1991 Guildford Borough Council election

The sixth full elections for Guildford Borough Council took place on 2 May 1991.[1] The Conservatives lost control of Guildford Borough Council for the first time since the council was created in the early 1970s. Overall the election resulted in a hung council with 19 Conservative councillors, 19 Liberal Democrats, 6 Labour and 1 independent.

Relative to the 1987 elections the Conservatives lost 11 seats, the Liberal Democrats gained 10 and one gain was made by an independent.

The Liberal Democrats gained all six seats in the Ash and Tongham area from the Conservatives consisting of the following wards Ash, Ash Vale and Tongham.

Additionally the Liberal Democrats gained four seats in the town of Guildford from the Conservatives. These 4 gains were as follows - the remaining Conservative councillor for Onslow ward; both Conservative councillors for Holy Trinity and one of the two Conservatives councillors for Christchurch.

An independent captured a seat from the Conservatives in the rural Tillingbourne ward to the south west of the borough.

Results

Ash (top 3 candidates elected)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mrs R Davies	1564
	Liberal Democrats	A Hillier	1563
	Liberal Democrats	Ms F White	1501
	Conservative	J Ades	1479
	Conservative	M Cole	1382
	Conservative	R Ratcliffe	1151
	Labour	M Gallagher	281
	Labour	Mrs N Gallagher	269
	Labour	K Jasinski	234
Majority			22
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Ash Vale (top 2 candidates elected)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D Evans	1216
	Liberal Democrats	Ms O Hooker	1208
	Conservative	Mrs M Lloyd-Jones	854
	Conservative	M Measures	794
	Labour	N David	152
	Labour	D Enright	146
Majority			354
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Christchurch (top 2 candidates elected)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Hodges	995
	Liberal Democrats	Mrs V Johnson	943
	Conservative	R Majoribanks	887
	Liberal Democrats	R Ashworth	879
	Labour	M Hill	102
	Labour	Ms A Pringle	89
	All Night	Ms D Hughes	20
Majority			56
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Clandon & Horsley (top 3 candidates elected)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs J Powell	2031
	Conservative	D May	1988
	Conservative	Miss G Drakeford	1951
	Liberal Democrats	F Oxford	699
	Liberal Democrats	I Main	666
	Liberal Democrats	Mrs R Steele	660
	Labour	Ms M Beynon	283
	Labour	Ms R Cameron	221
	Labour	Ms T Haimes	219
Majority			1252
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Effingham (only 1 candidate elected)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T Page	598
	Liberal Democrats	R Parker	199
	Labour	D Sims	71
Majority			399
	Conservative hold		Swing

Friary & St. Nicolas (top 3 candidates elected)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R Marks	1802
	Liberal Democrats	R Blundell	1765
	Liberal Democrats	T Sharp	1745
	Conservative	P Hooper	690
	Conservative	P Thomas	671
	Conservative	A Alisha	658
	Labour	R Body	339
	Labour	Dr A Gunning	335
	Labour	S Islam	260
	All Night	G Clutterbuck	65
Majority			1055
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Holy Trinity (top 2 candidates elected)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	G Bridger	1106
	Liberal Democrats	Mrs T Baker	1105
	Conservative	A Allenby	885
	Conservative	A Dewhurst	867
	Labour	Ms A Dale	134
	Labour	P Newmark	105
	All Night	T Fuller	28
Majority			220
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Lovelace (only 1 candidate elected)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs Greenleaf	487
	Liberal Democrats	J Hartley	475
Majority			12
	Conservative hold		Swing

Merrow & Burpham (top 3 candidates elected)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T Hargrave	2037
	Conservative	Mrs J Jordan	2012
	Conservative	P Johnson	1993
	Liberal Democrats	Miss S Jenkins	1364
	Liberal Democrats	Mrs J Thomas	1262
	Liberal Democrats	A Sutcliffe	1209
	Labour	E Allford	622
	Labour	J Carney	593
	Labour	Ms M Wu	539
	All Night	Ms D Gomez	96
Majority			629
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Normandy (only 1 candidate elected)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	G Taylor	682
	Conservative	Mrs J Drage	535
	Labour	N Cridland	61
Majority			147
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Onslow (top 3 candidates elected)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mrs L Strudwick	1361
	Liberal Democrats	T Phillips	1329
	Liberal Democrats	Mrs J Biggs	1095
	Conservative	B Parke	1055
	Conservative	Mrs P Parke	801[2]
	Conservative	K Johns	773
	Labour	J Bullock	481
	Labour	Mrs F Flynn	365
	Labour	K Parfitt	347
	All Night	K Chanot	60
Majority			40
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Pilgrims (top 2 candidate elected)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M Williamson	859
	Conservative	R Rolfe	826
	Liberal Democrats	P Mellor	363
	Liberal Democrats	P Dyer	323
	Labour	F Gunning	150
Majority			463
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pirbright (only 1 candidate elected)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs C Cobley	536
	Liberal Democrats	A Woodbine	244
Majority			292
	Conservative hold		Swing

