Waverley Borough Council elections

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Waverley Borough Council is the local authority for the Borough of Waverley, Surrey. The council is elected every four years.

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Council elections

YearSeats Liberal Democrats Farnham Residents Conservative Labour Green Independent Notes
2003 5730027000New ward boundaries [5] [6] [7]
2007 573051003
2011 570056001
2015 570353001
2019 57141523221
2023 50221310212New ward boundaries [8]

By-election results

1995-1999

Farnham Waverley By-Election 21 November 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 68550.8
Liberal Democrats 55040.8
Labour 1138.4
Majority13510.0
Turnout 1,348
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Milford By-Election 11 December 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 58753.9+25.3
Liberal Democrats 46042.2−29.2
Labour 423.9+3.9
Majority12711.7
Turnout 1,08936.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

1999-2003

Godalming North West By-Election 30 September 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 67057.9+12.0
Conservative 42837.0−4.3
Labour 605.2−7.7
Majority24220.9
Turnout 1,15828.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Farnham Bourne By-Election 7 June 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 1,66050.0−12.4
Liberal Democrats 1,47144.3+6.6
Labour 1915.8+5.8
Majority1895.7
Turnout 3,322
Conservative hold Swing
Farnham Weybourne and Badshot Lea By-Election 8 December 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 50749.3+2.2
Conservative 47846.5+26.4
Labour 434.2−5.0
Majority292.8
Turnout 1,02829.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2003-2007

Farnham Firgrove By-Election 22 April 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bob Frost69347.0+14.8
Liberal Democrats Joan Clark66845.3−12.6
UKIP Alastair Murdoch805.4−4.5
Labour Andrew Jones342.3+2.3
Majority251.7
Turnout 1,47546.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Cranleigh East By-Election 22 July 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ken Reed93648.1+0.7
Conservative 85543.9+1.8
Labour 1568.0−2.5
Majority814.2
Turnout 1,94739.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Haslemere Critchmere and Shottermill By-Election 5 May 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 1,42150.6
Conservative 1,38649.4
Majority351.2
Turnout 2,807
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Godalming Holloway By-Election 15 September 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Martin83358.9+7.0
Liberal Democrats Simon Cordon55539.2−8.9
Labour 271.9+1.9
Majority27819.7
Turnout 1,41544.2
Conservative hold Swing
Ewhurst By-Election 23 March 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Diane James 37238.4+38.4
Conservative Richard Cleaves36037.2−16.1
Liberal Democrats Ruth Reed23023.8−22.9
Labour Richard Chaundy60.6+0.6
Majority121.2
Turnout 96858.6
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Alfold, Cranleigh Rural and Ellens Green By-Election 23 April 2009 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 42964.3−6.0
Liberal Democrats Richard Cole [10] 23835.7+13.5
Majority19128.6
Turnout 667
Conservative hold Swing

2011-2015

Farnham Wrecclesham and Rowledge By-Election 2 May 2013 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Wyatt Ramsdale54546.1−15.0
Independent David Beaman29424.9+24.9
UKIP Richard Dancy25221.3+21.3
Labour Andrew Jones917.7−8.0
Majority25121.2
Turnout 1,182
Conservative hold Swing

2015-2019

Farnham Castle By-Election 18 August 2016 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Farnham ResidentsJerry Hyman38640.6+6.0
Liberal Democrats Stewart Edge29230.7+6.3
Conservative Nicholas Le Gal22924.1−2.3
UKIP George Hesse434.5N/A
Majority949.9
Turnout 95330.17
Farnham Residents gain from Conservative Swing
Farnham Shortheath and Boundstone By-Election 18 August 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Farnham ResidentsJohn Ward35647.6+7.0
Conservative Donal O'Neill23331.1−14.0
Liberal Democrats Sylvia Jacobs9012.0N/A
Independent Andrew Jones433.4N/A
UKIP Jim Burroughs263.5N/A
Majority12316.5
Turnout 75323.01
Farnham Residents gain from Conservative Swing
Cranleigh West By-Election 21 December 2016 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Liz Townsend37758.7+2.9
Liberal Democrats Richard Cole18729.1−1.0
UKIP Rosaleen Egan7812.1+12.1
Majority19029.6
Turnout 642
Conservative hold Swing
Godalming Central and Ockford By-Election 13 December 2017 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Follows26637.8+37.8
Conservative Stella Andersen-Payne24635.0−6.5
Labour Richard Ashworth15121.5−4.6
Green Susan Ryland405.7+5.7
Majority202.8
Turnout 703
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Farnham Castle By-Election 24 May 2018 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Farnham ResidentsDavid Beaman35437.9+3.3
Liberal Democrats Jo Aylwin33836.1+11.7
Conservative Rashida Nasir17518.7−7.7
Labour Rebecca Kaye424.5−10.0
Independent Mark Westcott262.8+2.8
Majority161.7
Turnout 935
Farnham Residents hold Swing

2019-2023

Milford By-Election 13 February 2020 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Maxine Gale45250.6+50.6
Conservative Carmel Oates32836.7+17.3
Independent Rosaleen Egan11312.7+12.7
Majority12413.9
Turnout 893
Independent hold Swing
Cranleigh East By-Election 7 October 2021 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Philip Townsend90356.8+12.0
Conservative Rosemary Burbridge68643.2+4.2
Majority21713.7
Turnout 1,589
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Frensham, Dockenfield and Tilford By-Election 12 May 2022 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David Munro 49242.1+42.1
Green Susan Ryland35430.3−3.0
Conservative Nabeel Nasir32327.6−22.4
Majority13811.8
Turnout 1,169
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Hindhead By-Election 23 June 2022 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Julian Spence53754.6+7.9
Conservative Ged Hall44645.4−1.1
Majority919.3
Turnout 983
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Chiddingfold and Dunsfold By-Election 1 December 2022 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Dave Busby65266.6+43.5
Conservative Ian Mitchell29730.3−11.2
Labour Rebecca Aitken303.1−5.0
Majority35536.3
Turnout 979
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2023-2027

Farnham Castle By-Election 18 April 2024 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Farnham Residents Alan Earwaker30732.5−17.6
Liberal Democrats Theresa Meredith-Hardy27929.6New
Labour John Gaskell21723.0−11.7
Conservative Aly Fitch14114.9−0.2
Majority282.9N/A
Turnout 94425.0−4.8
Farnham Residents hold Swing N/A
Witley and Milford By-Election 2 May 2024 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Laura Cavaliere1,15244.7
Conservative Gary Hudson90235.0
Independent Tony Sollars52620.4
Majority2509.9
Turnout 2,580
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Godalming Binscombe and Charterhouse by-election 24 September 2024 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Daniel Husseini72540.6
Liberal Democrats James Barratt71440.0
Green David Faraday19510.9
Labour Ben Knight1518.5
Majority110.6
Turnout 1,785
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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References

  1. ↑ The Borough of Waverley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
  2. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Surrey (District Boundaries) Order 1986. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  3. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Hampshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  4. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Surrey and West Sussex (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  5. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Waverley (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  6. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Waverley (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  7. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Waverley (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2006. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "The Waverley (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2022/1136, retrieved 5 July 2023
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  12. ↑ "By-election results are in". Farnham Herald.
  13. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Cranleigh West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  14. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Godalming Central and Ockford Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  15. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Farnham Castle Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  16. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Milford Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  17. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Cranleigh East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  18. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Frensham, Dockenfield and Tilford Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  19. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hindhead Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
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