Tandridge District Council election, 2012
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
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Background
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]
Election result
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]
Tandridge local election result 2012[6][8] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Conservative | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 78.6 | 49.8 | 8,245 | -2.7% | ||
Liberal Democrat | 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% |
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Debbie Vickers | 760 | 56.0 | -6.3 | |
UKIP | Helena Windsor | 335 | 24.7 | +12.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat | 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 Democrat | 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 Democrat | 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 Democrat | 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 Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Duck | 503 | 42.9 | -4.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat | 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 Democrat | 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 Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Cooley | 591 | 62.6 | +0.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat | 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 Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tom Dempsey | 457 | 48.2 | -2.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sally Marks | 534 | 86.7 | +8.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | David Martin | 82 | 13.3 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 452 | 73.4 | +7.0 | ||
Turnout | 616 | 41.2 | -10.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
By-elections between 2012 and 2014
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 Democrat | 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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