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13 of the 41 seats in the Runnymede Borough Council 21 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 59,426 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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.
Runnymede Borough Council Election 2021 [5] [6] | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 9 | ![]() | 69.2 | 17 | 26 | 63.4 | 8,893 | 44.5 | ||
Labour | 0 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.4 | 3,331 | 16.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 1 | ![]() | 7.7 | 2 | 3 | 7.3 | 2,759 | 13.8 | ||
Independent | 1 | ![]() | 7.7 | 4 | 5 | 12.2 | 2,226 | 11.1 | ||
Residents | 2 | ![]() | 15.4 | 4 | 6 | 14.6 | 1,809 | 9.1 | ||
Green | 0 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 714 | 3.6 | ||
TUSC | 0 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0.2 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Bob Bromley | 625 | 46.92 | +15.09 | |
Green | Steve Ringham | 310 | 23.27 | -10.20 | |
Labour Co-op | Adrian Elston | 251 | 18.84 | -1.83 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rudi Dikty-Daudiyan | 111 | 8.33 | -13.25 | |
TUSC | Lisa Allen | 35 | 2.63 | N/A | |
Rejected ballots | 22 | ||||
Turnout | 1,354 | 30.53 | |||
Conservative gain from Green | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Furey | 845 | 57.56 | +11.98 | |
Labour Co-op | Michael Scott | 394 | 26.84 | -5.52 | |
Liberal Democrats | Raymond Williamson | 229 | 15.60 | N/A | |
Rejected ballots | 25 | ||||
Turnout | 1,310 | 28.98 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Stephen Dennett | 710 | 54.70 | +6.76 | |
Labour Co-op | Wrenna Robson | 302 | 23.27 | -6.71 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Lee | 193 | 14.87 | -17.09 | |
Independent | Tommy Traylen | 93 | 7.16 | N/A | |
Rejected ballots | 12 | ||||
Turnout | 1,310 | 28.98 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Myles Willingale | 761 | 52.63 | +10.80 | |
Labour Co-op | Phillip Martin | 270 | 18.67 | -10.38 | |
Green | Amanda Hamer | 208 | 14.38 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Annabel Jones | 207 | 14.32 | -13.14 | |
Rejected ballots | 24 | ||||
Turnout | 1,470 | 29.80 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Alex Balkan | 694 | 42.60 | -1.15 | |
Labour Co-op | Arran Neathey | 666 | 40.88 | -3.41 | |
Independent | Robert Hall | 269 | 16.51 | N/A | |
Rejected ballots | 14 | ||||
Turnout | 1,643 | 32.11 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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RIRG | Sian Williams | 917 | 52.91 | -5.34 | |
Conservative | Max Darby | 372 | 21.47 | -2.70 | |
Labour Co-op | Keith Heal | 355 | 20.48 | +7.21 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Heath | 89 | 5.14 | N/A | |
Rejected ballots | 15 | ||||
Turnout | 1,748 | 35.56 | |||
RIRG hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Nick Prescot | 548 | 47.65 | +8.87 | |
Labour | Dominic Breen | 242 | 21.04 | -8.86 | |
Green | Udo Kleinitz | 196 | 17.04 | -18.90 | |
Independent | Jay Myles | 164 | 14.26 | -3.49 | |
Rejected ballots | 14 | ||||
Turnout | 1,164 | 27.06 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Theresa Burton | 473 | 45.66 | +12.86 | |
Conservative | Shannon Saise-Marshall | 420 | 40.54 | +9.05 | |
Independent | Lynette Cressey | 143 | 13.80 | N/A | |
Rejected ballots | 15 | ||||
Turnout | 1,051 | 39.35 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Stephen Walsh | 834 | 56.39 | +7.08 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Decruz | 645 | 43.61 | +3.60 | |
Rejected ballots | 25 | ||||
Turnout | 1,504 | 30.47 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Carl Mann | 855 | 45.00 | N/A | |
Conservative | Neill Rubidge | 675 | 35.53 | +7.40 | |
Labour Co-op | Anne Emerson-Miller | 250 | 13.16 | -2.11 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stuart Lawrence | 120 | 6.32 | -13.70 | |
Rejected ballots | 10 | ||||
Turnout | 1,910 | 39.01 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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RIRG | Margaret Harnden | 892 | 51.03 | -6.29 | |
Conservative | Nick Wase-Rogers | 591 | 33.81 | +13.44 | |
Labour Co-op | Abby King | 192 | 10.98 | +1.20 | |
Liberal Democrats | Cheryl Smith-Wright | 73 | 4.18 | N/A | |
Rejected ballots | 18 | ||||
Turnout | 1,766 | 40.15 | |||
RIRG hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Coen | 709 | 42.08 | -18.67 | |
Independent | Karin Rowsell | 411 | 24.39 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Roz Abery-Maree | 403 | 23.92 | N/A | |
Labour Co-op | Karen Mickinlay-Gunn | 162 | 9.61 | -13.94 | |
Rejected ballots | 10 | ||||
Turnout | 1,695 | 38.58 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Scott Lewis | 1,109 | 59.53 | +6.88 | |
Independent | Robert Day | 291 | 15.62 | N/A | |
Labour Co-op | Jack Stokes | 247 | 13.26 | -7.88 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Coulon | 216 | 11.59 | N/A | |
Rejected ballots | 12 | ||||
Turnout | 1,875 | 37.94 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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