2024 Elmbridge Borough Council election

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2024 Elmbridge Borough Council election
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  2023 2 May 2024 (2024-05-02)2026 

16 out of 48 seats to Elmbridge Borough Council
25 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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LeaderBruce McDonald (defeated)Various
Party Liberal Democrats Residents
Last election9 seats, 38.9%5 seats, 21.0%
Seats before2016
Seats won75
Seats after2315
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 Third partyFourth party
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LeaderJohn Cope
Party Conservative Independent
Last election2 seats, 32.8%n/a
Seats before120
Seats won31
Seats after91
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Elmbridge UK ward map 2024.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Elmbridge Borough Council election

Leader before election

Bruce McDonald
Liberal Democrats
No overall control

Contents

Leader after election

Mike Rollings
Liberal Democrats
No overall control

The 2024 Elmbridge Borough Council election was held on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Elmbridge Borough Council in Surrey, England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England and police and crime commissioner elections. There were 16 out of 48 seats contested, being the usual third of the council.

The council was under no overall control prior to the election, being run by a coalition of the Liberal Democrats and some of the residents associations, led by Liberal Democrat councillor Bruce McDonald. The council remained under no overall control after the election. The Liberal Democrats made net gains of three seats but were still two seats short of a majority, and Bruce McDonald lost his seat. [2]

The same coalition of the Liberal Democrats and most of the residents associations continued to run the council after the election. The Liberal Democrats chose Mike Rollings to be their new group leader after the election. He was formally appointed as leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 15 May 2024. [3]

Overall results

2024 Elmbridge Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Liberal Democrats 7+32338.6
  Conservative 3-3930.9
  Residents 51516.6
  Labour 004.9
  Independent 1+1012.6
  Green 001.8
  Heritage 00<1
  Reform UK 00<1
  UKIP 00<1

Ward candidates

Candidates seeking re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). [4]

Claygate

Claygate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mary Marshall 1,020 39.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Bruce McDonald*85833.5−36.6
Conservative Redmond Walsh51420.1−5.5
Green Sarah Coomes953.7N/A
Labour Steven Gray722.8−1.5
Majority1626.4
Turnout 2,55945.7
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Cobham and Downside

Cobham and Downside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alistair Mann* 1,010 45.8 +2.7
Liberal Democrats Mark Pollack88840.3−8.9
Reform UK Elaine Kingston1687.6+5.4
Labour Irene Threlkeld1125.1+0.5
Heritage Paul Van Der Hagen271.2+0.3
Majority1225.5
Turnout 2,20534.0
Conservative hold Swing

Esher

Esher
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Simon Leifer 1,102 46.5 −4.8
Conservative Amanda Manship84435.6−3.4
Liberal Democrats Cormac Evans31913.5N/A
Labour Richard Bennett1064.5−4.2
Majority25810.9
Turnout 2,37136.2
Residents hold Swing

Hersham Village

Hersham Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Wendy Gibbs 1,349 49.3 +2.7
Conservative Lewis Brown1,20944.2−0.1
Labour Ali Ahmad1796.5−2.5
Majority1405.1
Turnout 2,73740.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Hinchley Wood and Weston Green

Hinchley Wood and Weston Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Gill Coates* 1,627 63.0 +1.1
Liberal Democrats Sally Winter44517.2−2.8
Conservative Warwick Winter40115.5+0.7
Labour Rachelle Headland1104.3+1.1
Majority1,18245.8
Turnout 2,58339.8
Residents hold Swing

Long Ditton

Long Ditton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jez Langham* 1,493 69.5 −1.1
Conservative Caroline Kim47922.3−0.3
Labour Francis Eldergill1778.2+1.4
Majority1,00447.2
Turnout 2,14940.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Molesey East

Molesey East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kevin Wincup* 1,291 48.1 +5.5
Conservative Alain Dubois95735.7+14.5
Labour Susan Dennis2228.3+3.9
Green Andrew Dillon2148.0N/A
Majority33412.4
Turnout 2,68439.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Residents Swing

Molesey West

Molesey West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Pat Gormley 1,032 44.7 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Paul Nagle75032.5±0.0
Conservative Agnes Fuchs30913.4−4.4
Labour Susan Cope2209.5+2.9
Majority28212.2
Turnout 2,31134.8
Residents hold Swing

Oatlands and Burwood Park

Oatlands and Burwood Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Cope 1,259 48.3 −3.0
Liberal Democrats Eva Ferlaz1,13043.3+3.0
Labour Angus Rendall1325.1−1.1
Green Clive Stevens863.3N/A
Majority1295.0
Turnout 2,60743.5
Conservative hold Swing

Oxshott and Stoke d'Abernon

Oxshott and Stoke d'Abernon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Parker* 1,379 59.3 −1.2
Liberal Democrats Diane Leakey70130.2−4.4
Labour Sarah Aylett1305.6+2.9
UKIP Nicholas Wood703.0N/A
Heritage Gaynor Van Der Hagen441.9−0.4
Majority67829.1
Turnout 2,32434.2
Conservative hold Swing

Thames Ditton

Thames Ditton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Alex Batchelor* 1,344 50.8 −7.4
Liberal Democrats Naomi Callan79630.1+6.1
Conservative Charlotte Keywood35113.3+1.9
Labour Richard Lewis1535.8+1.1
Majority54820.7
Turnout 2,64439.4
Residents hold Swing

Walton Central

Walton Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stanley Luker 1,055 43.6 +4.1
Residents Andrew Kelly80933.5−2.1
Conservative Rahul Vermer41917.3−2.3
Labour Carolyn Gray1345.5+0.2
Majority24610.1
Turnout 2,41738.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Residents Swing

Walton North

Walton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Joshua Lambert 1,206 62.8 +7.7
Conservative Chen Zhao48425.2−10.7
Labour Co-op Fatima Kamara22911.9+2.9
Majority72237.6
Turnout 1,91932.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Walton South

Walton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alistair Price 1,389 51.6 +1.5
Conservative Aliscia Butler1,02037.9−3.2
Labour Edward Marcarian1505.6−0.1
Green Jane Miles1334.9N/A
Majority36913.7
Turnout 2,69238.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Weybridge Riverside

Weybridge Riverside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Judy Sarsby* 1,222 60.4 +7.5
Conservative Freddie Tshiaba59929.6−6.9
Labour Co-op Helen Pilmer20210.0−0.6
Majority62330.8
Turnout 2,02334.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Weybridge St George's Hill

Weybridge St George's Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Peter Harman* 1,275 53.0 +4.2
Conservative Colin McFarlane70529.3−9.4
Labour Co-op Gary Dean2399.9−2.6
Green Sophie Constant1857.7N/A
Majority57023.7
Turnout 2,40437.1
Residents hold Swing

Changes 2024-2026

Cobham & Downside by-election, 4 July 2024

Cobham & Downside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Katerina Lusk 2,056 49.9
Liberal Democrats Diane Leakey1,56638.0
Labour Co-op Irene Threlkeld3488.5
UKIP Nicholas Wood1483.6
Majority49011.9
Turnout 4,11862.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Hersham Village by-election, 10 October 2024

Hersham Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Francis Eldergill
Liberal Democrats Varsha Khodiyar
Conservative John O'Reilly
Majority
Turnout

Weybridge St. George's Hill by-election, 10 October 2024

Weybridge St. George's Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Britany Johansson
Residents Andrew Kelly
Conservative Colin McFarlane
Majority
Turnout

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