2024 Runnymede Borough Council election
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14 out of 41 seats to Runnymede Borough Council 21 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Runnymede Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect one-third of members of the Runnymede Borough Council in Surrey, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England and police and crime commissioner elections.[1]
The election saw the Conservatives lose all but three of the ten seats they were defending. Notable losses include Chertsey St. Ann's, where the incumbent council deputy leader lost his seat to Labour, and New Haw where the Liberal Democrats saw the largest majority in the borough, gaining from the Conservatives.
Following the resignation of the Conservative Party Councillor Max Darby, who represented the Ward of Woodham and Rowtown, there was a by-election to fill the vacancy held on the same day. [2]
Former Egham Hythe Councillor, Alex Balkan, had to withdraw his nomination at the election for the Conservative Party and was replaced by Tanya Solomon who stood for the Conservative Party unsuccessfully in Englefield Green West Ward in 2022 and 2023. [3]
The council remained under no overall control.[4] Following the election a coalition of Labour, the Liberal Democrats, the Runnymede Independent Residents' Group, the Green Party and three of the independent councillors formed to run the council, calling themselves the Runnymede Council Alliance group. At the subsequent annual council meeting on 15 May 2024 the four party leaders within the alliance were jointly appointed as co-leaders of the council.[5][6]
Results
[edit]2024 Runnymede Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour Co-op | 4 | ![]() |
28.6 | 4 | 8 | 19.5 | 4,298 | 21.7 | +0.0% | |
Conservative | 3 | ![]() |
21.4 | 10 | 13 | 31.7 | 7,173 | 36.3 | −0.6% | |
Liberal Democrats | 3 | ![]() |
21.4 | 3 | 6 | 14.6 | 3,962 | 20.0 | +0.8% | |
RIRG | 2 | ![]() |
14.3 | 4 | 6 | 14.6 | 1,400 | 7.1 | −1.4% | |
Green | 1 | ![]() |
7.1 | 2 | 3 | 7.3 | 1,438 | 7.3 | +0.8% | |
Independent | 1 | ![]() |
7.1 | 4 | 5 | 12.2 | 1,166 | 5.9 | −0.4% | |
Reform UK | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 1.3 | +0.9% | |
Heritage | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 0.5 | +0.4% |
Ward Candidates
[edit]Addlestone North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Priya Mehta | 496 | 40.0 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | Tommy Traylen | 321 | 25.8 | −11.7 | |
Labour Co-op | June Tilbury | 188 | 15.1 | −1.5 | |
Reform UK | Stewart Mackay | 151 | 12.1 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Stuart Lawrence | 89 | 7.1 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 175 | 14.1 | |||
Rejected ballots | 7 | ||||
Turnout | 1245 | 28.2 | −3.3 | ||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.0 |
Addlestone South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Furey | 605 | 42.0 | +0.3 | |
Labour Co-op | Elaine Percival | 596 | 41.4 | +5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Theresa Burton | 240 | 16.7 | +4.5 | |
Majority | 9 | 0.6 | |||
Rejected ballots | 27 | ||||
Turnout | 1441 | 30.0 | −0.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.4 |
Chertsey Riverside
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Cai Parry | 653 | 45.9 | +7.4 | |
Conservative | John Osborn | 538 | 37.8 | −4.1 | |
Green | Elaine Brindley | 122 | 8.6 | +0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Liam Elvish | 110 | 7.7 | −4.0 | |
Majority | 115 | 8.1 | |||
Rejected ballots | 12 | ||||
Turnout | 1423 | 31.2 | +1.2 | ||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.8 |
Chertsey St. Ann's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Mark Williams | 654 | 47.2 | +10.7 | |
Conservative | Myles Willingale | 480 | 34.7 | −10.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Annabel Jones | 150 | 10.8 | −0.8 | |
Green | Vicky Flynn | 101 | 7.3 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 174 | 12.6 | |||
Rejected ballots | 19 | ||||
Turnout | 1385 | 29.5 | −0.6 | ||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.6 |
Egham Hythe
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Ricky Milstead | 758 | 53.8 | +4.0 | |
Conservative | Tanya Solomon | 624 | 44.3 | +2.8 | |
Independent | Deshveen Mangat | 117 | 8.3 | New | |
Majority | 134 | 9.5 | |||
Rejected ballots | 11 | ||||
Turnout | 1410 | 29.0 | −1.8 | ||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | +0.6 |
Egham Town
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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RIRG | Geeta Moudgil | 735 | 50.6 | −14.0 | |
Conservative | Mark Adams | 303 | 20.9 | +6.1 | |
Labour | Jocelyn Boxall | 251 | 17.3 | +1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Heath | 112 | 7.7 | +2.0 | |
Green | Timothy Hayes | 52 | 3.6 | New | |
Majority | 432 | 29.7 | |||
Rejected ballots | 3 | ||||
Turnout | 1453 | 31.6 | −1.2 | ||
RIRG hold | Swing | −10.1 |
