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.

Composition since 1955

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2015

2019

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Council elections

• 1973 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election
• 1976 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[1]
• 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)^[2][3][4]
• 1999 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election
• 2003 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[5]
• 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)^[6]

Results maps

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  2003 results map
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  2007 results map
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  2011 results map
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  2015 results map
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  2019 results map
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  2023 results map

By-election results

1995-1999

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

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

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

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

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