Waverley Borough Council has 57 seats, representing local people in 29 wards that make up the Borough.
Councillors are elected by the community to decide how the council should carry out its various activities. They represent the wider public interest as well as individuals living within the ward in which he or she has been elected to serve.
Each councillor is elected for a four year term. The most recent elections took place on 2 May 2019. The next Waverley Borough Council elections will take place in 2023.
Councillors have regular contact with the general public through council meetings, telephone calls or surgeries.
Fifty-four borough councillors are members of a political party registered with the Electoral Commission; two are Independent; and there is currently one vacancy. They are currently divided as follows:
Conservative | 20 |
Farnham Residents | 15 |
Liberal Democrat | 15 |
Green Party | 2 |
Labour | 2 |
Independent | 2 |
Vacancy | 1 |
Councillors are not paid a salary for their work, but they do receive allowances. By law, all members of the Council are required to complete a declaration of interest form, the details of which are published annually.
To find your Waverley councillor(s) please use the links below.
To find which Ward you are in, please use this Ordnance Survey Map.
Details of your Surrey County councillor(s) are available on the
Surrey
County Council website Farnham Bourne Conservative Deputy Leader of the Principal Opposition Group Godalming Charterhouse Conservative Alfold Cranleigh Rural and Ellens Green Conservative Haslemere East and Grayswood Conservative Cranleigh West Conservative Elstead and Thursley Conservative Elstead and Thursley Conservative Witley and Hambledon Conservative Cranleigh East Conservative Blackheath and Wonersh Conservative Chiddingfold and Dunsfold Conservative Ewhurst Conservative Shamley Green and Cranleigh North Conservative Chiddingfold and Dunsfold Conservative Haslemere East and Grayswood Conservative Godalming Holloway Conservative Haslemere East and Grayswood Conservative Leader of the Principal Opposition Group Frensham Dockenfield and Tilford Conservative Witley and Hambledon Conservative Bramley Busbridge and Hascombe Conservative Farnham Castle Farnham Residents Farnham Bourne Farnham Residents Farnham Wrecclesham and Rowledge Farnham Residents Deputy Leader, Portfolio Holder for Business Transformation, IT, Customer Services and the Farnham Infrastructure Programme Farnham Hale and Heath End Farnham Residents Farnham Wrecclesham and Rowledge Farnham Residents Farnham Castle Farnham Residents Farnham Firgrove Farnham Residents Farnham Moor Park Farnham Residents Portfolio Holder for Enforcement, Operations and Brightwells Farnham Upper Hale Farnham Residents Executive Portfolio Holder for Equalities, Diversity, Inclusion and Community Safety Farnham Upper Hale Farnham Residents Farnham Moor Park Farnham Residents Farnham Shortheath and Boundstone Farnham Residents Portfolio Holder for Health, Wellbeing, Parks and Leisure Farnham Firgrove Farnham Residents Farnham Shortheath and Boundstone Farnham Residents Mayor of Waverley 2022/23 Farnham Hale and Heath End Farnham Residents Milford Liberal Democrats Hindhead Liberal Democrats Godalming Central and Ockford Liberal Democrats Leader of the Council Godalming Holloway Liberal Democrats Farnham Weybourne and Badshot Lea Liberal Democrats Haslemere Critchmere and Shottermill Liberal Democrats Farnham Weybourne and Badshot Lea Liberal Democrats Portfolio Holder for Finance, Commercial and Assets Haslemere Critchmere and Shottermill Liberal Democrats Cranleigh East Liberal Democrats Godalming Binscombe Liberal Democrats Co-Portfolio Holder for Housing (Operations) Godalming Farncombe and Catteshall Liberal Democrats Deputy Mayor 2022/23 Haslemere Critchmere and Shottermill Liberal Democrats Godalming Central and Ockford Liberal Democrats Cranleigh West Liberal Democrats Portfolio Holder for Planning and Economic Development Cranleigh East Liberal Democrats Bramley Busbridge and Hascombe Green Party Godalming Charterhouse Green Party Portfolio Holder for Environment and Sustainability Milford Independent Frensham Dockenfield and Tilford Independent Godalming Binscombe Labour Co-Portfolio Holder for Housing (Delivery) Godalming Farncombe and Catteshall Labour Conservative
Councillor Carole Cockburn BEM
Councillor Steve Cosser
Councillor Kevin Deanus
Councillor Simon Dear
Councillor Patricia Ellis
Councillor David Else
Councillor Jenny Else
Councillor Jan Floyd-Douglass
Councillor Mary Foryszewski
Councillor Michael Goodridge MBE
Councillor John Gray
Councillor Val Henry
Councillor Chris Howard
Councillor Anna James
Councillor Robert Knowles
Councillor Peter Martin
Councillor Stephen Mulliner
Councillor Julia Potts
Councillor Trevor Sadler
Councillor Richard Seaborne
Farnham Residents
Councillor David Beaman
Councillor Roger Blishen
Councillor Peter Clark
Councillor Sally Dickson
Councillor Brian Edmonds
Councillor George Hesse
Councillor Jerry Hyman
Councillor Andy MacLeod
Councillor Penny Marriott
Councillor Peter Marriott
Councillor Michaela Martin
Councillor Kika Mirylees
Councillor John Neale
Councillor John Ward
Councillor Michaela Wicks
Liberal Democrats
Councillor Christine Baker
Councillor Jerome Davidson
Councillor Paul Follows
Councillor Joan Heagin
Councillor Daniel Hunt
Councillor Jacquie Keen
Councillor Mark Merryweather
Councillor Peter Nicholson
Councillor Ruth Reed
Councillor Paul Rivers
Councillor Penny Rivers
Councillor John Robini
Councillor Anne-Marie Rosoman
Councillor Liz Townsend
Councillor Philip Townsend
Green Party
Councillor Martin D'Arcy
Councillor Steve Williams
Independent
Councillor Maxine Gale
Councillor David Munro
Labour
Councillor Nick Palmer
Councillor George Wilson