2019 Waverley Borough Council election

The 2019 Waverley Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Waverley Borough Council in England as one of the 2019 local elections.^[1][2]

2019 Waverley Borough Council election

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All 57 seats to Waverley Borough Council 29 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Residents Liberal Democrats Last election 53 seats, 52.0% 3 seats, 5.2% 0 seats, 15.0% Seats won 23 15 14 Seat change 30 12 14 Popular vote 25,749 12,734 17,150 Percentage 39.7% 19.6% 26.5% Swing 12.3% 14.4% 11.5%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Labour Green Independent Last election 0 seats, 12.5% 0 seats, 3.1% 1 seat, 7.1% Seats won 2 2 1 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 4,362 3,205 1,230 Percentage 6.7% 4.9% 1.9% Swing 5.8% 1.8% 5.2%
Winner of each seat at the 2019 Waverley Borough Council election
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election No overall control

Results

In the 2015 elections the Conservatives won 53 seats, the Farnham Residents Party won 3 and an Independent won the remaining seat. However, before the 2019 election the composition of the council had changed through by-elections to 50 Conservatives, 6 Farnham Residents and 1 Liberal Democrat.^[3]

2019 Waverley Borough Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	57	23	0	30	30	40.4	39.7	25,749	–12.3
	Residents	17	15	12	0	12	26.3	19.6	12,734	+14.4
	Liberal Democrats	27	14	14	0	14	24.6	26.5	17,150	+11.5
	Labour	20	2	2	0	2	3.5	6.7	4,362	–5.8
	Green	6	2	2	0	2	3.5	4.9	3,205	+1.8
	Independent	2	1	0	0		1.8	1.9	1,230	–5.2

Following the election, a Liberal Democrat - Farnham Residents Association - Labour - Green coalition was formed, replacing the previous Conservative administration.

Cllr Paul Follows (Liberal Democrat) became leader of the council with Cllr Peter Clark (Farnham Residents Association) becoming his deputy.

Ward Results

Alford, Cranleigh Rural and Ellens Green

Alford, Cranleigh Rural and Ellens Green (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kevin Deanus	Unopposed	N/A	−62.9
Turnout			N/A	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing

Blackheath and Wonersh

Blackheath and Wonersh (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Goodridge	387	58.1	+58.1
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Ellis	163	24.5	N/A
	Green	Richard Goldsmith	90	13.5	N/A
	Labour	Simon Hall	26	3.9	N/A
Turnout			673	45.2	+45.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bramley, Busbridge and Hascombe

Bramley, Busbridge and Hascombe (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Seaborne	774	62.5	−5.0
	Green	Martin D'Arcy	590	47.7	N/A
	Conservative	Stewart Stennett	538	43.5	−31.3
Turnout			1,252	34.9
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing

Chiddingfold and Dunsfold

Chiddingfold and Dunsfold (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Gray	617	55.0	−3.6
	Conservative	Anna James	606	54.0	−10.9
	Green	Lou Whyte	406	36.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	John Leston	344	30.7	N/A
	Labour	Tony Johnson	121	10.8	−9.9
Turnout			1,137	37.3
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cranleigh East

Cranleigh East (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Cole	779	46.5	+22.0
	Liberal Democrats	Ruth Reed	702	41.9	+18.8
	Conservative	Mary Foryszewski	678	40.4	−5.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ken Reed	664	39.6	+14.5
	Conservative	Angela Richardson	648	38.6	−6.0
	Conservative	Andrew Blurton	610	36.4	−7.3
	Labour	Mark West	280	16.7	+2.5
Turnout			1,716	33.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cranleigh West

Cranleigh West (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Liz Townsend	669	60.8	+9.5
	Conservative	Patricia Ellis	560	50.9	−5.4
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Sanctuary	431	39.1	+8.7
	Liberal Democrats	Fabian Cole	369	33.5	+10.6
Turnout			1,125	35.9
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elstead and Thursley

Elstead and Thursley (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jenny Else	819	78.5	+11.4
	Conservative	David Else	744	71.3	+13.4
	Labour	Jessica Webster	272	26.1	N/A
Turnout			1,083	35.5
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ewhurst

Ewhurst (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Val Henry	461	76.3	+19.9
	Labour	James Mitchell	143	23.7	N/A
Turnout			625	38.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Farnham Bourne

Farnham Bourne (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Roger Blishen	749	58.7	N/A
	Conservative	Carole Cockburn	679	53.2	+53.2
	Liberal Democrats	Cosmo Lupton	380	29.8	N/A
	Conservative	Martin Lear	379	29.7	+29.7
Turnout			1,280	40.7
	Residents gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Farnham Castle

Farnham Castle (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	David Beaman	885	70.6	+22.6
	Residents	George Hesse	813	64.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Telford	290	23.1	−10.8
	Conservative	Sarah Anson	193	15.4	−21.3
	Conservative	Liz Wheatley	124	9.9	−19.6
Turnout			1,262	39.8
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents gain from Conservative		Swing

Farnham Firgrove

Farnham Firgrove (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Jerry Hyman	853	63.0	N/A
	Residents	John Neale	767	56.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Adam Chambers	310	22.9	−6.5
	Conservative	Simon Foale	272	20.1	−31.7
	Conservative	Sam Pritchard	256	18.9	−19.5
	Labour	Anthony Watts	87	6.4	−11.1
Turnout			1,362	42.0
	Residents gain from Conservative		Swing
	Residents gain from Conservative		Swing

Farnham Hale and Heath End

Farnham Hale and Heath End (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Sally Dickson	821	72.2	N/A
	Residents	Michaela Gray	709	62.4	N/A
	Conservative	Mike Hodge	266	23.4	−26.7
	Conservative	Denise Le Gal	215	18.9	−20.3
	Labour	Rebecca Kaye	128	11.3	−10.1
Turnout			1,143	34.5
	Residents gain from Conservative		Swing
	Residents gain from Conservative		Swing

Farnham Moor Park

Farnham Moor Park (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Andy MacLeod*	992	74.9	+35.2
	Residents	Michaela Martin	899	67.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Soper	260	19.6	−5.6
	Conservative	Pat Frost	246	18.6	−24.3
	Conservative	Rashida Nasir	148	11.2	−25.0
Turnout			1,332	36.2
	Residents gain from Independent		Swing
	Residents gain from Conservative		Swing

• Andy MacLeod was elected in 2015 as an Independent.

Farnham Shortheath and Boundstone

Farnham Shortheath and Boundstone (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	John Ward	814	71.0	+37.6
	Residents	Kika Mirylees	790	68.9	+18.0
	Conservative	Adrian Waller	225	19.6	−25.9
	Conservative	Tom van den Broek	217	18.9	−15.5
	Labour	Andrew Jones	118	10.3	−4.1
Turnout			1,156	35.4
	Residents gain from Conservative		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

Farnham Upper Hale

Farnham Upper Hale (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Penny Marriott	813	75.7	+27.0
	Residents	Peter Marriott	690	64.2	+26.6
	Labour	Howard Kaye	186	17.3	+2.3
	Conservative	Owen Barry	173	16.1	−26.4
	Conservative	Stephen Barr	121	11.3	−21.9
Turnout			1,081	33.8
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents gain from Conservative		Swing

Farnham Weybourne and Badshot Lea

Farnham Weybourne and Badshot Lea (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Hunt	701	50.7	+17.0
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Merryweather	604	43.6	N/A
	Residents	Bob Blower	456	32.9	N/A
	Residents	David Quick	388	28.0	N/A
	Conservative	Chris Storey	209	15.1	−25.6
	Conservative	Nabeel Nasir	161	11.6	−28.2
	Labour	Joan Anniballi	65	4.7	−14.0
Turnout			1,396	41.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Farnham Wrecclesham and Rowledge

Farnham Wrecclesham and Rowledge (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Brian Edmonds	675	52.1	N/A
	Residents	Peter Clark	620	47.8	N/A
	Conservative	Robert Ramsdale	390	30.1	−20.0
	Conservative	Lynley Griffiths	315	24.3	−31.6
	Liberal Democrats	Rosamund Lupton	265	20.4	N/A
	Labour	Tim Corry	119	9.2	−12.5
Turnout			1,305	38.8
	Residents gain from Conservative		Swing
	Residents gain from Conservative		Swing

Frensham, Dockenfield and Tilford

Frensham, Dockenfield and Tilford (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Adams	683	60.7	+60.7
	Conservative	Julia Potts	590	52.4	+52.4
	Green	Susan Ryland	454	40.3	N/A
	Labour	Natasha Fletcher	228	20.2	N/A
Turnout			1,146	37.5
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Godalming Binscombe

Godalming Binscombe (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Rivers	729	63.9	+28.3
	Labour	Nick Palmer	467	40.9	+7.9
	Conservative	Anne Gray	375	32.9	−10.8
	Conservative	David Hunter	302	26.5	−22.2
Turnout			1,164	38.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Godalming Central and Ockford

Godalming Central and Ockford (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Follows	1,073	74.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Anne-Marie Rosoman	878	60.6	N/A
	Conservative	Kirsty Walden	292	20.2	−31.1
	Conservative	Tristan Hopper	275	19.0	−25.5
	Labour	Richard Ashworth	179	12.4	−19.9
Turnout			1,459	39.8
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Godalming Charterhouse

