2019 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election

An election was held on 2 May 2019 to elect all 54 members of Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. Parish council elections were held on the same day.

2019 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election

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All 54 seats on Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council 28 seats are needed for a majority
Turnout	33.66%[a]
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Matt Boughton Anita Oakley Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Green Leader's seat Medway Ward Larkfield South Last election 48 4 Seats before 48 4 0 Seats won 39 9 2 Seat change 9 5 Popular vote 13,976 7,382 Percentage 40.93% 21.62%
Results of the 2019 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election
Leader before election Nicolas Heslop Conservative Elected Leader Matt Boughton Conservative

The Conservatives retained control of the council despite losing seats. The Green Party won their first seats on the council, winning 2 seats in Judd ward.

Summary

Election result

2019 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	54	39	0	9	9	72.2	46.9	31,551	–13.6
	Liberal Democrats	27	9	5	0	5	16.7	19.5	13,100	+10.4
	Independent Alliance (Kent)	4	3	3	0	3	5.6	8.6	5,806	N/A
	Green	14	2	2	0	2	3.7	11.5	7,736	+5.2
	Labour	22	1	1	0	1	1.9	8.0	5,417	–4.2
	Independent	6	0	0	2	2	0.0	4.1	2,752	–1.2
	UKIP	4	0	0	0		0.0	1.4	937	–5.1

• Valid ballot papers: 31,130 (98.6%)
• Rejected ballot papers: 431 (1.4%)
• Ballot papers issued: 31,561 (33.7%)
• Registered electors: 93,751

Ward results

Aylesford North and Walderslade

Aylesford North and Walderslade Ward[1] (Three seats)
Candidate	Party		Votes	% (Total)	% (Valid)
Michael Christopher Base		Conservative Party	1,048	25.19%	67.31%
Des Keers		Conservative Party	1,046	25.14%	67.18%
Andrew Mark Stephen Kennedy		Conservative Party	980	23.55%	62.94%
Liz Simpson		Liberal Democrats	295	7.09%	18.95%
Thomas Richard Shelley		Labour Party	287	6.90%	18.43%
Rizwana Shelley		Labour Party	286	6.87%	18.37%
Shakiba Maryam Shelley		Labour Party	219	5.26%	14.07%
Total			4,161	100.00%
Valid Ballot Papers			1,557	97.07%
Rejected Ballot Papers			47	2.93%
Ballot Papers Issued			1,604	31.07%
Registered Electors			5,162

Aylesford South

Aylesford South Ward[2] (Two seats)
Candidate	Party		Votes	% (Total)	% (Valid)
Steve Hammond		Conservative Party	637	38.08%	71.17%
Colin John Williams		Conservative Party	628	37.54%	70.17%
Julia Susan Taylor		Labour Party	226	13.51%	25.25%
Toni Lesley Beadle		Labour Party	182	10.88%	20.34%
Total			1,673	100.00%
Valid Ballot Papers			895	95.72%
Rejected Ballot Papers			40	4.28%
Ballot Papers Issued			935	24.35%
Registered Electors			3,840

Borough Green and Long Mill

Borough Green and Long Mill Ward[3] (Three seats)
Candidate	Party		Votes	% (Total)	% (Valid)
Tim Shaw		Independent Alliance (Kent)	1,850	27.29%	76.41%
Mike Taylor		Independent Alliance (Kent)	1,751	25.83%	72.33%
Wendy Elizabeth Palmer		Independent Alliance (Kent)	1,637	24.14%	67.62%
Harry Rayner		Conservative Party	575	8.48%	23.75%
Bartosz Marek Wlodarczyk		Conservative Party	490	7.23%	20.24%
Matthew Christopher Botten		Conservative Party	477	7.04%	19.70%
Total			6,780	100.00%
Valid Ballot Papers			2,421	98.78%
Rejected Ballot Papers			30	1.22%
Ballot Papers Issued			2,451	42.81%
Registered Electors			5,725

