2024 Tandridge District Council election
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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.
Background[edit]
Tandridge was a historically Conservative council. The Conservatives held a majority on the council until 1990, when the Liberal Democrats became the largest party.[1] 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.[2]
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.[3]
Boundary changes[edit]
Tandridge usually elects its councillors in thirds, on a 4-year cycle. However, following boundary changes, all councillors will be elected to the new wards.[4] The change increases the number of councillors by 1.
| Old wards[5] | 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[edit]
| After 2023 election | Before 2024 election[6] | After 2024 election[7] | ||||||
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| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | Party | Seats | |||
| Independent (Residents’ Alliance) | 10 | Independent (Residents’ Alliance) | 10 | Independent (Residents’ Alliance) | 12 | |||
| OLRG | 8 | OLRG | 8 | OLRG | 8 | |||
| RA total | 18
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RA total | 18
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RA total | 20
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| Liberal Democrats | 11 | Liberal Democrats | 11 | Liberal Democrats | 11 | |||
| Conservative | 9 | Conservative | 9 | Conservative | 7 | |||
| Independent | 4 | Independent | 4 | Independent | 5 | |||
References[edit]
- ^ "Tandridge District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Election results: Tories suffer four Surrey council defeats". BBC News. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ Coady-Stemp, Emily (30 June 2023). "Tandridge leader hails 'fantastic' result in dealing with missing £1m". Surrey Live. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "The Tandridge (Electoral Changes) Order 2024", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2024/139, retrieved 30 March 2024
- ^ "The District of Tandridge (Electoral Changes) Order 1999", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1999/2480, retrieved 30 March 2024
- ^ "Your Councillors by Political Grouping". Tandridge District Council. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "District election results 2 May 2024". Tandridge District Council. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
