Guildford council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 21 wards · 48 seats contested

Most seats
25
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
48
across 21 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats 25 +8 28,277 30.7% +2.9
Conservative and Unionist Party 10 +1 27,028 29.4% -0.2
Residents for Guildford and Villages 7 -8 21,456 23.3% +0.4
Labour Party 3 +1 9,666 10.5% +0.3
Guildford Greenbelt Group 3 -1 3,535 3.8% -3.4
Green Party 0 -1 1,056 1.1% -0.3
Independent 0 +0 830 0.9% +0.8
The Peace Party - Non-violence, Justice, Environment 0 +0 92 0.1% -0.4
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 71 0.1% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 48
Conservative and Unionist Party 48
Liberal Democrats 45
Residents for Guildford and Villages 37
Labour Party 31
Guildford Greenbelt Group 5
Green Party 3
Independent 3
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 2
The Peace Party - Non-violence, Justice, Environment 1

A party standing a full slate could field 48 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Ash South 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Residents for Guildford and Villages Sue Wyeth-Price Elected 737 54.4% —
Residents for Guildford and Villages David Shaw Elected 535 39.5% —
Liberal Democrats Martin Elburn 534 39.4% —
Liberal Democrats Philip John Buckley 387 28.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Carl Kevin Flynn 274 20.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party George Edward Wrycroft 244 18.0% —
Majority1
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,356

Ash Vale 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Carla Jane Morson Elected 1,183 71.2% —
Liberal Democrats Richard Charles Lucas Elected 1,070 64.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nigel Manning 571 34.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Marsha Moseley 498 30.0% —
Majority499
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,661

Ash Wharf 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Fiona Jean White Elected 699 51.9% —
Liberal Democrats Philip Edward Bellamy Elected 617 45.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Tonks 475 35.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Wendy Felicity Pritchard 379 28.1% —
Labour Party Mick Gallagher 280 20.8% —
Green Party Claire Whitehouse 246 18.2% —
Majority142
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,348

Bellfields & Slyfield 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Amanda Creese Elected 453 37.5% —
Labour Party James Walsh Elected 419 34.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Philip Matthew Hooper 336 27.8% —
Liberal Democrats Wendy Dawn Wakeling 327 27.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Suleman Miah 288 23.8% —
Liberal Democrats Nicholas David Strugnell 257 21.3% —
Residents for Guildford and Villages Steve Isaacs 172 14.2% —
Residents for Guildford and Villages Linda Christina Serena Tillett 163 13.5% —
Majority83
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,208

Burpham 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats George Potter Elected 1,065 48.0% —
Liberal Democrats Jane Tyson Elected 839 37.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Christian Holliday 669 30.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Adam Stewart Heilbron 668 30.1% —
Residents for Guildford and Villages Liz Hyland 465 20.9% —
Labour Party Ian Michael Creese 378 17.0% —
Residents for Guildford and Villages Charles Alistair Wilce 358 16.1% —
Majority170
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,221

Castle 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Residents for Guildford and Villages Maddy Redpath Elected 1,159 37.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Allen Mills Elected 1,128 36.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Geoff Davis Elected 1,091 35.0% —
Residents for Guildford and Villages John Willem Edwin Redpath 1,074 34.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alex Fiuza 964 30.9% —
Liberal Democrats Ciarán Pól Doran 910 29.2% —
Residents for Guildford and Villages John Rigg 909 29.2% —
Liberal Democrats Sara Caroline Gillingham 779 25.0% —
Labour Party Joan Anne May O'Byrne 439 14.1% —
Labour Party Sean Paul Sussex 325 10.4% —
Labour Party Matthew Philip Smith 303 9.7% —
Independent Paul Canning 263 8.4% —
Majority17
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,115

Clandon & Horsley 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Residents for Guildford and Villages Catherine Young Elected 1,949 65.6% —
Residents for Guildford and Villages Dawn Bennett Elected 1,859 62.5% —
Residents for Guildford and Villages Ruth Brothwell Elected 1,804 60.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen James Cullens 667 22.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Douglas Bond 641 21.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Toni Hourahane 595 20.0% —
Liberal Democrats Wendy Anne Ross 400 13.5% —
Liberal Democrats David William Roe 360 12.1% —
Liberal Democrats Liam Francis O'Keeffe 334 11.2% —
Labour Party Dan Symonds 309 10.4% —
Majority1,137
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,973

Effingham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Merel Astrid Rehorst-Smith Elected 521 65.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lulu Boder 240 30.1% —
Labour Party Shek Shahanoor Rahman 43 5.4% —
Majority281
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast797

Merrow 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Joanne Helen Shaw Elected 1,315 45.0% —
Liberal Democrats Yves De Contades Elected 1,094 37.4% —
Residents for Guildford and Villages Joss Bigmore Elected 995 34.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Ian Humphries 954 32.6% —
Residents for Guildford and Villages Dennis George William Booth 866 29.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Katie Jane Lotte Lam 861 29.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher Howard Jay 815 27.9% —
Residents for Guildford and Villages Stuart Raymond Zane Brown 736 25.2% —
Labour Party Nathan Cassidy 648 22.2% —
Independent Graham Ellwood 487 16.7% —
Majority41
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,924

Normandy & Pirbright 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Witham Elected 938 62.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Bilbé Elected 840 55.7% —
Liberal Democrats Ken Howard 341 22.6% —
Residents for Guildford and Villages Geoff Doven 324 21.5% —
Labour Party Simon Schofield 282 18.7% —
Residents for Guildford and Villages Gina Redpath 213 14.1% —
Independent Jane Rosemary Hill 80 5.3% —
Majority499
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,509

Onslow 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Angela Marie Goodwin Elected 1,272 60.2% —
Liberal Democrats James Owen Ashton Jones Elected 933 44.2% —
Liberal Democrats Steven Lee Elected 908 43.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Adrian Stuart Chandler 479 22.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Shamsul Alam 425 20.1% —
Residents for Guildford and Villages Howard Moss 395 18.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Adam Goktug Ekinci 391 18.5% —
Residents for Guildford and Villages James Heaphy 389 18.4% —
Residents for Guildford and Villages Lynsey Marie Brown 317 15.0% —
Labour Party Hannah Mary Elizabeth Rich 289 13.7% —
Labour Party Nick Bragger 273 12.9% —
Labour Party Vlad Stoiana-Mois 193 9.1% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Sam Church 36 1.7% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition James Albert Josef Lewis 35 1.7% —
Majority429
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,112

Pilgrims 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Matt Furniss Elected 835 60.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sallie Barker Elected 749 54.3% —
Residents for Guildford and Villages Toni Belcher 358 25.9% —
Residents for Guildford and Villages John Richard Price 238 17.2% —
Liberal Democrats Stephen Philip Mallet 234 17.0% —
Liberal Democrats Amy Maude Rogers 196 14.2% —
Labour Party Malcolm Piers Hill 150 10.9% —
Majority391
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,380

Send & Lovelace 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Guildford Greenbelt Group Pat Oven Elected 980 48.8% —
Guildford Greenbelt Group James Anthony Brooker Elected 960 47.8% —
Guildford Greenbelt Group Jason Michael Fenwick Elected 855 42.5% —
Residents for Guildford and Villages Pete Bennett 515 25.6% —
Residents for Guildford and Villages Geraldine Lindsay Powell 506 25.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Anna Elizabeth Griffiths 473 23.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alexander Stewart-Clark 425 21.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Justin Phillip Andrew Offord 379 18.9% —
Liberal Democrats Basil Kais Bahrani 192 9.6% —
Liberal Democrats Duncan Stevenson McMillan 189 9.4% —
Labour Party Jordan James Baker 188 9.4% —
Labour Party Rob Woof 186 9.3% —
Liberal Democrats Dale Margaret Miller 181 9.0% —
Majority340
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,010

Shalford 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Catherine Susan Houston Elected 947 53.0% —
Liberal Democrats Dominique Louise Williams Elected 760 42.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jonathan Fremaux 476 26.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nicholas James Watts 470 26.3% —
Guildford Greenbelt Group Ramsey Nagaty 407 22.8% —
Guildford Greenbelt Group Nigel Roy Keane 333 18.6% —
Labour Party Peter Lockhart 182 10.2% —
Majority284
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,788

