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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Council elections

Composition of the council [2]
Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats [a] Green [b] Independents
& Others		Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (52 seats)
1973 39130–0Conservative
1976 457000Conservative
New ward boundaries (40 seats)
1979 382000Conservative
1983 364000Conservative
1987 382000Conservative
1991 334300Conservative
1995 2116300Conservative
1999 279400Conservative
New ward boundaries (39 seats)
2003 350400Conservative
2007 310800Conservative
2011 320601Conservative
2015 351300Conservative
2019 234822Conservative
2023 1271037No overall control

Results maps

By-election results

1995–1999

Ashford West By-Election 28 May 1998 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G E Forsbrey45554.1+24.5
Labour H Cooper27732.9−7.9
Liberal Democrats L de Laune10913.0+6.2
Majority 17821.2
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
Majority 50.3
Turnout 1,325
Labour hold Swing

1999–2003

Ashford North By-Election 23 March 2000 [13]
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
Majority 27331.7
Turnout 86326.3
Conservative hold Swing
Laleham By-Election 14 June 2001 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Fullbrook53251.4−0.5
Labour Joyce Trace33932.8−5.8
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Edwards16415.8+6.3
Majority 19318.6
Turnout 1,03517.9
Conservative hold Swing

2007–2011

Ashford East By-Election 23 October 2008 [15]
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
Majority 40624.4
Turnout 1,65829.8
Conservative hold Swing
Ashford East By-Election 4 June 2009 [16]
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
Majority 36017.3
Turnout 2,08237.3
Conservative hold Swing
Laleham and Shepperton Green By-Election 1 October 2009 [17]
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
Majority 723.7
Turnout 1,92933
Conservative hold Swing

2011–2015

Sunbury Common By-Election 19 December 2012 [18]
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
Majority 19023.8
Turnout 798
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Sunbury East By-Election 2 May 2013 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Harvey63537.7−13.3
Liberal Democrats Kathy Grant58334.6−14.4
UKIP Bob Bromley46827.8+27.8
Majority 523.1
Turnout 1,686
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Riverside and Laleham By-Election 7 November 2013 [20]
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
Majority 45428.0
Turnout 1,619
Conservative hold Swing

2015–2019

Shepperton Town By-Election 15 December 2015 [21]
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
Majority 67849.0
Turnout 1,383
Conservative hold Swing
Ashford North and Stanwell South By-Election 5 May 2016 [22]
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
Majority 1719.7
Turnout 1,760
Conservative hold Swing
Ashford East By-Election 4 May 2017 [23]
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
Majority 56729.8
Turnout 1,902
Conservative hold Swing

2019–2023

Staines South By-Election 6 May 2021 [24]
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
Majority 70.4
Turnout 1,846
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Staines By-Election 22 July 2021 [25]
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
Majority 16511.1
Turnout 1,480
Green hold Swing
Stanwell North By-Election 23 February 2022 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jon Button60548.8+6.0
Conservative Michael Zenonos56745.7+7.6
TUSC Paul Couchman695.6+5.6
Majority 383.1
Turnout 1,241
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Laleham and Shepperton Green By-Election 25 May 2022 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Stuart Whitmore90351.7+32.0
Conservative Karen Howkins77544.4+8.9
TUSC Paul Couchman693.9+3.9
Majority 1287.3
Turnout 1,747
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Laleham and Shepperton Green By-Election 11 August 2022 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Karen Howkins81055.5+20.0
Liberal Democrats John Thesiger57839.6+23.4
TUSC Paul Couchman714.9+4.9
Majority 23215.9
Turnout 1,459
Conservative hold Swing

2023–2027

Ashford Town By-Election 6 September 2023 [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Woodward56237.5
Independent John Enright42028.0
Green Stuart Whitmore25216.8
Labour Mark Kluth21214.1
Reform UK Rory O'Brien352.3
TUSC Paul Couchman191.3
Majority 1429.5
Turnout 1,500
Conservative gain from Green Swing
Ashford East By-Election 4 July 2024 [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sinead Mooney97327.4
Independent Philip Baldock87024.5
Labour Jared Kidd79022.2
Reform UK Paul Brew57516.2
Liberal Democrats Satpal Thethy3439.7
Majority 1032.9
Turnout 3,551
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Ashford Town By-Election 19 June 2025 [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gregory Neall53927.4
Reform UK Jason Gelver45923.4
Conservative Alex Balkan37419.0
Independent Philip Baldock35918.3
Labour Rhiannon Lewis23411.9
Majority 804.1
Turnout 1,965
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Staines By-Election 16 October 2025 [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Laura Barker 804 37.9 +37.9
Reform UK Harry Phillips49923.5+23.5
Independent Sean Freeman26112.3−31.9
Conservative Mark Francis23110.9−14.3
Green Stuart Whitmore1637.7−49.7
Labour Jared Kidd1587.4−27.3
TUSC Paul Couchman80.4+0.4
Majority 30514.4
Turnout 2,124
Liberal Democrats gain from Green Swing +32.8

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
  2. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Green Party of England and Wales, the Ecology Party and Green Party UK.

References

  1. ↑ "Councillors". Spelthorne Borough Council. 30 July 2003. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  2. ↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  3. ↑ The Borough of Spelthorne (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
  4. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  5. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No. 2) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  6. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No. 4) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  7. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The Heathrow Airport (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  8. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1994. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  9. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The Runnymede and Spelthorne (Borough Boundaries) Order 1996. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "Local elections". * BBC News Online . Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  11. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The Borough of Spelthorne (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Ashford West By-Election 1998". Spelthorne Borough Council. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  13. ↑ "Ashford North By-Election 23/03/00". Spelthorne Borough Council. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  14. ↑ "Laleham By-Election – 14 June 2001". Spelthorne Borough Council. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  15. ↑ "Conservative win in Ashford East by-election". Spelthorne Borough Council. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  16. ↑ "Ashford East Ward By Election Results – 4 June 2009". Spelthorne Borough Council. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  17. ↑ "Election of Councillor of the Laleham and Shepperton Green Ward of the Spelthorne Borough Council". Spelthorne Borough Council. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
  18. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Sunbury Common Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  19. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Sunbury East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  20. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Riverside and Laleham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  21. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Shepperton Town Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  22. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ashford North and Stanwell South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  23. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ashford East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  24. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Staines South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  25. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Staines Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  26. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Stanwell North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  27. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Laleham and Shepperton Green Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  28. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Laleham and Shepperton Green Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  29. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ashford Town Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  30. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ashford East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  31. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ashford Town Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  32. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Staines Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
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