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) were up for election. Parish council elections and the national Alternative Vote referendum were held on the same day.

Main articles: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council elections and United Kingdom local elections, 2011

2011 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election

5 May 2011
All 53 members
Turnout	44.83%
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 2 3
Leader before election Mark Worrall Conservative Leader-elect Mark Worrall Conservative

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%

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