2021 UK local government election
2021 Runnymede Borough Council election |
13 of the 41 seats in the Runnymede Borough Council 21 seats needed for a majority |
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Registered | 59,426 |
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Turnout | 33.6% ( 2.6 pp) |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | Con | Res | LD | Leader | Nick Prescot | Linda Gillham | Don Whyte | Party | Conservative | Residents | Liberal Democrats | Leader since | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Leader's seat | Englefield Green West | Thorpe | Longcross, Lyne and Chertsey South | Last election | 26 | 6 | 3 | Seats before | 25 | 6 | 3 | Seats won | 9 | 2 | 1 | Seats after | 26 | 6 | 3 | Seat change | 1 | | | Popular vote | 8,893 | 1,809 | 2,759 | Percentage | 44.5% | 9.1% | 13.8% | | | Fourth party | | | Lab | | Leader | Robert King | | Party | Labour Co-op | | Leader since | 2021 | | Leader's seat | Egham Hythe | | Last election | 2 | | Seats before | 2 | | Seats won | 0 | | Seats after | 1 | | Seat change | 1 | | Popular vote | 3,331 | | Percentage | 16.7% | | |
Map of the parties of the councillors representing each of the wards following the election. Colours denote the party, as shown in the main table of results. |
Council control before election Conservative | Council control after election Conservative | |
The 2021 Runnymede Borough Council election was held on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Runnymede Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections, and was the second election on new electoral boundaries, following the 2019 Runnymede Borough Council election.[2] The elections were postponed from May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3] Englefield Green East was not contested.
The Conservatives retained control of the council, increasing their total number of seats by one. Following the election, the party held 26 of the 41 seats on the council, compared with 6 for the Runnymede Independent Residents Group, 5 Independents, 3 Liberal Democrats and 1 seat for the Labour Party.[4]
The political changeover of seats is as follows: Conservative candidate Alex Balkan gained Egham Hythe Ward from the Labour Party, Conservative candidate Bob Bromley gained Addlestone North from the Green Party, independent candidate Carl Mann gained Ottershaw from the Conservative Party.
Results
Runnymede Borough Council Election 2021[5][6] |
Party | This election | Full council | This election |
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| Conservative | 9 | 1 | 69.2 | 17 | 26 | 63.4 | 8,893 | 44.5 | |
| Labour | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.4 | 3,331 | 16.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | | 7.7 | 2 | 3 | 7.3 | 2,759 | 13.8 | |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 7.7 | 4 | 5 | 12.2 | 2,226 | 11.1 | |
| Residents | 2 | | 15.4 | 4 | 6 | 14.6 | 1,809 | 9.1 | |
| Green | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 714 | 3.6 | |
| TUSC | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0.2 | |
Ward Results
Addlestone North
Addlestone North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Bob Bromley | 625 | 46.92 | +15.09 |
| Green | Steve Ringham | 310 | 23.27 | −10.20 |
| Labour Co-op | Adrian Elston | 251 | 18.84 | −1.83 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rudi Dikty-Daudiyan | 111 | 8.33 | −13.25 |
| TUSC | Lisa Allen | 35 | 2.63 | N/A |
Rejected ballots | 22 | | |
Turnout | 1,354 | 30.53 | |
| Conservative gain from Green | Swing | | |
Addlestone South
Addlestone South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Furey | 845 | 57.56 | +11.98 |
| Labour Co-op | Michael Scott | 394 | 26.84 | −5.52 |
| Liberal Democrats | Raymond Williamson | 229 | 15.60 | N/A |
Rejected ballots | 25 | | |
Turnout | 1,310 | 28.98 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Chertsey Riverside
Chertsey Riverside Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Stephen Dennett | 710 | 54.70 | +6.76 |
| Labour Co-op | Wrenna Robson | 302 | 23.27 | −6.71 |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Lee | 193 | 14.87 | −17.09 |
| Independent | Tommy Traylen | 93 | 7.16 | N/A |
Rejected ballots | 12 | | |
Turnout | 1,310 | 28.98 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Chertsey St. Ann's
Chertsey St. Ann's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Myles Willingale | 761 | 52.63 | +10.80 |
