Tandridge District Council election, 2010

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Map of the results of the 2010 Tandridge District Council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2010. Tandridge UK local election 2010 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2010 Tandridge District Council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2010.

The 2010 Tandridge District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 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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Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal, centrist political party in the United Kingdom. They presently have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, and one member of the European Parliament. They also have five Members of the Scottish Parliament and a member each in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. The party reached the height of its influence in the early 2010s, forming a junior partner in a coalition government from 2010 to 2015. It is presently led by Vince Cable.

Background

14 of the seats on the council were up for election, with both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats contesting every seat. [3] 3 Conservative councillors stood down at the election, Eric Morgan from Limpsfield ward, Matthew Groves from Queens Park ward and Ros Langham from Westway ward. [3] Meanwhile, in Burstow, Horne and Outwood ward, the sitting Conservative councillor, Peter Brown, stood as an independent after being deselected and in Whyteleafe Sakina Bradbury defended the seat for the Conservatives after defecting from the Liberal Democrats in 2008. [3] Other parties standing at the election included the UK Independence Party, Labour party with 8 candidates and the Green Party with 2 candidates. [3]

A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

Limpsfield village in the United Kingdom

Limpsfield is a village and civil parish in the east of the county of Surrey, England, by Oxted at the foot of the North Downs. The town Oxted merges with the village's westernmost area, Oxted railway station being within 300m of the residential East Hill in the village and under a mile from Limpsfield's conservation area High Street. The English composer Frederick Delius and orchestral conductor Sir Thomas Beecham are both buried in the village churchyard and there are 89 listed buildings.

Burstow village in the United Kingdom

Burstow is a village and civil parish in the Tandridge district of Surrey, England. Its largest settlement is Smallfield. Smallfield is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) ENE of Gatwick Airport and the M23 motorway, 7.5 miles (12.1 km) southwest of Oxted and 1.8 miles (2.9 km) east of Horley. Crawley is a nearby large commercial town, 3.7 miles (6.0 km) southwest of Burstow and 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Smallfield. Towards the outside of the London commuter belt, some residents commute to the capital by road or rail from here as London is 24.5 miles (39.4 km) to the north or Horley railway station is accessible.

Election result

The Conservatives remained in control of the council after holding 13 of the 14 seats contested to have 33 seats on the council. [4] No seats changed hands with the Conservatives holding Westway by 29 votes, Queens Park by 37 votes and Whyteleafe by 151 votes. [5] The Conservatives also comfortably held Burstow, Horne and Outwood, despite the challenge from the independent candidate and outgoing Conservative councillor Peter Brown. [5] Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats won the only seat not held by the Conservatives in Warlingham East, Chelsham and Farleigh by 71 votes to remain on 8 councillors. [4] [5] Overall turnout at the election was 71.63%. [6]

Warlingham village in Surrey, England

Warlingham is a village in the Tandridge district of Surrey, England, 14.2 miles (22.9 km) south of the centre of London and 22.3 miles (35.9 km) east of the county town, Guildford. Warlingham is the centre of a civil parish that includes Hamsey Green, a contiguous, smaller settlement to the north. Caterham is the nearest town, 2.0 miles (3.2 km) to the southwest.

Chelsham village in United Kingdom

Chelsham is a village in the civil parish of Chelsham and Farleigh and the Tandridge District of Surrey, England. It is located in the Metropolitan Green Belt, 15.3 miles (24.6 km) from London, 3 miles (4.8 km) from Oxted and 23.8 miles (38.3 km) from Guildford.

Farleigh, Surrey village in the United Kingdom

Farleigh is a village in the civil parish of Chelsham and Farleigh in the Tandridge District of Surrey, England. It is located in the North Downs AONB and the Metropolitan Green Belt, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south east of Croydon, 13.4 miles (21.6 km) south of London and 25 miles (40 km) WNE of Surrey's county town, Guildford.

