# Waverley Borough Council elections

Waverley Borough Council is the local authority for the Borough of Waverley, Surrey. The council is elected every four years.

## Council elections

* 1973 Waverley District Council election
* 1976 Waverley District Council election
* 1979 Waverley District Council election
* 1983 Waverley District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1987 Waverley Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1991 Waverley Borough Council election
* 1995 Waverley Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1999 Waverley Borough Council election
| Year | Seats | Liberal Democrats | Farnham Residents | Conservative | Labour | Green | Independent | Notes |
| 2003 | 57 | 30 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New ward boundaries |
| 2007 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 57 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 50 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | New ward boundaries |

## By-election results
### 1995-1999

Farnham Waverley By-Election 21 November 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | | 685 | 50.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 550 | 40.8 |
| | Labour | | 113 | 8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 135 | 10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,348 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Milford By-Election 11 December 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 587 | 53.9 | +25.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 460 | 42.2 | −29.2 |
| | Labour | | 42 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 127 | 11.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,089 | 36.1 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### 1999-2003

Godalming North West By-Election 30 September 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 670 | 57.9 | +12.0 |
| | Conservative | | 428 | 37.0 | −4.3 |
| | Labour | | 60 | 5.2 | −7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 242 | 20.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,158 | 28.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Farnham Bourne By-Election 7 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 1,660 | 50.0 | −12.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 1,471 | 44.3 | +6.6 |
| | Labour | | 191 | 5.8 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 189 | 5.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,322 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Farnham Weybourne and Badshot Lea By-Election 8 December 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 507 | 49.3 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | | 478 | 46.5 | +26.4 |
| | Labour | | 43 | 4.2 | −5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,028 | 29.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2003-2007

Farnham Firgrove By-Election 22 April 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bob Frost | 693 | 47.0 | +14.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joan Clark | 668 | 45.3 | −12.6 |
| | UKIP | Alastair Murdoch | 80 | 5.4 | −4.5 |
| | Labour | Andrew Jones | 34 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,475 | 46.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Cranleigh East By-Election 22 July 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ken Reed | 936 | 48.1 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative | | 855 | 43.9 | +1.8 |
| | Labour | | 156 | 8.0 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 81 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,947 | 39.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Haslemere Critchmere and Shottermill By-Election 5 May 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 1,421 | 50.6 |
| | Conservative | | 1,386 | 49.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,807 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Godalming Holloway By-Election 15 September 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Martin | 833 | 58.9 | +7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Cordon | 555 | 39.2 | −8.9 |
| | Labour | | 27 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 278 | 19.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,415 | 44.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ewhurst By-Election 23 March 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Diane James | 372 | 38.4 | +38.4 |
| | Conservative | Richard Cleaves | 360 | 37.2 | −16.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruth Reed | 230 | 23.8 | −22.9 |
| | Labour | Richard Chaundy | 6 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 968 | 58.6 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Alfold, Cranleigh Rural and Ellens Green By-Election 23 April 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 429 | 64.3 | −6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Cole | 238 | 35.7 | +13.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 191 | 28.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 667 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2011-2015

Farnham Wrecclesham and Rowledge By-Election 2 May 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wyatt Ramsdale | 545 | 46.1 | −15.0 |
| | Independent | David Beaman | 294 | 24.9 | +24.9 |
| | UKIP | Richard Dancy | 252 | 21.3 | +21.3 |
| | Labour | Andrew Jones | 91 | 7.7 | −8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 251 | 21.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,182 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

Farnham Castle By-Election 18 August 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Farnham Residents | Jerry Hyman | 386 | 40.6 | +6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stewart Edge | 292 | 30.7 | +6.3 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Le Gal | 229 | 24.1 | −2.3 |
| | UKIP | George Hesse | 43 | 4.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 94 | 9.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 953 | 30.17 | |
| | Farnham Residents gain from Conservative | Farnham Residents gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Farnham Shortheath and Boundstone By-Election 18 August 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Farnham Residents | John Ward | 356 | 47.6 | +7.0 |
| | Conservative | Donal O'Neill | 233 | 31.1 | −14.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Jacobs | 90 | 12.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Andrew Jones | 43 | 3.4 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Jim Burroughs | 26 | 3.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 123 | 16.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 753 | 23.01 | |
| | Farnham Residents gain from Conservative | Farnham Residents gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Cranleigh West By-Election 21 December 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Liz Townsend | 377 | 58.7 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Cole | 187 | 29.1 | −1.0 |
| | UKIP | Rosaleen Egan | 78 | 12.1 | +12.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 190 | 29.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 642 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Godalming Central and Ockford By-Election 13 December 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Follows | 266 | 37.8 | +37.8 |
| | Conservative | Stella Andersen-Payne | 246 | 35.0 | −6.5 |
| | Labour | Richard Ashworth | 151 | 21.5 | −4.6 |
| | Green | Susan Ryland | 40 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 703 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Farnham Castle By-Election 24 May 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Farnham Residents | David Beaman | 354 | 37.9 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jo Aylwin | 338 | 36.1 | +11.7 |
| | Conservative | Rashida Nasir | 175 | 18.7 | −7.7 |
| | Labour | Rebecca Kaye | 42 | 4.5 | −10.0 |
| | Independent | Mark Westcott | 26 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 935 | | |
| | Farnham Residents hold | Farnham Residents hold | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Milford By-Election 13 February 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Maxine Gale | 452 | 50.6 | +50.6 |
| | Conservative | Carmel Oates | 328 | 36.7 | +17.3 |
| | Independent | Rosaleen Egan | 113 | 12.7 | +12.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 124 | 13.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 893 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Cranleigh East By-Election 7 October 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Townsend | 903 | 56.8 | +12.0 |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Burbridge | 686 | 43.2 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 217 | 13.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,589 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Frensham, Dockenfield and Tilford By-Election 12 May 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | David Munro | 492 | 42.1 | +42.1 |
| | Green | Susan Ryland | 354 | 30.3 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative | Nabeel Nasir | 323 | 27.6 | −22.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 138 | 11.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,169 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Hindhead By-Election 23 June 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julian Spence | 537 | 54.6 | +7.9 |
| | Conservative | Ged Hall | 446 | 45.4 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 9.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 983 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Chiddingfold and Dunsfold By-Election 1 December 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Busby | 652 | 66.6 | +43.5 |
| | Conservative | Ian Mitchell | 297 | 30.3 | −11.2 |
| | Labour | Rebecca Aitken | 30 | 3.1 | −5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 355 | 36.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 979 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2023-2027

Farnham Castle By-Election 18 April 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Farnham Residents | Alan Earwaker | 307 | 32.5 | −17.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Theresa Meredith-Hardy | 279 | 29.6 | New |
| | Labour | John Gaskell | 217 | 23.0 | −11.7 |
| | Conservative | Aly Fitch | 141 | 14.9 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28 | 2.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 944 | 25.0 | −4.8 |
| | Farnham Residents hold | Farnham Residents hold | Swing | N/A | |
Witley and Milford By-Election 2 May 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laura Cavaliere | 1,152 | 44.7 |
| | Conservative | Gary Hudson | 902 | 35.0 |
| | Independent | Tony Sollars | 526 | 20.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 250 | 9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,580 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Godalming Binscombe and Charterhouse by-election 24 September 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Daniel Husseini | 725 | 40.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Barratt | 714 | 40.0 |
| | Green | David Faraday | 195 | 10.9 |
| | Labour | Ben Knight | 151 | 8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,785 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |