Elections for the new East Surrey Council

On 7 May 2026 you will get the opportunity to vote for two candidates in your ward. They will represent you in your new East Surrey council.

The councillors elected in May 2026 will work as part of 'shadow authorities' for one year. They'll be working with the existing councils on moving to Surrey's new local government structure. They will continue to represent East Surrey and West Surrey after April 2027. This is when the two new unitary authorities will take over delivering all local services in your area.

Your existing county, borough and district councillors will continue to represent you until 31 March 2027. Therefore, as planned, there will be no elections for the 12 existing county, borough and district councils in Surrey this year. This includes Epsom & Ewell Borough Council. If a by-election is needed in a particular ward, that will still take place.

There is no disruption to council services during this process. We remain focussed on delivering services as usual until the new councils take over in April 2027.

More information about May’s elections in Surrey and how to vote can be found here: Surrey Local Elections May 2026 – Surrey LGR Hub