St Nicolas

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Tom Hunt Elected 518 46.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Marisa Roxanne Goldsborough 252 22.5% —
Residents for Guildford and Villages Nikki Ackerley 250 22.4% —
Labour Party Chris Pegman 101 9.0% —
Majority266
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,118

Stoke 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Cait Taylor Elected 634 34.5% —
Liberal Democrats Vanessa King Elected 629 34.2% —
Liberal Democrats Steve Hives Elected 578 31.4% —
Green Party Sam Peters 516 28.0% —
Labour Party Harriet Jane Kittermaster 467 25.4% —
Labour Party Sue Hackman 460 25.0% —
Labour Party Brian Jeffrey Creese 431 23.4% —
Residents for Guildford and Villages Arjun Raj Lakhani 340 18.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sam Tough 319 17.3% —
Residents for Guildford and Villages Annelize Kidd 318 17.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Brett Eamonn Edward Vorley 290 15.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stuart Zissman 283 15.4% —
Residents for Guildford and Villages Julian David Sinclair Lyon 256 13.9% —
Majority62
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,840

Stoughton North 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Gillian Michelle Harwood Elected 750 49.3% —
Liberal Democrats Lizzie Griffiths Elected 684 44.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David James Quelch 423 27.8% —
Labour Party Andy Giess 284 18.7% —
Labour Party Shelley Grainger 252 16.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Charles Rowden 226 14.8% —
Residents for Guildford and Villages Neda Moghaddam 164 10.8% —
Residents for Guildford and Villages Bill Stokoe 162 10.6% —
Majority261
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,522

Stoughton South 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Katie Steel Elected 660 42.4% —
Liberal Democrats Masuk Miah Elected 653 41.9% —
Labour Party Anne Catherine Rouse 420 27.0% —
Labour Party George Dokimakis 407 26.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alex Dinc 294 18.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party André Stuart Hester 243 15.6% —
Residents for Guildford and Villages Zoë Nash-Williams 190 12.2% —
Residents for Guildford and Villages Tom Kenneth Johnston 155 10.0% —
The Peace Party - Non-violence, Justice, Environment John Hugh Morris 92 5.9% —
Majority233
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,557

Tillingbourne 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Danielle Newson Elected 801 47.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bob Hughes Elected 781 45.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lynette Nusbacher 667 39.2% —
Liberal Democrats Paul Abbey 630 37.0% —
Green Party Lucy Emma Howard 294 17.3% —
Labour Party Jim Wynn 118 6.9% —
Labour Party John Edward Marsh 111 6.5% —
Majority114
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,701

Westborough 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Julia Maureen McShane Elected 599 54.3% —
Liberal Democrats Sandy Lowry Elected 570 51.7% —
Labour Party Howard Daniel Smith Elected 508 46.1% —
Liberal Democrats James Harry Alfred Steel 450 40.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Syed Fozlul Houque Selim 290 26.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Parsons 263 23.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Spooner 249 22.6% —
Residents for Guildford and Villages Shailja Lal 199 18.0% —
Residents for Guildford and Villages Shivendra Lal 180 16.3% —
Majority58
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,103

Worplesdon 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Honor Jean Brooker Elected 1,087 43.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bilal Hassan Akhtar Elected 1,071 43.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Philip Naylor Brooker Elected 1,052 42.3% —
Residents for Guildford and Villages Bob McShee 855 34.4% —
Residents for Guildford and Villages Brigitte Valerie Ahier 721 29.0% —
Residents for Guildford and Villages Robert Frederick Pidgeon 630 25.3% —
Liberal Democrats Jon Edwards 463 18.6% —
Liberal Democrats Marilyn Merryweather 462 18.6% —
Labour Party John Paul Damien Hawthorne 385 15.5% —
Labour Party Nick Trier 382 15.4% —
Liberal Democrats Sinclair Aubrey Webster 352 14.2% —
Majority197
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,487

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