← Tunbridge Wells (all cycles) · 5 May 2016 cohort
Tunbridge Wells 2016
Local elections held 5 May 2016.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 16 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 16 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party | 11,216 | 47.5% | 13 | 81.3% | 8 | 50.0% | +5 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4,167 | 17.7% | 2 | 12.5% | 3 | 18.8% | -1 |
| Labour Party | 4,163 | 17.6% | 1 | 6.3% | 3 | 18.8% | -2 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 3,445 | 14.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 12.5% | -2 |
| Green Party | 611 | 2.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 23,602 | 100.0% | 16 | 100.0% | 16 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2016 election (current) and immediately before it (2015). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2016 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Rusthall · 1 seat · won at 42.7% · −7.3 pts below quota
- St John's · 1 seat · won at 43.3% · −6.7 pts below quota
- Culverden · 1 seat · won at 44.0% · −6.0 pts below quota
- Sherwood · 1 seat · won at 46.1% · −3.9 pts below quota
- Capel · 1 seat · won at 47.6% · −2.4 pts below quota
- Park · 1 seat · won at 50.8% · above quota
- Benenden and Cranbrook · 1 seat · won at 52.2% · above quota
- Southborough and High Brooms · 1 seat · won at 52.3% · above quota
- Pembury · 1 seat · won at 54.3% · above quota
- Broadwater · 1 seat · won at 54.9% · above quota
- Pantiles and St Mark's · 1 seat · won at 55.5% · above quota
- Hawkhurst and Sandhurst · 1 seat · won at 57.7% · above quota
- Goudhurst and Lamberhurst · 1 seat · won at 60.5% · above quota
- Brenchley and Horsmonden · 1 seat · won at 66.0% · above quota
- Speldhurst and Bidborough · 1 seat · won at 69.7% · above quota
- St James' · 1 seat · won at 71.2% · above quota
Race results
Rusthall · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,205
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joy Podbury | Conservative Party | 515 | 42.7% | −7.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Colin Nicholson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 272 | 22.6% | — | |
| 3 | Alex Britcher | Labour Party | 204 | 16.9% | — | |
| 4 | Isla McLachlan | Liberal Democrats | 120 | 10.0% | — | |
| 5 | David Holton | Green Party | 94 | 7.8% | — |
St John's · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,747
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Lidstone | Liberal Democrats | 756 | 43.3% | −6.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | David Scott | Conservative Party | 515 | 29.5% | — | |
| 3 | Timothy Rich | Labour Party | 244 | 14.0% | — | |
| 4 | Christine Marshall | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 127 | 7.3% | — | |
| 5 | Phyllis Leslie | Green Party | 105 | 6.0% | — |
Culverden · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,772
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronen Basu | Conservative Party | 780 | 44.0% | −6.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Carol Wilson | Labour Party | 346 | 19.5% | — | |
| 3 | Alan Bullion | Liberal Democrats | 234 | 13.2% | — | |
| 4 | Stephen Lukacs | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 217 | 12.2% | — | |
| 5 | Richard Leslie | Green Party | 195 | 11.0% | — |
Sherwood · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,421
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Williams | Conservative Party | 655 | 46.1% | −3.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Chris Hoare | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 395 | 27.8% | — | |
| 3 | Martin Betts | Labour Party | 261 | 18.4% | — | |
| 4 | Mark Bicknell | Liberal Democrats | 110 | 7.7% | — |
Capel · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 785
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carol Mackonochie | Conservative Party | 374 | 47.6% | −2.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Hugh Patterson | Liberal Democrats | 298 | 38.0% | — | |
| 3 | Ken Gillard | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 74 | 9.4% | — | |
| 4 | Raymond Moon | Labour Party | 39 | 5.0% | — |
Park · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 50.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +0.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,730
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Bulman | Conservative Party | 879 | 50.8% | +0.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Nick Maltby | Labour Party | 323 | 18.7% | — | |
| 3 | Gillian Douglass | Liberal Democrats | 308 | 17.8% | — | |
| 4 | Hazel Kelly | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 220 | 12.7% | — |
Benenden and Cranbrook · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,618
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Holden | Conservative Party | 845 | 52.2% | +2.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Matthew Warne | Liberal Democrats | 373 | 23.1% | — | |
| 3 | Simon Hilton | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 250 | 15.5% | — | |
| 4 | Isobel Kerrigan | Labour Party | 150 | 9.3% | — |
Southborough and High Brooms · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,739
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dianne Hill | Labour Party | 910 | 52.3% | +2.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Christopher Camp | Conservative Party | 444 | 25.5% | — | |
| 3 | Keith Murray-Jenkins | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 197 | 11.3% | — | |
| 4 | Matt Lyons | Green Party | 97 | 5.6% | — | |
| 5 | Jo Wright | Liberal Democrats | 91 | 5.2% | — |
Pembury · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,579
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Reilly | Conservative Party | 857 | 54.3% | +4.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | David Weatherley | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 326 | 20.6% | — | |
| 3 | Margaret Morgan | Labour Party | 227 | 14.4% | — | |
| 4 | James Cole | Liberal Democrats | 169 | 10.7% | — |
Broadwater · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,062
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbara Cobbold | Conservative Party | 583 | 54.9% | +4.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Mark Nicholson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 178 | 16.8% | — | |
| 3 | James Ketteringham | Labour Party | 173 | 16.3% | — | |
| 4 | Marguerita Morton | Liberal Democrats | 128 | 12.1% | — |
Pantiles and St Mark's · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 55.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +5.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,688
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonard Horwood | Conservative Party | 936 | 55.5% | +5.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Lorna Blackmore | Labour Party | 229 | 13.6% | — | |
| 3 | Dominic Mathon | Liberal Democrats | 207 | 12.3% | — | |
| 4 | Christopher Stevenson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 196 | 11.6% | — | |
| 5 | John Hurst | Green Party | 120 | 7.1% | — |
Hawkhurst and Sandhurst · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 57.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +7.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,464
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverley Palmer | Conservative Party | 844 | 57.7% | +7.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | John Austen | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 315 | 21.5% | — | |
| 3 | David Burgess | Labour Party | 163 | 11.1% | — | |
| 4 | Thomas Deacon | Liberal Democrats | 142 | 9.7% | — |
Goudhurst and Lamberhurst · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 60.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +10.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,095
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Noakes | Conservative Party | 663 | 60.5% | +10.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Russ Bishop | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 155 | 14.2% | — | |
| 3 | Simon Fowler | Labour Party | 147 | 13.4% | — | |
| 4 | Nancy Warne | Liberal Democrats | 130 | 11.9% | — |
Brenchley and Horsmonden · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 66.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +16.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,517
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jane March | Conservative Party | 1,001 | 66.0% | +16.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Kevin Kerrigan | Labour Party | 311 | 20.5% | — | |
| 3 | Thomas Chetta | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 205 | 13.5% | — |
Speldhurst and Bidborough · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 69.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +19.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,634
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julian Stanyer | Conservative Party | 1,139 | 69.7% | +19.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ann Tyler | Labour Party | 283 | 17.3% | — | |
| 3 | William O'Shea | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 212 | 13.0% | — |
St James' · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 71.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +21.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,546
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Chapelard | Liberal Democrats | 1,101 | 71.2% | +21.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Harry Allen | Conservative Party | 186 | 12.0% | — | |
| 3 | Linda Jagger | Labour Party | 153 | 9.9% | — | |
| 4 | Naz Mian | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 106 | 6.9% | — |