West Surrey Council (Surrey Heath Area)

Results of the West Surrey Council election for the Surrey Heath Area held on the 7 May 2026.

West Surrey Council election results (Surrey Heath Area)

Elections took place across Surrey on Thursday 7 May 2026. These elections are part of a major change to local government in Surrey under Local Government Reorganisation (LGR).

Surrey is moving from a two-tier council system where residents receive services from Surrey County Council and one of eleven district or borough councils to a single-tier system.

From 1 April 2027, Surrey’s existing county council and 11 district and borough councils will be replaced by two new unitary councils - East Surrey and West Surrey:

  • East Surrey Council will be made up of the geographic areas of Elmbridge, Epsom & Ewell, Mole Valley, Reigate & Banstead and Tandridge
  • West Surrey Council will be made up of the geographic areas of Guildford, Runnymede, Spelthorne, Surrey Heath, Waverley and Woking

Results

You can view the West Surrey Council results for the Surrey Heath area by using the tabs at the top of this webpage.

To view the overall results for both West Surrey Council and East Surrey Council, please visit the Election Results webpage on the Future Surrey LGR Hub.

Additional Information

The two new councils will deliver all local government services for their areas - including education, waste collection, roads, housing, play areas, children’s services and adult social care. 

West Surrey Council will have 90 councillors made up of two councillors for each of its 45 wards. There will be 12 councillors across 6 wards representing Surrey Heath’s geographic area. New council wards will follow the updated County Council divisional boundaries.

Councillors have been elected for a five‑year term, to May 2031. The councillors elected will initially work as shadow authorities, helping to oversee the transition from 12 councils to two.

Your existing county and borough councillors will continue to represent you until 31 March 2027. There will be no elections for these councils in May 2026, unless a by-election is required in a particular ward. For now, nothing changes in the way you receive services. All councils will continue to deliver services as usual.

East Surrey and West Surrey councils will formally begin operating on 1 April 2027, when Surrey County Council and the district and borough councils will be dissolved.

To find out more about Surrey’s devolution and local government reorganisation and what this means for you please visit Future Surrey – Surrey LGR Hub.