2011 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election
2011 UK local government election
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Elections to Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011. The whole borough council (53 members) was up for election. Parish council elections and the national Alternative Vote referendum were held on the same day.
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5 May 2011
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All 53 seats up for election 27 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results of the 2011 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Overall results
The Conservatives tightened their grip on the council by gaining three seats from the Liberal Democrats. They however lost one seat to Labour who now had a presence on the council after a four-year absence. The leader of the Liberal Democrats David Thornewell lost his seat after 37 years on the council. Thornewell had been a member of the Council since its creation in 1974.[1] He had also been a member of Malling Rural District Council, one of the council's predecessors, between 1972 and 1974.
| Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council[2][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | +/- | |
| Conservative Party | 48 | +2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | -3 | |
| Labour Party | 1 | +1 | |
| Total | 53 | ||
| Valid Ballot Papers | 39,512 | ||
| Rejected Ballot Papers | 454 | ||
| Ballot Papers Issued | 39,966 | ||
| Registered Electors | 89,146 | ||
| Turnout | 44.83% | ||
Ward results
| Aylesford Ward (2)[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
| John Albert Leonard Balcombe | Conservative Party | 1,061 | 38.82% | 64.26% | |
| David William Smith | Conservative Party | 978 | 35.78% | 59.24% | |
| Julia Susan Taylor | Labour Party | 362 | 13.25% | 21.93% | |
| Stephen Coddrington Clarke | Liberal Democrats | 332 | 12.15% | 20.11% | |
| Total | 2,733 | 100.00% | |||
| Valid Ballot Papers | 1,651 | ||||
| Rejected Ballot Papers | 20 | ||||
| Ballot Papers Issued | 1,671 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 3,861 | ||||
| Turnout | 43.28% | ||||
| Blue Bell Hill & Walderslade Ward (2)[5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
| Peter John Homewood | Conservative Party | 1,072 | 46.03% | 76.68% | |
| Allan Kenneth Sullivan | Conservative Party | 896 | 38.47% | 64.09% | |
| Richard James Baron | Labour Party | 361 | 15.50% | 25.82% | |
| Total | 2,329 | 100.00% | |||
| Valid Ballot Papers | 1,398 | ||||
| Rejected Ballot Papers | 42 | ||||
| Ballot Papers Issued | 1,440 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 3,208 | ||||
| Turnout | 44.89% | ||||
| Borough Green & Long Mill Ward (3)[6] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
| Sue Murray | Conservative Party | 1,522 | 23.93% | 57.46% | |
| David William Patrick Evans | Conservative Party | 1,422 | 22.36% | 53.68% | |
| Tony Sayer | Conservative Party | 1,256 | 19.75% | 47.41% | |
| Mike Taylor | Independent | 783 | 12.31% | 29.56% | |
| Paul Michael Spensley | Independent | 454 | 7.14% | 17.14% | |
| Victoria Hayman | Labour Party | 321 | 5.05% | 12.12% | |
| Stephen Hayman | Labour Party | 302 | 4.75% | 11.40% | |
| James Hayman | Labour Party | 300 | 4.72% | 11.33% | |
| Total | 6,360 | 100.00% | |||
| Valid Ballot Papers | 2,649 | ||||
| Rejected Ballot Papers | 70 | ||||
| Ballot Papers Issued | 2,719 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 5,296 | ||||
| Turnout | 51.34% | ||||
| Burham, Eccles & Wouldham Ward (2)[7] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
