The 2024 Tandridge District Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom held on the same day. All 43 members of Tandridge District Council in Surrey were elected following boundary changes. The local residents' association (composed of independent councillors and Oxted and Limpsfield Residents Group councillors) managed to increase their seat count, but fell two seats short of gaining majority control of the council.[1]
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All 43 seats to Tandridge District Council 22 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Results by ward (Residents (various) in pink, OLRDG in lime, independents in grey, Liberal Democrats in orange, and Conservatives in blue) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editTandridge was a historically Conservative council. The Conservatives held a majority on the council until 1990, when the Liberal Democrats became the largest party.[2] They briefly retook the council in 1994, before losing it to no overall control again in 1995. The Conservatives formed a majority administration in 2000, which lasted until 2019.[3]
Following the previous election, independents had a total of 14 seats (up 2), the Liberal Democrats had 11, the Conservatives had 9 (down 2), and the Oxted and Limpsfield Residents Group had 8. The Oxted and Limpsfield Residents Group and 10 independents run the council as a minority administration.[4]
Boundary changes
editTandridge usually elects its councillors in thirds, on a 4-year cycle. However, following boundary changes, all councillors will be elected to the new wards.[5] The change increases the number of councillors by 1.
| Old wards[6] | No. of seats | New wards | No. of seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bletchingley and Nutfield | 3 | Bletchingley and Nutfield | 3 |
| Burstow, Horne and Outwood | 3 | Burstow, Horne and Outwood | 3 |
| Chaldon | 1 | Chaldon | 1 |
| Dormansland and Felcourt | 2 | Dormansland and Felbridge | 3 |
| Felbridge | 1 | Godstone | 3 |
| Godstone | 3 | Harestone | 2 |
| Harestone | 2 | Limpsfield | 2 |
| Limpsfield | 2 | Lingfield and Crowhurst | 3 |
| Lingfield and Crowhurst | 2 | Oxted North | 3 |
| Oxted North and Tandridge | 3 | Oxted South | 3 |
| Oxted South | 3 | Portley and Queens Park | 3 |
| Portley | 2 | Tatsfield and Titsey | 1 |
| Queens Park | 2 | Valley | 2 |
| Tatsfield and Titsey | 1 | Warlingham East and Chelsham and Farleigh | 3 |
| Valley | 2 | Warlingham West | 2 |
| Warlingham East and Chelsham and Farleigh | 3 | Westway | 3 |
| Warlingham West | 2 | Whyteleafe | 2 |
| Westway | 2 | Woldingham | 1 |
| Whyteleafe | 2 | ||
| Woldingham | 1 |
Previous council composition and election results
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No council seats changed hands between the previous election and this election.
| After 2023 election | After 2024 election[7][8] | ||||
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| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | ||
| Independent (Residents’ Alliance) | 10 | Independent (Residents’ Alliance) | 12 | ||
| Oxted and Limpsfield Residents Group (OLRG) | 8 | Oxted and Limpsfield Residents Group (OLRG) | 8 | ||
| RA total | 18
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RA total | 20
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| Liberal Democrats | 11 | Liberal Democrats | 11 | ||
| Conservative | 9 | Conservative | 7 | ||
| Independent | 4 | Independent | 5 | ||
| Total | 42
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Total | 43
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Ward Results
editThe results were as follows, with an asterisk(*) indicating a sitting councillor standing for re-election.[1]
Bletchingley & Nutfield
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Helena Windsor* | 640 | |||
| Bletchingley & Nutfield Residents | Louise Case | 518 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Fowler | 501 | |||
| Conservative | Liam Hammond* | 495 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Hickson | 366 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Redman | 348 | |||
| Conservative | Iain Carter | 343 | |||
| Green | Emily Malkin | 271 | |||
| Labour | Linda Baharier | 218 | |||
| Labour | Barbara Wantling | 195 | |||
| Heritage | Graham Bailey | 168 | |||
| Labour | Graham Powell | 145 | |||
