THE Conservative Party came out on top in the local elections today as all four Surrey County Council seats on offer in Farnham remained Tory blue.

The story was somewhat different in Haslemere, however, where independent Nikki Barton notched 20 more votes than Stephen Mulliner (Conservative) to take the win.

UKIP finished second in all Farnham divisions and came close in Farnham North, with Tory Denise Le Gal beating UKIP's Alexandra Swann by just 43 votes following two recounts.

The Conservatives also won a Waverley Borough Council by-election in Farnham, Wrecclesham and Rowledge, with Wyatt Ramsdale beating independent David Beaman.

For a full reaction to the 2013 local elections, see next week's Herald.

RESULTS

FARNHAM CENTRAL

Mike Bryan (Independent) 583 votes

Stewart Edge (Liberal Democrats) 562

Pat Frost (Conservative) 1035 (elected)

Bob Nockels (UKIP) 697

Hadleigh Roberts (Labour) 236

Turnout: 30.5 per cent

FARNHAM NORTH

Janet Fearnley (Lab) 231

Jerry Hyman (Ind) 575

Denise Le Gal (Con) 1005 (elected)

Mark Norris (Lib) 349

Alexandra Swann (UKIP) 962

Turnout: 31.4 per cent

FARNHAM SOUTH

Joan Anniballi (Lab) 233

David Beaman (Ind) 344

David Munro (Con) 1677 (elected)

Ivo Weck (UKIP) 542

Mark Westcott (Ind) 542

Turnout: 34.2 per cent

HASLEMERE

Nikki Barton (Ind) 1,208 (elected)

Stephen Mulliner (Con) 1,188

Patricia Anne Culligan (UKIP) 573

Peter John Nicholson (Lib) 285

Nick Scales (Lab) 154

Turnout: 35 per cent

SHALFORD

George Johnson (UKIP) 1411 (elected)

George Matthews Potter (Lib) 1,023

Rose Seber (Lab) 347

Turnout: 27 per cent

WAVERLEY EASTERN VILLAGES

Victoria Young (Con) 2039

Hugo Alexander (UKIP) 744

Richard Cole (Lib) 366

Tony Johnson (Lab) 311

Turnout: 32 per cent

WAVERLEY WESTERN VILLAGES

David Harmer (Con) 1880 (elected)

Andrew Jones (Lab) 231

Gail Weingartner (UKIP) 693

Geoffrey Whitby (Lib) 299

32.3 per cent

WAVERLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL BY-ELECTION: FARNHAM WRECCLESHAM & ROWLEDGE

David Beaman (Ind) 294

Richard Dancy (UKIP) 252

Andrew Jones (Labour) 91

Wyatt Ramsdale (Con) 545

Turnout: 32.3 per cent