2024 Elmbridge Borough Council election

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2024 Elmbridge Borough Council election
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  2023 2 May 2024 (2024-05-02)2026 

16 out of 48 seats to Elmbridge Borough Council
25 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LD
Res
Con
LeaderBruce McDonald (defeated)VariousJohn Cope
Party Liberal Democrats Residents Conservative
Last election9 seats, 38.9%5 seats, 21.0%2 seats, 32.8%
Seats before201612

Leader before election

Bruce McDonald
Liberal Democrats
No overall control

Contents

Leader after election

TBD

The 2024 Elmbridge Borough Council election was held on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Elmbridge Borough Council in Surrey, England. [1] This will be on the same day as other local elections across England and police and crime commissioner elections. 16 out of 48 seats will be contested, being the usual third of the council.

Overall results

2024 Elmbridge Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Liberal Democrats 16
  Conservative 6
  Residents 10
  Labour 0
  Green 0
  Heritage 0
  Reform UK 0
  UKIP 0
  Independent 0

Ward candidates

Candidates seeking re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). [2]

Claygate

Claygate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mary Marshall 1,020 39.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Bruce McDonald*85833.5-36.6
Conservative Redmond Walsh51420.1-5.5
Green Sarah Coomes953.7N/A
Labour Steven Gray722.8-1.5
Majority1626.4
Turnout 2,55945.7
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Cobham and Downside

Cobham and Downside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alistair Mann* 1,010 45.8 +2.7
Liberal Democrats Mark Pollack88840.3-8.9
Reform UK Elaine Kingston1687.6+5.4
Labour Irene Threlkeld1125.1+0.5
Heritage Paul Van Der Hagen271.2+0.3
Majority1225.5
Turnout 2,20534.0
Conservative hold Swing

Esher

Esher
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Simon Leifer 1,102 46.5 -4.8
Conservative Amanda Manship84435.6-3.4
Liberal Democrats Cormac Evans31913.5N/A
Labour Richard Bennett1064.5-4.2
Majority25810.9
Turnout 2,37136.2
Residents hold Swing

Hersham Village

Hersham Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Wendy Gibbs 1,349 49.3 +2.7
Conservative Lewis Brown1,20944.2-0.1
Labour Ali Ahmad1796.5-2.5
Majority1405.1
Turnout 2,73740.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Hinchley Wood and Weston Green

Hinchley Wood and Weston Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Gill Coates* 1,627 63.0 +1.1
Liberal Democrats Sally Winter44517.2-2.8
Conservative Warwick Winter40115.5+0.7
Labour Rachelle Headland1104.3+1.1
Majority1,18245.8
Turnout 2,58339.8
Residents hold Swing

Long Ditton

Long Ditton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jez Langham* 1,493 69.5 -1.1
Conservative Caroline Kim47922.3-0.3
Labour Francis Eldergill1778.2+1.4
Majority1,00447.2
Turnout 2,14940.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Molesey East

Molesey East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kevin Wincup* 1,291 48.1 +5.5
Conservative Alain Dubois95735.7+14.5
Labour Susan Dennis2228.3+3.9
Green Andrew Dillon2148.0N/A
Majority33412.4
Turnout 2,68439.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Residents Swing

Molesey West

Molesey West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Pat Gormley 1,032 44.7 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Paul Nagle75032.5±0.0
Conservative Agnes Fuchs30913.4-4.4
Labour Susan Cope2209.5+2.9
Majority28212.2
Turnout 2,31134.8
Residents hold Swing

Oatlands and Burwood Park

Oatlands and Burwood Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Cope 1,259 48.3 -3.0
Liberal Democrats Eva Ferlaz1,13043.3+3.0
Labour Angus Rendall1325.1-1.1
Green Clive Stevens863.3N/A
Majority1295.0
Turnout 2,60743.5
Conservative hold Swing

Oxshott and Stoke d'Abernon

Oxshott and Stoke d'Abernon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Parker* 1,379 59.3 -1.2
Liberal Democrats Diane Leakey70130.2-4.4
Labour Sarah Aylett1305.6+2.9
UKIP Nicholas Wood703.0N/A
Heritage Gaynor Van Der Hagen441.9-0.4
Majority67829.1
Turnout 2,32434.2
Conservative hold Swing

Thames Ditton

Thames Ditton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Alex Batchelor* 1,344 50.8 -7.4
Liberal Democrats Naomi Callan79630.1+6.1
Conservative Charlotte Keywood35113.3+1.9
Labour Richard Lewis1535.8+1.1
Majority54820.7
Turnout 2,64439.4
Residents hold Swing

Walton Central

Walton Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stanley Luker 1,055 43.6 +4.1
Residents Andrew Kelly80933.5-2.1
Conservative Rahul Vermer41917.3-2.3
Labour Carolyn Gray1345.5+0.2
Majority24610.1
Turnout 2,41738.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Residents Swing

Walton North

Walton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Joshua Lambert 1,206 62.8 +7.7
Conservative Chen Zhao48425.2-10.7
Labour Co-op Fatima Kamara22911.9+2.9
Majority72237.6
Turnout 1,91932.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Walton South

Walton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alistair Price 1,389 51.6 +1.5
Conservative Aliscia Butler1,02037.9-3.2
Labour Edward Marcarian1505.6-0.1
Green Jane Miles1334.9N/A
Majority36913.7
Turnout 2,69238.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Weybridge Riverside

Weybridge Riverside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Judy Sarsby* 1,222 60.4 +7.5
Conservative Freddie Tshiaba59929.6-6.9
Labour Co-op Helen Pilmer20210.0-0.6
Majority62330.8
Turnout 2,02334.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Weybridge St George's Hill

Weybridge St George's Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Peter Harman* 1,275 53.0 +4.2
Conservative Colin McFarlane70529.3-9.4
Labour Co-op Gary Dean2399.9-2.6
Green Sophie Constant1857.7N/A
Majority57023.7
Turnout 2,40437.1
Residents hold Swing

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References

  1. "Elections: May 2024". Elmbridge Borough Council . Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Elmbridge Borough Council. Retrieved 8 April 2024.