2026 East Surrey Council election

2026 East Surrey Council election
7 May 2026 (2026-05-07)
All 72 seats to East Surrey Council
37 seats needed for a majority
Registered406,177
Turnout199,485
49.1%
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Liberal Democrats Residents Conservative
Seats before 75[a] 60[b] 54
Seats won 40 7 10
Seats after 40 7 10
Seat change Decrease 35 Decrease 53 Decrease 44
Percentage 29.4% 9.4% 22.3%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Independent Green Labour
Seats before 34 16 3
Seats won 2 8 0
Seats after 2 8 0
Seat change Decrease 32 Decrease8 Decrease 3
Percentage 2.7% 11.3% 3.4%
  Seventh party
  Blank
Party Reform
Seats before 2
Seats won 5
Seats after 5
Seat change Increase 3
Percentage 21.5%
Map showing the wards that were contested at the 2026 East Surrey Council election.
Composition of the council following the election.
  Liberal Democrats: 40 seats
  Conservative Party: 10 seats
  Green Party of England and Wales: 8 seats
  Residents' Association: 7 seats
  Reform UK: 5 seats
  Independent: 2 seats
Leader after election

Steve Wotton
Liberal Democrats

The 2026 East Surrey Council election was an election that took place on 7 May 2026 to elect members of East Surrey Council in Surrey, England.

This was the inaugural election to East Surrey Council, ahead of its formal creation from the merger of Elmbridge, Epsom & Ewell, Mole Valley, Reigate & Banstead, and Tandridge, along with the abolition of Surrey County Council. The council will initially operate as a "shadow authority", with the transition to the council's full powers expected on 1st April 2027.[1][2]

72 seats from 36 wards were contested at the election, a sharp reduction in the number of councillors covering the East Surrey area (246 pre-reorganisation[c] vs. 72 post-reorganisation, a reduction of 71%). The ward boundaries used were a modified set of boundaries derived from the Surrey County Council division boundaries covering the East Surrey Council area and last used in the 2021 Surrey County Council election.[3]

The Liberal Democrats won a majority at this election, taking 40 of the 72 seats. After the election, they chose Steve Wotton to be their group leader.[4] He was formally confirmed as leader of the shadow authority at its inaugural meeting at Reigate on 20 May 2026.[5]

Comparison with SCC results of 2021


At the Surrey County Council elections of 2021, the results in the 36 divisions within the East Surrey area were as follows:

The Conservative Party won 22 divisions, with 22 councillors duly elected. Residents’ Parties and candidates won 7 divisions. The Liberal Democrats won 3 divisions. The Greens won 2 divisions, and Independent candidates also won in 2 divisions. No Labour Party or Reform Party candidates were elected, with Reform contesting only a minimal number of seats in Surrey (and across England) in the local elections of 2021.

With two councillors to be elected in each of the 36 wards of East Surrey in 2026 (and with those 36 wards being very similar to the 36 Surrey County Council divisions contested in 2021), one can summarise that the notional 2021-based ‘seats before’ starting point for each of the political parties prior to the 2026 East Surrey election was as follows:

Conservatives 44 seats (ie. double their haul of 22 wins in 2021, owing to two councillors per ward being elected in 2026, rather than just one as in 2021); Residents’ parties and candidates 14 seats; the Liberal Democrats 6 seats; the Greens 4 seats; and Independents 4 seats.

By this calculation, the Liberal Democrats increased their number of councillors in East Surrey in 2026 by 34, going from 6 notional seats in 2021 to 40 seats in 2026. The Conservatives saw a net reduction of 34, winning just 10 seats compared to their previous total of 44. The Greens doubled their number of seats, going from 4 in 2021 to 8 in 2026, whilst the number of Residents’ seats was halved, going down from 14 to 7. The Reform Party secured 5 seats in 2026, an increase of 5, and Independents saw their representation halved, from 4 seats to 2. The Labour Party failed to secure any seats in East Surrey in either 2021 or 2026.


