2023 Tandridge District Council election

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.

2023 Tandridge District Council election

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14 of 42 seats on Tandridge District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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LeaderJeffrey Gray
PartyIndependentLiberal Democrats
Last election4 seats, 21.0%3 seats, 17.4%
Seats before13[a]11[b]
Seats won63
Seats after1411

 Third partyFourth party
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LeaderRobin BlooreCatherine Sayer
PartyConservativeOLRG
Last election4 seats, 29.8%3 seats, 20.7%
Seats before108
Seats won23
Seats after98

Independents in grey, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Oxted & Limpsfield Residents in green and Conservatives in blue. Wards in white were not contested in 2023.

Leader before election

Catherine Sayer
OLRG
No overall control

Leader after election

Catherine Sayer
OLRG
No overall control

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

Following the results the council remained under no overall control.[3][4]

PartySeats wonChangeSeats overall
Independent6 214
Liberal Democrats3 11
Conservative2 29
Oxted and Limpsfield Residents Group3 8

Seat change compared to last time these seats were elected together in 2019.

Ward Results

The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk indicating a sitting councillor standing for re-election.[5][6]

Bletchingley and Nutfield

Bletchingley and Nutfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentHelena Windsor 594 38.0 +14.3
Liberal DemocratsRichard Fowler40726.0+3.8
ConservativeMark Winsbury36823.5-21.1
LabourLinda Baharier19512.5+3.0
Majority
Turnout1,56435.5
Independent gain from ConservativeSwing

Burstow, Horne and Outwood

Burstow, Horne and Outwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentRichard Smith 724 51.8 +9.9
ConservativeTheo Harris33824.2-12.3
LabourStephen Case-Green17912.8+7.5
GreenMichael Presland896.4-1.6
Liberal DemocratsSam Howson694.9-3.4
Majority
Turnout1,39928.8
Independent holdSwing

Chaldon

Chaldon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeLewis Sharp 386 66.2 -2.9
Liberal DemocratsNeil Parker13322.8+4.0
GreenRachel Starling437.4N/A
LabourNicole Morrigan213.6+0.8
Majority
Turnout58341.1
Conservative holdSwing

Dormansland and Felcourt

Dormansland and Felcourt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentNicola O'Riordan 456 41.5 -1.5
ConservativeHarry Fitzgerald42138.4-7.2
Liberal DemocratsRoger Martin14313.0+1.7
LabourCaz Lessey766.9N/A
Majority
Turnout1,09636.4
Independent gain from ConservativeSwing

Felbridge

Felbridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentJudy Moore* 247 39.5 +16.2
ConservativePatrick Jolliffe21935.0-30.0
GreenRebecca Peterson9314.9+3.2
LabourEmba Jones6610.6N/A
Majority
Turnout62535.3
Independent gain from ConservativeSwing

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

Godstone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentColin White* 859 62.9 -10.2
ConservativeKeith Ward24217.7+3.3
LabourPaul Ryan15911.6+7.6
Liberal DemocratsMartin Redman1067.8+3.3
Majority
Turnout1,36630.9
Independent holdSwing

Colin White was councillor for Burstow, Horne and Outwood ward prior to the election.

Limpsfield

Limpsfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
OLRGClaire Blackwell* 944 75.9 +5.5
ConservativePaul Greenhalgh16613.3-10.3
Liberal DemocratsRupert McCann745.9-0.1
LabourMark Dean604.8N/A
Majority
Turnout1,24444.0
OLRG holdSwing

Lingfield and Crowhurst

Lingfield and Crowhurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeLesley Steeds* 477 38.3 +13.4
IndependentCharlotte Swann*47338.0-28.2
LabourRyan Howard18214.6N/A
Liberal DemocratsDave Wilkes1139.1+0.2
Majority
Turnout1,24538.0
Conservative gain from IndependentSwing

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

Oxted North and Tandridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
OLRGPeter Damesick 1,371 74.8 +7.0
ConservativeMichael Casebourne22112.1-12.6
LabourLouis Labrosse1287.0+4.3
Liberal DemocratsMartin Caxton985.3+0.5
HeritageChristopher Dean150.8N/A
Majority
Turnout1,83340.4
OLRG holdSwing

Oxted South

Oxted South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
OLRGChris Langton* 1,099 64.9 +1.6
ConservativeNicolas Cook20912.3-4.2
LabourDavid Halliwell19511.5+4.5
GreenOlivia Grierson1156.8N/A
Liberal DemocratsRobert Wingate754.4-1.5
Majority
Turnout1,69336.1
OLRG holdSwing

Portley

Portley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsAnna Jones 553 59.0 +3.1
ConservativeRichard Mark25327.0+1.1
LabourRoy Stewart13114.0-7.0
Majority
Turnout93727.5
Liberal Democrats holdSwing

Tatsfield and Titsey

Tatsfield and Titsey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentMartin Allen* 371 68.3 +10.3
ConservativeHarry Millar12422.8-1.4
LabourNathan Manning488.8+2.6
Majority
Turnout54335.5
Independent holdSwing

Valley

Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsAlun Jones* 684 73.9 +11.4
ConservativeClare Sailing15817.1-0.2
LabourAnne Watson839.0-0.6
Majority
Turnout92528.7
Liberal Democrats holdSwing

Warlingham East, Chelsham and Farleigh

Warlingham East, Chelsham and Farleigh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsAnna Patel 643 46.2 -8.8
ConservativeNathan Adams45632.8+5.1
IndependentMartin Haley14710.6-1.6
LabourDaniel Mann856.1+1.1
GreenJessica Hibberd614.4N/A
Majority
Turnout1,39232.5
Liberal Democrats holdSwing

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