Epsom and Ewell Borough Council elections

Epsom and Ewell Borough Council is elected every four years. It is notable for its long-standing control by a Residents' Association rather than one of the national political parties.

Composition since 1955

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1995

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2015

2019

2023

Council elections

1973 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election
1976 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[1]
1979 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election
1983 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election
1987 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election
1991 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election
1995 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[2]^[3]^[4]
1999 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election
2003 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[5]
2007 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election
2011 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election
2015 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election
2019 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election
2023 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[6]

Results maps

2019 results map
2023 results map

By-election results

1995-1999

Court By-Election 3 July 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	459	80.0	−0.4
	Liberal Democrats	74	12.9	−7.5
	Conservative	44	7.7	+7.7
Majority		385	67.1
Turnout		577	13.0
	Labour hold	Swing

Stamford By-Election 3 July 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Residents Association	566	44.8	−9.0
	Liberal Democrats	523	41.4	+16.7
	Labour	174	13.8	−7.8
Majority		43	3.4
Turnout		1,263	33.0
	Residents Association hold	Swing

College By-Election 30 October 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Julie Morris	481	44.1	+2.7
	Residents Association		374	34.3	−24.3
	Conservative	Chris Heaton-Harris	182	16.7	+16.7
	Labour		54	5.0	+5.0
Majority			107	9.8
Turnout			1,091	25.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Residents Association		Swing

2003-2007

Woodcote By-Election 17 March 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Lionel Blackman	558	34.7	+4.1
	Conservative	Sean Sullivan	539	33.5	+1.8
	Residents Association	Christopher Frost	436	27.1	−5.0
	Labour	James Milne	74	4.6	−1.0
Majority			19	1.2
Turnout			1,607	39.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Residents Association		Swing

Nonsuch By-Election 6 October 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents Association	Christine Howells	539	65.0	−17.0
	Conservative	Patrick Matier	183	22.1	+22.1
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Dixon	95	11.5	−1.0
	Labour	Paul Anthony	12	1.4	−4.2
Majority			256	42.9
Turnout			829	19.8
	Residents Association hold		Swing

Town By-Election 30 March 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Julie Morris	438	39.2	−3.0
	Residents Association	Neil Dallen	373	33.4	+8.9
	Conservative	Anton Irvine	205	18.3	−4.1
	Labour	Katherine Chinn	102	9.1	−1.8
Majority			65	5.8
Turnout			1,118	25.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Stoneleigh By-Election 11 May 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents Association	Sandra Sanger	597	41.5	−1.0
	Conservative	Christopher Muller	560	38.9	+0.1
	Liberal Democrats	James Dapre	209	14.5	+2.9
	Labour	William McGinniss	72	5.0	−2.1
Majority			37	2.6
Turnout			1,438	38.4
	Residents Association gain from Conservative		Swing

Ruxley By-Election 29 June 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents Association	Michael Guest	313	36.0	−7.1
	Conservative	Stephen Pontin	292	33.6	+15.5
	Labour	James Milne	152	17.5	−11.6
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Derrett	66	7.6	−2.1
	UKIP	Sheridan Wheeldon	46	5.3	+5.3
Majority			21	2.4
Turnout			869	19.5
	Residents Association hold		Swing

2007-2011

Court By-Election 26 February 2009^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sheila Carlson	377	33.0	+2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Julia Kirkland	343	30.0	−10.0
	Conservative	James Petit	281	24.6	+7.6
	Residents Association	Christine Beams	143	12.5	+0.2
Majority			34	3.0
Turnout			1,144	26.9
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Ruxley By-Election 26 February 2009^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Keen	564	51.3	+13.0
	Residents Association	Michael Guest	363	33.0	−11.7
	Labour	Andy Carlson	73	6.6	−2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Derritt	60	5.5	−2.2
	UKIP	Janet Taylor	40	3.6	+3.6
Majority			201	18.3
Turnout			1,101	24.5
	Conservative gain from Residents Association		Swing

2015-2019

Ruxley By-Election 15 February 2018^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents Association	Alex Coley	398	37.2	−7.5
	Conservative	Stephen Pontin	340	31.8	−0.6
	Labour	Themba Msika	264	24.7	+10.5
	Liberal Democrats	Julia Kirkland	67	6.3	−2.4
Majority			58	5.4
Turnout			1,069	23.4
	Residents Association hold		Swing

Nonsuch By-Election 20 September 2018^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents Association	Colin Keane	766	68.0	+9.0
	Conservative	Alastair Whitby	227	20.2	−5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Julian Freeman	92	8.2	−0.1
	Labour	Rosalind Godson	41	3.6	−3.5
Majority			539	47.9
Turnout			1,126	24.9
	Residents Association hold		Swing

2019-2023

Cuddington By-Election 23 September 2021^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents Association	Graham Jones	585	56.0	−9.1
	Labour	Kevin Davies	207	19.8	+9.2
	Conservative	George Bushati	135	12.9	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Dan Brown	117	11.2	−1.5
Majority			378	36.2
Turnout			1,044	23.1
	Residents Association hold		Swing

West Ewell By-Election 7 July 2022^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents Association	Alan Williamson	549	43.4	−27.9
	Labour	Mark Todd	395	31.2	+20.2
	Conservative	Kieran Persand	205	16.2	+7.8
	Liberal Democrats	Marian Morrison	117	9.2	−0.2
Majority			154	12.2
Turnout			1,266
	Residents Association hold		Swing

External links

Epsom and Ewell Borough Council

^ The Borough of Epsom and Ewell (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No. 3) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1994. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1995. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Epsom and Ewell (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ "The Epsom and Ewell (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/1138, retrieved 23 September 2024
^ "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL COURT WARD" (PDF). Epsom and Ewell Borough Council. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
^ "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL RUXLEY WARD" (PDF). Epsom and Ewell Borough Council. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
^ "Election of a Borough Councillor for Ruxley" (PDF). Epsom and Ewell Borough Council. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
^ "Election of a Borough Councillor for Nonsuch" (PDF). Epsom and Ewell Borough Council. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
^ "Election of a Borough Councillor for Cuddington" (PDF). Epsom and Ewell Borough Council. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — West Ewell Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2024.

[1] The Borough of Epsom and Ewell (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975

[2] slation.gov.uk - The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No. 3) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[3] slation.gov.uk - The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1994. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[4] slation.gov.uk - The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1995. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[5] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of Epsom and Ewell (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[6] "The Epsom and Ewell (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/1138, retrieved 23 September 2024

[7] "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL COURT WARD" (PDF). Epsom and Ewell Borough Council. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

[8] "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL RUXLEY WARD" (PDF). Epsom and Ewell Borough Council. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

[9] "Election of a Borough Councillor for Ruxley" (PDF). Epsom and Ewell Borough Council. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

[10] "Election of a Borough Councillor for Nonsuch" (PDF). Epsom and Ewell Borough Council. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

[11] "Election of a Borough Councillor for Cuddington" (PDF). Epsom and Ewell Borough Council. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

[12] "Local Elections Archive Project — West Ewell Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2024.

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