Burham and Wouldham

Burham and Wouldham Ward[4] (Two seats)
Candidate	Party		Votes	% (Total)	% (Valid)
Dave Davis		Conservative Party	470	33.94%	62.92%
Roger William Dalton		Conservative Party	464	33.50%	62.11%
Steve Beadle		Labour Party	237	17.11%	31.73%
Lola Oyewusi		Labour Party	214	15.45%	28.65%
Total			1,385	100.00%
Valid Ballot Papers			747	94.08%
Rejected Ballot Papers			47	5.92%
Ballot Papers Issued			794	33.63%
Registered Electors			2,361

Cage Green Ward[5] (Two seats)
Candidate	Party		Votes	% (Total)	% (Valid)
Nicolas John Heslop		Conservative Party	732	29.62%	57.23%
Mark Osmond Davis		Conservative Party	726	29.38%	56.76%
Denis William Buckley		Green Party	352	14.24%	27.52%
Frances Mary Long		Green Party	325	13.15%	25.41%
Michelle Wallington		Liberal Democrats	172	6.96%	13.45%
Rob Shergold		Liberal Democrats	164	6.64%	12.82%
Total			2,471	100.00%
Valid Ballot Papers			1,279	98.01%
Rejected Ballot Papers			26	1.99%
Ballot Papers Issued			1,305	36.54%
Registered Electors			3,571

Castle

Castle Ward[6] (Two seats)
Candidate	Party		Votes	% (Total)	% (Valid)
Karen King		Conservative Party	640	25.73%	48.01%
Vivian Mary Chimmo Branson		Conservative Party	623	25.05%	46.74%
Robert Adam Songer		Liberal Democrats	342	13.75%	25.66%
Paul Andrew Stepto		Green Party	338	13.59%	25.36%
John Patrick Watson-Reynolds		Green Party	323	12.99%	24.23%
Mary Geraldine Ann Arigho		Labour Party	129	5.19%	9.68%
Julian Thomas Wilson		Labour Party	92	3.70%	6.90%
Total			2,487	100.00%
Valid Ballot Papers			1,333	98.74%
Rejected Ballot Papers			17	1.26%
Ballot Papers Issued			1,350	38.29%
Registered Electors			3,526

Ditton

Ditton Ward[7] (Two seats)
Candidate	Party		Votes	% (Total)	% (Valid)
David John Cooper		Conservative Party	530	29.31%	52.37%
Robert Ireland Blackburne Cannon		Conservative Party	510	28.21%	50.40%
Darren Kent Nicholls		Liberal Democrats	355	19.63%	35.08%
Yan Leon Malinowski		Liberal Democrats	242	13.38%	23.91%
Julia Heather Jenner		Labour Party	171	9.46%	16.90%
Total			1,808	100.00%
Valid Ballot Papers			1,012	96.93%
Rejected Ballot Papers			32	3.07%
Ballot Papers Issued			1,044	27.14%
Registered Electors			3,847

Downs and Mereworth

Downs and Mereworth Ward[8] (Two seats)
Candidate	Party
Frances Ann Kemp		Conservative Party
Piers Justin Montague		Conservative Party

East Malling Ward[9] (Two seats)
Candidate	Party		Votes	% (Total)	% (Valid)
Roger Vincent Roud		Liberal Democrats	1,017	39.27%	75.78%
Michelle Tatton		Liberal Democrats	1,016	39.23%	75.71%
Dan Markham		Conservative Party	249	9.61%	18.55%
Fiona Jane Markham		Conservative Party	235	9.07%	17.51%
Kathleen Maria Garlick		Labour Party	73	2.82%	5.44%
Total			2,590	100.00%
Valid Ballot Papers			1,342	99.11%
Rejected Ballot Papers			12	0.89%
Ballot Papers Issued			1,354	35.47%
Registered Electors			3,817

