 By 2019, the local political situation had changed.In the 2019 local elections, the Conservative majority was cut to 8, and the Council leader David Jukes lost his seat following months of controversy over the Council's plan to borrow £90 million in order to build new council offices, a new 1200 seat theatre, and underground car parking in Calverley Grounds.The Member of Parliament for Tunbridge Wells is the Conservative Greg Clark, whose majority at the 2017 election was 16,465.