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2023 Waverley Borough Council election

The 2023 Waverley Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Waverley Borough Council in Surrey, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

2023 Waverley Borough Council election
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All 50 seats to Waverley Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 BlankBlankBlank
LeaderPaul FollowsJohn WardStephen Mulliner (defeated)
PartyLiberal DemocratsFarnham ResidentsConservative
Last election14 seats, 26.5%15 seats, 19.6%23 seats, 39.7%
Seats before161418
Seats won221310
Seat changeIncrease 8Decrease 2Decrease 13
Popular vote23,05810,46929,116
Percentage30.1%13.7%38.0%
SwingIncrease 3.6%Decrease 5.9%Decrease 1.7%
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 BlankBlankBlank
LeaderNick PalmerSteve Williams
PartyLabourIndependentGreen
Last election2 seats, 6.7%1 seat, 1.9%2 seats, 4.9%
Seats before232
Seats won221
Seat changeSteadyIncrease 1Decrease 1
Popular vote4,4882,9866,381
Percentage5.9%3.9%8.3%
SwingDecrease 0.8%Increase 2.0%Increase 3.4%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Waverley Borough Council election
Leader before election

Paul Follows
Liberal Democrat
No overall control

Leader after election

Paul Follows
Liberal Democrat
No overall control

Summary edit

New ward boundaries took effect for this election, reducing the number of seats from 57 to 50.[2]

The council was under no overall control prior to the election. The council remained under no overall control afterwards, being run by a coalition of the Liberal Democrats, Farnham Residents, Labour and the Green Party. The leader of the Conservative group, Stephen Mulliner, lost his seat.[3]

Election result edit

The overall results were:[4]

2023 Waverley Borough Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
 Liberal Democrats252200 844.030.123,058+3.6
 Farnham Residents141300 226.013.710,469–5.9
 Conservative501000 1320.038.029,116–1.7
 Labour13200 4.05.94,488–0.8
 Independent4200 14.03.92,986+2.0
 Green9100 12.08.36,381+3.4
 Reform UK2000 0.00.2115N/A
 TUSC2000 0.0<0.128N/A

Ward results edit

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Waverley Borough Council following the close of nominations on 4 April 2023.[5] The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating a sitting councillor standing for re-election:[6]

Alfold, Dunsfold & Hascombe edit

Alfold, Dunsfold & Hascombe (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeKevin Deanus* 572 60.3
ConservativeConnor Relleen 394 41.6
Liberal DemocratsGuy Palmer37739.8
GreenAmanda Sampson25727.1
LabourZahid Naqvi949.9
Majority
Turnout94846.3
Registered electors
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Bramley & Wonersh edit

Bramley & Wonersh (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJane Austen 1,673 57.7
ConservativeLauren Atkins 1,450 50.0
ConservativeMichael Goodridge* 1,390 47.9
Liberal DemocratsMark Vivian1,07737.1
Liberal DemocratsPaul Wright1,07337.0
GreenMartin D'Arcy*90331.1
LabourSimon Hall2719.3
LabourChristopher Hard2037.0
Majority
Turnout2,90143.7
Registered electors
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Chiddingfold edit

Chiddingfold
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsDave Busby* 668 75.1
ConservativeKathleen Thompson22124.9
Majority
Turnout88941.6
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Cranleigh East edit

Cranleigh East (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsPhilip Townsend* 1,351 64.0
Liberal DemocratsRuth Reed* 1,316 62.3
Liberal DemocratsKen Reed 1,207 57.1
ConservativeStephanie Kelly66631.5
ConservativeSimon Chatfield61729.2
ConservativeDennis Davidson59728.3
LabourMark West24611.6
Majority
Turnout2,11239.4
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Cranleigh West edit

Cranleigh West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsLiz Townsend* 1,110 59.9
Liberal DemocratsAlan Morrison 836 45.1
ConservativeChristopher Pierce68236.8
ConservativeThomas Cox62233.6
LabourJoseph Davies1136.1
Reform UKArthur Barringer814.4
TUSCLaurence Dunn221.2
TUSCEllie Waple60.3
Majority
Turnout1,85240.7
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Elstead & Peper Harow edit

Elstead & Peper Harow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsGemma Long 649 60.9
ConservativeSheila Dowell41639.1
Majority
Turnout1,06548.2
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Ewhurst & Ellens Green edit

Ewhurst & Ellens Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsMichael Higgins 462 51.2
ConservativeNigel Clowes37741.8
Reform UKKeith Nisbet343.8
LabourJames Mitchell293.2
Majority
Turnout90247.4
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Farnham Bourne edit

Farnham Bourne (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeCarole Cockburn* 776 50.8
Farnham ResidentsChristopher Murray 621 40.6
Farnham ResidentsMichaela Martin*61440.2
ConservativeAly Fitch53334.9
GreenGeorge Wilson35723.3
Majority
Turnout1,52936.3
Registered electors
Conservative win (new seat)
Farnham Residents win (new seat)

Farnham Castle edit

Farnham Castle (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Farnham ResidentsHeather McClean 621 56.0
Farnham ResidentsGeorge Hesse* 575 51.8
Labour Co-opJohn Gaskell42938.7
ConservativeClare Ovens18817.0
ConservativeAnthony Watson17215.5
Majority
Turnout1,10929.8
Registered electors
Farnham Residents win (new seat)
Farnham Residents win (new seat)

Farnham Firgrove edit

Farnham Firgrove (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Farnham ResidentsKika Mirylees 851 59.6
Farnham ResidentsJerry Hyman 841 58.9
LabourRebecca Birchwood45431.8
ConservativeArthur Forrest23916.7
ConservativeWilliam Page21314.9
Majority
Turnout1,42833.4
Registered electors
Farnham Residents win (new seat)
Farnham Residents win (new seat)

Farnham Heath End edit

Farnham Heath End (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Farnham ResidentsMichaela Wicks* 837 61.7
Farnham ResidentsTony Fairclough 834 61.5
LabourAndrew Jones36026.5
ConservativeRosamund Croft23317.2
ConservativeTimothy Stacey21415.8
Majority
Turnout1,35732.5
Registered electors
Farnham Residents win (new seat)
Farnham Residents win (new seat)

Farnham Moor Park edit

Farnham Moor Park (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Farnham ResidentsAndy MacLeod* 981 73.2
Liberal DemocratsMark Merryweather* 696 51.9
ConservativeSarah Austin39729.6
ConservativeSean Donovan-Smith27320.4
Majority
Turnout1,34035.5
Registered electors
Farnham Residents win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Farnham North West edit

Farnham North West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Farnham ResidentsDavid Beaman* 668 68.1
Farnham ResidentsGraham White 578 58.9
GreenNatasha Fletcher26126.6
ConservativePat Frost21822.2
ConservativeJames Pressly13814.1
Majority
Turnout98131.4
Registered electors
Farnham Residents win (new seat)
Farnham Residents win (new seat)

Farnham Rowledge edit

Farnham Rowledge (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Farnham ResidentsJohn Ward* 893 58.7
Farnham ResidentsPeter Clark* 818 53.8
ConservativeDavid Dearsley42527.9
ConservativeChristopher Storey37924.9
IndependentMark Westcott34322.6
Majority
Turnout1,52134.9
Registered electors
Farnham Residents win (new seat)
Farnham Residents win (new seat)

Farnham Weybourne edit

Farnham Weybourne (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Farnham ResidentsAndrew Laughton 737 67.9
Liberal DemocratsRichard Steijger 632 58.2
ConservativeIan Sampson21119.4
ConservativeAnthony Lewis18717.2
Majority
Turnout1,08531.8
Registered electors
Farnham Residents win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Godalming Binscombe & Charterhouse edit

