After last Thursday’s by-election defeat, the Conservative leader of Tunbridge Wells Council has called for all political parties to work together in collaboration in the interests of the Borough. The Conservative’s 23 council seats are now outnumbered by the 25 seats held by opposition parties. In an interview with Southborough News, Cllr Tom Dawlings (pictured …

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The Conservatives grip on power at Tunbridge Wells Borough Council has slipped further after their defeat in a by-election on Thursday. Voters in the Speldhurst and Bidborough ward elected the Tunbridge Wells restaurateur, Matthew Sankey (pictured below) from the Tunbridge Wells Alliance Party, who won 50% of the vote. The Conservatives now have 23 seats …

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