| Turnout | 35.9 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Residents win (new seat) | |||||
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Burstow, Horne & Outwood
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burstow, Horne & Outwood Residents | Ashleigh Bolton | 825 | |||
| Burstow, Horne & Outwood Residents | Sue Farr* | 800 | |||
| Burstow, Horne & Outwood Residents | Richard Smith* | 799 | |||
| Conservative | Theo Harris | 361 | |||
| Labour | Stephen Case-Green | 197 | |||
| Green | Elliott McLean de Boer | 189 | |||
| Labour | Matthew Allen | 180 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Judy Wilkinson | 171 | |||
| Labour | Andrew McLean | 147 | |||
| Turnout | 29.2 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
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Chaldon
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lewis Sharp* | 367 | 65.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Parker | 113 | 20.3 | ||
| Green | Rebecca Gower | 78 | 14.0 | ||
| Turnout | 558 | 39.8 | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Dormansland & Felbridge
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lesley Steeds* | 705 | |||
| Dormansland & Felbridge Residents | Nicholas White* | 655 | |||
| Dormansland & Felbridge Residents | Nicola O'Riordan* | 591 | |||
| Independent | Judy Moore* | 565 | |||
| Conservative | Maureen Young | 458 | |||
| Conservative | Nigel Lea | 328 | |||
| Green | Becky Peterson | 273 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | David Nickols | 193 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Martin | 179 | |||
| Labour | Richard Clarke | 168 | |||
| Labour | Emba Jones | 145 | |||
| Turnout | 37.3 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
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Godstone
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Godstone Residents | Mike Crane* | 1,051 | |||
| Godstone Residents | Chris Farr* | 1,037 | |||
| Godstone Residents | Colin White* | 1,018 | |||
| Labour | Amy Hare | 207 | |||
| Conservative | Oliver Watkins | 205 | |||
| Conservative | Hoong-Wai Cheah | 175 | |||
| Turnout | 32.3 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
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Harestone
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Annette Evans* | 697 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Robin Spencer | 531 | |||
| Conservative | Michael Casebourne | 468 | |||
| Conservative | Mark Winsbury | 378 | |||
| Labour | Carron Walker | 127 | |||
| Labour | Thomas Holloway | 101 | |||
| Turnout | 39.4 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
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Limpsfield
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLRG | Claire Blackwell* | 1,051 | |||
| OLRG | Ian Booth* | 996 | |||
| Conservative | Robert Brewer | 144 | |||
| Conservative | Bernice Milton | 116 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Rupert McCann | 113 | |||
| Turnout | 44.7 | ||||
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| OLRG win (new seat) | |||||
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Lingfield & Crowhurst
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield & Crowhurst Residents | Julie Duggan | 739 | |||
| Lingfield & Crowhurst Residents | Peter Killick | 684 | |||
| Independent | Liz Lockwood | 584 | |||
| Lingfield & Crowhurst Residents | Alan Schmidt | 521 | |||
| Labour | Ryan Howard | 360 | |||
| Labour | Freyja Chapman | 305 | |||
| Labour | Joseph Pettitt | 272 | |||
| Conservative | Anthony Beck | 253 | |||
| Conservative | Paul Greenhalgh | 241 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Dave Wilkes | 190 | |||
| Conservative | Arman Shahjid | 161 | |||
| Turnout | 36.3 | ||||
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Oxted North
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLRG | Catherine Sayer* | 1,570 | |||
| OLRG | Peter Damesick* | 1,531 | |||
| OLRG | Chris Bassett | 1,481 | |||
| Conservative | Janet Brealey | 186 | |||
| Green | Ian Giddings | 186 | |||
| Labour | Louis Labrosse | 170 | |||
| Conservative | Laurence Hatchwell | 153 | |||
| Conservative | Matthew Hatchwell | 149 | |||
| Labour | Philip Son | 146 | |||
| Heritage | Christopher Dean | 21 | |||
| Turnout | 44.4 | ||||
