Surrey's Local Election results mapped in full as Lib Dems and Greens make gains

Kieran Graves

4 May 2024 at 6:11 am·4-min read

A view of the Reigate and Banstead Local Election 2024 count -Credit:SurreyLive

The results of the 2024 Local elections in Surrey are in after polling stations closed (May 2) and counts concluded (May 3). Councils have been reshaped in many areas with the Conservatives notably being wiped out in Woking, while Lisa Townsend (Con) was re-elected as the county’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC).

Gains have been made By Lib Dems, the Green Party, and Labour across Elmbridge, Mole Valley, Reigate and Banstead, Runnymede, and Woking. Liberal Democrat Laura Cavaliere won in a by-election in Waverley while councillors from Residents' Associations narrowly fell short of a majority in Tandridge.

Voters went to the polls to elect candidates across six councils as well as in a by-election and to choose their Police and Crime Commissioner. A national picture shows Labour, Lib Dems, and Greens have taken advantage of Conservative losses. The Surrey results have been mapped below, along with links to details of the full breakdown and turnout in each area.

Elmbridge

The Lib Dems gained four seats in Elmbridge in the 2024 Local Elections and are now just two seats away from taking control of Elmbridge Borough Council. However, in what was otherwise a good set of results for the party Leader of the Council, Bruce McDonald, lost his seat to Mary Marshall, an independent candidate.

A third of the 48 seats (16) in Elmbridge were up for election when voters went to the polls (May 2). This represented one seat in each of the council’s wards. Full details of the Local Election 2024 results can be found here.

Mole Valley

The Lib Dems maintained their hold on Mole Valley as the party gained an extra seat in the 2024 Local Elections. This took the Lib Dem total on the district council to 31 out of 39 as a third of the area’s seats (14) went up for election.

Liberal Democrats held all 10 of the seats they were defending and picked up the vacant seat in Capel Leigh, Newdigate and Charlwood and took a seat off the Conservatives in Leatherhead South. The remaining Mole Valley seats are held by six independent members and two Conservatives. Full details of the Local Election 2024 results can be found here.

Reigate and Banstead

Reigate and Banstead Borough Council remains under no overall control after a third of its seats went up for election. The Conservatives lost out in the 2024 Local Elections as seats were picked from them by the Green Party, the Liberal Democrats, and Labour. Full details of the Local Election 2024 results can be found here.

Runnymede

Runnymede Borough Council remains no overall control after the 2024 Local Elections despite gains from the Liberal Democrats, Labour, and the Green Party. The Conservatives went into the 2024 elections as the largest party and held 18 of the 41 seats on the council. A third of these were up for election (14) when voters went to the polls (May 2). Full details of the Local Election 2024 results can be found here.

Tandridge

Tandridge District Council remains in no overall control after every seat was contested in the 2024 Local Elections. Councillors from Residents' Associations now hold 20 of the 43 seats but fell short of the 22 seats needed to gain a majority.

There will also be 11 Liberal Democrat-held seats and seven Conservatives. Boundary changes meant the number of councillors in Tandridge increased by one to 43 and meant every single seat on the council was up for grabs across 18 new wards. Full details of the Local Election 2024 results can be found here.

Woking

The Conservative Party was wiped out in Woking in the 2024 Local elections after the party’s remaining members lost all four previously held seats. A third of Woking Borough Council’s seats (11) were contested when voters went to the polls (May 2) with results showing the Lib Dems have kept hold of their control of the council.

This makes Woking the first council in Surrey not to have a single Conservative councillor and serves as a major warning of a difficult road ahead in the upcoming general election. Full details of the Local Election 2024 results can be found here.

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