Opinion polling

Pollster Date(s)
conducted		 Sample
size		 Con Lab Lib Dem Green Reform Ind/Other Lead
JL Partners[6] (MRP) April 2026 TBA 25% 7% 29% 9% 27% 4% 2

Election results

2026 East Surrey Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 71 40 0 0 +34 55.6 29.4 113,582 N/A
  Conservative 72 10 0 0 -34 13.9 22.3 86,378 N/A
  Green 68 8 0 0 +4 11.1 11.3 43,725 N/A
  Reform 72 5 0 0 +5 6.9 21.5 82,987 N/A
  Residents Association 10 2 0 0 Steady 2.8 3.4 13,156 N/A
  Independent 9 2 0 0 Steady 2.8 2.7 10,482 N/A
  Ashtead Independents 2 2 0 0 Steady 2.8 1.5 5,771 N/A
  Nork and Tattenhams Residents' Associations 2 2 0 0 Steady 2.8 1.4 5,449 N/A
  The Molesey Residents Association 2 1 0 0 Steady 1.4 0.7 2,708 N/A
  Labour 61 0 0 0 0 0.0 3.4 13,095 N/A
  Hinchley Wood Residents 2 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.0 3,970 N/A
  Thames Ditton Residents' Association 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.4 1,676 N/A
  The Walton Society 2 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.4 1,507 N/A
  Ind. Network 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.3 1,181 N/A
  Weybridge Independents 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.3 1,003 N/A
  SDP 2 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.0 78 N/A
  Heritage 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.0 42 N/A

