2019 Waverley Borough Council election
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The 2019 Waverley Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Waverley Borough Council in England as one of the 2019 local elections.[1][2]
Results
[edit]In the 2015 elections the Conservatives won 53 seats, the Farnham Residents Party won 3 and an Independent won the remaining seat. However, before the 2019 election the composition of the council had changed through by-elections to 50 Conservatives, 6 Farnham Residents and 1 Liberal Democrat.[3]
2019 Waverley Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
Conservative | 57 | 23 | 0 | 30 | ![]() |
40.4 | 39.7 | 25,749 | –12.3 | |
Residents | 17 | 15 | 12 | 0 | ![]() |
26.3 | 19.6 | 12,734 | +14.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | 27 | 14 | 14 | 0 | ![]() |
24.6 | 26.5 | 17,150 | +11.5 | |
Labour | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
3.5 | 6.7 | 4,362 | –5.8 | |
Green | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
3.5 | 4.9 | 3,205 | +1.8 | |
Independent | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
1.8 | 1.9 | 1,230 | –5.2 |
Following the election, a Liberal Democrat - Farnham Residents Association - Labour - Green coalition was formed, replacing the previous Conservative administration.
Cllr Paul Follows (Liberal Democrat) became leader of the council with Cllr Peter Clark (Farnham Residents Association) becoming his deputy.
Ward Results
[edit]Alford, Cranleigh Rural and Ellens Green
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kevin Deanus | Unopposed | N/A | −62.9 | |
Turnout | N/A | N/A | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Blackheath and Wonersh
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Goodridge | 387 | 58.1 | +58.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Ellis | 163 | 24.5 | N/A | |
Green | Richard Goldsmith | 90 | 13.5 | N/A | |
Labour | Simon Hall | 26 | 3.9 | N/A | |
Turnout | 673 | 45.2 | +45.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bramley, Busbridge and Hascombe
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Seaborne | 774 | 62.5 | −5.0 | |
Green | Martin D'Arcy | 590 | 47.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | Stewart Stennett | 538 | 43.5 | −31.3 | |
Turnout | 1,252 | 34.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing |
Chiddingfold and Dunsfold
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Gray | 617 | 55.0 | −3.6 | |
Conservative | Anna James | 606 | 54.0 | −10.9 | |
Green | Lou Whyte | 406 | 36.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | John Leston | 344 | 30.7 | N/A | |
Labour | Tony Johnson | 121 | 10.8 | −9.9 | |
Turnout | 1,137 | 37.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Cranleigh East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Richard Cole | 779 | 46.5 | +22.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ruth Reed | 702 | 41.9 | +18.8 | |
Conservative | Mary Foryszewski | 678 | 40.4 | −5.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ken Reed | 664 | 39.6 | +14.5 | |
Conservative | Angela Richardson | 648 | 38.6 | −6.0 | |
Conservative | Andrew Blurton | 610 | 36.4 | −7.3 | |
Labour | Mark West | 280 | 16.7 | +2.5 | |
Turnout | 1,716 | 33.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Cranleigh West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Liz Townsend | 669 | 60.8 | +9.5 | |
Conservative | Patricia Ellis | 560 | 50.9 | −5.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nigel Sanctuary | 431 | 39.1 | +8.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Fabian Cole | 369 | 33.5 | +10.6 | |
Turnout | 1,125 | 35.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elstead and Thursley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jenny Else | 819 | 78.5 | +11.4 | |
Conservative | David Else | 744 | 71.3 | +13.4 | |
Labour | Jessica Webster | 272 | 26.1 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,083 | 35.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Ewhurst
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Val Henry | 461 | 76.3 | +19.9 | |
Labour | James Mitchell | 143 | 23.7 | N/A | |
Turnout | 625 | 38.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Farnham Bourne
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Residents | Roger Blishen | 749 | 58.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | Carole Cockburn | 679 | 53.2 | +53.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Cosmo Lupton | 380 | 29.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Martin Lear | 379 | 29.7 | +29.7 | |
Turnout | 1,280 | 40.7 | |||
Residents gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Farnham Castle
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Residents | David Beaman | 885 | 70.6 | +22.6 | |
Residents | George Hesse | 813 | 64.8 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Telford | 290 | 23.1 | −10.8 | |
Conservative | Sarah Anson | 193 | 15.4 | −21.3 | |
Conservative | Liz Wheatley | 124 | 9.9 | −19.6 | |
Turnout | 1,262 | 39.8 | |||
Residents hold | Swing | ||||
Residents gain from Conservative | Swing |
Farnham Firgrove
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Residents | Jerry Hyman | 853 | 63.0 | N/A | |
Residents | John Neale | 767 | 56.6 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Adam Chambers | 310 | 22.9 | −6.5 | |
Conservative | Simon Foale | 272 | 20.1 | −31.7 | |
Conservative | Sam Pritchard | 256 | 18.9 | −19.5 | |
Labour | Anthony Watts | 87 | 6.4 | −11.1 | |
Turnout | 1,362 | 42.0 | |||
Residents gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Residents gain from Conservative | Swing |
Farnham Hale and Heath End
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Residents | Sally Dickson | 821 | 72.2 | N/A | |
Residents | Michaela Gray | 709 | 62.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Mike Hodge | 266 | 23.4 | −26.7 | |
Conservative | Denise Le Gal | 215 | 18.9 | −20.3 | |
Labour | Rebecca Kaye | 128 | 11.3 | −10.1 | |
Turnout | 1,143 | 34.5 | |||
Residents gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Residents gain from Conservative | Swing |
Farnham Moor Park
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residents | Andy MacLeod* | 992 | 74.9 | +35.2 | |
Residents | Michaela Martin | 899 | 67.8 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Soper | 260 | 19.6 | −5.6 | |
Conservative | Pat Frost | 246 | 18.6 | −24.3 | |
Conservative | Rashida Nasir | 148 | 11.2 | −25.0 | |
Turnout | 1,332 | 36.2 | |||
Residents gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Residents gain from Conservative | Swing |
- Andy MacLeod was elected in 2015 as an Independent.
