2018 Runnymede Borough Council election

2018 UK local government election

2018 Runnymede Borough Council election | <- 2016 | 3 May 2018 (2018-05-03) | 2019 ->

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16 of the 42 seats in the Runnymede Borough Council
22 seats needed for a majority
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Con

Res

Leader  | Nick Prescot  | Linda Gillham
Party  | Conservative | RIRG
Leader since  | 2017  | 2018
Leader's seat  | Englefield Green West  | Thorpe
Last election  | 26  | 6
Seats before  | 36  | 6
Seats won  | 11 | 2
Seats after  | 33 | 6
Seat change  |  3  |
Popular vote  | 8,893 | 1,954
Percentage  | 49.3% | 9.4%

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| Third party  | Fourth party

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Lab

Leader  | Malcolm Cressey  | Fiona Dent
Party  | Independent | Labour
Leader since  | 2018  | 2018
Leader's seat  | Foxhills  | Egham Hythe
Last election  | 0  | 0
Seats before  | 0  | 0
Seats won  | 2  | 1
Seats after  | 2  | 1
Seat change  |  2  |  1
Popular vote  | 1,350  | 4,580
Percentage  | 6.5%  | 22.0%

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| Leader before election

Nick Prescot
Conservative

| Leader after election

Nick Prescot
Conservative

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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]

## Election results

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Runnymede Borough Council Election 2022

Party  | This election  | Full council  | This election
Seats  | Net  | Seats %  | Other | Total  | Total %  | Votes  | Votes %  | +/−
| Conservative | 11  |  3  | 68.8  | 22  | 33  | 78.6  | 10,266 | 49.3  |
| RIRG | 2  |  | 12.5  | 4  | 6  | 14.3  | 1,954 | 9.4  |
| Independent | 2  |  2  | 12.5  | 0  | 2  | 4.8  | 1,783 | 8.6  |
| Labour | 1  |  1  | 6.3  | 0  | 1  | 2.4  | 4,580 | 22.0  |
| Liberal Democrats | 0  |  | 7.1  | 0  | 0  | 7.3  | 1,328 | 6.4  |
| UKIP | 0  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 582 | 2.8  |
| Green | 1  |  1  | 7.1  | 0  | 1  | 2.4  | 345 | 1.7  |

## Ward results

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### Addlestone Bourneside

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Addlestone Bourneside  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Addlestone North  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Chertsey Meads  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Chertsey South and Row Town  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Chertsey St Ann's

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Chertsey St Ann's  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Egham Hythe  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Egham Town  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Englefield Green East  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Englefield Green West  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Foxhills  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 Gurney  | 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

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New Haw  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Thorpe  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Virginia Water  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Woodham  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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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.

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