East Surrey Council elections
Local elections will take place across Surrey on Thursday 7 May 2026. You will get the opportunity to elect who you want to represent you in your new East Surrey Council. See East Surrey Council elections for more information on voting.
East Surrey Council will have 72 councillors made up of two councillors for each of its 36 wards. There will be 18 councillors across 9 wards representing Elmbridge’s geographic area. New council wards will follow the new county council divisional boundaries.
Councillors elected in May 2026 will serve for a term of 5 years. They will initially sit on the shadow authority for East Surrey until the new unitary council formally begins operating on 1 April 2027.
Your existing county and borough councillors will continue to represent you until 31 March 2027.
Find out more about Surrey local elections 2026.
For more information about changes to local government in Surrey, see Future Surrey.
Claygate Parish Council election
Next election: 6 May 2027
Claygate Parish Council has 10 members. They are elected every 4 years.
General election
UK Parliamentary (general) elections are held every 5 years, but may be called sooner.
The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024.
By-elections
Elections are usually held on the first Thursday of May each year. A by-election may be held if a seat becomes vacant between scheduled elections, for example because of the resignation or death of an elected representative.
More information
For more information, visit the Electoral Commission: Types of elections.