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2023 Elmbridge Borough Council election

The 2023 Elmbridge Borough Council election was held on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Elmbridge Borough Council in Surrey, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England. There were 16 out of 48 seats contested, being the usual third of the council.

2023 Elmbridge Borough Council election
← 2022 4 May 2023 (2023-05-04) 2024 →
16 out of 48 seats to Elmbridge Borough Council
25 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Bruce McDonald Chris Sadler John Cope
Party Liberal Democrats Residents Conservative
Seats before 14 19 15
Seats won 9 5 2
Seats after 19 17 12
Seat change Increase5 Decrease2 Decrease3
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Elmbridge Borough Council election
Leader before election

Chris Sadler
Residents Association
No overall control

Leader after election

Bruce McDonald
Liberal Democrats
No overall control

Summary

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Prior to the election the council was under no overall control; the Conservatives were the largest party but the council was being run by a coalition of the Residents Associations and the Liberal Democrats, led by Chris Sadler of the Residents Associations. The Conservatives lost the majority of the seats they were defending, mainly to the Liberal Democrats who became the largest party.[2][3] The Liberal Democrats and Residents Associations continued their coalition after the election, but with Liberal Democrat group leader Bruce McDonald taking over as leader of the council.[4]

Overall results

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2023 Elmbridge Borough Council election[2]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Liberal Democrats 9 +6 56.3 10 19 39.6 15,560 38.9
  Conservative 2 -4 12.5 10 12 25 13,139 32.8
  Residents 5 -2 31.3 11 17 35.4 8,384 21.0
  Labour 0 0 0 0 0.0 2,586 6.5
  Heritage 0 0 0 0 0.0 174 0.4
  Reform UK 0 0 0 0 0.0 101 0.3
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0.0 55 0.1

Ward results

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Candidates seeking re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).[5][6]

Claygate

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Claygate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alex Coomes* 1,732 70.1 +5.8
Conservative John Burns 631 25.6 −3.3
Labour Sue Cope 106 4.3 N/A
Majority 1,101 44.5
Turnout 2,469 44.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Cobham and Downside

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Cobham and Downside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robin Stephens* 1,252 49.2 +1.2
Conservative Katerina Lusk Posledni 1,098 43.1 −4.4
Labour Carolyn Gray 116 4.6 +0.1
Reform UK Elaine Kingston 57 2.2 N/A
Heritage Paul Van Der Hagen 23 0.9 N/A
Majority 154 6.1
Turnout 2,546 39.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Robin Stephens had won the seat from the Conservatives in a by-election in 2021. Seat shown as a Liberal Democrat gain from Conservatives to allow comparison with 2019 results.

Esher

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Esher
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Richard Williams* 1,301 51.3 +5.5
Conservative Amanda Manship 989 39.0 +0.5
Labour Richard Bennett 247 9.7 +2.2
Majority 312 12.3
Turnout 2,537 38.6
Residents hold Swing

Hersham Village

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Hersham Village
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Hughes 1,300 46.6 +1.5
Conservative Mary Sheldon* 1,236 44.3 ±0.0
Labour Susan Dennis 251 9.0 −1.5
Majority 64 2.3
Turnout 2,787 41.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Hinchley Wood and Weston Green

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Hinchley Wood and Weston Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Janet Turner* 1,603 61.9 −2.2
Liberal Democrats Liz Ambekar 518 20.0 −2.6
Conservative Caroline Kim 384 14.8 +1.5
Labour Rachelle Headland 84 3.2 N/A
Majority 1,085 41.9
Turnout 2,589 40.3
Residents hold Swing

Long Ditton

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Long Ditton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Neil Houston* 1,471 70.6 −2.9
Conservative Blake Coe 471 22.6 −3.9
Labour Ahmad Ali 141 6.8 N/A
Majority 1,000 48.0
Turnout 2,083 39.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Neil Houston had been elected in 2019 as a Liberal Democrat, left the party to sit as an independent during 2021 but returned to the party shortly before the election in 2023.[7]

Molesey East

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Molesey East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Flatau 1,236 42.6 +6.4
Residents Pat Gormley 920 31.7 +11.1
Conservative Chen Zhao 615 21.2 −15.2
Labour Rosie Rendall 129 4.4 +1.4
Majority 316 10.9
Turnout 2,900 43.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Residents Swing

