2019 Spelthorne Borough Council election

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2019 Spelthorne Borough Council election
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All 39 seats to Spelthorne Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election353
Seats after238
Seat change-12+5
Popular vote27,59610,406
Percentage46.3%17.5%
Swing-1.4%+7.5%
 Third partyFourth party
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Party Labour Green
Last election10
Seats after42
Seat change+3+2
Popular vote9,4505,215
Percentage15.9%8.8%
Swing-1.9%+6.2%
Spelthorne UK ward map 2019.svg
Results of the 2019 Spelthorne Borough Council election
Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 2019 Spelthorne Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect all members of Spelthorne Borough Council in England. [1] [2] The Conservatives retained control of the council, but with a reduced majority of 7, down from 31.

Contents

Summary

Election result

2019 Spelthorne Borough Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 3923012Decrease2.svg 1259.046.327,596–1.4
  Liberal Democrats 18850Increase2.svg 520.517.510,406+7.5
  Labour 21440Increase2.svg 310.315.99,450–1.9
  Green 8220Increase2.svg 25.18.85,215+6.2
  Independent 4220Increase2.svg 25.14.22,503N/A
  UKIP 13000Steady2.svg0.07.44,378–7.7

Results by Ward

Ashford Common

Ashford Common
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Clare Barratt 891 51.6
Conservative Richard Barratt 805 46.6
Conservative Robert Noble 719 41.6
Green Anoma Jacobs42924.8
UKIP Adam Hack-Davies40823.6
Liberal Democrats Ian Clench36521.1
Labour Amy McWeeney35020.3
Labour Christopher Karamian31017.9
Turnout 27.10
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Ashford East

Ashford East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Boughtflower 816 46.9
Conservative Rose Chandler 780 44.8
Conservative Anthony Mitchell 740 42.5
Green Jill Beecher49628.5
UKIP Brian Catt37921.8
Labour Sarah Wrightson36921.2
Labour Ian Jenkins36821.1
Liberal Democrats Alexandra Dare30817.7
Liberal Democrats Michael Alexiou27215.6
Turnout 29.39
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Ashford North and Stanwell South

Ashford North and Stanwell South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joanne Sexton 760 43.9
Conservative Satvinder Buttar 690 39.9
Conservative Amar Brar 655 37.9
Labour Roger Bowen61335.4
Labour Rebecca Geach61135.3
Labour Tim Lobanov55532.1
UKIP Michael Pratt43225.0
Turnout 26.28
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Ashford Town

Ashford Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nick Gething 988 48.9
Conservative Olivia Rybinski 896 44.4
Conservative Naz Islam 874 43.3
Green Malcolm Beecher69134.2
Green Rupert Jackson64131.7
Labour Tony Burrell44422.0
Labour Iain Raymond35417.5
UKIP Bob Berressem32416.0
Turnout 36.65
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Halliford and Sunbury West

Halliford and Sunbury West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sandra Dunn 976 54.0
Liberal Democrats Thomas Fidler 860 47.5
Liberal Democrats Lawrence Nichols 781 43.2
Conservative Anthony Jones58432.3
Conservative Buddhi Weerasinghe52529.0
Conservative Anna Nowicka51528.5
UKIP Shirley Jacobs27115.0
Labour Sean Beatty21011.6
Turnout 36.41
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Laleham and Shepperton Green

Laleham and Shepperton Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Maureen Attewell 911 51.6
Conservative Richard Smith-Ainsley 764 43.3
Conservative Mary Madams 731 41.4
Green Paul Jacobs50528.6
Liberal Democrats John Thesiger41723.6
Liberal Democrats Alan Mockford39922.6
UKIP Linda Thatcher37421.2
Labour Sue Bryer36120.4
Turnout 28.67
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Riverside and Laleham

Riverside and Laleham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Denise Saliagopoulos 935 48.1
Conservative Michele Gibson 748 38.5
Conservative Tony Harman 668 34.4
Conservative Howard Williams54428.0
Liberal Democrats Terrence Lewis49125.3
Independent Quentin Edgington45823.6
Liberal Democrats Gerald Dare44222.7
Labour John Johnston37419.2
UKIP Derek Sheppard32816.9
Turnout 36.20
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Shepperton Town

Shepperton Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robin Sider 1,295 59.5
Conservative Vivienne Leighton 1,189 54.6
Conservative Colin Barnard 1,153 53.0
Green Peter Hughes58526.9
Liberal Democrats Robert Johnson44320.4
Labour Bethany Edwards33015.2
UKIP Gerry Ring27212.5
Labour Stephen Bentley27012.4
Turnout 39.71
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Staines

Staines
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Tom Lagden 978 52.3
Green Jan Doerfel 890 47.6
Labour Veena Sivagnanam 633 33.8
Conservative Mark Francis63033.7
Conservative Jean Pinkerton62333.3
Conservative Sinead Mooney60632.4
UKIP Gerald Gravett29715.9
Turnout 29.89
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Staines South

