Surrey Local Elections 2024: The full list of candidates and when vote is happening

The 2024 Surrey Local Elections are less than a month away and the candidates in each area have been out on the doorsteps hoping to earn your votes.

That means our letter boxes will be filled with leaflets, political adverts appearing everywhere you look, and groups of people walking around with clipboards and rosettes.

Widespread elections are taking place in six of Surrey’s 11 boroughs and districts, seven if you include a by-election in Waverley Borough Council. Some parties will be hoping to solidify their grips on councils, others have the potential to flip.

When are Surrey’s local elections?

Polls open on Thursday, May 2 from 7am until 10pm. Below is the full list of candidates for every ward in Surrey. Want to know who is running in your area? Scroll to find your council and the individual wards. From there you can see all the candidates hoping to get your vote.

Elmbridge Borough Council

Elmbridge Borough Council has 48 seats in total with 16 up for grabs on May 2. More information on the vote in Elmbridge is available here.

Claygate

Sarah Coomes, Green Party
Steven Gray, Labour Party
Mary Marshall, Independent
Bruce McDonald, Liberal Democrats
Redmond Walsh, Conservative Party

Cobham and Downside

Elaine Kingston, Reform UK
Alistair Mann, Conservative Party
Mark Pollak, Liberal Democrats
Irene Threlkeld, Labour Party
Paul van der Hagen, Heritage Party

Esher

Richard Bennett, Labour Party
Cormac Evans, Liberal Democrats
Simon Leifer, Esher Residents Association
Amanda Manship, Conservative Party

Hersham Village

Ahmad Ali, Labour Party
Lewis Brown, Conservative Party
Wendy Gibbs, Liberal Democrats

Hinchley Wood and Weston Green

Gill Coates, Hinchley Wood/Weston Green Residents' Associations
Rachelle Headland, Labour Party
Sally Winter, Liberal Democrats
Warwick Winter, The Conservative Party

Long Ditton

Francis Eldergill, Labour Party
Caroline Kim, Conservative Party
Jez Langham, Liberal Democrats

Molesey East

Susan Dennis, Labour Party
Andrew Dillon, Green Party
Alain Dubois, Conservative Party
Kevin Whincup, Liberal Democrats

Molesey West

Susan Cope, Labour Party
Anges Fuchs, Conservative Party
Pat Gormley, The Molesey Residents Association
Paul Nagle, Liberal Democrats

Oatlands and Burwood Park

John Cope, Conservative Party
Eva Ferlez, Liberal Democrats
Angus Rendall, Labour Party
Clive Stevens, Green Party

Oxshott and Stoke D’abernon

Sarah Aylett, Labour Party
Diane Leakey, Liberal Democrats
Alan Parker, Conservative Party
Gaynor Van Der Hagen, Heritage Party
Nicholas Wood, UK Independence Party

Thames Ditton

Alex Batchelor, Thames Ditton/Weston Green Residents' Association
Naomi Callan, Liberal Democrats
Charlotte Keywood, Conservative Party
Richard Lewis, Labour Party

Walton Central

Carolyn Gray, Labour Party
Andrew Kelly, The Walton Society
Stanley Luker, Liberal Democrats
Rahul Verma, Conservative Party

Walton North

Fatima Kamara, Labour and Cooperative Party
Joshua Lambert, Liberal Democrats
Chen Zhao, Conservative Party

Walton South

Aliscia Butler, Conservative Party
Edward Marcarian, Labour Party
Jane Miles, Green Party
Alistair Price, Liberal Democrats

Weybridge Riverside

Helen Pilmer, Labour and Cooperative Party
Judy Sarsby, Liberal Democrats
Freddie Tshiaba, Conservative Party

Weybridge St George's Hill

Sophie Constant, Green Party
Gary Dean, Labour and Cooperative
Peter Harman, Weybridge and St George's Independents
Colin Mcfarlane, Conservative Party

Mole Valley District Council

Mole Valley District Council has 13 wards and residents are electing one member in each - save for Capel, Leigh, Newdigate and Charlwood where voters will be sending two people to town hall. More details on the vote in Mole Valley can be found here.

