Epsom and Ewell Borough Council elections

Epsom and Ewell Borough Council is elected every four years.

Political control

For a summary of the political and administrative history before Epsom and Ewell Borough Council was formed in 1974 from Epsom and Ewell Metropolitan Borough, see Epsom and Ewell.

Party or group in control	Years
Residents Association	1973–present

Composition since 1973

In the chart below white = Residents Association

1973

1976

1979

1983

1987

1991

1995

1999

2003

2007

2011

2015

Council elections

• Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election, 1999
• Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election, 2003
• Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election, 2007
• Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election, 2011
• Epsom and Ewell Borough Council election, 2015

By-election results

Court By-Election 3 July 1997

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		459	80.0	-0.4
	Liberal Democrat		74	12.9	-7.5
	Conservative		44	7.7	+7.7
Majority			385	67.1
Turnout			577	13.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Stamford By-Election 3 July 1997

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents Association		566	44.8	-9.0
	Liberal Democrat		523	41.4	+16.7
	Labour		174	13.8	-7.8
Majority			43	3.4
Turnout			1,263	33.0
	Residents Association hold		Swing

College By-Election 30 October 1997

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		481	44.1	+2.7
	Residents Association		374	34.3	-24.3
	Conservative	Chris Heaton-Harris	182	16.7	+16.7
	Labour		54	5.0	+5.0
Majority			107	9.8
Turnout			1,091	25.2
	Liberal Democrat gain from Residents Association		Swing

Woodcote By-Election 17 March 2005

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Lionel Blackman	558	34.7	+4.1
	Conservative	Sean Sullivan	539	33.5	+1.8
	Residents Association	Christopher Frost	436	27.1	-5.0
	Labour	James Milne	74	4.6	-1.0
Majority			19	1.2
Turnout			1,607	39.3
	Liberal Democrat gain from Residents Association		Swing

Nonsuch By-Election 6 October 2005

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents Association	Christine Howells	539	65.0	-17.0
	Conservative	Patrick Matier	183	22.1	+22.1
	Liberal Democrat	Steve Dixon	95	11.5	-1.0
	Labour	Paul Anthony	12	1.4	-4.2
Majority			256	42.9
Turnout			829	19.8
	Residents Association hold		Swing

Town By-Election 30 March 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Julie Morris	438	39.2	-3.0
	Residents Association	Neil Dallen	373	33.4	+8.9
	Conservative	Anton Irvine	205	18.3	-4.1
	Labour	Katherine Chinn	102	9.1	-1.8
Majority			65	5.8
Turnout			1,118	25.6
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Stoneleigh By-Election 11 May 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents Association	Sandra Sanger	597	41.5	-1.0
	Conservative	Christopher Muller	560	38.9	+0.1
	Liberal Democrat	James Dapre	209	14.5	+2.9
	Labour	William McGinniss	72	5.0	-2.1
Majority			37	2.6
Turnout			1,438	38.4
	Residents Association gain from Conservative		Swing

Ruxley By-Election 29 June 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents Association	Michael Guest	313	36.0	-7.1
	Conservative	Stephen Pontin	292	33.6	+15.5
	Labour	James Milne	152	17.5	-11.6
	Liberal Democrat	Margaret Derrett	66	7.6	-2.1
	UKIP	Sheridan Wheeldon	46	5.3	+5.3
Majority			21	2.4
Turnout			869	19.5
	Residents Association hold		Swing

External links

• Epsom and Ewell Borough Council