Wouldham & Eccles Ward By-Election 14 October 2004[13] [14]
align=left colspan=2Candidate !Party Votes % ±%
bgcolor=  David Anthony Stuart Davis 660 58.56% +13.8%
bgcolor=  Linda O’Halloran 312 27.68% −16.7%
bgcolor=  Joy Wharton 155 13.75% +3.0%
align=left colspan=3Total 1,127 100.00%
align=left colspan=3Rejected Ballot Papers
align=left colspan=3Ballot Papers Issued
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors
align=left colspan=3Turnout 35%
bgcolor=  align=left colspan=6Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

A by-election was held in Ightham Ward following the death of Geraldine Bowden.

align=center colspan=6Ightham Ward By-Election 31 August 2006[15] [16]
align=left colspan=2Candidate !Party Votes % ±%
bgcolor=  Frederick Rodney Dodds Chartres 352 53.91% −20.6%
bgcolor=  Rebecca Jane Hunt 301 46.09% +20.6%
align=left colspan=3Total 653 100.00%
align=left colspan=3Rejected Ballot Papers
align=left colspan=3Ballot Papers Issued
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors
align=left colspan=3Turnout 42.46%
bgcolor=  align=left colspan=6Conservative 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.

align=center colspan=6West Malling & Leybourne Ward By-Election 5 July 2012[17] [18]
align=left colspan=2Candidate !Party Votes % ±%
bgcolor=  Sophie Olivia Shrubsole 769 48.33% −3.5%
bgcolor=  Yvonne Mary Smyth 472 29.67% +9.1%
bgcolor=  Peter Graham Stevens 127 7.98% −4.5%
bgcolor=  Kathleen Maria Garlick 123 7.73% −7.4%
bgcolor=  Michael Philip Walters 57 3.58% +3.6%
bgcolor=  Howard Porter 43 2.70% +2.7%
align=left colspan=3Total 1,591 100.00%
align=left colspan=3Rejected Ballot Papers 1
align=left colspan=3Ballot Papers Issued 1,592
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors 4,572
align=left colspan=3Turnout 34.82%
bgcolor=  align=left colspan=6Conservative hold

A by-election was held in Borough Green and Long Mill Ward following the resignation of David Evans in December 2013.

align=center colspan=6Borough Green & Long Mill Ward By-Election 9 January 2014[19]
align=left colspan=2Candidate !Party Votes % ±%
bgcolor=  Mike Taylor 692 38.85 +19.2
bgcolor=  Stuart Keith Murray 588 33.02 −5.2
bgcolor=  David Leonard Waller 349 19.60 +19.6
bgcolor=  Victoria Hayman 84 4.72 −3.4
bgcolor=  Howard Porter 68 3.82 +3.8
align=left colspan=3Total 1,781 100.00%
align=left colspan=3Rejected Ballot Papers 2
align=left colspan=3Ballot Papers Issued 1,783
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors 5,486
align=left colspan=3Turnout 32.50%
bgcolor=  align=left colspan=6Independent gain

2019-2023

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Borough and Parish/Town Council Elections – 3 May 2007 . 2009-08-20 . Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council.
  2. The District of Tonbridge and Malling (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
  3. legislation.gov.uk – The Borough of Tonbridge and Malling (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1989. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
  4. News: Tonbridge & Malling . 2009-08-20 . BBC News Online.
  5. legislation.gov.uk – The Tonbridge and Malling (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  6. legislation.gov.uk – The Tonbridge and Malling (Electoral Changes) Order 2013. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  7. Web site: The Tonbridge and Malling (Electoral Changes) Order 2022 . Legislation.gov.uk . 14 February 2024.
  8. The Borough of Tonbridge and Malling (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1989 . UK Parliament . 5 December 1989 . 5(1) . 1989/2291 . Statutory Instrument .
  9. Web site: Tonbridge & Malling DC: East Peckham. Local Authority Byelection Results.
  10. Web site: Tonbridge & Malling DC, Cage Green. Local Authority Byelection Results.
  11. Web site: Tonbridge & Malling BC, Wrotham. Local Authority Byelection Results.
  12. Web site: Tonbridge and Malling BC, Snodland East. Local Authority Byelection Results.
  13. Web site: Burham, Eccles & Wouldham By-election result. Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. https://web.archive.org/web/20041128084511/http://www.tmbc.gov.uk/cgi-bin/buildpage.pl?mysql=1223. 28 November 2004.
  14. Web site: Tonbridge and Malling BC, Burpham Wouldham & Eccles. Local Authority Byelection Results.
  15. Web site: Election of Member for Ightham Ward. Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. 26 September 2006.
  16. Web site: Tonbridge and Malling BC, Ightham. Local Authority Byelection Results.
  17. Web site: West Malling and Leybourne. Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. 6 July 2012.
  18. Web site: Tonbridge and Malling BC, West Malling and Leybourne. Local Authority Byelection Results.
  19. Web site: Election of a Borough Councillor for the Borough Green & Long Mill By ‐ Election Ward of Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council. Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. 9 January 2014.

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