← Elmbridge (all cycles) · 4 May 2023 cohort
Elmbridge 2023
Local elections held 4 May 2023.
Each race compares the marginal winner's share of valid ballots to the proportional quota — the share they'd need under any common proportional method. How the numbers are derived →
If votes were counted by party
Across the 16 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 16 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 15,560 | 38.9% | 9 | 56.3% | 8 | 50.0% | +1 |
| Conservative Party | 13,139 | 32.8% | 2 | 12.5% | 6 | 37.5% | -4 |
| RES | 3,410 | 8.5% | 2 | 12.5% | 1 | 6.3% | +1 |
| Labour Party | 2,586 | 6.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 6.3% | -1 |
| HW & WG RES | 1,603 | 4.0% | 1 | 6.3% | 0 | 0.0% | +1 |
| ERA | 1,301 | 3.3% | 1 | 6.3% | 0 | 0.0% | +1 |
| W & ST.G IND | 1,144 | 2.9% | 1 | 6.3% | 0 | 0.0% | +1 |
| Welsh Socialist Republican Party | 926 | 2.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Heritage Party | 174 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Reform UK | 101 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 55 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 39,999 | 100.0% | 16 | 100.0% | 16 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2023 election (current) and immediately before it (2022). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2023 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Walton Central · 1 seat · won at 39.5% · −10.5 pts below quota
- Molesey East · 1 seat · won at 42.6% · −7.4 pts below quota
- Molesey West · 1 seat · won at 43.0% · −7.0 pts below quota
- Hersham Village · 1 seat · won at 46.6% · −3.4 pts below quota
- Weybridge St. Georges Hill · 1 seat · won at 48.8% · −1.2 pts below quota
- Cobham and Downside · 1 seat · won at 49.2% · −0.8 pts below quota
- Walton South · 1 seat · won at 50.1% · above quota
- Oatlands and Burwood Park · 1 seat · won at 51.3% · above quota
- Esher · 1 seat · won at 51.3% · above quota
- Weybridge Riverside · 1 seat · won at 52.9% · above quota
- Walton North · 1 seat · won at 55.1% · above quota
- Thames Ditton · 1 seat · won at 58.2% · above quota
- Oxshott and Stoke D'Abernon · 1 seat · won at 60.5% · above quota
- Hinchley Wood and Weston Green · 1 seat · won at 61.9% · above quota
- Claygate · 1 seat · won at 70.1% · above quota
- Long Ditton · 1 seat · won at 70.6% · above quota
Race results
Walton Central · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,602
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MacGregor, G. | Liberal Democrats | 1,028 | 39.5% | −10.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Kelly, A. | Welsh Socialist Republican Party | 926 | 35.6% | — | |
| 3 | Soldatt, L. | Conservative Party | 510 | 19.6% | — | |
| 4 | Ahmadzade, A. | Labour Party | 138 | 5.3% | — |
Molesey East · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,900
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flatau, R. | Liberal Democrats | 1,236 | 42.6% | −7.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Gormley, P. | RES | 920 | 31.7% | — | |
| 3 | Zhao, C. | Conservative Party | 615 | 21.2% | — | |
| 4 | Rendall, R. | Labour Party | 129 | 4.4% | — |
Molesey West · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,155
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Popham, T. | RES | 927 | 43.0% | −7.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Nagle, P. | Liberal Democrats | 701 | 32.5% | — | |
| 3 | Fuchs, A. | Conservative Party | 384 | 17.8% | — | |
| 4 | Ajjane, J. | Labour Party | 143 | 6.6% | — |
Hersham Village · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,787
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hughes, P. | Liberal Democrats | 1,300 | 46.6% | −3.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sheldon, M. | Conservative Party | 1,236 | 44.3% | — | |
| 3 | Dennis, S. | Labour Party | 251 | 9.0% | — |
Weybridge St. Georges Hill · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,346
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graeme, P. | W & ST.G IND | 1,144 | 48.8% | −1.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | McFarlane, C. | Conservative Party | 908 | 38.7% | — | |
| 3 | Dean, G. | Labour Party | 294 | 12.5% | — |
Cobham and Downside · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,546
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephens, R. | Liberal Democrats | 1,252 | 49.2% | −0.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Posledni, K. | Conservative Party | 1,098 | 43.1% | — | |
| 3 | Gray, C. | Labour Party | 116 | 4.6% | — | |
