Tandridge District Council elections

Map showing the composition of Tandridge District Council as of the 2014 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 Notes
1988[5] 26 11 1 4
1990[6] 20 15 1 6
1991[7] 15 19 1 7
1992[8] 20 18 0 4
1994[9] 22 17 0 3 District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[10][11][12]
1995[13] 20 18 0 4
1996[14] 16 19 0 7
1998[15] 17 18 0 7
1999[16] 18 17 0 7
2000[3] 29 10 0 3 New ward boundaries[17]
2002[18] 29 10 0 3
2003[19] 28 10 1 3
2004[20] 28 11 1 2
2006[21] 29 10 1 2
2007[22] 30 10 1 1
2008[23] 33 8 1 0
2010[24] 33 8 1 0
2011[25] 34 6 2 0
2012[26] 34 6 2 0
2014[2] 34 6 2 0
2015 35 6 1 0

District result maps

By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[27] 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
Burstow, Horne and Outwood by-election 2 May 2013 Conservative Conservative
Whyteleafe by-election 1 April 2015 Conservative Liberal Democrat

References

  1. ↑ "Councillors & committees". Tandridge District Council. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
  2. 1 2 "Tandridge". BBC News Online. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Tandridge". BBC Online. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
  4. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Tandridge (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "The gains and losses: Council election results in full". The Times. NewsBank. 7 May 1988.
  6. ↑ "Local election results". The Times. NewsBank. 5 May 1990.
  7. ↑ "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times. NewsBank. 4 May 1991.
  8. ↑ "Local election results 1992". The Times. 9 May 1992.
  9. ↑ "Non Metropolitan Districts". The Times. 7 May 1994.
  10. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Surrey and West Sussex (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  11. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  12. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Greater London, Kent and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  13. ↑ "Complete list of results from thursday's council elections". The Times. 6 May 1995.
  14. ↑ "Election Results Round-Up". The Times. 3 May 1996.
  15. ↑ "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
  16. ↑ "Tandridge". BBC News Online. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  17. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Tandridge (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  18. ↑ "Tandridge". BBC News Online. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  19. ↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  20. ↑ "Tandridge council". BBC News Online. 11 June 2004. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  21. ↑ "Local elections: Tandridge". BBC News Online. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  22. ↑ "Tandridge". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  23. ↑ "Tandridge". BBC News Online. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  24. ↑ "Tandridge". BBC News Online. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  25. ↑ "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  26. ↑ "Vote 2012". BBC News Online. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  27. ↑ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Retrieved 4 January 2012.
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