About the elections
Ward and councillor changes
Following the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) review of the number of councillors, wards and ward names for Tunbridge Wells, from May 2024:
- the number of wards will reduce from 20 to 14
- the number of councillors will reduce from 48 to 39
This means that all seats on the Council are up for election on Thursday 2 May 2024.
You can view details of the LGBCE review and its final recommendations on the LGBCE website (opens in a new window).
Borough elections
Elections are taking place in all of the 14 wards listed below. The number in brackets indicates the number of seats in that ward that are up for election. Click on a ward to view the Statement of Persons Nominated.
Parish council elections
Contested elections
An election is taking place in the following parish. Click on the parish name to view the Statement of Persons Nominated.
Uncontested elections
The parish council elections below are uncontested. Click on a parish to view the Notice of Uncontested Election.
Police and Crime Commissioner election
The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) election for the Kent Police Area will be held on Thursday 2 May 2024.
The Police Area Returning Officer (PARO) is responsible for dealing with candidates and agents, the conduct of the poll and collating the total result across the Kent Police Area and declaring the result.
The Chief Executive of Gravesham Borough Council, Stuart Bobby, has been appointed as the PARO for the May 2024 PCC election.
Further details about the PCC election can be found on the Gravesham Borough Council website (opens in a new window).
Key dates
| Activity | Date and time |
|---|---|
| Delivery of nomination papers | From midday on Monday 11 March until 4pm on Friday 5 April |
| Deadline for withdrawals of nomination | 4pm on Friday 5 April |
| Publication of statement of persons nominated | Not later than 4pm on Monday 8 April |
| Deadline for receiving applications for registration | Tuesday 16 April |
| Deadline for receiving new postal vote and postal proxy applications, and for changes to existing postal or postal proxy votes | 5pm on Wednesday 17 April |
| Deadline for Voter Authority Certificate applications | 5pm on Wednesday 24 April |
| Deadline for receiving new applications to vote by proxy (not postal proxy or emergency proxies) | 5pm on Wednesday 24 April |
| Deadline for notification of appointment of polling and counting agents | Thursday 25 April |
| First date electors can apply for a replacement for lost/spoilt postal votes | Friday 26 April |
| Polling day | 7am to 10pm on Thursday 2 May |
| Last time electors can apply for a replacement for spoilt or lost postal votes | 5pm on Thursday 2 May |
| Deadline for emergency proxy applications | 5pm on Thursday 2 May |
| Delivery of return as to election expenses (parish council elections) | Not later than 28 calendar days after the date of election |
| Delivery of return as to election expenses (borough elections) | Not later than 35 calendar days after the date of the election result is declared |
Postal votes
Postal votes will be sent out around the 19 April, with subsequent issues being sent out around the 24 April and 26 April. Postal votes are sent by first class post.
The information on this page was last updated on Monday 8 April 2024.