Results by ward

Elmbridge

Cobham & Oxshott South (2 seats)[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative David Lewis 2,855 25.8
Conservative Alan Parker 2,469 22.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Aubrey 1,520 13.8
Liberal Democrats Linda Idrizi 1,443 13.1
Reform Elaine Kingston 1,101 10.0
Reform Nicholas Wood 1,021 9.2
Green Winter Bono 369 3.3
Labour Carolyn Gray 166 1.5
Labour Steven Gray 110 1.0
Registered electors 12,473
Turnout 5,651 45.4
Rejected ballots 7 0.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Esher, Claygate & Oxshott North (2 seats)[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Alex Coomes 2,390 20.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew Burton 2,241 19.4
Conservative Andrew Burley 1,954 16.9
Conservative Amanda Manship 1,665 14.4
Independent Simon Waugh 977 8.5
Reform Geoff Herbert 899 7.8
Reform Art Salihu 631 5.5
Green Sarah Coomes 392 3.4
Green Ian Cunningham 271 2.3
Labour Julie Crook 96 0.8
SDP Lawrence Riley 36 0.3
Registered electors 10,038
Turnout 5,960 59.5
Rejected ballots 11 0.2
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Hersham (2 seats)[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Wendy Gibbs 2,252 20.6
Conservative John Cope 1,952 17.8
Liberal Democrats Alistair Price 1,946 17.8
Conservative Corinne Sterry 1,407 12.9
Reform Harrison Allman-Varty 1,138 10.4
Reform Carlos de Pommes 969 8.9
Green Helen Brown 425 3.9
Independent Simon Leifer 392 3.6
Green Laura Murria 305 2.8
Labour Francis Eldergill 150 1.4
Registered electors 11,049
Turnout 5,640 51.1
Rejected ballots 8 0.1
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Long Ditton, Hinchley Wood & Weston Green (2 seats)[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Fran Fish 2,651 21.5
Liberal Democrats Neil Houston 2,431 19.7
Hinchley Wood Residents Simon Crome 2,103 17.1
Hinchley Wood Residents Scott Dodkins 1,867 15.1
Reform David Hall 658 5.3
Conservative Caroline Kim 631 5.1
Reform Jim Torpey 588 4.8
Conservative James Nicholas 536 4.3
Green Lorna Hayes 379 3.1
Green Dalia Wickenden 282 2.3
Labour Nick Davies 115 0.9
Labour Rachelle Headland 93 0.8
Registered electors 11,971
Turnout 6,248 52.2
Rejected ballots 2 0.0
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Thames Ditton & East Molesey (2 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Sue Fergy 2,108 20.6
Liberal Democrats Vicky Zadeh 1,865 18.3
Thames Ditton Residents' Association Sam Brierley 1,676 16.4
The Molesey Residents Association Kevin Whincup 1,298 12.7
Conservative Charlotte Keywood 792 7.8
Conservative Redmond Walsh 570 5.6
Reform Colin Greff 544 5.3
Reform Paul Simmons 506 5.0
Green Leah Thomas 352 3.4
Green James Price 289 2.8
Labour Richard Lewis 137 1.3
Labour Harry McKay 77 0.8
Registered electors 10,038
Turnout 5,223 52.1
Rejected ballots 6 0.1
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Walton (2 seats)[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Nick Dodds 2,315 21.8
Liberal Democrats Joshua Lambert 1,864 17.6
Independent Gregor MacGregor 1,235 11.6
Reform Wendy Hobbs 1,218 11.5
Reform Gill Tovey 1,120 10.6
The Walton Society Barry Cheyne 1,075 10.1
Conservative Lloyd Soldatt 562 5.3
Green Eddie Moriarty 415 3.9
Conservative Rahul Verma 373 3.5
Green Kyle Napp 254 2.4
Labour Callum Dyer 181 1.7
Registered electors 12,068
Turnout 5,449 45.3
Rejected ballots 13 0.2
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Walton South & Oatlands (2 seats)[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Kirsty Hewens 2,712 24.0
Liberal Democrats Ashley Tilling 2,317 20.5
Conservative Ann Meehan 1,606 14.2
Conservative Dan Smith 1,536 13.6
Reform Candida Brook 1,032 9.1
Reform Joe Torreson 877 7.8
Green Karen Hohler 474 4.2
The Walton Society Andrew Kelly 432 3.8
Labour Susan Cope 162 1.4
Labour Anthony Charlesworth 131 1.2
Registered electors 11,787
Turnout 5,792 49.2
Rejected ballots 6 0.1
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
West Molesey (2 seats)[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Steve Bax 2,248 22.9
The Molesey Residents Association Ernest Mallett 1,410 14.4
Conservative Sunny Cadman 1,262 12.9
Liberal Democrats James Kemp 1,148 11.7
Reform Stephen Brown 987 10.1
Liberal Democrats Philip Smith-Stevenson 906 9.2
Reform Larisa Marcu 696 7.1
Green Andrew Dillon 592 6.0
Green Joel Prujean-Skupski 324 3.3
Labour Susan Dennis 247 2.5
Registered electors 10,365
Turnout 5,083 49.1
Rejected ballots 2 0.0
Conservative win (new seat)
Residents win (new seat)
Weybridge (2 seats)[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Pippa Graeme 2,334 23.2
Liberal Democrats Eva Ferlez 2,001 19.9
Conservative Hilary Butler 1,598 15.9
Conservative Alistair Mann 1,169 11.6
Reform Colin McFarlane 1,027 10.2
Weybridge Independents Peter Harman 1,003 17.5
Reform Moira Gill 989 9.8
Green Sandra Bartelik 363 3.6
Green Brittany Johansson 335 3.3
Labour Gary Dean 141 1.4
Labour Co-op Helen Pilmer 116 1.2
Registered electors 12,337
Turnout 5,740 46.6
Rejected ballots 8 0.1
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Epsom and Ewell

