Editing Sandra Gidley (section)

==Return to politics==
Gidley stood unsuccessfully in the [[2013 Hampshire County Council election]] against incumbent Conservative Councillor [[Roy Perry]], former [[Member of the European Parliament]] and also the father of [[Caroline Nokes]], the Conservative candidate who defeated her in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/10397363.UKIP_make_gains_in_Hampshire_County_Council_elections___live_coverage/= |title=UKIP make gains in Hampshire County Council elections - live coverage (From Daily Echo) |website=www.dailyecho.co.uk |access-date=3 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150223030206/http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/10397363.UKIP_make_gains_in_Hampshire_County_Council_elections___live_coverage/= |archive-date=23 February 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In the [[2019 United Kingdom local elections|2019 Local Elections]], Gidley returned to [[Test Valley Borough Council]] as the Councillor for Romsey Abbey ward defeating the Conservative Party incumbent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.andoveradvertiser.co.uk/news/17615234.test-valley-borough-council-election-2019-as-it-happened/|title=Test Valley Borough Council election 2019: As it happened|website=Andover Advertiser|language=en|access-date=2019-08-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809141825/https://www.andoveradvertiser.co.uk/news/17615234.test-valley-borough-council-election-2019-as-it-happened/|archive-date=9 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>