Election Name: | 2019 Waverley Borough Council election |
Country: | Surrey |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 2015 Waverley Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 2015 |
Next Election: | 2023 Waverley Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 2023 |
Seats For Election: | All 57 seats to Waverley Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 29 |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 53 seats, 52.0% |
Seats1: | 23 |
Seat Change1: | 30 |
Popular Vote1: | 25,749 |
Percentage1: | 39.7% |
Swing1: | 12.3% |
Party2: | Residents Association |
Last Election2: | 3 seats, 5.2% |
Seats2: | 15 |
Seat Change2: | 12 |
Popular Vote2: | 12,734 |
Percentage2: | 19.6% |
Swing2: | 14.4% |
Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election3: | 0 seats, 15.0% |
Seats3: | 14 |
Seat Change3: | 14 |
Popular Vote3: | 17,150 |
Percentage3: | 26.5% |
Swing3: | 11.5% |
Party4: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election4: | 0 seats, 12.5% |
Seats4: | 2 |
Seat Change4: | 2 |
Popular Vote4: | 4,362 |
Percentage4: | 6.7% |
Swing4: | 5.8% |
Party5: | Green Party of England and Wales |
Last Election5: | 0 seats, 3.1% |
Seats5: | 2 |
Seat Change5: | 2 |
Popular Vote5: | 3,205 |
Percentage5: | 4.9% |
Swing5: | 1.8% |
Party6: | Independent politician |
Last Election6: | 1 seat, 7.1% |
Seats6: | 1 |
Popular Vote6: | 1,230 |
Percentage6: | 1.9% |
Swing6: | 5.2% |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
After Party: | No overall control |
The 2019 Waverley Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Waverley Borough Council in England as one of the 2019 local elections.[1] [2]
In the 2015 elections the Conservatives won 53 seats, the Farnham Residents Party won 3 and an Independent won the remaining seat. However, before the 2019 election the composition of the council had changed through by-elections to 50 Conservatives, 6 Farnham Residents and 1 Liberal Democrat.[3]
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Following the election, a Liberal Democrat - Farnham Residents Association - Labour - Green coalition was formed, replacing the previous Conservative administration.
Cllr Paul Follows (Liberal Democrat) became leader of the council with Cllr Peter Clark (Farnham Residents Association) becoming his deputy.