2023 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election

An election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect councillors to Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council in Kent, England. This took place on the same day as other local elections across England.

2023 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
All 44 seats to Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
23 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Matt Boughton[1] Anita Oakley April Clark
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Green
Last election 39 seats, 46.9% 9 seats, 19.5% 2 seats, 11.5%
Seats before 36 9 3
  Fourth party Fifth party
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Leader Mike Taylor
Party Ind. Alliance Labour
Last election 3 seats, 8.6% 1 seat, 8.0%
Seats before 3 1
Leader before election

Matt Boughton
Conservative

 Leader after election

TBD

At this election, the number of councillors reduced from 54 to 44 and the number of wards reduced from 24 to 19. The council went from Conservative to no overall control.

Summary

Election result
2023 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 44 20 -11
  Liberal Democrats 23 11 +3
  Independent Alliance (Kent) 5 2 0
  Green 18 8 6 0 +6
  Labour 19 3 2 0 +2
  Heritage 1 0 0 0 0
  Independent 2 0 0 0 0
  Reform UK 2 0 0 0 0

Candidates

Aylesford North & North Downs
Aylesford North & North Downs (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Dalton*
Conservative Dave Davis*
Conservative Alex McDermott
Green Em Perera
Green Mark West
Independent Jason Green
Labour Stephen Beadle
Labour Rizwana Shelley
Labour Thomas Shelley
Liberal Democrats Julia Bell
Liberal Democrats David Young
Reform UK Rob Gailer

Aylesford South & Ditton
Aylesford South & Ditton (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rob Cannon*
Conservative Steve Hammond*
Conservative Colin Williams*
Labour Julia Jenner
Labour Paul Wilson
Liberal Democrats James Cox
Liberal Democrats Dan Markham
Liberal Democrats Trevor Walker

Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh
Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mary McKinlay
Conservative Sam Webb
Labour Deirdre Evans
Liberal Democrats Bill Banks
Liberal Democrats Paul Boxall*

Borough Green & Platt
Borough Green & Platt (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patrick Lohlein
Conservative Christian Wragg
Ind. Alliance Wendy Palmer*
Ind. Alliance Mike Taylor*

Bourne
Bourne (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Lark*
Conservative Piers Montague*
Green Bernice Catt
Green Steve Crisp
Ind. Alliance Sue Butterfill

Cage Green & Angel
Cage Green & Angel (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Vivian Branson*
Conservative Johurul Islam
Conservative Jenny Lewis
Green Anna Cope*
Green Robert Oliver
Green Bethan Parry

East Malling, West Malling & Offham
East Malling, West Malling & Offham (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joel Blacket
Conservative Simon Slater
Conservative David Thompson
Liberal Democrats Trudy Dean*
Liberal Democrats Roger Roud*
Liberal Democrats Michelle Tatton*

East Peckham, West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury
East Peckham, West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matt Boughton*
Conservative Sarah Hudson*
Green Stephen Jackson
Green Kim Winterbottom
Labour Robin Potter
Liberal Democrats Suzanne Burdon

Higham
Higham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dennis King*
Conservative Frixos Tombolis*
Green Lee Athwal
Green Antony Burdon

Hildenborough
Hildenborough (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Rhodes*
Conservative Steve Webster
Green Kath Barton
Labour Michael Connor
Liberal Democrats Helen Hobhouse

Judd
Judd (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Holly Ware
Conservative Paul Webster
Green George Hines
Green Mark Hood*
Labour Matthew Oliver

Kings Hill
Kings Hill (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Brown*
Conservative Dan Harman*
Conservative Kim Tanner*
Green Richard Dowling
Green Louis Westlake
Labour Kathleen Garlick
Labour Sarah Palmer
Liberal Democrats Ken Poege
Liberal Democrats Nick Taplin
Liberal Democrats James Young

Larkfield
Larkfield (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dougie Dick
Conservative Harry Noble
Conservative Edward Thackwell
Liberal Democrats Timothy Bishop*
Liberal Democrats Anita Oakley*
Liberal Democrats David Thornewell*

Pilgrims with Ightham
Pilgrims with Ightham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robin Betts*
Conservative Martin Coffin*
Ind. Alliance Scott Millener
Ind. Alliance Tim Shaw*

Snodland East & Ham Hill
Snodland East & Ham Hill (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sue Bell*
Conservative Brian Luker*
Labour Martin Aldridge
Labour Wayne Mallard

Snodland West & Holborough Lakes
Snodland West & Holborough Lakes (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Archie Bartlett
Conservative David Gaunt
Heritage Vicky Parker
Labour Angus Bennison
Labour Paul Hickmott*

Trench
Trench (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adem Mehmet
Conservative Keith Tunstall
Green Chris Hill
Green Stacey Pilgrim
Labour Callum Lake
Labour Kathryn Parish
Liberal Democrats Yvonne Brightmore

Vauxhall
Vauxhall (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Cain
Conservative Michael Payne
Conservative Roberick Tay
Independent Rachna Sinha
Labour Kerry Jordan-Daus
Liberal Democrats Garry Bridge*
Liberal Democrats James Clokey
Liberal Democrats Frances Hoskins*
Reform UK Peregrine White

Walderslade
Walderslade
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Des Keers*
Labour Co-op Lola Oyemusi
Liberal Democrats Lisa Cox

References
  1. "Your councillors". Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
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