Send (top 2 candidates elected)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K Taylor	767
	Conservative	D Wilde	631
	Liberal Democrats	Mrs A Lambe	399
	Independent	J Hill	206
	Labour	Mrs H Thompson	195
	Labour	N Cameron	156
Majority			232
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shalford (only 1 candidate elected)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs S Stewart	682
	Liberal Democrats	L Grugeon	658
	Labour	C Barber	156
	All Night	S Webster	20
Majority			24
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stoke (top 3 candidates elected)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	GR Bellerby[3]	2112
	Labour	Mrs S Thornberry	1699
	Labour	Mrs H Tipton	1592
	Conservative	R Gregory	413
	Conservative	H Warwick	367
	Conservative	D Quelch	350
	Liberal Democrats	Mrs V Biggs	269
	Liberal Democrats	Ms L Jacobs	252
	Liberal Democrats	W Plaskett	244
	All Night	Mrs H Goldsmoth	79
Majority			1179
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Stoughton (top 3 candidates elected)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C Fox	1859
	Liberal Democrats	Mrs S Fox	1788
	Liberal Democrats	Mrs J Marks	1618
	Conservative	Mrs S Knight	567
	Conservative	M Crosson	559
	Conservative	N Daniels	530
	Labour	J Barbour	376
	Labour	B Hall	371
	Labour	R Medlow	342
	All Night	K Hills	48
Majority			1051
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Tillingbourne (top 2 candidates elected)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs A List	1091
	Independent	K Childs	1049
	Conservative	N Brougham	1023
	Liberal Democrats	J Wild	389
	Labour	P Dowden	363
Majority			26
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Tongham (only 1 candidate elected)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M Pooley	574
	Conservative	M Naylor	339
	Labour	Ms K Parfitt	40
Majority			175
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Westborough (top 3 candidates elected)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs D Bellerby	1551
	Labour	J Patrick	1318
	Labour	J Woodhatch	1284
	Liberal Democrats	K Briggs	545
	Liberal Democrats	P Anderson	497
	Liberal Democrats	W Morris	443
	Conservative	Mrs M Johns	371
	Conservative	D Knight	354
	All Night	K Goldsmith	77
Majority			739
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Worplesdon (top 3 candidates elected)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs S Lloyd	1390
	Conservative	Mrs C Griffin	1389
	Conservative	R Price	1369
	Liberal Democrats	M Johnson	1183
	Liberal Democrats	J Heath	1173
	Liberal Democrats	W Palmer	1116
	Labour	K Horne	364
	Labour	W Lock	164
	All Night	A Webster	88
Majority			186
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. Results were published in the Surrey Advertiser 9 May 1991 edition.
2. The Surrey Advertiser published on 9 May 1991 omitted the vote figure for Mrs P Parke. The "801" vote figure included on this Wikipedia page is from http://www.dennispaul.org/Politics/roll_-_onslow.htm. This webpage also gave vote figures for B Parke of 1055 and K Johns of 773 both of which matched those in the Surrey Advertiser for this 1991 election. However the webpage wrongly stated that B Parke was elected in this 1991 election.
3. GR Bellerby was more commonly known as Bill Bellerby. He appears in every Surrey Advertiser summary of Guildford BC election results from 1973 to 1991 as either B Bellerby or Bill Bellerby. For example both the 1973 and 1976 results list all other candidates in all the wards in Guildford by initials except one who they list as 'Bill Bellerby'. "Guildford Borough Council - A Compendium of Municipal Election results 1835 to 1974" by Roger Ottewill repeated lists his initials as 'GR Bellerby' and that form is used herein.