# Elmbridge Borough Council elections

One third of Elmbridge Borough Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.

## Council elections

* 1973 Elmbridge Borough Council election
* 1976 Elmbridge Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1979 Elmbridge Borough Council election
* 1980 Elmbridge Borough Council election
* 1982 Elmbridge Borough Council election
* 1983 Elmbridge Borough Council election
* 1984 Elmbridge Borough Council election
* 1986 Elmbridge Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1987 Elmbridge Borough Council election
* 1988 Elmbridge Borough Council election
* 1990 Elmbridge Borough Council election
* 1991 Elmbridge Borough Council election
* 1992 Elmbridge Borough Council election
* 1994 Elmbridge Borough Council election
* 1995 Elmbridge Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1996 Elmbridge Borough Council election
* 1998 Elmbridge Borough Council election
* 1999 Elmbridge Borough Council election
* 2000 Elmbridge Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2002 Elmbridge Borough Council election
* 2003 Elmbridge Borough Council election
* 2004 Elmbridge Borough Council election
* 2006 Elmbridge Borough Council election
* 2007 Elmbridge Borough Council election
* 2008 Elmbridge Borough Council election
* 2010 Elmbridge Borough Council election
* 2011 Elmbridge Borough Council election
* 2012 Elmbridge Borough Council election
* 2014 Elmbridge Borough Council election
* 2015 Elmbridge Borough Council election
* 2016 Elmbridge Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2018 Elmbridge Borough Council election
* 2019 Elmbridge Borough Council election
* 2021 Elmbridge Borough Council election
* 2022 Elmbridge Borough Council election
* 2023 Elmbridge Borough Council election

## Results maps

* 2016 results map
* 2018 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2021 results map
* 2022 results map
* 2023 results map
* 2024 results map

## By-election results
### 1994-1998

Oxshott & Stoke d'Abernon By-Election 1 May 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 2,358 | 75.4 | +4.8 |
| | Labour | | 770 | 24.6 | +13.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,588 | 50.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,128 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Molesey South By-Election 4 December 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 403 | 37.5 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 257 | 23.9 | −8.3 |
| | Independent | | 231 | 21.5 | −8.3 |
| | Conservative | | 183 | 17.0 | +9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 146 | 13.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,074 | 22.5 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### 2002-2006

Hersham South By-Election 5 May 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | | 1,395 | 45.4 |
| | Independent | | 773 | 25.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 488 | 15.9 |
| | Labour | | 418 | 13.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 622 | 20.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,301 | 65.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Weybridge South By-Election 5 May 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 1,162 | 60.0 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 573 | 29.6 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | | 203 | 10.4 | +4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 589 | 30.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,938 | 62.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2006-2010

Walton Central By-Election 24 August 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Donagh Curwen | 656 | 50.0 | −2.7 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Elmer | 482 | 36.7 | +5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sereena Hirst | 115 | 8.8 | −0.1 |
| | Labour | Rosemary McCormac | 59 | 4.5 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 174 | 13.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,312 | 28.8 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Claygate By-Election 22 March 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jack Saltman | 744 | 49.7 | −3.6 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Herbert | 645 | 43.1 | −0.2 |
| | UKIP | Bernard Collignon | 63 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| | Labour | Robert King | 44 | 2.9 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 | 6.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,496 | 29.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Walton Ambleside By-Election 9 August 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Elmer | 310 | 45.5 | −2.6 |
| | The Walton Society | Barbara Cobbett | 252 | 37.0 | +5.6 |
| | Labour | Peter Hawkes | 60 | 8.8 | −1.2 |
| | UKIP | Bill Botting | 33 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sereena Davey | 26 | 3.8 | −6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58 | 8.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 681 | 23.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cobham Fairmile By-Election 29 November 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Tweedle | 418 | 74.6 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Lumb | 45 | 8.0 | −9.3 |
| | Labour | Marian Holmes | 38 | 6.8 | −1.7 |
| | Independent | Anthony Lopinto | 32 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| | Independent | Paul Collins | 18 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | "Chinners" | 9 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 373 | 66.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 560 | 17.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Esher By-Election 5 June 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tim Oliver | 1032 | 50 |
| | Esher Residents Association | Joan Leifer | 964 | 47 |
| | Labour | Sheila Francis | 68 | 3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | 3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2064 | 44 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### 2010-2014