Epsom Town & Downs (2 seats)[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Melissa Baynes 2,769 23.0
Liberal Democrats Roy Deadman 2,475 20.6
Residents Association Steven McCormick 1,503 12.5
Residents Association Kim Spickett 1,146 9.5
Reform Henry Strausser 825 6.9
Reform Adrian Daniels 817 6.8
Conservative Aaron Persand 632 5.3
Conservative Michael Ware 607 5.1
Green Gregory Smith 389 3.2
Green Sally Stewart 383 3.2
Labour Kate Chinn 277 2.3
Labour Stuart Gosling 192 1.6
Registered electors 12,007
Turnout 6,154 51.3
Rejected ballots 11 0.2
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Epsom West (2 seats)[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats David Buxton 2,538 21.2
Liberal Democrats John Hindmarsh 2,538 21.2
Reform David Bearryman 989 8.2
Conservative Kieran Persand 959 8.0
Conservative Stephen Pontin 953 7.9
Reform Ben Cronin 916 7.6
Residents Association Scott Marshall 710 5.9
Residents Association Christine Cleveland 702 5.9
Green Yvonne Grunwald 683 5.7
Green Jonathan Parkinson 548 4.6
Labour Ros Godson 246 2.1
Labour Keew Ng 210 1.8
Registered electors 12,058
Turnout 5,997 49.8
Rejected ballots 9 0.1
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Ewell Court, Auriol & Cuddington (2 seats)[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Residents Association Eber Kington 2,567 24.1
Residents Association Peter O'Donovan 2,215 20.8
Reform Iain Kinner 1,060 10.0
Liberal Democrats Andrew Casey 994 9.3
Reform Simon Keats 921 8.7
Liberal Democrats Jeanne Ng 815 7.7
Conservative Charlotte Angus 493 4.6
Green Melissa Awcock 430 4.0
Green David Lee 409 3.8
Conservative Caleb Heather 392 3.7
Labour Richard Chinn 175 1.6
Labour Steve Dyke 163 1.5
Registered electors 12,002
Turnout 5,465 45.6
Rejected ballots 12 0.2
Residents Association win (new seat)
Residents Association win (new seat)
Ewell Village, Stoneleigh & Nonsuch (2 seats)[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Alan Avis 1,993 16.2
Liberal Democrats Julian Freeman 1,908 15.5
Residents Association Hannah Dalton 1,558 12.6
Residents Association Clive Woodbridge 1,460 11.8
Reform Andy Aldridge 1,158 9.4
Conservative Meera Persand 1,116 9.0
Conservative Shanice Goldman 1,082 8.8
Reform Steve Harding 1,049 8.5
Green Kulsoom Bilgrami 436 3.5
Green Kenneth Bradshaw 300 2.4
Labour Helen Lewis 146 1.2
Labour Bill Hodgkiss 129 1.0
Registered electors 12,319
Turnout 6,330 51.4
Rejected ballots 5 0.1
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
West Ewell (2 seats)[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Smith 1,815 18.4
Liberal Democrats Sammi Villabon 1,712 17.3
Reform Sarah Chambers 1,269 12.8
Reform Simon Chambers 1,239 12.5
Residents Association Lucie McIntyre 678 6.9
Residents Association Neil Dallen 617 6.2
Green Neil Friday 429 4.3
Green Amandeep Sandhawalia 397 4.0
Conservative Christopher Muller 377 3.8
Labour Rob Geleit 357 3.6
Conservative Tracy Muller 345 3.5
Independent Alex Coley 331 3.4
Labour Paul Martin 310 3.1
Registered electors 11,227
Turnout 5,056 45.2
Rejected ballots 13 0.3
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Mole Valley

