Tandridge Council - Wards and Councillors

District council · South East · 43 seats in 18 wards

Independents run Tandridge Council as a minority administration. The council has 43 councillors in 18 wards. Seats by party: Other 25, Lib Dem 12, Conservative 5, Reform 1.

Tandridge Council will be abolished on 1 April 2027 under local government reorganisation, and will hold no further elections. Its area now elects East Surrey, a new council elected in May 2026. See East Surrey

Control

Seats by party

Independent (Minority)

43 seats - 22 for a majority

Reform 1Conservative 5Lib Dem 12Other 25

Seat changes since the 2 May 2024 election Reform +1 Lib Dem +1 Conservative −2

Vote share at the 2 May 2024 election (43 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Other45.9%25

Conservative21.3%7

Lib Dem18.1%11

Labour10.8%0

Green3.9%0

Largest group

Independents and others 25

25 of 43 seats; 22 needed for a majority

Closest result

Warlingham East & Chelsham & Farleigh

Lib Dem won the last seat by 4 votes over Independent, 2 May 2024

Latest by-election

Lingfield & Crowhurst

Local party hold, 6 November 2025 (4 since 2021)

Constituencies

1 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

53%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

ConservativeLib DemReformIndependentOther

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 18 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Bletchingley & Nutfield Louise Case, Richard Fowler, Helena Windsor	2 May 2024 Independent 22.8% lead 4.4 pts
Burstow, Horne & Outwood Sue Farr, Richard Smith, Ashleigh Bolton	2 May 2024 Burstow, Horne & Outwood Residents 47.3% lead 26.6 pts
Chaldon Lewis Sharp	2 May 2024 Conservative 65.8% lead 45.5 pts
Dormansland & Felbridge Nicola O'Riordan, Lesley Steeds, Nicholas White	2 May 2024 Conservative 27.5% lead 1.9 pts
Godstone Colin White, Mike Crane, Chris Farr	2 May 2024 Godstone Residents 71.8% lead 57.7 pts
Harestone Robin Spencer, Annette Evans	2 May 2024 Lib Dem 53.9% lead 17.7 pts
Limpsfield Claire Blackwell, Ian Booth	2 May 2024 Oxted & Limpsfield Residents Group 80.4% lead 69.4 pts
Lingfield & Crowhurst Liz Lockwood, Alan Schmidt, Peter Killick	2 May 2024 Lingfield & Crowhurst Residents 34.8% lead 7.3 pts
Oxted North Chris Bassett, Catherine Sayer, Peter Damesick	2 May 2024 Oxted & Limpsfield Residents Group 73.6% lead 64.9 pts
Oxted South Mark Stringer, Bryan Black, Deb Shiner	2 May 2024 Oxted & Limpsfield Residents Group 68.7% lead 52.1 pts
Portley & Queens Park Michael Cooper, Richard Mark, Ben Horne	2 May 2024 Lib Dem 34.1% lead 5.8 pts
Tatsfield & Titsey Martin Allen	2 May 2024 Independent 70.0% lead 48.6 pts
Valley Alun Jones, Jenny Gaffney	2 May 2024 Lib Dem 51.5% lead 26.7 pts
Warlingham East & Chelsham & Farleigh Jeremy Pursehouse, Perry Chotai, Anna Patel	2 May 2024 Independent 33.4% lead 13.5 pts
Warlingham West Robin Bloore, Keith Prew	2 May 2024 Conservative 49.5% lead 21.9 pts
Westway James Rujbally, Martin Redman, Sarah Sowambur	2 May 2024 Lib Dem 42.9% lead 13.7 pts
Whyteleafe Deano Cline, Tony Pearce	2 May 2024 Whyteleafe Residents Group 43.2% lead 12.5 pts
Woldingham Deborah Sherry	2 May 2024 Independent 70.8% lead 53.0 pts

Bletchingley & Nutfield

Helena Windsor IndependentLouise Case IndependentRichard Fowler Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)

Independent22.8%

Bletchingley & Nutfield Residents18.4%

Lib Dem17.8%

Conservative17.6%

Green9.6%

Labour7.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Helena Mary Windsor Elected	Independent	640
Louise Case Elected	Bletchingley & Nutfield Residents	518
Richard Barry Fowler Elected	Lib Dem	501
Liam Gerard Frederick Hammond	Conservative	495
Susan Hickson	Lib Dem	366
Martin Redman	Lib Dem	348
Iain David Carter	Conservative	343
Emily Malkin	Green	271
Linda Ruth Baharier	Labour	218
Barbara Ann Wantling	Labour	195
Graham Bailey	Heritage Party	168
Graham Philip Richard Powell	Labour	145

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Burstow, Horne & Outwood

Ashleigh Bolton IndependentRichard Smith IndependentSue Farr Independent

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)

Burstow, Horne & Outwood Residents47.3%

Conservative20.7%

Labour11.3%

Green10.8%

Lib Dem9.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ashleigh Bolton Elected	Burstow, Horne & Outwood Residents	825
Sue Farr Elected	Burstow, Horne & Outwood Residents	800
Richard John Smith Elected	Burstow, Horne & Outwood Residents	799
Theo Harris	Conservative	361
Stephen Charles Case-Green	Labour	197
Elliott Sebastian Lysbeth Robert McLean de Boer	Green	189
Matthew Robert Allen	Labour	180
Judy Wilkinson	Lib Dem	171
Andrew William Robert McLean	Labour	147

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Chaldon

Lewis Sharp Reform

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024

Conservative65.8%

Lib Dem20.3%

Green14.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lewis Mathew Sharp Elected	Conservative	367	65.8%
Neil Martin Parker	Lib Dem	113	20.3%
Rebecca Gower	Green	78	14.0%

Dormansland & Felbridge

Lesley Steeds ConservativeNicholas White IndependentNicola O'Riordan Independent

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)

Conservative27.5%

Dormansland & Felbridge Residents25.6%

Independent22.1%

Green10.7%

Lib Dem7.5%

Labour6.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Lesley Susan Steeds Elected	Conservative	705
Nicholas White Elected	Dormansland & Felbridge Residents	655
Nicola O'Riordan Elected	Dormansland & Felbridge Residents	591
Judy Moore	Independent	565
Maureen June Young	Conservative	458
Nigel Ronald Lea	Conservative	328
Becky Peterson	Green	273
David Nickols	Lib Dem	193
Roger Martin	Lib Dem	179
Richard Adam Clarke	Labour	168
Emba Miguel Jones	Labour	145

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Godstone

Chris Farr IndependentColin White IndependentMike Crane Independent

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)

Godstone Residents71.8%

Labour14.1%

Conservative14.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mike Crane Elected	Godstone Residents	1,051
Chris Farr Elected	Godstone Residents	1,037
Colin Arthur White Elected	Godstone Residents	1,018
Amy Kathryn Hare	Labour	207
Oliver James Watkins	Conservative	205
Hoong-Wai Cheah	Conservative	175

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Harestone

Annette Evans Lib DemRobin Spencer Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Lib Dem53.9%

Conservative36.2%

Labour9.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Annette Evans Elected	Lib Dem	697
Robin Spencer Elected	Lib Dem	531
Michael Victor Casebourne	Conservative	468
Mark William Winsbury	Conservative	378
Carron Walker	Labour	127
Thomas Daniel Holloway	Labour	101

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Limpsfield

Claire Blackwell Oxted & Limpsfield Residents GroupIan Booth Oxted & Limpsfield Residents Group

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Oxted & Limpsfield Residents Group80.4%

Conservative11.0%

Lib Dem8.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Claire Lesley Blackwell Elected	Oxted & Limpsfield Residents Group	1,051
Ian Booth Elected	Oxted & Limpsfield Residents Group	996
Robert Christopher Brewer	Conservative	144
Bernice Wendy Milton	Conservative	116
Rupert James McCann	Lib Dem	113

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Lingfield & Crowhurst

Alan Schmidt Lingfield & Crowhurst ResidentsLiz Lockwood IndependentPeter Killick Independent

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)

Lingfield & Crowhurst Residents34.8%

Independent27.5%

Labour16.9%

Conservative11.9%

Lib Dem8.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Julie Margaret Duggan Elected	Lingfield & Crowhurst Residents	739
Peter Richard George Killick Elected	Lingfield & Crowhurst Residents	684
Liz Lockwood Elected	Independent	584
Alan Gerard Schmidt	Lingfield & Crowhurst Residents	521
Ryan Michael Howard	Labour	360
Freyja Jayne Chapman	Labour	305
Joseph Daniel Pettitt	Labour	272
Anthony Scott Beck	Conservative	253
Paul Nicholas Greenhalgh	Conservative	241
Dave Wilkes	Lib Dem	190
Arman Muhammed Shahjid	Conservative	161

