Tandridge District Council election, 2000

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The 2000 Tandridge District Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Tandridge District Council in Surrey, England. The whole council was up for election, rather than the normal election by thirds, following boundary changes since the last election in 1999. There remained 42 seats on the council: six three-member wards, ten two-member wards and four one-member wards. [1] [2] The Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. [3]

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Background

Before the election an alliance between the Liberal Democrats and the Labour party ran the council, with the Conservatives needing to make four gains to win a majority. [4]

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.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights. Labour is a full member of the Party of European Socialists and Progressive Alliance, and holds observer status in the Socialist International. As of 2017, the party was considered the "largest party in Western Europe" in terms of party membership, with more than half a million members.

Election result

The Conservatives gained a majority with the leader of the Labour group, Dick Moran, among those to be defeated at the election. [5]

Tandridge local election result 2000 [6] [7]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 29+1169.0
  Liberal Democrat 10-723.8
  Labour 3-47.1

Ward results

Bletchingley and Nutfield (3 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Marian Myland1,14662.5
Conservative Tony Elias1,120
Conservative Sally Herrtage1,088
Liberal Democrat Brian Martin53429.1
Liberal Democrat Richard Fowler483
Liberal Democrat Nielsen N.457
Labour Maxine Mathews1548.4
Majority61233.4
Turnout 40.7
Burstow, Horne and Outwood (3 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Robert Jones91758.1
Conservative Diana Brown902
Conservative Peter Brown898
Liberal Democrat Iain Pavely66241.9
Liberal Democrat John Brock616
Liberal Democrat Johnston K.597
Majority25516.1
Turnout 36.9
Chaldon [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ian Chaplin43669.0
Liberal Democrat Ann Lardeur19631.0
Majority24038.0
Turnout 63245.2
Dormansland and Felcourt (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative June Maylam71849.9
Conservative John Sampson693
Liberal Democrat Win Weston64344.7
Liberal Democrat Rob O'Brien491
Labour Jeffers E.785.4
Majority755.2
Turnout 47.4
Felbridge [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ken Rimmington44065.3
Liberal Democrat Harry Marsh23434.7
Majority20630.6
Turnout 67443.8
Godstone (3 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Angela Goad1,09352.5
Conservative Chris Hoskins909
Conservative Linda Samuels886
Liberal Democrat Elvie Humphreys84340.5
Liberal Democrat Colin White789
Liberal Democrat Milner H.704
Labour Wilbraham D.1467.0
Majority25012.0
Turnout 43.4
Harestone (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Terry Servant86556.8
Conservative Stewart Sinclair-Smith760
Liberal Democrat Anne Hare60539.7
Liberal Democrat Sakina Bradbury505
Labour John Ellis533.5
Labour Vane C.49
Majority26017.1
Turnout 50.4
Limpsfield (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Colin Hall81370.4
Conservative Eric Morgan804
Liberal Democrat Martin Caxton29125.2
Liberal Democrat Mark Wilson279
Labour Hunter S.514.4
Majority52245.2
Turnout 41.4
Lingfield and Crowhurst (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Anthony Dalrymple89060.0
Liberal Democrat Julie Hearn814
Conservative Michael Sydney59440.0
Conservative Nicholas Weston51740.0
Majority29620.0
Turnout 48.5
Oxted North and Tandridge (3 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Gordon Keymer1,11048.7
Conservative David Weightman1,096
Conservative Tony Cherrett991
Liberal Democrat Belinda Ford55424.3
Liberal Democrat Stuart Paterson506
Independent Josh Cosnett46020.2
Liberal Democrat John Curtin442
Labour Katherine Saunders1576.9
Majority55624.4
Turnout 44.4
Oxted South (3 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Barbara Harling1,04640.5
Labour Robin Harling1,016
Conservative Barry Compton1,01039.1
Conservative Martin Fisher997
Conservative Elizabeth Parker987
Labour Marion West903
Liberal Democrat Ceri Lewis32212.5
UKIP Anthony Stone2037.9
Majority361.4
Turnout 54.6
Portley (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Hilary Turner64252.7
Liberal Democrat Christopher Botten610
Conservative Randall H.48239.6
Conservative Hooper C.441
Labour Allonby R.947.7
Majority16013.1
Turnout 39.2
Queens Park (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Hodge72449.2
Conservative Geoff Barnes706
Liberal Democrat John Orrick64844.0
Liberal Democrat David Gosling554
Labour Victoria Kennedy1016.9
Labour Dixon P.96
Majority765.2
Turnout 52.4
Tatsfield and Titsey [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Christina Fry48670.1
Liberal Democrat John Allbutt18927.3
Labour Ed Lucas182.6
Majority29742.9
Turnout 69347.6
Valley (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Peter Longhurst43636.6
Liberal Democrat Jill Caudle40233.8
Liberal Democrat Pennington D.369
Labour Shiela Batham36421.9
Conservative Philip Mortimore35229.6
Conservative Jackie Servant347
Majority342.9
Turnout 42.1
Warlingham East, Chelsham and Farleigh (3 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Jeremy Pursehouse75843.3
Liberal Democrat Ashley Burridge749
Liberal Democrat Ian Kilpatrick714
Conservative Darren Giles70340.1
Conservative Goscomb J.653
Conservative Margaret Frankcom646
Labour Garwood J.1478.4
UKIP Martin Haley1448.2
Majority553.1
Turnout 42.8
Warlingham West (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Richard Allen78667.6
Conservative Glynis Whittle750
Liberal Democrat Ray James31226.9
Liberal Democrat Barry Newsome298
Labour Robert Jacques645.5
Majority47440.8
Turnout 43.3
Westway (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Steve Altria44746.8
Conservative Ros Langham440
Labour Robin Clements32734.2
Labour Dick Moran320
Liberal Democrat Jean Pidgeon18119.0
Liberal Democrat Bob Tomlin138
Majority12012.6
Turnout 41.3
Whyteleafe (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Mike Simpson52658.0
Liberal Democrat Carl Pavey510
Conservative Morriss J.38142.0
Conservative Lavery-Downes M.341
Majority14516.0
Turnout 34.7
Woldingham [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Richard Butcher64482.2
Liberal Democrat Powell E.12015.3
Labour Provins L.192.4
Majority52466.9
Turnout 78349.5

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References

  1. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Tandridge (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Tandridge". BBC News Online . Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Council results". The Independent . 6 May 2000. p. 6.
  4. ↑ Salman, Saba (25 April 2000). "Local voters set to kick Blair over mayoral 'fix'". Evening Standard . p. 22.
  5. ↑ Salman, Saba (5 May 2000). "Labour loses 600 seats in Tory fightback". Evening Standard . p. 52.
  6. ↑ "Election results: local councils". The Times . 6 May 2000.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Tandridge District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre . Retrieved 10 May 2018.
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