The 2009 election has seen a major step forward for the Liberal Democrats with two of the seven County Councillors who represent Spelthorne.  Below are the results for all the Divisions with comparisons for the 2005 elections.  These are expressed as percentages, because the 2005 county elections were held at the same time as the last General Election and the turnout was significantly higher.

Lower Sunbury and Halliford

Sunbury Common and Ashford Common

A spectacular 22% increase in the Lib Dem vote saw Caroline Nichols elected for with a majority of over 1,000.  This overturned a Tory majority of more than 900 in 2005 with their share of vote down by 14%. The turnout at 43.7% was the highest in the borough and so was Caroline’s personal vote at 2343.

Ian Beardsmore held his seat convincingly for the Lib Dems taking more than 52% of the vote.  In the face of a desperate Tory attempt to oust him, Ian  saw his majority rise from 150 to over 1,100.  This will be Ian’s third term as a County Councillor.

Ashford

Staines

While the Tories stood still the Lib Dem candidate, Colin Strong, more than doubled our share of the vote.  In a traditionally very Conservative area the Lib Dems are now within striking distance.

The Lib Dems share of the vote increased by 7.5% and moved into a clear 2nd place.  This represents real progress in what is the safest Tory seat.

Laleham and Shepperton

Stanwell and Stanwell Moor

The presence of two well-known local candidates (UKIP and Independent), all the traditional parties saw their vote squeezed.

This seat was fought very hard both by the incumbent Labour candidate and by the Conservatives.  Despite all this activity the Lib Dems increased our share of the vote by nearly 7%, with Tories dropping by 8%.

Staines South and Ashford West

In a seat  contested by UKIP for the first time all the other parties saw some decline.  Against this backdrop the Lib Dem vote held up whilst Tory and Labour declined.