2011 Tandridge District Council election

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Map of the results of the 2011 Tandridge District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2011. Tandridge UK local election 2011 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2011 Tandridge District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2011.

The 2011 Tandridge District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Tandridge District Council in Surrey, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Background

Before the election the Conservatives controlled the council with 33 councillors, compared to 7 Liberal Democrats and 2 independents. [3] In 2010 councillor Lisa Bangs had left the Liberal Democrats, in protest against the party's decision to enter a coalition with the Conservatives nationally. [3] Bangs would defend her seat in Lingfield and Crowhurst as an independent against a UK Independence Party opponent. [4] The other independent councillor, Bob David, meanwhile held his seat in Tatsfield and Tisley without opposition. [4]

Election result

The Conservatives increased their majority on the council after gaining one seat from the Liberal Democrats in Warlingham East, Chelsham & Farleigh by a 164-vote majority. [5] This meant the Conservatives won 10 of the 14 seats contested, [6] taking the Conservatives to 34 councillors and reducing the Liberal Democrats to 6. [7] The Liberal Democrats held 2 seats, with group leader Chris Botten holding his seat in Portley by 37 votes and Jill Caudle retained the other seat in Valley with a reduced majority. [6] Meanwhile, independents remained on 2 seats, as former Liberal Democrat Lisa Bangs kept Lingfield and Crowhurst with an increased 1,182 votes. [6] Overall turnout at the election was 48.62%. [8]

At the same time as the election Tandridge voted 72% no in the 2011 Alternative Vote referendum. [9]

Tandridge local election result 2011 [8] [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1010+171.452.511,245-2.3%
  Liberal Democrats 201-114.320.34,340-10.5%
  Independent 200014.35.51,182+4.6%
  UKIP 0000012.22,620+5.0%
  Labour 000008.71,864+3.0%
  Green 000000.5112-0.1%
  English Democrat 000000.354+0.3%

Ward results

Bletchingley and Nutfield [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gill Black1,22262.3+3.9
UKIP Helena Windsor24312.4+0.5
Liberal Democrats Helen Kulka23111.8−17.9
Labour Etna Houldsworth21110.8+10.8
English Democrat Daniel Beddoes542.8+2.8
Majority97949.9+21.2
Turnout 1,96145.5−24.5
Conservative hold Swing
Burstow, Horne and Ourood [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Keenan1,27264.6+7.9
Labour Stephen Case-Green26713.6+4.7
UKIP Graham Bailey24012.2+3.7
Liberal Democrats Sue Gauge1909.6−6.3
Majority1,00551.0+10.2
Turnout 1,96943.9−24.7
Conservative hold Swing
Chaldon [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pat Cannon42956.5−15.6
UKIP Roger Bird21728.6+22.2
Liberal Democrats Bob Tomlin11314.9−6.5
Majority21227.9−22.8
Turnout 75953.7+7.8
Conservative hold Swing
Dormansland and Felcourt [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lesley Steeds98470.8+7.5
Liberal Democrats Lucy Gummer25318.2−11.5
UKIP David Milne15311.0+4.1
Majority73152.6+19.0
Turnout 1,39049.1−23.5
Conservative hold Swing
Felbridge [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ken Harwood70981.7−0.5
Liberal Democrats David Martin9110.5−2.3
UKIP Antony Atkin687.8+2.8
Majority61871.2+1.8
Turnout 86850.8+2.8
Conservative hold Swing
Godstone [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nick Childs1,13959.6+2.1
UKIP Richard Grant30315.8+4.1
Labour Ian Crabb24112.6+4.3
Liberal Democrats Alun Jones22912.0−10.5
Majority83643.7+8.7
Turnout 1,91243.9−25.8
Conservative hold Swing
Limpsfield [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lindsey Dunbar1,05866.2+2.8
Liberal Democrats Mark Wilson40925.6−5.0
UKIP Janet Bailey1308.1+2.1
Majority64940.6+7.8
Turnout 1,59757.9−19.8
Conservative hold Swing
Lingfield and Crowhurst [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Lisa Bangs1,18278.7+78.7
UKIP Mark Fowler31921.3+14.0
Majority86357.4
Turnout 1,50148.6−20.2
Independent hold Swing
Oxted North and Tandridge [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin Fisher1,39360.2+6.8
Liberal Democrats Stuart Paterson66628.8−2.4
UKIP Christopher Dean25611.1+4.6
Majority72731.4+9.3
Turnout 2,31553.7−22.2
Conservative hold Swing
Oxted South [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Ainsworth1,08845.4+0.5
Labour Barbara Harling70229.3+7.4
Liberal Democrats Robert Wingate27511.5−10.9
UKIP Tony Stone2219.2+1.5
Green Michaela O'Brien1124.7+1.6
Majority38616.1−6.4
Turnout 2,39854.2−20.7
Conservative hold Swing
Portley [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Botten62542.9−10.3
Conservative Sally Marks58840.4−2.3
UKIP James Clifton1329.1+9.1
Labour Emma Wheale1117.6+3.5
Majority372.5−8.0
Turnout 1,45644.8+6.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Tatsfield and Titsey [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Bob Davidunopposed
Independent hold Swing
Valley [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jill Caudle52839.7+19.7
Conservative Matthew Groves46935.2−2.3
UKIP Jeffrey Bolter17413.1+3.1
Labour Jon Wheale16012.0+7.9
Majority594.5
Turnout 1,33146.2+7.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Warlingham East and Chelsham and Farleigh [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Wall89445.6+1.2
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Kempster73037.2−9.5
Labour Leslie Adams1728.8+8.8
UKIP Christopher Bailey1648.4−0.5
Majority1648.4
Turnout 1,96046.3−26.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

References

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  2. 1 2 "Local authority elections: England". The Guardian. 4 May 2011. p. 30.
  3. 1 2 Endley, Ben (4 May 2011). "Election: Ex-Lib Dem warns of coalition backlash". Get Surrey. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Election: Candidates set out their stall". Get Surrey. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
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