Waverley Council - Wards and Councillors

District council · South East · 50 seats in 24 wards

Waverley Council is run by a Liberal Democrats / Independent / Green coalition. The council has 50 councillors in 24 wards. Seats by party: Lib Dem 24, Other 14, Conservative 10, Green 1.

Waverley 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

Liberal Democrats / Independent / Green Coalition

50 seats - 26 for a majority

Conservative 10Lib Dem 24Green 1Other 14Vacant 1

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Lib Dem +2 Other −1 Labour −2 1 vacant

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (50 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Lib Dem31.1%22

Conservative28.0%10

Other18.9%15

Green13.1%1

Labour8.8%2

Reform0.2%0

Largest party

Lib Dem 24

2 short of the 26 needed for a majority

Closest result

Milford & Witley

Conservative won the last seat by 1 vote over another Conservative candidate, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Haslemere West

Lib Dem hold, 7 July 2026 (7 since 2021)

Constituencies

3 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

42%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

ConservativeLib DemIndependentOther

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 24 wards

Councillors and last results

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

Ward and councillors	Last election
Alfold, Dunsfold & Hascombe Connor Relleen, Kevin Deanus	4 May 2023 Conservative 44.0% lead 15.0 pts
Bramley & Wonersh Jane Austin, Michael Goodridge, Lauren Atkins	4 May 2023 Conservative 42.6% lead 15.2 pts
Chiddingfold Dave Busby	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 75.1% lead 50.2 pts
Cranleigh East Philip Townsend, Ken Reed, Ruth Reed	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 59.7% lead 30.3 pts
Cranleigh West Alan Morrison, Liz Townsend	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 55.3% lead 21.3 pts
Elstead & Peper Harow Gemma Long	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 60.9% lead 21.8 pts
Ewhurst & Ellens Green Michael Higgins	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 51.2% lead 9.4 pts
Farnham Bourne Carole Cockburn, George Murray	4 May 2023 Conservative 44.2% lead 8.8 pts
Farnham Castle Alan Earwaker, George Hesse	4 May 2023 Farnham Residents 50.2% lead 15.5 pts
Farnham Firgrove Kika Mirylees, Jerry Hyman	4 May 2023 Farnham Residents 55.1% lead 25.7 pts
Farnham Heath End Tony Fairclough, Michaela Wicks	4 May 2023 Farnham Residents 58.5% lead 33.3 pts
Farnham Moor Park Andy MacLeod, Mark Merryweather	4 May 2023 Farnham Residents 47.3% lead 13.7 pts
Farnham North West Graham White, David Beaman	4 May 2023 Farnham Residents 58.2% lead 35.4 pts
Farnham Rowledge John Ward, Peter Clark	4 May 2023 Farnham Residents 53.8% lead 28.2 pts
Farnham Weybourne Andrew Laughton, Richard Steijger	4 May 2023 Farnham Residents 46.6% lead 6.6 pts
Godalming Binscombe & Charterhouse Steve Williams, Daniel Husseini, Paul Rivers	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 29.3% lead 2.1 pts
Godalming Central & Ockford Paul Follows, Victoria Kiehl	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 70.6% lead 41.2 pts
Godalming Farncombe & Catteshall Janet Crowe, Penny Rivers	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 47.4% lead 15.7 pts
Godalming Holloway Adam Duce, Peter Martin	4 May 2023 Conservative 30.2% lead 1 vote
Haslemere East Peter Nicholson, Terry Weldon, Zoe Barker-Lomax	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 34.1% lead 4.1 pts
Haslemere West Oli Leach, Jacquie Keen	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 64.3% lead 42.3 pts
Hindhead & Beacon Hill Julian Spence, Jerome Davidson	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 55.1% lead 10.2 pts
Milford & Witley Phoebe Sullivan, Maxine Gale, Laura Cavaliere	4 May 2023 Independent 30.3% lead 6.1 pts
Western Commons Vacant, David Munro	4 May 2023 Independent 45.3% lead 17.8 pts

