2024 Elmbridge Borough Council election

2024 Elmbridge Borough Council election

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16 out of 48 seats to Elmbridge Borough Council 25 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   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 3 1   Third party Fourth party   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 3 1
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 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.

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

2024 Elmbridge Borough Council election[4]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	7	3	43.8	16	23	47.9	14,892	38.6	-0.3
	Conservative	3	3	18.8	6	9	18.8	11,939	30.9	-1.9
	Residents	5	1	31.3	10	15	31.3	6,380	16.5	-4.5
	Labour	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	2,567	6.6	+0.1
	Walton Society	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	809	2.1	N/A
	Independent	1	1	6.3	0	1	2.1	1,020	2.6	N/A
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	713	1.8	N/A
	Reform	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	168	0.4	N/A
	Heritage	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	71	0.2	N/A
	UKIP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	70	0.2	N/A

Ward results

Candidates seeking re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).^[5] Ward electorates and turnout figures are reported in the House of Commons Library's 2024 Local Elections Handbook.^[6]

Claygate

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
Registered electors			5,621
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Cobham and Downside

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	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
Registered electors			6,501
	Conservative hold		Swing

Esher

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
Registered electors			6,578
	Residents hold		Swing

Hersham Village

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
Registered electors			6,767
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Hinchley Wood and Weston Green

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
Registered electors			6,485
	Residents hold		Swing

Long Ditton

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
Registered electors			5,319
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Molesey East

Molesey East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Whincup*	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	39.5
Registered electors			6,794
	Liberal Democrats gain from Residents		Swing

Molesey West

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	34.7
Registered electors			6,654
	Residents hold		Swing

Oatlands and Burwood Park

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	43.2
Registered electors			6,032
	Conservative hold		Swing

Oxshott and Stoke d'Abernon

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	34.1
Registered electors			6,820
	Conservative hold		Swing

Thames Ditton

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	39.3
Registered electors			6,731
	Residents hold		Swing

Walton Central

Walton Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stanley Luker	1,055	43.6	+4.1
	Walton Society	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	38.6
Registered electors			6,264
	Liberal Democrats gain from Residents		Swing

Walton North

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	31.6
Registered electors			6,081
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Walton South

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	38.6
Registered electors			6,974
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Weybridge Riverside

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	33.9
Registered electors			5,971
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Weybridge St George's Hill

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	37.0
Registered electors			6,506
	Residents hold		Swing

By-elections

Cobham and Downside by-election, 4 July 2024

Cobham and Downside^[7]

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
Registered electors			6,631
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

The Cobham and Downside by-election was triggered by the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Robin Stephens.^[8]

Hersham Village by-election, 10 October 2024

Hersham Village^[9]

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			1,859	27.1	−13.5
Registered electors			6,880
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+10.5

The Hersham Village by-election was triggered by the resignation of councillor Chester Chandler.^[10]

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

Weybridge St George's Hill^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colin McFarlane	608	46.0	+16.7
	Independent	Andrew Kelly	598	45.2	−7.8
	Green	Brittany Johansson	116	8.8	+1.1
Majority			10	0.8
Turnout			1,322	19.7	−17.4
Registered electors			6,730
	Conservative hold		Swing	+12.3

The Weybridge St George's Hill by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative councillor Charu Sood, who died following cancer in August 2024.^[12]

References

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. "Elmbridge — election results audit". electionresults.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
5. "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Elmbridge Borough Council. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
6. "Local Elections Handbook 2024" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
7. "Election results for Cobham and Downside". Elmbridge Borough Council. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
8. Boothroyd, David (31 May 2024). "Kingstanding still". LocalCouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
9. "Election results for Hersham Village". Elmbridge Borough Council. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
10. "Surrey Tories bouncing back already?". Epsom and Ewell Times. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
11. "Election results for Weybridge St Georges Hill". Elmbridge Borough Council. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
12. "Sad news of the death of Cllr Charu Sood". Elmbridge Borough Council. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2026.