2023 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election

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Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election, 2023
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All 35 seats for Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
18 seats needed for a majority
Turnout48,968
 First partySecond party
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LeaderHannah DaltonJulie Morris
Party Residents Association Liberal Democrats
Seats before32 [lower-alpha 1] 2
Seats won264
Seat changeDecrease2.svg6Increase2.svg2
Popular vote22,1528,146
 Third partyFourth party
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LeaderKate ChinnBernie Muir
Party Labour Conservative
Seats before31
Seats won32
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg1
Popular vote7,2729,992
Leader before election

Hannah Dalton
Residents Association

Leader after election

Hannah Dalton
Residents Association

The 2023 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect all 35 members of Epsom and Ewell Borough Council in Surrey, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England. New ward boundaries came into effect for this election, reducing the number of seats from 38 to 35. [2]

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Overall results

Following the results, the council remained under control of the Residents Associations of Epsom and Ewell. [3] [4]

Epsom & Ewell Borough Council Election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Residents Association 26Decrease2.svg274.2944.022,152
  Liberal Democrats 4Increase2.svg111.4317.08,146
  Labour 3Steady2.svg8.5715.07,272
  Conservative 2Increase2.svg15.7120.09,992
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.04.01,406

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election. [5] [6] [7]

Auriol

Auriol (2 Seats) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Residents Association John Richard Beckett* 773 74.5
Residents Association Darren William Talbot 689 66.4
Conservative Hannah Mireille Jackson Abrahams13813.3
Conservative Caleb Michael Philip Heather10710.3
Labour Julia Karen Lucas989.4
Labour Garrick Bigwood949.1
Liberal Democrats Dorothee Katarina Wilbs565.4
Liberal Democrats Oliver Schuster525.0
Turnout 1,03830.86
Residents Association hold
Residents Association hold

College

College (3 Seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Julie Anne Morris* 1,225 52.8
Liberal Democrats James John Lawrence 1,142 49.2
Liberal Democrats Julian Peter Freeman 1,121 48.3
Residents Association Kate Emily Brooks57324.7
Conservative Christopher Charles Muller55123.8
Residents Association Nigel Kenneth Benno Sippel Coin50821.9
Conservative Michael John Ware46820.2
Conservative Tom Peer44519.2
Residents Association Charlotte Mary Day42118.2
Labour Helen Lewis32714.1
Turnout 2,31946.56
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Residents Association

Court

Court (3 Seats) [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Chris Ames 735 57.8
Labour Kate Chinn* 692 54.4
Labour Rob Geleit* 680 53.5
Residents Association Christine Rosemary Beams29323.1
Residents Association Mary Catherine Sullivan28422.3
Residents Association David Michael Triggs21917.2
Conservative David Erwin Lyndsay18714.7
Conservative Sandy Smyth18714.7
Liberal Democrats Karen Seidel17013.4
Conservative Geoffrey Christopher Pope16513.0
Turnout 1,27127.22
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Cuddington

Cuddington (3 Seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Residents Association Phil Neale* 1,013 67.0
Residents Association Graham Owen Jones* 960 63.5
Residents Association Kim Spickett 930 61.5
Labour Caroline Barretto23815.8
Conservative Garrett Michael Doran21514.2
Labour Kevin Rhys Davies20113.3
Conservative Lynn Walker20113.3
Conservative Alex Paul Hawkes Cole19813.1
Liberal Democrats Dan Brown18212.0
Liberal Democrats Arun Matyjas Saini1087.1
Liberal Democrats Rajesh Saini966.4
Turnout 1,51130.83
Residents Association hold
Residents Association hold
Residents Association hold

Ewell Court

Ewell Court (2 Seats) [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Residents Association Peter O'Donovan* 816 70.6
Residents Association Christopher Robin John Watson 801 69.3
Conservative Tom Chaloner15013.0
Conservative Oliver Nathaniel Clement14412.5
Labour Dan Edwards12711.0
Labour Debbie Monksfield*11710.1
Liberal Democrats David Walter Gulland*665.7
Liberal Democrats Tamas Balog635.4
Turnout 1,15632.58
Residents Association hold
Residents Association hold
Residents Association loss (seat eliminated)

Ewell Village

Ewell Village (2 Seats) [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Residents Association Christine Gladys Cleveland* 588 57.5
Residents Association Clive David Woodbridge 565 55.3
Labour Sandra Noel Hatfield18918.5
Green David Anthony Lee15214.9
Conservative Andrew Nicholas Cook15114.8
Liberal Democrats Kenneth John Kimber12312.0
Conservative Graham Rapier11911.6
Liberal Democrats Andrej Kubicek959.3
Turnout 1,02231.07
Residents Association hold
Residents Association hold
Residents Association loss (seat eliminated)