Alfold, Dunsfold & Hascombe

Connor Relleen ConservativeKevin Deanus Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative44.0%

Lib Dem29.0%

Green19.8%

Labour7.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Kevin Neil Deanus Elected	Conservative	572
Connor Kurt Relleen Elected	Conservative	394
Guy Palmer	Lib Dem	377
Amanda Taryn Sampson	Green	257
Zahid Naqvi	Labour	94

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Bramley & Wonersh

Jane Austin ConservativeLauren Atkins ConservativeMichael Goodridge Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative42.6%

Lib Dem27.4%

Green23.0%

Labour6.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jane Kathryn Austin Elected	Conservative	1,673
Lauren Kay Atkins Elected	Conservative	1,450
Michael Goodridge Elected	Conservative	1,390
Mark Vivian	Lib Dem	1,077
Paul William Wright	Lib Dem	1,073
Martin William D'Arcy	Green	903
Simon Joseph Hall	Labour	271
Christopher James Hard	Labour	203

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Chiddingfold

Dave Busby Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem75.1%

Conservative24.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Dave Busby Elected	Lib Dem	668	75.1%
Kathleen Patricia Thompson	Conservative	221	24.9%

Cranleigh East

Ken Reed Lib DemPhilip Townsend Lib DemRuth Reed Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem59.7%

Conservative29.4%

Labour10.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Philip Townsend Elected	Lib Dem	1,351
Ruth Reed Elected	Lib Dem	1,316
Ken Reed Elected	Lib Dem	1,207
Stephanie Ann Kelly	Conservative	666
Simon Robertson Chatfield	Conservative	617
Dennis Arthur Davidson	Conservative	597
Mark West	Labour	246

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Cranleigh West

Alan Morrison Lib DemLiz Townsend Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem55.3%

Conservative34.0%

Labour5.6%

Reform4.0%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Liz Townsend Elected	Lib Dem	1,110
Alan Morrison Elected	Lib Dem	836
Christopher William Pierce	Conservative	682
Thomas George Cox	Conservative	622
Joseph Ben Davies	Labour	113
Arthur Martin Barringer	Reform	81
Laurence Dunn	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	22
Eleanor Waple	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	6

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Elstead & Peper Harow

Gemma Long Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem60.9%

Conservative39.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gemma Long Elected	Lib Dem	649	60.9%
Sheila Dowell	Conservative	416	39.1%

Ewhurst & Ellens Green

Michael Higgins Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem51.2%

Conservative41.8%

Reform3.8%

Labour3.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Michael Higgins Elected	Lib Dem	462	51.2%
Nigel Edward Garfit Clowes	Conservative	377	41.8%
Keith Nisbet	Reform	34	3.8%
James Bryan Mitchell	Labour	29	3.2%

Farnham Bourne

Carole Cockburn ConservativeGeorge Murray Farnham Residents

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative44.2%

Farnham Residents35.4%

Green20.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Carole Cockburn Elected	Conservative	776
George Murray Elected	Farnham Residents	621
Michaela Martin	Farnham Residents	614
Aly Fitch	Conservative	533
George Wilson	Green	357

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Farnham Castle

Alan Earwaker Farnham ResidentsGeorge Hesse Farnham Residents

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Farnham Residents50.2%

Labour34.7%

Conservative15.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Heather McClean Elected	Farnham Residents	621
George Hesse Elected	Farnham Residents	575
John Gaskell	Labour	429
Clare Louise Ovens	Conservative	188
Anthony John Watson	Conservative	172

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 18 April 2024

Farnham Residents32.5%

Lib Dem29.6%

Labour23.0%

Conservative14.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Alan Earwaker Elected	Farnham Residents	307	32.5%
Theresa Meredith-Hardy	Lib Dem	279	29.6%
John Gaskell	Labour	217	23.0%
Aly Fitch	Conservative	141	14.9%

Farnham Firgrove

Jerry Hyman Farnham ResidentsKika Mirylees Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Farnham Residents55.1%

Labour29.4%

Conservative15.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Kika Mirylees Elected	Farnham Residents	851
Jerry Hyman Elected	Farnham Residents	841
Rebecca Michelle Birchwood	Labour	454
Arthur Forrest	Conservative	239
William Toby Page	Conservative	213

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Farnham Heath End

Michaela Wicks Farnham ResidentsTony Fairclough Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Farnham Residents58.5%

Labour25.2%

Conservative16.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Michaela Colleen Wicks Elected	Farnham Residents	837
Tony Fairclough Elected	Farnham Residents	834
Andrew Jones	Labour	360
Rosamund Croft	Conservative	233
Timothy Stacey	Conservative	214

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Farnham Moor Park

Andy MacLeod Farnham ResidentsMark Merryweather Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Farnham Residents47.3%

Lib Dem33.6%

Conservative19.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Andy Macleod Elected	Farnham Residents	981
Mark Ian Merryweather Elected	Lib Dem	696
Sarah Marie Austin	Conservative	397
Sean Patrick Donovan-Smith	Conservative	273

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Farnham North West

David Beaman Farnham ResidentsGraham White Farnham Residents

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Farnham Residents58.2%

Green22.8%

Conservative19.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
David Beaman Elected	Farnham Residents	668
Graham John White Elected	Farnham Residents	578
Natasha Fletcher	Green	261
Pat Frost	Conservative	218
James Pressly	Conservative	138

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Farnham Rowledge

John Ward Farnham ResidentsPeter Clark Farnham Residents

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Farnham Residents53.8%

Conservative25.6%

Independent20.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
John Anthony Ward Elected	Farnham Residents	893
Peter Alexander Clark Elected	Farnham Residents	818
David Alan Dearsley	Conservative	425
Christopher Neil Storey	Conservative	379
Mark Westcott	Independent	343

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Farnham Weybourne

Andrew Laughton Farnham ResidentsRichard Steijger Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Farnham Residents46.6%

Lib Dem40.0%

Conservative13.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Andrew James Seymour Laughton Elected	Farnham Residents	737
Richard Peter Steijger Elected	Lib Dem	632
Ian Sampson	Conservative	211
Anthony Guy Grantly Lewis	Conservative	187

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Godalming Binscombe & Charterhouse

Daniel Husseini ConservativePaul Rivers Lib DemSteve Williams Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem29.3%

Green27.2%

Labour22.6%

Conservative20.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Paul Rivers Elected	Lib Dem	1,377
Stephen Edward Dalton Williams Elected	Green	1,280
Nick Palmer Elected	Labour	1,061
Steve Cosser	Conservative	984
Ed Holliday	Conservative	954
Daniel Husseini	Conservative	860

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 24 September 2024

Conservative40.6%

Lib Dem40.0%

Green10.9%

Labour8.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Daniel Husseini Elected	Conservative	725	40.6%
James Crosthwaite Barratt	Lib Dem	714	40.0%
David Brian Foster Faraday	Green	195	10.9%
Ben Knight	Labour	151	8.5%

Godalming Central & Ockford

Paul Follows Lib DemVictoria Kiehl Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem70.6%

Conservative29.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Paul David Follows Elected	Lib Dem	897
Victoria Claire Kiehl Elected	Lib Dem	839
Andrew John Campbell Bolton	Conservative	374
Daren Howell	Conservative	297

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Godalming Farncombe & Catteshall

Janet Crowe Lib DemPenny Rivers Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem47.4%

Labour31.7%

Conservative20.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Penny Rivers Elected	Lib Dem	1,074
Janet Anne Crowe Elected	Labour	718
Nick Williams	Conservative	473
Robert Wells	Conservative	327

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Godalming Holloway

Adam Duce Lib DemPeter Martin Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative30.2%

Lib Dem30.2%

Green29.2%

Independent10.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Peter Martin Elected	Conservative	900
Adam Duce Elected	Lib Dem	899
Clare Louise Weightman	Green	871
Anne Gray	Conservative	788
Adam Clark	Independent	310

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Haslemere East

Peter Nicholson Lib DemTerry Weldon Lib DemZoe Barker-Lomax Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem34.1%

Conservative30.0%

Green26.4%

Labour9.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Peter Nicholson Elected	Lib Dem	1,169
Terry Weldon Elected	Lib Dem	1,122
Zoe Alice Barker-Lomax Elected	Conservative	1,030
Stephen Mulliner	Conservative	976
Graham Louis Betts	Conservative	938
Claire-Louise Matthes	Green	905
Shirley Lewis	Labour	327

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Haslemere West

Jacquie Keen Lib DemOli Leach Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem64.3%

Conservative22.0%

Labour13.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jacquie Keen Elected	Lib Dem	856
John Robini Elected	Lib Dem	761
Stephen Peter Fry	Conservative	293
Tom Bridge	Conservative	257
Toby Westcott-White	Labour	183

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 7 July 2026

Lib Dem58.6%

Green17.4%

Conservative15.0%

Reform8.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Oli Leach Elected	Lib Dem	551	58.6%
Thomas Oliver Shrive	Green	164	17.4%
Toby Byfield	Conservative	141	15.0%
Barb Witt	Reform	84	8.9%

Hindhead & Beacon Hill

Jerome Davidson Lib DemJulian Spence Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem55.1%

Conservative44.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jerome Davidson Elected	Lib Dem	801
Julian Spence Elected	Lib Dem	745
Malcolm Carter	Conservative	653
Ged Hall	Conservative	559

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Milford & Witley

Laura Cavaliere Lib DemMaxine Gale IndependentPhoebe Sullivan Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Independent30.3%

Lib Dem24.2%

Conservative24.0%

Green21.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Maxine Gale Elected	Independent	1,336
Andrew Law Elected	Lib Dem	1,064
Phoebe Sullivan Elected	Conservative	1,058
Gary Hudson	Conservative	1,057
Mark Bray-Parry	Green	946
Trevor James Sadler	Conservative	892

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 2 May 2024

Lib Dem44.7%

Conservative35.0%

Independent20.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Laura Cavaliere Elected	Lib Dem	1,152	44.7%
Gary Hudson	Conservative	902	35.0%
Tony Sollars	Independent	526	20.4%

Western Commons

David Munro IndependentVacant Vacant

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Independent45.3%

Conservative27.5%

Green27.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
David John Munro Elected	Independent	997
James Staunton Elected	Conservative	605
Susan Ryland	Green	601
Nabeel Ahmed Nasir	Conservative	368

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

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

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Farnham Heath End	Tony Fairclough	Farnham Residents 2023	Lib Dem
Godalming Farncombe & Catteshall	Janet Crowe	Labour 2023	Lib Dem

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

7 by-elections since July 2021, 4 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
7 July 2026	Haslemere West	Lib Dem hold	58.6%
27 September 2024	Godalming Binscombe & Charterhouse	Conservative gain from Labour	40.6%
9 May 2024	Milford & Witley	Lib Dem hold	44.7%
23 April 2024	Farnham Castle	Local party hold
1 December 2022	Chiddingfold and Dunsfold	Lib Dem gain from Conservative
23 June 2022	Hindhead	Lib Dem gain from Conservative
25 May 2022	Frensham Dockenfield and Tilford	Independent gain from Conservative

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Farnham and Bordon	50%	Conservative	Conservative 36%
Godalming and Ash	49%	Conservative	Conservative 42%
Dorking and Horley	1%	Lib Dem	Lib Dem 35%

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 Waverley

128,227 residents in 52,454 households

Voted Leave in 2016

42% 10 below GB

Degree or higher

47% 13 above GB

No qualifications

11% 7 below GB

Own their home

72% 11 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

12% 5 below GB

Rent privately

15% 5 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

24% 7 below GB

Aged 65 and over

27% 5 above 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.