# 2016 Tandridge District Council election

The 2016 Tandridge District Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Tandridge District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Election result

The Conservatives lost three seats but remain in control of the council. The Leader of the Council, Gordon Keymer CBE lost his seat to Oxted & Limpsfield Residents' Group candidate Jackie Wren with a swing of 49.3%. The Liberal Democrats picked up the other two gains.
Tandridge local election result 2016 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 8 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 57.1 | 40.1 | 7,583 | -9.7% |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 35.7 | 22.3 | 4,211 | -2.2% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.5 | 3,110 | 0.0% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | 2,028 | +3.6% |
| Residents | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 7.1 | 9.1 | 1,721 | +9.1% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 140 | -1.0% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 107 | +0.3% |

## Ward results

An asterisk * indicates an incumbent seeking re-election.
Bletchingley and Nutfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Debbie Vickers* | 796 | 51.9 | −4.1 |
| | UKIP | Ian Crabb | 294 | 19.2 | −5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Fowler | 269 | 17.5 | −1.8 |
| | Labour | Linda Baharier | 174 | 11.4 | +11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 502 | 32.7 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,533 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Burstow, Horne and Outwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Harry Fitzgerald | 749 | 49.5 | −12.5 |
| | UKIP | Mark Fowler | 414 | 27.4 | +6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judy Wilkinson | 180 | 11.9 | +11.9 |
| | Labour | Fern Warwick-Ching | 170 | 11.2 | −5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 335 | 22.1 | −18.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,513 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Godstone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eileen Blake-Thomas | 670 | 41.1 | −16.1 |
| | UKIP | Marjory Broughton | 649 | 39.8 | −3.0 |
| | Labour | Sarah Macdonnell | 171 | 10.5 | +10.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Wilkes | 142 | 8.7 | +8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21 | 1.3 | −13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,632 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Harestone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Cooper* | 612 | 54.4 | −8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Bell | 215 | 19.1 | −1.8 |
| | UKIP | Graham Bailey | 160 | 14.2 | −1.6 |
| | Labour | John Watts | 139 | 12.3 | +12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 397 | 35.3 | −7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,126 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Oxted North and Tandridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Residents | Jackie Wren | 1,721 | 71.0 | +71.0 |
| | Conservative | Gordon Keymer* | 622 | 25.7 | −27.6 |
| | Labour | Donald Mahon | 80 | 3.3 | −5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,099 | 45.3 | +8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,423 | | |
| | Oxted & Limpsfield Residents' Group gain from Conservative | Oxted & Limpsfield Residents' Group gain from Conservative | Swing | 49.3 | |
Oxted South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Liz Parker* | 826 | 44.8 | 0.0 |
| | Labour | Katherine Saunders | 404 | 21.9 | −8.4 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Dean | 364 | 19.7 | +5.8 |
| | Green | Michaela O'Brien | 140 | 7.6 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brigid McIntosh | 111 | 6.0 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 422 | 22.9 | +8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,845 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Portley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Botten | 520 | 44.8 | −7.5 |
| | Conservative | Robin Gwynn | 387 | 33.4 | +1.3 |
| | UKIP | Alex Standen | 136 | 11.7 | +0.5 |
| | Labour | Lucy McNally | 117 | 10.1 | +10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 133 | 11.4 | −8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,160 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Queens Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Duck* | 529 | 48.8 | +5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Costel Petre | 288 | 26.6 | −13.6 |
| | UKIP | Dick Grant | 162 | 15.0 | +4.1 |
| | Labour | Ollie Chamberlain | 104 | 9.6 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 241 | 22.2 | +19.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,083 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alun Jones | 428 | 38.7 | +9.3 |
| | Conservative | Liz Goodwin | 265 | 24.0 | −15.9 |
| | UKIP | Jeffrey Bolter | 163 | 14.7 | +1.6 |
| | Labour | Rachel Krengel | 143 | 12.9 | +3.6 |
| | Independent | Mark Jones | 107 | 9.7 | +9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 163 | 14.7 | +4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,106 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.6 | |
Warlingham East, Chelsham and Farleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Pursehouse* | 853 | 48.5 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | Perry Chotai | 471 | 26.8 | −11.9 |
| | UKIP | Martin Haley | 329 | 18.7 | +2.5 |
| | Labour | Patrick Rogers | 106 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 382 | 21.7 | +15.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,759 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Warlingham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Cooley* | 593 | 57.2 | −5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Celia Caulcott | 218 | 21.0 | −2.1 |
| | UKIP | John Hill | 144 | 13.9 | −0.4 |
| | Labour | Jenifer Dugdale | 82 | 7.9 | +7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 375 | 36.2 | −3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,037 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Westway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Warner | 416 | 36.0 | −19.2 |
| | Conservative | James Richardson | 335 | 29.0 | +6.3 |
| | UKIP | Sarah Peay | 220 | 19.1 | +10.3 |
| | Labour | Sally Eason | 183 | 15.9 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 81 | 7.0 | −25.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,154 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Whyteleafe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Lee | 535 | 52.6 | +12.9 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Groves | 361 | 35.5 | −12.7 |
| | Labour | Fatima Kamara | 121 | 11.9 | +11.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 174 | 17.1 | +8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,017 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.8 | |
Woldingham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Keith Jecks | 367 | 71.7 | −15.0 |
| | UKIP | Joe Branco | 75 | 14.6 | +7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neill Cooper | 36 | 7.0 | −6.3 |
| | Labour | Thomas Ebbs | 34 | 6.6 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 452 | 57.1 | −16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 512 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections between 2016 and 2018
### Warlingham West

