Waverley Candidates for West Surrey Council

Published on: 16 Apr, 2026
Updated on: 16 Apr, 2026

By Chris Caulfield

local democracy reporter

In less than a month voters head to the polls in a landmark Surrey election.

On Thursday, May 7, for the first time in over 50 years, local government will change as the county council merges with its 11 boroughs and districts and will be split into two mega authorities, called East and West Surrey.

A week ago we published the candidates nominated for the new West Surrey, Guildford wards.

See: Nominations for New West Surrey Council Formalised – Few Independent Options

But we know we have readers from outside Guildford so below are the nominated candidates for the Waverley wards.

The ward boundaries fit existing divisions at Surrey County Council, but there will be two councillors for  each area instead of one as is the case at SCC now. Significantly, it will mark, next year, the end of borough councillors.

Counts will take place at the existing boroughs and results sent  to a central hubs in  Runnymede for West Surrey.

The counts and announcement of results will be held on May 8.

Two names to note

Steve Dally

Steve Dally, standing as an Independent in Godalming South, Milford & Witley Ward, has been a leading light in the campaign against CIL charges as imposed by Waverley Borough Council. It is probably no coincidence that he is standing in the same ward as Paul Follows the Lib Dem leader of WBC.

See: One Homeowner Recompensed but Fight Continues Over Waverley CIL Charges

Graham Ellwood

Graham Ellwood was formerly a Conservative SCC councillor for Guildford East and a GBC councillor for Merrow. He lost his GBC seat in 2019 and was disqualified as a county councillor for non-attendance. He is now standing for Reform UK in Waverley Eastern Villages.

See: Guildford Tory Councillor Ellwood Sacked by SCC For Failing to Attend Meetings

There are nine non-national party candidates, including six from the Farnham Residents party. In common with Guildford, there are two candidates standing, in each ward, from the Conservative, Green, Liberal Democrats and Reform UK parties and one in each ward from Labour.

Candidate lists

The West Surrey Council candidates for Cranleigh and Ewhurst

• Philip Brooke, Conservative Party
• Sean Donovan-Smith, Conservative Party
• Rafael Fischer, Green Party
• Ian Hemingway, Reform UK
• Diane James, Reform UK
• James Mitchell, Labour Party
• Brian Steel, Liberal Democrats
• Liz Townsend, Liberal Democrats
• Samantha Young, Green Party

The West Surrey Council candidates for Farnham Central 

• David Beaman, Farnham Residents
• Robert Ellis, Green Party
• Tony Fairclough, Liberal Democrats
• John Gaskell, Labour Party
• Sandra Johnson, Reform UK
• Andy Macleod, Farnham Residents
• Jason Richardson, Green Party
• Richard Steijger, Liberal Democrats
• Patrick Stephens, Conservative Party
• Christopher Storey, Conservative Party
• Timothy Visser, Reform UK

The West Surrey Council candidates for Farnham North

• Chris Brooks, Green Party
• Mat Brown, Liberal Democrats
• Ed Cowley, Reform UK
• Sally Dickson, Farnham Residents
• Natasha Fletcher, Green Party
• Pat Frost, Conservative Party
• Huw James, Trade Unionist And Socialist Coalition
• Joseph Kay, Conservative Party
• Howard Kaye, Labour Party
• James Macey, Reform UK
• Catherine Powell, Farnham Residents
• Matthew Simon, Liberal Democrats

The West Surrey Council candidates for Farnham South 

• David Baines, Green Party
• Dean Boyce, Reform UK
• Benjamin Bristow, Liberal Democrats
• Christine Fisher, Reform UK
• Michaela Martin, Farnham Residents
• George Murray, Farnham Residents
• Sam Pritchard, Labour Party
• Sally Shorthose, Liberal Democrats
• Pau Stiff, Conservative Party
• Tam Traynor,  Conservative Party
• Mark Westcott, Independent
• George Wilson, Green Party

The West Surrey Council candidates for Godalming North 

• Jon Davies, Reform UK
• George Devereux, Reform UK
• David Faraday, Green Party
• Ed Holliday, Conservative Party
• Daniel Husseini, Conservative Party
• Penny Rivers, Liberal Democrats
• John Stolliday, Labour Party
• Ruth Thomson, Liberal Democrats
• Stephen Williams, Green Party

The West Surrey Council candidates for Godalming South, Milford & Witley Ward 

• Joey Ashworth, Green Party
• Daphne Balde, Labour Party
• Steve Dally, Independent
• Paul Follows, Liberal Democrats
• Maxine Gale, Independent
• John Hemmings, Conservative Party
• Victoria Kiehl, Liberal Democrats
• Ian Lewer, Conservative Party
• Alex Roebuck, Reform UK
• Morgan Thrift, Green Party
• Alfie Treasure, Reform UK

The West Surrey Council candidates for Haslemere 

• Jonathan Ashworth, Reform UK
• Alastair Bayliss, Green Party
• Graham Betts, Conservative Party
• Toby Byfield, Conservative Party
• Alex Howey, Labour Party
• Oli Leach, Liberal Democrats
• Claire-Louise Matthes, Green Party
• Terry Weldon, Liberal Democrats
• Barb Witt, Reform UK

The West Surrey Council candidates for Waverley Eastern Villages

• Jane Austin, Conservative Party
• Dave Busby, Liberal Democrats
• Dominique Crapart, Reform UK
• Ingrid Curnock, Green Party
• Martin D`Arcy, Green Party Candidate
• Sarah Davey, Labour Party
• Kevin Deanus, Conservative Party
• Graham Ellwood, Reform UK
• Paul Wright, Liberal Democrats

The West Surrey Council candidates for Waverley Western Villages

• Jean Arrick, Conservative Party
• Keith Buchanan, Liberal Democrats
• Ged Hall, Reform UK
• Andrew Jones, Labour Party
• Simon Lightman, Green Party
• Mark Merryweather, Liberal Democrats
• David Munro, Independent
• Christopher Olive, Reform UK
• Phoebe Sullivan, Conservative Party
• Clare Weightman, Green Party

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