Guildford local elections
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Guildford Council is elected every four years.
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[edit] Political control
Conservative 1973 - 1991
No overall control 1991 - 1995
Liberal Democrat 1995 - 1999
No overall control 1999 - 2003
Conservative 2003 - present
[edit] Council elections
Guildford Council election, 1999
Guildford Council election, 2003
Guildford Council election, 2007
[edit] By-election results
| Worplesdon By-Election 20 February 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 1,066 | 46.0 | |||
| Conservative | 1,001 | 43.2 | |||
| Labour | 249 | 10.8 | |||
| Majority | 65 | 2.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,316 | 37.4 | |||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Merrow & Burpham By-Election 1 May 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 3,395 | 44.9 | +11.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 3,171 | 41.9 | -11.1 | ||
| Labour | 1,003 | 13.3 | -0.3 | ||
| Majority | 224 | 3.0 | |||
| Turnout | 7,572 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
| Ash By-Election 18 January 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Nigel Manning | 1,027 | 58.1 | +5.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Denise Smith | 740 | 41.9 | +5.8 | |
| Majority | 287 | 16.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,767 | 23.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Merrow By-Election 24 July 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 1,107 | 47.0 | +4.2 | ||
| Conservative | David Carpenter | 1,082 | 46.0 | -1.2 | |
| Labour | 117 | 5.0 | -5.1 | ||
| Independent | 48 | 2.0 | +2.0 | ||
| Majority | 25 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,354 | 40.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Friary and St Nicolas By-Election 25 March 2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Rupert Sheard | 1,419 | 53.1 | -5.9 | |
| Conservative | Marc Clancy | 929 | 34.8 | +12.9 | |
| Labour | James Heaphy | 158 | 5.9 | -5.6 | |
| Independent | Raschid Abdullah | 85 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
| Peace | John Morris | 81 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
| Majority | 490 | 18.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,672 | 44.7 | |||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Friary and St Nicolas By-Election 24 November 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Caroline Reeves | 1,123 | 61.0 | +7.9 | |
| Conservative | Katherine Lyons | 602 | 32.7 | -2.1 | |
| Labour | Susan Gomm | 74 | 4.0 | -1.9 | |
| Independent | Thomas May | 43 | 2.3 | -0.9 | |
| Majority | 521 | 28.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,799 | 29.3 | -15.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Ash South and Tongham By-Election 28 July 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Douglas Richards | 1,245 | 64.5 | +8.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Denise Smith | 684 | 35.5 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 561 | 29.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,929 | 32.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Holy Trinity By-Election 8 November 2007 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Melanie Bright | 1110 | 50.9 | +3.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Vivienne Johnson | 944 | 43.3 | -5.9 | |
| Labour | Martin Phillips | 83 | 3.8 | +0.0 | |
| Peace | John Morris | 43 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
| Majority | 166 | 7.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2181 | 37.0 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
