1995 Guildford Borough Council election
The seventh full elections for Guildford Borough Council took place on 4 May 1995.[1] The results saw the Liberal Democrats win majority control of the council for the first time winning 23 of the 45 seats. The Conservatives won 13 seats. Labour retained 6 seats and 3 independents were elected.[2]
Compared to the 1991 council elections, the Liberal Democrats gained 4 net seats, gaining 7 and losing 3. Compared to the 1991 council elections the Conservatives lost 6 net seats, losing 7 and gaining 1. Compared to the 1991 council elections there were 2 more independents on the council.
The Liberal Democrats gained Merrow and Burpham ward, with 3 councillors, from the Conservatives and Worplesdon ward, also with three councillors, from the Conservatives. The Conservatives additionally lost their one councillor on Tillingbourne ward to the Liberal Democrats.
To the west of the borough the Liberal Democrats lost 3 councillors. The Liberal Democrats lost both Ash Vale councillors to the Putting Ash Vale First group and the Liberal Democrats also lost one of their three councillors in the neighbouring Ash ward to the Conservatives.
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Ades | 1199 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Alan Hilliar | 1140 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Fiona White | 1119 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Barry Talman | 1085 | |||
Conservative | Jennifer Cassar | 903 | |||
Conservative | Nicolas Sutcliffe | 844 | |||
Labour | Gwyneth Grout | 393 | |||
Labour | Royston Hayward | 387 | |||
Labour | William Street | 366 | |||
Majority | 34 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Putting Ash Vale First | David Evans[3] | 842 | |||
Independent Putting Ash Vale First | Jonathan Maugham | 794 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Olwen Hooker | 691 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Gerald Taylor | 546 | |||
Conservative | Charles Grattan | 332 | |||
Conservative | Stuart Page | 281 | |||
Green | Angeline Bail | 62 | |||
Green | Stephen Flinn | 48 | |||
Majority | 103 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Vivienne Johnson | 1135 | |||
Conservative | Andrew Hodges | 1095 | |||
Liberal Democrats | George Mowat | 953 | |||
Conservative | David Hunter | 866 | |||
Labour | William Scott | 135 | |||
Labour | Tim Wolfenden | 122 | |||
Majority | 142 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jennifer Powell | 1802 | |||
Conservative | Andrew French | 1708 | |||
Conservative | Jennifer Wicks | 1656 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Burnham | 719 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Ian Oxford | 694 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Louise Morales | 649 | |||
Labour | Meriel Beynon | 385 | |||
Labour | Neil Cameron | 294 | |||
Majority | 937 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jessica Page | 523 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Charles Thorne | 476 | |||
Labour | Ruth Cameron | 59 | |||
Majority | 47 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Richard Marks | 1545 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Tom Sharp | 1514 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Robert Blundell | 1464 | |||
Conservative | Phillip Hooper | 502 | |||
Labour | Gary Hills | 465 | |||
Conservative | Harold Webb | 448 | |||
Labour | Stephen Walsh | 441 | |||
Labour | Douglas Pym, | 428 | |||
Majority | 962 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Tamsy Baker | 1007 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Gordon Bridger | 982 | |||
Conservative | Veronica Stiastny | 620 | |||
Conservative | Lee Arnold | 586 | |||
Labour | Julie Hall | 168 | |||
Labour | Stephen Chapman | 167 | |||
Majority | 362 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Susan Greenleaf | 652 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Joan Hartley | 430 | |||
Majority | 222 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Vivien Biggs | 2337 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Charles Shepperd | 2005 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Allan | 1979 | |||
Conservative | Jennifer Jordan | 1472 | |||
Conservative | David Carpenter | 1402 | |||
Conservative | Nick Brogham | 1346 | |||
Labour | Edward Allford | 601 | |||
Labour | Michael Hornsby-Smith | 584 | |||
Labour | Malcolm Hill | 555 | |||
Majority | 507 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Newman | 670 | |||
Conservative | Ann Seymour | 461 | |||