Farnham Shortheath and Boundstone
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Residents | John Ward | 814 | 71.0 | +37.6 | |
Residents | Kika Mirylees | 790 | 68.9 | +18.0 | |
Conservative | Adrian Waller | 225 | 19.6 | −25.9 | |
Conservative | Tom van den Broek | 217 | 18.9 | −15.5 | |
Labour | Andrew Jones | 118 | 10.3 | −4.1 | |
Turnout | 1,156 | 35.4 | |||
Residents gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Residents hold | Swing |
Farnham Upper Hale
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residents | Penny Marriott | 813 | 75.7 | +27.0 | |
Residents | Peter Marriott | 690 | 64.2 | +26.6 | |
Labour | Howard Kaye | 186 | 17.3 | +2.3 | |
Conservative | Owen Barry | 173 | 16.1 | −26.4 | |
Conservative | Stephen Barr | 121 | 11.3 | −21.9 | |
Turnout | 1,081 | 33.8 | |||
Residents hold | Swing | ||||
Residents gain from Conservative | Swing |
Farnham Weybourne and Badshot Lea
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Daniel Hunt | 701 | 50.7 | +17.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Merryweather | 604 | 43.6 | N/A | |
Residents | Bob Blower | 456 | 32.9 | N/A | |
Residents | David Quick | 388 | 28.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Chris Storey | 209 | 15.1 | −25.6 | |
Conservative | Nabeel Nasir | 161 | 11.6 | −28.2 | |
Labour | Joan Anniballi | 65 | 4.7 | −14.0 | |
Turnout | 1,396 | 41.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Farnham Wrecclesham and Rowledge
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Residents | Brian Edmonds | 675 | 52.1 | N/A | |
Residents | Peter Clark | 620 | 47.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Robert Ramsdale | 390 | 30.1 | −20.0 | |
Conservative | Lynley Griffiths | 315 | 24.3 | −31.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rosamund Lupton | 265 | 20.4 | N/A | |
Labour | Tim Corry | 119 | 9.2 | −12.5 | |
Turnout | 1,305 | 38.8 | |||
Residents gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Residents gain from Conservative | Swing |
Frensham, Dockenfield and Tilford
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Adams | 683 | 60.7 | +60.7 | |
Conservative | Julia Potts | 590 | 52.4 | +52.4 | |
Green | Susan Ryland | 454 | 40.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Natasha Fletcher | 228 | 20.2 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,146 | 37.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Godalming Binscombe
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Paul Rivers | 729 | 63.9 | +28.3 | |
Labour | Nick Palmer | 467 | 40.9 | +7.9 | |
Conservative | Anne Gray | 375 | 32.9 | −10.8 | |
Conservative | David Hunter | 302 | 26.5 | −22.2 | |
Turnout | 1,164 | 38.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Godalming Central and Ockford
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Paul Follows | 1,073 | 74.1 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Anne-Marie Rosoman | 878 | 60.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | Kirsty Walden | 292 | 20.2 | −31.1 | |
Conservative | Tristan Hopper | 275 | 19.0 | −25.5 | |
Labour | Richard Ashworth | 179 | 12.4 | −19.9 | |
Turnout | 1,459 | 39.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Godalming Charterhouse
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Steve Williams | 865 | 67.6 | +34.1 | |
Conservative | Steve Cosser | 504 | 39.4 | −20.1 | |
Labour | Kate Cooney | 446 | 34.8 | +8.9 | |
Conservative | Andrew Bolton | 422 | 33.0 | −17.4 | |
Turnout | 1,292 | 47.3 | |||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Godalming Farncombe and Catteshall
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Penny Rivers | 1,012 | 73.7 | +46.1 | |
Labour | George Wilson | 484 | 35.3 | +17.3 | |
Conservative | Nicholas Williams | 395 | 28.8 | −11.1 | |
Conservative | Ross Welland | 317 | 23.1 | −21.6 | |
Turnout | 1,396 | 38.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Godalming Holloway
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Joan Heagin | 1,034 | 61.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | Peter Martin | 737 | 43.9 | −27.0 | |
Conservative | Tom Martin | 642 | 38.3 | −26.6 | |
Labour | Toby Westcott-White | 465 | 27.7 | −1.9 | |
Turnout | 1,698 | 50.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Haslemere Critchmere and Shottermill
