2026 LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS – Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Election: Borough Elections, Thursday 7 May 2026
Seat summary:
Liberal Democrats: 11
Conservatives: 2
Tunbridge Wells Alliance: 1
Independents for Tunbridge Wells: 1
Reform UK: 0
Green Party: 0
Labour: 0
English Democrats: 0
Independent: 0
Total seats declared: 15
Cranbrook Sissinghurst and Frittenden
Result: Conservative HOLD
Elected: Alexander Ellison, Conservatives
Majority: 553
Candidates: Alexander Ellison, Conservatives, 1,227; Matthew Beattie, Reform UK, 674; Vivian Alice Widgery, Liberal Democrats, 384; Paul Jeremy Keith Froome, Green Party, 370.
Culverden
Result: Liberal Democrat HOLD
Elected: David Osborne, Liberal Democrats
Majority: 717
Candidates: David Osborne, Liberal Democrats, 1,402; Robert George Alexander Dunn, Conservatives, 685; Tina Seymour, Reform UK, 406; Mark McBennett, Green Party, 230; Aleksander Klimanski, Labour, 85; Ahsan Azam Ahmad, Independent, 27.
Hawkhurst Sandhurst and Benenden
Result: Tunbridge Wells Alliance GAIN
Elected: Ellen Neville, Tunbridge Wells Alliance
Majority: 49
Candidates: Ellen Neville, Tunbridge Wells Alliance, 943; Rosanna Taylor-Smith, Conservatives, 894; John Spence, Reform UK, 767; Michael Edward Appelbe, Liberal Democrats, 373.
Paddock Wood
Result: Liberal Democrat HOLD
Elected: Christopher Digby, Liberal Democrats
Majority: 313
Turnout details: 3,033 total votes; electorate 7,052; 6 rejected ballot papers
Candidates: Christopher Digby, Liberal Democrats, 1,195; Begnat Robichaud, Reform UK, 882; Lynne Scott, Conservatives, 749; Trevor Tyrone Bisdee, Green Party, 207.
Pantiles
Result: Liberal Democrat HOLD
Elected: Pamela Wilkinson, Liberal Democrats
Majority: 315
Candidates: Pamela Wilkinson, Liberal Democrats, 1,246; Daniel Dzenkowski, Conservatives, 931; Kris Niewolski, Reform UK, 531; Joe Mattei, Green Party, 232; Frankel Nutland, Labour, 100.
Park
Result: Liberal Democrat HOLD
Elected: Richard Brown, Liberal Democrats
Majority: 992
Turnout details: 3,144 total votes; electorate 6,748; 2 rejected ballot papers
Candidates: Richard Brown, Liberal Democrats, 1,515; Mike Jerrom, Reform UK, 523; David Allister Scott, Conservatives, 497; Nick Pope, Tunbridge Wells Alliance, 268; Alasdair James Milner Fraser, Green Party, 250; Stephen Edward Roger Burgess, Labour, 91.
Pembury and Capel
Result: Independents for Tunbridge Wells GAIN
Elected: David Hayward, Independents for Tunbridge Wells
Majority: 18
Turnout details: 3,142 total votes; electorate 6,649; 3 rejected ballot papers
Candidates: David Hayward, Independents for Tunbridge Wells, 934; Niccholas Slessor-Pavely, Liberal Democrats, 916; Valeria Dachille, Reform UK, 659; Andrew George Hobart, Conservatives, 466; Susan Lovell, Green Party, 167.
Rural Tunbridge Wells
Result: Conservative HOLD
Elected: David Knight, Conservatives
Majority: 343
Turnout details: 3,939 total votes; electorate 7,902; 5 rejected ballot papers
Candidates: David Knight, Conservatives, 1,474; Susan Hindle Barone, Liberal Democrats, 1,131; Dennis Deane, Reform UK, 987; Helen Claire Yeo, Green Party, 274; Anne Priscilla Musker, Labour, 73.
Rusthall and Speldhurst
Result: Liberal Democrat GAIN
Elected: Ian William Standing, Liberal Democrats
Majority: 475
Candidates: Ian William Standing, Liberal Democrats, 1,192; David Sumner, Conservatives, 717; Robert Grindley, Reform UK, 655; Kit Hawes-Webb, Tunbridge Wells Alliance, 352; Gregory James Holder, Labour, 317; Stephanie Gandon, Green Party, 264.
Sherwood
Result: Liberal Democrat HOLD; Liberal Democrat HOLD
Seats: 2
Elected: Courtney Souper, Liberal Democrats; Andrew Wallace, Liberal Democrats
Majority: 195, calculated from the second-placed elected candidate over the highest non-elected candidate
Candidates: Courtney Souper, Liberal Democrats, 847; Andrew Wallace, Liberal Democrats, 787; Chris Hoare, Reform UK, 592; Oliver Kinkade, Reform UK, 549; Christian Robert Atwood, Conservatives, 453; Kate Sergeant, Green Party, 445; Eben Phoebe Lenton, Green Party, 420; Ellis Wiggins, Conservatives, 384; Tina Kesterton, Labour, 176.
Southborough and Bidborough
Result: Liberal Democrat HOLD; Liberal Democrat HOLD
Seats: 2
Elected: Kimberley Johnson, Liberal Democrats; Ash Shukla, Liberal Democrats
Majority: 812, calculated from the second-placed elected candidate over the highest non-elected candidate
Candidates: Kimberley Johnson, Liberal Democrats, 1,614; Ash Shukla, Liberal Democrats, 1,531; Steven Humphreys, Reform UK, 719; Robert Mayall, Reform UK, 675; Richard Long, Conservatives, 652; Jack Bradley, Conservatives, 615; Maria Gavin, Green Party, 435; Iqbal Sidhu, Green Party, 280; Aaron James Brand, English Democrats, 62.
St James’
Result: Liberal Democrat HOLD
Elected: Gavin Barrass, Liberal Democrats
Majority: 1,113
Candidates: Gavin Barrass, Liberal Democrats, 1,478; Philip Dwyer, Reform UK, 365; Lucy Ann Miller, Green Party, 316; George Barr, Conservatives, 271; Nicholas Maltby, Labour, 130.
St John’s
Result: Liberal Democrat HOLD
Elected: Ukonu Obasi, Liberal Democrats
Majority: 754
Candidates: Ukonu Obasi, Liberal Democrats, 1,047; Chris Pendleton, Reform UK, 293; Lewis Patrick Jenkins, Green Party, 254; Alex Lewis-Grey, Conservatives, 220; Lorna Blackmore, Labour, 71.