2011 Tandridge District Council election

The 2011 Tandridge District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 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]

Map of the results of the 2011 Tandridge District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2011.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Background

Before the election the Conservatives controlled the council with 33 councillors, compared to 7 Liberal Democrats and 2 independents.[3] In 2010 councillor Lisa Bangs had left the Liberal Democrats, in protest against the party's decision to enter a coalition with the Conservatives nationally.[3] Bangs would defend her seat in Lingfield and Crowhurst as an independent against a UK Independence Party opponent.[4] The other independent councillor, Bob David, meanwhile held his seat in Tatsfield and Tisley without opposition.[4]

Election result

The Conservatives increased their majority on the council after gaining one seat from the Liberal Democrats in Warlingham East, Chelsham & Farleigh by a 164-vote majority.[5] This meant the Conservatives won 10 of the 14 seats contested,[6] taking the Conservatives to 34 councillors and reducing the Liberal Democrats to 6.[7] The Liberal Democrats held 2 seats, with group leader Chris Botten holding his seat in Portley by 37 votes and Jill Caudle retained the other seat in Valley with a reduced majority.[6] Meanwhile, independents remained on 2 seats, as former Liberal Democrat Lisa Bangs kept Lingfield and Crowhurst with an increased 1,182 votes.[6] Overall turnout at the election was 48.62%.[8]

At the same time as the election Tandridge voted 72% no in the 2011 Alternative Vote referendum.[9]

Tandridge local election result 2011[8][2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 10 1 0 +1 71.4 52.5 11,245 -2.3%
  Liberal Democrats 2 0 1 -1 14.3 20.3 4,340 -10.5%
  Independent 2 0 0 0 14.3 5.5 1,182 +4.6%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 12.2 2,620 +5.0%
  Labour 0 0 0 0 0 8.7 1,864 +3.0%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 112 -0.1%
  English Democrat 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 54 +0.3%

Ward results
Bletchingley and Nutfield[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gill Black 1,222 62.3 +3.9
UKIP Helena Windsor 243 12.4 +0.5
Liberal Democrats Helen Kulka 231 11.8 -17.9
Labour Etna Houldsworth 211 10.8 +10.8
English Democrat Daniel Beddoes 54 2.8 +2.8
Majority 979 49.9 +21.2
Turnout 1,961 45.5 -24.5
Conservative hold Swing
Burstow, Horne and Ourood[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Keenan 1,272 64.6 +7.9
Labour Stephen Case-Green 267 13.6 +4.7
UKIP Graham Bailey 240 12.2 +3.7
Liberal Democrats Sue Gauge 190 9.6 -6.3
Majority 1,005 51.0 +10.2
Turnout 1,969 43.9 -24.7
Conservative hold Swing
Chaldon[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pat Cannon 429 56.5 -15.6
UKIP Roger Bird 217 28.6 +22.2
Liberal Democrats Bob Tomlin 113 14.9 -6.5
Majority 212 27.9 -22.8
Turnout 759 53.7 +7.8
Conservative hold Swing
Dormansland and Felcourt[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lesley Steeds 984 70.8 +7.5
Liberal Democrats Lucy Gummer 253 18.2 -11.5
UKIP David Milne 153 11.0 +4.1
Majority 731 52.6 +19.0
Turnout 1,390 49.1 -23.5
Conservative hold Swing
Felbridge[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ken Harwood 709 81.7 -0.5
Liberal Democrats David Martin 91 10.5 -2.3
UKIP Antony Atkin 68 7.8 +2.8
Majority 618 71.2 +1.8
Turnout 868 50.8 +2.8
Conservative hold Swing
Godstone[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Childs 1,139 59.6 +2.1
UKIP Richard Grant 303 15.8 +4.1
Labour Ian Crabb 241 12.6 +4.3
Liberal Democrats Alun Jones 229 12.0 -10.5
Majority 836 43.7 +8.7
Turnout 1,912 43.9 -25.8
Conservative hold Swing
Limpsfield[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lindsey Dunbar 1,058 66.2 +2.8
Liberal Democrats Mark Wilson 409 25.6 -5.0
UKIP Janet Bailey 130 8.1 +2.1
Majority 649 40.6 +7.8
Turnout 1,597 57.9 -19.8
Conservative hold Swing
Lingfield and Crowhurst[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lisa Bangs 1,182 78.7 +78.7
UKIP Mark Fowler 319 21.3 +14.0
Majority 863 57.4
Turnout 1,501 48.6 -20.2
Independent hold Swing
Oxted North and Tandridge[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Fisher 1,393 60.2 +6.8
Liberal Democrats Stuart Paterson 666 28.8 -2.4
UKIP Christopher Dean 256 11.1 +4.6
Majority 727 31.4 +9.3
Turnout 2,315 53.7 -22.2
Conservative hold Swing
Oxted South[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Ainsworth 1,088 45.4 +0.5
Labour Barbara Harling 702 29.3 +7.4
Liberal Democrats Robert Wingate 275 11.5 -10.9
UKIP Tony Stone 221 9.2 +1.5
Green Michaela O'Brien 112 4.7 +1.6
Majority 386 16.1 -6.4
Turnout 2,398 54.2 -20.7
Conservative hold Swing
Portley[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Botten 625 42.9 -10.3
Conservative Sally Marks 588 40.4 -2.3
UKIP James Clifton 132 9.1 +9.1
Labour Emma Wheale 111 7.6 +3.5
Majority 37 2.5 -8.0
Turnout 1,456 44.8 +6.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Tatsfield and Titsey[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bob David unopposed
Independent hold Swing
Valley[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jill Caudle 528 39.7 +19.7
Conservative Matthew Groves 469 35.2 -2.3
UKIP Jeffrey Bolter 174 13.1 +3.1
Labour Jon Wheale 160 12.0 +7.9
Majority 59 4.5
Turnout 1,331 46.2 +7.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Warlingham East and Chelsham and Farleigh[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Wall 894 45.6 +1.2
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Kempster 730 37.2 -9.5
Labour Leslie Adams 172 8.8 +8.8
UKIP Christopher Bailey 164 8.4 -0.5
Majority 164 8.4
Turnout 1,960 46.3 -26.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

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