Photo: SuzanneKn at en.wikipedia · Public domainThe Liberal Democrats hold a majority on Surrey Heath Borough Council
West End and Chobham is run by Surrey Heath Borough Council and Surrey County Council, with West End parish council for local matters. The Liberal Democrats have a majority on Surrey Heath Borough Council. The Conservatives have a majority on Surrey County Council. Most of West End and Chobham is in Surrey Heath (MP Dr Al Pinkerton, Liberal Democrat); 5% of residents are in Woking (MP Mr Will Forster, Liberal Democrat).
£2,641
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How West End and Chobham’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on Surrey Heath Borough Council
The Liberal Democrats hold a majority on Surrey Heath Borough Council: 25 of its 35 seats as elected. The Conservatives hold 5, independents 3 and Labour 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 ↓
The 2024 vote
Across West End and Chobham’s wards, the Liberal Democrats took 66.7%, the Conservatives took 21.8% and the Greens took 5.5% of votes in May 2024. In 2023, the Liberal Democrats had 44.8%. How West End and Chobham has voted ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in West End and Chobham is £2,656 for 2026–27; Surrey Heath Borough Council keeps 10% 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 West End and Chobham’s councils
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 18 of Surrey Heath’s 35 or 41 of Surrey’s 81 seats to run the council alone.
- Liberal Democrat25
- Conservative5
- Independent3
- Labour2
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, and a parish tier
West End and Chobham has two tiers of council: the county runs the big services, the district the local ones.
Local matters: allotments, play areas, halls, footpaths and benches; it is consulted on planning and adds a precept to the council tax bill. A town council is a parish council by another name.
67% of West End and Chobham’s residents · Band D precept £97
The parish council for the part of West End and Chobham inside Chobham parish.
Who runs West End and Chobham: same source as Who runs West End and Chobham, above.
Bins and recycling, planning, housing, environmental health, leisure, and collecting council tax.
95% of West End and Chobham’s residents
Website ↗Bins and recycling, planning, housing, environmental health, leisure, and collecting council tax.
Who runs West End and Chobham: same source as Who runs West End and Chobham, above.
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.
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 parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for West End and Chobham, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parish2 parish councilsWest End parish councilChobham parish council
- 2Council wards3 wards · 9 councillorsLiberal Democrat 6 · Independent 3 · all 9
- 3Surrey County Council3 divisions · 3 councillorsRebecca Philippa Jane Jennings-EvansRichard TearRiasat Khan
- 4Police and crime commissionerSurrey Police · elected May 2024Lisa Townsend
- 5House of CommonsSplit between 2 constituencies
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.
- Liz NobleLiberal Democrat · May 2023
- Sarbie KangLiberal Democrat · May 2023
- Ying PerrettLiberal Democrat · May 2023
- Victoria Elizabeth WheelerIndependent · May 2023
- Pat TedderIndependent · May 2023
- Emma-Jane McGrathIndependent · May 2023
- Melisa Jane KuipersLiberal Democrat · May 2024
- Swati MukherjeeLiberal Democrat · May 2023
- John MorleyLiberal Democrat · May 2022
Show as a table, with Surrey County Council’s 3 divisions (3 councillors)
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bisley & West EndSurrey Heath · mostly in West End and Chobham · 5,953 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | Liz NobleSarbie KangYing Perrett | May 2023 |
| Windlesham & ChobhamSurrey Heath · 35% in West End and Chobham · 2,487 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | Victoria Elizabeth WheelerPat TedderEmma-Jane McGrath | May 2023 |
| HorsellWoking · 4% in West End and Chobham · 437 residents3 seats · May 2024, May 2023, May 2022 | 3 | Melisa Jane KuipersSwati MukherjeeJohn Morley | May 2024, May 2023, May 2022 |
Surrey County Council: county divisions
| Division | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightwater, West End and Bisley ED35% in West End and Chobham · 5,953 residents1 seat · May 2021 | 1 | Rebecca Philippa Jane Jennings-Evans | May 2021 |
| Bagshot, Windlesham and Chobham ED17% in West End and Chobham · 2,487 residents1 seat · May 2021 | 1 | Richard Tear | May 2021 |
| Woking North ED2% in West End and Chobham · 437 residents1 seat · May 2021 | 1 | Riasat Khan | May 2021 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Surrey Heath 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).
