# 2018 Elmbridge Borough Council election

The 2018 Elmbridge Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Elmbridge Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservatives gained four seats at the election, whilst losing one, taking them to exactly half the seats on the council. This meant that the council remained in no overall control.

## Ward Results
### Claygate

Claygate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Rollings | 1,427 | 56.3 | +7.8 |
| | Conservative | Mark Sugden | 988 | 39.0 | +2.2 |
| | Labour | Vera-Anne Anderson | 121 | 4.8 | −6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,539 | 46.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Cobham and Downside

Cobham and Downside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Browne | 1,280 | 66.4 | +13.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Zelda Pitman | 268 | 13.9 | −16.1 |
| | Labour | Irene Threlkeld | 253 | 13.1 | −5.6 |
| | UKIP | Elaine Kingston | 128 | 6.6 | −12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,931 | 30.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Esher

Esher :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Waugh | 1,142 | 49.2 | +11.6 |
| | Esher Residents' Association | Richard Williams | 840 | 36.2 | −4.8 |
| | Labour | Susan Dennis | 186 | 8.0 | N/A |
| | Green | Laura Harmour | 151 | 6.5 | −5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,325 | 35.9 | |
| | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents | Swing | | |

### Hersham Village

Hersham Village :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ruth Mitchell | 1,152 | 48.8 | +17.2 |
| | Hersham Village Society | Anne Hill-Purcell | 640 | 27.1 | −10.0 |
| | Labour | Julie Crook | 314 | 13.3 | −3.9 |
| | Green | Olivia Palmer | 256 | 10.8 | −10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,369 | 38.4 | |
| | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents | Swing | | |

### Hinchley Wood and Weston Green

Hinchley Wood and Weston Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Hinchley Wood / Weston Green Residents' Associations | Nigel Haig-Brown | 1,762 | 70.3 | -1.8 |
| | Conservative | Geoff Herbert | 437 | 17.4 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Ambekar | 236 | 9.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Andrews | 71 | 2.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,508 | 39.5 | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |

### Long Ditton

Long Ditton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Fairbank | 1,019 | 45.8 | −13.0 |
| | Conservative | Claudia Riley-Hards | 1,011 | 45.5 | +14.4 |
| | Labour | Bronte Schiltz | 193 | 8.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,235 | 42.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Molesey East

Molesey East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steve Bax | 1,337 | 46.8 | +7.5 |
| | Molesey Residents' Association | Tony Popham | 1,048 | 36.7 | −12.0 |
| | Labour | Rosie Rendall | 265 | 9.3 | −1.3 |
| | Green | Lisa Howard | 183 | 6.4 | −4.2 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Monkey the Drummer | 22 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,857 | 43.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents | Swing | | |

### Molesey West

Molesey West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Molesey Residents' Association | Ruby Ahmed | 1,043 | 46.5 | -18.0 |
| | Conservative | Paul Wood | 745 | 33.2 | +19.3 |
| | Labour | Marc Doran | 273 | 12.2 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Nagle | 181 | 8.1 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,247 | 33.4 | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |

### Oatlands and Burwood Park

Oatlands and Burwood Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barry Cheyne | 1,513 | 69.1 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Winton | 370 | 16.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | Warren Weertman | 254 | 11.6 | −5.8 |
| | UKIP | Simon Kadwill-Kelly | 51 | 2.3 | −11.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,196 | 37.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Oxshott and Stoke D'Abernon

Oxshott and Stoke D'Abernon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Burley | 1,755 | 76.7 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Ford | 366 | 16.0 | −1.4 |
| | Labour | Hugh Bryant | 118 | 5.2 | −5.8 |
| | UKIP | Nicholas Wood | 50 | 2.2 | −10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,293 | 35.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Thames Ditton

Thames Ditton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Thames Ditton / Weston Green Residents' Association | Caroline James | 1,593 | 65.6 | -5.2 |
| | Conservative | Xingang Wang | 412 | 17.0 | −3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Francisca Oxley | 214 | 8.8 | −2.3 |
| | Labour | Benjamin Griffin | 210 | 8.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,438 | 38.2 | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |

### Walton Central

Walton Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christine Richardson | 1,020 | 45.2 | +14.9 |
| | The Walton Society | Graham Woolgar | 947 | 41.9 | −7.9 |
| | Labour | Peter Ramsbottom | 292 | 12.9 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,270 | 38.2 | |
| | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents | Swing | | |

### Walton North

Walton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Kopitko | 851 | 45.5 | +6.9 |
| | Labour | Lana Hylands | 634 | 33.9 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Hawkes | 256 | 13.7 | −9.7 |
| | UKIP | David Ions | 90 | 4.8 | −22.1 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Baron Badger | 38 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,880 | 31.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Walton South

Walton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Howard | 1,276 | 54.7 | −5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Elmer | 719 | 30.8 | +6.8 |
| | Labour | Katrina Jepson | 336 | 14.4 | −12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,344 | 34.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Weybridge Riverside

Weybridge Riverside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vicki MacLeod | 891 | 39.3 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Muddyman | 842 | 37.1 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | Craig MacKenzie | 304 | 13.4 | −8.7 |
| | Labour | Stephanie Franklin | 193 | 8.5 | −2.7 |
| | UKIP | Timothy Pope | 39 | 1.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,272 | 38.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Weybridge St George's Hill

Weybridge St George's Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charu Sood | 1,293 | 54.1 | +10.8 |
| | Weybridge & St. George's Independents | Rani Bhamra | 878 | 36.7 | −0.3 |
| | Labour | Angus Rendall | 219 | 9.2 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,398 | 38.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections

Oxshott and Stoke D'Abernon, 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 | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,802 | 27.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |