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.
Composition since 1955
1955
Council elections
- 1973 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election
- 1976 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
- 1979 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election
- 1983 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election
- 1987 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election
- 1991 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election
- 1995 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
- 1999 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election
- 2003 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
- 2007 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election
- 2011 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election
- 2015 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election
- 2019 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election
- 2023 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
Results maps
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2019 results map
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2023 results map
By-election results
1995-1999
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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
| 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 | ||||
| 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
| 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 | ||||
| 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
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
External links
- The Borough of Epsom and Ewell (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975
- legislation.gov.uk - The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No. 3) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- legislation.gov.uk - The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1994. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- legislation.gov.uk - The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1995. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Epsom and Ewell (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- "The Epsom and Ewell (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/1138, retrieved 23 September 2024
- "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL COURT WARD" (PDF). Epsom and Ewell Borough Council. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL RUXLEY WARD" (PDF). Epsom and Ewell Borough Council. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- "Election of a Borough Councillor for Ruxley" (PDF). Epsom and Ewell Borough Council. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- "Election of a Borough Councillor for Nonsuch" (PDF). Epsom and Ewell Borough Council. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- "Election of a Borough Councillor for Cuddington" (PDF). Epsom and Ewell Borough Council. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- "Local Elections Archive Project — West Ewell Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
