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]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
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]
The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats finished with the same number 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]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 78.6 | 49.8 | 8,245 | -2.7% | |
Liberal Democrats | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21.4 | 24.5 | 4,068 | +4.2% | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.5 | 2,741 | +4.3% | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 1,182 | -1.6% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 288 | +1.2% | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 48 | -5.2% | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Debbie Vickers | 760 | 56.0 | -6.3 | |
UKIP | Helena Windsor | 335 | 24.7 | +12.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Fowler | 262 | 19.3 | +7.5 | |
Majority | 425 | 31.3 | -18.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,357 | 31.7 | -13.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Jones | 841 | 62.0 | -2.6 | |
UKIP | Graham Bailey | 286 | 21.1 | +8.9 | |
Labour | Stephen Case-Green | 230 | 16.9 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 555 | 40.9 | -10.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,357 | 29.9 | -14.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jules Gascoigne | 707 | 57.2 | -2.4 | |
UKIP | Richard Grant | 530 | 42.8 | +27.0 | |
Majority | 177 | 14.3 | -29.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,237 | 29.8 | -14.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Cooper | 639 | 63.3 | -2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alun Jones | 211 | 20.9 | -2.2 | |
UKIP | Martin Ferguson | 160 | 15.8 | +11.6 | |
Majority | 428 | 42.4 | -0.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,010 | 33.5 | -40.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gordon Keymer | 879 | 53.3 | -6.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stuart Paterson | 270 | 16.4 | -12.4 | |
UKIP | Christopher Dean | 226 | 13.7 | +2.6 | |
Labour | Geoffrey Moore | 145 | 8.8 | +8.8 | |
Green | Charlotte Nicholls | 129 | 7.8 | +7.8 | |
Majority | 609 | 36.9 | +5.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,649 | 37.6 | -16.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Liz Parker | 776 | 44.8 | -0.6 | |
Labour | Barbara Harling | 524 | 30.3 | +1.0 | |
UKIP | Tony Stone | 240 | 13.9 | +4.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Wingate | 115 | 6.6 | -4.9 | |
Green | James Thompson-Stewart | 77 | 4.4 | -0.3 | |
Majority | 252 | 14.5 | -1.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,732 | 38.8 | -15.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Hilary Turner | 565 | 52.3 | +9.4 | |
Conservative | Ron Marks | 347 | 32.1 | -8.3 | |
UKIP | Mark Fowler | 121 | 11.2 | +2.1 | |
Independent | Emma Wheale | 48 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 218 | 20.2 | +17.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,081 | 33.4 | -11.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Duck | 503 | 42.9 | -4.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bob Tomlin | 472 | 40.2 | -5.6 | |
UKIP | Roger Bird | 128 | 10.9 | +10.9 | |
Labour | John Watts | 70 | 6.0 | -0.6 | |
Majority | 31 | 2.6 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,173 | 41.4 | -31.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jane Ingham | 399 | 39.9 | +4.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Roberts | 294 | 29.4 | -10.3 | |
UKIP | Jeffrey Bolter | 131 | 13.1 | +0.0 | |
Labour | Martha Evans | 93 | 9.3 | -2.7 | |
Green | Les Adams | 82 | 8.2 | +8.2 | |
Majority | 105 | 10.5 | |||
Turnout | 999 | 34.0 | -12.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Pursehouse | 707 | 45.0 | +7.8 | |
Conservative | Chris Camden | 608 | 38.7 | -6.9 | |
UKIP | Martin Haley | 255 | 16.2 | +7.8 | |
Majority | 99 | 6.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,570 | 36.9 | -9.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Cooley | 591 | 62.6 | +0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Wendy Pursehouse | 218 | 23.1 | -6.3 | |
UKIP | Arthur Haley | 135 | 14.3 | +5.6 | |
Majority | 373 | 39.5 | +7.0 | ||
Turnout | 944 | 35.5 | -38.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Gosling | 496 | 55.2 | +12.9 | |
Conservative | Peter Brent | 204 | 22.7 | -22.1 | |
Labour | Robin Clements | 120 | 13.3 | +4.9 | |
UKIP | Christopher Bailey | 79 | 8.8 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 292 | 32.5 | |||
Turnout | 899 | 30.4 | -33.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tom Dempsey | 457 | 48.2 | -2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Lee | 376 | 39.7 | -2.5 | |
UKIP | Peter Gerlach | 115 | 12.1 | +12.1 | |
Majority | 81 | 8.5 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 948 | 34.4 | -32.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sally Marks | 534 | 86.7 | +8.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Martin | 82 | 13.3 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 452 | 73.4 | +7.0 | ||
Turnout | 616 | 41.2 | -10.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Byrne | 699 | 48.7 | -13.3 | |
UKIP | Graham Bailey | 548 | 38.2 | +17.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Judy Wilkinson | 188 | 13.1 | +13.1 | |
Majority | 151 | 10.5 | -30.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,435 | 31.6 | +1.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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