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2023 Waverley Borough Council election

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All 50 seats to Waverley Borough Council 26 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Paul Follows John Ward Stephen Mulliner (defeated) Party Liberal Democrats Farnham Residents Conservative Last election 14 seats, 26.5% 15 seats, 19.6% 23 seats, 39.7% Seats before 16 14 18 Seats won 22 13 10 Seat change 8 2 13 Popular vote 23,058 10,469 29,116 Percentage 30.1% 13.7% 38.0% Swing 3.6% 5.9% 1.7%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Nick Palmer Steve Williams Party Labour Independent Green Last election 2 seats, 6.7% 1 seat, 1.9% 2 seats, 4.9% Seats before 2 3 2 Seats won 2 2 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 4,488 2,986 6,381 Percentage 5.9% 3.9% 8.3% Swing 0.8% 2.0% 3.4%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Waverley Borough Council election
Leader before election Paul Follows Liberal Democrat No overall control Leader after election Paul Follows Liberal Democrat No overall control

The 2023 Waverley Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Waverley Borough Council in Surrey, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

Summary

New ward boundaries took effect for this election, reducing the number of seats from 57 to 50.

The council was under no overall control prior to the election. The council remained under no overall control afterwards, being run by a coalition of the Liberal Democrats, Farnham Residents, Labour and the Green Party. The leader of the Conservative group, Stephen Mulliner, lost his seat.

Election result

The overall results were:

2023 Waverley Borough Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	25	22	0	0	8	44.0	30.1	23,058	+3.6
	Farnham Residents	14	13	0	0	2	26.0	13.7	10,469	–5.9
	Conservative	50	10	0	0	13	20.0	38.0	29,116	–1.7
	Labour	13	2	0	0		4.0	5.9	4,488	–0.8
	Independent	4	2	0	0	1	4.0	3.9	2,986	+2.0
	Green	9	1	0	0	1	2.0	8.3	6,381	+3.4
	Reform UK	2	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	115	N/A
	TUSC	2	0	0	0		0.0	<0.1	28	N/A

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Waverley Borough Council following the close of nominations on 4 April 2023. The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating a sitting councillor standing for re-election:

Alfold, Dunsfold & Hascombe

Bramley & Wonersh

Chiddingfold

Cranleigh East

Cranleigh West

Elstead & Peper Harow

Ewhurst & Ellens Green

Farnham Bourne

Farnham Castle

Farnham Firgrove

Farnham Heath End

Farnham Moor Park

Farnham North West

Farnham Rowledge

Farnham Weybourne

Godalming Binscombe & Charterhouse

Godalming Central & Ockford

Godalming Farncombe & Catteshall

Godalming Holloway

Haslemere East

Haslemere West

Hindhead & Beacon Hill

Western Commons

Witley & Milford

By-elections

Farnham Castle

Witley and Milford

Godalming Biscombe & Charterhouse

References

1. "Election of Borough Councillors". Waverley Borough Council. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
2. "The Waverley (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/1136, retrieved 5 July 2023
3. Gee, Daniel (5 May 2023). "Local elections 2023: Tories suffer heavy losses as Lib Dems increase grip on Waverley Borough Council". Haslemere Herald. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
4. "Waverley election result". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
5. "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Waverley Borough Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
6. "Waverley Borough Council election - Thursday 4th May 2023". Waverley Borough Council. Retrieved 5 July 2023.

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