Tandridge District Council election, 2008

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Map of the results of the 2008 Tandridge District Council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2008. Tandridge UK local election 2008 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2008 Tandridge District Council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2008.

The 2008 Tandridge District Council election took place on 1 May 2008 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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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.

Campaign

Before the election the Conservatives controlled the council with 31 seats, while the Liberal Democrats were the main opposition with 9 councillors. [3] This was after Liberal Democrat councillor Sakina Bradbury of Whyteleafe ward defected to the Conservatives in February 2008. [4] 14 of the 42 seats on the council were being contested by a total of 45 candidates, [5] with 3 of the sitting councillors not defending seats. [3] The Conservatives contested all 14 seats, compared to 13 Liberal Democrat candidates, 9 Labour party, 6 UK Independence Party and 1 for the Green Party. [3]

Whyteleafe a town in Tandridge, United Kindom

Whyteleafe is a village in the district of Tandridge, Surrey, England, with a few streets falling inside the London Borough of Croydon. The village, in a dry valley of the North Downs, has three railway stations. Neighbouring villages and towns include Woldingham, Caterham, Coulsdon, Warlingham, and Kenley. To the west are Kenley Aerodrome, Kenley Common, Coxes Wood, and Blize Wood. To the east are Riddlesdown, the Dobbin, and Marden Park. The churchyard contains graves of airmen who died during WW2, stationed at RAF Kenley nearby. Due to the slopes the definition of a Warlingham Built-up Area taking in the east half of Whyteleafe, devised after the 2011 census for analysis, containing 9,092 residents is somewhat strained but reflects a degree of economic dependence.

In politics, a defector is a person who gives up allegiance to one state in exchange for allegiance to another, in a way which is considered illegitimate by the first state. More broadly, it involves abandoning a person, cause, or doctrine to which one is bound by some tie, as of allegiance or duty.

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.

Issues at the election included housing, with Labour calling for more affordable housing, while both the UK Independence Party and Green Party had concerns over the number of houses being built. [3] Other issues included recycling, with the Conservatives pointing to the weekly refuse collection that the council ran, council tax and leisure facilities. [3]

Affordable housing housing affordable to those with a median household income

Affordable housing is housing which is deemed affordable to those with a median household income or below as rated by the national government or a local government by a recognized housing affordability index. Most of the literature on affordable housing refers to mortgages and number of forms that exist along a continuum – from emergency shelters, to transitional housing, to non-market rental, to formal and informal rental, indigenous housing, and ending with affordable home ownership.

Recycling process using materials into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials

Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects. It is an alternative to "conventional" waste disposal that can save material and help lower greenhouse gas emissions. Recycling can prevent the waste of potentially useful materials and reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, thereby reducing: energy usage, air pollution, and water pollution.

Election result

The Conservative party retained control of the council and made a net gain of 2 seats to have 42 councillors. [6] The Conservatives gained Queens Park and Warlingham East, Chelsham and Farleigh from the Liberal Democrats and Valley from independent Peter Longhurst. [7] The leader of the council, Conservative Gordon Keymer, said that it had been "a good night for us". [8] However the Conservatives did lose Westway to the Liberal Democrats by 88 votes, [8] which left the Liberal Democrats with 8 seats and there was 1 independent councillor. [6] Overall turnout at the election was 42.3%. [8]

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 2008 [9]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1131+278.658.011,577+3.2%
  Liberal Democrat 312-121.429.55,895+1.3%
  UKIP 000005.41,074-2.3%
  Labour 000004.7939-1.5%
  Independent 001-101.9387-1.2%
  Green 000000.594+0.5%

