Photo: Dr Neil Clifton · CC BY-SA 2.0No party holds a majority on Tandridge District Council
Warlingham is run by Tandridge District Council and Surrey County Council, with Warlingham parish council for local matters. No party holds a majority on Tandridge District Council. The Conservatives have a majority on Surrey County Council. Its MP is Claire Coutinho (Conservative), member for East Surrey.
£2,596
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Warlingham’s politics has changed since 2021
No majority on Tandridge District Council
The Liberal Democrats, the largest group, hold 12 of its 43 seats as elected, 10 short of the 22 needed. Oxted & Limpsfield Residents Group holds 8, the Conservatives 6, independents 4, Lingfield & Crowhurst Residents 3, Burstow, Horne & Outwood Residents 3 and Godstone Residents 3. Who’s in charge ↓
Surrey in 2021
Surrey County Council, which runs schools, social care and roads, has a Conservative majority at the May 2021 election: the Conservatives won 41 of 81 seats. Surrey ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Warlingham is £2,596 for 2026–27; Tandridge District Council keeps 10% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 52% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
Who holds the seats on Warlingham’s councils
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 22 of Tandridge’s 43 or 41 of Surrey’s 81 seats to run the council alone.
- Liberal Democrat12
- Oxted & Limpsfield Residents Group8
- Conservative6
- Independent4
- Burstow, Horne & Outwood Residents3
- Godstone Residents3
- Lingfield & Crowhurst Residents3
- Dormansland & Felbridge Residents2
- Bletchingley & Nutfield Residents1
- Whyteleafe Residents Group1
Latest election: May 2024.
- Conservative41
- Liberal Democrat19
- Residents Associations of Epsom and Ewell4
- Farnham Residents3
- Independent3
- Green2
- Labour2
- Reform UK2
- Ashtead Independents1
- Nork & Tattenhams Residents' Associations1
- Residents for Guildford and Villages1
- Thames Ditton / Weston Green Residents' Association1
- The Molesey Residents Association1
Latest election: May 2021.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
Two tiers of council, and a parish tier
Warlingham has two tiers of council: the county runs the big services, the district the local ones.
Local matters: allotments, play areas, halls, footpaths and benches; it is consulted on planning and adds a precept to the council tax bill. A town council is a parish council by another name.
92% of Warlingham’s residents · Band D precept £45
The parish council for the part of Warlingham inside Whyteleafe parish.
Who runs Warlingham: same source as Who runs Warlingham, above.
Bins and recycling, planning, housing, environmental health, leisure, and collecting council tax.
Website ↗Schools, social care, roads and transport, libraries and waste disposal.
Website ↗Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: in two-tier areas the district or borough runs local services and the county the big ones.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Warlingham, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parish2 parish councilsWarlingham parish councilWhyteleafe parish council
- 2Tandridge District Council3 wards · 7 councillorsJeremy PursehousePerry ChotaiAnna Serena PatelRobin Kenneth BlooreKeith PrewTony PearceDeano ClineJeffrey Gray
- 3Surrey County Council2 divisions · 2 councillorsJacquie ThomsonTony Pearce
- 4Police and crime commissionerSurrey Police · elected May 2024Lisa Townsend
- 5House of CommonsEast Surrey
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
7 councillors for 3 wards
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Jeremy PursehouseIndependent · May 2024
- Perry ChotaiLiberal Democrat · May 2024
- Anna Serena PatelLiberal Democrat · May 2024
- Robin Kenneth BlooreConservative · May 2024
- Keith PrewConservative · May 2024
- Tony PearceLiberal Democrat · October 2025 · by-election
- Deano ClineWhyteleafe Residents Group · May 2024
- Jeffrey GrayLiberal Democrat · May 2024
Show as a table, with Surrey County Council’s 2 divisions (2 councillors)
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warlingham East & Chelsham & Farleighmostly in Warlingham · 4,901 residents3 seats · May 2024 | 3 | Jeremy PursehousePerry ChotaiAnna Serena Patel | May 2024 |
| Warlingham Westmostly in Warlingham · 3,711 residents2 seats · May 2024 | 2 | Robin Kenneth BlooreKeith Prew | May 2024 |
| Whyteleafe7% in Warlingham · 306 residents2 seats · October 2025, May 2024 | 2 | Tony Pearceby-electionDeano ClineJeffrey Gray | October 2025, May 2024 |
Surrey County Council: county divisions
| Division | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warlingham EDmostly in Warlingham · 8,612 residents1 seat · May 2026 | 1 | Jacquie Thomsonby-election | May 2026 |
| Caterham Valley ED2% in Warlingham · 306 residents1 seat · October 2025 | 1 | Tony Pearceby-election | October 2025 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Tandridge District Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
Tandridge council election, May 2024
Results in the wards that make up Warlingham, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
3 wards voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Warlingham’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗3,676 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
2,105 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
1,692 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Warlingham is in East Surrey constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Warlingham).
49,196 votes for candidates · majority 7,450
Conservative, MP since 12 December 2019.
turnout in July 2024: 49,196 votes from 73,307 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 7,450 of 49,196 votes (15.1%): wider than in 53% of England’s 543 constituencies.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Warlingham’s Band D council tax is £2,596 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Tandridge District Council keeps £259.86 of a Band D bill (10%); the rest goes to the Warlingham parish council, Surrey County Council and the Surrey police and crime commissioner.
Band D since 1993
Tandridge’s Band D bill has risen 52% in ten years, from £1,708.46 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £545.63 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Warlingham, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Surrey’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,300.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Surrey
| Tandridge + Surrey | Warlingham’s councils | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £459 | £471 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £216 | £217 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £81 | £69 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £26 | £30 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £115 | £128 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £26 | £33 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £34 | £32 | £26 |
| Public health | £42 | £43 | £78 |
| Running the council | £114 | £79 | £59 |
| Other | £0 | £-2 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,155 | £1,139 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Both tiers added: Tandridge per its residents plus Surrey per the county’s. Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Surrey and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Warlingham is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
tandridge.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
tandridge.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Warlingham is run
Which council runs Warlingham?
Warlingham is run by Tandridge District Council and Surrey County Council. The county council runs schools, social care and roads; the district runs bins, planning and housing.
Does Warlingham have a town council?
Yes: Warlingham has its own parish-tier council (Warlingham parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £45 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Warlingham?
Claire Coutinho (Conservative) is the MP for East Surrey, which covers Warlingham.
How many councillors does Warlingham have?
7 ward councillors represent Warlingham’s 3 wards, and 2 county councillors its county divisions.
When are the next elections in Warlingham?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Warlingham’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Warlingham?
Band D council tax in Warlingham is £2,596 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Tandridge District Council?
No party has a majority. As elected, Liberal Democrat 12 · Oxted & Limpsfield Residents Group 8 · Conservative 6 · Independent 4 · Lingfield & Crowhurst Residents 3 · Burstow, Horne & Outwood Residents 3 · Godstone Residents 3 · Dormansland & Felbridge Residents 2 · Whyteleafe Residents Group 1 · Bletchingley & Nutfield Residents 1 of 43 seats; a majority needs 22. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who controls Surrey County Council?
The Conservatives have a majority: 41 of 81 seats as elected.
Who won the 2024 council election in Warlingham?
In Warlingham’s wards on 2 May 2024, Liberal Democrat 3 · Conservative 2 · Independent 1 · Whyteleafe Residents Group 1 of the 7 seats up. The Conservatives had the largest share of votes, 30.5%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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