Runnymede council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 14 wards · 14 seats contested

Most seats
5
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
14
across 14 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 5 -1 7,211 36.9% -1.0
Labour and Co-operative Party 2 +0 4,236 21.7% +4.4
Liberal Democrats 2 +1 3,751 19.2% +0.6
Runnymede Independent Residents' Group 2 +0 1,667 8.5% -0.0
Independent 2 +0 1,237 6.3% -4.7
Green Party 1 +0 1,278 6.5% +0.2
The Liberal Party 0 +0 81 0.4% —
Reform UK 0 +0 71 0.4% —
Heritage Party 0 +0 15 0.1% -0.2

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 14
Conservative and Unionist Party 14
Labour and Co-operative Party 12
Liberal Democrats 12
Green Party 8
Independent 3
Runnymede Independent Residents' Group 2
Heritage Party 1
Reform UK 1
The Liberal Party 1

A party standing a full slate could field 14 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Addlestone North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Manu Singh Elected 545 39.7% -0.9
Conservative and Unionist Party David Peter Curran 515 37.5% +0.3
Labour and Co-operative Party June Patricia Tilbury 228 16.6% +2.2
Liberal Democrats Rüdi Dikty-Daudiyan 86 6.3% -1.6
Majority30
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,374

Green Party hold

Addlestone South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Snow Elected 609 41.7% -2.6
Labour and Co-operative Party Elaine Percival 529 36.3% +11.6
Liberal Democrats Ray Williamson 178 12.2% -6.0
Green Party Brian Kenneth Gardiner 143 9.8% -3.0
Majority80
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,459

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Chertsey Riverside

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jaz Mavi Elected 565 41.9% +2.8
Labour and Co-operative Party Cai Gorman Parry 519 38.5% +11.1
Liberal Democrats Annabel Mary Jones 158 11.7% -10.3
Green Party Elaine Brindley 107 7.9% -3.6
Majority46
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,349

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Chertsey St Ann's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Gordon Nuti Elected 647 45.1% +10.8
Labour and Co-operative Party Richard John Milstead 524 36.5% +16.6
Liberal Democrats Kevin Thomas Lee 167 11.6% -1.4
Green Party Timothy Graham Hayes 96 6.7% —
Majority123
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,434

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Egham Hythe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Robert King Elected 749 49.8% -7.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Raymond Adams 624 41.5% -0.7
The Liberal Party Roberto Buono 81 5.4% —
Independent John Olorenshaw 49 3.3% —
Majority125
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,503

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Egham Town

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Runnymede Independent Residents' Group Isabel Alice Mullens Elected 927 64.6% +9.2
Labour Party Meera Saravanan 213 14.9% -0.2
Conservative and Unionist Party John Osborn 212 14.8% -3.9
Liberal Democrats Ian David Heath 82 5.7% +1.0
Majority714
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,434

Runnymede Independent Residents' Group hold

Englefield Green East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Trevor Gates Elected 442 54.5% +8.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Lewis George Virgo 188 23.2% -3.9
Labour and Co-operative Party Archie Michael Alexander Langdon 113 13.9% -5.9
Liberal Democrats Tom Jordan 68 8.4% +1.2
Majority254
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast811

Independent hold

Englefield Green West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Eliza Kettle Elected 613 53.9% +17.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Tanya Georgina Solomon 525 46.1% +11.1
Majority88
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,138

Labour Party hold

Longcross, Lyne & Chertsey South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Don Whyte Elected 689 73.2% +4.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Tommy Traylen 252 26.8% -4.4
Majority437
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast941

Liberal Democrats hold

New Haw

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Mike Smith Elected 1,135 64.7% +17.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Jacqui Gracey 536 30.6% -17.5
Green Party Martin Robson 68 3.9% —
Heritage Party Gian Palermiti 15 0.9% -3.6
Majority599
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,754

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Ottershaw

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Michael Kenneth Cressey Elected 746 45.4% -10.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter George Edwards 431 26.2% +1.1
Labour and Co-operative Party Joe Rourke 215 13.1% +1.9
Liberal Democrats Kevin James Decruz 133 8.1% -0.1
Green Party Peter Alan Chiverton 118 7.2% —
Majority315
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,643

Independent hold

Thorpe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Runnymede Independent Residents' Group Elaine Gill Elected 740 53.5% +0.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Rachel Jacqueline Sharp 395 28.6% +0.6
Labour and Co-operative Party Benjamin William Niblett 178 12.9% -1.2
Liberal Democrats Cheryl Stephanie Smith-Wright 70 5.1% +0.2
Majority345
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,383

Runnymede Independent Residents' Group hold

Virginia Water

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Howorth Elected 789 47.5% -9.2
Liberal Democrats Karin Rowsell 646 38.9% +2.9
Labour and Co-operative Party Karen McKinlay-Gunn 107 6.4% -0.9
Reform UK Mayuran Senthilnathan 71 4.3% —
Green Party Maciej Pawlik 48 2.9% —
Majority143
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,661

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Woodham & Rowtown

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Gracey Elected 923 55.5% +0.4
Liberal Democrats Jenny Coulon 339 20.4% -8.4
Labour and Co-operative Party Mike Scott 248 14.9% —
Green Party Vicky Flyn 153 9.2% -7.0
Majority584
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,663

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

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