Seats Changing Hands in 2009
The Conservatives gained two electoral divisions, Guildford East and Guildford South East, from the Liberal Democrats.
The Conservatives won Ash, Guildford East, Guildford South East, Horsleys, Shalford, Shere and Worplesdon. The Liberal Democrats won Guildford North, Guildford South West and Guildford West.
Surrey Council election, 2009, Guildford.
| 2009 Election | |
| Party | Seats |
|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 |
| Labour | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 |
| Worplesdon By-Election 15 July 2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Nigel Sutcliffe | 1844 | 53.5 | 5.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Paul Ronald Cragg | 1286 | 37.3 | 2.4 | |
| Labour | Martin Phillips | 193 | 5.6 | 1.5 | |
| UKIP | Mazhar Manzoor | 78 | 2.3 | -9.8 | |
| Peace | John Hugh Morris | 39 | 1.1 | 1.1 | |
| Majority | 558 | 16.2 | |||
| Turnout | 3448 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.4 | |||
| Shalford By-Election 5 May 2011 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Simon George Stanford Gimson | 3602 | 66.1 | 8.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Andrew Howard Barnes | 1087 | 20.0 | -2.4 | |
| Labour | Michael Stanley Jeram | 701 | 12.9 | 7.8 | |
| Majority | 2515 | 46.2 | |||
| Turnout | 5446 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 5.4 | |||
| Worplesdon By-Election 3 May 2012 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Keith Francis Witham | 2022 | 53.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Paul Ronald Cragg | 1236 | 32.6 | ||
| Labour | Martin Phillips | 517 | 13.6 | ||
| Majority | 786 | 20.7 | |||
| Turnout | 3794 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Read more about this topic: Guildford Local Elections, Surrey County Council Electoral Divisions in Guildford
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