| Roger William Dalton | Conservative Party | 837 | 34.52% | 60.39% | |
| Dave Davis | Conservative Party | 808 | 33.32% | 58.30% | |
| Marion Irene Mountford | Labour Party | 362 | 14.93% | 26.12% | |
| Timothy Peter Fulwell | Liberal Democrats | 216 | 8.91% | 15.58% | |
| Valerie Ann Lilian Oxberry | Liberal Democrats | 202 | 8.33% | 14.57% | |
| Total | 2,425 | 100.00% | |||
| Valid Ballot Papers | 1,386 | ||||
| Rejected Ballot Papers | 30 | ||||
| Ballot Papers Issued | 1,416 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 3,419 | ||||
| Turnout | 41.42% | ||||
| Cage Green Ward (2)[8] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
| Mark Osmond Davis | Conservative Party | 1,065 | 37.53% | 65.06% | |
| Nicolas John Heslop | Conservative Party | 1,044 | 36.79% | 63.78% | |
| Bruce Goodhart | Labour Party | 314 | 11.06% | 19.18% | |
| Jason Lower | Liberal Democrats | 223 | 7.86% | 13.62% | |
| Howard Porter | Green Party | 192 | 6.77% | 11.73% | |
| Total | 2,838 | 100.00% | |||
| Valid Ballot Papers | 1,637 | ||||
| Rejected Ballot Papers | 17 | ||||
| Ballot Papers Issued | 1,654 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 3,251 | ||||
| Turnout | 50.88% | ||||
| Castle Ward (2)[9] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
| Vivian Mary Chimmo Branson | Conservative Party | 1,049 | 32.98% | 63.58% | |
| Owen Charles Baldock | Conservative Party | 1,030 | 32.38% | 62.42% | |
| Hazel Frances Dawe | Green Party | 326 | 10.25% | 19.76% | |
| Gill Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 294 | 9.24% | 17.82% | |
| Steven Mark Dawe | Green Party | 271 | 8.52% | 16.42% | |
| Tim Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 211 | 6.63% | 12.79% | |
| Total | 3,181 | 100.00% | |||
| Valid Ballot Papers | 1,650 | ||||
| Rejected Ballot Papers | 52 | ||||
| Ballot Papers Issued | 1,702 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 3,600 | ||||
| Turnout | 47.28% | ||||
| Ditton Ward (2)[10] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
| Jeannett Marie Bellamy | Conservative Party | 864 | 27.68% | 51.92% | |
| Carol Mary Gale | Conservative Party | 805 | 25.79% | 48.38% | |
| Barry David Stone | Liberal Democrats | 495 | 15.86% | 29.75% | |
| Paul Hatcher | Liberal Democrats | 480 | 15.38% | 28.85% | |
| Alan Piper | Labour Party | 254 | 8.14% | 15.26% | |
| Daniel James Frost | Labour Party | 223 | 7.15% | 13.40% | |
| Total | 3,121 | 100.00% | |||
| Valid Ballot Papers | 1,664 | ||||
| Rejected Ballot Papers | 25 | ||||
| Ballot Papers Issued | 1,689 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 3,689 | ||||
| Turnout | 45.78% | ||||
| Downs Ward (2)[11] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
| Ann Kemp | Conservative Party | 1,056 | 39.43% | 72.03% | |
| Matthew Aidan Craig Balfour | Conservative Party | 1,032 | 38.54% | 70.40% | |
| Andrew Payne | Liberal Democrats | 349 | 13.03% | 23.81% | |
| Hugh James Maxwell Young | Liberal Democrats | 241 | 9.00% | 16.44% | |
| Total | 2,678 | 100.00% | |||
| Valid Ballot Papers | 1,466 | ||||
| Rejected Ballot Papers | 33 | ||||
| Ballot Papers Issued | 1,499 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 2,899 | ||||
| Turnout | 51.71% | ||||
| East Malling Ward (2)[12] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
| Liz Simpson | Liberal Democrats | 737 | 34.47% | 55.88% | |
| Christine Jean Woodger | Liberal Democrats | 541 | 25.30% | 41.02% | |
| Richard Charles Brown | Conservative Party | 410 | 19.18% | 31.08% | |
| Peter McDermott | Conservative Party | 277 | 12.96% | 21.00% | |
| Stuart Terrence | Independent | 173 | 8.09% | 13.12% | |
| Total | 2,138 | 100.00% | |||
