Conservative councillors took all three seats on the newly-created Waverley Borough Council Ward of Bramley and Wonersh, which includes Hambledon.

Across the Borough, however, the Conservative Party suffered heavy losses, holding on to just 10 seats, down from 23 at the last election in 2019. Liberal Democratic Party candidates took 22 seats, up from 14.

This outcome reflected the national trend at the local government elections held in many parts of the UK last Thursday (May 6th).

Waverley remains under no overall control as no party managed to achieve an outright majority.

In Hambledon, there was no election for Hambledon Parish Council as seven prospective councillors were nominated for the seven places available and therefore it was uncontested. Five members from the previous council – Stewart Payne, Sean Sinnott, Robin McKeith, Alison Scott-Bishop and Jude Milan – stood again and were joined by Andy Hinde and Simon Rhodes. Philip Underwood and Mary Grove stood down.

Full contact details of all local councillors – parish, borough and county – can be found on this website and in Hambledon Parish Magazine.

The results for Waverley Borough Council’s Bramley and Wonersh Ward, as published on the Waverley council website, were as follows.

Bramley & Wonersh – results

Election Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Outcome
Jane Kathryn AUSTIN	The Conservative Party Candidate	1673	20.8%	Elected
Lauren Kaye ATKINS	The Conservative Party Candidate	1450	18.0%	Elected
Michael Rodney GOODRIDGE	The Conservative Party Candidate	1390	17.3%	Elected
Mark Claude James VIVIAN	Liberal Democrats	1077	13.4%	Not elected
Paul William WRIGHT	Liberal Democrats	1073	13.3%	Not elected
Martin William D’ARCY	Green Party Candidate	903	11.2%	Not elected
Simon Joseph HALL	Labour Party	271	3.4%	Not elected
Christopher James HARD	Labour Party	203	2.5%	Not elected