2021 Runnymede Borough Council election

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2021 Runnymede Borough Council election
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13 of the 41 seats in the Runnymede Borough Council
21 seats needed for a majority
Registered59,426
Turnout33.6% (Increase2.svg 2.6 pp)
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Con
Res
LD
LeaderNick PrescotLinda GillhamDon Whyte
Party Conservative RIRG Liberal Democrats
Leader since201720182019
Leader's seatEnglefield Green WestThorpeLongcross, Lyne and Chertsey South
Last election2663
Seats before2563
Seats won921
Seats after2663
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote8,8931,8092,759
Percentage44.5%9.1%13.8%
 Fourth party
 
Lab
LeaderRobert King
Party Labour Co-op
Leader since2021
Leader's seatEgham Hythe
Last election2
Seats before2
Seats won0
Seats after1
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1
Popular vote3,331
Percentage16.7%
Runnymede Borough Council Map 2021.png
Map of the parties of the councillors representing each of the wards following the election. Colours denote the party, as shown in the main table of results.
Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 2021 Runnymede Borough Council election was held on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Runnymede Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections, and was the second election on new electoral boundaries, following the 2019 Runnymede Borough Council election. [2] The elections were postponed from May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic [3] Englefield Green East was not contested.

Contents

The Conservatives retained control of the council, increasing their total number of seats by one. Following the election, the party held 26 of the 41 seats on the council, compared with 6 for the Runnymede Independent Residents Group, 5 Independents, 3 Liberal Democrats and 1 seat for the Labour Party. [4]

The political changeover of seats is as follows: Conservative candidate Alex Balkan gained Egham Hythe Ward from the Labour Party, Conservative candidate Bob Bromley gained Addlestone North from the Green Party, independent candidate Carl Mann gained Ottershaw from the Conservative Party.

Results

Runnymede Borough Council Election 2021 [5] [6]
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 9Increase2.svg 169.2172663.48,89344.5
  Labour 0Decrease2.svg 10112.43,33116.7
  Liberal Democrats 1Steady2.svg7.7237.32,75913.8
  Independent 1Increase2.svg 17.74512.22,22611.1
  RIRG 2Steady2.svg15.44614.61,8099.1
  Green 0Decrease2.svg 100007143.6
  TUSC 0Steady2.svg0000350.2

Ward Results

Addlestone North

Addlestone North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bob Bromley 625 46.92 +15.09
Green Steve Ringham31023.27−10.20
Labour Co-op Adrian Elston25118.84−1.83
Liberal Democrats Rudi Dikty-Daudiyan1118.33−13.25
TUSC Lisa Allen352.63N/A
Rejected ballots22
Turnout 1,35430.53
Conservative gain from Green Swing

Addlestone South

Addlestone South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Furey 845 57.56 +11.98
Labour Co-op Michael Scott39426.84−5.52
Liberal Democrats Raymond Williamson22915.60N/A
Rejected ballots25
Turnout 1,31028.98
Conservative hold Swing

Chertsey Riverside

Chertsey Riverside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Dennett 710 54.70 +6.76
Labour Co-op Wrenna Robson30223.27−6.71
Liberal Democrats Kevin Lee19314.87−17.09
Independent Tommy Traylen937.16N/A
Rejected ballots12
Turnout 1,31028.98
Conservative hold Swing

Chertsey St. Ann's

Chertsey St. Ann's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Myles Willingale 761 52.63 +10.80
Labour Co-op Phillip Martin27018.67−10.38
Green Amanda Hamer20814.38N/A
Liberal Democrats Annabel Jones20714.32−13.14
Rejected ballots24
Turnout 1,47029.80
Conservative hold Swing

Egham Hythe

Egham Hythe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alex Balkan 694 42.60 −1.15
Labour Co-op Arran Neathey66640.88−3.41
Independent Robert Hall26916.51N/A
Rejected ballots14
Turnout 1,64332.11
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Egham Town

Egham Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RIRG Sian Williams 917 52.91 −5.34
Conservative Max Darby37221.47−2.70
Labour Co-op Keith Heal35520.48+7.21
Liberal Democrats Ian Heath895.14N/A
Rejected ballots15
Turnout 1,74835.56
RIRG hold Swing

Englefield Green West

Englefield Green West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nick Prescot 548 47.65 +8.87
Labour Dominic Breen24221.04−8.86
Green Udo Kleinitz19617.04−18.90
Independent Jay Myles16414.26−3.49
Rejected ballots14
Turnout 1,16427.06
Conservative hold Swing

Longcross, Lyne and Chertsey South

Longcross, Lyne and Chertsey South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Theresa Burton 473 45.66 +12.86
Conservative Shannon Saise-Marshall42040.54+9.05
Independent Lynette Cressey14313.80N/A
Rejected ballots15
Turnout 1,05139.35
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

New Haw

New Haw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Walsh 834 56.39 +7.08
Liberal Democrats Kevin Decruz64543.61+3.60
Rejected ballots25
Turnout 1,50430.47
Conservative hold Swing

Ottershaw

Ottershaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Carl Mann 855 45.00 N/A
Conservative Neill Rubidge67535.53+7.40
Labour Co-op Anne Emerson-Miller25013.16−2.11
Liberal Democrats Stuart Lawrence1206.32−13.70
Rejected ballots10
Turnout 1,91039.01
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Thorpe

Thorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RIRG Margaret Harnden 892 51.03 −6.29
Conservative Nick Wase-Rogers59133.81+13.44
Labour Co-op Abby King19210.98+1.20
Liberal Democrats Cheryl Smith-Wright734.18N/A
Rejected ballots18
Turnout 1,76640.15
RIRG hold Swing

Virginia Water

Virginia Water
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Coen 709 42.08 −18.67
Independent Karin Rowsell41124.39N/A
Liberal Democrats Roz Abery-Maree40323.92N/A
Labour Co-op Karen Mickinlay-Gunn1629.61−13.94
Rejected ballots10
Turnout 1,69538.58
Conservative hold Swing

Woodham and Rowtown

Woodham and Rowtown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Scott Lewis 1,109 59.53 +6.88
Independent Robert Day29115.62N/A
Labour Co-op Jack Stokes24713.26−7.88
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Coulon21611.59N/A
Rejected ballots12
Turnout 1,87537.94
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Local Elections 2021". Runnymede.gov. 7 May 2021. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Runnymede". LGBCE.org.uk. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Local elections postponed for a year over coronavirus". BBC.co.uk. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021..
  4. ↑ "Runnymede local election results 2021: Labour make county council gain but Conservatives still in control". SurreyLive. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Local Elections 2021". Runnymede Borough Council. 8 May 2021. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Runnymede local election candidates 2021: Meet the people vying for your vote in May". SurreyLive. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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