Spelthorne Council - Wards and Councillors

District council · South East · 39 seats in 13 wards

Spelthorne Council is run by an Independent / Liberal Democrats minority coalition. The council has 39 councillors in 13 wards. Seats by party: Conservative 14, Lib Dem 10, Other 8, Labour 6, Green 1.

Spelthorne Council will be abolished on 1 April 2027 under local government reorganisation, and will hold no further elections. Its area now elects West Surrey, a new council elected in May 2026. See West Surrey

Control

Seats by party

Independent / Liberal Democrats Coalition (Minority)

39 seats - 20 for a majority

Labour 6Conservative 14Lib Dem 10Green 1Other 8

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Conservative +2 Other +1 Labour −1 Green −2

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (39 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Other30.4%7

Conservative24.0%12

Lib Dem17.9%10

Labour15.3%7

Green11.5%3

Reform0.9%0

Largest party

Conservative 14

6 short of the 20 needed for a majority

Closest result

Sunbury East

Conservative won the last seat by 8 votes over Lib Dem, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Staines

Lib Dem gain from Green, 16 October 2025 (6 since 2021)

Constituencies

1 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

60%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemGreenIndependent

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 13 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Ashford Common Simon Bhadye, Naz Islam, Katherine Rutherford	4 May 2023 Conservative 24.1% lead 0.3 pts
Ashford East Rose Chandler, Joanne Sexton, Sinead Mooney	4 May 2023 Independent 24.9% lead 5.4 pts
Ashford North and Stanwell South Rebecca Geach, Med Buck, Sean Beatty	4 May 2023 Labour 32.6% lead 9.7 pts
Ashford Town Michelle Arnold, Greg Neall, Paul Woodward	4 May 2023 Independent 21.1% lead 2.0 pts
Halliford and Sunbury West Sandra Dunn, John Turner, Lawrence Nichols	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 56.8% lead 29.4 pts
Laleham and Shepperton Green Darren Clarke, Karen Howkins, Anant Mathur	4 May 2023 Conservative 34.7% lead 10.0 pts
Riverside and Laleham Daniel Geraci, Denise Saliagopoulos, Michele Gibson	4 May 2023 Independent 29.7% lead 3.6 pts
Shepperton Town Lisa Brennan, Maureen Attewell, John Boughtflower	4 May 2023 Conservative 33.7% lead 14.1 pts
Staines Malcolm Beecher, Howard Williams, Laura Barker	4 May 2023 Green 35.5% lead 8.1 pts
Staines South Chris Bateson, Tony Burrell, Jolyon Caplin	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 49.3% lead 16.9 pts
Stanwell North Sue Doran, John Doran, Jon Button	4 May 2023 Labour 56.0% lead 12.0 pts
Sunbury Common Suraj Gyawali, Mary Dong, Harry Boparai	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 36.0% lead 9.6 pts
Sunbury East Matthew Lee, Buddhi Weerasinghe, Kathy Grant	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 38.2% lead 3.6 pts

Ashford Common

Katherine Rutherford IndependentNaz Islam ConservativeSimon Bhadye Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative24.1%

Independent23.8%

Independent21.8%

Labour15.1%

Lib Dem15.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Simon Bhadye Elected	Conservative	783
Naz Islam Elected	Conservative	781
Katherine Rutherford Elected	Independent	773
Jugjit Kaur Matharu	Conservative	709
David Alexander	Independent	706
Andrew David Lamb	Labour	491
Alan Leslie Mockford	Lib Dem	490

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Ashford East

Joanne Sexton IndependentRose Chandler ConservativeSinead Mooney Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Independent24.9%

Independent19.5%

Conservative18.0%

Independent11.8%

Labour11.1%

Green8.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Joanne Rose Sexton Elected	Independent	991
Elizabeth Joyce Baldock Elected	Independent	776
Rose Chandler Elected	Conservative	714
Keith Robinson	Conservative	615
Vandana Tuteja	Conservative	544
John Anthony Cornelius Enright	Independent	467
Gerald Dare	Labour	442
Chris Hyde	Green	319
Gerald Gravett	Independent	265
Nigel Keith Lethbridge Scott	Green	253

