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Tunbridge Wells 2025
Local elections held 1 May 2025.
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 that would be needed to be guaranteed that 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 gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates 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 6 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 6 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (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 in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 9,779 | 32.5% | 5 | 83.3% | 2 | 33.3% | +3 |
| Reform UK | 6,868 | 22.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 33.3% | -2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 6,713 | 22.3% | 1 | 16.7% | 2 | 33.3% | -1 |
| Green Party | 2,126 | 7.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Tunbridge Wells Alliance | 1,968 | 6.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Labour Party | 1,747 | 5.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independents for Tunbridge Wells | 599 | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | 302 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 30,102 | 100.0% | 6 | 100.0% | 6 | 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.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Cranbrook · 1 seat · won at 28.6% · +21.4 pts below quota
- Tunbridge Wells Rural · 1 seat · won at 34.8% · +15.2 pts below quota
- Tunbridge Wells West · 1 seat · won at 35.1% · +14.9 pts below quota
- Tunbridge Wells East · 1 seat · won at 36.8% · +13.2 pts below quota
- Tunbridge Wells South · 1 seat · won at 37.6% · +12.4 pts below quota
- Tunbridge Wells North · 1 seat · won at 42.5% · +7.5 pts below quota
Race results
Cranbrook · single-seat
Marginal winner 28.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +21.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,037
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claudine Jane Russell | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,442 | 28.6% | Elected |
| 2 | Lucie Gavrilova | Reform UK | 1,425 | 28.3% | |
| 3 | Ellen Neville | Tunbridge Wells Alliance | 1,107 | 22.0% | |
| 4 | Vivian Alice Widgery | Liberal Democrats | 426 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Helen Claire Yeo | Green Party | 384 | 7.6% | |
| 6 | Gregory James Holder | Labour Party | 187 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Dan Littlechild | Independents for Tunbridge Wells | 66 | 1.3% |
Tunbridge Wells Rural · single-seat
Marginal winner 34.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +15.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,080
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Gavin Munday | Liberal Democrats | 1,767 | 34.8% | Elected |
| 2 | Oliver James Kinkade | Reform UK | 1,500 | 29.5% | |
| 3 | Sarah Ann Hamilton | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,276 | 25.1% | |
| 4 | Alasdair James Milner Fraser | Green Party | 272 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Anne Priscilla Musker | Labour Party | 141 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Alison Valda Webster | Tunbridge Wells Alliance | 81 | 1.6% | |
| 7 | Libby Richardson | Independents for Tunbridge Wells | 41 | 0.8% |
Tunbridge Wells West · single-seat
Marginal winner 35.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +14.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,321
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Joseph Moreland | Liberal Democrats | 1,869 | 35.1% | Elected |
| 2 | Richard Long | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,400 | 26.3% | |
| 3 | Rob Grindley | Reform UK | 906 | 17.0% | |
| 4 | Jayne Angharad Sharratt | Labour Party | 591 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Stephanie Teresa Gandon | Green Party | 345 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Clare Lorraine Escombe | Tunbridge Wells Alliance | 160 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | David James Kain | Independents for Tunbridge Wells | 47 | 0.9% |
Tunbridge Wells East · single-seat
Marginal winner 36.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +13.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,588
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colin Michael Sefton | Liberal Democrats | 1,690 | 36.8% | Elected |
| 2 | Andrew George Hobart | Conservative and Unionist Party | 950 | 20.7% | |
| 3 | Kris Niewolski | Reform UK | 922 | 20.1% | |
| 4 | Suzie Wakeman | Independents for Tunbridge Wells | 375 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Alan James Bullion | Labour and Co-operative Party | 302 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Kate Sergeant | Green Party | 271 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Paul Motaz Johnson | Tunbridge Wells Alliance | 75 | 1.6% |
Tunbridge Wells South · single-seat
Marginal winner 37.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,316
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Dale Brice | Liberal Democrats | 2,001 | 37.6% | Elected |
| 2 | John Russell Spence | Reform UK | 1,044 | 19.6% | |
| 3 | Sedat Zorba | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,031 | 19.4% | |
| 4 | Jeremy Audsley Clapham | Green Party | 525 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Nick Pope | Tunbridge Wells Alliance | 458 | 8.6% | |
| 6 | Kate McAlpine | Labour Party | 257 | 4.8% |
Tunbridge Wells North · single-seat
Marginal winner 42.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,771
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Strafford Ellis | Liberal Democrats | 2,026 | 42.5% | Elected |
| 2 | Chris Hoare | Reform UK | 1,071 | 22.4% | |
| 3 | Vivek Gautam | Conservative and Unionist Party | 614 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Tom Connolly | Labour Party | 571 | 12.0% | |
| 5 | Maria Gavin | Green Party | 329 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Kit Hawes-Webb | Tunbridge Wells Alliance | 87 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Joe Dore | Independents for Tunbridge Wells | 70 | 1.5% |