Englefield Green West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Paul Gahir | 370 | 32.9 | −21.0 | |
Conservative | Wendy Locker | 332 | 29.5 | −16.6 | |
Independent | Amanda Willis | 322 | 28.6 | New | |
Reform UK | Bob Bromley | 101 | 9.0 | New | |
Majority | 38 | 3.4 | |||
Rejected ballots | 4 | ||||
Turnout | 1125 | 30.4 | +0.4 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | −2.2 |
Longcross, Lyne and Chertsey South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Kevin Lee | 645 | 70.0 | −3.2 | |
Conservative | Steve Vise | 276 | 30.0 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 369 | 40.0 | |||
Rejected ballots | 21 | ||||
Turnout | 921 | 31.6 | −2.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −3.2 |
New Haw
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Ken Graham | 1,223 | 72.7 | +8.0 | |
Conservative | Howard Freeman | 347 | 20.6 | −10.0 | |
Green | Martin Robson | 85 | 5.1 | +1.2 | |
Heritage | Gian Palermiti | 28 | 1.7 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 876 | 52.0 | |||
Rejected ballots | 16 | ||||
Turnout | 1683 | 35.6 | −1.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.0 |
Ottershaw
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Carl Mann | 727 | 46.1 | +0.7 | |
Conservative | George Callaghan | 384 | 24.4 | −1.8 | |
Labour Co-op | Anne Emerson-Miller | 274 | 17.4 | +4.3 | |
Green | Peter Chiverton | 99 | 6.3 | −0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Charlton | 92 | 5.8 | −2.3 | |
Majority | 343 | 21.8 | |||
Rejected ballots | 10 | ||||
Turnout | 1576 | 32.4 | −1.6 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | +1.3 |
Thorpe
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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RIRG | Margaret Harnden | 665 | 47.4 | −6.1 | |
Conservative | Roberto Bueno | 491 | 35.0 | +6.4 | |
Labour Co-op | Benjamin Niblett | 189 | 13.5 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Cheryl Smith-Wright | 58 | 4.1 | −1.0 | |
Majority | 174 | 12.4 | |||
Rejected ballots | 4 | ||||
Turnout | 1403 | 33.3 | |||
RIRG hold | Swing | −6.3 |
Virginia Water
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Karin Rowsell | 808 | 50.8 | +11.9 | |
Conservative | Lewis Virgo | 699 | 43.9 | −3.6 | |
Green | Maciej Pawlik | 84 | 5.3 | +2.4 | |
Majority | 109 | 6.7 | |||
Rejected ballots | 18 | ||||
Turnout | 1591 | 37.4 | −1.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +7.8 |
Woodham and Rowtown (2 seats)
[edit]Two seats are up for election due to the resignation of Councillor Max Darby, elected in 2022.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Scott Lewis | 919 | 45.1 | −10.4 | |
Conservative | Pippa Tucker-Brown | 854 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Coulon | 435 | 21.3 | +0.9 | |
Labour Co-op | Harry Hurst | 365 | 17.9 | +3.0 | |
Green | Deborah Hepburn | 253 | 12.4 | +3.2 | |
Green | Richard Miller | 146 | |||
Heritage | Rachel Bear | 67 | 3.3 | New | |
Rejected ballots | 5 | ||||
Turnout | 1664 | 34.3 | −0.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −5.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Committee Chairs Following Election
[edit]Party key | Conservative | |
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Labour | ||
Liberal Democrat | ||
RIRG |
Committee | Councillor | Term | ||
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The Worshipful Mayor of Runnymede |
Cllr Elaine Gill | 2024-25 | ||
Co-leader of the Council Chair of Corporate Management Committee |
Cllr Robert King | 2024- | ||
Co-leader of the Council Chair of Environment & Sustainability Committee |
Cllr Don Whyte | 2024- | ||
Chair of Housing Committee | Cllr Mike Smith | 2024- | ||
Chair of Community Services Committee | Cllr Abby King | 2024- | ||
Chair of Planning Committee | Cllr Sylvia Whyte | 2024- | ||
Chair of Licensing Committee | Cllr Eliza Kettle | 2024- | ||
Deputy Mayor Chair of Regulatory Committee |
Cllr Margaret Harnden | 2024- | ||
Chair of Standards & Audit Committee | Cllr Sam Jenkins | 2024- | ||
Chair of Englefield Green Committee | Cllr Paul Gahir | 2024- | ||
Chair of Overview & Scrutiny Committee Chair of Crime & Disorder Committee |
Cllr Shannon Saise-Marshall | 2024- |
References
[edit]- ^ "Local election 2024". Runnymede Borough Council. 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Notice of Casual Vacancy". Runnymede Borough Council. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Statement of Persons nominated". Runnymede Borough Council. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ Van Klaveren, Tom (3 May 2024). "Runnymede Local Election results 2024 in full as Conservatives lose a number of seats". Surrey Live. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ Lee, Shola (24 May 2024). "Runnymede gets innovative political co-leadership". BBC News. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Runnymede". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Supplementary Summons" (PDF). Runnymede Borough Council. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.