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Oxted South
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLRG | Deb Shiner* | 1,096 | |||
| OLRG | Chris Langton* | 1,079 | |||
| OLRG | Bryan Black* | 1,071 | |||
| Labour | David Halliwell | 265 | |||
| Labour | Patricia Hunter | 263 | |||
| Labour | Mark Dean | 254 | |||
| Conservative | Elizabeth Parker | 235 | |||
| Conservative | Nicolas Cook | 144 | |||
| Conservative | Marjory Budgen | 126 | |||
| Turnout | 35.8 | ||||
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| OLRG win (new seat) | |||||
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Portley & Queens Park
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ben Horne | 767 | |||
| Conservative | Michael Cooper* | 637 | |||
| Conservative | Richard Mark | 499 | |||
| Caterham Residents | Susan Berns | 493 | |||
| Conservative | Linda Jenkins | 468 | |||
| Labour | Jane Lopez | 352 | |||
| Labour | Nick Bray | 336 | |||
| Labour | Steven Willmott | 277 | |||
| Turnout | 35.3 | ||||
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Tatsfield & Titsey
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Martin Allen* | 423 | 70.0 | ||
| Conservative | Kenneth Budgen | 129 | 21.4 | ||
| Green | Sarah Stewart | 52 | 8.6 | ||
| Turnout | 604 | 39.6 | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Valley
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Alun Jones* | 628 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Jenny Gaffney* | 584 | |||
| Caterham Residents | Peter Roberts | 302 | |||
| Conservative | Max Barry | 155 | |||
| Labour | Anne Watson | 134 | |||
| Labour | Nicole Morrigan | 116 | |||
| Turnout | 32.6 | ||||
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Warlingham East, Chelsham & Farleigh
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Jeremy Pursehouse* | 850 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Perry Chotai* | 506 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Anna Patel* | 499 | |||
| Independent | Martin Strzebrakowski | 495 | |||
| Conservative | Nathan Adams | 494 | |||
| Conservative | Marc Lamont | 268 | |||
| Conservative | Michael Whittington | 246 | |||
| Labour | Julian Cresswell | 200 | |||
| Labour | Daniel Mann | 118 | |||
| Turnout | 38.2 | ||||
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Warlingham West
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robin Bloore* | 596 | |||
| Conservative | Keith Prew* | 492 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Ed Ralph | 333 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Don Mackinlay | 277 | |||
| Independent | Martin Haley | 144 | |||
| Labour | Steven Bracey | 132 | |||
| Labour | Andrew Waters | 131 | |||
| Turnout | 36.8 | ||||
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Westway
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | James Rujbally | 622 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Sowambur | 571 | |||
| Conservative | Ankita Sharma | 423 | |||
| Conservative | Charlie Kelly | 412 | |||
| Conservative | Mike Steddy | 406 | |||
| Labour | Robin Clements | 405 | |||
| Labour | Roy Stewart | 360 | |||
| Labour | Adam Avery | 345 | |||
| Turnout | 28.2 | ||||
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Whyteleafe
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whyteleafe Residents | Deano Cline | 441 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Jeffrey Gray* | 313 | |||
| Whyteleafe Residents | Marcus Jones | 302 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Dave Evans | 233 | |||
| Labour | Rosa Knight | 116 | |||
| Conservative | Joseph Eve | 97 | |||
| Conservative | Harry Millar | 85 | |||
| Green | Jessica Hibberd | 53 | |||
| Labour | Annie Weller | 52 | |||
| Turnout | 30.2 | ||||
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| Residents win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Woldingham
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Deborah Sherry | 477 | 70.8 | ||
| Conservative | Sakina Bradbury | 120 | 17.8 | ||
| Labour | Nathan Manning | 46 | 6.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Nick Pomery | 31 | 4.6 | ||
| Turnout | 674 | 42.2 | |||
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| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
References
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