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Robini | 1,034 | 57.1 | +23.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Nicholson | 894 | 49.4 | +24.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Robini | 887 | 49.0 | +24.8 | |
Conservative | James Edwards | 619 | 34.2 | −18.4 | |
Conservative | Carole King | 566 | 31.3 | −16.5 | |
Conservative | Phoebe Sullivan | 472 | 26.1 | −18.9 | |
UKIP | Adam Wade | 184 | 10.2 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,837 | 41.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Haslemere East and Grayswood
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Simon Dear | 1,001 | 45.6 | −1.2 | |
Conservative | Stephen Mulliner | 999 | 45.1 | −7.8 | |
Conservative | Robert Knowles | 976 | 44.1 | −6.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Terry Weldon | 819 | 37.0 | N/A | |
Green | Gary Lloyd | 800 | 36.1 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Pamplin | 796 | 35.9 | +13.3 | |
Labour | Adrian La Porta | 202 | 9.1 | −6.5 | |
Turnout | 2,279 | 44.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hindhead
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jerome Davidson | 544 | 48.6 | +32.7 | |
Conservative | Peter Isherwood | 542 | 48.4 | −12.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Whitby | 542 | 48.4 | +34.5 | |
Conservative | Gerrard Hall | 437 | 39.0 | −19.8 | |
Labour | David Irwin | 79 | 7.1 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,160 | 35.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Milford
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Christine Baker | 646 | 50.7 | N/A | |
Independent | John Lee | 629 | 49.3 | +13.6 | |
Conservative | Simon Drake | 356 | 27.9 | −35.5 | |
Conservative | Adam Taylor-Smith | 315 | 24.7 | −12.6 | |
UKIP | Rosaleen Egan | 203 | 15.9 | −7.1 | |
Turnout | 1,282 | 41.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Shamley Green and Cranleigh North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Chris Howard | Unopposed | N/A | −79.5 | |
Turnout | N/A | N/A | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Witley and Hambledon
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jan Floyd-Douglass | 617 | 51.0 | −11.7 | |
Conservative | Trevor Sadler | 615 | 50.9 | −2.5 | |
Independent | Maxine Gale | 601 | 49.7 | N/A | |
Labour | George Davies | 267 | 22.1 | +5.0 | |
Turnout | 1,225 | 40.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
By-elections
[edit]Milford
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Maxine Gale | 452 | 50.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | Carmel Oates | 328 | 36.7 | +8.8 | |
Independent | Rosaleen Egan | 113 | 12.7 | −3.2 | |
Majority | 124 | 13.9 | |||
Turnout | 893 | 28.1 | −12.9 | ||
Independent gain from Independent | Swing | N/A |
Cranleigh East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Philip Townsend | 903 | 56.8 | +10.3 | |
Conservative | Rosemary Burbridge | 686 | 43.2 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 217 | 13.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,589 | 30.6 | −2.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +2.8 |
Frensham, Dockenfield & Tilford
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | David Munro | 492 | 42.1 | N/A | |
Green | Susan Ryland | 354 | 30.3 | −10.0 | |
Conservative | Nabeel Nasir | 323 | 27.6 | −33.1 | |
Majority | 138 | 11.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,169 | 35.9 | −1.6 | ||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |
Hindhead
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Julian Spence | 537 | 54.6 | +6.2 | |
Conservative | Ged Hall | 446 | 45.4 | −3.0 | |
Majority | 91 | 9.2 | |||
Turnout | 983 | 29.8 | −5.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.6 |
Chiddingfold and Dunsfold
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Dave Busby | 652 | 66.6 | ||
Conservative | Ian Mitchell | 297 | 30.3 | ||
Labour | Rebecca Aitken | 30 | 3.1 | ||
Majority | 355 | 36.3 | |||
Turnout | 979 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "2 May 2019 local election results" Waverley Borough Council. Accessed 2019-06-27.
- ^ "Your Councillors". modgov.waverley.gov.uk. 26 July 2019.