Tandridge local elections

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Map showing the composition of Tandridge Council as of the 2011 election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independents in grey.

One third of Tandridge District Council in Surrey, England is elected each year, followed by one year when there is an election to Surrey County Council instead. Since the last boundary changes in 2000, 42 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.[1]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in control Years
Conservative 1973 - 1990
No overall control 1990 - 1994
Conservative 1994 - 1995
No overall control 1995 - 2000
Conservative 2000 - present

Council elections

Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2000 election, leading to the whole council being elected in that year.[3]

Year Conservative Liberal Democrats Independent Labour
1992[4] 20 18 0 4
1994[5] 22 17 0 3
1995[6] 20 18 0 4
1996[7] 16 19 0 7
1998[8] 17 18 0 7
1999[9] 18 17 0 7
2000[3] 29 10 0 3
2002[10] 29 10 0 3
2003[11] 28 10 1 3
2004[12] 28 11 1 2
2006[13] 29 10 1 2
2007[14] 30 10 1 1
2008[15] 33 8 1 0
2010[16] 33 8 1 0
2011[2] 34 6 2 0

By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[17] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

By-election Date Incumbent party Winning party
Chaldon by-election 5 May 2005 Conservative Conservative
Limpsfield by-election 5 May 2005 Conservative Conservative
Godstone by-election 4 June 2009 Conservative Conservative
Whyteleafe by-election 2 February 2010 Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat

References

  1. ↑ "Councillors & committees". Tandridge District Council. Retrieved 2009-09-12. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Tandridge". BBC Online. Retrieved 2008-05-21. 
  4. ↑ "Local election results 1992". The Times. 9 May 1992. 
  5. ↑ "Non Metropolitan Districts". The Times. 7 May 1994. 
  6. ↑ "Complete list of results from thursday's council elections". The Times. 6 May 1995. 
  7. ↑ "Election Results Round-Up". The Times. 3 May 1996. 
  8. ↑ "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16. 
  9. ↑ "Tandridge". BBC News Online. Retrieved 4 January 2012. 
  10. ↑ "Tandridge". BBC News Online. Retrieved 4 January 2012. 
  11. ↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 4 January 2012. 
  12. ↑ "Tandridge council". BBC News Online. 11 June 2004. Retrieved 4 January 2012. 
  13. ↑ "Local elections: Tandridge". BBC News Online. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 4 January 2012. 
  14. ↑ "Tandridge". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2012. 
  15. ↑ "Tandridge". BBC News Online. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2012. 
  16. ↑ "Tandridge". BBC News Online. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2012. 
  17. ↑ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Retrieved 4 January 2012. 

External links

Council elections
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