Labour | John Barbour | 66 | |||
Majority | 209 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Tony Phillips | 1230 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Lynda Strudwick | 1224 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Jackie Biggs | 1143 | |||
Conservative | Bernard Parke | 771 | |||
Labour | Florence Flynn | 498 | |||
Labour | Keith Parfitt | 470 | |||
Labour | Muhammed Islam | 454 | |||
Majority | 372 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Rolfe | 691 | |||
Conservative | Alan Dewhurst | 659 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Marilyn Merryweather | 301 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Lavinia Wright | 282 | |||
Labour | Elizabeth Bullock | 157 | |||
Labour | Margaret Kennedy | 159 | |||
Majority | 358 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Catherine Cobley | 519 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Terrence King | 188 | |||
Labour | Norma Hedger | 47 | |||
Majority | 331 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Keith Taylor | 617 | |||
Conservative | Michael Cave | 578 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Hogger | 436 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Philip Palmer | 417 | |||
Labour | Sheila Bean | 197 | |||
Labour | Keith Longhurst | 197 | |||
Majority | 142 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sarah Stewart | 739 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Leonard Grugeon | 725 | |||
Labour | Michael Jeram | 184 | |||
Majority | 14 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sallie Thorneberry | 1349 | |||
Labour | Angela Gunning | 1258 | |||
Labour | Heather Tipton | 1253 | |||
Liberal Democrats | John Chapman | 380 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Sian Jenkins | 360 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Alan Lawrence | 322 | |||
Conservative | Herbert Warwick | 251 | |||
Conservative | Steven Meager | 218 | |||
Conservative | David Quelch | 201 | |||
Majority | 873 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Fox | 1329 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Sue Fox | 1306 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Jayne Marke | 1217 | |||
Labour | Alexander Macdonald | 430 | |||
Labour | Susan Gomm | 407 | |||
Labour | Lynne Macdonald | 403 | |||
Conservative | Christtine Stacy | 300 | |||
Conservative | Aidan Langley | 285 | |||
Conservative | Dennis Wilde | 258 | |||
Independent Green | Michael Belford | 124 | |||
Majority | 787 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Keith Childs | 1309 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Patricia Gumbrell | 757 | |||
Conservative | David Davis | 702 | |||
Conservative | David Fleming | 683 | |||
Majority | 55 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Mike Pooley | 439 | |||
Conservative | James Amos | 203 | |||
Labour | Frank Gunning | 102 | |||
Majority | 236 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Woodhatch | 1319 | |||
Labour | Keith Horne | 1241 | |||
Labour | Peter Jennings | 1149 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Keith Briggs | 567 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Jeannie Batchelor | 518 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Malcom Johnson | 441 | |||
Conservative | Geoffrey Greave | 201 | |||
Conservative | Mary Johns | 201 | |||
Conservative | Pamela Parke | 194 | |||
Majority | 582 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Auriol Earle | 1462 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Alexander Sutcliffe | 1436 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Gregory Wade | 1428 | |||
Conservative | David Elms | 1029 | |||
Conservative | Robert McShee | 975 | |||
Conservative | Kenneth Johns | 950 | |||
Labour | Alan Ritchie | 326 | |||
Labour | Kathleen Parfitt | 323 | |||
Labour | Harold Richards | 293 | |||
Majority | 399 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
References
edit- ^ Results were published in the Surrey Advertiser 11 May 1995 edition.
- ^ The reference to independents here includes those fighting under the title "Putting Ash Vale First"
- ^ David Evans had been elected as a Liberal Democrat in 1991, however by 1995, he had resigned and been reclassified as an independent. Therefore relative to the position going into the election this is a hold for the independents, relative to the 1991 election it is a gain.
- ^ Gains and losses are shown relative to the 1991 election. In fact the Liberal Democrat Vivien Biggs had been elected to the council in a by election during the 1991-95 term.