Ashtead (2 seats)[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Ashtead Independents Chris Hunt 3,059 26.6
Ashtead Independents Andy Smith 2,712 23.6
Liberal Democrats Alison Kelly 1,015 8.8
Reform Grant McMurray 922 8.0
Liberal Democrats Andy Norman 914 7.9
Reform Steve Suzuki 778 6.8
Conservative Gavin Newton 566 4.9
Conservative Roger Maunter 466 4.1
Green Joanna Sherring 456 4.0
Green Emily Stewart 355 3.1
Labour Susan Gilchrist 150 1.3
Labour Jason Anderson 109 0.9
Registered electors 11,391
Turnout 5,889 51.8
Rejected ballots 9 0.2
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Bookham & Fetcham West (2 seats)[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Caroline Joseph 3,273 24.3
Liberal Democrats Andrew Matthews 3,158 23.4
Conservative Louise Calland 1,684 12.5
Conservative Guy Eason 1,527 11.3
Reform Richard Granville 1,525 11.3
Reform Rosie Joynson 1,451 10.8
Green Alex Baines-Buffery 406 3.0
Green Natt Tapley 329 2.4
Labour Bill Peacock 126 0.9
Registered electors 12,565
Turnout 6,894 54.9
Rejected ballots 8 0.1
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Dorking (2 seats)[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Stephen Cooksey 3,210 28.0
Liberal Democrats Bradley Nelson 2,838 24.8
Green Chris Crook 1,043 9.1
Reform Matthew Moreau 932 8.1
Green Lisa Scott 877 7.7
Reform Marion Woodville 812 7.1
Conservative Sharon Dickinson 787 6.9
Conservative Mark Saunders 672 5.9
Labour Co-op Kev Stroud 250 2.2
SDP Fred Tidy 42 0.4
Registered electors 11,394
Turnout 5,921 52.1
Rejected ballots 13 0.2
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Dorking Hills (2 seats)[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Claire Malcomson 2,475 22.7
Liberal Democrats Abhiram Magesh 2,221 20.4
Reform Matthew Carter 1,542 14.2
Reform Leigh Jones 1,393 12.8
Conservative Lucy Botting 1,223 11.2
Conservative Khobi Patterson-Vallis 1,024 9.4
Green James Poke 495 4.5
Green John Roche 396 3.6
Labour Co-op James Stringer 118 1.1
Registered electors 10,635
Turnout 5,625 53.1
Rejected ballots 19 0.3
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Dorking Rural (2 seats)[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Jo Farrar-Astrop 2,115 18.6
Liberal Democrats Dineke van den Bogerd 1,969 17.3
Reform Geoff Cox 1,773 15.6
Conservative Helyn Clack 1,693 14.9
Reform Jacqueline Inwood 1,581 13.9
Conservative Marc Hanson 1,331 11.7
Green Simon Bell 453 4.0
Green Gerard Bolton 338 3.0
Labour Noel Humphrey 109 1.0
Registered electors 10,345
Turnout 5,873 56.9
Rejected ballots 10 0.2
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Leatherhead & Fetcham East (2 seats)[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Alan Thompson 1,949 17.6
Liberal Democrats Jolanta Waugh 1,893 17.1
Conservative Tim Hall 1,693 15.3
Conservative Alan Gibbs 1,462 13.2
Reform Scott Kormis 1,253 11.3
Reform David Izatt 1,244 11.3
Green Juliette Littlewood 602 5.4
Green Larissa Ezechie 535 4.8
Labour Co-op Ann Clark 237 2.1
Labour Morten Brinchmann 182 1.6
Registered electors 12,011
Turnout 5,653 47.2
Rejected ballots 15 0.3
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Reigate & Banstead

