2002 Runnymede Borough Council election

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Elections to Runnymede Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Runnymede Local Election Result 2002
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1201-175.059.811,619+0.5
  Labour 210+112.522.74,414+1.5
  Runnymede Independent Residents Group 200012.58.81,707-1.0
  Liberal Democrats 00000.08.21,589-0.7
  Independent 00000.00.598-0.4

Ward results

Addlestone Bourneside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Furey87765.4
Labour Bernie Stacey36527.2
Independent Colin Stephens987.3
Majority51238.2
Turnout 1,34031.7-0.9
Conservative hold Swing
Addlestone North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Thomas78062.6
Labour Michael Pear46637.4
Majority31425.2
Turnout 1,24628.7-3.7
Conservative hold Swing
Chertsey Meads
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Tuley67255.7
Labour Peter Anderson34528.6
Liberal Democrats Derek Weston18915.7
Majority32727.1
Turnout 1,20628.3-1.7
Conservative hold Swing
Chertsey St.Ann's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Greenwood63251.9
Conservative Dolsie Clarke58648.1
Majority463.8
Turnout 1,21828.1+2.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Chertsey South and Row Town (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Davis974
Conservative John Edwards961
Conservative Claire Grant957
Labour Kenneth Denyer330
Labour Sheila Pear289
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Pyle249
Labour Ian Warner236
Turnout 3,99635.1+0.5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Egham Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Runnymede Independent Residents Group Alan Alderson74558.0
Conservative Andrew Sissons36228.2
Labour Monica Dowling17813.9
Majority38329.8
Turnout 1,28529.1+1.8
Independent hold Swing
Englefield Green East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Niall Thewlis50664.9
Liberal Democrats Ian Heath16521.2
Labour Martin Rudd10914.0
Majority34143.7
Turnout 78017.3-2.9
Conservative hold Swing
Englefield Green West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carole Jones63169.9
Labour Peter Kingham27230.1
Majority35939.8
Turnout 90320.9-6.4
Conservative hold Swing
Foxhills
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Habgood99975.3
Labour Adrian Elston32724.7
Majority67250.6
Turnout 1,32630.5+3.5
Conservative hold Swing
Hythe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Ray41445.1
Conservative Nigel Saul34637.7
Liberal Democrats Dorian Mead15717.1
Majority687.4
Turnout 91719.0-0.7
Labour hold Swing
New Haw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Knight79958.4
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Graham38828.4
Labour Angela Gould18113.2
Majority41130.0
Turnout 1,36830.9-1.4
Conservative hold Swing
Thorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Runnymede Independent Residents Group Brian Relph96271.8
Conservative Ian Angell37728.2
Majority58543.6
Turnout 1,33930.8+0.5
Independent hold Swing
Virginia Water
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Whiteley90076.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Key17815.1
Labour William Heal998.4
Majority72261.4
Turnout 1,17728.1-3.9
Conservative hold Swing
Woodham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Brown89267.3
Liberal Democrats Annie Miller26319.8
Labour John Gurney17112.9
Majority62947.5
Turnout 1,32630.9-5.9
Conservative hold Swing

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