| Valid Ballot Papers | 1,319 | ||||
| Rejected Ballot Papers | 9 | ||||
| Ballot Papers Issued | 1,328 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 3,496 | ||||
| Turnout | 37.99% | ||||
| East Peckham & Golden Green Ward (2)[13] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
| Liz Holland | Conservative Party | 924 | 38.07% | 65.58% | |
| Howard Seymour Rogers | Conservative Party | 784 | 32.30% | 55.64% | |
| Tony Mark Dowdeswell | UK Independence Party | 222 | 9.15% | 15.76% | |
| Terry Scott | Labour Party | 220 | 9.06% | 15.61% | |
| Adriana Fabin | Liberal Democrats | 153 | 6.30% | 10.86% | |
| Ralph Lovesey | Liberal Democrats | 124 | 5.11% | 8.80% | |
| Total | 2,427 | 100.00% | |||
| Valid Ballot Papers | 1,409 | ||||
| Rejected Ballot Papers | 9 | ||||
| Ballot Papers Issued | 1,418 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 3,079 | ||||
| Turnout | 46.05% | ||||
| Hadlow, Mereworth & West Peckham Ward (2)[14] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
| Jill Ann Anderson | Conservative Party | 1,198 | 44.85% | 77.99% | |
| Janet Lynne Sergison | Conservative Party | 1,069 | 40.02% | 69.60% | |
| Charles Henry Fraser Vernon | Liberal Democrats | 404 | 15.13% | 26.30% | |
| Total | 2,671 | 100.00% | |||
| Valid Ballot Papers | 1,536 | ||||
| Rejected Ballot Papers | 36 | ||||
| Ballot Papers Issued | 1,572 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 3,369 | ||||
| Turnout | 46.66% | ||||
| Higham Ward (3)[15] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
| Andy Allison | Conservative Party | 1,513 | 26.13% | 68.80% | |
| Tom Edmondston-Low | Conservative Party | 1,433 | 24.75% | 65.17% | |
| David John Trice | Conservative Party | 1,336 | 23.07% | 60.75% | |
| Douglas Ramsay | Labour Party | 534 | 9.22% | 24.28% | |
| Emily Williams | Labour Party | 508 | 8.77% | 23.10% | |
| Alastair Mordaunt | Labour Party | 467 | 8.06% | 21.24% | |
| Total | 5,791 | 100.00% | |||
| Valid Ballot Papers | 2,199 | ||||
| Rejected Ballot Papers | 35 | ||||
| Ballot Papers Issued | 2,234 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 4,633 | ||||
| Turnout | 48.22% | ||||
| Hildenborough Ward (2)[16] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
| Mark Russell Rhodes | Conservative Party | 1,361 | 37.69% | 71.03% | |
| Chris Smith | Conservative Party | 1,259 | 34.87% | 65.71% | |
| Justine Mountford | Green Party | 278 | 7.70% | 14.51% | |
| Joseph William Barry Gray | Liberal Democrats | 253 | 7.01% | 13.20% | |
| Stuart John Riches | Liberal Democrats | 235 | 6.51% | 12.27% | |
| Richard Mountford | Green Party | 225 | 6.23% | 11.74% | |
| Total | 3,611 | 100.00% | |||
| Valid Ballot Papers | 1,916 | ||||
| Rejected Ballot Papers | 17 | ||||
| Ballot Papers Issued | 1,933 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 3,786 | ||||
| Turnout | 51.06% | ||||
| Ightham Ward (1)[17] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
| Rodney Chartres | Conservative Party | 632 | 79.70% | |
| Paul Raymond Rootes | Liberal Democrats | 161 | 20.30% | |
| Total | 793 | 100.00% | ||
| Rejected Ballot Papers | 7 | |||
| Ballot Papers Issued | 800 | |||
| Registered Electors | 1,565 | |||
| Turnout | 51.12% | |||
| Judd Ward (2)[18] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
| Peter Francis Bolt | Conservative Party | 1,025 | 35.93% | 64.71% | |
| David John Cure | Conservative Party | 798 | 27.97% | 50.38% | |
| Reuben Ames | Labour Party | 321 | 11.25% | 20.26% | |
| Patricia Townend | Labour Party | 307 | 10.76% | 19.38% | |
| Robert William George Oliver | Green Party | 209 | 7.33% | 13.19% | |