Hadlow and East Peckham

Hadlow and East Peckham Ward[10] (Three seats)
Candidate	Party		Votes	% (Total)	% (Valid)
Janet Lynne Sergison		Conservative Party	1,144	24.16%	60.27%
Jill Ann Anderson		Conservative Party	1,102	23.27%	58.06%
Howard Seymour Rogers		Conservative Party	986	20.82%	51.95%
Stephen Greville Jackson		Green Party	604	12.76%	31.82%
Jordan Patrick Mahoney		Liberal Democrats	487	10.29%	25.66%
Alan John Willock		UK Independence Party	412	8.70%	21.71%
Total			4,735	100.00%
Valid Ballot Papers			1,898	99.53%
Rejected Ballot Papers			9	0.47%
Ballot Papers Issued			1,907	34.47%
Registered Electors			5,532

Higham

Higham Ward[11] (Two seats)
Candidate	Party		Votes	% (Total)	% (Valid)
Dennis William King		Conservative Party	785	33.62%	58.85%
Frixos Glafcos Tombolis		Conservative Party	608	26.04%	45.58%
Charlotte Louise Stockdale		Green Party	476	20.39%	35.68%
Yvonne Jane Brightmore		Liberal Democrats	279	11.95%	20.91%
Douglas John Ramsay		Labour Party	187	8.01%	14.02%
Total			2,335	100.00%
Valid Ballot Papers			1,334	99.26%
Rejected Ballot Papers			10	0.74%
Ballot Papers Issued			1,344	36.71%
Registered Electors			3,661

Hildenborough Ward[12] (Two seats)
Candidate	Party		Votes	% (Total)	% (Valid)
Mark Russell Rhodes		Conservative Party	788	28.35%	52.99%
Nick Foyle		Conservative Party	692	24.89%	46.54%
Richard Paul Mountford		Green Party	336	12.09%	22.60%
Peter Tudor Cooke		Green Party	247	8.88%	16.61%
Helen Rosamund Scott		Liberal Democrats	223	8.02%	15.00%
Chris Scott		Liberal Democrats	194	6.98%	13.05%
Adrian Geoffrey Gilbert		UK Independence Party	174	6.26%	11.70%
Patricia Townend		Labour Party	126	4.53%	8.47%
Total			2,780	100.00%
Valid Ballot Papers			1,487	99.60%
Rejected Ballot Papers			6	0.40%
Ballot Papers Issued			1,493	39.86%
Registered Electors			3,746

Judd

Judd Ward[13] (Two seats)
Candidate	Party		Votes	% (Total)	% (Valid)
Mark Anthony James Hood		Green Party	1,512	40.29%	77.14%
April Elizabeth Clark		Green Party	1,477	39.36%	75.36%
David John Cure		Conservative Party	348	9.27%	17.76%
Tony Lambeth		Conservative Party	272	7.25%	13.88%
Colin Richard Bullen		UK Independence Party	144	3.84%	7.35%
Total			3,753	100.00%
Valid Ballot Papers			1,960	99.85%
Rejected Ballot Papers			3	0.15%
Ballot Papers Issued			1,963	50.89%
Registered Electors			3,857

Kings Hill Ward[14] (Three seats)
Candidate	Party		Votes	% (Total)	% (Valid)
Christopher Brown		Conservative Party	887	21.81%	54.65%
Millie Langridge		Conservative Party	770	18.93%	47.44%
Kim Bonita Tanner		Conservative Party	672	16.52%	41.40%
Sarah Muriel Barker		Independent	651	16.01%	40.11%
David Leonard Waller		Independent	474	11.65%	29.21%
Suzanne Elizabeth Burdon		Liberal Democrats	344	8.46%	21.20%
Andrew Peter Russel		Liberal Democrats	269	6.61%	16.57%
Total			4,067	100.00%
Valid Ballot Papers			1,623	99.39%
Rejected Ballot Papers			10	0.61%
Ballot Papers Issued			1,633	25.77%
Registered Electors			6,336

