Surrey County Council elections

Surrey County Council is elected every four years and was made in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888. Since 1974 all areas have had district/borough councils providing a second tier of services (see the Local Government Act 1972). The county has no grammar schools and gained its first academies and free schools in the 21st century, reducing the number of schools run by the authority. Other major services provided include transport, social services and minerals, and waste planning.

Approximately a third of the population elect an even more localised third tier of local government to civil parishes such as Farnham, Claygate and Horley.

Political control

Party or group in control		Years
	Conservative	1965–1993
	No overall control	1993–1997
	Conservative	1997–present

Composition since 1965

1965

1967

1970

1973

1977

1981

1985

1989

1993

1997

2001

2005

2009

2013

Council elections

Results are not provided here for 1889-1965. Many results remain to be uploaded.

1965 Election^[1]
Party		Seats
	Conservative	57
	Labour	8
	Residents Association/Independent	6
	Liberal	1

1967 Election^[2]
Party		Seats
	Conservative	64
	Residents Association/Independent	5
	Labour	3
	Liberal	0

1970 Election^[3]
Party		Seats
	Conservative	64
	Labour	4
	Residents Association/Independent	3
	Liberal	1

1973 Election^[4]
Party		Seats
	Conservative	46
	Labour	12
	Liberal	9
	Residents Association/Independent	5

1977 Election
Party		Seats
	Conservative	68
	Residents Association/Independent	3
	Labour	2
	Liberal	0

The number of electoral divisions on Surrey County Council was increased to 76, in time for the 1981 election.

1981 Election
Party		Seats
	Conservative	61
	Labour	7
	Residents Association/Independent	5
	Liberal	3

1985 Election
Party		Seats
	Conservative	52
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	12
	Labour	7
	Residents Association/Independent	5

1989 Election
Party		Seats
	Conservative	56
	Social & Liberal Democrats	9
	Labour	7
	Residents Association/Independent	4

1993 Election
Party		Seats
	Conservative	34
	Liberal Democrats	29
	Labour	8
	Residents Association/Independent	5

1997 Election^[5]
Party		Seats
	Conservative	47
	Liberal Democrats	17
	Labour	6
	Residents Association/Independent	6

2001 Election^[6]
Party		Seats
	Conservative	51
	Liberal Democrats	13
	Labour	6
	Residents Association/Independent	6

The number of electoral divisions on Surrey County Council was increased from 76 to 80, in time for the 2005 election.^[7]

2005 Election^[8]
Party		Seats
	Conservative	58
	Liberal Democrats	12
	Residents Association/Independent^[9]	8
	Labour	2

Surrey County Council election, 2009

2009 Election^[10]
Party		Seats
	Conservative	56
	Liberal Democrats	13
	Residents Association/Independent	10
	Labour	1

Surrey County Council election, 2013

The number of electoral divisions on Surrey County Council was increased from 80 to 81, in time for the 2013 election.

2013 Election^[11]
Party		Seats
	Conservative	58
	Liberal Democrats	9
	Residents Association/Independent	9
	UKIP	3
	Labour	1
	Green	1

County result maps

2013 results map

By-election results

Dorking Rural By-Election 7 May 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,930	55.3	+4.7
	Liberal Democrat		1,245	35.7	-1.8
	Labour		312	8.9	-3.0
Majority			685	19.6
Turnout			3,487
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.2

Addlestone By-Election 6 May 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		2,428	59.1	+9.3
	Labour		1,678	40.9	+7.6
Majority			750	18.2
Turnout			4,106	32.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.8

Waverley West By-Election 28 October 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,904	52.1	+8.9
	Liberal Democrat		1,629	44.5	-6.1
	Labour		123	3.4	-2.8
Majority			278	7.6
Turnout			3,659	31.9
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing	7.5

Epsom and Ewell By-Election 18 November 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		847	38.5	-31.5
	Conservative		736	33.7	+33.7
	Liberal Democrat		472	21.6	-8.1
	Labour		129	5.9	+5.9
Majority			111	4.8
Turnout			2,184	18.9
	Independent hold		Swing	-32.6

Stanwell By-Election 20 November 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		741	40.1	-9.9
	Conservative		729	39.4	+3.8
	Liberal Democrat		282	15.2	+6.5
	Independent		98	5.3	-0.3
Majority			12	0.7
Turnout			1,850	22.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.8

Woking West By-Election 4 March 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		1,672	57.2	+9.3
	Conservative		1,022	34.9	+4.0
	Labour		231	7.9	-13.3
Majority			650	22.3
Turnout			2,925	18.0
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	2.6

