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Tunbridge Wells 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

16 ward races

16 seats

10 elected below the proportional quota

62.5% of seats below quota

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 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 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	9,150	32.1%	2	12.5%	5	31.3%	-3
Liberal Democrats	6,379	22.4%	6	37.5%	4	25.0%	+2
Tunbridge Wells Alliance	6,134	21.5%	5	31.3%	4	25.0%	+1
Labour Party	5,573	19.6%	3	18.8%	3	18.8%	0
Green Party	1,140	4.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
UK Independence Party (UKIP)	103	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
SOC	11	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	28,490	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.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Broadwater · 1 seat · won at 34.1% · +15.9 pts below quota
Paddock Wood West · 1 seat · won at 36.2% · +13.8 pts below quota
Park · 1 seat · won at 37.0% · +13.0 pts below quota
St. Johns · 1 seat · won at 41.3% · +8.7 pts below quota
Benenden & Cranbrook · 1 seat · won at 43.1% · +6.9 pts below quota
Southborough North · 1 seat · won at 43.8% · +6.2 pts below quota
Brenchley & Horsmonden · 1 seat · won at 45.1% · +4.9 pts below quota
Pembury · 1 seat · won at 46.1% · +3.9 pts below quota
Paddock Wood East · 1 seat · won at 48.0% · +2.0 pts below quota
Hawkhurst & Sandhurst · 1 seat · won at 48.1% · +1.9 pts below quota
Sherwood · 1 seat · won at 53.4% · above quota
Culverden · 1 seat · won at 54.6% · above quota
Pantiles & St. Marks · 1 seat · won at 58.4% · above quota
Southborough & High Brooms · 1 seat · won at 60.3% · above quota
St. James · 1 seat · won at 62.8% · above quota
Speldhurst & Bidborough · 1 seat · won at 64.6% · above quota

Race results

Broadwater · single-seat

Marginal winner 34.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +15.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,259

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Johnson J.	Liberal Democrats	429	34.1%	Elected
2	Thorne A.	Green Party	376	29.9%
3	Woodward C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	296	23.5%
4	Musker A.	Labour Party	72	5.7%
5	Kift P.	Tunbridge Wells Alliance	68	5.4%
6	Elder-Brown A.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	18	1.4%

Electorate 3,176 · Ballots cast 1,259 · EC ward code E05005132 · Back to ward index

Paddock Wood West · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +13.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,098

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Moon R.	Labour Party	397	36.2%	Elected
2	Gautam V.	Conservative and Unionist Party	301	27.4%
3	Robichaud B.	Tunbridge Wells Alliance	217	19.8%
4	Bisdee T.	Green Party	133	12.1%
5	Cole J.	Liberal Democrats	50	4.6%

Electorate 2,974 · Ballots cast 1,098 · EC ward code E05005139 · Back to ward index

Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +13.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,440

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Pope N.	Tunbridge Wells Alliance	902	37.0%	Elected
2	Zorba S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	793	32.5%
3	Luxford J.	Liberal Democrats	437	17.9%
4	Pound S.	Labour Party	308	12.6%

Electorate 5,830 · Ballots cast 2,440 · EC ward code E05005141 · Back to ward index

St. Johns · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,195

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ellis M.	Liberal Democrats	907	41.3%	Elected
2	Tapp M.	Labour Party	903	41.1%
3	Huggett T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	385	17.5%

Electorate 5,164 · Ballots cast 2,195 · EC ward code E05005145 · Back to ward index

Benenden & Cranbrook · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,777

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dawlings T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	766	43.1%	Elected
2	Hatcher L.	Tunbridge Wells Alliance	675	38.0%
3	Francis D.	Labour Party	174	9.8%
4	Simpson J.	Green Party	162	9.1%

Electorate 5,253 · Ballots cast 1,777 · EC ward code E05005130 · Back to ward index

Southborough North · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,437

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Le Page B.	Liberal Democrats	630	43.8%	Elected
2	Simmons J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	604	42.0%
3	Francis J.	Labour Party	203	14.1%

Electorate 3,282 · Ballots cast 1,437 · EC ward code E05005148 · Back to ward index

Brenchley & Horsmonden · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,675

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McMillan S.	Tunbridge Wells Alliance	755	45.1%	Elected
2	Mobbs T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	556	33.2%
3	Kerrigan K.	Labour Party	225	13.4%
4	Wilby L.	Green Party	139	8.3%

Electorate 4,141 · Ballots cast 1,675 · EC ward code E05005131 · Back to ward index

Pembury · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,752

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Barrington-King P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	808	46.1%	Elected
2	Ward A.	Tunbridge Wells Alliance	750	42.8%
3	Wheeler P.	Labour Party	194	11.1%

Electorate 4,381 · Ballots cast 1,752 · EC ward code E05005142 · Back to ward index

Paddock Wood East · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,203

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wakeman S.	Tunbridge Wells Alliance	577	48.0%	Elected
2	Hamilton S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	391	32.5%
3	Boyle D.	Labour Party	175	14.5%
4	Peerless P.	Green Party	60	5.0%

Electorate 3,237 · Ballots cast 1,203 · EC ward code E05005138 · Back to ward index

Hawkhurst & Sandhurst · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,804

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Neville E.	Tunbridge Wells Alliance	868	48.1%	Elected
2	Thomson P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	746	41.4%
3	Draper A.	Labour Party	190	10.5%

Electorate 5,253 · Ballots cast 1,804 · EC ward code E05005137 · Back to ward index

Sherwood · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.4 pts Valid ballots 1,743

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Rogers S.	Labour Party	930	53.4%	Elected
2	Backhouse B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	813	46.6%

Electorate 5,650 · Ballots cast 1,743 · EC ward code E05005146 · Back to ward index

Culverden · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.6 pts Valid ballots 2,406

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Brice M.	Liberal Democrats	1,313	54.6%	Elected
2	Scott D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	732	30.4%
3	Burgess S.	Labour Party	276	11.5%
4	Webb V.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	85	3.5%

Electorate 6,177 · Ballots cast 2,406 · EC ward code E05005134 · Back to ward index

Pantiles & St. Marks · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.4 pts Valid ballots 2,374

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Barrass G.	Liberal Democrats	1,386	58.4%	Elected
2	Delman D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	715	30.1%
3	Hurst J.	Green Party	132	5.6%
4	Blackmore J.	Labour Party	130	5.5%
5	Kennedy S.	SOC	11	0.5%

Electorate 5,264 · Ballots cast 2,374 · EC ward code E05005140 · Back to ward index

Southborough & High Brooms · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.3 pts Valid ballots 1,712

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Lewis A.	Labour Party	1,033	60.3%	Elected
2	Jamil N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	436	25.5%
3	Raptis Y.	Liberal Democrats	243	14.2%

Electorate 5,468 · Ballots cast 1,712 · EC ward code E05005147 · Back to ward index

St. James · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.8 pts Valid ballots 1,568

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wormington R.	Liberal Democrats	984	62.8%	Elected
2	King N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	229	14.6%
3	Bullion A.	Labour Party	217	13.8%
4	Fraser A.	Green Party	138	8.8%

Electorate 4,364 · Ballots cast 1,568 · EC ward code E05005144 · Back to ward index

Speldhurst & Bidborough · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.6 pts Valid ballots 2,047

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Sankey M.	Tunbridge Wells Alliance	1,322	64.6%	Elected
2	Allen C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	579	28.3%
3	Gray M.	Labour Party	146	7.1%

Electorate 4,589 · Ballots cast 2,047 · EC ward code E05005149 · Back to ward index