County Councillors

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The Conservative Group at Surrey County Council is a dynamic and high-calibre set of individuals from all walks of life each offering incredibly useful skill sets that positions them all as highly effective community operators within the sphere of responsibilities of Surrey's upper tier authority.

Surrey County Council is responsible for:

  • Birth, marriage and death registration
  • Education
  • Fire
  • Highways – including on-street parking, traffic management, and street lighting
  • Libraries
  • Recreation, arts and museums
  • Social care
  • Strategic planning
  • Trading standards
  • Transport
  • Waste disposal

 

People
Ayesha Azad

Ayesha Azad

County Councillor for Woking South West
Ayesha was elected to Woking Borough Council in 2014. She served as Deputy Leader and then Leader of the Council between October 2020 and May 2022.
Becky Rush

Becky Rush

County Councillor for Warlingham
Becky lives in Woldingham with her husband and two children. Having given up work in 2015 to focus on family life, Becky quickly became absorbed into working for the local community, initially through Woldingham Parish Council, and then went on to be elected as the County Councillor f
Bernie Muir Profile

Bernie Muir

Honorary Vice President
County Councillor for Epsom West
Epsom and Ewell Borough Councillor for Horton
Chairman Surrey Health and Wellbeing Board
Bernie is the County Councillor for Epsom West Division and Borough councillor for Horton Ward. She has been involved in the development of Environmental Strategies and is actively working to increase awareness of mental health issues and working with stakeholders to achieve a more integr
Bob Hughes Profile

Bob Hughes

Honorary Vice President
County Councillor for Shere
Chairman of Resources & Performance Select Committee
Guildford Borough Councillor for Tillingbourne
Bob Hughes is the immediate past Chairman of Surrey Area, and a former Chairman of Guildford Conservatives. He is Surrey County Councillor for the Shere Division and Chairman of the Resources & Performance Committee.
Buddhi Weerasinghe

Buddhi Weerasinghe

County Councillor for Lower Sunbury & Halliford
Spelthorne Borough Councillor for Sunbury East
Before moving to Halliford, Buddhi was a hardworking community activist and a prominent local campaigner in Twickenham. He initiated a project to establish a trade association to help local business community & residents in Heathfield-Twickenham.
Clare Curren

Clare Curran

County Councillor for Bookham and Fetcham West
Cabinet Member for Children, Families and Lifelong Learning
Clare Curran has lived in Bookham for 20 years with her husband; and their three teenage children all attend local schools.  As Conservative County Councillor and a Mole Valley District Councillor, she has worked hard for the community for the past 12 years.  She is a governor at the East
David Harmer

David Harmer

County Councillor for Waverley Western Villages
Waverley Western Villages is a great Division to represent, and it’s been a privilege to serve you for the past eighteen years. Over the last eight years I have made it a priority to understand local concerns by attending around 600 parish council, community and parish meetings.
David Lewis

David Lewis

County Councillor for Camberley West
David represents Camberley West, having been elected in 2021. The Camberley West division includes the Surrey Heath Borough Council wards of Frimley, St.
David Lewis

David Lewis

County Councillor for Cobham
Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources
Coming soon
Denise Turner-Stewart Prile

Denise Turner-Stewart

County Councillor for Staines South & Ashford West
Deputy Leader of Surrey County Council
Cabinet Member for Customer & Communities
Denise has served the residents of Spelthorne as a borough councillor for four years and a county councillor for eight years. She manages a small family business, manufacturing and supplying tooling to the civil and defence aviation industry.  Denise is keen to maintain public and ro
Edward Hawkins

Edward Hawkins

County Councillor for Heatherside & Parkside
Chairman of Planning and Regulatory Committee
Edward Hawkins is the Surrey County Councillor for Heatherside and Parkside. Previously, Edward served as Borough Councillor for Parkside Ward at Surrey Heath for over 20 years, with his wife Josephine serving alongside for most of that time as a fellow Ward Councillor. 

Frank Kelly

County Councillor for Merstham & Banstead South
Coming soon
Helyn Clack

Helyn Clack

County Councillor for Dorking Rural
Vice Chairman of Adults and Health Select Committee
I have been the County Councillor for Dorking Rural for the last twelve years, live in Charlwood with my husband Bryan and brought up my family here.  Over the last four years I have: Worked with local people and MPs to continue the campaign against a second runway at Gatwick Worked with Pa
Jeremy Webster

Jeremy Webster

County Councillor for Caterham Hill & Chaldon
Vice Chairman of Children, Families, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee
Jeremy is a long term Caterham resident and has been Chair of Caterham Hill and Valley Parish Councils. He has been closely involved with driving through the Caterham, Chaldon and Whyteleafe Neighborhood Plan-which covers 28,000 residents.
John O'Reilly

John O'Reilly

County Councillor for Hersham
John O'Reilly is the Surrey County Councillor for Hersham and was re-elected in May 2021. John is a retired oil industry executive and a local resident for over 30 years.
Jonathan

