2018 Runnymede Borough Council election
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]
Election results[edit]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Ward results[edit]
Addlestone Bourneside[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Raymond Furey | 739 | 52.60 | -4.76 | |
| Labour | June Patricia Tilbury | 498 | 35.44 | +5.20 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Chelsea Katherine Whyte | 168 | 11.96 | +0.97 | |
| Turnout | 1,414 | 32.68 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Addlestone North[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David William Parr | 779 | 63.80 | +3.98 | |
| Labour | Michael William Scott | 442 | 36.20 | -3.98 | |
| Turnout | 1,236 | 26.03 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Chertsey Meads[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen Luke Dennett | 900 | 66.08 | +13.80 | |
| Labour | Philip Martin | 462 | 33.92 | +11.19 | |
| Turnout | 1,386 | 30.09 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Chertsey South and Row Town[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Snow | 723 | 48.56 | -7.91 | |
| Conservative | Neil William Rubidge | 719 | 48.29 | -8.18 | |
| Green | Richard George Miller | 345 | 23.17 | -1.65 | |
| Labour | James Douglas Scott | 249 | 16.82 | -1.09 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Jane Whyte | 246 | 16.52 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Graham Frank Wood | 144 | 9.67 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 1,493 | 32.13 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Chertsey St Ann's[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Joseph Edis | 736 | 49.10 | +7.17 | |
| Labour | Arran Richard Neathey | 481 | 32.09 | +4.14 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Thomas Lee | 158 | 10.54 | +2.92 | |
| UKIP | William Albert Bruno | 124 | 8.27 | -13.74 | |
| Turnout | 1,513 | 31.27 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Egham Hythe[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Fiona Robertson Dent | 682 | 53.12 | +23.13 | |
| Conservative | Jonathan James Wilson | 602 | 46.88 | +7.97 | |
| Turnout | 1,299 | 27.50 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Egham Town[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIRG | Alan Alderson | 674 | 56.21 | -5.86 | |
| Conservative | Charles Stewart Prescott | 269 | 22.44 | -0.08 | |
| Labour | William Keith Heal | 256 | 21.35 | +6.26 | |
| Turnout | 1,202 | 30.48 | |||
| Residents hold | Swing | ||||
Englefield Green East[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter John Taylor | 411 | 53.59 | -11.60 | |
| Labour | Robert Ashley King | 199 | 25.95 | +5.04 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nina Immink | 157 | 20.47 | +7.30 | |
| Turnout | 770 | 34.09 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Englefield Green West[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Touros Kusneraitis | 389 | 41.25 | -0.95 | |
| Labour | Abby Louise King | 306 | 32.45 | +2.62 | |
| RIRG | Annabel Rose Tresilian Clarke | 168 | 17.82 | N/A | |
| UKIP | David Charles Hunt | 80 | 8.48 | -18.92 | |
| Turnout | 946 | 29.70 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Foxhills[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Malcolm David Cressey | 725 | 42.30 | N/A | |
| Independent | Angela Shepperdson | 625 | 36.46 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Emma Georgina Bancroft | 564 | 32.91 | -20.91 | |
| Conservative | David Calum James MacPhee | 489 | 28.53 | -25.29 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Don Whyte | 402 | 23.45 | N/A | |
| Labour | John Colin Durney | 204 | 11.90 | -4.42 | |
| UKIP | Toby Micklethwait | 134 | 7.82 | -21.76 | |
| Turnout | 1,716 | 41.72 | |||
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
New Haw[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mark James Maddox | 725 | 62.61 | +0.98 | |
| Labour | James Richard Mullett | 236 | 20.38 | +1.48 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Jane Coulon | 197 | 17.01 | -1.40 | |
| Turnout | 1,166 | 26.78 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Thorpe[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIRG | Margaret Theresa Harnden | 827 | 59.80 | +3.63 | |
| Conservative | Christian Thomas Jepson Egglishaw | 396 | 28.63 | +17.59 | |
| Labour | Jack Eugeniusz Stokes | 160 | 11.57 | +3.59 | |
| Turnout | 1,389 | 32.86 | |||
| Residents hold | Swing | ||||
Virginia Water[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Parshotam Singh Sohi | 738 | 47.31 | -9.07 | |
| Independent | Alex Balkan | 433 | 27.76 | N/A | |
| RIRG | Brian Anthony Clarke | 285 | 18.27 | -11.68 | |
| Labour | James Lloyd Neal | 104 | 6.67 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 1,563 | 36.85 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Woodham[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Ewan Anderson-Bassey | 1,087 | 73.05 | +5.41 | |
| Labour | Anne Marie Emerson-Miller | 301 | 20.23 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Valerie Ann Woodhouse | 100 | 6.72 | -17.45 | |
| Turnout | 1,502 | 35.32 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Declaration of Result of Poll". Runnymede Borough Council. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "ELECTION 2018: Runnymede Borough Council goes to the polls". Royal Borough Observer. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
