Surrey Heath Borough Council elections
Surrey Heath Borough Council the local authority for Surrey Heath borough within the county of Surrey is elected every four years. Since the latest boundary changes in 2019, 35 councillors are elected to 14 wards of which seven are three member and the remainder are two member.
Council elections
| Year | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats[a] | Green[b] | Independents & Others |
Council control after election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local government reorganisation; council established (36 seats) | ||||||||
| 1973 | 35 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | Conservative | ||
| New ward boundaries (36 seats) | ||||||||
| 1976 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Conservative | ||
| 1979 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 1983 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 1987 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 1991 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 1995 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | Conservative | ||
| 1999 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2[c] | Conservative | ||
| New ward boundaries (40 seats) | ||||||||
| 2003 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 2 | Conservative | ||
| 2007 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | Conservative | ||
| 2011 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Conservative | ||
| 2015 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Conservative | ||
| New ward boundaries (40 seats) | ||||||||
| 2019 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 4 | Conservative | ||
| 2023 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 3 | Liberal Democrats | ||
- 1973 Surrey Heath Borough Council election
- 1976 Surrey Heath Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[2]
- 1979 Surrey Heath Borough Council election
- 1983 Surrey Heath Borough Council election
- 1987 Surrey Heath Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[3]
- 1991 Surrey Heath Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4]
- 1995 Surrey Heath Borough Council election
- 1999 Surrey Heath Borough Council election
- 2003 Surrey Heath Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[5]
- 2007 Surrey Heath Borough Council election
- 2011 Surrey Heath Borough Council election
- 2015 Surrey Heath Borough Council election
- 2019 Surrey Heath Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[6]
- 2023 Surrey Heath Borough Council election
Results maps
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2003 results map -
2007 results map -
2011 results map -
2015 results map -
2019 results map -
2023 results map
By-election results
2007–2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Gret Woodason | 720 | 55.0 | +5.2 | |
| Conservative | Valerie White | 590 | 45.0 | −5.2 | |
| Majority | 130 | 10.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,310 | 31.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
2011–2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Heather Gerred | 290 | 44.1 | −5.7 | |
| Conservative | Max Nelson | 196 | 29.8 | −0.5 | |
| UKIP | Eddie Hill | 171 | 26.0 | +14.3 | |
| Majority | 94 | 14.3 | |||
| Turnout | 657 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2019–2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mark Gordon | 1,225 | 54.1 | +14.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Wilson | 1,038 | 45.9 | −2.3 | |
| Majority | 187 | 8.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,263 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stuart Black | 896 | 48.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jacques Olmo | 877 | 47.4 | ||
| Majority | 19 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,310 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Liz Noble | 1286 | 66.2 |  43.1
| |
| Conservative | Tony Henderson | 662 | 33.8 |  6.2
| |
| Majority | 624 | 31.9 | 14.4
| ||
| Turnout | 1,956 | 28.3 | 2.7
| ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 24.65 | |||
2023–2027
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Dave Hough | 394 | 44.7 | ||
| Conservative | Catherine Gibbard | 278 | 31.6 | ||
| Reform | Sam Goggin | 109 | 12.4 | ||
| Labour | Charlie Wilson | 96 | 10.9 | ||
| Independent | Tal Belnik | 4 | 0.5 | ||
| Majority | 116 | 13.2 | |||
| Turnout | 881 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
External links
Notes
- ^ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
- ^ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Green Party of England and Wales, the Ecology Party and Green Party UK.
- ^ 2 vacant seats
References
- ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The Borough of Surrey Heath (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The Surrey (District Boundaries) Order 1986. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The Borough of Surrey Heath (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "The Surrey Heath (Electoral Changes) Order 2017". Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Old Dean Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bagshot Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Surrey Heath Borough Council. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Surrey Heath Borough Council. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Old Dean Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
