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
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
14 of 42 seats on Tandridge District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Jeffrey Gray
Party Independent Liberal Democrats
Last election 4 seats, 21.0% 3 seats, 17.4%
Seats before 13[lower-alpha 1] 11[lower-alpha 2]
Seats won 6 3
Seats after 14 11
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Leader Robin Bloore Catherine Sayer
Party Conservative OLRG
Last election 4 seats, 29.8% 3 seats, 20.7%
Seats before 10 8
Seats won 2 3
Seats after 9 8
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]

Party Seats won Change Seats overall
Independent 6 Increase 2 14
Liberal Democrats 3 Steady 11
Conservative 2 Decrease 2 9
Oxted and Limpsfield Residents Group 3 Steady 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
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
Burstow, Horne and Outwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Chaldon
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
Dormansland and Felcourt
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
Felbridge
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
Godstone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Limpsfield
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
Lingfield and Crowhurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Oxted North and Tandridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Oxted South
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
Portley
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
Tatsfield and Titsey
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
Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Warlingham East, Chelsham and Farleigh
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
  1. 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.
  2. Including one vacant seat in Portley ward previously held by Liberal Democrat councillor Kerry Mansfield prior to her resignation in February 2023.[2]
  1. Boothroyd, David (20 January 2023). "Clean sweep for Labour in the garden town". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  2. Boothroyd, David (24 February 2023). "Red Granite City". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  3. 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.
  4. "Tandridge result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  5. "District election results 4 May 2023". Tandridge District. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  6. "Elections press pack" (PDF). Tandridge District Council. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
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