2019 Surrey Heath Borough Council election

The 2019 Surrey Heath Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect all members of Surrey Heath Borough Council in England.[1][2] The elections were held on new boundaries.[3] The Conservatives narrowly held a majority on the council, but it fell from fifteen to just one.[4]

Summary

Election result

2019 Surrey Heath Borough Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 35 18 N/A N/A Decrease 18 51.4 46.8 24,395 –21.8
  Liberal Democrats 21 10 N/A N/A Increase 9 28.6 28.4 14,830 +15.0
  Independent 5 4 N/A N/A Increase 2 11.4 10.4 5,443 +7.9
  Green 3 2 N/A N/A Increase 2 5.7 4.9 2,551 +2.9
  Labour 9 1 N/A N/A Steady 2.9 6.0 3,129 –2.4
  UKIP 6 0 N/A N/A Steady 0.0 3.1 1,604 +0.3
  Pirate 1 0 N/A N/A Steady 0.0 0.4 190 N/A

Results by Ward

Bagshot

Bagshot (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sam Kay 1,031 51.6
Liberal Democrats Tim Fitzgerald 886 44.4
Conservative Valerie White 852 42.7
Liberal Democrats Lance Spencer 795 39.8
Conservative Katia Malcaus Cooper 767 38.4
Conservative Colin Manley 679 34.0
UKIP Stephen West 255 12.8
Majority 57
Turnout 2,015 36
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Bisley and West End

Bisley and West End (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adrian Page 922 46.6
Conservative David Mansfield 857 43.3
Independent Graham Alleway 841 42.5
Conservative Nic Price 792 40.0
Liberal Democrats Julie Hoad 457 23.1
Liberal Democrats Martin Alexander 411 20.8
Liberal Democrats Huw Evans 332 16.8
UKIP Stephen McClelland 245 12.4
Labour Mick Sheehan 182 9.2
Majority 55
Turnout 1,987 31
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Frimley

Frimley (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sarah Croke 853 69.6
Conservative Darryl Ratiram 820 66.9
Labour Julian Woodward 306 25.0
Labour Jefferson Nwokeoma 294 24.0
Majority 514
Turnout 1,271 33
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Frimley Green

Frimley Green (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Leach 1,019 54.7
Liberal Democrats Cliff Betton 1,012 54.4
Liberal Democrats Sashi Mylvaganam 889 47.7
Conservative Bruce Mansell 601 32.3
Conservative Max Nelson 568 30.5
Conservative Attieh Fard 519 27.9
UKIP Jonathan Wong 269 14.4
Pirate Gavin Crump 190 10.2
Majority 288
Turnout 1,879 36
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Heatherside

Heatherside (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Tapper 1,261 53.1
Liberal Democrats John Skipper 1,143 48.1
Liberal Democrats Kristian Wrenn 1,075 45.2
Conservative Paul Ilnicki 926 39.0
Conservative Ian Cullen 855 36.0
Conservative Jonathan Lytle 761 32.0
UKIP Hazel Prowse 357 15.0
Majority 149
Turnout 2,395 42
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Lightwater

Lightwater (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Sharon Galliford 1,019 54.0
Conservative Rebecca Jennings-Evans 833 44.1
Green Peter Barnett 770 40.8
Green Andrew Willgoss 762 40.4
Conservative Jarmila Halovsky-Yu 741 39.3
Conservative John Winterton 723 38.3
UKIP Peter Appleford 278 14.7
Majority 8
Turnout 1,898 35
Green win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)

Mytchett and Deepcut

Mytchett and Deepcut (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Deach 971 51.9
Liberal Democrats Helen Whitcroft 835 44.6
Liberal Democrats Morgan Rise 761 40.7
Liberal Democrats Jacques Olmo 760 40.6
Conservative Craig Fennell 616 32.9
Conservative Joanne Potter 603 32.2
UKIP Damien Heads 298 15.9
Majority 1
Turnout 1,886 36
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Old Dean

Old Dean (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rodney Bates 474 50.2
Conservative Shaun Garrett 455 48.2
Conservative Trefor Hogg 446 47.2
Labour Murray Rowlands 386 40.9
Majority 9
Turnout 968 25
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Parkside

Parkside (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Hawkins 729 57.4
Conservative Josephine Hawkins 690 54.3
Liberal Democrats Cindy Ferguson 435 34.3
Liberal Democrats Chris Tew 325 25.6
UKIP Tony Cable 200 15.7
Majority 255
Turnout 1,279 33
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

St Michael's

St Michael's (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Dougan 583 57.9
Conservative Alan McClafferty 538 53.4
Labour Richard Claridge 392 38.9
Labour Jill Coles 392 38.9
Majority 146
Turnout 1,045 24
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

St Paul's

St Paul's (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Vivienne Chapman 802 67.5
Conservative Dan Adams 745 62.7
Liberal Democrats Fiona Karimjee 377 31.7
Liberal Democrats Miriam Spencer 327 27.5
Majority 368
Turnout 1,212 31
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Town

Town (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Brooks 534 58.4
Conservative Robin Perry 494 54.0
Liberal Democrats Richard Coe 373 40.8
Liberal Democrats Vijaya Ramdas 326 35.7
Majority 121
Turnout 947 25
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Watchetts

Watchetts (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charlotte Morley 664 61.2
Conservative David Lewis 650 59.9
Labour Alexandra Dalwood 379 34.9
Labour Joseph Lord 324 29.9
Majority 271
Turnout 1,136 28
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Windlesham and Chobham

Windlesham and Chobham (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Victoria Wheeler 1,482 64.7
Independent Pat Tedder 1,426 62.2
Independent Emma McGrath 1,213 52.9
Conservative Mike Goodman 701 30.6
Conservative Alex Green 574 25.1
Conservative Alexander Hanney 522 22.8
Independent Alison Hook 481 21.0
Majority 512
Turnout 2,309 42
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

By-Elections between 2019 and 2023

Bagshot (6 May 2021)

A by election was held following the death of Liberal Democrat Councillor Sam Kay.[5]

Bagshot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Gordon 1,225 54.1
Liberal Democrats Richard Wilson 1,038 45.9
Majority 187 8.2
Turnout 2,297 43.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Frimley Green (14 October 2021)

A by election was held in Frimley Green following the resignation of Liberal Democrat Councillor Benjamin Leach.[6]

Frimley Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Black 896 48.3 Increase16
Liberal Democrats Jacques Olmo 877 47.3 Decrease0.4
Labour Christine Richards 76 4.1
Majority 19 1 Decrease14.4
Turnout 1,852 35.65
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

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Bisley and West End (14 April 2022)

A by election was held in Bisley and West End following the resignation of Conservative Councillor David Mansfield.[8]

Bisley and West End
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Liz Noble 1,286 66.2 Increase43.1
Conservative Tony Henderson 662 33.8 Decrease6.2
Majority 624 31.9 Increase14.4
Turnout 1,956 28.30 Decrease2.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 24.65

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References

  1. ^ "Borough and Parish Elections – 2 May 2019". Surrey Heath Borough Council. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Surrey Heath Borough Council". BBC. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Surrey Heath". Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Surrey Heath Local Elections 2019 results: Tory majority slashed to one in Lib Dem surge". Surrey Live. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Tributes paid as Surrey Heath councillor dies aged just 33". 17 January 2020.
  6. ^ "MFGD Society - News".
  7. ^ "Surrey Heath on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022.[user-generated source]
  8. ^ "Resignation Means Tories Lose Majority on Surrey Heath Council".
  9. ^ https://www.surreyheath.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/council/Declaration%20Bisley%20%26%20West%20End.pdf [user-generated source]