Banstead, Woodmansterne & Chipstead (2 seats)[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Lynne Fletcher 2,475 23.2
Conservative James King 2,332 21.9
Reform John Payten 1,440 13.5
Reform Henry Smith 1,397 13.1
Liberal Democrats Anthony Anderson 664 6.2
Liberal Democrats Trixie Lawrence 586 5.5
Green Megan Khan 528 5.0
Green Jane Shufflebotham 500 4.7
Labour Christopher Haslett 392 3.7
Labour Mick Hay 343 3.2
Registered electors 10,885
Turnout 5,476 50.4
Rejected ballots 14 0.3
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Earlswood & Reigate South (2 seats)[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Neha Boghani 1,783 20.2
Green Robin Whitwell 1,627 18.5
Reform Chris Byrne 1,240 14.1
Reform Joseph Fox 1,148 13.0
Conservative Janis Colella 842 9.6
Conservative Brian O'Neill 795 9.0
Liberal Democrats Chris Kelly 446 5.1
Liberal Democrats Robin Lawrence 365 4.1
Labour Linda Giles 289 3.3
Labour Marc Gainsford 271 3.1
Registered electors 9,958
Turnout 4,493 45.2
Rejected ballots 6 0.1
Green win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)
Horley East (2 seats)[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Reform David Heaver 1,625 14.6
Liberal Democrats Barry Maguire 1,614 14.5
Reform Gary Bates 1,561 14.0
Liberal Democrats Oliver Walter 1,474 13.2
Conservative Samantha Marshall 1,333 12.0
Conservative Taylor O'Driscoll 1,303 11.7
Green Victoria Chester 1,205 10.8
Green Steel Horton 1,020 9.2
Registered electors 11,744
Turnout 5,688 48.6
Rejected ballots 15 0.3
Reform win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Horley West, Salfords & Sidlow (2 seats)[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Steve Wotton 1,839 18.9
Liberal Democrats Andrew Stevens 1,703 17.5
Reform Andy Lynch 1,696 17.5
Reform William Stanway 1,536 15.8
Conservative Michael Blacker 877 9.0
Conservative Christian Stevens 756 7.8
Green Madeleine Low 586 6.0
Green Jason Thorne 493 5.1
Labour Laurence Nasskau 222 2.3
Registered electors 11,391
Turnout 4,996 43.9
Rejected ballots 7 0.1
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Merstham & Banstead South (2 seats)[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Joel Gabriel 1,589 16.7
Green Shasha Khan 1,544 16.2
Reform Paul Hunt 1,436 15.1
Reform Johnny Wolf 1,408 14.8
Conservative Frank Kelly 1,026 10.8
Conservative Bob Gardner 1,016 10.7
Liberal Democrats Jemma de Vincenzo 430 4.5
Liberal Democrats Graham Burr 406 4.3
Labour Catherine Barrett 385 4.0
Labour Agnes Conroy 291 3.1
Registered electors 10,630
Turnout 4,909 46.3
Rejected ballots 11 0.2
Green win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)
Nork & Tattenhams (2 seats)[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nork and Tattenhams Residents' Associations Peter Harp 2,900 26.3
Nork and Tattenhams Residents' Associations Tim Snuggs 2,549 23.1
Reform Steve Bastin 1,413 12.8
Reform Elizabeth Cooper 1,402 12.7
Conservative Pamela Freeman 693 6.3
Conservative Adrian Freeman 653 5.9
Green Paul Chandler 336 3.0
Liberal Democrats Lexi Lawrence 271 2.5
Green Christian Oster 251 2.3
Liberal Democrats Sam Lewin-Mearing 221 2.0
Labour Geoffrey Woodhead 179 1.6
Labour Martin Webb 149 1.4
Registered electors 11,874
Turnout 5,628 47.5
Rejected ballots 7 0.1
Residents win (new seat)
Residents win (new seat)
Redhill East & North Earlswood (2 seats)[33]
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Jonathan Essex 2,798 30.5
Green Stephen McKenna 2,391 26.1
Reform Teresa Jacks 795 8.7
Conservative Tom Foulser 715 7.8
Reform David Payne 685 7.5
Conservative Shysta Manzoor 522 5.7
Liberal Democrats Martin Elbourne 382 4.2
Liberal Democrats Stuart Holmes 341 3.7
Labour Jack Ithell 270 2.9
Labour Rosie Norgrove 261 2.8
Registered electors 10,299
Turnout 4,705 45.9
Rejected ballots 18 0.4
Green win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)
Redhill West & Meadvale (2 seats)[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Nick Abear 1,482 14.7
Green Elly Heaton 1,475 14.6
Liberal Democrats Steve Kulka 1,430 14.2
Conservative Richard Coad 1,143 11.3
Liberal Democrats Gemma Roulston 1,132 11.2
Conservative William de Save 947 9.4
Reform David Bateman 895 8.9
Reform Ian Covey 761 7.5
Labour Co-op Elliott Wragg 433 4.3
Labour Antony Robinson 394 3.9
Registered electors 10,419
Turnout 5,142 49.4
Rejected ballots 10 0.2
Green win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)
Reigate (2 seats)[35]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Mark Johnston 2,054 17.3
Liberal Democrats Mike Robinson 1,878 15.8
Conservative Jon Mears 1,835 15.5
Conservative Dharam Sharma 1,493 12.6
Green Natasha Lawrence 882 7.4
Reform Lisa Charters 880 7.4
Green Paul Ingram 834 7.0
Independent Victor Lewanski 778 6.6
Reform Karolina Wolf 716 6.0
Labour John Berge 277 2.3
Labour Rex Giles 232 2.0
Registered electors 11,163
Turnout 6,076 54.5
Rejected ballots 6 0.1
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Tadworth, Walton & Kingswood (2 seats)[36]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Shelly Newton 2,289 20.8
Conservative George Curry 2,213 20.1
Reform Liam Tomkins 1,657 15.1
Reform Terry Sankarsingh 1,425 13.0
Ind. Network Zelanie Cooper 1,181 10.7
Green Brian McGuirk 506 4.6
Green Alistair Morten 441 4.0
Liberal Democrats Thomas Dalton 426 3.9
Liberal Democrats Helen Staddon 414 3.8
Labour Andrew Kriek 219 2.0
Labour Esme Wright 218 2.0
Registered electors 11,807
Turnout 5,717 48.5
Rejected ballots 10 0.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Tandridge

