2011 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election

Main articles: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council elections and United Kingdom local elections, 2011
2011 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election
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All 53 members
Turnout44.83%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Mark Worrall David Thornewell
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat West Malling & Leybourne Larkfield North
Seats before 46 7
Seats won 48 4
Seat change Increase2 Decrease3
Leader before election

Mark Worrall
Conservative

Leader-elect

Mark Worrall
Conservative

Elections to Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011. The whole borough council (53 members) were 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.[1] He had also been a member of Malling Rural District Council, one of the Council's predecessors, between 1972 and 1974.

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

Ward results

Aylesford Ward (2)[4]
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 20
Ballot Papers Issued 1,671
Registered Electors 3,861
Turnout 43.28%
Blue Bell Hill & Walderslade Ward (2)[5]
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 42
Ballot Papers Issued 1,440
Registered Electors 3,208
Turnout 44.89%
Borough Green & Long Mill Ward (3)[6]
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 70
Ballot Papers Issued 2,719
Registered Electors 5,296
Turnout 51.34%
Burham, Eccles & Wouldham Ward (2)[7]
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 30
Ballot Papers Issued 1,416
Registered Electors 3,419
Turnout 41.42%
Cage Green Ward (2)[8]
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 17
Ballot Papers Issued 1,654
Registered Electors 3,251
Turnout 50.88%
Castle Ward (2)[9]
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 52
Ballot Papers Issued 1,702
Registered Electors 3,600
Turnout 47.28%
Ditton Ward (2)[10]
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 25
Ballot Papers Issued 1,689
Registered Electors 3,689
Turnout 45.78%
Downs Ward (2)[11]
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 33
Ballot Papers Issued 1,499
Registered Electors 2,899
Turnout 51.71%
East Malling Ward (2)[12]
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 9
Ballot Papers Issued 1,328
Registered Electors 3,496
Turnout 37.99%
East Peckham & Golden Green Ward (2)[13]
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 9
Ballot Papers Issued 1,418
Registered Electors 3,079
Turnout 46.05%
Hadlow, Mereworth & West Peckham Ward (2)[14]
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 36
Ballot Papers Issued 1,572
Registered Electors 3,369
Turnout 46.66%
Higham Ward (3)[15]
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 35
Ballot Papers Issued 2,234
Registered Electors 4,633
Turnout 48.22%
Hildenborough Ward (2)[16]
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 17
Ballot Papers Issued 1,933
Registered Electors 3,786
Turnout 51.06%
Ightham Ward (1)[17]
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 800
Registered Electors 1,565
Turnout 51.12%
Judd Ward (2)[18]
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 14
Ballot Papers Issued 1,598
Registered Electors 3,425
Turnout 46.66%
Kings Hill Ward (2)[19]
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 23
Ballot Papers Issued 1,962
Registered Electors 4,870
Turnout 40.29%
Larkfield North Ward (2)[20]
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 8
Ballot Papers Issued 1,436
Registered Electors 3,654
Turnout 39.30%
Larkfield South Ward (2)[21]
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 12
Ballot Papers Issued 1,188
Registered Electors 3,088
Turnout 38.47%
Medway Ward (2)[22]
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 17
Ballot Papers Issued 1,572
Registered Electors 3,725
Turnout 42.20%
Snodland East Ward (2)[23]
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 13
Ballot Papers Issued 1,000
Registered Electors 2,916
Turnout 34.29%
Snodland West Ward (3)[24]
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 22
Ballot Papers Issued 1,827
Registered Electors 4,508
Turnout 40.53%
Trench Ward (2)[25]
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 14
Ballot Papers Issued 1,137
Registered Electors 2,951
Turnout 38.53%
Vauxhall Ward (2)[26]
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 7
Ballot Papers Issued 1,497
Registered Electors 3,435
Turnout 43.58%
Wateringbury Ward (1)[27]
Candidate Party Votes %
  Simon Richard Jonathan Jessel Conservative Party 493 62.56%
  David Thomas Mitchelmore Labour Party 164 20.81%
  Stephen James Patt Liberal Democrats 131 16.62%
Total 788 100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers 6
Ballot Papers Issued 794
Registered Electors 1,579
Turnout 50.28%
West Malling & Leybourne Ward (3)[28]
Candidate Party Votes %
(Total)		 %
(Valid)
  Sasha Luck Conservative Party 1,234 22.78% 57.53%
  Brian John Luker Conservative Party 1,147 21.18% 53.47%
  Mark Squire Worrall Conservative Party 1,137 20.99% 53.01%
  Yvonne Smith Liberal Democrats 489 9.03% 22.80%
  Julie May Lusher Liberal Democrats 402 7.42% 18.74%
  Jeremy Leslie Teasdale Labour Party 361 6.67% 16.83%
  George Demuth Liberal Democrats 350 6.46% 16.32%
  Peter Graham Stevens UK Independence Party 296 5.47% 13.80%
Total 5,416 100.00%
Valid Ballot Papers 2,145
Rejected Ballot Papers 13
Ballot Papers Issued 2,158
Registered Electors 4,479
Turnout 48.18%
Wrotham Ward (1)[29]
Candidate Party Votes %
  Martin Andrew Coffin Conservative Party 459 64.47%
  Chris Mills Liberal Democrats 253 35.53%
Total 712 100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers 10
Ballot Papers Issued 722
Registered Electors 1,365
Turnout 52.89%

References

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  25. ^ "Election of Borough Councillors for the Trench Ward of Tonbridge & Malling". Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. 6 May 2011.
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