Tunbridge Wells
Latest Information
Effective date
New arrangements apply to elections after this date.
Previous stages
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We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations.
Dates: 9 Nov 2023 - 9 Nov 2023
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Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.
Dates: 16 May 2023 - 16 May 2023
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We consult with local people and organisations to help us refine our proposals.
Dates: 2 Aug 2022 - 10 Oct 2022
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We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Dates: 11 Jan 2022 - 21 Mar 2022
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We decide how many councillors an authority should have.
We review the electoral and boundary arrangements of councils to make sure they are fair. Our reviews include at least two rounds of public consultation before we make recommendations for change.
Latest Information
Effective date
Our recommendations have become law
The Tunbridge Wells (Electoral Changes) Order 2024 was made on 4 January 2024.
Officers within the council will now make sure the new arrangements are in place for elections held after May 2024.
Following the completion of the electoral review, Tunbridge Wells Borough Council followed the process set out under Section 58 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 to change a ward name.
Accordingly, ‘Goudhurst, Lamberhurst and Horsmonden’ ward has been renamed ‘Rural Tunbridge Wells’. This ward name will be used in the local elections in May 2024.
Previous stages
Making our recommendation into law
Parliamentary scrutiny of our recommendations
A Draft Tunbridge Wells (Electoral Changes) Order 2024 was laid in Parliament on 8 November 2023.
If there is no successful objection by a member of the Commons or Lords within 40 parliamentary sitting days the draft Order will become law.
Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements were published on 16 May 2023.
Consultation on proposals
We have proposed a new pattern of wards. We want to hear the views of local people and organisations to help us produce our recommendations for change.
Initial consultation
Councillor numbers
We have decided that Tunbridge Wells should have 39 councillors.
Previous Reviews
Previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive