2012 Tandridge District Council election
The 2012 Tandridge District Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Tandridge District Council in Surrey, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 34 Liberal Democrats 6 Independent 2 Background 14 seats were contested in 2012, with a total of 49 candidates standing for election. Before the election the Conservatives ran the council with 34 of the 42 seats, while the Liberal Democrats had 6 seats. Other parties standing at the election were the UK Independence Party with 13 candidates, the Labour Party with 6 candidates and 3 candidates from the Green Party. Among the councillors who stood down at the election was the longest serving councillor Richard Butcher of Woldingham ward, after 39 years on the council. Election result The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats finished with the same number seats, after each party gained a seat from the other. This left the Conservatives with 34 seats, the Liberal Democrats on 6 seats and there remained 2 Independent councillors. The Conservatives won 11 of the 14 seats contested, after gaining Whyteleafe