Godalming South Milford & Witley By-Election 15 September 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		2,042	49.4	+0.1
	Liberal Democrat		1,974	47.8	+6.7
	Labour		115	2.8	-6.7
Majority			68	1.6
Turnout			4,131	39.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	-3.3

Ash By-Election 28 July 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marsha Moseley	1,547	63.3	+12.2
	Liberal Democrat	Denise Smith	898	36.7	+3.5
Majority			649	26.6
Turnout			2,445	27.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.3

Walton South & Oatlands By-Election 6 May 2010^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony Samuels	5231	65.1	-0.2
	Liberal Democrat	Vicki Macleod	2802	34.9	9.3
Majority			2429	30.2
Turnout			8033	69.4	29.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	-4.8

Worplesdon 15 July 2010^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Sutcliffe	1844	53.5	5.3
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Ronald Cragg	1286	37.3	2.4
	Labour	Martin Phillips	193	5.6	1.5
	UKIP	Mazhar Manzoor	78	2.3	-9.8
	Peace	John Hugh Morris	39	1.1	1.1
Majority			558	16.2
Turnout			3448
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.4

Shalford By-Election 5 May 2011^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Simon George Stanford Gimson	3602	66.1	8.4
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Howard Barnes	1087	20.0	-2.4
	Labour	Michael Stanley Jeram	701	12.9	7.8
Majority			2515	46.2
Turnout			5446
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.4

Cranleigh and Ewhurst By-Election 5 May 2011^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Edward Young	2830
	Independent	Diane Martine James	1093
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Ernest Cole	933
	Labour	Lynda May Macdermott	532
Majority			1737
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Johns and Brookwood By-Election 19 May 2011^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Linda Stephanie Kemeny	1342	48.8
	Liberal Democrat	Christina Judith Liddington	1058	38.5
	Labour	Audrey Janice Worgan	188	6.8
	UKIP	Duncan Clarke	155	5.6
Majority			284	10.3
Turnout			2749	28.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Worplesdon By-Election 3 May 2012^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Keith Francis Witham	2022	53.3
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Ronald Cragg	1236	32.6
	Labour	Martin Phillips	517	13.6
Majority			786	20.7
Turnout			3794
	Conservative hold		Swing

Weybridge By-Election 7 May 2015^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ramon John Gray	4190	54.6
	Weybridge Independents	Peter Michael Harman	1899	24.7
	Labour	Elinor Mair Jones	967	12.6
	UKIP	Joe Branco	622	8.1
Majority			2291	29.8
Turnout				67.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

↑ see Surrey Advertiser 3 April 1965 edition
↑ see Surrey Advertiser April 1967
↑ see Surrey Advertiser 17 April 1970 edition
↑ 1973 to 1993 results source - Local Elections in Britain A Statistical Digest, 2nd edition, edited by Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher
↑ pp7,8 RESEARCH PAPER 01/71 "The Local Elections of 7 June 2001" at http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_publications_and_archives/research_papers.cfm . See also http://www.epsom-ewell.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/5C2744D8-F982-4CCE-AC16-30B071EC1BB4/0/SurreyCountyCouncilElectionResults.pdf
↑ p7 RESEARCH PAPER 01/71 "The Local Elections of 7 June 2001" at http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_publications_and_archives/research_papers.cfm . See also http://www.epsom-ewell.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/5C2744D8-F982-4CCE-AC16-30B071EC1BB4/0/SurreyCountyCouncilElectionResults.pdf
↑ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/vote_2005/england/4520703.stm
↑ BBC News local election results: Surrey http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/locals/html/3883.stm
↑ The 8 Resident Association/Independent councillors represent electoral divisions in Elmbridge and in Epsom & Ewell, or in an electoral division bordering on Epsom & Ewell. See http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/members/membook.nsf/webSelectMember?openform
↑ Surrey County Council website election results 2009: http://www1.surreycc.gov.uk/election2009/default.aspx?2009-06-06T15:59:12#election
↑ http://news.surreycc.gov.uk/2013/05/03/election-results-special/
↑ http://www.surrey.gov.uk
↑ See www.guildford.gov.uk
↑ See www.guildford.gov.uk
↑ See www.surreycc.gov.uk
↑ See www.surreycc.gov.uk
↑ See www.surreycc.gov.uk
↑ See www.surreycc.gov.uk

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Council elections in Surrey

Surrey County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013

Elmbridge Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Epsom and Ewell Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Guildford Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Mole Valley District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Reigate and Banstead Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Runnymede Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Spelthorne Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Surrey Heath Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Tandridge District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Waverley Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Woking Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

See also: Wards Boundary changes Middlesex County Council elections

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