Tandridge District Council election, 2010
The 2010 Tandridge District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 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
Background
14 of the seats on the council were up for election, with both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats contesting every seat.[3] 3 Conservative councillors stood down at the election, Eric Morgan from Limpsfield ward, Matthew Groves from Queens Park ward and Ros Langham from Westway ward.[3] Meanwhile in Burstow, Horne and Outwood ward, the sitting Conservative councillor, Peter Brown, stood as an independent after being deselected and in Whyteleafe Sakina Bradbury defended the seat for the Conservatives after defecting from the Liberal Democrats in 2008.[3] Other parties standing at the election included the UK Independence Party, Labour party with 8 candidates and the Green Party with 2 candidates.[3]
Election result
The Conservatives remained in control of the council after holding 13 of the 14 seats contested to have 33 seats on the council.[4] No seats changed hands with the Conservatives holding Westway by 29 votes, Queens Park by 37 votes and Whyteleafe by 151 votes.[5] The Conservatives also comfortably held Burstow, Horne and Outwood, despite the challenge from the independent candidate and outgoing Conservative councillor Peter Brown.[5] Meanwhile the Liberal Democrats won the only seat not held by the Conservatives in Warlingham East, Chelsham and Farleigh by 71 votes to remain on 8 councillors.[4][5] Overall turnout at the election was 71.63%.[6]
Tandridge local election result 2010[6][2] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Conservative | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92.9 | 54.8 | 19,314 | -3.2% | ||
Liberal Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 30.8 | 10,837 | +1.3% | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 2,528 | +1.8% | ||
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 2,011 | +1.0% | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 313 | -1.0% | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 211 | +0.1% | ||
Ward results
Bletchingley and Nutfield[6] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Tony Elias | 1,762 | 58.4 | -7.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Richard Fowler | 896 | 29.7 | +15.0 | |
UKIP | Graham Bailey | 358 | 11.9 | -1.1 | |
Majority | 866 | 28.7 | -22.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,016 | 70.0 | +32.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Burstow, Horne and Outwood[6] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Peter Bond | 1,762 | 56.7 | -18.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Sue Gauge | 494 | 15.9 | +15.9 | |
Independent | Peter Brown | 313 | 10.1 | +10.1 | |
Labour | Stephen Case-Green | 277 | 8.9 | -4.6 | |
UKIP | William Nock | 264 | 8.5 | -2.9 | |
Majority | 1,268 | 40.8 | -20.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,110 | 68.6 | +31.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Dormansland and Felcourt[6] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Michael Sydney | 1,330 | 63.3 | -6.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Tony Hardisty | 625 | 29.7 | +10.6 | |
UKIP | David Milne | 146 | 6.9 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 705 | 33.6 | -17.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,101 | 72.6 | +34.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Godstone[6] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Rose Thorn | 1,743 | 57.5 | -0.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mary Tomlin | 681 | 22.5 | -2.3 | |
UKIP | Richard Grant | 355 | 11.7 | +1.1 | |
Labour | Maxine Mathews | 252 | 8.3 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 1,062 | 35.0 | +1.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,031 | 69.7 | +30.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Harestone[6] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Beverley Connolly | 1,446 | 65.6 | -8.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Anne Bell | 510 | 23.1 | -2.8 | |
Labour | Simon Charles | 156 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
UKIP | John Norrington | 93 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
Majority | 936 | 42.5 | -5.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,205 | 74.1 | +33.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Limpsfield[6] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | John Pannett | 1,383 | 63.4 | +2.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mark Wilson | 667 | 30.6 | -1.2 | |
UKIP | June Stone | 131 | 6.0 | -1.2 | |
Majority | 716 | 32.8 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,181 | 77.7 | +33.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Lingfield and Crowhurst[6] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Brian Perkins | 1,346 | 61.6 | +18.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | James Thompson-Stewart | 680 | 31.1 | -21.2 | |
UKIP | Mark Fowler | 159 | 7.3 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 666 | 30.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,185 | 68.8 | +17.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Oxted North and Tandridge[6] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | David Weightman | 1,765 | 53.4 | -13.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Matthew Griffiths | 1,033 | 31.2 | -2.1 | |
UKIP | David Eardley | 216 | 6.5 | +6.5 | |
Labour | Christine Broughton | 181 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
Green | Benedict Southworth | 111 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 732 | 22.1 | -11.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,306 | 75.9 | +31.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Oxted South[6] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Barry Compton | 1,471 | 44.9 | -10.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Robert Wingate | 734 | 22.4 | +2.9 | |
Labour | Barbara Harling | 719 | 21.9 | +10.9 | |
UKIP | Tony Stone | 253 | 7.7 | -1.7 | |
Green | Michaela O'Brien | 100 | 3.1 | -1.3 | |
Majority | 737 | 22.5 | -13.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,277 | 74.9 | +25.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Queens Park[6] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Rod Stead | 960 | 47.6 | -5.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Graham Lloyd-Evans | 923 | 45.8 | +2.2 | |
Labour | Emma Wheale | 132 | 6.6 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 37 | 1.8 | -7.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,015 | 72.6 | +18.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Warlingham East and Chelsham and Farleigh[6] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Simon Morrow | 1,441 | 46.7 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | Simon Peniston-Bird | 1,370 | 44.4 | -2.4 | |
UKIP | Christopher Bailey | 275 | 8.9 | -0.3 | |
Majority | 71 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,086 | 72.9 | +24.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Warlingham West[6] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Glynis Whittle | 1,226 | 61.9 | -10.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Geoffrey Kempster | 583 | 29.4 | +1.7 | |
UKIP | Janet Bailey | 172 | 8.7 | +8.7 | |
Majority | 643 | 32.5 | -12.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,981 | 73.8 | +30.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Westway[6] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Eithne Webster | 828 | 43.8 | +0.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jean Pidgeon | 799 | 42.3 | -8.5 | |
Labour | Jonathan Wheale | 158 | 8.4 | +2.2 | |
UKIP | Helena Windsor | 106 | 5.6 | +5.6 | |
Majority | 29 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,891 | 63.8 | +25.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Whyteleafe[6] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Sakina Bradbury | 922 | 50.4 | +8.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Christine Greaves | 771 | 42.2 | -11.6 | |
Labour | John Burgess | 136 | 7.4 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 151 | 8.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,829 | 67.0 | +31.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
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- 1 2 "Local elections 2010". London: guardian.co.uk. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 "Candidates prepare for local council elections". Get Surrey. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- 1 2 "Tories dominate local elections in Surrey". BBC News Online. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- 1 2 3 Blackledge, Sam (10 May 2010). "No change in Tandridge after local vote". Get Surrey. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "District Elections results 2010". Tandridge District Council. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
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