Waverley Borough Council elections

The Waverley Borough Council of Waverley, Surrey, is elected every four years.

Political control

• No overall control 1973–1976
• Conservative 1976–1991
• No overall control 1991–1995
• Liberal Democrat 1995–1999
• Conservative 1999–2003
• Liberal Democrat 2003–2004
• No overall control 2004–2007
• Conservative 2007–present

By-election results

Farnham Waverley By-Election 21 November 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		685	50.8
	Liberal Democrat		550	40.8
	Labour		113	8.4
Majority			135	10.0
Turnout			1,348
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Milford By-Election 11 December 1997

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		587	53.9	+25.3
	Liberal Democrat		460	42.2	-29.2
	Labour		42	3.9	+3.9
Majority			127	11.7
Turnout			1,089	36.1
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Godalming North West By-Election 30 September 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		670	57.9	+12.0
	Conservative		428	37.0	-4.3
	Labour		60	5.2	-7.7
Majority			242	20.9
Turnout			1,158	28.6
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Farnham Bourne By-Election 7 June 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,660	50.0	-12.4
	Liberal Democrat		1,471	44.3	+6.6
	Labour		191	5.8	+5.8
Majority			189	5.7
Turnout			3,322
	Conservative hold		Swing

Farnham Weybourne and Badshot Lea By-Election 8 December 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		507	49.3	+2.2
	Conservative		478	46.5	+26.4
	Labour		43	4.2	-5.0
Majority			29	2.8
Turnout			1,028	29.3
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Farnham Firgrove By-Election 22 April 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bob Frost	693	47.0	+14.8
	Liberal Democrat	Joan Clark	668	45.3	-12.6
	UKIP	Alastair Murdoch	80	5.4	-4.5
	Labour	Andrew Jones	34	2.3	+2.3
Majority			25	1.7
Turnout			1,475	46.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Cranleigh East By-Election 22 July 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Ken Reed	936	48.1	+0.7
	Conservative		855	43.9	+1.8
	Labour		156	8.0	-2.5
Majority			81	4.2
Turnout			1,947	39.6
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Haslemere Critchmere and Shottermill By-Election 5 May 2005

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		1,421	50.6
	Conservative		1,386	49.4
Majority			35	1.2
Turnout			2,807
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Godalming Holloway By-Election 15 September 2005

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Martin	833	58.9	+7.0
	Liberal Democrat	Simon Cordon	555	39.2	-8.9
	Labour		27	1.9	+1.9
Majority			278	19.7
Turnout			1,415	44.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ewhurst By-Election 23 March 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Diane James	372	38.4	+38.4
	Conservative	Richard Cleaves	360	37.2	-16.1
	Liberal Democrat	Ruth Reed	230	23.8	-22.9
	Labour	Richard Chaundy	6	0.6	+0.6
Majority			12	1.2
Turnout			968	58.6
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

External links

• Waverley Borough Council