Ashtead Lanes and Common

Susan Gilchrist, Labour Party
Andy Smith, Ashtead Independents, working with Ashtead Residents
Emily Stewart, Green Party
Lynn Walker, Conservative Party
Jolanta Waugh, Liberal Democrats

Ashtead Park

Steve Eagle, Labour Party
Howard Jones, Conservative Party
Gerry Sevenoaks, Ashtead Independents, working with Ashtead Residents
Philippa Shimmin, Liberal Democrats
Sally Stewart, Green Party

Bookham East and Eastwick Park

Louise Calland, Conservative Party
Penny Green, Green Party
William Mansfield, Labour Party
Andrew Matthews, Liberal Democrats

Bookham West

Fiona Case, Green Party
Beccy Gunn Beccy, Conservative Party
Timothy Kent, Labour Party
Christine Miller, Liberal Democrats

Brockham, Betchworth, Buckland, Box Hill and Headley

Peter Butterworth, Green Party
Noel Humphrey, Labour Party
Paula Keay, Liberal Democrats
Austin Kesseiri, Conservative Party

Capel, Leigh, Newdigate and Charlwood

Martin Gerard, Green Party
Kirstie Havard, Liberal Democrats
Mick Hay, Labour Party
David McCorquodale, Conservative Party
Leo Nasskau, Labour Party
Mark Saunders, Conservative Party
Lisa Scott, Green Party lead candidate
Dineke van den Bogerd, Liberal Democrats

Dorking North

Lucy Botting, Conservative Party
Chris Crook, Green Party
Clare Mansfield, Labour Party
Elsie Rosam, Liberal Democrats

Dorking South

Molly Crook, Green Party
Michael Foulston, Conservative Party
Kev Stroud, Labour Party
Nick Wright, Liberal Democrats

Fetcham

Paul Austin, Conservative Party
Beatriz Heath, Labour Party
Caroline Joseph, Liberal Democrats
Joanna Sherring, Green Party

Holmwoods and Beare Green

Christime Foster, Labour Party
Simon Keats, Reform UK
John Roche, Green Party
Michelle Watson, Conservative Party
Clayton Wellman, Liberal Democrats

Leatherhead North

Alan Gibbs, Conservative Party
Chloe Roper, Labour Party
Gregory Smith, Green Party
Benjamin Wear, Liberal Democrats

Leatherhead South

Melissa Awcock, Green Party
Ann Clark, Labour Party
Tim Hall, Conservative Party
Gareth Parsons, Liberal Democrats

Mickleham, Westcott and Okewood

David Mir, Conservative Party
Leah Mursaleen-Plank, Liberal Democrats
James Poke, Green Party
James Stringer, Labour Party

Reigate and Banstead

There are 15 wards with one person elected in each. The exception is in Tattenham Corner and Preston where, to fill the vacancy, two councillors will be elected.

Banstead Village

Anthony Anderson, Liberal Democrats
Chris Hanson-Graville, Green Party
Nadean Moses, Conservative Party
Chris Salmen, Labour Party

Chipstead, Kingswood and Woodmansterne

Mark Johnston, Liberal Democrats
Shelly Newton, Conservative Party
Christian Oster, Green Party
Tony Robinson, Labour Party

Earlswood and Whitebushes

Lexi Lawrence, Liberal Democrats
Trevor Nugent, Conservative Party
Gillian Vischer, Green Party
Alistair Wells, Labour Party

Hooley, Merstham and Netherne

Catherine Barrett, Labour Party
Joel Gabriel, Green Party
Stuart Holmes, Liberal Democrats
Frank Kelly, Conservative Party
Chris Scott, Reform UK

Horley Central and South

Giorgio Buttironi, Conservative Party
Lynnette Easterbrook, Labour Party
Steel Horton, Green Party
Sam Mearing, Liberal Democrats

Horley East and Salfords

Neha Boghani, Green Party
Peter Newton, Liberal Democrats
Taylor O`Driscoll, Conservative Party
Ryan Ramsey, Labour Party

Horley West and Sidlow

Sujata Das, Conservative Party
Neville Kemp, Green Party
Tom Turner, Labour Party
Steve Wotton, Liberal Democrats