| Labour Co-op | Phillip Martin | 270 | 18.67 | −10.38 |
| Green | Amanda Hamer | 208 | 14.38 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Annabel Jones | 207 | 14.32 | −13.14 |
Rejected ballots | 24 | | |
Turnout | 1,470 | 29.80 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Egham Hythe
Egham Hythe Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alex Balkan | 694 | 42.60 | −1.15 |
| Labour Co-op | Arran Neathey | 666 | 40.88 | −3.41 |
| Independent | Robert Hall | 269 | 16.51 | N/A |
Rejected ballots | 14 | | |
Turnout | 1,643 | 32.11 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Egham Town
Egham Town Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| RIRG | Sian Williams | 917 | 52.91 | −5.34 |
| Conservative | Max Darby | 372 | 21.47 | −2.70 |
| Labour Co-op | Keith Heal | 355 | 20.48 | +7.21 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Heath | 89 | 5.14 | N/A |
Rejected ballots | 15 | | |
Turnout | 1,748 | 35.56 | |
| RIRG hold | Swing | | |
Englefield Green West
Englefield Green West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Nick Prescot | 548 | 47.65 | +8.87 |
| Labour | Dominic Breen | 242 | 21.04 | −8.86 |
| Green | Udo Kleinitz | 196 | 17.04 | −18.90 |
| Independent | Jay Myles | 164 | 14.26 | −3.49 |
Rejected ballots | 14 | | |
Turnout | 1,164 | 27.06 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Longcross, Lyne and Chertsey South
Longcross, Lyne and Chertsey South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Theresa Burton | 473 | 45.66 | +12.86 |
| Conservative | Shannon Saise-Marshall | 420 | 40.54 | +9.05 |
| Independent | Lynette Cressey | 143 | 13.80 | N/A |
Rejected ballots | 15 | | |
Turnout | 1,051 | 39.35 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
New Haw
New Haw Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Stephen Walsh | 834 | 56.39 | +7.08 |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Decruz | 645 | 43.61 | +3.60 |
Rejected ballots | 25 | | |
Turnout | 1,504 | 30.47 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ottershaw
Ottershaw Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Carl Mann | 855 | 45.00 | N/A |
| Conservative | Neill Rubidge | 675 | 35.53 | +7.40 |
| Labour Co-op | Anne Emerson-Miller | 250 | 13.16 | −2.11 |
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Lawrence | 120 | 6.32 | −13.70 |
Rejected ballots | 10 | | |
Turnout | 1,910 | 39.01 | |
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Thorpe
Thorpe Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| RIRG | Margaret Harnden | 892 | 51.03 | −6.29 |
| Conservative | Nick Wase-Rogers | 591 | 33.81 | +13.44 |
| Labour Co-op | Abby King | 192 | 10.98 | +1.20 |
| Liberal Democrats | Cheryl Smith-Wright | 73 | 4.18 | N/A |
Rejected ballots | 18 | | |
Turnout | 1,766 | 40.15 | |
| RIRG hold | Swing | | |
Virginia Water
Virginia Water Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Coen | 709 | 42.08 | −18.67 |
| Independent | Karin Rowsell | 411 | 24.39 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Roz Abery-Maree | 403 | 23.92 | N/A |
| Labour Co-op | Karen Mickinlay-Gunn | 162 | 9.61 | −13.94 |
Rejected ballots | 10 | | |
Turnout | 1,695 | 38.58 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Woodham and Rowtown
Woodham and Rowtown Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Scott Lewis | 1,109 | 59.53 | +6.88 |
| Independent | Robert Day | 291 | 15.62 | N/A |
| Labour Co-op | Jack Stokes | 247 | 13.26 | −7.88 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Coulon | 216 | 11.59 | N/A |
Rejected ballots | 12 | | |
Turnout | 1,875 | 37.94 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
References
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- ^ "Runnymede". LGBCE.org.uk. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Local elections postponed for a year over coronavirus". BBC.co.uk. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021..
- ^ "Runnymede local election results 2021: Labour make county council gain but Conservatives still in control". SurreyLive. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Local Elections 2021". Runnymede Borough Council. 8 May 2021. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Runnymede local election candidates 2021: Meet the people vying for your vote in May". SurreyLive. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.