2023 Runnymede Borough Council election
The 2023 Runnymede Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 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[1]
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14 of the 41 seats in the Runnymede Borough Council 21 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 59,845 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 19,547 (32.7%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() A map presenting the results of the election, by party of the councillor elected from each ward. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Conservative Party lost control of the council for the second time since the first election in 1973, the first being a short period between 1996 and 1998 when it was also under no overall control. In the previous election in 2022, the Conservative Party retained control of the council, winning 6 out of 14 seats and holding their majority, albeit reduced to 7. Liberal Democrat, Labour Co-op Party and Green Party each made gains of one seat each, and one independent gained a seat also.[2]
The Conservatives managed to form a minority administration after the election with informal support from the three independent councillors representing the Ottershaw ward.[3]
These were the first elections to be held with a new requirement for voters to have photo ID to vote in person at a polling station.[4]
Overall results
editRunnymede Borough Council Election 2023 | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 5 | 4 | 35.7 | 15 | 20 | 48.8 | 7,211 | 36.9 | -1.0% | |
Labour Co-op | 2 | 1 | 14.3 | 2 | 4 | 9.8 | 4,236 | 21.7 | +4.4% | |
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 14.3 | 2 | 4 | 9.8 | 3,751 | 19.2 | +0.6% | |
RIRG | 2 | 0 | 14.3 | 4 | 6 | 14.6 | 1,667 | 8.5 | =0.0% | |
Independent | 2 | 1 | 14.3 | 3 | 5 | 12.2 | 1,237 | 6.3 | -4.8% | |
Green | 1 | 1 | 7.1 | 1 | 2 | 4.9 | 1,278 | 6.5 | +0.1% | |
Liberal | 0 | New | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 81 | 0.4 | New | |
Reform UK | 0 | New | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 71 | 0.4 | New | |
Heritage | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.1 | -0.2% |
Ward results
editThe results for each ward were as follows:[5][6]
Addlestone North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Manu Singh | 545 | 39.7 | −0.9 | |
Conservative | David Curran | 515 | 37.5 | +0.3 | |
Labour Co-op | June Tilbury | 228 | 16.6 | +2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rudi Dikty-Daudiyan | 86 | 6.3 | −1.6 | |
Majority | 30 | 2.2 | |||
Rejected ballots | 7 | ||||
Turnout | 1374 | 31.5 | |||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing | -0.6 |
Addlestone South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Snow | 609 | 41.7 | −2.6 | |
Labour Co-op | Elaine Percival | 529 | 36.3 | +11.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ray Williamson | 178 | 12.2 | −6.0 | |
Green | Brian Gardiner | 143 | 9.8 | −3.0 | |
Majority | 80 | 5.5 | |||
Rejected ballots | 14 | ||||
Turnout | 1459 | 30.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -7.1 |
Chertsey Riverside
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jaz Mavi | 565 | 41.9 | +2.7 | |
Labour Co-op | Cai Parry | 519 | 38.5 | +11.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Annabel Jones | 158 | 11.7 | −10.4 | |
Green | Elaine Brindley | 107 | 7.9 | −3.6 | |
Majority | 46 | 3.4 | |||
Rejected ballots | 5 | ||||
Turnout | 1349 | 29.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -4.1 |
Chertsey St. Ann's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Mark Nuti | 647 | 45.1 | +10.8 | |
Labour Co-op | Ricky Milstead | 524 | 36.5 | +16.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Lee | 167 | 11.6 | −1.5 | |
Green | Tim Hayes | 96 | 6.7 | New | |
Majority | 123 | 8.6 | |||
Rejected ballots | 10 | ||||
Turnout | 1434 | 30.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -2.9 |
Egham Hythe
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Robert King | 749 | 49.8 | −8.0 | |
Conservative | Mark Adams | 624 | 41.5 | −0.8 | |
Liberal | Roberto Buono | 81 | 5.4 | New | |
Independent | John Olorenshaw | 49 | 3.3 | New | |
Majority | 125 | 8.3 | |||
Rejected ballots | 2 | ||||
Turnout | 1503 | 30.8 | |||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -3.6 |
Egham Town