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 6 November 2025

Lingfield & Crowhurst Residents38.0%

Reform27.3%

Independent13.1%

Conservative10.6%

Lib Dem7.5%

Labour3.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Alan Gerard Schmidt Elected	Lingfield & Crowhurst Residents	457	38.0%
Julia Florence Searle	Reform	329	27.3%
Judy Moore	Independent	158	13.1%
Paul Nicholas Greenhalgh	Conservative	128	10.6%
Dave Wilkes	Lib Dem	90	7.5%
Freyja Jayne Chapman	Labour	42	3.5%

Oxted North

Catherine Sayer Oxted & Limpsfield Residents GroupChris Bassett Oxted & Limpsfield Residents GroupPeter Damesick Oxted & Limpsfield Residents Group

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)

Oxted & Limpsfield Residents Group73.6%

Green8.7%

Conservative8.7%

Labour8.0%

Heritage Party1.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Catherine Mary Sayer Elected	Oxted & Limpsfield Residents Group	1,570
Peter John Damesick Elected	Oxted & Limpsfield Residents Group	1,531
Chris Bassett Elected	Oxted & Limpsfield Residents Group	1,481
Ian Giddings	Green	186
Janet Elizabeth Sheila Brealey	Conservative	186
Louis Michael Labrosse	Labour	170
Laurence Michael Hatchwell	Conservative	153
Matthew Hatchwell	Conservative	149
Philip Son	Labour	146
Chris Dean	Heritage Party	21

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Oxted South

Bryan Black Oxted & Limpsfield Residents GroupDeb Shiner Oxted & Limpsfield Residents GroupMark Stringer Oxted & Limpsfield Residents Group

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)

Oxted & Limpsfield Residents Group68.7%

Labour16.6%

Conservative14.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Deb Shiner Elected	Oxted & Limpsfield Residents Group	1,096
Chris Langton Elected	Oxted & Limpsfield Residents Group	1,079
Bryan Bernard Black Elected	Oxted & Limpsfield Residents Group	1,071
David Christopher Halliwell	Labour	265
Pat Hunter	Labour	263
Mark Christopher Dean	Labour	254
Elizabeth Parker	Conservative	235
Nicolas Rupert Cook	Conservative	144
Marjory Budgen	Conservative	126

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 1 May 2025

Oxted & Limpsfield Residents Group69.4%

Conservative16.9%

Labour8.5%

Lib Dem5.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mark Stringer Elected	Oxted & Limpsfield Residents Group	890	69.4%
Iain David Carter	Conservative	217	16.9%
Pat Hunter	Labour	109	8.5%
Rupert James McCann	Lib Dem	67	5.2%

Portley & Queens Park

Ben Horne Lib DemMichael Cooper ConservativeRichard Mark Conservative

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)

Lib Dem34.1%

Conservative28.3%

Caterham Residents21.9%

Labour15.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ben Horne Elected	Lib Dem	767
Michael John William Cooper Elected	Conservative	637
Richard John Mark Elected	Conservative	499
Susan Berns	Caterham Residents	493
Linda Jenkins	Conservative	468
Jane Lopez	Labour	352
Nick Bray	Labour	336
Steven Frederick Willmott	Labour	277

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Tatsfield & Titsey

Martin Allen Independent

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024

Independent70.0%

Conservative21.4%

Green8.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Martin William Allen Elected	Independent	423	70.0%
Kenneth Arthur Budgen	Conservative	129	21.4%
Sarah Jane Stewart	Green	52	8.6%

Valley

Alun Jones Lib DemJenny Gaffney Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Lib Dem51.5%

Caterham Residents24.8%

Conservative12.7%

Labour11.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Alun Jones Elected	Lib Dem	628
Jenny Gaffney Elected	Lib Dem	584
Peter Roy Andrew Gerard Roberts	Caterham Residents	302
Max Barry	Conservative	155
Anne Sheena Watson	Labour	134
Nicole Morrigan	Labour	116

