Surrey Heath Borough Council elections
Local government elections in Surrey, England
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Surrey Heath Borough Council in Surrey was elected every four years. Since the latest boundary changes in 2019, 35 councillors are elected to 14 wards of which seven are three member and the remainder are two member. The council is due to be abolished on 1 April 2027 following structural changes to local government in Surrey.
Council elections
| Year | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats[a] | Green[b] | Independents & Others |
Council control after election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local government reorganisation; council established (36 seats) | ||||||||
| 1973 | 35 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | Conservative | ||
| New ward boundaries (36 seats) | ||||||||
| 1976 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Conservative | ||
| 1979 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 1983 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 1987 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 1991 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 1995 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | Conservative | ||
| 1999 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2[c] | Conservative | ||
| New ward boundaries (40 seats) | ||||||||
| 2003 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 2 | Conservative | ||
| 2007 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | Conservative | ||
| 2011 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Conservative | ||
| 2015 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Conservative | ||
| New ward boundaries (40 seats) | ||||||||
| 2019 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 4 | Conservative | ||
| 2023 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 3 | Liberal Democrats | ||
Results maps
By-election results
2007–2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Gret Woodason | 720 | 55.0 | +5.2 | |
| Conservative | Valerie White | 590 | 45.0 | −5.2 | |
| Majority | 130 | 10.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,310 | 31.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
2011–2015
2019–2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mark Gordon | 1,225 | 54.1 | +14.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Wilson | 1,038 | 45.9 | −2.3 | |
| Majority | 187 | 8.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,263 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stuart Black | 896 | 48.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jacques Olmo | 877 | 47.4 | ||
| Majority | 19 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,310 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Liz Noble | 1286 | 66.2 | ||
| Conservative | Tony Henderson | 662 | 33.8 | ||
| Majority | 624 | 31.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,956 | 28.3 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 24.65 | |||
2023–2027
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Dave Hough | 394 | 44.7 | ||
| Conservative | Catherine Gibbard | 278 | 31.6 | ||
| Reform | Sam Goggin | 109 | 12.4 | ||
| Labour | Charlie Wilson | 96 | 10.9 | ||
| Independent | Tal Belnik | 4 | 0.5 | ||
| Majority | 116 | 13.2 | |||
| Turnout | 881 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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Notes
- Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
- Includes totals for the predecessors of the Green Party of England and Wales, the Ecology Party and Green Party UK.
- 2 vacant seats