The Liberal Democrats have led every council vote since 2021
Share of all votes cast for candidates in West End and Chobham’s wards at each scheduled council election since 2021. A gap is a year with no election here.
Seats won at each election
Show as a table
| Party | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 0% | 6.5% | 2.3% | 5.5% |
| Liberal Democrat | 54.2% | 61.8% | 44.8% | 66.7% |
| Independent | 0% | 0% | 23.7% | 0% |
| Conservative | 45.8% | 31.7% | 28.2% | 21.8% |
In 2024, the Liberal Democrats won 1 of the 1 seats up in West End and Chobham’s wards.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Where a ward elects several councillors at once, each voter has that many votes; all of them count here.
Woking council election, May 2024
Results in the wards that make up West End and Chobham, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
1 ward voted. Not every seat in the town’s wards was up this time.
No election is scheduled yet for West End and Chobham’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗3,265 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
West End and Chobham is split between 2 constituencies
The constituencies’ MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result.
Liberal Democrat, MP since 4 July 2024
95% of West End and Chobham’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 66% (England 60%).
Majority 5,640 of 47,788 votes (11.8%): the 230th-narrowest of 543 in England.
Liberal Democrat, MP since 4 July 2024
5% of West End and Chobham’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 66% (England 60%).
Majority 11,246 of 48,145 votes (23.4%): wider than in 74% of England’s 543 constituencies.
47,788 votes for candidates · majority 5,640
Liberal Democrat, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 47,788 votes from 71,934 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 5,640 of 47,788 votes (11.8%): the 230th-narrowest of 543 in England.
Woking
48,145 votes for candidates · majority 11,246
Liberal Democrat, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 48,145 votes from 72,969 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 11,246 of 48,145 votes (23.4%): wider than in 74% of England’s 543 constituencies.
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.
West End and Chobham’s Band D council tax is £2,656 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Surrey Heath Borough Council keeps £268.07 of a Band D bill (10%); the rest goes to the West End parish council, Surrey County Council and the Surrey police and crime commissioner.
Across the whole town the average Band D is £2,641 (parishes differ; weighted by residents).
Band D since 1993
Surrey Heath’s Band D bill has risen 51% in ten years, from £1,709.11 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £531.00 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in West End, 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
| Surrey Heath + Surrey | West End and Chobham’s councils | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £466 | £471 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £216 | £217 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £78 | £69 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £36 | £30 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £146 | £128 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £23 | £33 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £34 | £32 | £26 |
| Public health | £42 | £43 | £78 |
| Running the council | £46 | £79 | £59 |
| Other | £5 | £-2 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,132 | £1,139 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Both tiers added: Surrey Heath 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 West End and Chobham 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.
surreyheath.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
surreyheath.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how West End and Chobham is run
Which council runs West End and Chobham?
West End and Chobham is run by Surrey Heath Borough Council and Surrey County Council. The county council runs schools, social care and roads; the district runs bins, planning and housing.
Does West End and Chobham have a town council?
Yes: West End and Chobham has its own parish-tier council (West End parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £97 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for West End and Chobham?
West End and Chobham is split between 2 constituencies: Surrey Heath (Dr Al Pinkerton, Liberal Democrat) and Woking (Mr Will Forster, Liberal Democrat). Parliament’s Find your MP service matches a postcode to its MP.
How many councillors does West End and Chobham have?
9 ward councillors represent West End and Chobham’s 3 wards, and 3 county councillors its county divisions.
When are the next elections in West End and Chobham?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for West End and Chobham’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in West End and Chobham?
Band D council tax in West End and Chobham is £2,641 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Surrey Heath Borough Council?
The Liberal Democrats have a majority: 25 of 35 seats as elected. 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 2024 council election in West End and Chobham?
In West End and Chobham’s wards on 2 May 2024, Liberal Democrat 1 of the 1 seats up. The Liberal Democrats had the largest share of votes, 66.7%.
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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