# Tunbridge Wells

The east of the South East. About 109,491 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 248 square kilometres.

Mike Martin has been the Liberal Democrat MP for Tunbridge Wells since July 2024. They won by 8,687 votes on a 68.9% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001555. In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)

## MP and the 2024 result

Mike Martin has been the Liberal Democrat MP for Tunbridge Wells since July 2024.
They won by 8,687 votes on a 68.9% turnout.

MP: [Mike Martin](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5219) (Liberal Democrat).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Tunbridge Wells

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mike Martin (elected) | Liberal Democrat | 23,661 | 43.6% |
| Neil Mahapatra | Conservative | 14,974 | 27.6% |
| John Gager | Reform UK | 6,484 | 12.0% |
| Hugo Pound | Labour | 6,178 | 11.4% |
| John Hurst | Green Party | 2,344 | 4.3% |
| Hassan Kassem | Independent | 609 | 1.1% |

Electorate 78,738. Turnout 68.9%. Majority 8,687 (16.0%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3843

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 16.0%** (July 2024). The winner in Tunbridge Wells had a majority of 16.0% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 282nd largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tunbridge-wells#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 68.9%** (July 2024). Turnout in Tunbridge Wells at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 68.9% (House of Commons Library). Joint 53rd highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tunbridge-wells#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 105,425** (2021). Tunbridge Wells had 105,425 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 223rd most populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tunbridge-wells#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Tunbridge Wells live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tunbridge-wells#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001555) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Tunbridge Wells live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001555) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Tunbridge Wells, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Tunbridge Wells.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001555) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Tunbridge Wells, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Tunbridge Wells.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001555) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Tunbridge Wells had 105,425 usual residents at the census.

## How Tunbridge Wells compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Tunbridge Wells | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 16.0% | joint 282nd largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 68.9% | joint 53rd highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 105,425 | 223rd most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Tunbridge Wells?

Tunbridge Wells had 105,425 usual residents at the census.
Tunbridge Wells is the 223rd most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Tunbridge Wells

Most of Tunbridge Wells lies in Tunbridge Wells. These figures are published for the whole of Tunbridge Wells, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Tunbridge Wells itself. [See Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells)

- **Average house price: £456,227** (July 2026). Tunbridge Wells’s average house price was £456,227 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £47,896** (2025). Full-time workers living in Tunbridge Wells earned a median of £47,896 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 24th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.5×** (2025). A home in Tunbridge Wells costs 9.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 66th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 13.9** (2025). Tunbridge Wells has a deprivation score of 13.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 77th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Tunbridge Wells in brief

The winner in Tunbridge Wells had a majority of 16.0% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Tunbridge Wells at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 68.9%.
Tunbridge Wells had 105,425 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Tunbridge Wells live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001555
- Council: [Tunbridge Wells †](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 248 km²
- People, mid-2024: 109,491*
- Wards: 13
- Middle areas: 13
- Neighbourhoods: 63
- Output areas: 329

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[Weald of Kent](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/weald-of-kent), [Sussex Weald](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sussex-weald), [Tonbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tonbridge), [Bexhill and Battle](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bexhill-and-battle)

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## Latest updates for Tunbridge Wells

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001555

## How to cite

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