Godalming Charterhouse (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Steve Williams	865	67.6	+34.1
	Conservative	Steve Cosser	504	39.4	−20.1
	Labour	Kate Cooney	446	34.8	+8.9
	Conservative	Andrew Bolton	422	33.0	−17.4
Turnout			1,292	47.3
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Godalming Farncombe and Catteshall

Godalming Farncombe and Catteshall (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Penny Rivers	1,012	73.7	+46.1
	Labour	George Wilson	484	35.3	+17.3
	Conservative	Nicholas Williams	395	28.8	−11.1
	Conservative	Ross Welland	317	23.1	−21.6
Turnout			1,396	38.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Godalming Holloway

Godalming Holloway (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Joan Heagin	1,034	61.6	N/A
	Conservative	Peter Martin	737	43.9	−27.0
	Conservative	Tom Martin	642	38.3	−26.6
	Labour	Toby Westcott-White	465	27.7	−1.9
Turnout			1,698	50.8
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Haslemere Critchmere and Shottermill

Haslemere Critchmere and Shottermill (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jacqueline Robini	1,034	57.1	+23.0
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Nicholson	894	49.4	+24.2
	Liberal Democrats	John Robini	887	49.0	+24.8
	Conservative	James Edwards	619	34.2	−18.4
	Conservative	Carole King	566	31.3	−16.5
	Conservative	Phoebe Sullivan	472	26.1	−18.9
	UKIP	Adam Wade	184	10.2	N/A
Turnout			1,837	41.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Haslemere East and Grayswood

Haslemere East and Grayswood (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Simon Dear	1,001	45.6	−1.2
	Conservative	Stephen Mulliner	999	45.1	−7.8
	Conservative	Robert Knowles	976	44.1	−6.5
	Liberal Democrats	Terry Weldon	819	37.0	N/A
	Green	Gary Lloyd	800	36.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Pamplin	796	35.9	+13.3
	Labour	Adrian La Porta	202	9.1	−6.5
Turnout			2,279	44.5
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hindhead

Hindhead (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jerome Davidson	544	48.6	+32.7
	Conservative	Peter Isherwood	542	48.4	−12.0
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey Whitby	542	48.4	+34.5
	Conservative	Gerrard Hall	437	39.0	−19.8
	Labour	David Irwin	79	7.1	N/A
Turnout			1,160	35.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Milford

Milford (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Baker	646	50.7	N/A
	Independent	John Lee	629	49.3	+13.6
	Conservative	Simon Drake	356	27.9	−35.5
	Conservative	Adam Taylor-Smith	315	24.7	−12.6
	UKIP	Rosaleen Egan	203	15.9	−7.1
Turnout			1,282	41.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Shamley Green and Cranleigh North

Shamley Green and Cranleigh North (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Howard	Unopposed	N/A	−79.5
Turnout			N/A	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing

Witley and Hambledon

Witley and Hambledon (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jan Floyd-Douglass	617	51.0	−11.7
	Conservative	Trevor Sadler	615	50.9	−2.5
	Independent	Maxine Gale	601	49.7	N/A
	Labour	George Davies	267	22.1	+5.0
Turnout			1,225	40.7
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

By-elections

Milford

Milford: 13 February 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Maxine Gale	452	50.6	N/A
	Conservative	Carmel Oates	328	36.7	+8.8
	Independent	Rosaleen Egan	113	12.7	−3.2
Majority			124	13.9
Turnout			893	28.1	−12.9
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

Cranleigh East

Cranleigh East: 7 October 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Townsend	903	56.8	+10.3
	Conservative	Rosemary Burbridge	686	43.2	+4.6
Majority			217	13.6
Turnout			1,589	30.6	−2.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+2.8

Frensham, Dockenfield & Tilford

Frensham, Dockenfield & Tilford: 12 May 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Munro	492	42.1	N/A
	Green	Susan Ryland	354	30.3	−10.0
	Conservative	Nabeel Nasir	323	27.6	−33.1
Majority			138	11.8
Turnout			1,169	35.9	−1.6
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing	N/A

Hindhead

Hindhead: 23 June 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Julian Spence	537	54.6	+6.2
	Conservative	Ged Hall	446	45.4	−3.0
Majority			91	9.2
Turnout			983	29.8	−5.8
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	+4.6

Chiddingfold and Dunsfold

Chiddingfold and Dunsfold: 1 December 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dave Busby	652	66.6
	Conservative	Ian Mitchell	297	30.3
	Labour	Rebecca Aitken	30	3.1
Majority			355	36.3
Turnout			979
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing