Epsom and Ewell Borough Council elections

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Epsom and Ewell Borough Council is elected every four years. It is notable for its long-standing control by a Residents' Association rather than one of the national political parties.

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By-election results

1995-1999

Court By-Election 3 July 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 45980.0−0.4
Liberal Democrats 7412.9−7.5
Conservative 447.7+7.7
Majority38567.1
Turnout 57713.0
Labour hold Swing
Stamford By-Election 3 July 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Association 56644.8−9.0
Liberal Democrats 52341.4+16.7
Labour 17413.8−7.8
Majority433.4
Turnout 1,26333.0
Residents Association hold Swing
College By-Election 30 October 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Julie Morris48144.1+2.7
Residents Association 37434.3−24.3
Conservative Chris Heaton-Harris 18216.7+16.7
Labour 545.0+5.0
Majority1079.8
Turnout 1,09125.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Residents Association Swing

2003-2007

Woodcote By-Election 17 March 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lionel Blackman55834.7+4.1
Conservative Sean Sullivan53933.5+1.8
Residents Association Christopher Frost43627.1−5.0
Labour James Milne744.6−1.0
Majority191.2
Turnout 1,60739.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Residents Association Swing
Nonsuch By-Election 6 October 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Association Christine Howells53965.0−17.0
Conservative Patrick Matier18322.1+22.1
Liberal Democrats Steve Dixon9511.5−1.0
Labour Paul Anthony121.4−4.2
Majority25642.9
Turnout 82919.8
Residents Association hold Swing
Town By-Election 30 March 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Julie Morris43839.2−3.0
Residents Association Neil Dallen37333.4+8.9
Conservative Anton Irvine20518.3−4.1
Labour Katherine Chinn1029.1−1.8
Majority655.8
Turnout 1,11825.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Stoneleigh By-Election 11 May 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Association Sandra Sanger59741.5−1.0
Conservative Christopher Muller56038.9+0.1
Liberal Democrats James Dapre20914.5+2.9
Labour William McGinniss725.0−2.1
Majority372.6
Turnout 1,43838.4
Residents Association gain from Conservative Swing
Ruxley By-Election 29 June 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Association Michael Guest31336.0−7.1
Conservative Stephen Pontin29233.6+15.5
Labour James Milne15217.5−11.6
Liberal Democrats Margaret Derrett667.6−2.1
UKIP Sheridan Wheeldon465.3+5.3
Majority212.4
Turnout 86919.5
Residents Association hold Swing

2007-2011

Court By-Election 26 February 2009 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheila Carlson37733.0+2.3
Liberal Democrats Julia Kirkland34330.0−10.0
Conservative James Petit28124.6+7.6
Residents Association Christine Beams14312.5+0.2
Majority343.0
Turnout 1,14426.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Ruxley By-Election 26 February 2009 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Keen56451.3+13.0
Residents Association Michael Guest36333.0−11.7
Labour Andy Carlson736.6−2.6
Liberal Democrats Margaret Derritt605.5−2.2
UKIP Janet Taylor403.6+3.6
Majority20118.3
Turnout 1,10124.5
Conservative gain from Residents Association Swing

2015-2019

Ruxley By-Election 15 February 2018 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Association Alex Coley39837.2−7.5
Conservative Stephen Pontin34031.8−0.6
Labour Themba Msika26424.7+10.5
Liberal Democrats Julia Kirkland676.3−2.4
Majority585.4
Turnout 1,06923.4
Residents Association hold Swing
Nonsuch By-Election 20 September 2018 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Association Colin Keane76668.0+9.0
Conservative Alastair Whitby22720.2−5.5
Liberal Democrats Julian Freeman928.2−0.1
Labour Rosalind Godson413.6−3.5
Majority53947.9
Turnout 1,12624.9
Residents Association hold Swing

2019-2023

Cuddington By-Election 23 September 2021 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Association Graham Jones58556.0−9.1
Labour Kevin Davies20719.8+9.2
Conservative George Bushati13512.9+1.2
Liberal Democrats Dan Brown11711.2−1.5
Majority37836.2
Turnout 1,04423.1
Residents Association hold Swing
West Ewell By-Election 7 July 2022 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Association Alan Williamson54943.4−27.9
Labour Mark Todd39531.2+20.2
Conservative Kieran Persand20516.2+7.8
Liberal Democrats Marian Morrison1179.2−0.2
Majority15412.2
Turnout 1,266
Residents Association hold Swing
  1. ↑ The Borough of Epsom and Ewell (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975
  2. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No. 3) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 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 Epsom and Ewell (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "The Epsom and Ewell (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2022/1138, retrieved 23 September 2024
  7. ↑ "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL COURT WARD" (PDF). Epsom and Ewell Borough Council. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL RUXLEY WARD" (PDF). Epsom and Ewell Borough Council. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Election of a Borough Councillor for Ruxley" (PDF). Epsom and Ewell Borough Council. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "Election of a Borough Councillor for Nonsuch" (PDF). Epsom and Ewell Borough Council. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "Election of a Borough Councillor for Cuddington" (PDF). Epsom and Ewell Borough Council. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  12. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — West Ewell Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2024.

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