Lower Kingswood, Tadworth and Walton

Gregory Ardan, Liberal Democrats
Zelanie Cooper, Independent
Faye Llewellyn, Labour Party
Alistair Morten, Green Party
Tim Peniston-Bird, Conservative Party

Meadvale and St John`s

Martin Elbourne, Liberal Democrats
Natasha Hobbs, Green Party
Rosie Norgrove, Labour Party
Jonathan White, Conservative Party

Nork

Flip Bakker, Green Party
Pamela Freeman, Conservative Party
Peter Harp, Nork Residents' Association
Isobel Squire, Liberal Democrats
Geoffrey Woodhead, Labour Party

Redhill East

Moray Carey, Liberal Democrats
Joan Odiachi, Conservative Party
Sue Sinden, Green Party
Elliott Wragg, Labour Party

Redhill West and Wray Common

Felix Kennedy, Green Party
Mark Mendoza, Conservative Party
Jenny Orchard, Labour Party
Gemma Roulston, Liberal Democrats

Reigate

Michael Blacker, Conservative Party
Jemma De Vincenzo, Liberal Democrats
Toby Risk, Green Party
Mark Scott, Labour Party

South Park and Woodhatch

Liam Castles, Labour Party
Paul Chandler, Green Party
Joseph Fox, Reform UK
Robin Lawrence, Liberal Democrats
Christian Stevens, Conservative Party

Tattenham Corner and Preston

Graham Burr, Liberal Democrats
Adrian Freeman, Conservative Party
Rex Giles, Labour Party
Rajan Mathew, Conservative Party
Barry Nash, Tattenham and Preston Residents
Robert Pye, Green Party
Mike Robinson, Liberal Democrats
Tim Snuggs, Tattenham and Preston Residents
Ian Thirlwall, Labour Party

Runnymede Borough Council

Fifteen seats will be decided on May 2. The council went to no overall control last year so everything is up for grabs.

Addlestone North

Stuart Lawrence, Liberal Democrat
Stewart Mackay, Reform UK
Priya Mehta, Green Party
June Tilbury, Labour and Cooperative Party
Tommy Traylen, Conservative Party

Addlestone South

Theresa Burton, Liberal Democrat
John Furey, Conservative Party
Elaine Percival, Labour and Cooperative Party

Chertsey Riverside

Elaine Brindley, Green Party
Liam Elvish, Liberal Democrats
John Osborn, Conservative Party
Cai Parry, Labour and Cooperative Party

Chertsey St Ann`s

Vicky Flyn, Green Party
Annabel Jones, Liberal Democrat
Mark Williams, Labour and Cooperative Party
Myles Willingale, Conservative Party

Egham Hythe

Deshveen Mangat, Independent
Ricky Milstead, Labour and Cooperative Party
Tanya Solomon, Conservative Party

Egham Town

Mark Adams, Conservative Party
Jocelyn Boxall, Labour Party
Timothy Hayes, Green Party
Ian Heath, Liberal Democrats
Geeta Moudgil, Independent Residents' Group

Englefield Green West

Bob Bromley, Reform UK
Paul Gahir, Labour Party
Wendy Locker, Conservative Party
Amanda Willis, Independent

Longcross, Lyne and Chertsey South

Kevin Lee, Liberal Democrats
Steve Vise, Conservative Party

New Haw

Howard Freeman, Conservative Party
Ken Graham, Liberal Democrats
Gian Palermiti, Heritage Party
Martin Robson, Green Party

Ottershaw

George Callaghan, Conservative Party
David Charlton, Liberal Democrats
Peter Chiverton, Green Party
Anne Emerson-Miller, Labour and Cooperative Party
Carl Mann, Independent

Thorpe

Roberto Buono, Conservative Party
Margaret Harnden, Runnymede Independent Residents' Group
Benjamin Niblett, Labour and Cooperative Party
Cheryl Smith-Wright, Liberal Democrats

Virginia Water

Maciej Pawlik, Green Party
Karin Rowsell, Liberal Democrats
Lewis Virgo, Conservative Party

Woodham and Rowtown

Rachel Bear, Heritage Party
Jennifer Coulon, Liberal Democrats
Deborah Hepburn, Green Party
Harry Hurst, Labour and Cooperative Party
Scott Lewis, Conservative Party
Richard Miller, Green Party
Pippa Tucker-Brown, Conservative Party

Waverley Borough Council

There is a by-election for one ward

Witley and Milford

Laura Cavaliere, Liberal Democrats
Gary Hudson, Conservative Party
Tony Sollars, Independent

Woking Borough Council

A third of the council will be decided on the day. There is also an additional vacancy this year in Hoe Valley bringing the total number of seats voted for up to 11. More information on the vote in Woking is available here.

