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2023 Surrey Heath Borough Council election

The 2023 Surrey Heath Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect 32 of 35 members of Surrey Heath Borough Council in England.[2][3][4][5] It was held on the same day as other local elections. The Liberal Democrats took control of the council from a minority Conservative administration.[6][2]

2023 Surrey Heath Borough Council election
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All 35 seats to Surrey Heath Borough Council
18 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 BlankBlankBlank
LeaderSashi MylvaganamAlan McClafferty[1]
PartyLiberal DemocratsConservativeIndependent
Last election10 seats, 28.6%18 seats, 51.4%4 seats, 11.4%
Seats before9185[a]
Seats won2463
Seat changeIncrease 14Decrease 12Decrease 1
Popular vote28,41622,9123,927
Percentage48.8%39.4%6.7%
SwingIncrease 20.4%Decrease 7.4%Decrease 3.7%
 Fourth partyFifth party
 BlankBlank
LeaderSharon Galliford
PartyLabourGreen
Last election1 seat, 2.9%2 seats, 5.7%
Seats before12
Seats won20
Seat changeIncrease 1Decrease 2
Popular vote2,428145
Percentage4.2%0.2%
SwingDecrease 1.8%Decrease 4.7%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Surrey Heath Borough Council election
Leader before election

Alan McClafferty
Conservative
No overall control

Leader after election

David Whitcroft
Liberal Democrats

Overview

Prior to the election the council was under no overall control, being led by a Conservative minority administration. The election in the Frimley Green ward was postponed until 15 June 2023 following the death of one of the original candidates.[7][8] Of the seats where elections were held on 5 May, the Liberal Democrats won 21 seats, enough to give them an overall majority on the council for the first time in its history.[9]

The Liberal Democrat group leader before the election, Sashi Mylvaganam, was a candidate in Frimley Green ward and so had to wait until 15 June to see if he would be re-elected. As such, the party chose David Whitcroft instead to be the new leader of the council, being appointed at the subsequent annual meeting of the council on 17 May 2023.[10] The Liberal Democrats won all three seats in the postponed Frimley Green election, with Sashi Mylvaganam returning to the council. The party then reconsidered its leadership, but chose to appoint neither Whitcroft nor Mylvaganam as its leader, appointing instead Shaun Macdonald. He was subsequently confirmed as the new leader of the council on 28 June 2023.[11]

Results summary

2023 Surrey Heath Borough Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
 Liberal Democrats31[12]24151 1468.648.828,416+20.4
 Conservative356214 1217.139.422,912–7.4
 Independent7301 18.66.73,927–3.7
 Labour7221 15.74.22,428–1.8
 Green1002 20.00.2145–4.7
 Reform UK2000 0.00.6372N/A

Ward results

The results for each ward were:[13]

Bagshot

Bagshot (3 seats)[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMark Gordon 1,061 55.1 +16.7
ConservativeValerie White* 978 50.8 +8.1
Liberal DemocratsRichard Wilson 681 35.4 -16.2
ConservativeFrank Du Cann67735.2+1.2
Liberal DemocratsCathy Whitcroft67635.1-9.3
Liberal DemocratsZee Virani59931.1-8.7
IndependentAndrew Willgoss36418.9N/A
Reform UKSam Goggin20210.5N/A
Turnout1,92434.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Bisley and West End

Bisley and West End (3 seats)[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsLiz Noble* 1,312 57.5 +34.4
Liberal DemocratsSarbie Kang 902 39.5 +18.7
Liberal DemocratsYing Perrett 863 37.8 +21.0
ConservativeAdrian Page*75333.0-13.6
ConservativeTony Henderson70230.8-12.5
ConservativeAlex Hanney62527.4-12.6
IndependentGraham Alleway*59826.2-16.3
IndependentAdrian Keeling40817.9N/A
Turnout2,28132.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent

Frimley

Frimley (2 seats)[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsAlan Ashbery 783 60.9 N/A
Liberal DemocratsDavid O'Mahoney 722 56.1 N/A
ConservativeSarah Croke*51139.7-29.9
ConservativeDarryl Ratiram*39730.9-36.0
Turnout128634.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Frimley Green

Following the death of a candidate in Frimley Green ward (three members) the election was countermanded. A poll took place on the 15th June 2023, with Attieh Fard replacing the late Karen Campion.[8]

