2024 Elmbridge Borough Council election

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

2024 Elmbridge Borough Council election

← 2023 2 May 2024 (2024-05-02) 2026 →

16 out of 48 seats to Elmbridge Borough Council
25 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Leader Bruce McDonald (defeated) Various
Party Liberal Democrats Residents
Last election 9 seats, 38.9% 5 seats, 21.0%
Seats before 20 16
Seats won 7 5
Seats after 23 15
Seat change Increase3 Decrease1

  Third party Fourth party
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Leader John Cope
Party Conservative Independent
Last election 2 seats, 32.8% n/a
Seats before 12 0
Seats won 3 1
Seats after 9 1
Seat change Decrease3 Increase1

Winner of each seat at the 2024 Elmbridge Borough Council election

Leader before election

Bruce McDonald
Liberal Democrats
No overall control

Leader after election

Mike Rollings
Liberal Democrats
No overall control

The council was under no overall control prior to the election, being run by a coalition of the Liberal Democrats and some of the residents associations, led by Liberal Democrat councillor Bruce McDonald. The council remained under no overall control after the election. The Liberal Democrats made net gains of three seats but were still two seats short of a majority, and Bruce McDonald lost his seat.[2]

The same coalition of the Liberal Democrats and most of the residents associations continued to run the council after the election. The Liberal Democrats chose Mike Rollings to be their new group leader after the election. He was formally appointed as leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 15 May 2024.[3]

Overall results

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2024 Elmbridge Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Liberal Democrats 7 +3 23 38.6
  Conservative 3 -3 9 30.9
  Residents 5 15 16.6
  Labour 0 0 4.9
  Independent 1 +1 0 1 2.6
  Green 0 0 1.8
  Heritage 0 0 <1
  Reform UK 0 0 <1
  UKIP 0 0 <1

Ward candidates

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Candidates seeking re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).[4]

Claygate

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Claygate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mary Marshall 1,020 39.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Bruce McDonald* 858 33.5 −36.6
Conservative Redmond Walsh 514 20.1 −5.5
Green Sarah Coomes 95 3.7 N/A
Labour Steven Gray 72 2.8 −1.5
Majority 162 6.4
Turnout 2,559 45.7
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Cobham and Downside

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Cobham and Downside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alistair Mann* 1,010 45.8 +2.7
Liberal Democrats Mark Pollack 888 40.3 −8.9
Reform UK Elaine Kingston 168 7.6 +5.4
Labour Irene Threlkeld 112 5.1 +0.5
Heritage Paul Van Der Hagen 27 1.2 +0.3
Majority 122 5.5
Turnout 2,205 34.0
Conservative hold Swing

Esher

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Esher
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Simon Leifer 1,102 46.5 −4.8
Conservative Amanda Manship 844 35.6 −3.4
Liberal Democrats Cormac Evans 319 13.5 N/A
Labour Richard Bennett 106 4.5 −4.2
Majority 258 10.9
Turnout 2,371 36.2
Residents hold Swing

Hersham Village

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Hersham Village
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Wendy Gibbs 1,349 49.3 +2.7
Conservative Lewis Brown 1,209 44.2 −0.1
Labour Ali Ahmad 179 6.5 −2.5
Majority 140 5.1
Turnout 2,737 40.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Hinchley Wood and Weston Green

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Hinchley Wood and Weston Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Gill Coates* 1,627 63.0 +1.1
Liberal Democrats Sally Winter 445 17.2 −2.8
Conservative Warwick Winter 401 15.5 +0.7
Labour Rachelle Headland 110 4.3 +1.1
Majority 1,182 45.8
Turnout 2,583 39.8
Residents hold Swing

Long Ditton

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Long Ditton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jez Langham* 1,493 69.5 −1.1
Conservative Caroline Kim 479 22.3 −0.3
Labour Francis Eldergill 177 8.2 +1.4
Majority 1,004 47.2
Turnout 2,149 40.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Molesey East

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Molesey East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Kevin Wincup* 1,291 48.1 +5.5
Conservative Alain Dubois 957 35.7 +14.5
Labour Susan Dennis 222 8.3 +3.9
Green Andrew Dillon 214 8.0 N/A
Majority 334 12.4
Turnout 2,684 39.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Residents Swing

Molesey West

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Molesey West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Pat Gormley 1,032 44.7 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Paul Nagle 750 32.5 ±0.0
Conservative Agnes Fuchs 309 13.4 −4.4
Labour Susan Cope 220 9.5 +2.9
Majority 282 12.2
Turnout 2,311 34.8
Residents hold Swing

