Elections to Runnymede Council were held on 6 May 1976. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1973. The Conservative party retained overall control of the council and increased their majority of 31 out of 42 seats.
After the election, the composition of the council was
| 1976 Runnymede District Council election | ||||||||||
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| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Conservative | 37 | 31 |  8 | 73.8 | 58.5 | 33,064 | ||||
| Labour | 26 | 7 |  8 | 16.7 | 25.7 | 14,516 | ||||
| Residents | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 3,266 | ||||
| Liberal | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2.4 | 9.1 | 5,150 | ||||
| Independent | 1 | 0 |  0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 552 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | S. Brunger | 652 | 45.7 | ||
| Conservative | A. Read | 644 | |||
| Conservative | P. Quaife | 635 | |||
| Labour | L. Taylor | 533 | 37.3 | ||
| Labour | G. Honeyball | 520 | |||
| Labour | G. Tucker | 519 | |||
| Liberal | M. Beal | 243 | 17.0 | ||
| Liberal | B. Cain | 231 | |||
| Liberal | H. Fotheringham | 213 | |||
| Majority | 119 | 8.3 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Birchall | 752 | 52.0 | ||
| Conservative | R. Taylor | 729 | |||
| Conservative | Ann Widdecombe | 695 | |||
| Labour | S. Allen | 401 | 27.7 | ||
| Labour | T. Finn | 399 | |||
| Labour | J. Keene | 388 | |||
| Liberal | Geoffrey Pyle | 294 | 20.3 | ||
| Majority | 328 | 24.3 | |||
| Turnout | 38.4 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Cunningham | 809 | 42.4 | ||
| Liberal | K. Lloyd | 798 | 41.8 | ||
| Conservative | D. Tuckwood | 790 | |||
| Conservative | G. Quaife | 774 | |||
| Liberal | A. Brentnall | 572 | |||
| Liberal | D. Hopwood | 555 | |||
| Labour | C. Watts | 301 | 15.8 | ||
| Majority | 11 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 50.1 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ray Lowther | 1,352 | 44.6 | ||
| Conservative | W. Collett | 1,255 | 41.4 | ||
| Conservative | D. Wyke | 1,226 | |||
| Conservative | G. Paris | 1,166 | |||
| Labour | B. Harris | 894 | |||
| Labour | A. Anderson | 832 | |||
| Liberal | R. Benfield | 421 | 13.9 | ||
| Majority | 97 | 3.2 | |||
| Turnout | 60.2 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | G. Light | 699 | 43.5 | ||
| Labour | D. Hughes | 655 | |||
| Labour | R. Plamer | 642 | |||
| Conservative | B. Harmer | 532 | 33.1 | ||
| Conservative | M. Anderson | 525 | |||
| Conservative | J. Williams | 508 | |||
| Liberal | J. Elfer | 375 | 23.3 | ||
| Majority | 167 | 10.4 | |||
| Turnout | 46.1 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Elliott | 1,262 | 50.2 | ||
| Conservative | R. Try | 1,120 | |||
| Conservative | A. Collins | 1,076 | |||
| Independent | S. Oliver | 552 | 22.0 | ||
| Labour | Sylvia Heal | 442 | 17.6 | ||
| Labour | Joy Capper | 442 | |||
| Labour | R. Jones | 348 | |||
| Liberal | M. Brooks | 255 | 10.2 | ||
| Majority | 710 | 28.3 | |||
| Turnout | 56.1 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Barry | 1,100 | 78.6 | ||
| Conservative | C. Clarke | 1,062 | |||
| Conservative | D. Head | 1,047 | |||
| Labour | J. Hawkes | 300 | 21.4 | ||
| Majority | 800 | 57.1 | |||
| Turnout | 44.4 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Ellison | 761 | 49.9 | ||
| Conservative | R. Thompson | 733 | |||
| Conservative | R. Wykeham | 717 | |||
| Labour | L. Carey | 569 | 37.3 | ||
| Labour | J. Holder | 505 | |||
| Labour | T. Reddy | 505 | |||
| Liberal | S. Thatcher | 195 | 12.8 | ||
| Liberal | P. Deane | 193 | |||
| Majority | 192 | 12.6 | |||
| Turnout | 44.4 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B. Jarvis | 1,018 | 67.7 | ||
| Conservative | G. Tollett | 934 | |||
| Conservative | J. Walbridge | 788 | |||
| Liberal | C. Boyde | 486 | 32.3 | ||
| Majority | 532 | 35.4 | |||
| Turnout | 44.5 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | K. Capper | 813 | 60.0 | ||
| Labour | E. Austin | 808 | |||
| Labour | D. Baker | 801 | |||
| Conservative | M. Fox | 541 | 40.0 | ||
| Majority | 272 | 20.1 | |||
| Turnout | 27.2 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Blowers | 1,032 | 48.6 | ||
| Conservative | J. Weedon | 875 | |||
| Conservative | D. Clarke | 801 | |||
| Liberal | J. Graham | 621 | 29.3 | ||
| Labour | J. Taylor | 469 | 22.1 | ||
| Majority | 411 | 19.4 | |||
| Turnout | 58.5 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | J. Smith | 1,168 | 63.2 | ||
| Residents | A. Wreglesworth | 1,066 | |||
| Residents | Eiry Price | 1,032 | |||
| Labour | A. Sandey | 233 | 16.6 | ||
| Majority | 935 | 66.7 | |||
| Turnout | 40.8 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Passmore | 1,181 | 89.1 | ||
| Conservative | J. Allen | 1,168 | |||
| Conservative | R. Hervey | 1,141 | |||
| Labour | N. Williams | 145 | 10.9 | ||
| Majority | 1,036 | 78.1 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Hicks | 1,027 | 67.4 | ||
| Conservative | M. Heard | 1,002 | |||
| Conservative | E. Hargreaves | 986 | |||
| Liberal | R. Morrall | 496 | 32.6 | ||
| Majority | 531 | 34.9 | |||
| Turnout | 39.8 | ||||
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