Tandridge local election result 2010 [6] [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 13 0 0 0 92.9 54.8 19,314 -3.2%
  Liberal Democrat 1 0 0 0 7.1 30.8 10,837 +1.3%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 7.2 2,528 +1.8%
  Labour 0 0 0 0 0 5.7 2,011 +1.0%
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 313 -1.0%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 211 +0.1%

Ward results

Bletchingley and Nutfield [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Tony Elias 1,762 58.4 -7.3
Liberal Democrat Richard Fowler 896 29.7 +15.0
UKIP Graham Bailey 358 11.9 -1.1
Majority 866 28.7 -22.3
Turnout 3,016 70.0 +32.7
Conservative hold Swing
Burstow, Horne and Outwood [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter Bond 1,762 56.7 -18.4
Liberal Democrat Sue Gauge 494 15.9 +15.9
Independent Peter Brown 313 10.1 +10.1
Labour Stephen Case-Green 277 8.9 -4.6
UKIP William Nock 264 8.5 -2.9
Majority 1,268 40.8 -20.8
Turnout 3,110 68.6 +31.3
Conservative hold Swing
Dormansland and Felcourt [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Michael Sydney 1,330 63.3 -6.4
Liberal Democrat Tony Hardisty 625 29.7 +10.6
UKIP David Milne 146 6.9 +1.7
Majority 705 33.6 -17.0
Turnout 2,101 72.6 +34.3
Conservative hold Swing
Godstone [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Rose Thorn 1,743 57.5 -0.4
Liberal Democrat Mary Tomlin 681 22.5 -2.3
UKIP Richard Grant 355 11.7 +1.1
Labour Maxine Mathews 252 8.3 +1.7
Majority 1,062 35.0 +1.9
Turnout 3,031 69.7 +30.9
Conservative hold Swing
Harestone [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Beverley Connolly 1,446 65.6 -8.5
Liberal Democrat Anne Bell 510 23.1 -2.8
Labour Simon Charles 156 7.1 +7.1
UKIP John Norrington 93 4.2 +4.2
Majority 936 42.5 -5.7
Turnout 2,205 74.1 +33.3
Conservative hold Swing
Limpsfield [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Pannett 1,383 63.4 +2.4
Liberal Democrat Mark Wilson 667 30.6 -1.2
UKIP June Stone 131 6.0 -1.2
Majority 716 32.8 +3.6
Turnout 2,181 77.7 +33.7
Conservative hold Swing
Lingfield and Crowhurst [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Brian Perkins 1,346 61.6 +18.1
Liberal Democrat James Thompson-Stewart 680 31.1 -21.2
UKIP Mark Fowler 159 7.3 +3.1
Majority 666 30.5
Turnout 2,185 68.8 +17.2
Conservative hold Swing
Oxted North and Tandridge [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Weightman 1,765 53.4 -13.3
Liberal Democrat Matthew Griffiths 1,033 31.2 -2.1
UKIP David Eardley 216 6.5 +6.5
Labour Christine Broughton 181 5.5 +5.5
Green Benedict Southworth 111 3.4 +3.4
Majority 732 22.1 -11.3
Turnout 3,306 75.9 +31.3
Conservative hold Swing
Oxted South [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Barry Compton 1,471 44.9 -10.7
Liberal Democrat Robert Wingate 734 22.4 +2.9
Labour Barbara Harling 719 21.9 +10.9
UKIP Tony Stone 253 7.7 -1.7
Green Michaela O'Brien 100 3.1 -1.3
Majority 737 22.5 -13.6
Turnout 3,277 74.9 +25.2
Conservative hold Swing
Queens Park [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Rod Stead 960 47.6 -5.4
Liberal Democrat Graham Lloyd-Evans 923 45.8 +2.2
Labour Emma Wheale 132 6.6 +3.2
Majority 37 1.8 -7.6
Turnout 2,015 72.6 +18.9
Conservative hold Swing
Warlingham East and Chelsham and Farleigh [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Simon Morrow 1,441 46.7 +2.7
Conservative Simon Peniston-Bird 1,370 44.4 -2.4
UKIP Christopher Bailey 275 8.9 -0.3
Majority 71 2.3
Turnout 3,086 72.9 +24.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Warlingham West [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Glynis Whittle 1,226 61.9 -10.4
Liberal Democrat Geoffrey Kempster 583 29.4 +1.7
UKIP Janet Bailey 172 8.7 +8.7
Majority 643 32.5 -12.1
Turnout 1,981 73.8 +30.4
Conservative hold Swing
Westway [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Eithne Webster 828 43.8 +0.8
Liberal Democrat Jean Pidgeon 799 42.3 -8.5
Labour Jonathan Wheale 158 8.4 +2.2
UKIP Helena Windsor 106 5.6 +5.6
Majority 29 1.5
Turnout 1,891 63.8 +25.8
Conservative hold Swing
Whyteleafe [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Sakina Bradbury 922 50.4 +8.8
Liberal Democrat Christine Greaves 771 42.2 -11.6
Labour John Burgess 136 7.4 +2.8
Majority 151 8.3
Turnout 1,829 67.0 +31.3
Conservative hold Swing

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