Photo: James Emmans · CC BY-SA 2.0No party holds a majority on Spelthorne Borough Council
Ashford Common is run by Spelthorne Borough Council and Surrey County Council. No party holds a majority on Spelthorne Borough Council. The Conservatives have a majority on Surrey County Council. Its MP is Lincoln Jopp (Conservative), member for Spelthorne.
£2,526
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Ashford Common’s politics has changed since 2021
No majority on Spelthorne Borough Council
The Liberal Democrats, the largest group, hold 12 of its 39 seats as elected, 8 short of the 20 needed. The Conservatives hold 12, Labour 7, independents 6 and the Greens 2. Who’s in charge ↓
Surrey in 2021
Surrey County Council, which runs schools, social care and roads, has a Conservative majority at the May 2021 election: the Conservatives won 41 of 81 seats. Surrey ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Ashford Common is £2,526 for 2026–27; Spelthorne Borough Council keeps 9% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 51% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
Who holds the seats on Ashford Common’s councils
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 20 of Spelthorne’s 39 or 41 of Surrey’s 81 seats to run the council alone.
- Conservative12
- Liberal Democrat12
- Labour7
- Independent6
- Green2
Latest election: May 2023.
- Conservative41
- Liberal Democrat19
- Residents Associations of Epsom and Ewell4
- Farnham Residents3
- Independent3
- Green2
- Labour2
- Reform UK2
- Ashtead Independents1
- Nork & Tattenhams Residents' Associations1
- Residents for Guildford and Villages1
- Thames Ditton / Weston Green Residents' Association1
- The Molesey Residents Association1
Latest election: May 2021.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
Two tiers of council, no parish tier
Ashford Common has two tiers of council: the county runs the big services, the district the local ones.
Bins and recycling, planning, housing, environmental health, leisure, and collecting council tax.
Website ↗Schools, social care, roads and transport, libraries and waste disposal.
Website ↗Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: in two-tier areas the district or borough runs local services and the county the big ones.
All of Ashford Common is unparished: there is no parish or town council, so the council runs local matters itself and no parish precept is added to the bill.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the council to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Ashford Common, from the most recent elections.
- 1Spelthorne Borough Council3 wards · 9 councillorsConservative 7 · Independent 3 · all 10
- 2Surrey County Council2 divisions · 2 councillorsHarry BoparaiJoanne Rose Sexton
- 3Police and crime commissionerSurrey Police · elected May 2024Lisa Townsend
- 4House of CommonsSpelthorne
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
9 councillors for 3 wards
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Simon BhadyeConservative · May 2023
- Naz IslamConservative · May 2023
- Katherine RutherfordIndependent · May 2023
- Karen HowkinsConservative · May 2023
- Darren ClarkeConservative · May 2023
- Anant MathurConservative · May 2023
- Sinead MooneyConservative · July 2024 · by-election
- Joanne Rose SextonIndependent · May 2023
- Elizabeth Joyce BaldockIndependent · May 2023
- Rose ChandlerConservative · May 2023
Show as a table, with Surrey County Council’s 2 divisions (2 councillors)
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford Commonmostly in Ashford Common · 5,594 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | Simon BhadyeNaz IslamKatherine Rutherford | May 2023 |
| Laleham and Shepperton Green24% in Ashford Common · 2,045 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | Karen HowkinsDarren ClarkeAnant Mathur | May 2023 |
| Ashford East9% in Ashford Common · 694 residents3 seats · July 2024, May 2023 | 3 | Sinead Mooneyby-electionJoanne Rose SextonElizabeth Joyce BaldockRose Chandler | July 2024, May 2023 |
Surrey County Council: county divisions
| Division | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunbury Common and Ashford Common ED30% in Ashford Common · 7,639 residents1 seat · November 2022 | 1 | Harry Boparaiby-election | November 2022 |
| Ashford ED9% in Ashford Common · 694 residents1 seat · May 2021 | 1 | Joanne Rose Sexton | May 2021 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Spelthorne Borough Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
Spelthorne council election, May 2023
Results in the wards that make up Ashford Common, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
3 wards voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Ashford Common’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗4,733 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
5,017 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
5,386 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Ashford Common is in Spelthorne constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Ashford Common).
46,166 votes for candidates · majority 1,590
Conservative, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 46,166 votes from 73,782 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 1,590 of 46,166 votes (3.4%): the 67th-narrowest of 543 in England.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Ashford Common’s Band D council tax is £2,526 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Spelthorne Borough Council keeps £235.50 of a Band D bill (9%); the rest goes to Surrey County Council and the Surrey police and crime commissioner.
Band D since 1993
Spelthorne’s Band D bill has risen 51% in ten years, from £1,675.91 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £528.75 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in the unparished part of Spelthorne, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Surrey’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,300.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Surrey
| Spelthorne + Surrey | Ashford Common’s councils | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £486 | £471 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £216 | £217 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £78 | £69 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £63 | £30 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £139 | £128 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £27 | £33 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £26 | £32 | £26 |
| Public health | £42 | £43 | £78 |
| Running the council | £91 | £79 | £59 |
| Other | £0 | £-2 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,209 | £1,139 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Both tiers added: Spelthorne per its residents plus Surrey per the county’s. Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Surrey and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Ashford Common is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
spelthorne.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
spelthorne.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Ashford Common is run
Which council runs Ashford Common?
The county council runs schools, social care and roads; the district runs bins, planning and housing.
Does Ashford Common have a town council?
No. Ashford Common is unparished, so there is no town or parish council and no parish precept.
Who is the MP for Ashford Common?
Lincoln Jopp (Conservative) is the MP for Spelthorne, which covers Ashford Common.
How many councillors does Ashford Common have?
9 ward councillors represent Ashford Common’s 3 wards, and 2 county councillors its county divisions.
When are the next elections in Ashford Common?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Ashford Common’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Ashford Common?
Band D council tax in Ashford Common is £2,526 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Spelthorne Borough Council?
No party has a majority. As elected, Liberal Democrat 12 · Conservative 12 · Labour 7 · Independent 6 · Green 2 of 39 seats; a majority needs 20. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who controls Surrey County Council?
The Conservatives have a majority: 41 of 81 seats as elected.
Who won the 2023 council election in Ashford Common?
In Ashford Common’s wards on 4 May 2023, Conservative 6 · Independent 3 of the 9 seats up. The Conservatives had the largest share of votes, 44.1%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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