2023 Tandridge District Council election
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The 2023 Tandridge District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect 14 members (one-third) of Tandridge District Council in Surrey, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
The council remained under no overall control, being led by an alliance of local party the Oxted and Limpsfield Residents Group and some of the independent councillors.
Results
[edit]Following the results the council remained under no overall control.[3][4]
Party | Seats won | Change | Seats overall | |
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Independent | 6 | ![]() |
14 | |
Liberal Democrats | 3 | ![]() |
11 | |
Conservative | 2 | ![]() |
9 | |
Oxted and Limpsfield Residents Group | 3 | ![]() |
8 |
Seat change compared to last time these seats were elected together in 2019.
Ward Results
[edit]The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk indicating a sitting councillor standing for re-election.[5][6]
Bletchingley and Nutfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Helena Windsor | 594 | 38.0 | +14.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Fowler | 407 | 26.0 | +3.8 | |
Conservative | Mark Winsbury | 368 | 23.5 | −21.1 | |
Labour | Linda Baharier | 195 | 12.5 | +3.0 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,564 | 35.5 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Burstow, Horne and Outwood
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Richard Smith | 724 | 51.8 | +9.9 | |
Conservative | Theo Harris | 338 | 24.2 | −12.3 | |
Labour | Stephen Case-Green | 179 | 12.8 | +7.5 | |
Green | Michael Presland | 89 | 6.4 | −1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sam Howson | 69 | 4.9 | −3.4 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,399 | 28.8 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Chaldon
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lewis Sharp | 386 | 66.2 | −2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Neil Parker | 133 | 22.8 | +4.0 | |
Green | Rachel Starling | 43 | 7.4 | N/A | |
Labour | Nicole Morrigan | 21 | 3.6 | +0.8 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 583 | 41.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Dormansland and Felcourt
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Nicola O'Riordan | 456 | 41.5 | −1.5 | |
Conservative | Harry Fitzgerald | 421 | 38.4 | −7.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roger Martin | 143 | 13.0 | +1.7 | |
Labour | Caz Lessey | 76 | 6.9 | N/A | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,096 | 36.4 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Felbridge
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Judy Moore* | 247 | 39.5 | +16.2 | |
Conservative | Patrick Jolliffe | 219 | 35.0 | −30.0 | |
Green | Rebecca Peterson | 93 | 14.9 | +3.2 | |
Labour | Emba Jones | 66 | 10.6 | N/A | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 625 | 35.3 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Shown as independent gain from Conservative to allow for comparison with the last time this set of seats were contested together in 2019, but Judy Moore was the incumbent councillor having won the seat in a by-election in 2021.
Godstone
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Colin White* | 859 | 62.9 | −10.2 | |
Conservative | Keith Ward | 242 | 17.7 | +3.3 | |
Labour | Paul Ryan | 159 | 11.6 | +7.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Redman | 106 | 7.8 | +3.3 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,366 | 30.9 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Colin White was councillor for Burstow, Horne and Outwood ward prior to the election.
Limpsfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
OLRG | Claire Blackwell* | 944 | 75.9 | +5.5 | |
Conservative | Paul Greenhalgh | 166 | 13.3 | −10.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rupert McCann | 74 | 5.9 | −0.1 | |
Labour | Mark Dean | 60 | 4.8 | N/A | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,244 | 44.0 | |||
OLRG hold | Swing |
Lingfield and Crowhurst
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Lesley Steeds* | 477 | 38.3 | +13.4 | |
Independent | Charlotte Swann* | 473 | 38.0 | −28.2 | |
Labour | Ryan Howard | 182 | 14.6 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Dave Wilkes | 113 | 9.1 | +0.2 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,245 | 38.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Lesley Steeds was councillor for Dormansland and Felcourt ward prior to the election. Charlotte Swann was councillor for Godstone prior to the election.
Oxted North and Tandridge
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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OLRG | Peter Damesick | 1,371 | 74.8 | +7.0 | |
Conservative | Michael Casebourne | 221 | 12.1 | −12.6 | |
Labour | Louis Labrosse | 128 | 7.0 | +4.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Caxton | 98 | 5.3 | +0.5 | |
Heritage | Christopher Dean | 15 | 0.8 | N/A | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,833 | 40.4 | |||
OLRG hold | Swing |
Oxted South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
OLRG | Chris Langton* | 1,099 | 64.9 | +1.6 | |
Conservative | Nicolas Cook | 209 | 12.3 | −4.2 | |
Labour | David Halliwell | 195 | 11.5 | +4.5 | |
Green | Olivia Grierson | 115 | 6.8 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Wingate | 75 | 4.4 | −1.5 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,693 | 36.1 | |||
OLRG hold | Swing |
Portley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Anna Jones | 553 | 59.0 | +3.1 | |
Conservative | Richard Mark | 253 | 27.0 | +1.1 | |
Labour | Roy Stewart | 131 | 14.0 | −7.0 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 937 | 27.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Tatsfield and Titsey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Martin Allen* | 371 | 68.3 | +10.3 | |
Conservative | Harry Millar | 124 | 22.8 | −1.4 | |
Labour | Nathan Manning | 48 | 8.8 | +2.6 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 543 | 35.5 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Valley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Alun Jones* | 684 | 73.9 | +11.4 | |
Conservative | Clare Sailing | 158 | 17.1 | −0.2 | |
Labour | Anne Watson | 83 | 9.0 | −0.6 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 925 | 28.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Warlingham East, Chelsham and Farleigh
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Anna Patel | 643 | 46.2 | −8.8 | |
Conservative | Nathan Adams | 456 | 32.8 | +5.1 | |
Independent | Martin Haley | 147 | 10.6 | −1.6 | |
Labour | Daniel Mann | 85 | 6.1 | +1.1 | |
Green | Jessica Hibberd | 61 | 4.4 | N/A | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,392 | 32.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ Includes one vacant seat in Lingfield & Crowhurst ward previously held by independent councillor Liz Lockwood prior to her resignation in January 2023.[1] Three of the independent councillors formed the "Independent Group" led by Martin Allen, the rest (including the vacant seat) formed part of the "Residents' Alliance" group with the Oxted and Limpsfield Residents Group.
- ^ Including one vacant seat in Portley ward previously held by Liberal Democrat councillor Kerry Mansfield prior to her resignation in February 2023.[2]
- ^ Boothroyd, David (20 January 2023). "Clean sweep for Labour in the garden town". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ Boothroyd, David (24 February 2023). "Red Granite City". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ McCrum, Kirstie; Caulfield, Chris; Coady-Stemp, Emily; Graves, Kieran (2023-05-05). "All the latest results and reaction from Surrey's local elections". SurreyLive. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Tandridge result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "District election results 4 May 2023". Tandridge District. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Elections press pack" (PDF). Tandridge District Council. Retrieved 21 July 2023.