Oatlands and Burwood Park

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Oatlands and Burwood Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Cope 1,259 48.3 −3.0
Liberal Democrats Eva Ferlaz 1,130 43.3 +3.0
Labour Angus Rendall 132 5.1 −1.1
Green Clive Stevens 86 3.3 N/A
Majority 129 5.0
Turnout 2,607 43.5
Conservative hold Swing

Oxshott and Stoke d'Abernon

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Oxshott and Stoke d'Abernon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Parker* 1,379 59.3 −1.2
Liberal Democrats Diane Leakey 701 30.2 −4.4
Labour Sarah Aylett 130 5.6 +2.9
UKIP Nicholas Wood 70 3.0 N/A
Heritage Gaynor Van Der Hagen 44 1.9 −0.4
Majority 678 29.1
Turnout 2,324 34.2
Conservative hold Swing

Thames Ditton

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Thames Ditton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Alex Batchelor* 1,344 50.8 −7.4
Liberal Democrats Naomi Callan 796 30.1 +6.1
Conservative Charlotte Keywood 351 13.3 +1.9
Labour Richard Lewis 153 5.8 +1.1
Majority 548 20.7
Turnout 2,644 39.4
Residents hold Swing

Walton Central

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Walton Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stanley Luker 1,055 43.6 +4.1
Residents Andrew Kelly 809 33.5 −2.1
Conservative Rahul Vermer 419 17.3 −2.3
Labour Carolyn Gray 134 5.5 +0.2
Majority 246 10.1
Turnout 2,417 38.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Residents Swing

Walton North

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Walton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Joshua Lambert 1,206 62.8 +7.7
Conservative Chen Zhao 484 25.2 −10.7
Labour Co-op Fatima Kamara 229 11.9 +2.9
Majority 722 37.6
Turnout 1,919 32.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Walton South

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Walton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alistair Price 1,389 51.6 +1.5
Conservative Aliscia Butler 1,020 37.9 −3.2
Labour Edward Marcarian 150 5.6 −0.1
Green Jane Miles 133 4.9 N/A
Majority 369 13.7
Turnout 2,692 38.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Weybridge Riverside

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Weybridge Riverside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Judy Sarsby* 1,222 60.4 +7.5
Conservative Freddie Tshiaba 599 29.6 −6.9
Labour Co-op Helen Pilmer 202 10.0 −0.6
Majority 623 30.8
Turnout 2,023 34.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Weybridge St George's Hill

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Weybridge St George's Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Peter Harman* 1,275 53.0 +4.2
Conservative Colin McFarlane 705 29.3 −9.4
Labour Co-op Gary Dean 239 9.9 −2.6
Green Sophie Constant 185 7.7 N/A
Majority 570 23.7
Turnout 2,404 37.1
Residents hold Swing

Changes 2024-2026

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Cobham & Downside by-election, 4 July 2024

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Cobham & Downside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Katerina Lusk 2,056 49.9
Liberal Democrats Diane Leakey 1,566 38.0
Labour Co-op Irene Threlkeld 348 8.5
UKIP Nicholas Wood 148 3.6
Majority 490 11.9
Turnout 4,118 62.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Hersham Village by-election, 10 October 2024

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Hersham Village
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John O'Reilly 1,029 55.4 +11.2
Liberal Democrats Varsha Khodiyar 736 39.6 −9.7
Labour Francis Eldergill 94 5.1 −1.4
Majority 293 15.8
Turnout 1859 27.1 −13.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +10.5

Weybridge St. George's Hill by-election, 10 October 2024

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Weybridge St. George's Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin McFarlane 608 46.0 +16.7
Residents Andrew Kelly 598 45.2 −7.8
Green Britany Johansson 116 8.8 +1.1
Majority 10 0.8
Turnout 1322 19.7 −17.4
Conservative hold Swing +12.3

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References

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  1. ^ "Elections: May 2024". Elmbridge Borough Council. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ Van Klaaveren, Tom (3 May 2024). "Full Elmbridge Local Election 2024 results as Lib Dems largest party but leader loses seat". Surrey Live. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  3. ^ Dalton, Emily (16 May 2024). "New Elmbridge council leader promises to deliver 'sustainable and thriving' community". Surrey Live. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Elmbridge Borough Council. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  5. ^ https://mygov.elmbridge.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=277&RPID=537409612