Godalming Binscombe & Charterhouse (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsPaul Rivers* 1,377 55.2
GreenStephen Williams* 1,280 51.3
LabourNick Palmer* 1,061 42.5
ConservativeSteve Cosser*98439.5
ConservativeEd Holliday95438.3
ConservativeDaniel Husseini86034.5
Majority
Turnout2,49442.7
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Godalming Central & Ockford edit

Godalming Central & Ockford (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsPaul Follows* 897 71.4
Liberal DemocratsVictoria Kiehl 839 66.8
ConservativeAndrew Bolton37429.8
ConservativeDaren Howell29723.6
Majority
Turnout1,25637.1
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Godalming Farncombe & Catteshall edit

Godalming Farncombe & Catteshall (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsPenny Rivers* 1,074 70.0
LabourJanet Crowe 718 46.8
ConservativeNick Williams47330.8
ConservativeRobert Wells32721.3
Majority
Turnout1,53539.3
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Godalming Holloway edit

Godalming Holloway (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativePeter Martin* 900 44.3
Liberal DemocratsAdam Duce 899 44.3
GreenClare Weightman87142.9
ConservativeMargaret Gray78838.8
IndependentAdam Clark31015.3
Majority
Turnout2,03052.8
Registered electors
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Haslemere East edit

Haslemere East (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsPeter Nicholson* 1,169 49.2
Liberal DemocratsTerry Weldon 1,122 47.2
ConservativeZoe Barker-Lomax 1,030 43.4
ConservativeStephen Mulliner*97641.1
ConservativeGraham Betts93839.5
GreenClaire Matthes90538.1
LabourShirley Lewis32713.8
Majority
Turnout2,37542.6
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Haslemere West edit

Haselmere West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsJacqueline Keen* 856 68.6
Liberal DemocratsJohn Robini* 761 61.0
ConservativeStephen Fry29323.5
ConservativeTom Bridge25720.6
LabourToby Westcott-White18314.7
Majority
Turnout1,24735.3
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Hindhead & Beacon Hill edit

Hindhead & Beacon Hill (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsJerome Davidson* 801 55.9
Liberal DemocratsJulian Spence* 745 52.0
ConservativeMalcolm Carter65345.6
ConservativeGed Hall55939.0
Majority
Turnout1,43237.2
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Western Commons edit

Western Commons (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentDavid Munro* 997 67.4
ConservativeJames Staunton 605 40.9
GreenSusan Ryland60140.6
ConservativeNabeel Nasir36824.9
Majority
Turnout1,47939.0
Registered electors
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Witley & Milford edit

Witley & Milford (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentMaxine Gale* 1,336 53.7
Liberal DemocratsAndrew Law 1,064 42.7
ConservativePhoebe Sullivan 1,058 42.5
ConservativeGary Hudson1,05742.4
GreenMark Bray-Parry94638.0
ConservativeTrevor Sadler*89235.8
Majority
Turnout2,49041.7
Registered electors
Independent win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

By-elections edit

Farnham Castle edit

Farnham Castle: 18 April 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Farnham ResidentsAlan Earwaker 307 32.5 -17.6
Liberal DemocratsTheresa Meredith-Hardy27929.6New
LabourJohn Gaskell21723.0-11.7
ConservativeAly Fitch14114.9-0.2
Majority282.9N/A
Turnout94425.0-4.8
Farnham Residents holdSwingN/A

Witley and Milford edit

Witley and Milford: 2 May 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsLaura Cavaliere 1,152 44.7
ConservativeGary Hudson90235.0
IndependentTony Sollars52620.4
Majority2509.9
Turnout2,580
Liberal Democrats holdSwing

References edit

  1. ^ "Election of Borough Councillors". Waverley Borough Council. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  2. ^ "The Waverley (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/1136, retrieved 5 July 2023
  3. ^ Gee, Daniel (5 May 2023). "Local elections 2023: Tories suffer heavy losses as Lib Dems increase grip on Waverley Borough Council". Haslemere Herald. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Waverley election result". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Waverley Borough Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Waverley Borough Council election - Thursday 4th May 2023". Waverley Borough Council. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
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