Surrey County Council elections

Surrey County Council is elected every four years and was made in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888. Since 1965 this council has had one of two statuses as to its body of councillors: no overall political control, or overall Conservative party control.

Political context
Main articles: Surrey County Council and Local_Government_Act_1972 § Non-metropolitan_counties

Its area was significantly altered in 1965, taking much of its north into Greater London and adding an area forming one present district from Middlesex which was dissolved. To accommodate this, councillors elected in 1961 had their three year-term extended for an extra year and the April 1964 election took place in 1965.[1]

Since 1974 all Surrey areas have had district/borough councils providing a second tier of services (see the Local Government Act 1972) replacing Urban Districts and Rural Districts.

Approximately a third of the population elect a further more localised third tier of local government to civil parishes such as Farnham, Claygate and Horley.

Major services provided include social services, minerals strategy and permissions, waste planning and substantial elements of transport (excluding railways) and education. The county has no grammar schools (which tend to have less local authority control) however academies and free schools in the 21st century have been set up in Surrey meaning a lower proportion of schools are run by the authority than in the 20th century.

Political control
Party or group in controlYears
Conservative1965–1993
No overall control1993–1997
Conservative1997–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1997 have been:[2]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Nick Skellett[3] Conservative199723 Jun 2009
Andrew Povey Conservative23 Jun 200911 Oct 2011
David Hodge Conservative11 Oct 201111 Dec 2018
Tim Oliver Conservative11 Dec 2018

Composition since 1965
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Council elections
1965 Election[4]
Party Seats
Conservative 57
Labour 8
Residents Association/Independent 6
Liberal 1
1967 Election[5]
Party Seats
Conservative 64
Residents Association/Independent 5
Labour 3
Liberal 0
1970 Election[6]
Party Seats
Conservative 64
Labour 4
Residents Association/Independent 3
Liberal 1
1973 Election[7]
Party Seats
Conservative 46
Labour 12
Liberal 9
Residents Association/Independent 5
1977 Election
Party Seats
Conservative 68
Residents Association/Independent 3
Labour 2
Liberal 0

The number of electoral divisions on Surrey County Council was increased to 76, in time for the 1981 election.

1981 Election
Party Seats
Conservative 61
Labour 7
Residents Association/Independent 5
Liberal 3
1985 Election
Party Seats
Conservative 52
SDP-Liberal Alliance 12
Labour 7
Residents Association/Independent 5
1989 Election
Party Seats
Conservative 56
Social & Liberal Democrats 9
Labour 7
Residents Association/Independent 4
1993 Election
Party Seats
Conservative 34
Liberal Democrats 29
Labour 8
Residents Association/Independent 5
1997 Election[8]
Party Seats
Conservative 47
Liberal Democrats 17
Labour 6
Residents Association/Independent 6
2001 Election[9]
Party Seats
Conservative 51
Liberal Democrats 13
Labour 6
Residents Association/Independent 6

The number of electoral divisions on Surrey County Council was increased from 76 to 80, in time for the 2005 election.[10]

2005 Election[11]
Party Seats
Conservative 58
Liberal Democrats 12
Residents Association/Independent[12] 8
Labour 2

2009 Surrey County Council election

2009 Election[13]
Party Seats
Conservative 56
Liberal Democrats 13
Residents Association/Independent 10
Labour 1

2013 Surrey County Council election

The number of electoral divisions on Surrey County Council was increased from 80 to 81, in time for the 2013 election.

2013 Election[14]
Party Seats
Conservative 58
Liberal Democrats 9
Residents Association/Independent 9
UKIP 3
Labour 1
Green 1

2017 Surrey County Council election

2017 Election
Party Seats
Conservative 61
Liberal Democrats 9
Residents Association/Independent 9
Green 1
Labour 1

2021 Surrey County Council election

2021 Election
Party Seats
Conservative 47
Residents Association/Independent 16
Liberal Democrats 14
Green 2
Labour 2

County result maps
  • 2013 results map
    2013 results map
  • 2017 results map
    2017 results map
  • 2021 results map
    2021 results map

