Election Name: | 2024 Elmbridge Borough Council election |
Country: | Surrey |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 2023 Elmbridge Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 2023 |
Next Election: | 2026 Elmbridge Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 2026 |
Seats For Election: | 16 out of 48 seats to Elmbridge Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 25 |
Leader1: | Bruce McDonald (defeated) |
Party1: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election1: | 9 seats, 38.9% |
Seats Before1: | 20 |
Seats1: | 7 |
Seats After1: | 23 |
Seat Change1: | 3 |
Leader2: | Various |
Party2: | Residents Association |
Last Election2: | 5 seats, 21.0% |
Seats Before2: | 16 |
Seats2: | 5 |
Seats After2: | 15 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Leader4: | John Cope |
Party4: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election4: | 2 seats, 32.8% |
Seats Before4: | 12 |
Seats4: | 3 |
Seats After4: | 9 |
Seat Change4: | 3 |
Party5: | Independent politician |
Last Election5: | n/a |
Seats Before5: | 0 |
Seats5: | 1 |
Seats After5: | 1 |
Seat Change5: | 1 |
Leader | |
Posttitle: | Leader after election |
Before Election: | Bruce McDonald Liberal Democrats |
Before Party: | No overall control |
After Election: | Mike Rollings Liberal Democrats |
After Party: | No overall control |
The 2024 Elmbridge Borough Council election was held on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Elmbridge Borough Council in Surrey, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England and police and crime commissioner elections. There were 16 out of 48 seats contested, being the usual third of the council.
The council was under no overall control prior to the election, being run by a coalition of the Liberal Democrats and some of the residents associations, led by Liberal Democrat councillor Bruce McDonald. The council remained under no overall control after the election. The Liberal Democrats made net gains of three seats but were still two seats short of a majority, and Bruce McDonald lost his seat.[2]
The same coalition of the Liberal Democrats and most of the residents associations continued to run the council after the election. The Liberal Democrats chose Mike Rollings to be their new group leader after the election. He was formally appointed as leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 15 May 2024.[3]
Candidates seeking re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).[4]