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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RIRG | Isabel Mullens | 927 | 64.6 | +9.2 | |
Labour | Meera Saravanan | 213 | 14.9 | −0.1 | |
Conservative | John Osborn | 212 | 14.8 | −3.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Heath | 82 | 5.7 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 714 | 49.8 | |||
Rejected ballots | 7 | ||||
Turnout | 1434 | 32.8 | |||
RIRG hold | Swing | +4.7 |
Englefield Green East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Trevor Gates | 442 | 54.5 | +8.6 | |
Conservative | Lewis Virgo | 188 | 23.2 | −3.9 | |
Labour Co-op | Archie Langdon | 113 | 13.9 | −5.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tom Jordan | 68 | 8.4 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 254 | 31.3 | |||
Rejected ballots | 1 | ||||
Turnout | 811 | 33.2 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.3 |
Englefield Green West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Eliza Kettle | 613 | 53.9 | +17.1 | |
Conservative | Tanya Solomon | 525 | 46.1 | +11.1 | |
Majority | 88 | 7.7 | |||
Rejected ballots | 6 | ||||
Turnout | 1138 | 30.0 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.0 |
Longcross, Lyne and Chertsey South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Don Whyte | 689 | 73.2 | +4.4 | |
Conservative | Tommy Traylen | 252 | 26.8 | −4.4 | |
Majority | 437 | 46.4 | |||
Rejected ballots | 3 | ||||
Turnout | 941 | 33.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +4.4 |
New Haw
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Mike Smith | 1,135 | 64.7 | +17.2 | |
Conservative | Jacqui Gracey | 536 | 30.6 | −17.5 | |
Green | Martin Robson | 68 | 3.9 | New | |
Heritage | Gian Palermiti | 15 | 0.9 | −3.5 | |
Majority | 599 | 34.2 | |||
Rejected ballots | 8 | ||||
Turnout | 1754 | 37.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +17.4 |
Ottershaw
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Michael Cressey | 746 | 45.4 | −10.2 | |
Conservative | Peter Edwards | 431 | 26.2 | +1.1 | |
Labour Co-op | Joe Rourke | 215 | 13.1 | +1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kevin DeCruz | 133 | 8.1 | −0.1 | |
Green | Peter Chiverton | 118 | 7.2 | New | |
Majority | 315 | 19.2 | |||
Rejected ballots | 6 | ||||
Turnout | 1643 | 34.1 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | -5.7 |
Thorpe
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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RIRG | Elaine Gill | 740 | 53.5 | +0.4 | |
Conservative | Jacqueline Sharp | 395 | 28.6 | +0.6 | |
Labour Co-op | Benjamin Niblett | 178 | 12.9 | −1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Cheryl Smith-Wright | 70 | 5.1 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 345 | 24.9 | |||
Rejected ballots | 7 | ||||
Turnout | 1383 | 32.1 | |||
RIRG hold | Swing | -0.1 |
Virginia Water
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Chris Howorth | 789 | 47.5 | −9.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Karin Roswell | 646 | 38.9 | +2.9 | |
Labour Co-op | Karen McKinlay-Gunn | 107 | 6.4 | −0.9 | |
Reform UK | Mayuran Senthilnathan | 71 | 4.3 | New | |
Green | Maciej Pawlik | 48 | 2.9 | New | |
Majority | 143 | 8.6 | |||
Rejected ballots | 4 | ||||
Turnout | 1661 | 38.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -6.0 |
Woodham and Rowtown
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Tom Gracey | 923 | 55.5 | +0.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Coulon | 339 | 20.4 | −8.3 | |
Labour Co-op | Michael Scott | 248 | 14.9 | New | |
Green | Vicky Flyn | 153 | 9.2 | −7.0 | |
Majority | 584 | 35.1 | |||
Rejected ballots | 7 | ||||
Turnout | 1663 | 34.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.4 |
References
edit- ^ "Local election 2023". Runnymede Borough Council. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Your Councillors". Runnymede Borough Council. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ Caulfield, Chris (18 May 2023). "New Runnymede leader to take on council with no overall control". Surrey Live. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Voter ID". The Electoral Commission. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Election results by wards, 4 May 2023". Runnymede Borough Council. 5 May 2023.
- ^ "Live Surrey 2023 local election results and reaction as it happens". Surrey Live. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.