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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Council elections

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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
Majority 38567.1
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
Majority 433.4
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
Majority 1079.8
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
Majority 191.2
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
Majority 25642.9
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
Majority 655.8
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
Majority 372.6
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
Majority 212.4
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
Majority 343.0
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
Majority 20118.3
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
Majority 585.4
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
Majority 53947.9
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
Majority 37836.2
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
Majority 15412.2
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.