Jonathan Hulley

County Councillor for Foxhills, Thorpe & Virginia Water
Chairman of Communities, Environment and Highways Select Committee
Runnymede Borough Councillor for Virginia Water
Chairman of Standards and Audit Committee, Runnymede Borough Council
Parliamentary Candidate for Twickenham constituency
Jonathan serves on Surrey County Council as the member for Foxhills, Thorpe & Virginia Water and he is also a Runnymede Borough Councillor for Virginia Water Ward. He says: "As a serving Councillor and senior property lawyer, I believe that I can continue to bring experienced and prof
Keith Witham

Keith Witham

County Councillor for Worplesdon
Chairman of Communities, Environment and Highways Select Committee
Guildford Borough Councillor for Normandy and Pirbright
Keith is the Surrey County Councillor for Worpledon Division (Guildford) which includes the areas of Fairlands, Fox Corner, Jacob's Well, Normandy, Perry Hill, Pirbright, Wood Street Village,  Worplesdon and the Broadacres/Oakfields area of Guildford. He and his wife lived in Guildford mor
Cllr Kevin Deanus Profile

Kevin Deanus

County Councillor for Waverley Eastern Villages
Cabinet Member for Fire and Rescue, and Resilience
Waverley Borough Councillor for Alfold, Dunsfold and Hascombe
Kevin Deanus and his wife Dawn have lived in Alfold since 1993; they have two daughters. Kevin spent 30 years as a Surrey Police Officer where he returned as a Detective Chief Superintendent.
Lesley Steeds

Lesley Steeds

County Councillor for Lingfield
Vice Chairman of Resources and Performance Select Committee
Tandridge District Councillor for Dormansland & Felbridge
Lesley has lived in and around Lingfield for over 30 years and has been involved with East Surrey Conservative Association (ESCA) for most of that time. Her roles have included: Chair of the Political Committee, Chair of ESCA from 2000-2003 and Vice Chair of South East Regional Conservatives.
Liz Bowes

Liz Bowes

County Councillor for Woking South East
I have a strong connection to this area having been christened at St Nicholas Church in Pyrford, in the 1960’s. My grandparents lived along Coldharbour Road and I have very fond memories of going to the Pyrford Flower Show every summer with my parents and grandparents.
Luke Bennett

Luke Bennett

County Councillor for Banstead, Woodmansterne & Chipstead
Coming soon
Marisa Heath Profile

Marisa Heath

County Councillor for Englefield Green
Cabinet Member for the Environment
Marisa is a Surrey County Councillor since 2006 and a former Borough Council Deputy Leader. Alongside 20 years of public service, Marisa has run a small business, worked with both international corporations and charities and worked around trade, farming, defence and climate change. Marisa
Mark Nuti Profile

Mark Nuti

County Councillor for Chertsey
Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing and Public Health
Runnymede Borough Councillor for Chertsey St Anns
Chairman of Housing Committee, Runnymede Borough Council
Mark has been a Chertsey councillor since 2014, representing St Ann's ward at Runnymede Borough Council and the Chertsey division at Surrey County Council (where he is also the Surrey Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing and Public Health). At the last election Mark pledged to get involved and help
Mark Sugden

Mark Sugden

County Councillor for Hinchley Wood, Claygate & Oxshott
Mark Sugden is the Surrey County Councillor for Hinchley Wood, Claygate and Oxshott since May 2021. After an international business career, Mark moved to Claygate in 2007, where he was elected to the Parish Council.
Matt Furniss Profile

Matt Furniss

County Councillor for Shalford
Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Economic Growth
Guildford Borough Councillor for Pilgrims
Matt has lived in Guildford for over 12 years. He was educated locally at Boxgrove Primary School and George Abbot School before graduating the University of Surrey after studying Politics and International Relations. Matt now works for an organic food company.
Maureen Attewell

Maureen Attewell

County Councillor for Laleham and Shepperton
Deputy Cabinet Member for Children, Families and Lifelong Leaning
Spelthorne Borough Councillor for Shepperton Town
Maureen has lived in Shepperton since 2006. She is married to Steve and between them they have six children.
Natalie Bramhall Profile

Natalie Bramhall

County Councillor for Redhill West and Meadvale
Cabinet Member for Property, Waste and Infrastructure
I am a proud resident of Redhill and I have always championed regeneration.
Paul Deach

Paul Deach

County Councillor for Frimley Green, Mytchett and Deepcut
Deputy Cabinet Member to the Leader of the Council
Active Travel Champion for Surrey
Originating from Manchester, I moved to Godstone in Surrey in 1999 which is where my wife and I bought our first home. Then in 2003, we moved to Deepcut to be closer to family. Very soon, I became involved in the community.
Rachael Lake

Rachael Lake

County Councillor for Walton
Rachael is the Surrey County Councillor for Walton.  Rachael is married with two grown up children. Serving Walton residents for over 20 years, she has represented the town at Surrey County Council from 1997 to 2005 and since 2013.
Rebecca Jennings-Evans