| Peter Rodney Wood | Liberal Democrats | 193 | 6.76% | 12.18% | |
| Total | 2,853 | 100.00% | |||
| Valid Ballot Papers | 1,584 | ||||
| Rejected Ballot Papers | 14 | ||||
| Ballot Papers Issued | 1,598 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 3,425 | ||||
| Turnout | 46.66% | ||||
| Kings Hill Ward (2)[19] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
| Christopher Brown | Conservative Party | 1,419 | 40.55% | 73.18% | |
| Trevor John Robins | Conservative Party | 1,204 | 34.41% | 62.09% | |
| Nigel James Holland | Liberal Democrats | 237 | 6.77% | 12.22% | |
| Kathleen Maria Garlick | Labour Party | 236 | 6.74% | 12.17% | |
| Terence Pullinger | Labour Party | 236 | 6.74% | 12.17% | |
| David Leonard Waller | UK Independence Party | 167 | 4.77% | 8.61% | |
| Total | 3,499 | 100.00% | |||
| Valid Ballot Papers | 1,939 | ||||
| Rejected Ballot Papers | 23 | ||||
| Ballot Papers Issued | 1,962 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 4,870 | ||||
| Turnout | 40.29% | ||||
| Larkfield North Ward (2)[20] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
| Mike Parry-Waller | Conservative Party | 654 | 25.80% | 45.80% | |
| Russ Taylor | Conservative Party | 627 | 24.73% | 43.91% | |
| David Thornewell | Liberal Democrats | 576 | 22.72% | 40.34% | |
| John Roderick Hastings Celements | Liberal Democrats | 456 | 17.99% | 31.93% | |
| Janet Julia Denbow | Labour Party | 222 | 8.76% | 15.55% | |
| Total | 2,535 | 100.00% | |||
| Valid Ballot Papers | 1,428 | ||||
| Rejected Ballot Papers | 8 | ||||
| Ballot Papers Issued | 1,436 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 3,654 | ||||
| Turnout | 39.30% | ||||
| Larkfield South Ward (2)[21] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
| Anita Sandra Oakley | Liberal Democrats | 580 | 26.48% | 49.32% | |
| Timothy Bishop | Liberal Democrats | 508 | 23.20% | 43.20% | |
| Peter John Collett | Conservative Party | 390 | 17.81% | 33.16% | |
| Nigel Peter Day | Conservative Party | 320 | 14.61% | 27.21% | |
| David Charles Finn | Labour Party | 204 | 9.32% | 17.35% | |
| Mark Forgione | Labour Party | 188 | 8.58% | 15.99% | |
| Total | 2,190 | 100.00% | |||
| Valid Ballot Papers | 1,176 | ||||
| Rejected Ballot Papers | 12 | ||||
| Ballot Papers Issued | 1,188 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 3,088 | ||||
| Turnout | 38.47% | ||||
| Medway Ward (2)[22] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
| Jessica Ruth Louise Elks | Conservative Party | 966 | 32.62% | 62.12% | |
| Russell David Lancaster | Conservative Party | 899 | 30.36% | 57.81% | |
| Paul Drury | Labour Party | 358 | 12.09% | 23.02% | |
| David Buss | Labour Party | 334 | 11.28% | 21.48% | |
| Nicholas Sebastian Scott Ford | Liberal Democrats | 214 | 7.23% | 13.76% | |
| Clive John Gray | Liberal Democrats | 190 | 6.42% | 12.22% | |
| Total | 2,961 | 100.00% | |||
| Valid Ballot Papers | 1,555 | ||||
| Rejected Ballot Papers | 17 | ||||
| Ballot Papers Issued | 1,572 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 3,725 | ||||
| Turnout | 42.20% | ||||
| Snodland East Ward (2)[23] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
| Steven Michael King | Conservative Party | 499 | 26.60% | 50.56% | |
| Julian Atkins | Labour Party | 465 | 24.79% | 47.11% | |
| David Martin Laverty | Labour Party | 456 | 24.31% | 46.20% | |
| Les Withey | Conservative Party | 456 | 24.31% | 46.20% | |
| Total | 1,876 | 100.00% | |||
| Valid Ballot Papers | 987 | ||||
| Rejected Ballot Papers | 13 | ||||
| Ballot Papers Issued | 1,000 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 2,916 | ||||
| Turnout | 34.29% | ||||
