Tandridge District Council election, 2003

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Map of the results of the 2003 Tandridge District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Labour in red and independent in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2003. Tandridge UK local election 2003 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2003 Tandridge District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Labour in red and independent in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2003.

The 2003 Tandridge District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 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]

Non-metropolitan district Type of local government district in England

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Surrey County of England

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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.

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

Overall turnout at the election was 39.33%. [3]

Tandridge local election result 2003 [3] [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1001-162.549.59,886-0.6%
  Liberal Democrat 400025.037.77,518+2.0%
  Labour 10006.36.71,338-2.9%
  Independent 110+16.32.6524+0.3%
  UKIP 000003.4687+1.6%

Ward results

Bletchingley and Nuffield [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Christopher Hoskins84161.1+3.9
Liberal Democrat Richard Fowler43131.3-3.5
Labour Hubert Cockerham1057.6-0.5
Majority41029.8+7.4
Turnout 1,37731.5
Conservative hold Swing
Burstow, Horne and Outwood [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Diana Brown73459.5+4.7
Liberal Democrat John Brock50040.5+1.9
Majority23419.0+2.8
Turnout 1,23428.6
Conservative hold Swing
Chaldon [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ian Chaplin36468.8
Liberal Democrat Juanita Lopez16531.2
Majority19937.6
Turnout 52937.7
Conservative hold Swing
Dormansland and Felcourt [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Robert Bisset62360.3+1.1
Liberal Democrat Mavis Tettmar41039.7+3.5
Majority21320.6-2.4
Turnout 1,03336.1
Conservative hold Swing
Felbridge [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Nicholas Weston37971.0
Liberal Democrat Robert O'Brien15529.0
Majority22442.0
Turnout 53435.0
Conservative hold Swing
Godstone [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Hamish Beaton87852.9+6.8
Liberal Democrat Vivienne Cluff68141.0-6.5
Labour Maxine Mathews1026.1-0.4
Majority19711.9
Turnout 1,66137.9
Conservative hold Swing
Harestone [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Beverley Connolly65654.2+2.1
Liberal Democrat David Martin55545.8+1.8
Majority1018.4+0.3
Turnout 1,21141.9
Conservative hold Swing
Limpsfield [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Colin Hall69760.2-5.8
Liberal Democrat Mark Wilson41035.4+6.1
UKIP Jeremy Marsh514.4+4.4
Majority28724.8-11.9
Turnout 1,15841.6
Conservative hold Swing
Lingfield and Crowhurst [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Anthony Dalrymple82252.9+8.0
Conservative Michael Clark67143.2-6.7
Labour James Bridge603.9-1.3
Majority1519.7
Turnout 1,43351.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Oxted North and Tandridge (2) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Martin Fisher891
Conservative David Weightman885
Liberal Democrat Matthew Griffiths589
Liberal Democrat John Curtin588
UKIP David Eardley213
Turnout 3,16640.5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Oxted South [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Robin Harling84040.9+5.5
Conservative Edward Chater67032.6-6.9
Liberal Democrat Ceri Lewis30815.0+1.2
UKIP Anthony Stone23611.5+0.2
Majority1708.3
Turnout 2,05449.2
Labour hold Swing
Portley [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Christopher Botten63558.5
Conservative Michael Cooper45141.5
Majority18417.0
Turnout 1,08637.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Tatsfield and Titsey [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Robert David52456.7
Conservative Christina Fry39342.5
Liberal Democrat Richard Mascall70.8
Majority13114.2
Turnout 92464.0
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Valley [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Alexandra Caudle55452.6
Conservative Philip Mortimore26925.5
Labour Niven Matlock23121.9
Majority28527.1
Turnout 1,05438.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Warlingham East, Chelsham and Farleigh [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Ashley Burridge70851.3+4.7
Conservative Margaret Frankcom48435.1-2.9
UKIP Martin Haley18713.6+6.4
Majority22416.2+7.6
Turnout 1,37935.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

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References

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  2. "Election results". Financial Times . 2 May 2003. p. 4.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Candidates by ward - District Council Elections May 1, 2003" (PDF). Political Science Resources. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  4. "English councils". The Times . 3 May 2003. p. 47.