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Candidates in Tunbridge Wells — Local Elections 2026

These are the people standing in the upcoming local elections on 7 May 2026. Click a candidate to learn more about them.

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Culverden

6 candidates
AA

Ahsan Azam Ahmad

Independent
AK

Aleksander Klimanski

Labour
AD

Alex Dunn

Conservative
David Osborne

David Osborne

Liberal Democrats
MM

Mark McBennett

Green Party
TS

Tina Seymour

Reform UK

Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden

4 candidates
Ellen Neville

Ellen Neville

Tunbridge Wells Alliance

Active on State

JS

John Spence

Reform UK
ME

Michael Edward Appelbe

Liberal Democrats
RT

Rosanna Taylor-Smith

Conservative

Paddock Wood

4 candidates
Begnat Robichaud

Begnat Robichaud

Reform UK
CD

Christopher Digby

Liberal Democrats
LS

Lynne Scott

Conservative
Trevor Tyrone Bisdee

Trevor Tyrone Bisdee

Green Party

Pantiles

5 candidates
DD

Daniel Dzenkowski

Conservative
DN

Dominic Nutland Frankel

Labour
JM

Joe Mattei

Green Party
KN

Kristof Niewolski

Reform UK
Pamela Jean Wilkinson

Pamela Jean Wilkinson

Liberal Democrats

Park

6 candidates
Nick Pope

Nick Pope

Tunbridge Wells Alliance

Active on State

AJ

Alasdair James Milner Fraser

Green Party
David Scott

David Scott

Conservative
MJ

Michael Jerrom

Reform UK
Richard William James Brown

Richard William James Brown

Liberal Democrats
SB

Stephen Burgess

Labour

Pembury & Capel

5 candidates
Andrew Hobart

Andrew Hobart

Conservative
David Hayward

David Hayward

Independents for Tunbridge Wells
NS

Nick Slessor-Pavely

Liberal Democrats
SL

Sue Lovell

Green Party
VD

Val Dachille

Reform UK

Rural Tunbridge Wells

5 candidates
AM

Anne Musker

Labour
David Knight

David Knight

Conservative
DD

Dennis Deane

Reform UK
Helen Claire Yeo

Helen Claire Yeo

Green Party
SH

Susan Hindle Barone

Liberal Democrats

Rusthall & Speldhurst

6 candidates
DS

David Sumner

Conservative
GH

Greg Holder

Labour
IW

Ian William Standing

Liberal Democrats
Kit Hawes-Webb

Kit Hawes-Webb

Tunbridge Wells Alliance
RG

Rob Grindley

Reform UK
ST

Stephanie Teresa Gandon

Green Party

Sherwood

9 candidates
Christian Atwood

Christian Atwood

Conservative

Active on State

AW

Andrew Wallace

Liberal Democrats
Chris Hoare

Chris Hoare

Reform UK
CS

Courtney Souper

Liberal Democrats
EP

Eben Phoebe Lenton

Green Party
EW

Ellis Wiggins

Conservative
Kate Sergeant

Kate Sergeant

Green Party
OK

Oliver Kinkade

Reform UK
TK

Tina Kesterton

Labour

Southborough & Bidborough

9 candidates
Aaron James Brand

Aaron James Brand

English Democrats
AS

Ash Shukla

Liberal Democrats
IS

Iqbal Sidhu

Green Party
JB

Jack Bradley

Conservative
KL

Kimberley Louise Johnson

Liberal Democrats
MG

Maria Gavin

Green Party
Richard Long

Richard Long

Conservative
RM

Robert Mayall

Reform UK
SH

Stephen Humphreys

Reform UK

St James'

5 candidates
GB

Gavin Barrass

Liberal Democrats
GB

George Barr

Conservative
LA

Lucy Ann Miller

Green Party
NM

Nick Maltby

Labour
PD

Philip Dwyer

Reform UK

St John's

5 candidates
AL

Alexander Lewis-Grey

Conservative
CP

Chris Pendleton

Reform UK
LP

Lewis Patrick Jenkins

Green Party
LB

Lorna Blackmore

Labour
Ukonu Elisha Obasi

Ukonu Elisha Obasi

Liberal Democrats