Hersham North By-Election 21 October 2010 for one councillor whose term expired 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Simon Desborough | 463 | 44 |
| | Independent | Roy Green | 453 | 43 |
| | Labour | Peter Jepson | 135 | 13 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | 0.95% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1501 | 31 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
St George's Hill By-Election 21 October 2010 for one councillor whose term expired 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Peter Harman | 515 | 53 |
| | Conservative | Melissa Lake | 412 | 43 |
| | Labour | Robert Evans | 36 | 4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 103 | 10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 681 | 23.3 |
| | St George's Hill Independents hold | St George's Hill Independents hold | Swing | |
Esher By-Election 21 June 2012 for one councillor whose term expires 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tim Oliver | 711 | 47 |
| | Esher Residents Association | Gary Lay | 665 | 44 |
| | Labour | Peter Hawkes | 90 | 6 |
| | UKIP | Denis Hill | 31 | 2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46 | 3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1501 | 31 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Claygate By-Election 3 May 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Marshall | 1046 | 52 |
| | Conservative | Mark Sugden | 732 | 36 |
| | UKIP | Bernard Collignon | 239 | 12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 314 | 16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2022 | 38 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Weybridge South By-Election 25 July 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Knight | 274 | 48.6 | −20.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gillian Solway | 150 | 26.6 | +7.8 |
| | UKIP | Ian Lake | 140 | 24.8 | +24.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 124 | 22.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 564 | 38 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2014-2018

Long Ditton By-Election 23 July 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Houston | 770 | 50.6 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative | Hugh Evans | 611 | 40.2 | −4.7 |
| | Green | Laura Harmour | 79 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| | UKIP | Susannah Cunningham | 61 | 4.0 | −4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 159 | 10.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,521 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2018-2022

Oxshott and Stoke D'Abernon By-Election 12 July 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Lewis | 1,297 | 72.0 | −4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Ford | 463 | 25.7 | +9.7 |
| | UKIP | Nicholas Wood | 42 | 2.3 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 834 | 46.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,802 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cobham and Downside By-Election 1 July 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Stephens | 890 | 49.8 |
| | Conservative | Corinne Sterry | 778 | 43.5 |
| | Green | Laura Harmour | 54 | 3.0 |
| | Labour | Irene Threlkeld | 47 | 2.6 |
| | Reform UK | Elaine Kingston | 19 | 1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 112 | 6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,788 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### 2022-2026

Molesey East By-Election 2 November 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Whincup | 694 | 36.1 | −6.5 |
| | Conservative | Freddie Ingle | 627 | 32.6 | +11.4 |
| | Residents | Pat Gormley | 523 | 27.2 | −4.5 |
| | Green | Andrew Dillon | 77 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 67 | 3.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,921 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Residents | Liberal Democrats gain from Residents | Swing | | |
Cobham and Downside By-Election 4 July 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Katerina Lusk | 2,056 | 49.9 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Leakey | 1,566 | 38.0 | −2.3 |
| | Labour | Irene Threlkeld | 348 | 8.5 | +3.4 |
| | UKIP | Nicholas Wood | 148 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 490 | 11.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,118 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Hersham Village By-Election 10 October 2024 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 293 | 15.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,859 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Weybridge St George's Hill By-Election 10 October 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colin McFarlane | 608 | 46.0 | +16.7 |
| | Residents | Andrew Kelly | 598 | 45.2 | −7.8 |
| | Green | Brittany Johansson | 116 | 8.8 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,322 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |