Borough of Tunbridge Wells

Borough of Tunbridge Wells
Borough and non-metropolitan district
Tunbridge Wells skyline
Tunbridge Wells shown within Kent
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South East England
Non-metropolitan county	Kent
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Royal Tunbridge Wells
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
• MPs	Mike Martin Helen Grant
Area
• Total	127.9 sq mi (331.3 km2)
• Rank	112th (of 296)
Population  (2022)
• Total	116,028
• Rank	209th (of 296)
• Density	910/sq mi (350/km2)
Ethnicity (2021) [1]
• Ethnic groups	List 91.5% White 4% Asian 2.6% Mixed 1% Black 1% other
Religion (2021) [1]
• Religion	List 49.7% Christianity 40.3% no religion 6.3% not stated 1.7% Islam 1% Hinduism 0.5% other 0.4% Buddhism 0.2% Judaism 0.1% Sikhism
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	29UQ
GSS code	E07000116
OS grid reference	TQ5817739112

The Borough of Tunbridge Wells is a local government district with borough status in Kent, England. It takes its name from its main town, Royal Tunbridge Wells. The borough also contains the towns of Paddock Wood and Southborough, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. Large parts of the borough fall within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The neighbouring districts are Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Malling, Maidstone, Ashford, Rother and Wealden.