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 4 July 2024

Conservative27.4%

Independent24.5%

Labour22.2%

Reform16.2%

Lib Dem9.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sinead Mooney Elected	Conservative	973	27.4%
Philip Frederick Baldock	Independent	870	24.5%
Jared Kidd	Labour	790	22.2%
Paul Brew	Reform	575	16.2%
Satpal Thethy	Lib Dem	343	9.7%

Ashford North and Stanwell South

Med Buck ConservativeRebecca Geach LabourSean Beatty Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour32.6%

Conservative22.9%

Independent18.9%

Independent17.7%

Reform8.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Sean Beatty Elected	Labour	728
Rebecca Geach Elected	Labour	695
Med Buck Elected	Labour	671
Sonia Maya Dhiman	Conservative	511
Amar Brar	Conservative	506
Julie Anne Fegredo	Conservative	497
Chris Davies	Independent	421
Jason Robert Lane	Independent	395
Marian Winifred Rough	Reform	178

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Ashford Town

Greg Neall Lib DemMichelle Arnold IndependentPaul Woodward Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Independent21.1%

Conservative19.1%

Green17.9%

Labour15.1%

Independent13.7%

Independent13.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Michelle Nina Catherine Arnold Elected	Independent	801
Olivia Rybinski Elected	Conservative	725
Andrew McLuskey Elected	Green	677
Nick Gething	Conservative	653
Paul Woodward	Conservative	651
Mark Kluth	Labour	571
Dene Richard Winch	Green	548
Robin Ellison Henfrey	Independent	519
Quentin Rupert Edgington	Independent	499

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 19 June 2025

Lib Dem27.4%

Reform23.4%

Conservative19.0%

Independent18.3%

Labour11.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Greg Neall Elected	Lib Dem	539	27.4%
Jason Ian Gelver	Reform	459	23.4%
Alex Balkan	Conservative	374	19.0%
Philip Frederick Baldock	Independent	359	18.3%
Rhiannon Lewis	Labour	234	11.9%

Halliford and Sunbury West

John Turner Lib DemLawrence Nichols Lib DemSandra Dunn Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem56.8%

Conservative27.4%

Labour15.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Sandra Dunn Elected	Lib Dem	1,014
Lawrence Edward Nichols Elected	Lib Dem	921
John Ashby Turner Elected	Lib Dem	833
Anna Nowicka	Conservative	489
Michael John Brennan	Conservative	489
Paul Joseph Robigo	Conservative	477
Roger Barclay Bowen	Labour	281

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Laleham and Shepperton Green

Anant Mathur ConservativeDarren Clarke ConservativeKaren Howkins Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative34.7%

Green24.7%

Lib Dem17.3%

Labour13.9%

Independent7.1%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Karen Howkins Elected	Conservative	945
Darren Clarke Elected	Conservative	878
Anant Mathur Elected	Conservative	710
Stuart John Whitmore	Green	673
Jil Beecher	Green	614
John Still Thesiger	Lib Dem	470
Pierre Cooper	Labour	378
John Patrick Johnston	Independent	192
Andy Pattinson	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	65
Helen Elizabeth Couchman	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	55
Paul Dennis Couchman	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	37

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Riverside and Laleham

Daniel Geraci IndependentDenise Saliagopoulos ConservativeMichele Gibson Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Independent29.7%

Independent26.1%

Lib Dem25.5%

Conservative18.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Denise Saliagopoulos Elected	Independent	1,191
Daniel Luca Geraci Elected	Independent	1,046
Michele Gibson Elected	Lib Dem	1,022
Sinead Mooney	Conservative	754
Keith Robert Malcouronne	Conservative	661
Michael Zenonos	Conservative	619

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Shepperton Town

John Boughtflower ConservativeLisa Brennan IndependentMaureen Attewell Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative33.7%

Green19.6%

Lib Dem19.0%

Labour15.7%

Independent12.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Maureen Attewell Elected	Conservative	1,194
Lisa Brennan Elected	Conservative	955
John Boughtflower Elected	Conservative	920
Peter John Hughes	Green	694
Martin Evemy Gammon	Lib Dem	672
Stephen John Bentley	Labour	555
Sue Bryer	Independent	423

