2011 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election

Elections to Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011. The whole borough council (53 members) was up for election. Parish council elections and the national Alternative Vote referendum were held on the same day.

Overall results The Conservatives tightened their grip on the council by gaining three seats from the Liberal Democrats. They however lost one seat to Labour who now had a presence on the council after a four-year absence. The leader of the Liberal Democrats David Thornewell lost his seat after 37 years on the council. Thornewell had been a member of the Council since its creation in 1974. He had also been a member of Malling Rural District Council, one of the council's predecessors, between 1972 and 1974.

Tonbridge & Malling Borough CouncilParty Seats +/-  Conservative Party 48 +2  Liberal Democrats 4 -3  Labour Party 1 +1Total 53 Valid Ballot Papers 39,512 Rejected Ballot Papers 454Ballot Papers Issued 39,966Registered Electors 89,146Turnout 44.83%

Ward results Aylesford Ward (2) Candidate Party Votes %(Total) %(Valid)  John Albert Leonard Balcombe Conservative Party 1,061 38.82% 64.26%  David William Smith Conservative Party 978 35.78% 59.24%  Julia Susan Taylor Labour Party 362 13.25% 21.93%  Stephen Coddrington Clarke Liberal Democrats 332 12.15% 20.11%Total 2,733 100.00% Valid Ballot Papers 1,651 Rejected Ballot Papers 20Ballot Papers Issued 1,671Registered Electors 3,861Turnout 43.28%

Blue Bell Hill & Walderslade Ward (2) Candidate Party Votes %(Total) %(Valid)  Peter John Homewood Conservative Party 1,072 46.03% 76.68%  Allan Kenneth Sullivan Conservative Party 896 38.47% 64.09%  Richard James Baron Labour Party 361 15.50% 25.82%Total 2,329 100.00% Valid Ballot Papers 1,398 Rejected Ballot Papers 42Ballot Papers Issued 1,440Registered Electors 3,208Turnout 44.89%

Borough Green & Long Mill Ward (3) Candidate Party Votes %(Total) %(Valid)  Sue Murray Conservative Party 1,522 23.93% 57.46%  David William Patrick Evans Conservative Party 1,422 22.36% 53.68%  Tony Sayer Conservative Party 1,256 19.75% 47.41% Mike Taylor Independent 783 12.31% 29.56% Paul Michael Spensley Independent 454 7.14% 17.14%  Victoria Hayman Labour Party 321 5.05% 12.12%  Stephen Hayman Labour Party 302 4.75% 11.40%  James Hayman Labour Party 300 4.72% 11.33%Total 6,360 100.00% Valid Ballot Papers 2,649 Rejected Ballot Papers 70Ballot Papers Issued 2,719Registered Electors 5,296Turnout 51.34%

Burham, Eccles & Wouldham Ward (2) Candidate Party Votes %(Total) %(Valid)  Roger William Dalton Conservative Party 837 34.52% 60.39%  Dave Davis Conservative Party 808 33.32% 58.30%  Marion Irene Mountford Labour Party 362 14.93% 26.12%  Timothy Peter Fulwell Liberal Democrats 216 8.91% 15.58%  Valerie Ann Lilian Oxberry Liberal Democrats 202 8.33% 14.57%Total 2,425 100.00% Valid Ballot Papers 1,386 Rejected Ballot Papers 30Ballot Papers Issued 1,416Registered Electors 3,419Turnout 41.42%

Cage Green Ward (2) Candidate Party Votes %(Total) %(Valid)  Mark Osmond Davis Conservative Party 1,065 37.53% 65.06%  Nicolas John Heslop Conservative Party 1,044 36.79% 63.78%  Bruce Goodhart Labour Party 314 11.06% 19.18%  Jason Lower Liberal Democrats 223 7.86% 13.62%  Howard Porter Green Party 192 6.77% 11.73%Total 2,838 100.00% Valid Ballot Papers 1,637 Rejected Ballot Papers 17Ballot Papers Issued 1,654Registered Electors 3,251Turnout 50.88%

Castle Ward (2) Candidate Party Votes %(Total) %(Valid)  Vivian Mary Chimmo Branson Conservative Party 1,049 32.98% 63.58%  Owen Charles Baldock Conservative Party 1,030 32.38% 62.42%  Hazel Frances Dawe Green Party 326 10.25% 19.76%  Gill Wilson Liberal Democrats 294 9.24% 17.82%  Steven Mark Dawe Green Party 271 8.52% 16.42%  Tim Wilson Liberal Democrats 211 6.63% 12.79%Total 3,181 100.00% Valid Ballot Papers 1,650 Rejected Ballot Papers 52Ballot Papers Issued 1,702Registered Electors 3,600Turnout 47.28%

Ditton Ward (2) Candidate Party Votes %(Total) %(Valid)  Jeannett Marie Bellamy Conservative Party 864 27.68% 51.92%  Carol Mary Gale Conservative Party 805 25.79% 48.38%  Barry David Stone Liberal Democrats 495 15.86% 29.75%  Paul Hatcher Liberal Democrats 480 15.38% 28.85%  Alan Piper Labour Party 254 8.14% 15.26%  Daniel James Frost Labour Party 223 7.15% 13.40%Total 3,121 100.00% Valid Ballot Papers 1,664 Rejected Ballot Papers 25Ballot Papers Issued 1,689Registered Electors 3,689Turnout 45.78%