Larkfield North

Larkfield North Ward[15] (Two seats)
Candidate	Party		Votes	% (Total)	% (Valid)
Trudy Dean		Liberal Democrats	839	37.90%	72.20%
David Thornewell		Liberal Democrats	788	35.59%	67.81%
Dougie Dick		Conservative Party	307	13.87%	26.42%
Mike Parry-Waller		Conservative Party	280	12.65%	24.10%
Total			2,214	100.00%
Valid Ballot Papers			1,162	98.39%
Rejected Ballot Papers			19	1.61%
Ballot Papers Issued			1,181	33.23%
Registered Electors			3,557

Larkfield South

Larkfield South Ward[16] (Two seats)
Candidate	Party		Votes	% (Total)	% (Valid)
Anita Sandra Oakley		Liberal Democrats	791	41.37%	78.47%
Timothy Bishop		Liberal Democrats	736	38.49%	73.02%
Tracy Ann Hildrew		Conservative Party	221	11.56%	21.92%
Chris Winn		Conservative Party	164	8.58%	16.27%
Total			1,912	100.00%
Valid Ballot Papers			1,008	98.63%
Rejected Ballot Papers			14	1.37%
Ballot Papers Issued			1,022	29.96%
Registered Electors			3,411

Medway

Medway Ward[17] (Three seats)
Candidate	Party		Votes	% (Total)	% (Valid)
Matt Boughton		Conservative Party	725	15.82%	44.05%
Jon Botten		Conservative Party	697	15.21%	42.35%
James Roger Starling Lark		Conservative Party	624	13.62%	37.91%
Clive John Gray		Green Party	528	11.52%	32.08%
Ralph Martin Ruge		Green Party	418	9.12%	25.39%
Edward Simon Partington		Green Party	370	8.08%	22.48%
Jane Lloyd		Liberal Democrats	333	7.27%	20.23%
Euan Alexander Munro		Liberal Democrats	281	6.13%	17.07%
Sacha Marten		Labour Party	210	4.58%	12.76%
Colin Robert Tarver Hussey		UK Independence Party	207	4.52%	12.58%
Zephanie Ruby Elsie Marten		Labour Party	189	4.12%	11.48%
Total			4,582	100.00%
Valid Ballot Papers			1,646	99.64%
Rejected Ballot Papers			6	0.36%
Ballot Papers Issued			1,652	30.96%
Registered Electors			5,336

Snodland East and Ham Hill

Snodland East and Ham Hill Ward[18] (Two seats)
Candidate	Party		Votes	% (Total)	% (Valid)
Sue Bell		Conservative Party	413	31.34%	53.43%
Ruth Freda Lettington		Conservative Party	373	28.30%	48.25%
Wayne John Mallard		Labour Party	312	23.67%	40.36%
Jane Catherine Ayers		Liberal Democrats	220	16.69%	28.46%
Total			1,318	100.00%
Valid Ballot Papers			773	98.47%
Rejected Ballot Papers			12	1.53%
Ballot Papers Issued			785	21.67%
Registered Electors			3,622

Snodland West and Holborough Lakes

Snodland West and Holborough Lakes Ward[19] (Three seats)
Candidate	Party		Votes	% (Total)	% (Valid)
Paul Michael Hickmott		Labour Party	640	18.54%	52.12%
Alan Peter John Keeley		Conservative Party	614	17.79%	50.00%
David Lettington		Conservative Party	602	17.44%	49.02%
Ian Lee Butterfield		Conservative Party	571	16.54%	46.50%
Susan Lesley Shaw		Labour Party	528	15.30%	43.00%
Lea Angeline West		Labour Party	497	14.40%	40.47%
Total			3,452	100.00%
Valid Ballot Papers			1,228	97.46%
Rejected Ballot Papers			32	2.54%
Ballot Papers Issued			1,260	26.45%
Registered Electors			4,767

Trench

Trench Ward[20] (Two seats)
Candidate	Party		Votes	% (Total)	% (Valid)
Pam Bates		Conservative Party	464	26.30%	45.40%
Georgina Elizabeth Thomas		Conservative Party	460	26.08%	45.01%
Stacey Dean Pilgrim		Independent	366	20.75%	35.81%
Carl Anthony Marten		Labour Party	240	13.61%	23.48%
Simon Richardson		Labour Party	234	13.27%	22.90%
Total			1,764	100.00%
Valid Ballot Papers			1,022	98.65%
Rejected Ballot Papers			14	1.35%
Ballot Papers Issued			1,036	28.90%
Registered Electors			3,585

