# 2015 Elmbridge Borough Council election

The by-thirds 2015 Elmbridge Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Elmbridge Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Wards

The electoral wards drawn under a typical 12-year national review have two or three councillors. The Weybridge North and South, Hinchley Wood, Cobham Fairmile, Walton Ambleside and Weston Green wards form a two-member, lower population minority of six, four of which hold elections in two years in a row followed by two hiatus years, two of which hold elections in alternate years. In 2015 of the 22 wards, 20 had one of their councillors up for election, Weybridge South and Fairmile holding elections in even-numbered years.

## Results

Elmbridge Borough Council Election, 2015 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % |
| Conservative | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 55 |
| Residents | 17 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 28 |
| Liberal Democrats | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Local Conservatives unseated two of the residents association representatives: for St Georges Hill and Molesey East wards of the United Kingdom. The Liberal Democrats took a Conservative seat in Claygate ward. The three winners join other fellow incumbents of their party in these wards reflecting in each case a lower percentage swing to their parties in these wards than seen in the election round of the year before. The other seats were won by incumbents or replacement councillors of the same party where the incumbent retired. The political breakdown gave a majority of 9 councillors for the Conservative party, a net rise of one, having gained two, lost one.
The nominal percentage change shown in the results below compares the performance of most of the same candidates as against a new round of incumbent councillors (the performance on party basis in the election of the previous year) as most of the unsuccessful candidates in 2014 stood again here (as in other councils) however this time against the new third of the councillors up for re-election so personal popularity of councillors may provide an additional factor for swings seen. Similarly, the Borough Council compared the turnout to the previous year without a high turnout general election being the 2014 local government and European Parliament elections.
Claygate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kim Cross | 1990 | 48 | −3 |
| | Conservative | Geoff Herbert | 1837 | 44 | +6 |
| | UKIP | Bernard Collignon | 326 | 8 | −2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 153 | 4 | −9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 76 | +30 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | -4.5 | |
Cobham and Downside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Bennison | 2237 | 77 | +17 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Bellchamber | 522 | 18 | −10 |
| | UKIP | Elaine Kingston | 401 | 21 | −7 |
| | Labour | Irene Threlkeld | 284 | 10 | 0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1715 | 50 | +11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 70 | +34 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +13.5 | |
Esher :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Archer | 1838 | 52 | +1 |
| | Esher Residents' Association | Peter Heaney | 1363 | 38 | −11 |
| | Green | Laura Harmour | 180 | 5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Pam Day | 161 | 5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 473 | 13 | +11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 70 | +33 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1 | |
Hersham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Donaldson | 1597 | 52 | +2 |
| | Labour | Irene Hamilton | 540 | 18 | −7 |
| | UKIP | Samantha Fry | 417 | 14 | −8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Lumb | 274 | 9 | N/A |
| | Green | Dan Fleming | 245 | 8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1057 | 34 | +9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 65 | +31 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2 | |
Hersham South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Sheldon | 2305 | 64 | −4 |
| | Labour | Mark Gower | 386 | 11 | −8 |
| | UKIP | Simon Gordon | 386 | 11 | N/A |
| | Green | Olivia Palmer | 255 | 7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Sturgis | 259 | 7 | −6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1919 | 53 | +3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 72 | +24 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -4 | |
Hinchley Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Hinchley Wood Residents' Association | Janet Turner | 2208 | 88 | +16 |
| | Conservative | Xingang Wang | 632 | 12 | −7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1910 | 76 | +12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 73 | +32 |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | +12.5 | |
Long Ditton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Fairbank | 1635 | 46 | −6 |
| | Conservative | Hugh Evans | 1586 | 45 | +17 |
| | UKIP | Susannah Cunningham | 313 | 9 | −3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 | 1 | −23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 75 | +29 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -11.5 | |
Molesey East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Szanto | 1644 | 44 | −1 |
| | Molesey Residents' Association | (defeated Cllr.) Elizabeth Cooper | 1396 | 38 | −2 |
| | Labour | Mark Doran | 275 | 7 | +1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Beauchamp | 244 | 7 | +4 |
| | UKIP | Trevor Marshall | 153 | 4 | −2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 248 | 7 | +1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 74 | +31 |
