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.

Political control
For a summary of the political and administrative history before Epsom and Ewell Borough Council was formed in 1974 from Epsom and Ewell Metropolitan Borough, see Epsom and Ewell.
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Residents Association1937–present

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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

By-election results
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
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
  1. The Borough of Epsom and Ewell (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975
  2. legislation.gov.uk - The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No. 3) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  3. legislation.gov.uk - The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1994. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  4. legislation.gov.uk - The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1995. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  5. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Epsom and Ewell (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
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