Local Council Election 2026 Results

Friday, 8 May 2026 at 19:11

The Liberal Democrats retained control of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council after the 2026 elections.

At the local elections held on May 7th 2026, the Liberal Democrats secured a dominant victory in Tunbridge Wells, winning 11 of the 15 seats contested across 13 wards. The council remains under the Liberal Democrats continuing as the largest party and holding the leadership.

Local Election Summary

The election results for the seats contested in 2026 are as follows:

Liberal Democrats: 11 seats won
Conservatives: 2 seats won
Tunbridge Wells Alliance: 1 seat won
Independents for Tunbridge Wells: 1 seat won
Labour, Green Party, and Reform UK: 0 seats won

**Cranbrook Sissinghurst and Frittenden - results**
Election Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Outcome
Alexander Ellison	Conservatives	1227	46%	Elected
Matthew Beattie	Reform UK	674	25%	Not elected
Vivian Alice Widgery	Liberal Democrats	384	14%	Not elected
Paul Jeremy Keith Froome	Green Party	370	14%	Not elected

**Culverden - results**
Election Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Outcome
David Osborne	Liberal Democrats	1402	49%	Elected
Robert George Alexander Dunn	Conservatives	685	24%	Not elected
Tina Seymour	Reform UK	406	14%	Not elected
Mark McBennett	Green Party	230	8%	Not elected
Aleksander Klimanski	Labour	85	3%	Not elected
Ahsan Azam Ahmad	Independent	27	1%	Not elected

**Hawkhurst Sandhurst and Benenden - results**
Election Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Outcome
Ellen Neville	Tunbridge Wells Alliance	943	32%	Elected
Rosanna Taylor-Smith	Conservatives	894	30%	Not elected
John Spence	Reform UK	767	26%	Not elected
Michael Edward Appelbe	Liberal Democrats	373	13%	Not elected

**Paddock Wood - results**
Election Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Outcome
Christopher Digby	Liberal Democrats	1195	39%	Elected
Begnat Robichaud	Reform UK	882	29%	Not elected
Lynne Scott	Conservatives	749	25%	Not elected
Trevor Tyrone Bisdee	Green Party	207	7%	Not elected

**Pantiles - results**
Election Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Outcome
Pamela Wilkinson	Liberal Democrats	1246	41%	Elected
Daniel Dzenkowski	Conservatives	931	31%	Not elected
Kris Niewolski	Reform UK	531	17%	Not elected
Joe Mattei	Green Party	232	8%	Not elected
Frankel Nutland	Labour	100	3%	Not elected

**Park - results**
Election Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Outcome
Richard Brown	Liberal Democrats	1515	48%	Elected
Mike Jerrom	Reform UK	523	17%	Not elected
David Allister Scott	Conservatives	497	16%	Not elected
Nick Pope	Tunbridge Wells Alliance	268	9%	Not elected
Alasdair James Milner Fraser	Green Party	250	8%	Not elected
Stephen Edward Roger Burgess	Labour	91	3%	Not elected

**Pembury and Capel - results**
Election Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Outcome
David Hayward	Independents for Tunbridge Wells	934	30%	Elected
Niccholas Slessor-Pavely	Liberal Democrats	916	29%	Not elected
Valeria Dachille	Reform UK	659	21%	Not elected
Andrew George Hobart	Conservatives	466	15%	Not elected
Susan Lovell	Green Party	167	5%	Not elected

**Rural Tunbridge Wells - results**
Election Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Outcome
David Knight	Conservatives	1474	37%	Elected
Susan Hindle Barone	Liberal Democrats	1131	29%	Not elected
Dennis Deane	Reform UK	987	25%	Not elected
Helen Claire Yeo	Green Party	274	7%	Not elected
Anne Priscilla Musker	Labour	73	2%	Not elected

**Rusthall and Speldhurst - results**
Election Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Outcome
Ian William Standing	Liberal Democrats	1192	34%	Elected
David Sumner	Conservatives	717	21%	Not elected
Robert Grindley	Reform UK	655	19%	Not elected
Kit Hawes-Webb	Tunbridge Wells Alliance	352	10%	Not elected
Gregory James Holder	Labour	317	9%	Not elected
Stephanie Gandon	Green Party	264	8%	Not elected

**Sherwood - results**
Election Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Outcome
Courtney Souper	Liberal Democrats	847	18%	Elected
Andrew Wallace	Liberal Democrats	787	17%	Elected
Chris Hoare	Reform UK	592	13%	Not elected
Oliver Kinkade	Reform UK	549	12%	Not elected
Christian Robert Atwood	Conservatives	453	10%	Not elected
Kate Sergeant	Green Party	445	10%	Not elected
Eben Phoebe Lenton	Green Party	420	9%	Not elected
Ellis Wiggins	Conservatives	384	8%	Not elected
Tina Kesterton	Labour	176	4%	Not elected

**Southborough and Bidborough - results**
Election Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Outcome
Kimberley Johnson	Liberal Democrats	1614	25%	Elected
Ash Shukla	Liberal Democrats	1531	23%	Elected
Steven Humphreys	Reform UK	719	11%	Not elected
Robert Mayall	Reform UK	675	10%	Not elected
Richard Long	Conservatives	652	10%	Not elected
Jack Bradley	Conservatives	615	9%	Not elected
Maria Gavin	Green Party	435	7%	Not elected
Iqbal Sidhu	Green Party	280	4%	Not elected
Aaron James Brand	English Democrats	62	1%	Not elected

**St James' - results**
Election Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Outcome
Gavin Barrass	Liberal Democrats	1478	58%	Elected
Philip Dwyer	Reform UK	365	14%	Not elected
Lucy Ann Miller	Green Party	316	12%	Not elected
George Barr	Conservatives	271	11%	Not elected
Nicholas Maltby	Labour	130	5%	Not elected

**St John's - results**
Election Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Outcome
Ukonu Obasi	Liberal Democrats	1047	56%	Elected
Chris Pendleton	Reform UK	293	16%	Not elected
Lewis Patrick Jenkins	Green Party	254	13%	Not elected
Alex Lewis-Grey	Conservatives	220	12%	Not elected
Lorna Blackmore	Labour	71	4%	Not elected

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