Park (Tunbridge Wells ward)
Park is a local government ward within Tunbridge Wells borough in Kent, England. It is made up of the Camden Park estate, the formerly separate village of Hawkenbury containing a regional Land Registry, Dunorlan Park and the Forest Road area, off which can be found the Tunbridge Wells Cemetery & Crematorium and Nevill Golf Club.
The majority of the ward falls within the Anglican parish of St. Peter's, with a United Reformed Church in Hawkenbury and a Salvation Army mission, also on Bayhall Road.
The ward is returns three councillors to Tunbridge Wells Borough Council.
Tunbridge Wells council elections since 2024
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Tunbridge Wells in 2024.2025 by-election
The by-election was held on 1 May 2025.2024 election
The election took place on 2 May 2024.2002–2024 Tunbridge Wells council elections
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Tunbridge Wells in 2002.2023 election
The election took place on 4 May 2023.2022 election
The election took place on 5 May 2022.2021 election
The election took place on 6 May 2021.Demography
At the 2001 UK census, the Park electoral ward had a population of 6,525. The ethnicity was 96.9% white, 1.3% mixed race, 1.1% Asian, 0.4% black and 0.3% other. The place of birth of residents was 90.5% United Kingdom, 0.9% Republic of Ireland, 2.4% other Western European countries, and 6.2% elsewhere. Religion was recorded as 72.8% Christian, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.4% Hindu, 0.1% Sikh, 0.3% Jewish, and 0.8% Muslim. 17.4% were recorded as having no religion, 0.3% had an alternative religion and 7.7% did not state their religion.The economic activity of residents aged 16–74 was 45.5% in full-time employment, 10.1% in part-time employment, 11% self-employed, 2% unemployed, 2% students with jobs, 2.5% students without jobs, 14.5% retired, 7% looking after home or family, 2.9% permanently sick or disabled and 2.6% economically inactive for other reasons. The industry of employment of residents was 13.7% retail, 8.5% manufacturing, 4.5% construction, 18.7% real estate, 10.6% health and social work, 7.4% education, 6.4% transport and communications, 4.7% public administration, 3.7% hotels and restaurants, 13.7% finance, 1.1% agriculture and 7% other. Compared with national figures, the ward had a relatively high proportion of workers in finance and real estate. There were a relatively low proportion in agriculture, construction, manufacturing, hotels and restaurants. Of the ward's residents aged 16–74, 31.3% had a higher education qualification or the equivalent, compared with 19.9% nationwide.