2012 Tandridge District Council election

2012 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2012 Tandridge District Council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 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.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/vote2012/council/E07000215.stm Vote 2012 4 May 2012 BBC News 8 March 2015 After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 34 Liberal Democrats 6 Independent 2Pub landlord brings cheers as Tories stay in firm control Haran Brian Davies, Michael 10 May 2012 Tandridge Mirror NewsBank Background 14 seats were contested in 2012, with a total of 49 candidates standing for election.No clues to council says survey 19 April 2012 Caterham Mirror NewsBank 1 Before the election the Conservatives ran the council with 34 of the 42 seats, while the Liberal Democrats had 6 seats.Election: Voting on the horizon for Tandridge Brooks Angela 1 May 2012 Surrey Advertiser NewsBank 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. 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.Long-serving councillor set to step down Haran Brian 12 April 2012 Tandridge Mirror NewsBank Election result The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats finished with the same number of seats, after each party gained a seat from the other.Election: Seat swap for Tories and Lib Dems Brooks Angela 4 May 2012 Surrey Advertiser NewsBank This left the Conservatives with 34 seats, the Liberal Democrats on 6 seats and there remained 2 Independent councillors. 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.http://www.surreymirror.co.uk/Tandridge-council-remains-Conservative-control/story-16041231-detail/story.html Tandridge council remains in Conservative control after election 10 May 2012 Surrey Mirror 9 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150309193429/http://www.surreymirror.co.uk/Tandridge-council-remains-Conservative-control/story-16041231-detail/story.html 9 March 2015 dead 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. Meanwhile, the UK Independence Party failed to win any seats, but did come second in three wards. Overall turnout at the election was 34.53%.http://www.tandridge.gov.uk/yourcouncil/documents/document_display.htm?pk_document=3565 District election results 2012 Tandridge District Council 8 March 2015 Tandridge local election result 2012 Conservative Party (UK) 11 1 1 0 78.6 49.8 8,245 -2.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 1 1 0 21.4 24.5 4,068 +4.2 United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 16.5 2,741 +4.3 Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 7.1 1,182 -1.6 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.7 288 +1.2 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 48 -5.2 Ward results Bletchingley and Nutfield Conservative Party (UK) Debbie Vickers 760 56.0 -6.3 UK Independence Party Helena Windsor 335 24.7 +12.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Fowler 262 19.3 +7.5 425 31.3 -18.6 1,357 31.7 -13.8 Conservative Party (UK) Burstow, Horne and Outwood Conservative Party (UK) Alan Jones 841 62.0 -2.6 UK Independence Party Graham Bailey 286 21.1 +8.9 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Case-Green 230 16.9 +3.3 555 40.9 -10.1 1,357 29.9 -14.0 Conservative Party (UK) Godstone Conservative Party (UK) Jules Gascoigne 707 57.2 -2.4 UK Independence Party Richard Grant 530 42.8 +27.0 177 14.3 -29.4 1,237 29.8 -14.1 Conservative Party (UK) Harestone Conservative Party (UK) Michael Cooper 639 63.3 -2.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alun Jones 211 20.9 -2.2 UK Independence Party Martin Ferguson 160 15.8 +11.6 428 42.4 -0.1 1,010 33.5 -40.6 Conservative Party (UK) Oxted North and Tandridge Conservative Party (UK) Gordon Keymer 879 53.3 -6.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stuart Paterson 270 16.4 -12.4 UK Independence Party Christopher Dean 226 13.7 +2.6 Labour Party (UK) Geoffrey Moore 145 8.8 +8.8 Green Party of England and Wales Charlotte Nicholls 129 7.8 +7.8 609 36.9 +5.5 1,649 37.6 -16.1 Conservative Party (UK) Oxted South Conservative Party (UK) Liz Parker 776 44.8 -0.6 Labour Party (UK) Barbara Harling 524 30.3 +1.0 UK Independence Party Tony Stone 240 13.9 +4.