Elmbridge Borough Council elections

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Elmbridge Borough Council elections are held each year, with a third of the council elected, followed by one year without election. Elmbridge Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of the Borough of Elmbridge, in Surrey, in South East England. The next borough council elections are due to take place in 2026, as part of the wider 2026 United Kingdom local elections.

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Council elections

Results maps

By-election results

1994-1998

Oxshott & Stoke d'Abernon By-Election 1 May 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 2,35875.4+4.8
Labour 77024.6+13.0
Majority 1,58850.8
Turnout 3,128
Conservative hold Swing
Molesey South By-Election 4 December 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 40337.5+6.8
Liberal Democrats 25723.9−8.3
Independent 23121.5−8.3
Conservative 18317.0+9.6
Majority 14613.6
Turnout 1,07422.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2002-2006

Hersham South By-Election 5 May 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 1,39545.4
Independent 77325.1
Liberal Democrats 48815.9
Labour 41813.6
Majority 62220.3
Turnout 2,30165.1
Conservative hold Swing
Weybridge South By-Election 5 May 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 1,16260.0−3.1
Liberal Democrats 57329.6−1.0
Labour 20310.4+4.1
Majority 58930.4
Turnout 1,93862.6
Conservative hold Swing

2006-2010

Walton Central By-Election 24 August 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Donagh Curwen65650.0−2.7
Conservative Christopher Elmer48236.7+5.1
Liberal Democrats Sereena Hirst1158.8−0.1
Labour Rosemary McCormac594.5−2.2
Majority 17413.3
Turnout 1,31228.8
Independent hold Swing
Claygate By-Election 22 March 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jack Saltman74449.7−3.6
Conservative Geoffrey Herbert64543.1−0.2
UKIP Bernard Collignon634.2+4.2
Labour Robert King442.9−0.6
Majority 996.6
Turnout 1,49629.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Walton Ambleside By-Election 9 August 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Elmer31045.5−2.6
The Walton SocietyBarbara Cobbett25237.0+5.6
Labour Peter Hawkes608.8−1.2
UKIP Bill Botting334.8+4.8
Liberal Democrats Sereena Davey263.8−6.7
Majority 588.5
Turnout 68123.3
Conservative hold Swing
Cobham Fairmile By-Election 29 November 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Tweedle41874.6+0.4
Liberal Democrats Simon Lumb458.0−9.3
Labour Marian Holmes386.8−1.7
Independent Anthony Lopinto325.7+5.7
Independent Paul Collins183.2+3.2
Monster Raving Loony "Chinners"91.6+1.6
Majority 37366.6
Turnout 56017.9
Conservative hold Swing
Esher By-Election 5 June 2009 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tim Oliver103250
Esher Residents AssociationJoan Leifer96447
Labour Sheila Francis683
Majority 683
Turnout 206444
Conservative hold Swing

2010-2014

Hersham North By-Election 21 October 2010 for one councillor whose term expired 2012 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Desborough46344
IndependentRoy Green45343
Labour Peter Jepson13513
Majority 100.95%
Turnout 150131
Conservative hold Swing
St George's Hill By-Election 21 October 2010 for one councillor whose term expired 2011 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentPeter Harman51553
Conservative Melissa Lake41243
Labour Robert Evans364
Majority 10310
Turnout 68123.3
St George's Hill Independents hold Swing
Esher By-Election 21 June 2012 for one councillor whose term expires 2016 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tim Oliver71147
Esher Residents AssociationGary Lay66544
Labour Peter Hawkes906
UKIP Denis Hill312
Majority 463
Turnout 150131
Conservative hold Swing
Claygate By-Election 3 May 2013 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mary Marshall104652
Conservative Mark Sugden73236
UKIP Bernard Collignon23912
Majority 31416
Turnout 202238
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Weybridge South By-Election 25 July 2013 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Knight27448.6−20.9
Liberal Democrats Gillian Solway15026.6+7.8
UKIP Ian Lake14024.8+24.8
Majority 12422.0
Turnout 56438
Conservative hold Swing

2014-2018

Long Ditton By-Election 23 July 2015 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Neil Houston77050.6+4.3
Conservative Hugh Evans61140.2−4.7
Green Laura Harmour795.2+5.2
UKIP Susannah Cunningham614.0−4.9
Majority 15910.5
Turnout 1,521
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2018-2022

Oxshott and Stoke D'Abernon By-Election 12 July 2018 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Lewis1,29772.0−4.7
Liberal Democrats Dorothy Ford46325.7+9.7
UKIP Nicholas Wood422.3+0.1
Majority 83446.3
Turnout 1,802
Conservative hold Swing
Cobham and Downside By-Election 1 July 2021 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robin Stephens89049.8
Conservative Corinne Sterry77843.5
Green Laura Harmour543.0
Labour Irene Threlkeld472.6
Reform UK Elaine Kingston191.1
Majority 1126.3
Turnout 1,788
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2022-2026

Molesey East By-Election 2 November 2023 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kevin Whincup69436.1−6.5
Conservative Freddie Ingle62732.6+11.4
Residents Pat Gormley52327.2−4.5
Green Andrew Dillon774.0+4.0
Majority 673.5
Turnout 1,921
Liberal Democrats gain from Residents Swing
Cobham and Downside By-Election 4 July 2024 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Katerina Lusk2,05649.9+4.1
Liberal Democrats Diane Leakey1,56638.0−2.3
Labour Irene Threlkeld3488.5+3.4
UKIP Nicholas Wood1483.6+3.6
Majority 49011.9
Turnout 4,118
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Hersham Village By-Election 10 October 2024 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John O'Reilly1,02955.4+11.2
Liberal Democrats Varsha Khodiyar73639.6−9.7
Labour Francis Eldergill945.1−1.4
Majority 29315.8
Turnout 1,859
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Weybridge St George's Hill By-Election 10 October 2024 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin McFarlane60846.0+16.7
Residents Andrew Kelly59845.2−7.8
Green Brittany Johansson1168.8+1.1
Majority 100.8
Turnout 1,322
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. The Borough of Elmbridge (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975
  2. legislation.gov.uk - The Surrey (District Boundaries) Order 1986. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  3. legislation.gov.uk - The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1994. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  4. legislation.gov.uk - The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1995. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  5. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Elmbridge (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  6. legislation.gov.uk - The Elmbridge (Electoral Changes) Order 2016. Retrieved on 20 April 2016.
  7. Esher by-election Elmbridge Borough Council
  8. 1 2 St Georges Hill and Hersham North by-elections 2010 Elmbridge Borough Council, succeeded John Bartlett, St George's Hill Independent
  9. Esher by-election Elmbridge Borough Council
  10. By-election results Claygate Archived 23 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine Elmbridge Borough Council
  11. "Local Elections Archive Project — Weybridge South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  12. "Local Elections Archive Project — Long Ditton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  13. "Local Elections Archive Project — Oxshott and Stoke D'Abernon Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  14. "Local Elections Archive Project — Cobham and Downside Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  15. "Local Elections Archive Project — Molesey East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  16. "Elmbridge Borough Council Election Results — Cobham and Downside Ward". mygov.elmbridge.gov.uk. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  17. "Local Elections Archive Project — Hersham Village Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  18. "Local Elections Archive Project — Weybridge St George's Hill Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2024.