Caterham Hill (2 seats)[37]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Ben Horne 1,908 19.7
Liberal Democrats Martin Redman 1,775 18.3
Reform Max Barry 1,469 15.2
Reform Osmund Stuart-Lee 1,222 12.6
Conservative Michael Cooper 1,052 10.9
Conservative Hoong-Wai Cheah 870 9.0
Green Rebecca Gower 467 4.8
Green Amanda Castles 406 4.2
Labour Robin Clements 265 2.7
Labour Stephanie Harvey 252 2.6
Registered electors 11,334
Turnout 5,023 44.5
Rejected ballots 22 0.4
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Caterham Valley (2 seats)[38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Tony Pearce 1,871 23.9
Liberal Democrats Robin Spencer 1,731 22.1
Reform Laura Baker 1,019 13.0
Reform Jamie Wheadon 876 11.2
Conservative Sakina Bradbury 685 8.8
Conservative Richard Mark 603 7.7
Green Leo Domingues 415 5.3
Green Nick Pont 281 3.6
Labour Hamish McDougall 168 2.1
Labour Amelie Wells 166 2.1
Registered electors 9,917
Turnout 4,126 41.7
Rejected ballots 14 0.3
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Godstone (2 seats)[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Reform Simon Lock 1,468 15.9
Reform Steve Paris 1,456 15.8
Conservative Liam Hammond 1,375 14.9
Conservative Theo Harris 1,247 13.5
Liberal Democrats Tamzie Hollands 1,031 11.2
Liberal Democrats Roben Franklin 1,022 11.1
Green Timothy Deadman 608 6.6
Green Carol Ward 567 6.1
Labour Sylvia Berry 246 2.7
Labour Carron Walker 213 2.3
Registered electors 10,435
Turnout 4,738 45.7
Rejected ballots 26 0.5
Reform win (new seat)
Reform win (new seat)
Lingfield (2 seats)[40]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Lesley Steeds 2,057 19.1
Reform Nick Greenfield 2,055 19.1
Reform Julia Searle 1,901 17.7
Conservative Maureen Young 1,301 12.1
Independent Judy Moore 1,000 9.3
Green Catherine Baart 768 7.1
Liberal Democrats Richard Fowler 658 6.1
Liberal Democrats Dave Wilkes 529 4.9
Labour Freyja Chapman 277 2.6
Labour Emba Jones 218 2.0
Registered electors 12,345
Turnout 5,698 46.3
Rejected ballots 20 0.3
Conservative win (new seat)
Reform win (new seat)
Oxted (2 seats)[41]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Deb Shiner 2,216 18.9
Conservative Cameron McIntosh 2,180 18.6
Independent Bryan Black 1,796 15.3
Conservative William Jarrett 1,207 10.3
Reform James Milmine 1,156 9.9
Reform Michael O'Connor 907 7.7
Green Jessica Dracup-Holland 558 4.8
Labour Abigail Chapman-Miller 446 3.8
Green Gillian Vischer 352 3.0
Liberal Democrats Fredericka Hampson 327 2.8
Liberal Democrats Will Howells 311 2.7
Labour Philip Son 222 1.9
Heritage Chris Dean 42 0.4
Registered electors 11,552
Turnout 5,945 51.5
Rejected ballots 6 0.1
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Warlingham (2 seats)[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Jeremy Pursehouse 1,757 19.2
Reform Ryan Bloomfield 1,504 16.4
Conservative Robin Bloore 1,452 15.9
Reform Natalie Butcher 1,388 15.2
Liberal Democrats Perry Chotai 1,312 14.3
Conservative John Yorke 822 9.0
Green Sarah Stewart 522 5.7
Labour Andrew Waters 230 2.5
Labour Pat Hunter 159 1.7
Registered electors 10,344
Turnout 5,069 49.3
Rejected ballots 34 0.7
Independent win (new seat)
Reform win (new seat)

