2018 Runnymede Borough Council election

Elections for Runnymede Borough Council took place on 3 May 2018 alongside nationwide local elections. A third of the council was up for election, and the Conservatives retained control.[1] Labour won their first seat on the council for over 20 years.[2]

2018 Runnymede Borough Council election
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16 of the 42 seats in the Runnymede Borough Council
22 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Con
Res
LeaderNick PrescotLinda Gillham
PartyConservativeRIRG
Leader since20172018
Leader's seatEnglefield Green WestThorpe
Last election266
Seats before366
Seats won112
Seats after336
Seat changeDecrease 3Steady
Popular vote8,8931,954
Percentage49.3%9.4%

 Third partyFourth party
 
Ind
Lab
LeaderMalcolm CresseyFiona Dent
PartyIndependentLabour
Leader since20182018
Leader's seatFoxhillsEgham Hythe
Last election00
Seats before00
Seats won21
Seats after21
Seat changeIncrease 2Increase 1
Popular vote1,3504,580
Percentage6.5%22.0%

Leader before election

Nick Prescot
Conservative

Leader after election

Nick Prescot
Conservative

Election results

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Runnymede Borough Council Election 2022
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
 Conservative11 368.8223378.610,26649.3
 RIRG2 12.54614.31,9549.4
 Independent2 212.5024.81,7838.6
 Labour1 16.3012.44,58022.0
 Liberal Democrats0 7.1007.31,3286.4
 UKIP0 00005822.8
 Green1 17.1012.43451.7

Ward results

Addlestone Bourneside

Addlestone Bourneside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJohn Raymond Furey 739 52.60 -4.76
LabourJune Patricia Tilbury49835.44+5.20
Liberal DemocratsChelsea Katherine Whyte16811.96+0.97
Turnout1,41432.68
Conservative holdSwing

Addlestone North

Addlestone North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeDavid William Parr 779 63.80 +3.98
LabourMichael William Scott44236.20-3.98
Turnout1,23626.03
Conservative holdSwing

Chertsey Meads

Chertsey Meads
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeStephen Luke Dennett 900 66.08 +13.80
LabourPhilip Martin46233.92+11.19
Turnout1,38630.09
Conservative holdSwing

Chertsey South and Row Town

Chertsey South and Row Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativePeter Snow 723 48.56 -7.91
ConservativeNeil William Rubidge 719 48.29 -8.18
GreenRichard George Miller34523.17-1.65
LabourJames Douglas Scott24916.82-1.09
Liberal DemocratsSylvia Jane Whyte24616.52N/A
UKIPGraham Frank Wood1449.67N/A
Turnout1,49332.13
Conservative holdSwing
Conservative holdSwing

Chertsey St Ann's

Chertsey St Ann's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeRichard Joseph Edis 736 49.10 +7.17
LabourArran Richard Neathey48132.09+4.14
Liberal DemocratsKevin Thomas Lee15810.54+2.92
UKIPWilliam Albert Bruno1248.27-13.74
Turnout1,51331.27
Conservative holdSwing

Egham Hythe

Egham Hythe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourFiona Robertson Dent 682 53.12 +23.13
ConservativeJonathan James Wilson60246.88+7.97
Turnout1,29927.50
Labour gain from ConservativeSwing

Egham Town

Egham Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RIRGAlan Alderson 674 56.21 -5.86
ConservativeCharles Stewart Prescott26922.44-0.08
LabourWilliam Keith Heal25621.35+6.26
Turnout1,20230.48
Residents holdSwing

Englefield Green East

Englefield Green East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativePeter John Taylor 411 53.59 -11.60
LabourRobert Ashley King19925.95+5.04
Liberal DemocratsNina Immink15720.47+7.30
Turnout77034.09
Conservative holdSwing

Englefield Green West

Englefield Green West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMichael Touros Kusneraitis 389 41.25 -0.95
LabourAbby Louise King30632.45+2.62
RIRGAnnabel Rose Tresilian Clarke16817.82N/A
UKIPDavid Charles Hunt808.48-18.92
Turnout94629.70
Conservative holdSwing

Foxhills

Foxhills
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentMalcolm David Cressey 725 42.30 N/A
IndependentAngela Shepperdson 625 36.46 N/A
ConservativeEmma Georgina Bancroft56432.91-20.91
ConservativeDavid Calum James MacPhee48928.53-25.29
Liberal DemocratsDon Whyte40223.45N/A
LabourJohn Colin Gurney20411.90-4.42
UKIPToby Micklethwait1347.82-21.76
Turnout1,71641.72
Independent gain from ConservativeSwing
Independent gain from ConservativeSwing

New Haw

New Haw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMark James Maddox 725 62.61 +0.98
LabourJames Richard Mullett23620.38+1.48
Liberal DemocratsJennifer Jane Coulon19717.01-1.40
Turnout1,16626.78
Conservative holdSwing

Thorpe

Thorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RIRGMargaret Theresa Harnden 827 59.80 +3.63
ConservativeChristian Thomas Jepson Egglishaw39628.63+17.59
LabourJack Eugeniusz Stokes16011.57+3.59
Turnout1,38932.86
Residents holdSwing

Virginia Water

Virginia Water
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeParshotam Singh Sohi 738 47.31 -9.07
IndependentAlex Balkan43327.76N/A
RIRGBrian Anthony Clarke28518.27-11.68
LabourJames Lloyd Neal1046.67N/A
Turnout1,56336.85
Conservative holdSwing

Woodham

Woodham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeDavid Ewan Anderson-Bassey 1,087 73.05 +5.41
LabourAnne Marie Emerson-Miller30120.23N/A
UKIPValerie Ann Woodhouse1006.72-17.45
Turnout1,50235.32
Conservative holdSwing

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