Ward results

Bletchingley and Nuffield [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Marian Myland1,04965.7-1.5
Liberal Democrat Richard Fowler23514.7+0.8
UKIP Graham Bailey20713.0+0.0
Labour Rebecca Pritchard1066.6+0.7
Majority81451.0-2.3
Turnout 1,59737.3-1.0
Conservative hold Swing
Burstow, Horne and Outwood [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alan Jones1,25175.1+2.7
Labour Stephen Case-Green22513.5+13.5
UKIP William Nock18911.4+0.3
Majority1,02661.6+5.6
Turnout 1,66537.3+1.9
Conservative hold Swing
Godstone [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jules Gascoigne98557.9-2.2
Liberal Democrat Colin White42224.8-2.2
UKIP Helena Windsor18110.6+3.2
Labour Maxine Mathews1126.6+1.0
Majority56333.1+0.0
Turnout 1,70038.8+1.9
Conservative hold Swing
Harestone [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Michael Cooper88074.1+8.3
Liberal Democrat Jill Elliff30725.9-3.0
Majority57348.2+11.3
Turnout 1,18740.8
Conservative hold Swing
Oxted North and Tandridge [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Gordon Keymer1,26266.7+3.0
Liberal Democrat Matthew Griffiths63033.3+4.1
Majority63233.4-1.1
Turnout 1,89244.6+2.7
Conservative hold Swing
Oxted South [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Liz Parker1,19655.6+9.4
Liberal Democrat Robert Wingate42019.5+8.6
Labour Marjory Broughton23711.0-23.6
UKIP Tony Stone2039.4+1.0
Green Michaela O'Brien944.4+4.4
Majority77636.1+24.5
Turnout 2,15049.7+0.5
Conservative hold Swing
Portley [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Hilary Turner65053.2+1.8
Conservative Peter Brent52242.7+4.3
Labour Barbara Henning504.1-0.5
Majority12810.5-2.5
Turnout 1,22238.2-3.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Queens Park [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jeremy Webster76453.0+1.3
Liberal Democrat Lucy Darlow62943.6-4.7
Labour Robin Clements493.4+3.4
Majority1359.4+6.0
Turnout 1,44253.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Valley [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jane Ingram41537.5+8.0
Independent Peter Longhurst31528.4+28.4
Liberal Democrat Anne Bell22220.0-35.4
UKIP Jeffrey Bolter11110.0+1.5
Labour John Ellis454.1-2.5
Majority1009.1
Turnout 1,10839.2+1.5
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Warlingham East, Chelsham and Farleigh [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Chris Camden93046.8+3.6
Liberal Democrat Jeremy Pursehouse87344.0-0.1
UKIP Martin Haley1839.2-0.7
Majority572.8
Turnout 1,98648.7+5.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Warlingham West [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Cooley81472.3+3.0
Liberal Democrat Sarah Morrow31227.7-3.0
Majority50244.6+6.0
Turnout 1,12643.4
Conservative hold Swing
Westway [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat David Gosling57350.8+13.0
Conservative Paul Blanchard48543.0-10.3
Labour Peter McNeil706.2-2.7
Majority887.8
Turnout 1,12838.0
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Whyteleafe [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Jeffrey Gray52653.8-6.2
Conservative Brian Jeffery40741.6+1.6
Labour John Burgess454.6+4.6
Majority11912.2-7.8
Turnout 97835.7
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Woldingham [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Richard Butcher61778.6-6.2
Liberal Democrat David Martin9612.2-3.0
Independent John O'Brien729.2+9.2
Majority52166.4-3.2
Turnout 78551.6-3.7
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections between 2008 and 2010

Godstone

Godstone By-Election 4 June 2009 [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Nick Childs1,21664.1+6.2
Liberal Democrat Colin White68135.9+11.1
Majority53528.2-4.9
Turnout 1,89744.2+5.4
Conservative hold Swing

Whyteleafe

A by-election was held in Whyteleafe on 2 February 2010 after Liberal Democrat councillor Jeffrey Gray resigned from the council when he moved away from Tandridge. [12] The seat was held for the Liberal Democrats by David Lee with 57% of the vote. [12]

By-elections, also spelled bye-elections, are used to fill elected offices that have become vacant between general elections.

Whyteleafe By-Election 2 February 2010 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat David Lee44457.0+3.2
Conservative Chris Krishnan23630.3-11.3
UKIP Jeffrey Bolter9912.7+12.7
Majority20826.7+14.5
Turnout 77928.9-6.8
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

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