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Warlingham East & Chelsham & Farleigh

Anna Patel Lib DemJeremy Pursehouse IndependentPerry Chotai Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)

Independent33.4%

Lib Dem19.9%

Independent19.4%

Conservative19.4%

Labour7.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jeremy Pursehouse Elected	Independent	850
Perry Chotai Elected	Lib Dem	506
Anna Serena Patel Elected	Lib Dem	499
Martin Strzebrakowski	Independent	495
Nathan Adams	Conservative	494
Marc Almond Lamont	Conservative	268
Michael Christopher John Whittington	Conservative	246
Julian Anthony Cresswell	Labour	200
Daniel Evans Frank Mann	Labour	118

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Warlingham West

Keith Prew ConservativeRobin Bloore Conservative

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Conservative49.5%

Lib Dem27.6%

Independent12.0%

Labour11.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Robin Kenneth Bloore Elected	Conservative	596
Keith Prew Elected	Conservative	492
Ed Ralph	Lib Dem	333
Don Mackinlay	Lib Dem	277
Martin Arthur Haley	Independent	144
Steven John Bracey	Labour	132
Andrew Gerald Waters	Labour	131

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Westway

James Rujbally Lib DemMartin Redman Lib DemSarah Sowambur Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)

Lib Dem42.9%

Conservative29.2%

Labour27.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
James Rujbally Elected	Lib Dem	622
Sarah Sowambur Elected	Lib Dem	571
Ankita Sharma Elected	Conservative	423
Charlie George Whiteley Kelly	Conservative	412
Mike Steddy	Conservative	406
Robin Brian Clements	Labour	405
Roy Ian Kelvin Stewart	Labour	360
Adam Grant Avery	Labour	345

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 6 November 2025

Lib Dem42.3%

Reform33.0%

Conservative15.9%

Labour8.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Martin Redman Elected	Lib Dem	539	42.3%
Sarah Barwick	Reform	420	33.0%
Ethna Webster	Conservative	202	15.9%
Robin Brian Clements	Labour	112	8.8%

Whyteleafe

Deano Cline IndependentTony Pearce Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Whyteleafe Residents Group43.2%

Lib Dem30.7%

Labour11.4%

Conservative9.5%

Green5.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Deano Cline Elected	Whyteleafe Residents Group	441
Jeffrey Gray Elected	Lib Dem	313
Marcus Christopher Jones	Whyteleafe Residents Group	302
Dave Evans	Lib Dem	233
Rosa Lilian Knight	Labour	116
Joseph Owen Eve	Conservative	97
Harry James Kilgour Millar	Conservative	85
Jessica Hibberd	Green	53
Annie Weller	Labour	52

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 16 October 2025

Lib Dem45.0%

Reform26.7%

Conservative9.9%

Labour9.5%

Green8.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tony Pearce Elected	Lib Dem	259	45.0%
James Douglas Milmine	Reform	154	26.7%
Hoong-Wai Cheah	Conservative	57	9.9%
Jon Wheale	Labour	55	9.5%
Leo Domingues	Green	51	8.9%

Woldingham

Deborah Sherry Independent

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024

Independent70.8%

Conservative17.8%

Labour6.8%

Lib Dem4.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Deborah Lynn Sherry Elected	Independent	477	70.8%
Sakina Bradbury	Conservative	120	17.8%
Nathan Charles Manning	Labour	46	6.8%
Nick Pomery	Lib Dem	31	4.6%

Councillors

Changed party since the election

1 councillor now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Chaldon	Lewis Sharp	Conservative 2024	Reform

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

4 by-elections since July 2021, 1 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
6 November 2025	Lingfield & Crowhurst	Local party hold
6 November 2025	Westway	Lib Dem gain from Conservative	42.0%
16 October 2025	Whyteleafe	Lib Dem hold	45.0%
1 May 2025	Oxted South	Other hold	69.4%

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
East Surrey	100%	Conservative	Conservative 38%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Tandridge

87,886 residents in 35,630 households

Voted Leave in 2016

53% 1 above GB

Degree or higher

37% 3 above GB

No qualifications

14% 4 below GB

Own their home

74% 13 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

11% 6 below GB

Rent privately

13% 7 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

25% 6 below GB

Aged 65 and over

26% 4 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.