Epsom and Ewell Borough Council elections

Epsom and Ewell Borough Council was elected every four years. It is notable for its long-standing control by a Residents' Association rather than one of the national political parties. The council is due to be abolished on 1 April 2027 following structural changes to local government in Surrey.

Year	Residents Association	Conservative	Labour	Liberal Democrats^[a]	Independents & Others	Council control after election
Year						Council control after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (40 seats)
1973	34	0	6	0	0		Residents Association
New ward boundaries (39 seats)
1976	36	0	3	0	0		Residents Association
1979	34	0	3	2	0		Residents Association
1983	33	0	3	3	0		Residents Association
1987	35	0	3	1	0		Residents Association
New ward boundaries (42 seats)
1991	33	0	3	6	0		Residents Association
1995	33	0	3	3	0		Residents Association
1999	27	0	3	9	0		Residents Association
2003	27	2	3	6	0		Residents Association
2007	25	2	0	11	0		Residents Association
2011	26	3	3	6	0		Residents Association
2015	31	4	3	0	0		Residents Association
2019	23	1	3	2	0		Residents Association
New ward boundaries (35 seats)
2023	26	2	3	4	0		Residents Association

Party		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		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

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

Epsom and Ewell Borough Council elections

Council composition

Composition since 1955

Results maps

By-election results

1995–1999

2003–2007

2007–2011

2015–2019

2019–2023

Notes

References

External links

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Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks

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

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

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

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