Molesey West

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Molesey West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Tony Popham* 927 43.0 +0.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Nagle 701 32.5 +9.5
Conservative Agnes Fuchs 384 17.8 −6.9
Labour Jamal Ajjane 143 6.6 −3.0
Majority 226 10.5
Turnout 2,155 32.8
Residents hold Swing

Oatlands and Burwood Park

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Oatlands and Burwood Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hilary Butler* 1,290 51.3 +1.2
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Davis 1,014 40.3 −2.4
Labour Angus Rendall 157 6.2 −1.0
UKIP Nicholas Wood 55 2.2 N/A
Majority 276 11.0
Turnout 2,516 42.1
Conservative hold Swing

Oxshott and Stoke d'Abernon

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Oxshott and Stoke d'Abernon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Corinne Sterry 1,573 60.5 +4.1
Liberal Democrats Sue Grose 898 34.6 −9.0
Labour Steven Gray 69 2.7 N/A
Heritage Gaynor Van Der Hagen 59 2.3 N/A
Majority 675 25.9
Turnout 2,599 38.9
Conservative hold Swing

Thames Ditton

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Thames Ditton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Elaine Sesemann 1,563 58.2 −1.1
Liberal Democrats David Gattey 643 24.0 −3.3
Conservative Yanik Gammampila 307 11.4 −2.0
Labour Richard Lewis 127 4.7 N/A
Reform UK Nick Denton 44 1.6 N/A
Majority 920 34.2
Turnout 2,684 40.5
Residents hold Swing

Walton Central

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Walton Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gregor MacGregor 1,028 39.5 +15.1
Residents Andrew Kelly 926 35.6 +4.1
Conservative Lloyd Soldatt 510 19.6 −6.8
Labour Asieh Ahmadzade 138 5.3 −1.8
Majority 102 3.9
Turnout 2,602 42.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Residents Swing

Walton North

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Walton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Clare Bailey 1,197 55.1 −0.6
Conservative Aliscia Butler 779 35.9 +1.0
Labour Fatima Kamara 195 9.0 −0.4
Majority 418 19.2
Turnout 2,171 35.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Walton South

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Walton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Catherine Glass 1,476 50.1 −5.1
Conservative Ellie Ioannou 1,210 41.1 +3.1
Labour Kelly Haines 169 5.7 +1.2
Heritage Charlie Garrod 92 3.1 +0.8
Majority 266 9.0
Turnout 2,947 43.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Weybridge Riverside

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Weybridge Riverside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ashley Tilling* 1,094 52.9 +0.5
Conservative Freddie Tshiaba Mbuyi Kawaya 754 36.5 −2.6
Labour Co-op Helen Pilmer 220 10.6 +2.1
Majority 340 16.4
Turnout 2,068 35.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Weybridge St George's Hill

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Weybridge St George's Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Pippa Graeme 1,144 48.8 +12.9
Conservative Colin McFarlane 908 38.7 −12.8
Labour Co-op Gary Dean 294 12.5 −0.1
Majority 236 10.1
Turnout 2,346 36.5
Residents hold Swing

By-elections

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Molesey East

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Molesey East: 2 November 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Kevin Whincup 694 36.1 −6.5
Conservative Freddie Ingle 627 32.6 +11.4
Residents Pat Gormley 523 27.2 −4.5
Green Andrew Dillon 77 4.0 New
Majority 67 3.5 −7.4
Turnout 1,921 28.1 −14.9
Registered electors 6,844
Liberal Democrats gain from Residents

References

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  1. ^ "2023 Elmbridge Borough Council Election - Thursday, 4th May, 2023". Elmbridge Borough Council. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Elmbridge election result". BBC News. May 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  3. ^ "New Leader and Deputy Leader for Elmbridge | Elmbridge Borough Council". www.elmbridge.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  4. ^ Coady-Stemp, Emily (18 May 2023). "New Elmbridge council leader announced as former Kingston chief executive". Surrey Live. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Live Surrey 2023 local election results and reaction as it happens". Surrey Live. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Your Councillors". Elmbridge Borough Council. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Elmbridge Lib Dems announce new leadership team". Elmbridge Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
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