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Tonbridge & Malling 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 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 12,493 | 27.9% | 3 | 42.9% | 2 | 28.6% | +1 |
| Green Party | 11,936 | 26.6% | 2 | 28.6% | 2 | 28.6% | 0 |
| Reform UK | 11,678 | 26.1% | 1 | 14.3% | 2 | 28.6% | -1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 6,047 | 13.5% | 1 | 14.3% | 1 | 14.3% | 0 |
| Labour Party | 2,649 | 5.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independent | 8 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 44,811 | 100.0% | 7 | 100.0% | 7 | 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.
- Malling North · 1 seat · won at 36.6% · +13.4 pts below quota
- Malling Rural East · 1 seat · won at 42.6% · +7.4 pts below quota
- Malling North East · 1 seat · won at 44.2% · +5.8 pts below quota
- Malling West · 1 seat · won at 45.5% · +4.5 pts below quota
- Malling Central · 1 seat · won at 55.8% · above quota
- Tonbridge · 2 seats · won at 42.6% · above quota
Race results
Malling North · single-seat
Marginal winner 36.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +13.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,799
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dodger Sian | Reform UK | 1,755 | 36.6% | Elected |
| 2 | Robin Patrick Betts | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,332 | 27.8% | |
| 3 | Paul Michael Hickmott | Labour Party | 808 | 16.8% | |
| 4 | Kate O'Shea | Liberal Democrats | 712 | 14.8% | |
| 5 | Matt Broadley | Green Party | 192 | 4.0% |
Malling Rural East · single-seat
Marginal winner 42.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,028
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah Anne Hudson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,140 | 42.6% | Elected |
| 2 | Helen Jean Brown | Reform UK | 1,538 | 30.6% | |
| 3 | David John Nicholls | Green Party | 732 | 14.6% | |
| 4 | Timothy Bishop | Liberal Democrats | 374 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Jack Tyrrell | Labour Party | 244 | 4.9% |
Malling North East · single-seat
Marginal winner 44.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,185
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Malcolm Kennedy | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,290 | 44.2% | Elected |
| 2 | Stephen Charles Dean | Reform UK | 1,684 | 32.5% | |
| 3 | James David Cox | Liberal Democrats | 477 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Angus Graeme Bennison | Labour Party | 411 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Thomas Shelley | Green Party | 323 | 6.2% |
Malling West · single-seat
Marginal winner 45.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,747
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Rayner | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,162 | 45.5% | Elected |
| 2 | Callum John Wrighton | Reform UK | 1,206 | 25.4% | |
| 3 | Sam Gallon | Green Party | 626 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Christopher James Scott | Liberal Democrats | 438 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Kathleen Maria Garlick | Labour Party | 315 | 6.6% |
Malling Central · single-seat
Marginal winner 55.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.8 pts Valid ballots 4,294
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trudy Dean | Liberal Democrats | 2,398 | 55.8% | Elected |
| 2 | Kevin Michael Brady | Reform UK | 1,284 | 29.9% | |
| 3 | Luke Chapman | Conservative and Unionist Party | 356 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Sarah Rosalind Palmer | Labour Party | 133 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Isla Finley Arnold | Green Party | 115 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Afua Kesewa Kissiedu Akoto | Independent | 8 | 0.2% |
Tonbridge · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 42.6% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference −9.3 pts Valid ballots 10,636
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Antony James Hood | Green Party | 5,415 | 50.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Paul Andrew Stepto | Green Party | 4,533 | 42.6% | Elected |
| 3 | Matt Botten | Reform UK | 2,355 | 22.1% | |
| 4 | Jennifer Sandra Elizabeth Lewis | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,188 | 20.6% | |
| 5 | Frixos Glafcos Tombolis | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,025 | 19.0% | |
| 6 | Gary Paul Longley | Reform UK | 1,856 | 17.5% | |
| 7 | Frances Annabel Hoskins | Liberal Democrats | 997 | 9.4% | |
| 8 | Garry Christopher Bridge | Liberal Democrats | 651 | 6.1% | |
| 9 | Callum Ryan Lake | Labour Party | 433 | 4.1% | |
| 10 | Catherine Moyra Tuke | Labour Party | 305 | 2.9% |