| | Conservative gain from Molesey Residents' Association | Conservative gain from Molesey Residents' Association | Swing | -1 (to others) | |
Molesey North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Molesey Residents' Association | Ivan Regan | 1105 | 58 | 0 |
| | Conservative | Paul Liptrot | 613 | 19 | 0 |
| | UKIP | Paul Wheatley | 329 | 10 | −3 |
| | Labour | Ray Kelly | 292 | 9 | +3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alastair Sturgis | 138 | 4 | 0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1312 | 40 | +1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 68 | +27 |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | 0 | |
Molesey South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Molesey Residents' Association | Mike Axton | 1724 | 53 | −13 |
| | Conservative | Graham West | 618 | 19 | −1 |
| | Labour | Jamal Ajjane | 396 | 12 | −3 |
| | UKIP | Anita Wooldridge | 388 | 12 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Nagle | 148 | 5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 808 | 46 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 62 | +27 |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | -13 | |
Oatlands Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barry Cheyne | 2165 | 61 | −13 |
| | Independent | Neil Hitchins | 367 | 10 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Smith | 325 | 9 | −3 |
| | Labour | Martin Lister | 293 | 8 | −5 |
| | UKIP | Simon Kadwill | 266 | 7 | N/A |
| | Green | Nicholas Davis | 148 | 4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1798 | 50 | −11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 72 | +35 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -13 | |
Oxshott & Stoke D'Abernon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elise Dunweber | 2588 | 75 | +7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Smith | 329 | 10 | −3 |
| | UKIP | Philip Birch | 321 | 9 | N/A |
| | Labour | Elsie Juma | 208 | 6 | −13 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2259 | 66 | +16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 73 | +36 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5 | |
St George's Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Manwinder Toor | 1418 | 47 | −0.4 |
| | St George's Hill Independents | Peter Harman | 1392 | 46 | +0.6 |
| | Labour | Thomas Wicks | 223 | 7 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26 | 1 | −1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 66 | +29 |
| | Conservative gain from St George's Hill Independents | Conservative gain from St George's Hill Independents | Swing | -0.5 | |
Thames Ditton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Thames Ditton and Weston Green Residents' Association | Joanna Randolph | 1985 | 56 | −13 |
| | Conservative | Innes Jones | 775 | 22 | +7 |
| | Labour | Francis Eldergill | 302 | 8 | −1 |
| | Green | Finula Farruggia | 171 | 5 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Redvers Cunningham | 170 | 5 | −2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jaska Alanko | 155 | 4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1210 | 34 | −19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 75 | +33 |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | -13 | |
Walton Ambleside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Kopitko | 1142 | 56 | 0 |
| | Labour | Peter Hawkes | 427 | 21 | −1 |
| | UKIP | Nicholas Wood | 298 | 15 | −7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roy Moffett | 163 | 8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 715 | 35 | +1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 63 | +29 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0 | |
Walton Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | The Walton Society | Chris Sadler | 1749 | 49 | +3 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Howard | 1563 | 43 | +7 |
| | UKIP | Gary Carp | 291 | 8 | −3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 186 | 5 | −5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 68 | +29 |
| | The Walton Society hold | The Walton Society hold | Swing | +3 | |
Walton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Cross | 1452 | 48 | −2 |
| | UKIP | David Irons | 730 | 24 | +2 |
| | Labour | Peter Jepsom | 554 | 18 | −7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Alanko | 279 | 9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 337 | 22 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -2 | |
Walton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Elmer | 1916 | 54 | N/K |
| | The Walton Society | Mike Collins | 1054 | 29 | N/K |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Weatherley | 329 | 9 | N/K |
| | UKIP | Robert Mikhelson | 276 | 8 | N/K |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 862 | 24 | +2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 70% | 38% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Weston Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Thames Ditton and Weston Green Residents' Association | Tannia Shipley | 1478 | 66 | −3 |
| | Conservative | Martin Fox | 643 | 29 | +14 |
| | UKIP | Richard Atkins | 107 | 5 | 2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 835 | 37 | −18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 77.5 | +35.6 |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |
Weybridge North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ramon Gray | 1190 | 55 | N/K |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vicki MacLeod | 628 | 29 | N/K |
| | Labour | Elinor Jones | 362 | 17 | N/K |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 562 | 26 | N/K |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66 | +34 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -3 | |