Waverley council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 24 wards · 50 seats contested

Most seats
22
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
50
across 24 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats 22 +8 23,058 30.1% +3.6
Farnham Residents 13 -2 10,469 13.7% -6.0
Conservative and Unionist Party 10 -11 29,116 38.0% -1.7
Labour Party 2 +0 4,488 5.9% -0.9
Independent 2 +1 2,986 3.9% +2.0
Green Party 1 -1 6,381 8.3% +3.4
Reform UK 0 +0 115 0.2% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 28 0.0% —

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 50
Conservative and Unionist Party 50
Liberal Democrats 25
Farnham Residents 14
Labour Party 13
Green Party 9
Independent 4
Reform UK 2
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 2

A party standing a full slate could field 50 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.

Alfold, Dunsfold & Hascombe 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Kevin Neil Deanus Elected 572 67.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Connor Kurt Relleen Elected 394 46.5% —
Liberal Democrats Guy Palmer 377 44.5% —
Green Party Amanda Taryn Sampson 257 30.3% —
Labour Party Zahid Naqvi 94 11.1% —
Majority17
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)847

Bramley & Wonersh 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jane Kathryn Austin Elected 1,673 62.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lauren Kay Atkins Elected 1,450 54.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Goodridge Elected 1,390 51.9% —
Liberal Democrats Mark Vivian 1,077 40.2% —
Liberal Democrats Paul William Wright 1,073 40.0% —
Green Party Martin William D'Arcy 903 33.7% —
Labour Party Simon Joseph Hall 271 10.1% —
Labour Party Christopher James Hard 203 7.6% —
Majority313
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,680

Chiddingfold

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Dave Busby Elected 668 75.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kathleen Patricia Thompson 221 24.9% —
Majority447
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast889

Cranleigh East 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Philip Townsend Elected 1,351 67.5% —
Liberal Democrats Ruth Reed Elected 1,316 65.8% —
Liberal Democrats Ken Reed Elected 1,207 60.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephanie Ann Kelly 666 33.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Robertson Chatfield 617 30.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Dennis Arthur Davidson 597 29.8% —
Labour Party Mark West 246 12.3% —
Majority541
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,000

Cranleigh West 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Liz Townsend Elected 1,110 63.9% —
Liberal Democrats Alan Morrison Elected 836 48.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher William Pierce 682 39.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Thomas George Cox 622 35.8% —
Labour Party Joseph Ben Davies 113 6.5% —
Reform UK Arthur Martin Barringer 81 4.7% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Laurence Dunn 22 1.3% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Eleanor Waple 6 0.3% —
Majority154
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,736

Elstead & Peper Harow

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Gemma Long Elected 649 60.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sheila Dowell 416 39.1% —
Majority233
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,065

Ewhurst & Ellens Green

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Michael Higgins Elected 462 51.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nigel Edward Garfit Clowes 377 41.8% —
Reform UK Keith Nisbet 34 3.8% —
Labour Party James Bryan Mitchell 29 3.2% —
Majority85
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast902

Farnham Bourne 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Carole Cockburn Elected 776 53.5% —
Farnham Residents George Murray Elected 621 42.8% —
Farnham Residents Michaela Martin 614 42.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Aly Fitch 533 36.8% —
Green Party George Wilson 357 24.6% —
Majority7
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,450

Farnham Castle 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Farnham Residents Heather McClean Elected 621 62.6% —
Farnham Residents George Hesse Elected 575 58.0% —
Labour and Co-operative Party John Gaskell 429 43.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Clare Louise Ovens 188 19.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Anthony John Watson 172 17.3% —
Majority146
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)992

Farnham Firgrove 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Farnham Residents Kika Mirylees Elected 851 65.5% —
Farnham Residents Jerry Hyman Elected 841 64.7% —
Labour Party Rebecca Michelle Birchwood 454 34.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Arthur Forrest 239 18.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party William Toby Page 213 16.4% —
Majority387
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,299