By-election results
Dorking Rural By-Election 7 May 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,930 55.3 +4.7
Liberal Democrats 1,245 35.7 -1.8
Labour 312 8.9 -3.0
Majority 685 19.6
Turnout 3,487
Conservative hold Swing 3.2
Addlestone By-Election 6 May 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 2,428 59.1 +9.3
Labour 1,678 40.9 +7.6
Majority 750 18.2
Turnout 4,106 32.3
Conservative hold Swing 0.8
Waverley West By-Election 28 October 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,904 52.1 +8.9
Liberal Democrats 1,629 44.5 -6.1
Labour 123 3.4 -2.8
Majority 278 7.6
Turnout 3,659 31.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing 7.5
Epsom and Ewell By-Election 18 November 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 847 38.5 -31.5
Conservative 736 33.7 +33.7
Liberal Democrats 472 21.6 -8.1
Labour 129 5.9 +5.9
Majority 111 4.8
Turnout 2,184 18.9
Independent hold Swing -32.6
Stanwell By-Election 20 November 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 741 40.1 -9.9
Conservative 729 39.4 +3.8
Liberal Democrats 282 15.2 +6.5
Independent 98 5.3 -0.3
Majority 12 0.7
Turnout 1,850 22.5
Labour hold Swing -6.8
Woking West By-Election 4 March 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 1,672 57.2 +9.3
Conservative 1,022 34.9 +4.0
Labour 231 7.9 -13.3
Majority 650 22.3
Turnout 2,925 18.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +2.6
Godalming South Milford & Witley By-Election 15 September 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 2,042 49.4 +0.1
Liberal Democrats 1,974 47.8 +6.7
Labour 115 2.8 -6.7
Majority 68 1.6
Turnout 4,131 39.6
Conservative hold Swing -3.3
Ash By-Election 28 July 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marsha Moseley 1,547 63.3 +12.2
Liberal Democrats Denise Smith 898 36.7 +3.5
Majority 649 26.6
Turnout 2,445 27.7
Conservative hold Swing +4.3
Walton South & Oatlands By-Election 6 May 2010[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Samuels 5231 65.1 -0.2
Liberal Democrats Vicki Macleod 2802 34.9 +9.3
Majority 2429 30.2
Turnout 8033 69.4 +29.7
Conservative hold Swing -4.8
Worplesdon 15 July 2010[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Sutcliffe 1844 53.5 +5.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Ronald Cragg 1286 37.3 +2.4
Labour Martin Phillips 193 5.6 +1.5
UKIP Mazhar Manzoor 78 2.3 -9.8
Peace John Hugh Morris 39 1.1 +1.1
Majority 558 16.2
Turnout 3448
Conservative hold Swing +1.4
Shalford By-Election 5 May 2011[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon George Stanford Gimson 3602 66.1 +8.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Howard Barnes 1087 20.0 -2.4
Labour Michael Stanley Jeram 701 12.9 +7.8
Majority 2515 46.2
Turnout 5446
Conservative hold Swing +5.4
Cranleigh and Ewhurst By-Election 5 May 2011[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Edward Young 2830
Independent Diane Martine James 1093
Liberal Democrats Richard Ernest Cole 933
Labour Lynda May Macdermott 532
Majority 1737
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
St Johns and Brookwood By-Election 19 May 2011[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Linda Stephanie Kemeny 1342 48.8
Liberal Democrats Christina Judith Liddington 1058 38.5
Labour Audrey Janice Worgan 188 6.8
UKIP Duncan Clarke 155 5.6
Majority 284 10.3
Turnout 2749 28.9
Conservative hold Swing
Worplesdon By-Election 3 May 2012[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Francis Witham 2022 53.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Ronald Cragg 1236 32.6
Labour Martin Phillips 517 13.6
Majority 786 20.7
Turnout 3794
Conservative hold Swing
Weybridge By-Election 7 May 2015[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ramon John Gray 4190 54.6
Weybridge Independents Peter Michael Harman 1899 24.7
Labour Elinor Mair Jones 967 12.6
UKIP Joe Branco 622 8.1
Majority 2291 29.8
Turnout 67.4
Conservative hold Swing
Epsom West By-election 19 November 2015[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Karan Persand 612 23.5
Residents Neil Andrew Dallen 591 22.7
Liberal Democrats Julie Anne Morris 588 22.6
Labour Kate Chinn 578 22.2
UKIP Robert Leach 168 6.5
Green Chris Crook 58 2.2
Majority 21 0.8
Turnout 2,602 24.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Staines South & Ashford West By-election 5 May 2016[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Denise Turner-Stewart 1,585 46.6 +9.0
UKIP Peter Alfred Appleford 695 20.4 -17.4
Labour Iain Lochiel Raymond 543 16.0 -4.3
Liberal Democrats Christopher Leslie Bateson 382 11.2 +7.4
Green Andrew McLuskey 145 4.3 New
TUSC Matthew David Clarke 33 1.0 New
Majority 890 26.1
Turnout 3,404
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing
Farnham South By-election 18 August 2016[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Wyatt Ramsdale 932 41.1
Farnham Residents Jerry Hyman 754 33.3
Liberal Democrats Joanne Maxwell Aylwin 269 11.9
Independent Mark Edward Westcott 139 6.1
UKIP Paul John Chapman 89 3.9
Labour Fabian Benjamin Wood 77 3.4
Majority 178 7.9
Turnout 2,267 22.8
Conservative hold Swing
The Byfleets By-election 6 December 2018[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Amanda Jayne Boote 1128 49
Conservative Gary William Elson 782 34
Liberal Democrats Ellen Sophie Nicholson 309 13
UKIP Lyn Sage 101 4
Majority 346 15
Turnout 2,320 23
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Warlingham By-election 31 January 2019[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Becky Rush 1199 48
Liberal Democrats Charles Edward Lister 990 40
UKIP Haley Martin Arthur 176 7
Labour Michael Snowden 126 5
Majority 209 8
Turnout 2,491 25
Conservative hold Swing
Haselmere By-election 2 May 2019[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Nikki Barton 2665 65
Conservative Malcolm Carter 1159 28
Labour Adrian Paul La Porta 263 6
Majority 1,506 37
Turnout 4,087 43
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Sunbury Common and Ashford Common By-election 30 November 2022[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Harry Boparai 735 35.9 +17.1
Conservative Naz Islam 720 35.1 -11.4
Labour Khalid Mustafa 383 18.7 +2.6
Reform UK Rory O'Brien 144 7.0 +2.5
Majority 15 0.7
Turnout 2053 17
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 14.3

