Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council (TMBC) is the second level local authority for the Borough of Tonbridge and Malling in Kent, United Kingdom.

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Type
Type
Leadership
Mayor
Roger Roud, Liberal Democrats
since 2021
Deputy Mayor
Sue Bell, Conservative
since 2021
Leader
Matt Boughton, Conservative
since 2021
Chief Executive
Julie Beilby
Structure
Seats54
Website
tmbc.gov.uk

History

The Local Government Act 1972 created the District of Tonbridge and Malling by merging Tonbridge Urban District, Malling Rural District and parts of Tonbridge Rural District. Tonbridge and Malling District Council was established as the local authority for the new district. It took over the responsibilities of Tonbridge Urban District Council, Malling Rural District Council and Tonbridge Rural District Council in its area. The council started functioning on 1 April 1974. The district received borough status on 16 December 1983 and the council was renamed Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. The ceremonial head of the council, the chairman, was known as mayor after that date.

Wards

The borough is divided for political purposes, into 26 wards, including seven in the town of Tonbridge (Cage Green, Castle, Higham, Judd, Medway, Trench and Vauxhall wards). Outside the town, councillors serve wards covering the following villages or groups of villages, many of which have parish councils also (see below):

  • Aylesford
  • Blue Bell Hill and Walderslade
  • Borough Green and Long Mill
  • Burham, Wouldham and Eccles
  • Ditton
  • Downs
  • East Malling,
  • East Peckham and Golden Green
  • Hadlow, Mereworth and West Peckham
  • Hildenborough
  • Ightham
  • Kings Hill
  • Larkfield – two wards: North and South
  • Snodland – two wards: East and West
  • Wateringbury
  • West Malling and Leybourne
  • Wrotham

Mayors and chairmen
  • 1974–75 John Burt
  • 1975–76 Michael Stone
  • 1976–77 Jean Marwood
  • 1977–78 Peter Adcock
  • 1978–79 David Davis
  • 1979–80 Peter Foy
  • 1980–81 John Saunders
  • 1981–82 John Adams
  • 1982–83 Arnold Jones
  • 1983–84 Barry Hughes
  • 1984–85 Janice Browne
  • 1985–86 Maurice Ferry
  • 1986–87 Robert Allen
  • 1987–88 Jill Hutchinson
  • 1988–89 Godfrey Horne
  • 1989–90 Billie Sinclair-Lee
  • 1990–91 Mike Dobson
  • 1991–92 Roy Barnes
  • 1992–93 Derek Chandler
  • 1993–94 Marion Cole
  • 1994–95 Terence Barton
  • 1995–96 Patricia Barnes
  • 1996–97 Janis Cresswell
  • 1997–98 George Chapman
  • 1998–99 Susan Levett
  • 1999–00 Anita Oakley
  • 2000–01 Mike Dobson
  • 2001–02 Joyce Oxley
  • 2002–03 Stephen Cresswell
  • 2003–04 Jill Anderson
  • 2004–05 Peter Homewood
  • 2005–06 Derek Still[1]
  • 2006–07 Russell Dorling[2]
  • 2007–08 Ann Kemp[3]
  • 2008–09 Christopher Smith[4]
  • 2009–11 Sue Murray (two terms)[5][6]
  • 2011–12 Brian Luker[7]
  • 2012–13 Dave Davis[8]
  • 2013–14 Howard Rogers[9]
  • 2014–15 Sasha Luck
  • 2015–16 Owen Baldock
  • 2016–17 Mark Rhodes
  • 2017–18 Roger Dalton
  • 2018–19 Pam Bates
  • 2019–21 Jill Anderson
  • 2021- Roger Roud

Leaders

The following were some of the borough's leaders:

  • 1973–76 Charles Coyne – appointed Honorary Alderman May 1978 – Kent & Sussex Courier
  • 1976–85? Richard Kirby
  • 1985–95 Mark Worrall[10]
  • 1995–03 David Thornewell[11]
  • 2003–12 Mark Worrall[10]
  • 2012–21 Nicolas Heslop[8]
  • 2021–present Matthew Boughton [12]

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1974 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[13]

YearsParty in control
1974–95 Conservative
1995–03 NOC (Lib Dem/Lab)
2003–present Conservative

Election results
Main article: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council elections

References
  1. "Council Minutes". Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. 10 May 2005.
  2. "Council Minutes". Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. 9 May 2006.
  3. "Council Minutes". Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. 15 May 2007.
  4. "Council Minutes". Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. 13 May 2008.
  5. "Council Minutes". Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. 12 May 2009.
  6. "Council Minutes". Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. 11 May 2010.
  7. "Council Minutes". Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. 17 May 2011.
  8. "Council Minutes". Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. 30 May 2012.
  9. "Council Minutes". Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. 14 May 2013.
  10. "'Shock' as Tonbridge and Malling leader Mark Worrall dies". BBC News. 26 April 2012.
  11. "David is given Freedom of the Borough". Malling Mail. May–June 2012. p. 2.
  12. "Council Minutes". Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. 12 July 2021.
  13. "England council elections". BBC News. 6 May 2011.

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