Surrey County Council election, 2013, Guildford

In May 2013 elections were held for County Councils in England, including Surrey County Council.[1] Shown below are the results for the Guildford electoral divisions of Surrey County Council.

The boundaries of the electoral divisions in Guildford were slightly altered in the run to the 2013 elections to Surrey County Council. The main boundary changes were:[2] a) East Clandon parish was moved from Shere electoral division to the Horsleys electoral division; b) the boundary between Ash electoral division and Shalford electoral division was moved slightly south, so that it now aligned with the Aldershot Road; c) the boundary between the Guildford West and the Guildford North electoral divisions was adjusted slightly northwards such that Guildford West now included a small area to the south west of Stoughton, near Rydes Hill. (The vast majority of Stoughton remained in the Guildford North electoral division); and d) the boundary between Guildford West and Guildford South West was realigned such that it generally ran along the line of the A3 road. This meant that the Dennisville area was transferred to Guildford South West, it had previously been part of Guildford West.

In the 2013 election, the Conservatives did not contest the electoral division of Shalford as they, by mistake, failed to submit nomination papers by the deadline to contest that seat.[3] The United Kingdom Independence Party candidate gained the Shalford electoral division. Shalford was the only electoral division, in the Guildford Borough Council area, to change hands in the 2013 Surrey County Council Elections.

Surrey County Council election results, 2013, Guildford
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 6 0 1 -1 60 40.9 13,090 -8.0%[4]
  Liberal Democrat 3 0 0 0 30 24.6 7,862 -11.9%
  UKIP 1 1 0 1 10 21.2 6,786 13.4%[5]
  Labour 0 0 0 0 0 11.9 3,819 6.8%[6]
  Peace 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 222 0.6%
Ash
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marsha Molesey 1,312 46.9 -4.9
UKIP Mazhar Manzoor 573 20.5 4.1
Liberal Democrat Alan Hilliar 568 20.3 -2.1
Labour Joan Anne May O'Bryne 329 11.8 11.8
Majority 739 26.4 -3.0
Turnout 2,798 28.2 -6.1
Conservative hold Swing -1.4[7]
Guildford East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Ellwood 1,874 49.7 2.8
Liberal Democrat Ted Mayne 931 24.7 -18.7
UKIP Colin James Reardon 568 15.1 8.4
Labour Malcom Piers Hill 384 10.2 7.7
Majority 943 25.0 21.6
Turnout 3,769 36.2 -14.2
Conservative hold Swing 10.8
Guildford North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Pauline Ann Searle 1,115 34.7 -19.8
Conservative Sharon Stokes 775 24.1 -8.4
UKIP David Sheppard 659 20.5 20.5
Labour Michael Joseph Hassell 648 20.3 8.3
Majority 340 10.6 -11.4
Turnout 3,212 27.6 -6.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing -5.7
Guildford South-East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Brett-Warburton 1,865 53.0 5.8
Liberal Democrat Kelly-Maire Blundell 905 25.7 -19.2
UKIP Nyree Wadman 426 12.1 8.2
Labour Rajanathan Rajasingham 307 8.7 5.3
Majority 960 27.3 25.0
Turnout 3,522 33.7 -15.3
Conservative hold Swing 12.5
Guildford South-West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat David John Goodwin 1,189 37.4 -16.0
Conservative Nils Christiansen 1,039 32.7 -0.3
Labour Mary Alice Davies 411 12.9 6.7
UKIP Laura Elizabeth McEvoy 409 12.9 6.3
Peace Tom May 117 3.7 3.7
Majority 150 4.7 -15.7
Turnout 3,181 29.1 -7.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing -7.9
Guildford West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Fiona White 732 34.8 -12.4
Labour Brian Stanley Walter 494 23.5 13.1
UKIP Laurence Dietrich Hodge 435 20.7 10.2
Conservative Chris Varveris 325 15.4 -8.6
Peace John Hugh Morris 105 5.0 2.7
Majority 238 11.3 -11.9
Turnout 2,106 20.1 -1.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing -1.9[8]
Horsleys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bill Barker 2,177 60.0 -4.2
UKIP Garreth Peter Evans 750 20.7 10.0
Liberal Democrat Arnold George Pindar 429 11.8 -8.5
Labour Carolyn Fiddes 258 7.1 2.8
Majority 1,427 39.4 -4.6
Turnout 3,624 36.7 -10.2
Conservative hold Swing 2.1[9]
Shalford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP George Johnson 1,411 48.9 34.7
Liberal Democrat George Matthews Potter 1,023 35.4 13.0
Labour Rose Seber 347 12.0 6.9
Majority 388 13.4 -21.8
Turnout 2,887 27.4 -10.7
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing
Shere
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Taylor 1,907 56.5 -12.9
UKIP Donna Walker 778 23.0 23.0
Liberal Democrat Marilyn Merryweather 361 10.7 -13.7
Labour Robin Clifford Woof 309 9.1 3.9
Majority 1,129 33.5 -11.5
Turnout 3,378 34.8 -11.7
Conservative hold Swing 0.4[10]
Worplesdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Witham 1,816 51.3 3.1
UKIP Terry Wadman 777 21.9 9.8
Liberal Democrat Paul Ronald Cragg 609 17.2 -17.7
Labour Michael Stanley Jeram 332 9.4 5.3
Majority 1,039 29.3 16.0
Turnout 3,543 32.1 -11.3
Conservative hold Swing 10.4[11]

References

  1. http://www.surreycc.gov.uk
  2. http://www.lgbce.org.uk/
  3. http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/2132399_admin_error_sees_tory_unable_to_stand_in_elections
  4. For comparison purposes the Conservatives obtained 47.9% of the vote in the 9 electoral divisions in Guildford, excluding Shalford, in 2009. Whereas in those same 9 electoral divisions they obtained 44.9% of the vote in 2013.
  5. UKIP contested all 10 electoral divisions, in 2013. In 2009, UKIP contested only 8 of those electoral divisions.
  6. Labour contested all 10 electoral divisions, in 2013. In 2009, Labour contested only 9 of those electoral divisions.
  7. Swing to the Conservatives from the Liberal Democrats as the Liberal Democrats finished second in 2009. Swing to the Conservatives from UKIP is -4.5%
  8. Swing to the Liberal Democrats from the Conservatives, as the Conservatives finished second in 2009. The swing to the Liberal Democrats from Labour is -12.8%.
  9. Swing to the Conservatives from the Liberal Democrats, as the Liberal Democrats finished second in 2009. The swing to the Conservatives from UKIP swing is -7.1%.
  10. Swing to the Conservatives from the Liberal Democrats, as the Liberal Democrats finished second in 2009. There was no UKIP candidate for this electoral division in 2009.
  11. Swing to the Conservatives from the Liberal Democrats, as the Liberal Democrats finished second in 2009. The swing to the Conservatives from UKIP is -3.4%.
Preceded by
Surrey County Council election, 2009, Guildford
Guildford local elections Succeeded by
Surrey County Council election, 2017, Guildford
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