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Staines

Howard Williams IndependentLaura Barker Lib DemMalcolm Beecher Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Green35.5%

Independent27.4%

Labour21.5%

Conservative15.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Malcolm Eric Beecher Elected	Green	1,222
Adam Gale Elected	Green	1,169
Howard Williams Elected	Independent	942
Khalid Mustafa	Labour	740
Mark Francis	Conservative	537
Trudy Anne Burgess	Conservative	474
Adrian Leandro Ulisse	Conservative	343

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 16 October 2025

Lib Dem37.9%

Reform23.5%

Independent12.3%

Conservative10.9%

Green7.7%

Labour7.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Laura Barker Elected	Lib Dem	804	37.9%
Harry Phillips	Reform	499	23.5%
Sean Freeman	Independent	261	12.3%
Mark Francis	Conservative	231	10.9%
Stuart John Whitmore	Green	163	7.7%
Jared Kidd	Labour	158	7.4%
Paul Dennis Couchman	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	8	0.4%

Staines South

Chris Bateson Lib DemJolyon Caplin Lib DemTony Burrell Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem49.3%

Labour32.4%

Conservative18.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Chris Bateson Elected	Lib Dem	1,171
Jolyon Peter Caplin Elected	Lib Dem	1,064
Tony Burrell Elected	Labour	769
Kathy Hurst	Conservative	437
Maurice Trevor Watts	Conservative	383
Graeme Oliver Reid	Conservative	337

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Stanwell North

John Doran LabourJon Button LabourSue Doran Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour56.0%

Conservative44.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Sue Doran Elected	Labour	804
Jon Button Elected	Labour	798
John Doran Elected	Labour	773
Anita Elizabeth McIlroy	Conservative	632
Jim McIlroy	Conservative	621
Rohan Vijjhalwar	Conservative	476

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Sunbury Common

Harry Boparai Lib DemMary Dong IndependentSuraj Gyawali Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem36.0%

Independent26.4%

Independent15.1%

Conservative15.1%

Reform7.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Harry Boparai Elected	Lib Dem	828
Mary Bing Dong Elected	Lib Dem	740
Suraj Gyawali Elected	Lib Dem	648
Ian Joseph Beardsmore	Independent	608
Jacqueline Stanton	Independent	348
Simon David Paul Rollo	Conservative	347
Jayson Nitish Bhadye	Conservative	283
Alex Sapunovas	Conservative	227
Rory O'Brien	Reform	172

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Sunbury East

Buddhi Weerasinghe ConservativeKathy Grant Lib DemMatthew Lee Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem38.2%

Conservative34.6%

Green27.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Kathy Grant Elected	Lib Dem	1,068
Buddhi Weerasinghe Elected	Conservative	967
Matthew Lee Elected	Conservative	960
Michael Alexiou	Lib Dem	952
Jay Patel	Conservative	852
Daniel Christian Dollin	Green	758

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

4 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Ashford North and Stanwell South	Med Buck	Labour 2023	Conservative
Riverside and Laleham	Denise Saliagopoulos	Independent 2023	Conservative
Shepperton Town	Lisa Brennan	Conservative 2023	Independent
Sunbury Common	Mary Dong	Lib Dem 2023	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

6 by-elections since July 2021, 6 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
16 October 2025	Staines	Lib Dem gain from Green	37.9%
19 June 2025	Ashford Town	Lib Dem gain from Conservative	27.0%
19 July 2024	Ashford East	Conservative gain from Independent
10 September 2023	Ashford Town	Conservative gain from Independent
24 August 2022	Laleham and Shepperton Green	Conservative gain from Independent
25 May 2022	Laleham and Shepperton Green	Green gain from Conservative

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Spelthorne	100%	Conservative	Conservative 33%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Spelthorne

102,953 residents in 41,808 households

Voted Leave in 2016

60% 8 above GB

Degree or higher

34% same as GB

No qualifications

17% 1 below GB

Own their home

68% 7 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

13% 4 below GB

Rent privately

18% 2 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

28% 3 below GB

Aged 65 and over

22% same as GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.