Frimley Green (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsJacques Olmo 1,131 61.4 +6.7
Liberal DemocratsHelen Whitcroft 1,111 60.3 +5.9
Liberal DemocratsSashi Mylvaganam* 1,070 58.1 +10.4
ConservativeStuart Black73842.4+10.1
ConservativeHoward Thomson61033.1+2.6
ConservativeAttieh Fard60833.0+5.1
Turnout184235.6
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Heatherside

Heatherside (3 seats)[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsJohn Skipper* 1,613 65.3 +17.2
Liberal DemocratsLouise Ashbery 1,559 63.1 +10.0
Liberal DemocratsBob Raikes 1,512 61.2 +16.0
ConservativeJulia Wood82933.5-5.5
ConservativeSimon Dickens81933.1-2.9
ConservativeDave Henry81132.8+0.8
Turnout247143.1
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Lightwater

Lightwater (3 seats)[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsJulie Hoad 1,184 52.2 N/A
Liberal DemocratsShaun MacDonald 1,128 49.7 N/A
Liberal DemocratsKevin Thompson 1,080 47.6 N/A
ConservativeKatia Malcaus Cooper96642.6+3.3
ConservativeRebecca Jennings-Evans*94341.5-2.6
ConservativeJames Harris84037.0-1.3
Reform UKPeter Appleford1707.5-7.2
LabourTom Johnson1446.3N/A
Turnout227042.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Green
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Green

Mytchett and Deepcut

Mytchett and Deepcut (3 seats)[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsDavid Whitcroft 995 54.9 +10.3
Liberal DemocratsMorgan Rise* 961 53.0 +12.3
Liberal DemocratsCliff Betton 950 52.4 +11.8
ConservativeAttieh Fard75241.5-10.4
ConservativeLawrence Alexander74741.2+8.3
ConservativeDavid Natolie66136.4+4.2
Turnout181432.0
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Old Dean

Old Dean (2 seats)[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeShaun Garrett* 563 58.9 +10.7
ConservativeLewis Mears 504 52.7 +5.5
LabourHeather Gibbs39341.1-9.1
LabourBrian Gibbs38240.0-0.9
Turnout95724.8
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Parkside

Parkside (2 seats)[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsRob Lee 837 54.6 +20.3
Liberal DemocratsNirmal Kang 833 54.3 +28.7
ConservativeLouise Grainger65342.6-14.8
ConservativeSteed Bennett64241.9-12.4
Turnout153439.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

St Michael's

St Michael's (2 seats)[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJonathan Quin 684 56.5 +17.6
LabourMurray Rowlands 661 54.6 +15.7
ConservativeChris Buxton50341.6-16.3
ConservativeGregory Mwenkentishi41734.5-18.9
Turnout121028.1
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

St Paul's

St Paul's (2 seats)[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJonny Cope 714 48.5 -19.2
ConservativeJosh Thorne 692 47.0 -15.7
Liberal DemocratsSimon Browne67345.7+14.0
Liberal DemocratsMatt Hodges-Long65444.4+16.9
LabourManuela Radeva835.6N/A
LabourGeorge Ridgway815.5N/A
Turnout147238.1
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Town

Town (2 seats)[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsMary Glauert 706 59.6 +18.8
Liberal DemocratsLeanne MacIntyre 690 58.3 +22.6
ConservativeNathan Drury45738.6-19.8
ConservativeRicky Singh41435.0-19.0
Turnout118429.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Watchetts

Watchetts (2 seats)[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsLisa Finan-Cooke 831 59.4 N/A
Liberal DemocratsKel Finan-Cooke 823 58.8 N/A
ConservativeCaroline Adam-Holboj53338.1-23.1
ConservativeBenedict Dias51136.5-23.4
Turnout140034.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Windlesham and Chobham

Windlesham and Chobham (3 seats)[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentVictoria Wheeler* 864 43.6 -21.1
IndependentPat Tedder* 790 39.9 -22.3
IndependentEmma-Jane McGrath* 611 30.8 -22.1
ConservativeJustin Cars53527.0-3.6
Liberal DemocratsAmy Moqbel53426.9N/A
Liberal DemocratsJack Massarano51325.9N/A
Liberal DemocratsSara Ibrahim49024.7N/A
ConservativeAbu Bakar39419.9-5.2
ConservativeFaaris Khan35217.8-5.0
IndependentAlison Hook29214.7-6.3
GreenClare Relton1457.3N/A
Turnout198235.6
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold

References

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