2023 Spelthorne Borough Council election

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2023 Spelthorne Borough Council election
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All 39 seats to Spelthorne Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
Registered77,255
Turnout24,293 (31.4%)
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderJohn Boughtflower [1] Sandra Dunn
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Independent
Leader's seatShepperton TownHalliford & Sunbury West
Last election23 seats, 46.3%8 seats, 17.5%2 seats, 4.2%
Seats before1588 [a]
Seats won12107
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 11Increase2.svg 2Increase2.svg 6
Popular vote24,72011,89311,363
Percentage38.6%18.6%17.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg 7.7%Increase2.svg 1.1%Increase2.svg 13.6%
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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LeaderSue DoranMalcolm BeecherVeena Siva
Party Labour Green Breakthrough Party
Leader's seatStanwell NorthStainesStaines
Last election4 seats, 15.9%2 seats, 8.8%N/A
Seats before332
Seats won730
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 1Steady2.svg
Popular vote8,6966,927N/A
Percentage13.6%10.8%N/A
SwingDecrease2.svg 2.3%Increase2.svg 2.0%N/A
Spelthorne UK ward map 2023.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Spelthorne Borough Council election
Leader before election

John Boughtflower
Conservative
No overall control

Leader after election

Joanne Sexton
Independent
No overall control

The 2023 Spelthorne Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Spelthorne Borough Council in Surrey, England. [2] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

Contents

Prior to the election the council was under no overall control, being led by a Conservative minority administration. The Conservatives had won a majority of the seats at the previous election in 2019 but had lost their majority in 2020 following a number of defections. [3] Following the 2023 election the council remained under no overall control. At the subsequent annual council meeting on 25 May 2023, independent councillor Jo Sexton was appointed leader of the council, with Liberal Democrat councillor Chris Bateson serving as deputy leader. [4]

Summary

Election result

2023 Spelthorne Borough Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 3912012Decrease2.svg 1130.738.624,720–7.7
  Liberal Democrats 141020Increase2.svg 225.618.611,893+1.1
  Independent 18750Increase2.svg 517.917.711,363+13.6
  Labour 14761Increase2.svg 317.913.68,696–2.3
  Green 10340Increase2.svg 17.710.86,927+2.0
  TUSC 3000Steady2.svg0.00.137N/A
  Reform UK 2000Steady2.svg0.00.5350N/A

Ward results

The results were declared on the 5 May 2023. [5] [6] The results were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election: [1]

Ashford Common

Ashford Common (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Bhadye 783 40.7 −10.9
Conservative Naz Islam 781 40.6 −6.0
Independent Katherine Rutherford 773 40.2 N/A
Conservative Jugjit Matharu70936.9−4.7
Independent David Alexander70636.7N/A
Labour Andrew Lamb49125.5+5.2
Liberal Democrats Alan Mockford49025.5+4.4
Rejected ballots6
Turnout 1,92929.8+2.7
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Independent gain from Conservative

Ashford East

Ashford East (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Joanne Sexton** 991 50.7 N/A
Independent Elizabeth Baldock 776 39.7 N/A
Conservative Rose Chandler* 714 36.5 −8.3
Conservative Keith Robinson61531.5−15.4
Conservative Vandana Tuteja54427.8−14.7
Independent John Enright46723.9N/A
Labour Gerald Dare44222.6+1.4
Green Chris Hyde31916.3−12.2
Independent Gerald Gravett26513.6N/A
Green Nigel Scott25312.8N/A
Rejected ballots3
Turnout 1,95833.3
Independent gain from Conservative
Independent gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Joanne Sexton was an incumbent in Ashford North and Stanwell South having defected from Conservative.

Ashford North & Stanwell South

Ashford North & Stanwell South (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sean Beatty 728 43.3 +7.9
Labour Rebecca Geach 695 41.3 +6.0
Labour Med Buck 671 39.9 +7.8
Conservative Sonia Maya51130.4−13.5
Conservative Amar Brar*50630.1−7.8
Conservative Julie Fegredo49729.5−10.4
Independent Chris Davies42125.0N/A
Independent Jason Lane39523.5N/A
Reform UK Marian Rough17810.6N/A
Rejected ballots4
Turnout 1,68725.0+2.7
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Ashford Town

Ashford Town (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Michelle Arnold 801 39.2 N/A
Conservative Olivia Rybinski* 725 35.5 −8.9
Green Andrew McLuskey 677 33.1 −1.1
Conservative Nick Gething*65331.9−17.0
Conservative Paul Woodward65131.8−11.5
Labour Mark Kluth57127.9−3.8
Green Dene Winch54826.8+4.8
Independent Robin Henfrey51925.4N/A
Independent Quentin Edgington49924.4N/A
Rejected ballots1
Turnout 2,04634.4
Independent gain from Conservative
Conservative hold
Green gain from Conservative

Halliford & Sunbury West

Halliford & Sunbury West (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sandra Dunn* 1,014 63.5 +9.5
Liberal Democrats Lawrence Nichols* 921 57.6 +14.4
Liberal Democrats John Turner 833 52.1 +4.6
Conservative Michael Brennan48930.6−1.7
Conservative Anna Nowicka48930.6+2.1
Conservative Paul Robigo47729.8+0.8
Labour Roger Bowen28117.6+6.0
Rejected ballots12
Turnout 1,61032.7–3.7
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Laleham & Shepperton Green

Laleham & Shepperton Green (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Karen Howkins* 945 50.2 −1.4
Conservative Darren Clarke 878 46.6 +3.3
Conservative Anant Mathur 710 37.7 −3.7
Green Stuart Whitmore*67335.7+7.1
Green Jill Beecher61432.6N/A
Liberal Democrats John Thesiger47025.0+1.4
Labour Pierre Cooper37820.1−0.3
Independent John Johnston19210.2N/A
TUSC Andy Pattinson653.5N/A
TUSC Helen Couchman552.9N/A
TUSC Paul Couchman372.0N/A
Rejected ballots9
Turnout 1,89230.2+1.5
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Riverside & Laleham

Riverside & Laleham (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Denise Saliagopoulos* 1,191 56.1 +8.0
Independent Daniel Geraci 1,046 49.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Michele Gibson* 1,022 48.1 +9.6
Conservative Sinead Mooney*75435.5−3.0
Conservative Keith Malcouronne66131.1−3.3
Conservative Michael Zenonos61929.2+1.2
Rejected ballots5
Turnout 2,12839.6
Independent hold
Independent gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Shepperton Town

Shepperton Town (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Maureen Attewell** 1,194 57.6 −1.9
Conservative Lisa Brennan 955 46.0 −8.6
Conservative John Boughtflower** 920 44.4 −8.6
Green Peter Hughes69433.5+6.6
Liberal Democrats Martin Gammon67232.4+12.0
Labour Co-op Stephen Bentley55526.8+14.4
Independent Sue Bryer42320.4N/A
Rejected ballots8
Turnout 2,08236.9–2.8
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Maureen Attewell was a sitting councillor for Laleham and Shepperton Green John Boughtflower was a sitting councillor for Ashford East

Staines

Staines (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Malcolm Beecher* 1,222 57.4 +5.1
Green Adam Gale 1,169 54.9 +7.3
Independent Howard Williams ** 942 44.2 N/A
Labour Khalid Mustafa74034.7+0.9
Conservative Mark Francis53725.2−8.5
Conservative Trudy Burgess47422.3−11.0
Conservative Adrian Ulisse34316.1−16.3
Rejected ballots9
Turnout 2,13931.2+1.3
Green hold
Green hold
Independent gain from Labour

Williams was a sitting Conservative Councillor for Riverside and Laleham ward, having held responsibility for Finance and Customer Service.

Staines South

Staines South (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Bateson* 1,171 71.3 +21.5
Liberal Democrats Jolyon Caplin 1,064 64.8 +16.5
Labour Tony Burrell 769 46.8 +17.0
Conservative Kathy Hurst43726.6+1.0
Conservative Maurice Watts38323.3±0.0
Conservative Graeme Reid33720.5−2.8
Rejected ballots7
Turnout 1,64930.9+0.5
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Labour hold

Stanwell North

Stanwell North (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Doran* 804 53.1 +8.5
Labour Jon Button* 798 52.7 +16.3
Labour John Doran* 773 51.0 +8.8
Conservative Anita McIlroy63241.7+9.8
Conservative Jim McIlroy62141.0+1.3
Conservative Rohan Vijjhalwar47631.4+5.3
Rejected ballots13
Turnout 1,52825.8–1.6
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour hold

Sunbury Common

Sunbury Common (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Harry Boparai 828 53.0 +17.5
Liberal Democrats Mary Bing Dong ** 740 47.4 +15.9
Liberal Democrats Suraj Gyawali 648 41.5 +19.8
Independent Ian Beardsmore*60838.9−7.9
Independent Jacqueline Stanton34822.3N/A
Conservative Simon Rollo34722.2−7.3
Conservative Jayson Bhadye28318.1−1.1
Conservative Alex Sapunovas22714.5−3.6
Reform UK Rory O'Brien17211.0N/A
Rejected ballots5
Turnout 1,56225.7–3.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Shortly after election, Mary Bing Dong defected to the Conservative Party.

Sunbury East

Sunbury East (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kathy Grant* 1,068 51.6 +8.7
Conservative Buddhi Weerasinghe 967 46.7 −1.5
Conservative Matthew Lee 960 46.4 −0.9
Liberal Democrats Michael Alexiou95246.0+7.6
Conservative Jay Patel85241.1−1.2
Green Daniel Dollin75836.6N/A
Rejected ballots12
Turnout 2,08335.6+3.0
Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Changes 2023–2027

Ashford Town by-election, 6 September 2023
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Norman Woodward 562 37.5 +5.7
Independent John Anthony Cornelius Enright42028.0N/A
Green Stuart John Whitmore25216.8−16.3
Labour Mark Joseph Kluth21214.1−13.8
Reform UK Rory O'Brien352.3N/A
TUSC Paul Dennis Couchman191.3N/A
Turnout 25.13
Conservative gain from Green

By-election triggered by the resignation of Green councillor Andrew McLuskey. [7] [8]

Ashford Town by-election, 19 June 2025
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gregory Matthew Neall 539 27.4 +27.4
Reform UK Jason Ian Gelver45923.4+23.4
Conservative Alex Balkan37419.0−18.5
Independent Philip Baldock35918.3−9.7
Labour Rhiannon Lewis23411.9−2.2
Turnout 1,96532.6−1.8
Registered electors 6,045
Liberal Democrats gain from ConservativeSwing+22.95

By-election triggered by Olivia Rybinski moving to Cornwall in December 2024. [9]

Liberal Democrats last contested the ward of Ashford town in 2007.

References

  1. ↑ Of the eight independent councillors prior to the election, four sat as the "United Spelthorne" group led by Ian Harvey, two sat as the "Independent Spelthorne" group led by Joanne Sexton, one (Ian Beardsmore) was affiliated to the Conservative group and one (Bob Noble) was affiliated to the Green group.
  1. 1 2 "Your councillors". Spelthorne Borough Council. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Local Elections - 4 May 2023". Spelthorne Borough Council . Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  3. ↑ Phillips, Jamie (9 June 2020). "Six councillors quit Conservative Party at Spelthorne Borough Council saying membership 'untenable'". Surrey Live. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  4. ↑ Coady-Stemp, Emily (26 May 2023). "New Spelthorne leader vows to put 'heart and soul' into role". Surrey Live. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Election results". Spelthorne Borough Council. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Live Surrey 2023 local election results and reaction as it happens". Surrey Live. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  7. ↑ Boothroyd, David (21 July 2023). "Swedish mystery solved in Swindon?". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Ashford Town by-election - 6 September 2023". Spelthorne Borough Council. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "RYBINSKI CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD filing history - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
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