Downs Ward (2) Candidate Party Votes %(Total) %(Valid)  Ann Kemp Conservative Party 1,056 39.43% 72.03%  Matthew Aidan Craig Balfour Conservative Party 1,032 38.54% 70.40%  Andrew Payne Liberal Democrats 349 13.03% 23.81%  Hugh James Maxwell Young Liberal Democrats 241 9.00% 16.44%Total 2,678 100.00% Valid Ballot Papers 1,466 Rejected Ballot Papers 33Ballot Papers Issued 1,499Registered Electors 2,899Turnout 51.71%

East Malling Ward (2) Candidate Party Votes %(Total) %(Valid)  Liz Simpson Liberal Democrats 737 34.47% 55.88%  Christine Jean Woodger Liberal Democrats 541 25.30% 41.02%  Richard Charles Brown Conservative Party 410 19.18% 31.08%  Peter McDermott Conservative Party 277 12.96% 21.00% Stuart Terrence Independent 173 8.09% 13.12%Total 2,138 100.00% Valid Ballot Papers 1,319 Rejected Ballot Papers 9Ballot Papers Issued 1,328Registered Electors 3,496Turnout 37.99%

East Peckham & Golden Green Ward (2) Candidate Party Votes %(Total) %(Valid)  Liz Holland Conservative Party 924 38.07% 65.58%  Howard Seymour Rogers Conservative Party 784 32.30% 55.64%  Tony Mark Dowdeswell UK Independence Party 222 9.15% 15.76%  Terry Scott Labour Party 220 9.06% 15.61%  Adriana Fabin Liberal Democrats 153 6.30% 10.86%  Ralph Lovesey Liberal Democrats 124 5.11% 8.80%Total 2,427 100.00% Valid Ballot Papers 1,409 Rejected Ballot Papers 9Ballot Papers Issued 1,418Registered Electors 3,079Turnout 46.05%

Hadlow, Mereworth & West Peckham Ward (2) Candidate Party Votes %(Total) %(Valid)  Jill Ann Anderson Conservative Party 1,198 44.85% 77.99%  Janet Lynne Sergison Conservative Party 1,069 40.02% 69.60%  Charles Henry Fraser Vernon Liberal Democrats 404 15.13% 26.30%Total 2,671 100.00% Valid Ballot Papers 1,536 Rejected Ballot Papers 36Ballot Papers Issued 1,572Registered Electors 3,369Turnout 46.66%

Higham Ward (3) Candidate Party Votes %(Total) %(Valid)  Andy Allison Conservative Party 1,513 26.13% 68.80%  Tom Edmondston-Low Conservative Party 1,433 24.75% 65.17%  David John Trice Conservative Party 1,336 23.07% 60.75%  Douglas Ramsay Labour Party 534 9.22% 24.28%  Emily Williams Labour Party 508 8.77% 23.10%  Alastair Mordaunt Labour Party 467 8.06% 21.24%Total 5,791 100.00% Valid Ballot Papers 2,199 Rejected Ballot Papers 35Ballot Papers Issued 2,234Registered Electors 4,633Turnout 48.22%

Hildenborough Ward (2) Candidate Party Votes %(Total) %(Valid)  Mark Russell Rhodes Conservative Party 1,361 37.69% 71.03%  Chris Smith Conservative Party 1,259 34.87% 65.71%  Justine Mountford Green Party 278 7.70% 14.51%  Joseph William Barry Gray Liberal Democrats 253 7.01% 13.20%  Stuart John Riches Liberal Democrats 235 6.51% 12.27%  Richard Mountford Green Party 225 6.23% 11.74%Total 3,611 100.00% Valid Ballot Papers 1,916 Rejected Ballot Papers 17Ballot Papers Issued 1,933Registered Electors 3,786Turnout 51.06%

Ightham Ward (1) Candidate Party Votes %  Rodney Chartres Conservative Party 632 79.70%  Paul Raymond Rootes Liberal Democrats 161 20.30%Total 793 100.00% Rejected Ballot Papers 7 Ballot Papers Issued 800Registered Electors 1,565Turnout 51.12%

Judd Ward (2) Candidate Party Votes %(Total) %(Valid)  Peter Francis Bolt Conservative Party 1,025 35.93% 64.71%  David John Cure Conservative Party 798 27.97% 50.38%  Reuben Ames Labour Party 321 11.25% 20.26%  Patricia Townend Labour Party 307 10.76% 19.38%  Robert William George Oliver Green Party 209 7.33% 13.19%  Peter Rodney Wood Liberal Democrats 193 6.76% 12.18%Total 2,853 100.00% Valid Ballot Papers 1,584 Rejected Ballot Papers 14Ballot Papers Issued 1,598Registered Electors 3,425Turnout 46.66%

