2018 Runnymede Borough Council election

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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]

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Election results

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Ward results

Addlestone Bourneside

Addlestone Bourneside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Raymond Furey 739 52.60 -4.76
Labour June Patricia Tilbury49835.44+5.20
Liberal Democrats Chelsea Katherine Whyte16811.96+0.97
Turnout 1,41432.68
Conservative hold Swing

Addlestone North

Addlestone North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David William Parr 779 63.80 +3.98
Labour Michael William Scott44236.20-3.98
Turnout 1,23626.03
Conservative hold Swing

Chertsey Meads

Chertsey Meads
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Luke Dennett 900 66.08 +13.80
Labour Philip Martin46233.92+11.19
Turnout 1,38630.09
Conservative hold Swing

Chertsey South and Row Town

Chertsey South and Row Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Snow 723 48.56 -7.91
Conservative Neil William Rubidge 719 48.29 -8.18
Green Richard George Miller34523.17-1.65
Labour James Douglas Scott24916.82-1.09
Liberal Democrats Sylvia Jane Whyte24616.52N/A
UKIP Graham Frank Wood1449.67N/A
Turnout 1,49332.13
Conservative hold Swing

Chertsey St Ann's

Chertsey St Ann's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Joseph Edis 736 49.10 +7.17
Labour Arran Richard Neathey48132.09+4.14
Liberal Democrats Kevin Thomas Lee15810.54+2.92
UKIP William Albert Bruno1248.27-13.74
Turnout 1,51331.27
Conservative hold Swing

Egham Hythe

Egham Hythe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fiona Robertson Dent 682 53.12 +23.13
Conservative Jonathan James Wilson60246.88+7.97
Turnout 1,29927.50
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Egham Town

Egham Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RIRG Alan Alderson 674 56.21 -5.86
Conservative Charles Stewart Prescott26922.44-0.08
Labour William Keith Heal25621.35+6.26
Turnout 1,20230.48
Residents hold Swing

Englefield Green East

Englefield Green East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter John Taylor 411 53.59 -11.60
Labour Robert Ashley King19925.95+5.04
Liberal Democrats Nina Immink15720.47+7.30
Turnout 77034.09
Conservative hold Swing

Englefield Green West

Englefield Green West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Touros Kusneraitis 389 41.25 -0.95
Labour Abby Louise King30632.45+2.62
RIRG Annabel Rose Tresilian Clarke16817.82N/A
UKIP David Charles Hunt808.48-18.92
Turnout 94629.70
Conservative hold Swing

Foxhills

Foxhills
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Malcolm David Cressey 725 42.30 N/A
Independent Angela Shepperdson 625 36.46 N/A
Conservative Emma Georgina Bancroft56432.91-20.91
Conservative David Calum James MacPhee48928.53-25.29
Liberal Democrats Don Whyte40223.45N/A
Labour John Colin Durney20411.90-4.42
UKIP Toby Micklethwait1347.82-21.76
Turnout 1,71641.72
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

New Haw

New Haw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark James Maddox 725 62.61 +0.98
Labour James Richard Mullett23620.38+1.48
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Jane Coulon19717.01-1.40
Turnout 1,16626.78
Conservative hold Swing

Thorpe

Thorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RIRG Margaret Theresa Harnden 827 59.80 +3.63
Conservative Christian Thomas Jepson Egglishaw39628.63+17.59
Labour Jack Eugeniusz Stokes16011.57+3.59
Turnout 1,38932.86
Residents hold Swing

Virginia Water

Virginia Water
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Parshotam Singh Sohi 738 47.31 -9.07
Independent Alex Balkan43327.76N/A
RIRG Brian Anthony Clarke28518.27-11.68
Labour James Lloyd Neal1046.67N/A
Turnout 1,56336.85
Conservative hold Swing

Woodham

Woodham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Ewan Anderson-Bassey 1,087 73.05 +5.41
Labour Anne Marie Emerson-Miller30120.23N/A
UKIP Valerie Ann Woodhouse1006.72-17.45
Turnout 1,50235.32
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. "Declaration of Result of Poll". Runnymede Borough Council. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  2. "ELECTION 2018: Runnymede Borough Council goes to the polls". Royal Borough Observer. Retrieved 14 January 2021.