Both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats fought the election on a platform of opposing overdevelopment and protecting the green belt.
[5][6] These included claims of multiple voter registrations at 6 addresses in Maybury and Sheerwater, intimidation and that blank postal votes had been given community leaders.
[7] The results saw the Liberal Democrats become the largest party on the council with 18 seats as compared to 15 for the Conservatives.
[8][9] Despite this the Conservatives took more votes across the council than the Liberal Democrats and made a gain from Labour in Maybury and Sheerwater.
[8] Labour was reduced to only 3 seats on the council after losing in Maybury and Sheerwater, which was the only ward where they won more than 200 votes.