Staines South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Bateson 821 49.8
Liberal Democrats Nichola Cornes 796 48.3
Labour Jennifer Vinson 490 29.8
Conservative Steven Burkmar42125.6
UKIP Chris Beresford42025.5
Conservative Sabine Capes38323.3
Conservative Richard Smith38323.3
Turnout 30.37
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Stanwell North

Stanwell North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sue Doran 729 44.6
Labour John Doran 689 42.2
Conservative Jim McIlroy 649 39.7
Labour Jon Button59436.4
Conservative Katie Barratt52131.9
Conservative Joshua Jogo42726.1
UKIP Marilyn Thomas32620.0
Turnout 27.42
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Sunbury Common

Sunbury Common
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ian Beardsmore* 803 46.8
Liberal Democrats Bernie Spoor 609 35.5
Liberal Democrats Richard Dunn 540 31.5
Conservative Alison Griffiths50729.5
Liberal Democrats John Turner37221.7
Labour Eric Ollington34320.0
Conservative Nicola Molnar32919.2
Conservative Alex Sapunovas31118.1
Independent Chris Frazer30717.9
UKIP Betty Sutton26715.6
Turnout 28.69
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Sunbury East

Sunbury East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Helen Harvey 897 48.2
Conservative Ian Harvey 881 47.3
Liberal Democrats Kathleen Grant 799 42.9
Conservative Daxa Patel78742.3
Liberal Democrats Anthony Rawlinson71538.4
Labour John May39821.4
UKIP Timothy Digby28015.0
Turnout 32.57
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

By-elections

Staines South

The resignation of independent councillor Nichola Cornes (elected as a Liberal Democrat) on 25 January 2021 led to the Staines South by-election, held 6 May 2021, to coincide with the Surrey County Council elections 2021.

Staines South: 6 May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sinead Mooney 675 36.6 +11.0
Liberal Democrats Rob Millist66836.2−13.6
Labour Harriet Digby31917.3−12.5
Independent Lesley Connor1548.3New
TUSC Paul Couchman301.6New
Majority 70.4N/A
Turnout 1,846
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg12.3

Staines

The resignation of Green Party councillor Jan Doerfel on 7 June 2021 led to the Staines by-election, held 22 July 2021.

Staines: 22 July 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Malcolm Beecher 651 44.0 +5.5
Conservative Michael Zenonos48632.8+8.0
Independent Paul West27518.6New
TUSC Paul Couchman392.6New
Reform UK Gerald Gravett292.0New
Majority 16511.1
Turnout 1,480
Green hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.3

Stanwell North

The resignation of Conservative Party councillor Jim McIlroy on 31 December 2021 led to the Stanwell North by-election, held 23 February 2022.

Stanwell North: 23 February 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jon Button 605 48.8 +12.4
Conservative Michael Zenonos56745.7+6.0
TUSC Paul Dennis Couchman695.6New
Majority 383.1
Turnout 1,24121.1%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg3.2

Laleham and Shepperton Green

Laleham and Shepperton Green: 25 May 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Stuart Whitmore 903 51.7
Conservative Karen Howkins77544.4
TUSC Paul Couchman693.9
Majority 1287.3
Turnout
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Laleham and Shepperton Green

Laleham and Shepperton Green: 11 August 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Karen Howkins 810 55.5
Liberal Democrats John Thesiger57839.6
TUSC Paul Couchman714.9
Majority 23215.9
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Changes of allegiance 2023–2027

The 2 May 2019 Spelthorne Borough Council elections resulted in 23 Conservative seats, 8 Liberal Democrat seats, four Labour seats, two Green Party seats and two Independents. The Conservative Party thus maintained their overwhelming majority on the council.

On 9 June 2020, 6 Conservative Councillors, including Council leader Ian Harvey and Deputy leader Olivia Rybinski, resigned from the Conservative party and created the new United Spelthorne Group on the council. With the Conservatives now having fewer than half of all seats on the council, the Borough is now in "no overall control", leaving the Conservative party without a governing majority for the first time in the Borough's history. [3]

On 25 June 2020, John Boughtflower was elected as leader of the council and Jim McIlroy as his deputy.

On 27 May 2021, Lawrence Nichols (Liberal Democrats) was elected as leader and Joanne Sexton (Independent) as his deputy.

On 27 May 2022, John Boughtflower was elected as leader of the council and Tony Mitchell as his deputy.

On 8 March 2022, Veena Silva and Jenny Vinson - elected as Labour - disbanded the Independent Labour group to join the Breakthrough Party. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Election Results – 2 May 2019". Spelthorne. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "Spelthorne Borough Council". BBC. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "Six councillors quit Conservative Party at Spelthorne Borough Council saying membership 'untenable'". Surrey Live. 9 June 2020.
  4. ↑ Caines, Jackson (8 March 2022). "New trio of councillors join Breakthrough". Breakthrough Party. Retrieved 8 March 2022..
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