A by-election was held in Warlingham West ward on 21 July 2016 following the death of Conservative Cllr Glynis Whittle.
Keith Prew held the seat for the Conservatives.
Warlingham West by-election 21 July 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Keith Prew | 367 | 56.5 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Celia Caulcott | 218 | 33.6 | +12.6 |
| | UKIP | Martin Haley | 64 | 9.9 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 649 | 23.0 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 786 | 23.7 | −19.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -6.7 | |

### Limpsfield

A by-election was held in Limpsfield ward on 13 October 2016 following the resignation of Conservative Cllr John Pannett.
Phil Davies gained the seat for the Oxted and Limpsfield Residents Group.
Limpsfield by-election 13 October 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Residents | Phil Davies | 713 | 57.4 | +57.4 |
| | Conservative | Neil O'Brien | 472 | 38.0 | −32.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheelagh Crampton | 33 | 2.7 | −9.5 |
| | Labour | Simon Charles | 25 | 2.0 | −5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 241 | 19.4 | −18.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 786 | 43.0 | −5.8 |
| | Residents gain from Conservative | Residents gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Valley

A by-election was held in Valley ward on 24 November 2016 following the resignation of Liberal Democrats Cllr Jill Caudle who was moving away from the area to live nearer family.
Dorinda Cooper held the seat for the Liberal Democrats.
Valley by-election 24 November 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dorinda Cooper | 444 | 51.6 | +16.6 |
| | Conservative | Paul Shipway | 215 | 25.0 | −8.8 |
| | Residents | Jeffrey Bolter | 145 | 16.8 | −0.5 |
| | Labour | Mark Wood | 57 | 6.6 | −7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 229 | 26.6 | +25.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 861 | 27.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Westway

A by-election was held in Westway ward on 30 November 2017 following the resignation of Liberal Democrats Cllr Caroline Warner.
Helen Rujbally held the seat for the Liberal Democrats.
Westway by-election 30 November 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Rujbally | 483 | 53.5 | +17.5 |
| | Conservative | Alex Standen | 239 | 26.5 | −2.5 |
| | Labour | Lucy McNally | 118 | 13.1 | −2.8 |
| | UKIP | Helena Windsor | 62 | 6.9 | −12.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 244 | 27.0 | +20.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 902 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |