2021 Elmbridge Borough Council election
# 2021 Elmbridge Borough Council election

The 2021 Elmbridge Borough Council election was held on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Elmbridge Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The elections were postponed from May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Results summary

2021 Elmbridge Borough Council election :

| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 6 | | 37.5 | 15 | 21 | 44.7 | 15,976 | 39.3 | |
| | Residents | 7 | | 43.8 | 10 | 17 | 36.2 | 9,365 | 23.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | 3 | | 18.8 | 5 | 8 | 17.0 | 10,761 | 26.5 | |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.1 | 529 | 1.3 | |
| | Labour | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,019 | 7.4 | |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 826 | 2.0 | |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 129 | 0.3 | |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 56 | 0.1 | |

40.661

## Results by Ward

### Claygate

Claygate :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bruce McDonald | 1,668 | 60.4 | -2.6 |
| | Conservative | Wael Aleji | 979 | 35.5 | +1.3 |
| | Labour | Hadleigh Moon | 113 | 4.1 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 689 | 24.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,786 | 50.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Cobham & Downside

Cobham & Downside :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Alistair Mann | 1,416 | 64.5 | +17.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Zelda Pittman | 475 | 21.6 | -9.8 |
| | Labour | Steven Gray | 185 | 8.4 | -0.3 |
| | UKIP | Elaine Kingston | 63 | 2.9 | -9.6 |
| | Reform UK | Mike Bennison | 56 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 941 | 42.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,215 | 34.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Esher

Esher :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Esher Residents' Association | David Young | 1,435 | 52.4 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Larsson | 992 | 36.2 | -3.4 |
| | Green | Laura Harmour | 173 | 6.3 | -2.8 |
| | Labour | Susan Dennis | 138 | 5.0 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 443 | 16.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,750 | 41.2 | |
| | Residents gain from Conservative | Residents gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Hersham Village

Hersham Village :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Paul Wood | 1,294 | 52.3 | -0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chester Chandler | 781 | 31.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Jeremy Brown | 401 | 16.2 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 513 | 17.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,496 | 38.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents | Swing | | |

### Hinchley Wood & Weston Green

Hinchley Wood & Weston Green :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Hinchley Wood Residents' Association | Gill Coates | 1,711 | 59.2 | -14.4 |
| | Conservative | Geoff Herbert | 575 | 19.9 | +8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Ambekar | 502 | 17.4 | +2.4 |
| | Labour | James Samuel | 101 | 3.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,136 | 39.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,900 | 45.1 | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |

### Long Ditton

Long Ditton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jez Langham | 1,329 | 52.9 | -4.9 |
| | Conservative | Claudia Riley-Hards | 808 | 32.1 | -4.6 |
| | Green | Greg Knowles | 218 | 8.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Jake Lewis | 120 | 4.8 | -0.7 |
| | UKIP | Samantha Fry | 39 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 521 | 20.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,527 | 47.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Molesey East

Molesey East :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Molesey Residents' Association | Peter Pope | 1,014 | 34.8 | -13.2 |
| | Conservative | Xingang Wang | 892 | 30.6 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Flatau | 553 | 19.0 | +9.5 |
| | Green | Lisa Howard | 245 | 8.4 | +0.5 |
| | Labour | Rosie Rendall | 186 | 6.4 | +1.7 |
| | UKIP | Donald Anderson | 27 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 122 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,937 | 43.3 | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |

### Molesey West

Molesey West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Molesey Residents' Association | Mike Axton | 1,262 | 49.4 | -14.1 |
| | Conservative | Agnes Tancsane Fuchs | 563 | 22.0 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Stevenson | 499 | 19.5 | +7.6 |
| | Labour | David Sheldrake | 233 | 9.1 | ±0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 699 | 27.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,584 | 38.5 | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |

### Oatlands & Burwood Park

Oatlands & Burwood Park :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Ananya Banerjee | 1,454 | 59.3 | -1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helgi Joensen | 772 | 31.5 | +12.1 |
| | Labour | Angus Rendall | 224 | 9.1 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 682 | 27.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,475 | 41.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Oxshott & Stoke D'Abernon

Oxshott & Stoke D'Abernon :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Alan Parker | 1,901 | 69.2 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patrick Combe | 685 | 24.9 | -5.3 |
| | Labour | Carolyn Gray | 162 | 5.9 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,216 | 44.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,758 | 41.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Thames Ditton

Thames Ditton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Thames Ditton & Weston Green Residents' Association | Alex Batchelor | 1,633 | 56.0 | -11.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Gattey | 489 | 16.8 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | Patrick Wylde | 456 | 15.6 | +3.5 |
| | Green | Martin Clark | 190 | 6.5 | -2.7 |
| | Labour | James Fearnley-Marr | 146 | 5.0 | -0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,144 | 39.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,923 | 43.8 | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |

### Walton Central

Walton Central :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | The Walton Society | Chris Sadler | 1,157 | 46.8 | -10.2 |
| | Conservative | Paul Liptrot | 689 | 27.8 | -5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Damien Nolan | 450 | 18.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Elina Simanovits | 178 | 7.2 | -2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 468 | 19.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,495 | 40.0 | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |

### Walton North

Walton North :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Lewis Brown | 766 | 38.5 | -7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clare Bailey | 489 | 24.6 | -1.4 |
| | Independent | Andrew Kelly | 408 | 20.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Peter Ashurst | 326 | 16.4 | -11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 277 | 13.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,009 | 32.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Walton South

Walton South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | John Cope | 1,375 | 51.1 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Hewens | 1,083 | 40.3 | +5.0 |
| | Labour | Katrina Jepson | 232 | 8.6 | -5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 292 | 10.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,713 | 40.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Weybridge Riverside

Weybridge Riverside :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judy Sarsby | 1,225 | 49.9 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | Manjit Gill | 956 | 38.9 | -2.4 |
| | Labour Co-op | Helen Pilmer | 275 | 11.2 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 269 | 11.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,486 | 41.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Weybridge St. George's Hill

Weybridge St. George's Hill :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Weybridge & St. George's Independents | Peter Harman | 1,153 | 44.6 | -7.8 |
| | Conservative | David Harvey | 1,064 | 41.1 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | Warren Weertman | 249 | 9.6 | +1.7 |
| | Independent | Nicholas Wood | 121 | 4.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 89 | 3.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,607 | 40.7 | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections

Cobham & Downside, 1 July 2021 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Stephens | 890 | 49.8 | +28.2 |
| | Conservative | Corinne Sterry | 778 | 43.5 | -21.0 |
| | Green | Laura Harmour | 54 | 3.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Irene Threlkeld | 47 | 2.6 | -5.8 |
| | Reform UK | Elaine Kingston | 19 | 1.1 | -1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 112 | 6.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,788 | 27.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
