Surrey County Council election, 1993, Guildford

In May 1993 county council elections were held in England, including those for Surrey County Council. Shown below are the results for the Guildford electoral districts on Surrey County Council.[1]

Three electoral division changed hands in these elections relative to the 1989 elections. The Liberal Democrats gained Worplesdon from the Conservatives. The Liberal Democrats retained the electoral division of Ash which they had captured, from the Conservatives, in a by-election, in 1990. The Liberal Democrats captured the electoral division of Guildford North from Labour.

The Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats each contested all nine electoral divisions. Labour contested eight electoral divisions, one fewer than in 1989. There were no other candidates.

In the table immediately below gains and loss are shown relative to the 1989 elections.

Surrey County Council election results, 1993, Guildford
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrat 4 3 0 3 44 46.7 16,948 15.5%
  Conservative 4 0 2 -2 44 37.0 13,423 -10.6%
  Labour 1 0 1 -1 11 16.3 5,909 -2.9%
Ash[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Janet Elizabeth Dallison 2,176 52.1 9.3
Conservative Lesley Anne Grattan 1,652 39.6 -5.5
Labour Kazimierz Jasinski 348 8.3 -3.7
Majority 524 12.5 10.2
Turnout 35.8
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Guildford East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Michael Andrew Bruton 2,124 45.6 -9.3
Liberal Democrat Vivien Caroline Biggs 1,985 42.6 16.3
Labour Edward Alford 549 11.8 -3.2
Majority 139 3.0 -25.6
Turnout 37.8
Conservative hold Swing
Guildford North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat John Francis Heath 2,367 45.0 10.8
Labour Brain Keith Chesterton 1,911 36.4 0.1
Conservative William Ralph Jordan 977 18.6 -9.6
Majority 456 8.7 6.5
Turnout 40.0
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Guildford South
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Tom Sharp 2,721 63.0 19.5
Conservative Anthony Roger Henniker-Gotley 1,183 27.4 -11.4
Labour Angela Jane Gunning 416 9.6 -1.3
Majority 1,538 35.6 30.9
Turnout 39.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Guildford West
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Joseph Ian Bullock 1,763 43.9 -2.5
Liberal Democrat Richard George Marks 1,381 34.4 10.7
Conservative Theodore Michael Goldberg 869 21.7 -4.1
Majority 382 9.5 -11.1
Turnout 33.5
Labour hold Swing
Horsleys
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Anthony Donald Page 2,056 58.1 -15.6
Liberal Democrat Charles Arthur Julian Thorne 1,235 34.9 18.7
Labour Ruth Janet Cameron 245 6.9 -3.2
Majority 821 23.2 -34.4
Turnout 39.5
Conservative hold Swing
Shalford
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Malcolm Arthur Henry Mansell Williamson 1,257 45.1 -21.3
Liberal Democrat Philip Scott Mellor 1,207 43.3 19.7
Labour Frank Gunning 323 11.6 1.6
Majority 50 1.8 -41.0
Turnout 36.5
Conservative hold Swing
Shere
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative David Michael Davis 1,435 47.9 -23.1
Liberal Democrat David Williams 1,209 40.3 -26.4
Labour Neil Andrew Cameron 354 11.8 -3.4
Majority 226 7.5 -48.3
Turnout 35.8
Conservative hold Swing
Worplesdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Mary Laker 2,667 58.8 15.0
Conservative Roger James Marjoribanks 1,870 41.2 -8.9
Majority 797 17.6 11.3
Turnout 42.3
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. ↑ Surrey Advertiser 14 May 1993
  2. ↑ The Ash electoral district result is shown as a Liberal Democrat hold, as it was gained by Liberal Democrat Janet Dallison in a by-election in 1990, however the percentage gains and losses shown are relative to the 1989 election results, rather than the by-election.
Preceded by
Surrey County Council election, 1989, Guildford		 Guildford local elections Succeeded by
Surrey County Council election, 1997, Guildford
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