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]

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

Runnymede Borough Council election 2023
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 5 Decrease 4 35.7 15 20 48.8 7,211 36.9 -1.0%
  Labour Co-op 2 Increase 1 14.3 2 4 9.8 4,236 21.7 +4.4%
  Liberal Democrats 2 Increase 1 14.3 2 4 9.8 3,751 19.2 +0.6%
  RIRG 2 Steady 0 14.3 4 6 14.6 1,667 8.5 =0.0%
  Independent 2 Increase 1 14.3 3 5 12.2 1,237 6.3 -4.8%
  Green 1 Increase 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 Steady 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 15 0.1 -0.2%

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows:[5][6]

Addlestone North

Addlestone North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Addlestone South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Chertsey Riverside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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

Egham Hythe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Egham Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Englefield Green East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Englefield Green West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Longcross, Lyne and Chertsey South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

New Haw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Ottershaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Thorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Virginia Water
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Woodham and Rowtown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

By-elections

Addlestone South

Addlestone South: 10 October 2024[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve Eldridge 520 55.9 +14.2
Labour Elaine Percival 262 28.2 –8.1
Liberal Democrats Jenny Coulon 85 9.1 –3.1
Green Jess Ward 63 6.8 –3.0
Majority 258 27.7 +22.2
Turnout 949 19.4 –10.9
Registered electors 4,899
Conservative hold Swing Increase11.2

References

  1. ^ "Local election 2023". Runnymede Borough Council. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Your Councillors". Runnymede Borough Council. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  3. ^ Caulfield, Chris (18 May 2023). "New Runnymede leader to take on council with no overall control". Surrey Live. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Voter ID". The Electoral Commission. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Election results by wards, 4 May 2023". Runnymede Borough Council. 5 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Live Surrey 2023 local election results and reaction as it happens". Surrey Live. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Election results for Addlestone South, 10 October 2024". Runnymede Borough Council. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Runnymede_Borough_Council_election
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