Surrey County Council election, 1981, Guildford
In May 1981 county council elections were held in England, including those for Surrey County Council. Shown below are the results for the Guildford electoral districts on Surrey County Council.[1]
The 1981 Surrey County Council election saw the number of electoral districts in Surrey increase from 73 to 76. The three extra seats were allocated to other parts of Surrey, and the Guildford Borough Council area kept the same allocation of nine seats, on Surrey County Council, which it had in the previous election, in 1977.
Two electoral divisions changed hands in these elections. Labour recaptured both Guildford North and Guildford West from the Conservatives - electoral divisions which it had lost to the Conservatives in the 1977 County Council elections.
The Conservatives contested all nine electoral divisions. Labour contested eight electoral division, two more than in 1977. The Liberals also contested eight seats, three more than in 1977.
Surrey County Council election results, 1981, Guildford |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Conservative |
7 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
78 |
46.1 |
18,403 |
-18.6% |
|
Labour |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
22 |
25.9 |
10,350 |
3.0% |
|
Liberal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
27.3 |
10,913 |
14.9% |
|
Others |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.7 |
285 |
0.7% |
Guildford East |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
RHG Beatrip |
2,157 |
57.1 |
-17.1 |
|
Liberal |
CJ Oliver |
882 |
23.4 |
10.9 |
|
Labour |
BK Chesterton |
705 |
18.7 |
5.4 |
|
ANP |
N Collier |
32 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
Majority |
1,275 |
33.8 |
-27.1 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Guildford South |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
SM Tye |
2,058 |
41.5 |
-14.7 |
|
Liberal |
RG Barks |
1,993 |
40.1 |
9.2 |
|
Labour |
RG Burgess |
846 |
17.0 |
4.1 |
|
ANP |
Mrs DN Carroll |
67 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
Majority |
65 |
1.3 |
-23.9 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Worplesdon |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
FR Ross-Symons |
1,897 |
53.6 |
-28.5 |
|
Liberal |
KE Turner |
1,004 |
28.4 |
28.4 |
|
Labour |
BW Mountain |
585 |
16.5 |
-1.4 |
|
ANP |
MC Whiteman |
54 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
Majority |
893 |
25.2 |
-38.9 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
References
- ↑ Full results published in the Surrey Advertiser newspaper 15 May 1981 edition. Comparison to 1977 results is based on results for equivalent 1977 elections published in the Surrey Advertiser newspaper 9-10 May 1977 edition.
- ↑ Listed in the 15 May 1981 Surrey Advertiser election results section as "B Bellerby" and as "Bill Bellerby" in the article alongside the results section. "Guildford Borough Council - A Compendium of Municipal Election results 1835 to 1974" by Roger Ottewill repeatedly lists his initials as "GR Bellerby" and that form is used herein.
- ↑ The 1977 Horselys electoral district result was "returned unopposed". There are therefore no percentage change figures for this electoral district.
- ↑ The 1977 Shere electoral district result was "returned unopposed". There are therefore no percentage change figures for this electoral district.