References
  1. "London Government Act 1963". legislation.gov.uk. 31 July 1963. Retrieved 25 July 2023. As respects the counties of Essex, Kent and Surrey the ordinary election of county councillors due (apart from this paragraph) to take place in April 1964 shall be postponed until such date in 1965 as the Secretary of State may by order specify in relation to the county in question
  2. "Council minutes". Surrey County Council. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  3. "Council leader collects his CBE". BBC News. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  4. see Surrey Advertiser 3 April 1965 edition
  5. see Surrey Advertiser April 1967
  6. see Surrey Advertiser 17 April 1970 edition
  7. 1973 to 1993 results source - Local Elections in Britain A Statistical Digest, 2nd edition, edited by Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher
  8. pp7,8 RESEARCH PAPER 01/71 "The Local Elections of 7 June 2001" at http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_publications_and_archives/research_papers.cfm . See also http://www.epsom-ewell.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/5C2744D8-F982-4CCE-AC16-30B071EC1BB4/0/SurreyCountyCouncilElectionResults.pdf
  9. p7 RESEARCH PAPER 01/71 "The Local Elections of 7 June 2001" at http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_publications_and_archives/research_papers.cfm . See also http://www.epsom-ewell.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/5C2744D8-F982-4CCE-AC16-30B071EC1BB4/0/SurreyCountyCouncilElectionResults.pdf
  10. BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/vote_2005/england/4520703.stm
  11. BBC News local election results: Surrey http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/locals/html/3883.stm
  12. The 8 Resident Association/Independent councillors represent electoral divisions in Elmbridge and in Epsom & Ewell, or in an electoral division bordering on Epsom & Ewell. See http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/members/membook.nsf/webSelectMember?openform
  13. Surrey County Council website election results 2009: http://www1.surreycc.gov.uk/election2009/default.aspx?2009-06-06T15:59:12#election
  14. "Election results declared". 3 May 2013.
  15. Surrey County Council, Woodhatch Place. "Home". surreycc.gov.uk.
  16. See www.guildford.gov.uk
  17. See www.surreycc.gov.uk
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