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Wingate 115 6.6 -4.9 Green Party of England and Wales James Thompson-Stewart 77 4.4 -0.3 252 14.5 -1.6 1,732 38.8 -15.4 Conservative Party (UK) Portley Liberal Democrats (UK) Hilary Turner 565 52.3 +9.4 Conservative Party (UK) Ron Marks 347 32.1 -8.3 UK Independence Party Mark Fowler 121 11.2 +2.1 Independent (politician) Emma Wheale 48 4.4 +4.4 218 20.2 +17.7 1,081 33.4 -11.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Queens Park Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Duck 503 42.9 -4.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bob Tomlin 472 40.2 -5.6 UK Independence Party Roger Bird 128 10.9 +10.9 Labour Party (UK) John Watts 70 6.0 -0.6 31 2.6 +0.8 1,173 41.4 -31.2 Conservative Party (UK) Valley Conservative Party (UK) Jane Ingham 399 39.9 +4.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Roberts 294 29.4 -10.3 UK Independence Party Jeffrey Bolter 131 13.1 +0.0 Labour Party (UK) Martha Evans 93 9.3 -2.7 Green Party of England and Wales Les Adams 82 8.2 +8.2 105 10.5 999 34.0 -12.2 Conservative Party (UK) Warlingham East, Chelsham and Farleigh Liberal Democrats (UK) Jeremy Pursehouse 707 45.0 +7.8 Conservative Party (UK) Chris Camden 608 38.7 -6.9 UK Independence Party Martin Haley 255 16.2 +7.8 99 6.3 1,570 36.9 -9.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Warlingham West Conservative Party (UK) David Cooley 591 62.6 +0.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Wendy Pursehouse 218 23.1 -6.3 UK Independence Party Arthur Haley 135 14.3 +5.6 373 39.5 +7.0 944 35.5 -38.3 Conservative Party (UK) Westway Liberal Democrats (UK) David Gosling 496 55.2 +12.9 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Brent 204 22.7 -22.1 Labour Party (UK) Robin Clements 120 13.3 +4.9 UK Independence Party Christopher Bailey 79 8.8 +3.2 292 32.5 899 30.4 -33.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Whyteleafe Conservative Party (UK) Tom Dempsey 457 48.2 -2.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Lee 376 39.7 -2.5 UK Independence Party Peter Gerlach 115 12.1 +12.1 81 8.5 +0.2 948 34.4 -32.6 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Woldingham Conservative Party (UK) Sally Marks 534 86.7 +8.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Martin 82 13.3 +1.1 452 73.4 +7.0 616 41.2 -10.4 Conservative Party (UK) 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.http://www.surreymirror.co.uk/East-Surrey-Conservative-chairman-resigns-gay/story-18209175-detail/story.html East Surrey Conservative chairman resigns over gay marriage bill Angell Gemma 21 February 2013 Surrey Mirror 8 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150308224633/http://www.surreymirror.co.uk/East-Surrey-Conservative-chairman-resigns-gay/story-18209175-detail/story.html 8 March 2015 deadhttp://www.redhillandreigatelife.co.uk/news/10372025.print/ Voters to go to the polls in the Life area on 2 May 25 April 2013 Redhill Reigate Horley Life 8 March 2015 The seat was held for the Conservatives by Christopher Byrne with a majority of 151 votes over the UK Independence Party candidate Graham Bailey.http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/10403621.County_Council_election_results_in_Life_area/ County Council election results in Life area 7 May 2013 This Is Local London 8 March 2015 Burstow, Horne and Outwood by-election 2 May 2013http://www.tandridge.gov.uk/YourCouncil/Elections/previouselections/bho2013.htm Burstow, Horne and Outwood Tandridge District Council 8 March 2015 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Byrne 699 48.7 -13.3 UK Independence Party Graham Bailey 548 38.2 +17.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Judy Wilkinson 188 13.1 +13.1 151 10.5 -30.4 1,435 31.6 +1.7 Conservative Party (UK) References Tandridge Category:Tandridge District Council elections Category:2010s in Surrey