| 4 | Kingston, E. | Reform UK | 57 | 2.2% | — | |
| 5 | Hagen, P. | Heritage Party | 23 | 0.9% | — |
Walton South · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 50.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +0.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,947
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glass, C. | Liberal Democrats | 1,476 | 50.1% | +0.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ioannou, E. | Conservative Party | 1,210 | 41.1% | — | |
| 3 | Haines, K. | Labour Party | 169 | 5.7% | — | |
| 4 | Garrod, C. | Heritage Party | 92 | 3.1% | — |
Oatlands and Burwood Park · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,516
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Butler, H. | Conservative Party | 1,290 | 51.3% | +1.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Davis, N. | Liberal Democrats | 1,014 | 40.3% | — | |
| 3 | Rendall, A. | Labour Party | 157 | 6.2% | — | |
| 4 | Wood, N. | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 55 | 2.2% | — |
Esher · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,537
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams, R. | ERA | 1,301 | 51.3% | +1.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Manship, A. | Conservative Party | 989 | 39.0% | — | |
| 3 | Bennett, R. | Labour Party | 247 | 9.7% | — |
Weybridge Riverside · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,068
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tilling, A. | Liberal Democrats | 1,094 | 52.9% | +2.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Kawaya, F. | Conservative Party | 754 | 36.5% | — | |
| 3 | Pilmer, H. | Labour Party | 220 | 10.6% | — |
Walton North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 55.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +5.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,171
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bailey, C. | Liberal Democrats | 1,197 | 55.1% | +5.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Butler, A. | Conservative Party | 779 | 35.9% | — | |
| 3 | Kamara, F. | Labour Party | 195 | 9.0% | — |
Thames Ditton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 58.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +8.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,684
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sesemann, E. | RES | 1,563 | 58.2% | +8.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Gattey, D. | Liberal Democrats | 643 | 24.0% | — | |
| 3 | Gammampila, Y. | Conservative Party | 307 | 11.4% | — | |
| 4 | Lewis, R. | Labour Party | 127 | 4.7% | — | |
| 5 | Denton, N. | Reform UK | 44 | 1.6% | — |
Oxshott and Stoke D'Abernon · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 60.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +10.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,599
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sterry, C. | Conservative Party | 1,573 | 60.5% | +10.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Grose, S. | Liberal Democrats | 898 | 34.6% | — | |
| 3 | Gray, S. | Labour Party | 69 | 2.7% | — | |
| 4 | Hagen, G. | Heritage Party | 59 | 2.3% | — |
Hinchley Wood and Weston Green · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 61.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +11.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,589
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turner, J. | HW & WG RES | 1,603 | 61.9% | +11.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ambekar, L. | Liberal Democrats | 518 | 20.0% | — | |
| 3 | Kim, C. | Conservative Party | 384 | 14.8% | — | |
| 4 | Headland, R. | Labour Party | 84 | 3.2% | — |
Claygate · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 70.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +20.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,469
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coomes, A. | Liberal Democrats | 1,732 | 70.1% | +20.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Burns, J. | Conservative Party | 631 | 25.6% | — | |
| 3 | Cope, S. | Labour Party | 106 | 4.3% | — |
Long Ditton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 70.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +20.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,083
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston, N. | Liberal Democrats | 1,471 | 70.6% | +20.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Coe, B. | Conservative Party | 471 | 22.6% | — | |
| 3 | Ali, A. | Labour Party | 141 | 6.8% | — |