Epsom and Ewell Borough Council elections

Epsom and Ewell Borough Council is elected every four years. It is notable for its long-standing control by a Residents' Association rather than one of the national political parties.

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Council elections

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Results maps

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By-election results

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1995-1999

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Court By-Election 3 July 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 459 80.0 −0.4
Liberal Democrats 74 12.9 −7.5
Conservative 44 7.7 +7.7
Majority 385 67.1
Turnout 577 13.0
Labour hold Swing
Stamford By-Election 3 July 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Association 566 44.8 −9.0
Liberal Democrats 523 41.4 +16.7
Labour 174 13.8 −7.8
Majority 43 3.4
Turnout 1,263 33.0
Residents Association hold Swing
College By-Election 30 October 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Julie Morris 481 44.1 +2.7
Residents Association 374 34.3 −24.3
Conservative Chris Heaton-Harris 182 16.7 +16.7
Labour 54 5.0 +5.0
Majority 107 9.8
Turnout 1,091 25.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Residents Association Swing

2003-2007

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Woodcote By-Election 17 March 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lionel Blackman 558 34.7 +4.1
Conservative Sean Sullivan 539 33.5 +1.8
Residents Association Christopher Frost 436 27.1 −5.0
Labour James Milne 74 4.6 −1.0
Majority 19 1.2
Turnout 1,607 39.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Residents Association Swing
Nonsuch By-Election 6 October 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Association Christine Howells 539 65.0 −17.0
Conservative Patrick Matier 183 22.1 +22.1
Liberal Democrats Steve Dixon 95 11.5 −1.0
Labour Paul Anthony 12 1.4 −4.2
Majority 256 42.9
Turnout 829 19.8
Residents Association hold Swing
Town By-Election 30 March 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Julie Morris 438 39.2 −3.0
Residents Association Neil Dallen 373 33.4 +8.9
Conservative Anton Irvine 205 18.3 −4.1
Labour Katherine Chinn 102 9.1 −1.8
Majority 65 5.8
Turnout 1,118 25.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Stoneleigh By-Election 11 May 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Association Sandra Sanger 597 41.5 −1.0
Conservative Christopher Muller 560 38.9 +0.1
Liberal Democrats James Dapre 209 14.5 +2.9
Labour William McGinniss 72 5.0 −2.1
Majority 37 2.6
Turnout 1,438 38.4
Residents Association gain from Conservative Swing
Ruxley By-Election 29 June 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Association Michael Guest 313 36.0 −7.1
Conservative Stephen Pontin 292 33.6 +15.5
Labour James Milne 152 17.5 −11.6
Liberal Democrats Margaret Derrett 66 7.6 −2.1
UKIP Sheridan Wheeldon 46 5.3 +5.3
Majority 21 2.4
Turnout 869 19.5
Residents Association hold Swing

2007-2011

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Court By-Election 26 February 2009[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sheila Carlson 377 33.0 +2.3
Liberal Democrats Julia Kirkland 343 30.0 −10.0
Conservative James Petit 281 24.6 +7.6
Residents Association Christine Beams 143 12.5 +0.2
Majority 34 3.0
Turnout 1,144 26.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Ruxley By-Election 26 February 2009[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Keen 564 51.3 +13.0
Residents Association Michael Guest 363 33.0 −11.7
Labour Andy Carlson 73 6.6 −2.6
Liberal Democrats Margaret Derritt 60 5.5 −2.2
UKIP Janet Taylor 40 3.6 +3.6
Majority 201 18.3
Turnout 1,101 24.5
Conservative gain from Residents Association Swing

2015-2019

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Ruxley By-Election 15 February 2018[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Association Alex Coley 398 37.2 −7.5
Conservative Stephen Pontin 340 31.8 −0.6
Labour Themba Msika 264 24.7 +10.5
Liberal Democrats Julia Kirkland 67 6.3 −2.4
Majority 58 5.4
Turnout 1,069 23.4
Residents Association hold Swing
Nonsuch By-Election 20 September 2018[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Association Colin Keane 766 68.0 +9.0
Conservative Alastair Whitby 227 20.2 −5.5
Liberal Democrats Julian Freeman 92 8.2 −0.1
Labour Rosalind Godson 41 3.6 −3.5
Majority 539 47.9
Turnout 1,126 24.9
Residents Association hold Swing

2019-2023

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Cuddington By-Election 23 September 2021[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Association Graham Jones 585 56.0 −9.1
Labour Kevin Davies 207 19.8 +9.2
Conservative George Bushati 135 12.9 +1.2
Liberal Democrats Dan Brown 117 11.2 −1.5
Majority 378 36.2
Turnout 1,044 23.1
Residents Association hold Swing
West Ewell By-Election 7 July 2022[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Association Alan Williamson 549 43.4 −27.9
Labour Mark Todd 395 31.2 +20.2
Conservative Kieran Persand 205 16.2 +7.8
Liberal Democrats Marian Morrison 117 9.2 −0.2
Majority 154 12.2
Turnout 1,266
Residents Association hold Swing
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  1. ^ The Borough of Epsom and Ewell (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975
  2. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No. 3) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  3. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1994. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  4. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1995. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  5. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Epsom and Ewell (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  6. ^ "The Epsom and Ewell (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/1138, retrieved 23 September 2024
  7. ^ "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL COURT WARD" (PDF). Epsom and Ewell Borough Council. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  8. ^ "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL RUXLEY WARD" (PDF). Epsom and Ewell Borough Council. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Election of a Borough Councillor for Ruxley" (PDF). Epsom and Ewell Borough Council. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Election of a Borough Councillor for Nonsuch" (PDF). Epsom and Ewell Borough Council. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Election of a Borough Councillor for Cuddington" (PDF). Epsom and Ewell Borough Council. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — West Ewell Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2024.