Horton

Horton (2 Seats) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Bernie Muir* 737 50.9
Conservative Kieran Persand 710 49.0
Labour Ros Godson35724.7
Labour Mark Christian Todd33923.4
Residents Association Eber Alan Kington*25817.8
Residents Association Henal Vinod Ladwa19113.2
Liberal Democrats Philip McLaughlan1309.0
Liberal Democrats Paul Stephen Vagg1268.7
Turnout 1,44843.99
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Nonsuch

Nonsuch (3 Seats) [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Residents Association Christine Anne Howells* 962 54.8
Residents Association Robert Leach 875 49.8
Residents Association Shanice Goldman 829 47.2
Conservative Ajay Kumar Uppal41123.4
Conservative Steven Liu39122.3
Conservative Jamie Abrahams37921.6
Green Janice Baker35620.3
Labour Gaye Hadfield19811.3
Liberal Democrats Sharon Marie Stead18310.4
Labour Ian Leslie Ward1749.9
Liberal Democrats Stephen William Dixon1709.7
Liberal Democrats Gary Derek Peters1327.5
Turnout 1,75733.68
Residents Association hold
Residents Association hold
Residents Association hold

Ruxley

Ruxley (2 Seats) [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Residents Association Alex Coley* 396 48.4
Residents Association Jan Mason* 394 48.1
Labour Rob Adnitt17221.0
Labour Catherine Anne Carver-Hill16620.3
Conservative David Raymond John Collins14417.6
Conservative Joseph Ojo Alawo13116.0
Green David Michael Kidd8510.4
Liberal Democrats Marian Paula Morrison647.8
Turnout 81922.63
Residents Association hold
Residents Association hold
Residents Association loss (seat eliminated)

Stamford

Stamford (2 Seats) [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Alison Kelly 439 28.0
Residents Association Steve Bridger* 431 27.5
Liberal Democrats David Colleton Buxton39525.2
Residents Association Martin Olney38924.8
Conservative Stephen Pontin35522.7
Conservative Aaron Persand32921.0
Green Andrew Darren Bailey28318.1
Labour Karen Landles25116.0
Labour Richard William Chinn19012.1
Turnout 1,56742.61
Liberal Democrats gain from Residents Association
Residents Association gain from Conservative
Residents Association loss (seat eliminated)

Stoneleigh

Stoneleigh (2 Seats) [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Residents Association Hannah Charlotte Emily Dalton* 853 74.3
Residents Association Anthony John Froud 720 62.7
Conservative Charlotte Ann Angus17815.5
Conservative Tracy Margaret Muller13111.4
Labour Sue Hoyle12010.5
Labour Ragu Raymond837.2
Liberal Democrats Brian William Fisher756.5
Liberal Democrats Rusmat Roland Arthur Ahmed685.9
Turnout 1,14832.06
Residents Association hold
Residents Association hold
Residents Association loss (seat eliminated)

Town

Town (3 Seats) [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Residents Association Neil Andrew Dallen* 622 41.1
Residents Association Rachel Sarah King 568 37.5
Residents Association Arthur Abdulin* 556 36.7
Labour John Stuart Gosling50433.3
Labour Sarah Louise Kenyon50133.1
Green Yvonne Caroline Grunwald25817.0
Liberal Democrats Gillian Miles24015.8
Conservative Danny Leonard Fullilove21314.1
Conservative Jamie Joseph O'Sullivan20413.5
Liberal Democrats Sarah Louise Charlotte Whitworth20213.3
Liberal Democrats Philip Victor Pavey18212.0
Conservative Meera Persand17311.4
Turnout 1,51528.85
Residents Association hold
Residents Association hold
Residents Association hold

West Ewell

West Ewell (3 Seats) [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Residents Association Lucie Kimberley McIntyre* 682 44.1
Residents Association Alan Keith Williamson* 629 40.7
Residents Association Humphrey Reynolds* 586 37.9
Labour Jason George Anderson41727.0
Conservative Patrick Christopher Campion36723.8
Conservative Kitty O'Sullivan28518.4
Green Tony Foster27217.6
Liberal Democrats Andrew John Casey26417.1
Liberal Democrats Linda Martha Chmiel25916.8
Conservative Nafiz Huq24015.5
Liberal Democrats Lisa Zahra Haghir19412.6
Turnout 1,54531.53
Residents Association hold
Residents Association hold
Residents Association hold

Woodcote and Langley Vale

Woodcote and Langley Vale (3 Seats) [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Residents Association Liz Frost* 1,058 63.1
Residents Association Steven McCormick* 862 51.4
Residents Association Bernice Froud* 858 51.2
Conservative Tina Mountain60736.2
Conservative Henry Strausser37822.6
Conservative Arran Essex32419.3
Liberal Democrats Julia Goacher20312.1
Labour Abbey Bloom16710.0
Liberal Democrats Emily Lucia Cottam Martyr1669.9
Liberal Democrats John Michael Payne1559.2
Labour Catherine Anne Carver-Hill1358.1
Turnout 1,67637.81
Residents Association hold
Residents Association hold
Residents Association hold

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  17. ↑ "Election results for Stamford". Epsom and Ewell Borough Council . Retrieved 16 May 2023.
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