2012 Tandridge District Council election

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Map of the results of the 2012 Tandridge District Council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2012. Tandridge UK local election 2012 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2012 Tandridge District Council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2012.

The 2012 Tandridge District Council election took place on 3 May 2012 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]

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Background

14 seats were contested in 2012, with a total of 49 candidates standing for election. [3] Before the election the Conservatives ran the council with 34 of the 42 seats, while the Liberal Democrats had 6 seats. [4] Other parties standing at the election were the UK Independence Party with 13 candidates, the Labour Party with 6 candidates and 3 candidates from the Green Party. [4]

Among the councillors who stood down at the election was the longest serving councillor Richard Butcher of Woldingham ward, after 39 years on the council. [5]

Election result

The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats finished with the same number of seats, after each party gained a seat from the other. [6] This left the Conservatives with 34 seats, the Liberal Democrats on 6 seats and there remained 2 Independent councillors. [2] The Conservatives won 11 of the 14 seats contested, after gaining Whyteleafe from the Liberal Democrats by 81 votes, while the council leader Gordon Keymer was among those to hold their seats. [6] [7]

However the Liberal Democrats won 3 seats and gained a seat from the Conservatives by 99 votes in Warlingham East, Chelsham and Farleigh, where Jeremy Pursehouse regaining a seat on the council he had lost at the 2008 election. [6] [7] Meanwhile, the UK Independence Party failed to win any seats, but did come second in three wards. [6] Overall turnout at the election was 34.53%. [8]

Tandridge local election result 2012 [6] [8]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1111078.649.88,245-2.7
  Liberal Democrats 311021.424.54,068+4.2
  UKIP 00000.016.52,741+4.3
  Labour 00000.07.11,182-1.6
  Green 00000.01.7288+1.2
  Independent 00000.00.348-5.2

Ward results

Bletchingley and Nutfield [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Debbie Vickers76056.0−6.3
UKIP Helena Windsor33524.7+12.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Fowler26219.3+7.5
Majority 42531.3−18.6
Turnout 1,35731.7−13.8
Conservative hold Swing
Burstow, Horne and Outwood [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Jones84162.0−2.6
UKIP Graham Bailey28621.1+8.9
Labour Stephen Case-Green23016.9+3.3
Majority 55540.9−10.1
Turnout 1,35729.9−14.0
Conservative hold Swing
Godstone [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jules Gascoigne70757.2−2.4
UKIP Richard Grant53042.8+27.0
Majority 17714.3−29.4
Turnout 1,23729.8−14.1
Conservative hold Swing
Harestone [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Cooper63963.3−2.3
Liberal Democrats Alun Jones21120.9−2.2
UKIP Martin Ferguson16015.8+11.6
Majority 42842.4−0.1
Turnout 1,01033.5−40.6
Conservative hold Swing
Oxted North and Tandridge [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gordon Keymer87953.3−6.9
Liberal Democrats Stuart Paterson27016.4−12.4
UKIP Christopher Dean22613.7+2.6
Labour Geoffrey Moore1458.8+8.8
Green Charlotte Nicholls1297.8+7.8
Majority 60936.9+5.5
Turnout 1,64937.6−16.1
Conservative hold Swing
Oxted South [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Liz Parker77644.8−0.6
Labour Barbara Harling52430.3+1.0
UKIP Tony Stone24013.9+4.7
Liberal Democrats Robert Wingate1156.6−4.9
Green James Thompson-Stewart774.4−0.3
Majority 25214.5−1.6
Turnout 1,73238.8−15.4
Conservative hold Swing
Portley [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Hilary Turner56552.3+9.4
Conservative Ron Marks34732.1−8.3
UKIP Mark Fowler12111.2+2.1
Independent Emma Wheale484.4+4.4
Majority 21820.2+17.7
Turnout 1,08133.4−11.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Queens Park [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Duck50342.9−4.7
Liberal Democrats Bob Tomlin47240.2−5.6
UKIP Roger Bird12810.9+10.9
Labour John Watts706.0−0.6
Majority 312.6+0.8
Turnout 1,17341.4−31.2
Conservative hold Swing
Valley [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jane Ingham39939.9+4.7
Liberal Democrats Peter Roberts29429.4−10.3
UKIP Jeffrey Bolter13113.1+0.0
Labour Martha Evans939.3−2.7
Green Les Adams828.2+8.2
Majority 10510.5
Turnout 99934.0−12.2
Conservative hold Swing
Warlingham East, Chelsham and Farleigh [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Pursehouse70745.0+7.8
Conservative Chris Camden60838.7−6.9
UKIP Martin Haley25516.2+7.8
Majority 996.3
Turnout 1,57036.9−9.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Warlingham West [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Cooley59162.6+0.7
Liberal Democrats Wendy Pursehouse21823.1−6.3
UKIP Arthur Haley13514.3+5.6
Majority 37339.5+7.0
Turnout 94435.5−38.3
Conservative hold Swing
Westway [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Gosling49655.2+12.9
Conservative Peter Brent20422.7−22.1
Labour Robin Clements12013.3+4.9
UKIP Christopher Bailey798.8+3.2
Majority 29232.5
Turnout 89930.4−33.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Whyteleafe [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tom Dempsey45748.2−2.2
Liberal Democrats David Lee37639.7−2.5
UKIP Peter Gerlach11512.1+12.1
Majority 818.5+0.2
Turnout 94834.4−32.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Woldingham [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sally Marks53486.7+8.1
Liberal Democrats David Martin8213.3+1.1
Majority 45273.4+7.0
Turnout 61641.2−10.4
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections between 2012 and 2014

A by-election was held in Burstow, Horne and Outwood on 2 May 2013 after the resignation of Conservative councillor Michael Keenan over the introduction of same-sex marriage. [9] [10] The seat was held for the Conservatives by Christopher Byrne with a majority of 151 votes over the UK Independence Party candidate Graham Bailey. [11]

Burstow, Horne and Outwood by-election 2 May 2013 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Byrne69948.7−13.3
UKIP Graham Bailey54838.2+17.1
Liberal Democrats Judy Wilkinson18813.1+13.1
Majority 15110.5−30.4
Turnout 1,43531.6+1.7
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Vote 2012". BBC News. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 Haran, Brian; Davies, Michael (10 May 2012). "Pub landlord brings cheers as Tories stay in firm control". Tandridge Mirror– via NewsBank.
  3. ↑ "No clues to council says survey". Caterham Mirror. 19 April 2012. p. 1 – via NewsBank.
  4. 1 2 Brooks, Angela (1 May 2012). "Election: Voting on the horizon for Tandridge". Surrey Advertiser – via NewsBank.
  5. ↑ Haran, Brian (12 April 2012). "Long-serving councillor set to step down". Tandridge Mirror– via NewsBank.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Brooks, Angela (4 May 2012). "Election: Seat swap for Tories and Lib Dems". Surrey Advertiser – via NewsBank.
  7. 1 2 "Tandridge council remains in Conservative control after election". Surrey Mirror. 10 May 2012. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "District election results 2012". Tandridge District Council. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  9. ↑ Angell, Gemma (21 February 2013). "East Surrey Conservative chairman resigns over gay marriage bill". Surrey Mirror. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "Voters to go to the polls in the Life area on 2 May". Redhill Reigate Horley Life. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "County Council election results in Life area". This Is Local London. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "Burstow, Horne and Outwood". Tandridge District Council. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
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