| Snodland West Ward (3)[24] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
| David Keeley | Conservative Party | 963 | 19.04% | 53.35% | |
| Anne Moloney | Conservative Party | 961 | 19.00% | 53.24% | |
| Barbara Ann Brown | Conservative Party | 947 | 18.72% | 52.47% | |
| Paul Michael Hickmott | Labour Party | 870 | 17.20% | 48.20% | |
| Iain Paul Stephen Laverty | Labour Party | 670 | 13.24% | 37.12% | |
| Wayne John Mallard | Labour Party | 648 | 12.81% | 35.90% | |
| Total | 5,059 | 100.00% | |||
| Valid Ballot Papers | 1,805 | ||||
| Rejected Ballot Papers | 22 | ||||
| Ballot Papers Issued | 1,827 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 4,508 | ||||
| Turnout | 40.53% | ||||
| Trench Ward (2)[25] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
| Jean Atkinson | Conservative Party | 677 | 33.38% | 60.28% | |
| Pam Bates | Conservative Party | 590 | 29.09% | 52.54% | |
| Robert Baughan | Labour Party | 404 | 19.92% | 35.98% | |
| Tania Blackmore | Labour Party | 357 | 17.60% | 31.79% | |
| Total | 2,028 | 100.00% | |||
| Valid Ballot Papers | 1,123 | ||||
| Rejected Ballot Papers | 14 | ||||
| Ballot Papers Issued | 1,137 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 2,951 | ||||
| Turnout | 38.53% | ||||
| Vauxhall Ward (2)[26] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
| Maria Frances Heslop | Conservative Party | 734 | 26.06% | 49.26% | |
| Sarah Victoria Spence | Conservative Party | 654 | 23.22% | 43.89% | |
| Frani Hoskins | Liberal Democrats | 450 | 15.97% | 30.20% | |
| Garry Christopher Bridge | Liberal Democrats | 335 | 11.89% | 22.48% | |
| James Parish | Labour Party | 263 | 9.34% | 17.65% | |
| Kathryn Parish | Labour Party | 248 | 8.80% | 16.64% | |
| Stephen Greville Jackson | Green Party | 133 | 4.72% | 8.93% | |
| Total | 2,817 | 100.00% | |||
| Valid Ballot Papers | 1,490 | ||||
| Rejected Ballot Papers | 7 | ||||
| Ballot Papers Issued | 1,497 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 3,435 | ||||
| Turnout | 43.58% | ||||
| Wateringbury Ward (1)[27] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
| Simon Richard Jonathan Jessel | Conservative Party | 493 | 62.56% | |
| David Thomas Mitchelmore | Labour Party | 164 | 20.81% | |
| Stephen James Patt | Liberal Democrats | 131 | 16.62% | |
| Total | 788 | 100.00% | ||
| Rejected Ballot Papers | 6 | |||
| Ballot Papers Issued | 794 | |||
| Registered Electors | 1,579 | |||
| Turnout | 50.28% | |||
| West Malling & Leybourne Ward (3)[28] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % (Total) | % (Valid) | |
| Sasha Luck | Conservative Party | 1,234 | 22.78% | 57.53% | |
| Brian John Luker | Conservative Party | 1,147 | 21.18% | 53.47% | |
| Mark Squire Worrall | Conservative Party | 1,137 | 20.99% | 53.01% | |
| Yvonne Smith | Liberal Democrats | 489 | 9.03% | 22.80% | |
| Julie May Lusher | Liberal Democrats | 402 | 7.42% | 18.74% | |
| Jeremy Leslie Teasdale | Labour Party | 361 | 6.67% | 16.83% | |
| George Demuth | Liberal Democrats | 350 | 6.46% | 16.32% | |
| Peter Graham Stevens | UK Independence Party | 296 | 5.47% | 13.80% | |
| Total | 5,416 | 100.00% | |||
| Valid Ballot Papers | 2,145 | ||||
| Rejected Ballot Papers | 13 | ||||
| Ballot Papers Issued | 2,158 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 4,479 | ||||
| Turnout | 48.18% | ||||
| Wrotham Ward (1)[29] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
| Martin Andrew Coffin | Conservative Party | 459 | 64.47% | |
| Chris Mills | Liberal Democrats | 253 | 35.53% | |
| Total | 712 | 100.00% | ||
| Rejected Ballot Papers | 10 | |||
| Ballot Papers Issued | 722 | |||
| Registered Electors | 1,365 | |||
| Turnout | 52.89% | |||