Rebecca Jennings-Evans

County Councillor for Lightwater, West End & Bisley
Rebecca Jennings-Evans is the Surrey County Councillor for Lightwater, West End & Bisley. Previously, Rebecca served as Surrey Heath Borough Councillor for Lightwater and was the former Executive member with responsibility for Places and Strategy, which included overseeing the development of th
Rebecca Paul Profile

Rebecca Paul

Member of Parliament for Reigate
County Councillor for Tadworth, Walton & Kingswood
Rebecca has lived in Reigate constituency since 2015 and has been a County Councillor representing Tadworth, Walton and Kingswood since May 2021.  She held the position of Deputy Cabinet Member to the Leader of Surrey County Council from 2021 to 2023.  She is married with 3 children and is
Richard Tear

Richard Tear

County Councillor for Bagshot, Windlesham & Chobham
Vice Chairman of Audit and Governance Committee
Vice Chairman of Planning and Regulatory Committee
As a former Chief Executive of a major catering company, Richard Tear brings years of business experience to the County Council. Having recently lost a close family member to dementia, Richard has a very personal interest in health and social care.
Saj Hussain

Saj Hussain

County Councillor for Knaphill and Goldsworth West
Chairman of Surrey County Council
Saj Hussain was elected for Knaphill and Goldsworth West division of Surrey County Council in 2013 and was re-elected in 2017.
Scott Lewis

Scott Lewis

County Councillor for Woodham and New Haw
Runnymede Borough Councillor for Woodham and Rowtown
Vice Chairman of Community Services Committee, Runnymede Borough Council
As Runnymede Councillor for Woodham and Row Town and Surrey County Councillor for Woodham, New Haw and Row Town I believe in making sure residents are engaged and involved in local decision making.
Sinead Mooney

Sinead Mooney

County Councillor for Staines
Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care
Sinead is a local resident, having lived in the Borough of Spelthorne since 2004. She is married with 2 children, both of whom have received excellent educations from schools in the Borough.
Steve Bax Profile

Steve Bax

County Councillor for East Molesey and Esher
Deputy Cabinet Member for Highways
Elmbridge Borough Councillor for Molesey East
Steve is the Surrey County Councillor for East Molesey and Esher since 2021 and serves in the leadership team as Deputy Cabinet Member for Highways. He is also an Elmbridge Borough councillor for Molesey East ward.
Tim Hall

Tim Hall

County Councillor for Leatherhead & Fetcham East
Vice Chairman of Surrey County Council
Tim Hall is Vice Chairman of Surrey County Council, having been the long term County Council Planning Committee Chairman.
Cllr Tim Oliver Profile

Tim Oliver

County Councillor for Weybridge
Leader of Surrey County Council
Chairman of County Councils Network
Currently representing Weybridge, Tim Oliver is the Leader of Surrey County Council and a former Leader of Elmbridge Borough Council. First elected to Elmbridge in 1999, Tim served Esher for 20 years until standing down in 2019.
Trefor Hogg

Trefor Hogg

County Councillor for Camberley East
Chairman of Adults and Health Select Committee
Trefor is the chairman of the Old Dean Community Group, but he is probably best known for setting up and running the Free Food Stall to help those struggling with free fruit, vegetables and essentials.
Victor Lewanski

Victor Lewanski

County Councillor for Reigate
Chairman of Audit and Governance Committee
Reigate & Banstead Borough Councillor for Reigate
Deputy Leader of Reigate & Banstead Borough Council and Executive Member for Finance and Assets
Coming soon

News

First for Surrey as AI takes to the road to spot potholes

Surrey County Council will now use AI to detect potholes to help speed up road repairs across the county.Computer vision cameras fitted to dashboards inside highways vehicles will spot and photograph potholes which will then be automatically recorded for repair.

Unitarisation – what does this mean for Surrey?

What is it?England is one of the most centralised countries in the developed world, with many big decisions taken by the UK Parliament, rather than local leaders.Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and London have had devolved authorities for some time, more recently followed by Manchester, West Midl

Surrey Children’s Services improvement recognised by Ofsted

During a recent focused visit of Surrey’s children’s services, Ofsted recognised the ‘comprehensive improvement programme’, noting that ‘progress for children is evident in the improved quality and timeliness of assessments, the increased timeliness of visits to children, and a more consistent appli

New business support offer for Surrey launched by the Chancellor of Exchequer

Business Surrey – a new Surrey County Council service offering free and accessible support to businesses across the county – has officially been launched by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt.  From start-ups to longstanding SMEs, Surrey companies of all sizes, sectors and stages of thei

Surrey Arts appointed to lead Surrey Music Hub

Surrey Arts, part of Surrey County Council has been appointed by Arts Council England to lead the Surrey Music Hub from September 2024, as part of an ambitious national programme to provide high-quality music education for all children and young people. Surrey Arts will receive £1.42 million in fun

Over £20m awarded for projects through Your Fund Surrey

Surrey County Council’s Cabinet has approved funding for several key projects aimed at transforming community spaces and facilities across the county.   So far, over £20 million has now been awarded across 43 Your Fund Surrey large community projects since the Fund launched in 2020.