The result of the Hambledon Parish Council election has been announced. It is as follows, reproduced here from the Waverley Borough Council website.

Hambledon (7 seats), 73.6% turnout

Nine villagers were seeking election for the seven places.  These included six members of the previous parish council – John Anderson, Karen Jones, Mike Parry, Paul Pattinson, Stewart Payne and Philip Underwood.  All have been re-elected.

Also seeking election were Mary Grove, David Hall and Colin Stoneley.  Mary Grove was elected and will be welcomed to Hambledon Parish Council at its next meeting on May 26.  The council has already expressed its gratitude to Peter Spall, who has stood down.

The parish council elections were held last Thursday (May 7), but the count did not take place until Saturday.

Waverley Borough Council elections were also held last Thursday, with the count taking place on Friday. The result for the Witley and Hambledon ward is as follows.

Borough Election result for Witley and Hambledon

Conservative hold