Byfleet and West Byfleet

Josh Brown, Local Conservatives
Steve Howes, Independent
Oliver Lester, Labour Party
Erica Singharay, Liberal Democrats

Canalside

Tahir Aziz, Labour Party
Trevor Leek, Conservative Party
Faisal Mumtaz, Liberal Democrats
Eleanor Waple, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

Goldsworth Park

Ann-Marie Barker, Liberal Democrats
Debbie Harlow, Conservative Party
Chris Martin, Labour and Cooperative Party

Heathlands

Kevin Davis, Conservative Party
Paul Hoekstra, Green Party
Pav Pandher, Liberal Democrats
Allan Petrie, Reform UK
Sebastian Purbrick, Labour Party
Judith Squire, Heritage Party

Hoe Valley

Francis Anyaegbu, Labour Party
Martin Benstead, Conservative Party
Bryan Bonsundyo, Liberal Democrats
Samar Chaudhary, Labour Party
Will Forster, Liberal Democrats
John Lawrence, Conservative Party

Horsell

Melisa Kuipers, Liberal Democrats
Christine Murphy, Green Party
Colin Scott, Conservative Party,
John Scott-Morgan, Labour Party
Emma Stephens-Ducros, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

Knaphill

Saj Hussain, Conservative Party
John Pearce, Liberal Democrats
Dan Sampson, Labour Party

Mount Hermon

Ravern Dimitrii-Simone, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Sunny John, Conservative Party
Mike Kelly, Labour Party
Ellen Nicholson, Liberal Democrats
Cecilia Scott, Green Party
Richard Squire, Heritage Party

Pyrford

Attia Aslam, Liberal Democrats
Steve Dorsett, Conservative Party
Sean O`Malley, Labour and Cooperative Party

St John's

Ben Maynard, Conservative Party
Simona Popa, Labour Party
Tim Read, Heritage Party
Dale Roberts, Liberal Democrats

Tandridge District Council

A boundary review means every seat on Tandridge District Council will be decided and 43 councillors returned to 18 wards.

Bletchingley and Nutfield

Linda Baharier, Labour Party
Graham Bailey, Heritage Party
Iain Carter, Conservative Party
Louise Case, Bletchingley and Nutfield Residents
Richard Fowler, Liberal Democrats
Liam Hammond, Conservative Party
Susan Hickson, Liberal Democrats
Emily Malkin, Green Party
Graham Powell, Labour Party
Martin Redman, Liberal Democrats
Barbara Wantling, Labour Party
Helena Windsor, Independent

Burstow, Horne and Outwood

Matthew Allen, Labour Party
Ashleigh Bolton, Horne and Outwood Residents
Stephen Case-Green, Labour Party
Sue Farr, Horne and Outwood Residents
Theo Harris, Conservative Party
Andrew McLean, Labour Party
Elliott McLean de Boer, Green Party
Richard Smith, Horne and Outwood Residents
Judy Wilkinson, Liberal Democrats

Chaldon

Rebecca Gower, Green Party
Neil Parker, Liberal Democrats
Lewis Sharp, Conservative Party

Tatsfield and Titsey

Martin Allen, Independent
Kenneth Budgen, Conservative Party
Sarah Stewart, Green Party

Dormansland and Felbridge

Richard Clarke, Labour Party
Emba Jones, Labour Party
Nigel Lea, Conservative Party
Roger Martin, Liberal Democrats
Judy Moore, Independent
David Nickols, Liberal Democrats
Nicola O'Riordan, Dormansland and Felbridge Residents
Becky Peterson, Green Party
Lesley Steeds, Conservative Party
Nicholas White, Dormansland and Felbridge Residents
Maureen Young, Conservative Party

