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Tonbridge Results

Friday, 2 May 2025 00:05

By Martin Webber

The Green Party has won both seats it was defending in Tonbridge town at the final Kent County Council elections.

Unlike most seats, the electoral division of Tonbridge elects the top two candidates.  Last time the Green Party's Mark Hood took 27% and the Green Party's Paul Stepto took 23% and were both elected. 

Mark Hood (pictured below) and Paul Stepto both stood again and won comfortably. They won 26% and 22% of the vote respectively.

The two Conservative candidates in Tonbridge Town were Frixos Tombolis (pictured below) and Jenny Lewis. They came in fourth and fifth. 

The Conservatives did hang onto two seats to the west and east of Tonbridge town..  

Residents in Hildenborough voted in the MALLING WEST division and Harry Rayner (Conservative) was elected.

Residents in Hadlow voted in the MALLING RURAL EAST division and Sarah Hudson (Conservative, pictured below) was elected.

TONBRIDGE DIVISION

Election Candidate Party Votes % Outcome
 Mark Antony James Hood Green Party 5415 26% Elected
 Paul Andrew Stepto Green Party 4533 22% Elected
 Matt Botten Reform UK 2355 11% Not elected
 Jennifer Sandra Elizabeth Lewis Conservative 2188 11% Not elected
 Frixos Glafcos Tombolis Conservative 2025 10% Not elected
 Gary Paul Longley Reform UK 1856 9% Not elected
 Frances Annabel Hoskins Liberal Democrat 997 5% Not elected
 Garry Christopher Bridge Liberal Democrat 651 3% Not elected
 Callum Ryan Lake Labour 433 2% Not elected
 Catherine Moyra Tuke Labour 305 1% Not elected

MALLING WEST - including Hildenborough

Election Candidate Party Votes % Outcome
 Harry Rayner Conservative 2162 46% Elected
 Callum John Wrighton Reform UK 1206 25% Not elected
 Sam Gallon Green Party 626 13% Not elected
 Christopher James Scott Liberal Democrat 438 9% Not elected
 Kathleen Maria Garlick Labour 315 7% Not elected

MALLING RURAL EAST - including Hadlow

Election Candidate Party Votes % Outcome
 Sarah Anne Hudson Conservative 2140 43% Elected
 Helen Jean Brown Reform UK 1538 31% Not elected
 David John Nicholls Green Party 732 15% Not elected
 Timothy Bishop Liberal Democrat 374 7% Not elected
 Jack Tyrrell Labour 244 5% Not elected

 

 

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