| Election Name: | 2024 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election |
| Country: | Kent |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2023 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2023 |
| Next Election: | 2026 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Seats For Election: | All 39 seats on Tunbridge Wells Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 20 |
| Leader1: | Ben Chapelard |
| Party1: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 17 seats, 25.3% |
| Leaders Seat1: | St James' |
| Seats Before1: | 17 |
| Seats1: | 22 |
| Seat Change1: | 5 |
| Popular Vote1: | 28,797 |
| Percentage1: | 34.2% |
| Swing1: | 8.9% |
| Leader2: | Tom Dawlings |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Leaders Seat2: | Benenden & Cranbrook |
| Last Election2: | 11 seats, 29.4% |
| Seats Before2: | 11 |
| Seats2: | 7 |
| Seat Change2: | 4 |
| Popular Vote2: | 24,673 |
| Percentage2: | 29.3% |
| Swing2: | 0.1% |
| Leader3: | Hugo Pound |
| Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Leaders Seat3: | Sherwood |
| Last Election3: | 8 seats, 16.3% |
| Seats Before3: | 7 |
| Seats3: | 5 |
| Seat Change3: | 2 |
| Popular Vote3: | 12,022 |
| Percentage3: | 14.3% |
| Swing3: | 2.0% |
| Leader4: | Nicholas Pope |
| Party4: | Tunbridge Wells Alliance |
| Leaders Seat4: | Park (defeated) |
| Last Election4: | 9 seats, 18.1% |
| Seats Before4: | 7 |
| Seats4: | 4 |
| Seat Change4: | 3 |
| Popular Vote4: | 7,457 |
| Percentage4: | 8.8% |
| Swing4: | 9.3% |
| Party5: | Independent politician |
| Last Election5: | 1 seat, 2.4% |
| Seats Before5: | 4 |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Seat Change5: | 3 |
| Popular Vote5: | 4,977 |
| Percentage5: | 5.9% |
| Swing5: | 3.5% |
| Map Size: | 400px |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | Ben Chapelard Liberal Democrat |
| Before Party: | No overall control |
| After Election: | Ben Chapelard |
| After Party: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
The 2024 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in Kent, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Following a review of ward boundaries, the election was contested with new electoral divisions and with a reduced number of seats, 39 down from 48.[2]
The council was under no overall control prior to the election, being run by a coalition of the Liberal Democrats, local party the Tunbridge Wells Alliance, and Labour, led by Liberal Democrat councillor Ben Chapelard. The election saw the Liberal Democrats take majority control of the council.[3]
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The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Tunbridge Wells Borough Council following the close of nominations on 8 April 2024.[4]