Spelthorne Borough Council elections

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Spelthorne Borough Council in Surrey, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 39 councillors are elected from 13 wards. [1]

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Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: [2]

Party in controlYears
Conservative 1973–2020
No overall control 2020–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1995 have been: [3]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Gerry Ceaser Conservative Nov 1995May 1997
Frank Davies Conservative May 199719 May 2005
Gerry Ceaser Conservative 19 May 20056 May 2007
John Packman Conservative 24 May 20078 May 2011
Vivienne Leighton Conservative 26 May 201123 Feb 2012
Frank Ayers Conservative 23 Feb 201221 Jan 2013
Robert Watts Conservative 24 Jan 20135 Oct 2015
Quentin Edgington Conservative 22 Oct 20152 Feb 2016
Ian Harvey Conservative 2 Feb 2016Jun 2020
John Boughtflower Conservative 25 Jun 202027 May 2021
Lawrence Nichols Liberal Democrats 27 May 202126 May 2022
John Boughtflower Conservative 26 May 202225 May 2023
Joanne SextonIndependent25 May 2023

Council elections

By-election results

1995-1999

Ashford West By-Election 28 May 1998 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G E Forsbrey45554.1+24.5
Labour H Cooper27732.9-7.9
Liberal Democrats L de Laune10913.0+6.2
Majority17821.2
Turnout 84143.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Stanwell North By-Election 2 July 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Victor Agarwal61046.0-18.9
Conservative 60545.7+19.4
Liberal Democrats 1108.3-0.5
Majority50.3
Turnout 1,325
Labour hold Swing

1999-2003

Ashford North By-Election 23 March 2000 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patricia Weston50858.9+3.2
Labour John May23527.2-9.9
Independent Eric Butterfield809.3+9.3
Liberal Democrats Brian Bird404.6-2.6
Majority27331.7
Turnout 86326.3
Conservative hold Swing
Laleham By-Election 14 June 2001 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Fullbrook53251.4-0.5
Labour Joyce Trace33932.8-5.8
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Edwards16415.8+6.3
Majority19318.6
Turnout 1,03517.9
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011

Ashford East By-Election 23 October 2008 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steven Rough85851.7-1.4
Liberal Democrats Diane Appleby45227.3+13.4
UKIP Christopher Browne18511.2+11.2
Labour Mark Appleyard1639.8-3.1
Majority40624.4
Turnout 1,65829.8
Conservative hold Swing
Ashford East By-Election 4 June 2009 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patricia Amos90343.4-9.8
Liberal Democrats Diane Appleby54326.1+12.3
UKIP Christopher Browne45722.0+22.0
Labour John May1798.6-4.3
Majority36017.3
Turnout 2,08237.3
Conservative hold Swing
Laleham and Shepperton Green By-Election 1 October 2009 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Fairfax81442.2-16.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Dunn74238.5+13.4
UKIP Peter Parker1548.0+8.0
Independent Lawrence Burrell1427.4+7.4
Labour Ian French774.0-12.6
Majority723.7
Turnout 1,92933
Conservative hold Swing

2011-2015

Sunbury Common By-Election 19 December 2012 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Bernie Spoor37246.6-10.1
UKIP Bob Bromley18222.8+6.1
Labour John Went12916.2+16.2
Conservative Matthew Want11514.4-12.2
Majority19023.8
Turnout 798
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Sunbury East By-Election 2 May 2013 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Harvey63537.7-13.3
Liberal Democrats Kathy Grant58334.6-14.4
UKIP Bob Bromley46827.8+27.8
Majority523.1
Turnout 1,686
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Riverside and Laleham By-Election 7 November 2013 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Denise Saliagopoulos89555.3+3.6
UKIP Michael Fuller44127.2+11.7
Labour John Johnston22714.0+14.0
Liberal Democrats Susan Vincent563.5-29.3
Majority45428.0
Turnout 1,619
Conservative hold Swing

2015-2019

Shepperton Town By-Election 15 December 2015 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Barnard85862.0+6.0
UKIP Brian Catt18013.0-5.4
Liberal Democrats Richard Dunn15411.1-0.8
Labour Jonathan Button1238.9-4.8
Green Nigel Scott684.9+4.9
Majority67849.0
Turnout 1,383
Conservative hold Swing
Ashford North and Stanwell South By-Election 5 May 2016 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Boughtflower65837.4+6.7
Labour Iain Raymond48727.7+4.8
UKIP Gerald Gravett39322.3-3.8
Green Gordon Douglas1337.6-1.3
Liberal Democrats Alan Mockford593.4-2.1
TUSC Paul Couchman301.7+1.7
Majority1719.7
Turnout 1,760
Conservative hold Swing
Ashford East By-Election 4 May 2017 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alex Sapunovas95150.0+9.4
UKIP Paul West38420.2-9.6
Labour Mark Appleyard38220.1+2.5
Liberal Democrats Thomas Fidler1859.7+9.7
Majority56729.8
Turnout 1,902
Conservative hold Swing

2019-2023

Staines South By-Election 6 May 2021 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sinead Mooney67536.6+17.0
Liberal Democrats Rob Millist66836.2-2.0
Labour Harriet Digby31917.3-5.5
Independent Lesley Connor1548.3+8.3
TUSC Paul Couchman301.6+1.6
Majority70.4
Turnout 1,846
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Staines By-Election 22 July 2021 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Malcolm Beecher65144.0+5.5
Conservative Michael Zenonos48632.8+8.0
Independent Paul West27518.6+18.6
TUSC Paul Couchman392.6+2.6
Reform UK Gerald Gravett292.0+2.0
Majority16511.1
Turnout 1,480
Green hold Swing
Stanwell North By-Election 23 February 2022 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jon Button60548.8+6.0
Conservative Michael Zenonos56745.7+7.6
TUSC Paul Couchman695.6+5.6
Majority383.1
Turnout 1,241
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Laleham and Shepperton Green By-Election 25 May 2022 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Stuart Whitmore90351.7+32.0
Conservative Karen Howkins77544.4+8.9
TUSC Paul Couchman693.9+3.9
Majority1287.3
Turnout 1,747
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Laleham and Shepperton Green By-Election 11 August 2022 [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Karen Howkins81055.5+20.0
Liberal Democrats John Thesiger57839.6+23.4
TUSC Paul Couchman714.9+4.9
Majority23215.9
Turnout 1,459
Conservative hold Swing

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  2. ↑ "Spelthorne". BBC News Online . Retrieved 3 October 2009.
  3. ↑ "Council minutes". Spelthorne Borough Council. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  4. ↑ The Borough of Spelthorne (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
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