Kings Hill Ward (2) Candidate Party Votes %(Total) %(Valid)  Christopher Brown Conservative Party 1,419 40.55% 73.18%  Trevor John Robins Conservative Party 1,204 34.41% 62.09%  Nigel James Holland Liberal Democrats 237 6.77% 12.22%  Kathleen Maria Garlick Labour Party 236 6.74% 12.17%  Terence Pullinger Labour Party 236 6.74% 12.17%  David Leonard Waller UK Independence Party 167 4.77% 8.61%Total 3,499 100.00% Valid Ballot Papers 1,939 Rejected Ballot Papers 23Ballot Papers Issued 1,962Registered Electors 4,870Turnout 40.29%

Larkfield North Ward (2) Candidate Party Votes %(Total) %(Valid)  Mike Parry-Waller Conservative Party 654 25.80% 45.80%  Russ Taylor Conservative Party 627 24.73% 43.91%  David Thornewell Liberal Democrats 576 22.72% 40.34%  John Roderick Hastings Celements Liberal Democrats 456 17.99% 31.93%  Janet Julia Denbow Labour Party 222 8.76% 15.55%Total 2,535 100.00% Valid Ballot Papers 1,428 Rejected Ballot Papers 8Ballot Papers Issued 1,436Registered Electors 3,654Turnout 39.30%

Larkfield South Ward (2) Candidate Party Votes %(Total) %(Valid)  Anita Sandra Oakley Liberal Democrats 580 26.48% 49.32%  Timothy Bishop Liberal Democrats 508 23.20% 43.20%  Peter John Collett Conservative Party 390 17.81% 33.16%  Nigel Peter Day Conservative Party 320 14.61% 27.21%  David Charles Finn Labour Party 204 9.32% 17.35%  Mark Forgione Labour Party 188 8.58% 15.99%Total 2,190 100.00% Valid Ballot Papers 1,176 Rejected Ballot Papers 12Ballot Papers Issued 1,188Registered Electors 3,088Turnout 38.47%

Medway Ward (2) Candidate Party Votes %(Total) %(Valid)  Jessica Ruth Louise Elks Conservative Party 966 32.62% 62.12%  Russell David Lancaster Conservative Party 899 30.36% 57.81%  Paul Drury Labour Party 358 12.09% 23.02%  David Buss Labour Party 334 11.28% 21.48%  Nicholas Sebastian Scott Ford Liberal Democrats 214 7.23% 13.76%  Clive John Gray Liberal Democrats 190 6.42% 12.22%Total 2,961 100.00% Valid Ballot Papers 1,555 Rejected Ballot Papers 17Ballot Papers Issued 1,572Registered Electors 3,725Turnout 42.20%

Snodland East Ward (2) Candidate Party Votes %(Total) %(Valid)  Steven Michael King Conservative Party 499 26.60% 50.56%  Julian Atkins Labour Party 465 24.79% 47.11%  David Martin Laverty Labour Party 456 24.31% 46.20%  Les Withey Conservative Party 456 24.31% 46.20%Total 1,876 100.00% Valid Ballot Papers 987 Rejected Ballot Papers 13Ballot Papers Issued 1,000Registered Electors 2,916Turnout 34.29%

Snodland West Ward (3) Candidate Party Votes %(Total) %(Valid)  David Keeley Conservative Party 963 19.04% 53.35%  Anne Moloney Conservative Party 961 19.00% 53.24%  Barbara Ann Brown Conservative Party 947 18.72% 52.47%  Paul Michael Hickmott Labour Party 870 17.20% 48.20%  Iain Paul Stephen Laverty Labour Party 670 13.24% 37.12%  Wayne John Mallard Labour Party 648 12.81% 35.90%Total 5,059 100.00% Valid Ballot Papers 1,805 Rejected Ballot Papers 22Ballot Papers Issued 1,827Registered Electors 4,508Turnout 40.53%

Trench Ward (2) Candidate Party Votes %(Total) %(Valid)  Jean Atkinson Conservative Party 677 33.38% 60.28%  Pam Bates Conservative Party 590 29.09% 52.54%  Robert Baughan Labour Party 404 19.92% 35.98%  Tania Blackmore Labour Party 357 17.60% 31.79%Total 2,028 100.00% Valid Ballot Papers 1,123 Rejected Ballot Papers 14Ballot Papers Issued 1,137Registered Electors 2,951Turnout 38.53%

Vauxhall Ward (2) Candidate Party Votes %(Total) %(Valid)  Maria Frances Heslop Conservative Party 734 26.06% 49.26%  Sarah Victoria Spence Conservative Party 654 23.22% 43.89%  Frani Hoskins Liberal Democrats 450 15.97% 30.20%  Garry Christopher Bridge Liberal Democrats 335 11.89% 22.48%  James Parish Labour Party 263 9.34% 17.65%  Kathryn Parish Labour Party 248 8.80% 16.64%  Stephen Greville Jackson Green Party 133 4.72% 8.93%Total 2,817 100.00% Valid Ballot Papers 1,490 Rejected Ballot Papers 7Ballot Papers Issued 1,497Registered Electors 3,435Turnout 43.58%