Changes 2026–2031

  • May 2026: The Liberal Democrat group agreed its shadow cabinet at the authority's inaugural meeting, with Kirsty Hewens as deputy leader and portfolio holders including Andrew Burton (finance and resources), Ashley Tilling (children's services and education), David Buxton (adult social care and health), Andrew Matthews (transport, highways and infrastructure), Bradley Nelson (strategic planning and growth), Julian Freeman (housing), Abhiram Magesh (leisure, culture and communities) and Claire Malcomson (climate, environment and waste).[43]

Notes

  1. ↑ Total number of district, borough, and county seats held across the five East Surrey predecessor authorities and the portion of Surrey County Council covering the East Surrey area.
  2. ↑ List of residents associations/groups:
    30 Epsom & Ewell Residents Association
    9 Oxted & Limpsfield Residents Group
    5 Thames Ditton/Weston Green Residents Association
    4 Nork Residents Association
    4 The Moseley Residents Association
    3 Tattenham & Preston Residents
    3 Esher Residents Association
    2 Hinchley Wood Residents Association
  3. ↑ District, borough, and county councillors.

References

  1. ↑ Caulfield, Chris (28 October 2025). "Surrey to be split in two in council reorganisation". BBC News. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
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  3. ↑ Miller, Ruth (28 October 2025). "Surrey LGR Chief Executives Letter" (PDF). gov.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  4. ↑ McCarthy, James (17 May 2026). "Leaders chosen for newly created East Surrey Council". BBC News. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
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  11. ↑ "Election results for Thames Ditton & East Molesey Ward". mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  12. ↑ "Election results for Walton Ward". mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  13. ↑ "Election results for Walton South & Oatlands Ward". mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  14. ↑ "Election results for West Molesey Ward". mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  15. ↑ "Election results for Weybridge Ward". mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  16. ↑ "Election results for Epsom Town & Downs Ward". mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  17. ↑ "Election results for Epsom West Ward". mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  18. ↑ "Election results for Ewell Court, Auriol & Cuddington Ward". mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  19. ↑ "Election results for Ewell Village, Stoneleigh & Nonsuch Ward". mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  20. ↑ "Election results for West Ewell Ward". mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  21. ↑ "Election results for Ashtead Ward". mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  22. ↑ "Election results for Bookham & Fetcham West Ward". mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  23. ↑ "Election results for Dorking Ward". mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
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  25. ↑ "Election results for Dorking Rural Ward". mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  26. ↑ "Election results for Leatherhead & Fetcham East Ward". mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  27. ↑ "Election results for Banstead, Woodmansterne & Chipstead Ward". mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  28. ↑ "Election results for Earlswood & Reigate South Ward". mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  29. ↑ "Election results for Horley East Ward". mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  30. ↑ "Election results for Horley West, Salfords & Sidlow Ward". mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  31. ↑ "Election results for Merstham & Banstead South Ward". mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  32. ↑ "Election results for Nork & Tattenhams Ward". mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  33. ↑ "Election results for Redhill East & North Earlswood Ward". mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
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  37. ↑ "Election results for Caterham Hill Ward". mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  38. ↑ "Election results for Caterham Valley Ward". mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  39. ↑ "Election results for Godstone Ward". mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  40. ↑ "Election results for Lingfield Ward". mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  41. ↑ "Election results for Oxted Ward". mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  42. ↑ "Election results for Warlingham Ward". mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  43. ↑ Jones, Sam (21 May 2026). "Epsom councillors handed key roles on East Surrey's new Shadow Council". Epsom and Ewell Times. Retrieved 2026-08-14.

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