The 2023 Spelthorne Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Spelthorne Borough Council in Surrey, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
Prior to the election the council was under no overall control, being led by a Conservative minority administration. The Conservatives had won a majority of the seats at the previous election in 2019 but had lost their majority in 2020 following a number of defections. Following the 2023 election the council remained under no overall control. At the subsequent annual council meeting on 25 May 2023, independent councillor Jo Sexton was appointed leader of the council, with Liberal Democrat councillor Chris Bateson serving as deputy leader.
Summary
Election result
Ward results
The results were declared on the 5 May 2023. The results were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election:
Ashford Common
Ashford East
Joanne Sexton was an incumbent in Ashford North and Stanwell South having defected from Conservative.
Ashford North & Stanwell South
Ashford Town
Halliford & Sunbury West
Laleham & Shepperton Green
Riverside & Laleham
Shepperton Town
Maureen Attewell was a sitting councillor for Laleham and Shepperton Green John Boughtflower was a sitting councillor for Ashford East
Staines
Williams was a sitting Conservative Councillor for Riverside and Laleham ward, having held responsibility for Finance and Customer Service.
Staines South
Stanwell North
Sunbury Common
Sunbury East
Changes 2023–2027
April 2024: Mary Bing Dong left the Liberal Democrats to join the Conservative Party; she subsequently left the Conservatives to sit as an Independent on 16 February 2026.
By-elections
Ashford Town
By-election triggered by the resignation of Green councillor Andrew McLuskey.
Ashford East
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Independent Spelthorne Group councillor Elizabeth Baldock, who stepped down due to ill health.
Ashford Town
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor Olivia Rybinski, who had moved to Cornwall and said the lack of any maternity leave for councillors left her with no choice but to resign ahead of the birth of her third child.
Liberal Democrats last contested the ward of Ashford town in 2007.
Staines
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Green councillor Adam Gale, who moved to Dubai for work.
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