2024 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election

2024 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election
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All 39 seats on Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Ben Chapelard Tom Dawlings Hugo Pound
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour
Leader's seat St James' Benenden & Cranbrook Sherwood
Last election 17 seats, 25.3% 11 seats, 29.4% 8 seats, 16.3%
Seats before 17 11 7
Seats won 22 7 5
Seat change Increase 5 Decrease 4 Decrease 2
Popular vote 28,797 24,673 12,022
Percentage 34.2% 29.3% 14.3%
Swing Increase 8.9% Decrease 0.1% Decrease 2.0%
  Fourth party Fifth party
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Leader Nicholas Pope
Party Alliance Independent
Leader's seat Park
(defeated)
Last election 9 seats, 18.1% 1 seat, 2.4%
Seats before 7 4
Seats won 4 1
Seat change Decrease 3 Decrease 3
Popular vote 7,457 4,977
Percentage 8.8% 5.9%
Swing Decrease 9.3% Increase 3.5%
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election
Leader before election

Ben Chapelard
Liberal Democrat
No overall control

Leader after election

Ben Chapelard
Liberal Democrats

The 2024 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in Kent, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Following a review of ward boundaries, the election was contested with new electoral divisions and with a reduced number of seats, 39 down from 48.[2]

  1. ^ "Notice of election". Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Local elections 2024: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells residents prepare to vote". BBC News. April 9, 2024.