Godstone

Hoong-Wai Cheah, Conservative Party
Mike Crane, Godstone Residents
Chris Farr, Godstone Residents
Amy Hare, Labour Party
Oliver Watkins, Conservative Party
Colin White, Godstone Residents

Harestone

Michael Casebourne, Conservative Party
Annette Evans, Liberal Democrats
Thomas Holloway, Labour Party
Robin Spencer, Liberal Democrats
Carron Walker, Labour Party
Mark Winsbury, Conservative Party

Limpsfield

Claire Blackwell, Oxted and Limpsfield Residents Group
Ian Booth, Oxted and Limpsfield Residents Group
Robert Brewer, Conservative Party
Rupert McCann, Liberal Democrats
Bernice Milton, Conservative Party

Lingfield and Crowhurst

Anthony Beck, Conservative Party
Freyja Chapman, Labour Party
Julie Duggan, Lingfield and Crowhurst Residents
Paul Greenhalgh, Conservative Party
Ryan Howard, Labour Party
Peter Killick, Lingfield and Crowhurst Residents
Liz Lockwood, Independent
Joseph Pettitt, Labour Party
Alan Schmidt, Lingfield and Crowhurst Residents
Arman Shahjid, Conservative Party
Dave Wilkes, Liberal Democrats

Oxted North

Chris Bassett, Oxted and Limpsfield Residents Group
Janet Brealey, Conservative Party
Peter Damesick, Oxted and Limpsfield Residents Group
Christopher Dean, Heritage Party
Ian Giddings, Green Party
Laurence Hatchwell, Conservative Party
Matthew Hatchwell, Conservative Party
Louis Labrosse, Labour Party
Catherine Sayer, Oxted and Limpsfield Residents Group
Philip Son, Labour Party

Oxted South

Bryan Black, Oxted and Limpsfield Residents Group
Marjory Budgen, Conservative Party
Nicolas Cook, Conservative Party
Mark Dean, Labour Party
David Halliwell, Labour Party
Patricia Hunter, Labour Party
Chris Langton, Oxted and Limpsfield Residents Group
Elizabeth Parker, Conservative Party
Deb Shiner, Oxted and Limpsfield Residents Group

Portley and Queens Park

Susan Berns, Caterham Residents
Nick Bray, Labour Party
Michael Cooper, Conservative Party
Ben Horne, Liberal Democrats
Linda Jenkins, Conservative Party
Jane Lopez, Labour Party
Richard Mark, Conservative Party
Steven Willmott, Labour Party

Valley

Max Barry, Conservative Party
Jenny Gaffney, Liberal Democrats
Alun Jones, Liberal Democrats
Nicole Morrigan, Labour Party
Peter Roberts, Caterham Residents
Anne Watson, Labour Party

Warlingham East, Chelsham and Farleigh

Nathan Adams, Conservative Party
Perry Chotai, Liberal Democrats
Julian Cresswell, Labour Party
Marc Lamont, Conservative Party
Daniel Mann, Labour Party
Anna Patel, Liberal Democrats
Jeremy Pursehouse, Independent
Martin Strzebrakowski, Independent
Michael Whittington, Conservative Party

Warlingham West

Robin Bloore, Conservative Party
Steven Bracey, Labour Party
Martin Haley, Independent
Don Mackinlay, Liberal Democrats
Keith Prew, Conservative Party
Ed Ralph, Liberal Democrats
Andrew Waters, Labour Party

Westway

Adam Avery, Labour Party
Robin Clements, Labour Party
Charlie Kelly, Conservative Party
James Rujbally, Liberal Democrats
Ankita Sharma, Conservative Party
Sarah Sowambur, Liberal Democrats
Mike Steddy, Conservative Party
Roy Stewart, Labour Party

Whyteleafe

Deano Cline, Whyteleafe Residents Group
Dave Evans, Liberal Democrats
Joseph Eve, Conservative Party
Jeffrey Gray, Liberal Democrats
Jessica Hibberd, Green Party
Marcus Jones, Whyteleafe Residents Group
Rosa Knight, Labour Party
Harry Millar, Conservative Party
Annie Weller, Labour Party

Woldingham

Sakina Bradbury, Conservative Party
Nathan Manning, Labour Party
Nick Pomery, Liberal Democrats
Deborah Sherry, Independent