Spelthorne Borough Council elections

Spelthorne Borough Council in Surrey, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 39 councillors are elected from 13 wards.[1]

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in controlYears
Conservative1973–June 2020
NOCJune 2020 – Present

Council elections
  • 1973 Spelthorne Borough Council election
  • 1976 Spelthorne Borough Council election
  • 1979 Spelthorne Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[3]
  • 1983 Spelthorne Borough Council election
  • 1987 Spelthorne Borough Council election
  • 1991 Spelthorne Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4]
  • 1995 Spelthorne Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[5][6][7][8]
  • 1999 Spelthorne Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[9]
  • 2003 Spelthorne Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 1)[10][11]
  • 2007 Spelthorne Borough Council election
  • 2011 Spelthorne Borough Council election
  • 2015 Spelthorne Borough Council election
  • 2019 Spelthorne Borough Council election

By-election results

1995-1999
Ashford West By-Election 28 May 1998[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative G E Forsbrey 455 54.1 +24.5
Labour H Cooper 277 32.9 -7.9
Liberal Democrats L de Laune 109 13.0 +6.2
Majority 178 21.2
Turnout 841 43.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Stanwell North By-Election 2 July 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Victor Agarwal 610 46.0 -18.9
Conservative 605 45.7 +19.4
Liberal Democrats 110 8.3 -0.5
Majority 5 0.3
Turnout 1,325
Labour hold Swing

1999-2003
Ashford North By-Election 23 March 2000[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Patricia Weston 508 58.9 +3.2
Labour John May 235 27.2 -9.9
Independent Eric Butterfield 80 9.3 +9.3
Liberal Democrats Brian Bird 40 4.6 -2.6
Majority 273 31.7
Turnout 863 26.3
Conservative hold Swing
Laleham By-Election 14 June 2001[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative James Fullbrook 532 51.4 -0.5
Labour Joyce Trace 339 32.8 -5.8
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Edwards 164 15.8 +6.3
Majority 193 18.6
Turnout 1,035 17.9
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011
Ashford East By-Election 23 October 2008[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Steven Rough 858 51.7 -1.4
Liberal Democrats Diane Appleby 452 27.3 +13.4
UKIP Christopher Browne 185 11.2 +11.2
Labour Mark Appleyard 163 9.8 -3.1
Majority 406 24.4
Turnout 1,658 29.8
Conservative hold Swing
Ashford East By-Election 4 June 2009[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Patricia Amos 903 43.4 -9.8
Liberal Democrats Diane Appleby 543 26.1 +12.3
UKIP Christopher Browne 457 22.0 +22.0
Labour John May 179 8.6 -4.3
Majority 360 17.3
Turnout 2,082 37.3
Conservative hold Swing
Laleham and Shepperton Green By-Election 1 October 2009[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Stephen Fairfax 814 42.2 -16.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Dunn 742 38.5 +13.4
UKIP Peter Parker 154 8.0 +8.0
Independent Lawrence Burrell 142 7.4 +7.4
Labour Ian French 77 4.0 -12.6
Majority 72 3.7
Turnout 1,929 33
Conservative hold Swing

References
  1. "Councillors". Spelthorne Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
  2. "Spelthorne". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  3. The Borough of Spelthorne (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
  4. legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  5. legislation.gov.uk - The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No. 2) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  6. legislation.gov.uk - The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No. 4) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  7. legislation.gov.uk - The Heathrow Airport (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  8. legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1994. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  9. legislation.gov.uk - The Runnymede and Spelthorne (Borough Boundaries) Order 1996. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  10. "Local elections". * BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
  11. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Spelthorne (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  12. "Ashford West By-Election 1998". Spelthorne Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
  13. "Ashford North By-Election 23/03/00". Spelthorne Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
  14. "Laleham By-Election - 14 June 2001". Spelthorne Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
  15. "Conservative win in Ashford East by-election". Spelthorne Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
  16. "Ashford East Ward By Election Results - 4 June 2009". Spelthorne Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
  17. "Election of Councillor of the Laleham and Shepperton Green Ward of the Spelthorne Borough Council". Spelthorne Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
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