Farnham Heath End 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Farnham Residents Michaela Colleen Wicks Elected 837 67.6% —
Farnham Residents Tony Fairclough Elected 834 67.3% —
Labour Party Andrew Jones 360 29.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Rosamund Croft 233 18.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Timothy Stacey 214 17.3% —
Majority474
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,239

Farnham Moor Park 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Farnham Residents Andy Macleod Elected 981 83.6% —
Liberal Democrats Mark Ian Merryweather Elected 696 59.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarah Marie Austin 397 33.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sean Patrick Donovan-Smith 273 23.3% —
Majority299
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,174

Farnham North West 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Farnham Residents David Beaman Elected 668 71.7% —
Farnham Residents Graham John White Elected 578 62.0% —
Green Party Natasha Fletcher 261 28.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Pat Frost 218 23.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party James Pressly 138 14.8% —
Majority317
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)932

Farnham Rowledge 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Farnham Residents John Anthony Ward Elected 893 62.5% —
Farnham Residents Peter Alexander Clark Elected 818 57.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Alan Dearsley 425 29.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher Neil Storey 379 26.5% —
Independent Mark Westcott 343 24.0% —
Majority393
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,429

Farnham Weybourne 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Farnham Residents Andrew James Seymour Laughton Elected 737 83.4% —
Liberal Democrats Richard Peter Steijger Elected 632 71.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Sampson 211 23.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Anthony Guy Grantly Lewis 187 21.2% —
Majority421
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)884

Godalming Binscombe & Charterhouse 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Paul Rivers Elected 1,377 63.4% —
Green Party Stephen Edward Dalton Williams Elected 1,280 58.9% —
Labour Party Nick Palmer Elected 1,061 48.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Steve Cosser 984 45.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ed Holliday 954 43.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Daniel Husseini 860 39.6% —
Majority77
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,172

Godalming Central & Ockford 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Paul David Follows Elected 897 74.5% —
Liberal Democrats Victoria Claire Kiehl Elected 839 69.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew John Campbell Bolton 374 31.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Daren Howell 297 24.7% —
Majority465
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,204

Godalming Farncombe & Catteshall 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Penny Rivers Elected 1,074 82.9% —
Labour Party Janet Anne Crowe Elected 718 55.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nick Williams 473 36.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Wells 327 25.2% —
Majority245
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,296

Godalming Holloway 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Martin Elected 900 47.8% —
Liberal Democrats Adam Duce Elected 899 47.7% —
Green Party Clare Louise Weightman 871 46.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Anne Gray 788 41.8% —
Independent Adam Clark 310 16.5% —
Majority28
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,884

Haslemere East 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Peter Nicholson Elected 1,169 54.2% —
Liberal Democrats Terry Weldon Elected 1,122 52.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Zoe Alice Barker-Lomax Elected 1,030 47.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Mulliner 976 45.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Graham Louis Betts 938 43.5% —
Green Party Claire-Louise Matthes 905 42.0% —
Labour Party Shirley Lewis 327 15.2% —
Majority54
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,156

Haslemere West 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jacquie Keen Elected 856 72.9% —
Liberal Democrats John Robini Elected 761 64.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Peter Fry 293 24.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Bridge 257 21.9% —
Labour Party Toby Westcott-White 183 15.6% —
Majority468
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,175

Hindhead & Beacon Hill 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jerome Davidson Elected 801 58.1% —
Liberal Democrats Julian Spence Elected 745 54.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Malcolm Carter 653 47.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ged Hall 559 40.5% —
Majority92
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,379

Milford & Witley 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Maxine Gale Elected 1,336 63.1% —
Liberal Democrats Andrew Law Elected 1,064 50.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Phoebe Sullivan Elected 1,058 50.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gary Hudson 1,057 49.9% —
Green Party Mark Bray-Parry 946 44.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Trevor James Sadler 892 42.1% —
Majority1
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,118

Western Commons 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent David John Munro Elected 997 77.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party James Staunton Elected 605 47.0% —
Green Party Susan Ryland 601 46.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nabeel Ahmed Nasir 368 28.6% —
Majority4
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,286

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