Spelthorne Borough Council

Spelthorne Borough Council
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan district council
Leadership
Leader of the Council	Cllr Lawrence Nichols, Liberal Democrats
Structure
Seats	39 councillors
Political groups	Minority Administration (11)   Liberal Democrats (7)   Green Party (2)   Independent Spelthorne Group (2) Opposition (28)   Conservative Party (18)   United Spelthorne Group (4)   Labour (2)   Independent (4)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	2 May 2019
Next election
Website
www.spelthorne.gov.uk

The 2 May 2019 Spelthorne Borough Council elections resulted in 23 Conservative seats, 8 Liberal Democrat seats, four Labour seats, two Green Party seats and two Independents. The Conservative Party thus maintained their overwhelming majority on the council. The next borough council elections are scheduled to take place in May 2023.

Spelthorne Borough Council management team consists of Daniel Charles Mouawad (Chief Executive), Terry Collier (Deputy Chief Executive) and Lee O'Neil (Deputy Chief Executive). The Mayor for Spelthorne is Cllr Ian Harvey.

On 9 June 2020, 6 Conservative Councillors, including Council leader Ian Harvey and Deputy leader Olivia Rybinski, resigned from the Conservative party and created the new United Spelthorne Group on the council. With the Conservatives now having fewer than half of all seats on the council, the Borough is now in "no overall control", leaving the Conservative party without a governing majority for the first time in the Borough's history.^[1]

On 25 June 2020, Cllr John Boughtflower was elected as Leader of Spelthorne Borough Council and Cllr Jim McIlroy as his Deputy.

On 27 May 2021, Cllr Lawrence Nichols (Liberal Democrats) was elected as Leader of Spelthorne Borough Council and Cllr Joanne Sexton (Independent) as his Deputy.

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