1979 Runnymede Borough Council election

Map showing the party of the candidate with the most votes in each ward

Elections to Runnymede Borough Council were held on 3 May 1979, alongside both other UK local elections and the general election of that year. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party retained overall control of the council, gaining a seat from the Liberals.

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Conservative 31
• Labour 7
• Thorpe Residents Association 3
• Liberal 1

Election result

Runnymede Borough Council Election 1979
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	12	1	80.0	19	31	73.8	20,437	49.2	-9.5%
	Labour	2	0	13.3	5	7	16.7	9,935	23.9	+1.4%
	Residents	1	0	6.7	2	3	7.1	1,718	4.1	-0.2%
	Liberal	0	1	0	1	1	2.4	8,902	21.4	+6.9%
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	580	1.4	New

Ward results

Addlestone Bourneside (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Morley	1,269	44.2	-3.1
	Conservative	A. Read	1,252
	Labour	S. O'Byrne	1,073	37.4	-1.4
	Labour	G. Honeyball	944
	Liberal	M. Beal	526	18.3	+4.4
	Liberal	H. Fotheringham	473
Majority			196	6.8
Turnout				74.4	+35.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.9

Addlestone North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Taylor	1,390	50.8	-6.0
	Labour	C. Watts	782	28.6	+0.9
	Liberal	Geoffrey Pyle	563	20.6	+5.2
Majority			608	22.2
Turnout			2,735	75.4	+34.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	-3.4

Addlestone St. Paul's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Strike	1,613	51.2	-8.3
	Liberal	K. Lloyd	827	26.2	+5.8
	Labour	A. Anderson	711	22.6	+2.4
Majority			786	24.9
Turnout			3,151	77.6	+36.2
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	-7.1

Chertsey Meads

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Paris	1,976	55.4	-13.7
	Labour	J. Capper	1,014	28.4	New
	Liberal	I. Geary	578	16.2	-15.7
Majority			962	27.0
Turnout			3,568	74.0	+38.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	-21.1

Chertsey St. Ann's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Hughes	1,006	41.5	-3.7
	Conservative	P. Jones	883	36.4	+4.8
	Liberal	J. Elfer	535	22.1	-1.1
Majority			123	5.1
Turnout			2,424	71.3	+36.1
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.3

Egham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Tomlinson	1,752	56.1	-19.3
	Labour	N. Williams	726	23.2	-1.4
	Liberal	N. Stuart	646	20.7	New
Majority			1,026	32.8
Turnout			3,124	71.8	+33.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	-9.0

Englefield Green East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Clarke	1,359	65.0	-14.8
	Liberal	T. Palm	438	20.9	New
	Labour	J. Purbrick	295	14.1	-6.1
Majority			921	44.0
Turnout			2,092	66.5	+32.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	-17.9

Englefield Green West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Pert	946	40.8	-17.7
	Labour	M. Smith	766	33.1	-8.4
	Liberal	S. Thatcher	605	26.1	New
Majority			180	7.8
Turnout			2,317	71.3	+34.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	-4.6

Foxhills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Clarke	1,434	59.1	-12.6
	Liberal	C. Boyde	642	26.5	-1.8
	Labour	C. Matthews	349	14.4	New
Majority			792	32.7
Turnout			2,425	72.9	+41.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	-5.4

Hythe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Austin	1,684	48.9	-5.6
	Conservative	D. Dormer	792	39.8	-5.7
	Liberal	W. Burnip	605	11.3	New
Majority			315	9.2
Turnout			3,441	72.5	+48.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.5

New Haw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Skipper	1,293	45.2	+1.6
	Liberal	K. Norris	1,182	41.3	-3.3
	Labour	R. Dove	388	13.6	+1.7
Majority			111	3.9
Turnout			2,863	78.6	+31.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.4

Thorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	A. Wreglesworth	1,718	63.2	+13.5
	Conservative	E. Stamp	804	29.6	-14.0
	Labour	A. Sandey	197	7.2	+0.5
Majority			914	33.6
Turnout			2,719	74.4	+23.7
	Residents hold		Swing	+13.8

Virginia Water

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Allen	2,026	77.7	-12.4
	Independent	J. Weedon	580	22.3	New
Majority			1,446	55.5
Turnout			2,606	74.4	+32.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	-17.3

Woodham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Darby	1,648	56.2	-9.8
	Liberal	A. Brentnall	1,282	43.8	+24.1
Majority			366	12.5
Turnout			2,930	78.7	+36.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	-16.9

References

• Ward results