2024 Elmbridge Borough Council election

2024 Elmbridge Borough Council election
2 May 2024 (2024-05-02)
16 out of 48 seats to Elmbridge Borough Council
25 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Bruce McDonald (defeated) Various
Party Liberal Democrats Residents
Last election 9 seats, 38.9% 5 seats, 21.0%
Seats before 20 16
Seats won 7 5
Seats after 23 15
Seat change 3 1
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader John Cope
Party Conservative Independent
Last election 2 seats, 32.8% N/A
Seats before 12 0
Seats won 3 1
Seats after 9 1
Seat change 3 1
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Elmbridge Borough Council election
Leader before election

Bruce McDonald
Liberal Democrats
No overall control

Leader after election

Mike Rollings
Liberal Democrats
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. 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.

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.

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