2012 Runnymede Borough Council election

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The 2012 Runnymede Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of the Runnymede Borough District Council. [1] The Conservative Party won 12 of the seats and the local Runnymede Independent Residents' Group won 2; both parties held onto their seats from the 2011 elections. [2] [3]

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Election result

Runnymede Borough Election, 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1285.73%33.90%7,806
  Green 00%0.80%184
  Labour 00%13.80%3,177
 [[Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrats]]00%4.89%1,126
  Monster Raving Loony 00%0.43%99
  RIRG 214.28%7.67%1,766
  UKIP 00%6.14%1,413
  Independent 00%2.18%503

Ward results

Addlestone Bourneside (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gavin Morrison39632.02%+4.21%
Liberal Democrats Cleo Saise12412.03%+1.12%
Conservative Cherith Simmons71757.97%
Majority71757.97%-3.33%
Turnout 1,23728.20%-11.10%
Addlestone North (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Monster Raving Loony Keith Collett999.14%+6.24%
Labour Anne Emerson-Miller36633.78%+5.95%
Liberal Democrats Geoff Pyle13412.37%+1.18%
Conservative Nick Wase-Rogers48544.75%
Majority48544.75%-13.35%
Turnout 1,08423.80%-11.30%
Chertsey Meads (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Christopher Browne28122.67%+4.28%
Conservative Diana Cotty62450.33%
Liberal Democrats Peter Key967.75%-0.64%
Labour Doug Scott23919.28%+0.29%
Majority62450.33%-3.95%
Turnout 1,24027.10%-11.40%
Chertsey South & Row Town (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ken Denyer18114.47%-2.49%
Conservative John Edwards50440.29%
Independent Gillian Ellis50340.21%+21.55%
Liberal Democrats Derek Weston635.04%-4.93%
Majority50440.29%-14.15%
Turnout 1,25140.50%-4.30%
Chertsey St. Anns (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Greenwood49637.13%+4.85%
UKIP Angela Shepperdson31823.81%+2.21%
Conservative Shannon Saise-Marshall52239.08%
Majority52239.08%-7.05%
Turnout 1,33626.90%-8.10%


Egham Hythe (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Yvonna Lay52451.28%
Liberal Democrats Dorian Meade16616.25%-4.99%
Labour Bernie Stacey33232.49%
Majority52451.28%-0.11%
Turnout 1,02221%-12.20%
Egham Town (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lawrence Gillies716.44%
RIRG David Knight81573.83%
Conservative Barry Pitt21819.75%
Majority81573.83%+20.41%
Turnout 1,10426.10%-13.30%
Englefield Green East (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Debs Greenwood13217.33%
Conservative Marisa Heath42455.65%
UKIP Ben Lyon11014.44%+2.11%
Liberal Democrats Andy Watson9612.60%-17.75%
Majority42455.65%-1.69%
Turnout 76218%-11%
Englefield Green West (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Steve Gynn24429.19%
Green Rustam Majainah18422.01%
Conservative Hugh Meares40848.81%
Majority40848.81%-18.17%
Turnout 83623.70%-9.40%
Foxhills (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Iftikhar Chaudhri58146.63%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Falconer1078.59%
Labour John Gurney27422%+4.29%
UKIP Graham Wood28422.80%
Majority58146.63%-8.85%
Turnout 1,24629.30%-12.80%
New Haw (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Bell21819.99%+3.25%
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Coulon12011%-2.93%
UKIP Leon Mullet17616.14%+2.87%
Conservative Adrian Tollett57752.89%
Majority57752.89%-3.18%
Turnout 1,09124.40%-13.70%
Thorpe (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RIRG Elaine Gill95168.77%
Labour James Hale1047.52%+0.92%
Conservative Geoff Roberts32823.72%
Majority95168.77%+10.29%
Turnout 1,38332%-11.70%
Virginia Water (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Heath14912.62%+1.10%
Labour Peter Kingham14912.62%+0.47%
Conservative Margaret Roberts88374.77%-1.58%
Majority88374.77%-1.58%
Turnout 1,18130.50%-9.80%
Woodham (1 Councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Valerie Dunster1,01177.71%
Labour Brenda Head29022.29%+0.70%
Majority1,01177.71%+11.14%
Turnout 1,30130.50%-15.20%

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