Vauxhall

Vauxhall Ward[21] (Two seats)
Candidate	Party		Votes	% (Total)	% (Valid)
Frances Annabel Hoskins		Liberal Democrats	858	33.15%	64.90%
Garry Christopher Bridge		Liberal Democrats	759	29.33%	57.41%
Maria Frances Heslop		Conservative Party	526	20.32%	39.79%
Carl Michael Lewis		Conservative Party	445	17.19%	33.66%
Total			2,588	100.00%
Valid Ballot Papers			1,322	97.49%
Rejected Ballot Papers			34	2.51%
Ballot Papers Issued			1,356	35.40%
Registered Electors			3,831

Wateringbury

Wateringbury Ward[22] (One seat)
Candidate	Party		Votes	%
Sarah Anne Hudson		Conservative Party	325	48.65%
Mark James Burrows		Independent	255	38.17%
Siobhan Catherine Sharp		Liberal Democrats	88	13.17%
Total			668	100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers			6	0.89%
Ballot Papers Issued			674	41.76%
Registered Electors			1,614

West Malling and Leybourne Ward[23] (Three seats)
Candidate	Party		Votes	% (Total)	% (Valid)
Brian John Luker		Conservative Party	833	15.30%	40.03%
Lee O'Toole		Conservative Party	743	13.65%	35.70%
Nick Stapleton		Liberal Democrats	739	13.58%	35.51%
Zeenara Najam		Conservative Party	715	13.14%	34.36%
Nicholas Alasdair Laurence Taplin		Liberal Democrats	661	12.14%	31.76%
Bob Ulph		Independent	613	11.26%	29.46%
Bill Banks		Liberal Democrats	608	11.17%	29.22%
Neil Christopher Harrison		Independent	393	7.22%	18.89%
John Alexander Hobson		Labour Party	138	2.54%	6.63%
Total			5,443	100.00%
Valid Ballot Papers			2,081	100.00%
Rejected Ballot Papers			0	0.00%
Ballot Papers Issued			2,081	37.18%
Registered Electors			5,597

Wrotham, Ightham and Stansted Ward[24] (Two seats)
Candidate	Party		Votes	% (Total)	% (Valid)
Robin Patrick Betts		Conservative Party	715	30.65%	53.68%
Martin Andrew Coffin		Conservative Party	620	26.58%	46.55%
Scott Michael Millener		Independent Alliance (Kent)	568	24.35%	42.64%
Laura Roberts		Green Party	430	18.43%	32.28%
Total			2,333	100.00%
Valid Ballot Papers			1,332	99.63%
Rejected Ballot Papers			5	0.37%
Ballot Papers Issued			1,337	38.75%
Registered Electors			3,450

By-elections

Castle

Castle: 9 December 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Anna Cope	731	59.3	+36.0
	Conservative	Johurul Islam	454	36.8	−7.3
	Labour	Julian Wilson	48	3.9	−5.0
Majority			277	22.5
Turnout			1,233	34.7
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing	21.7

Kings Hill

Kings Hill: 9 December 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dan Harman	740	59.3	+21.7
	Independent	Louis Westlake	316	25.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Raja Zahidi	191	15.3	+0.7
Majority			424	34.0
Turnout			1,247	18.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.8

West Malling & Leybourne

West Malling & Leybourne: 9 December 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Boxall	776	49.6	+22.3
	Conservative	David Thompson	624	39.8	+9.2
	Green	Jordan Mahoney	137	8.7	N/A
	Labour	Robin Potter	29	1.9	−3.2
Majority			152	9.8
Turnout			1,566	27.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	6.6

Notes

1. Excludes uncontested ward (Downs and Mereworth).