The2012 Tandridge District Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members ofTandridgeDistrict Council inSurrey, England. One third of the council was up for election and theConservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
14 seats were contested in 2012, with a total of 49 candidates standing for election.[3] Before the election the Conservatives ran the council with 34 of the 42 seats, while theLiberal Democrats had 6 seats.[4] Other parties standing at the election were theUK Independence Party with 13 candidates, theLabour Party with 6 candidates and 3 candidates from theGreen Party.[4]
Among thecouncillors who stood down at the election was the longest serving councillor Richard Butcher ofWoldinghamward, after 39 years on the council.[5]
The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats finished with the same number of seats, after each party gained a seat from the other.[6] This left the Conservatives with 34 seats, the Liberal Democrats on 6 seats and there remained 2Independent councillors.[2] The Conservatives won 11 of the 14 seats contested, after gainingWhyteleafe from the Liberal Democrats by 81 votes, while the council leader Gordon Keymer was among those to hold their seats.[6][7]
However the Liberal Democrats won 3 seats and gained a seat from the Conservatives by 99 votes inWarlingham East,Chelsham andFarleigh, where Jeremy Pursehouse regaining a seat on the council he had lost at the2008 election.[6][7] Meanwhile, theUK Independence Party failed to win any seats, but did come second in three wards.[6] Overallturnout at the election was 34.53%.[8]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 78.6 | 49.8 | 8,245 | -2.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21.4 | 24.5 | 4,068 | +4.2 | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 16.5 | 2,741 | +4.3 | |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 1,182 | -1.6 | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 288 | +1.2 | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 48 | -5.2 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Debbie Vickers | 760 | 56.0 | −6.3 | |
| UKIP | Helena Windsor | 335 | 24.7 | +12.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Fowler | 262 | 19.3 | +7.5 | |
| Majority | 425 | 31.3 | −18.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,357 | 31.7 | −13.8 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alan Jones | 841 | 62.0 | −2.6 | |
| UKIP | Graham Bailey | 286 | 21.1 | +8.9 | |
| Labour | Stephen Case-Green | 230 | 16.9 | +3.3 | |
| Majority | 555 | 40.9 | −10.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,357 | 29.9 | −14.0 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jules Gascoigne | 707 | 57.2 | −2.4 | |
| UKIP | Richard Grant | 530 | 42.8 | +27.0 | |
| Majority | 177 | 14.3 | −29.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,237 | 29.8 | −14.1 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Cooper | 639 | 63.3 | −2.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alun Jones | 211 | 20.9 | −2.2 | |
| UKIP | Martin Ferguson | 160 | 15.8 | +11.6 | |
| Majority | 428 | 42.4 | −0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,010 | 33.5 | −40.6 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gordon Keymer | 879 | 53.3 | −6.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Paterson | 270 | 16.4 | −12.4 | |
| UKIP | Christopher Dean | 226 | 13.7 | +2.6 | |
| Labour | Geoffrey Moore | 145 | 8.8 | +8.8 | |
| Green | Charlotte Nicholls | 129 | 7.8 | +7.8 | |
| Majority | 609 | 36.9 | +5.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,649 | 37.6 | −16.1 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Liz Parker | 776 | 44.8 | −0.6 | |
| Labour | Barbara Harling | 524 | 30.3 | +1.0 | |
| UKIP | Tony Stone | 240 | 13.9 | +4.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Wingate | 115 | 6.6 | −4.9 | |
| Green | James Thompson-Stewart | 77 | 4.4 | −0.3 | |
| Majority | 252 | 14.5 | −1.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,732 | 38.8 | −15.4 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Hilary Turner | 565 | 52.3 | +9.4 | |
| Conservative | Ron Marks | 347 | 32.1 | −8.3 | |
| UKIP | Mark Fowler | 121 | 11.2 | +2.1 | |
| Independent | Emma Wheale | 48 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
| Majority | 218 | 20.2 | +17.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,081 | 33.4 | −11.4 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Geoffrey Duck | 503 | 42.9 | −4.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bob Tomlin | 472 | 40.2 | −5.6 | |
| UKIP | Roger Bird | 128 | 10.9 | +10.9 | |
| Labour | John Watts | 70 | 6.0 | −0.6 | |
| Majority | 31 | 2.6 | +0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,173 | 41.4 | −31.2 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jane Ingham | 399 | 39.9 | +4.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Roberts | 294 | 29.4 | −10.3 | |
| UKIP | Jeffrey Bolter | 131 | 13.1 | +0.0 | |
| Labour | Martha Evans | 93 | 9.3 | −2.7 | |
| Green | Les Adams | 82 | 8.2 | +8.2 | |
| Majority | 105 | 10.5 | |||
| Turnout | 999 | 34.0 | −12.2 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Pursehouse | 707 | 45.0 | +7.8 | |
| Conservative | Chris Camden | 608 | 38.7 | −6.9 | |
| UKIP | Martin Haley | 255 | 16.2 | +7.8 | |
| Majority | 99 | 6.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,570 | 36.9 | −9.4 | ||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Cooley | 591 | 62.6 | +0.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Wendy Pursehouse | 218 | 23.1 | −6.3 | |
| UKIP | Arthur Haley | 135 | 14.3 | +5.6 | |
| Majority | 373 | 39.5 | +7.0 | ||
| Turnout | 944 | 35.5 | −38.3 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Gosling | 496 | 55.2 | +12.9 | |
| Conservative | Peter Brent | 204 | 22.7 | −22.1 | |
| Labour | Robin Clements | 120 | 13.3 | +4.9 | |
| UKIP | Christopher Bailey | 79 | 8.8 | +3.2 | |
| Majority | 292 | 32.5 | |||
| Turnout | 899 | 30.4 | −33.4 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tom Dempsey | 457 | 48.2 | −2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Lee | 376 | 39.7 | −2.5 | |
| UKIP | Peter Gerlach | 115 | 12.1 | +12.1 | |
| Majority | 81 | 8.5 | +0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 948 | 34.4 | −32.6 | ||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sally Marks | 534 | 86.7 | +8.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Martin | 82 | 13.3 | +1.1 | |
| Majority | 452 | 73.4 | +7.0 | ||
| Turnout | 616 | 41.2 | −10.4 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
Aby-election was held inBurstow,Horne andOutwood on 2 May 2013 after the resignation of Conservative councillor Michael Keenan over theintroduction of same-sex marriage.[9][10] The seat was held for the Conservatives by Christopher Byrne with a majority of 151 votes over the UK Independence Party candidate Graham Bailey.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Christopher Byrne | 699 | 48.7 | −13.3 | |
| UKIP | Graham Bailey | 548 | 38.2 | +17.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Judy Wilkinson | 188 | 13.1 | +13.1 | |
| Majority | 151 | 10.5 | −30.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,435 | 31.6 | +1.7 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
