2024 Runnymede Borough Council election
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14 of the 41 seats in the Runnymede Borough Council
21 seats needed for a majority
Registered59,845
  First party Second party Third party
 
Con
Lab
LD
Leader Tom Gracey Robert King Don Whyte
Party Conservative Labour Co-op Liberal Democrats
Leader since 2022 2021 2019
Leader's seat Woodham & Rowtown Egham Hythe Longcross, Lyne and Chertsey South
Last election 5 seats, 36.9% 2 seats, 21.7% 2 seats, 19.2%
Seats before 19 4 4
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Res
Grn
Ref
Leader Linda Gillam Steve Ringham Robert Bromley
Party RIRG Green Reform UK
Leader since 2023 2022 2024
Leader's seat Thorpe Addlestone North Addlestone North (standing in Englefield Green West)
Last election 2 seats, 8.5% 1 seat, 6.5% 0 seats, 0.4%
Seats before 6 2 1
Leader before election

Tom Gracey
Conservative
No overall control

Leader after election

TBD

The 2024 Runnymede Borough Council election will take place on 2 May 2024 to elect one-third of members of the Runnymede Borough Council in Surrey, England. This will be on the same day as other local elections in England and police and crime commissioner elections.[1]

At the last election, the Conservative Party lost its overall majority on the council for the second time since the council's formation in 1973, the first being a short period between 1996 and 1998 when it was also under no overall control.[2]

Following the resignation of the Conservative Party Councillor Max Darby, who represented the Ward of Woodham and Rowtown, there will be a by-election to fill the vacancy held on the same day as local elections in England and police and crime commissioner elections. [3]

Former Egham Hythe Councillor, Alex Balkan, had to withdraw his nomination at the election for the Conservative Party and was replaced by Tanya Solomon who stood for the Conservative Party unsuccessfully in Englefield Green West Ward in 2022 and 2023. [4]

Results

Runnymede Borough Council Election 2024
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 11
  Labour Co-op 4
  Liberal Democrats 3
  RIRG 4
  Independent 4
  Green 2
  Heritage 0
  Reform UK 0

Ward Candidates

Addlestone North

Addlestone North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stuart Lawrence
Reform UK Stewart Mackay
Green Priya Mehta
Labour Co-op June Tilbury
Conservative Tommy Traylen

Addlestone South

Addlestone South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Theresa Burton
Conservative John Furey
Labour Co-op Elaine Percival

Chertsey Riverside

Chertsey Riverside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Elaine Brindley
Liberal Democrats Liam Elvish
Conservative John Osborn
Labour Co-op Cai Parry

Chertsey St. Ann's

Chertsey St. Ann's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Vicky Flynn
Liberal Democrats Annabel Jones
Labour Co-op Mark Williams
Conservative Myles Willingale

Egham Hythe

Egham Hythe Councillor, Alex Balkan, withdrew his nomination at the election for the Conservative Party and was replaced with Tanya Solomon who stood for the Conservative Party unsuccessfully in Englefield Green West Ward in 2022 and 2023.

Egham Hythe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Deshveen Mangat
Labour Co-op Ricky Milstead
Conservative Tanya Solomon

Egham Town

Egham Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Adams
Labour Jocelyn Boxall
Green Timothy Hayes
Liberal Democrats Ian Heath
RIRG Geeta Moudgil

Englefield Green West

Englefield Green West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform UK Robert Bromley
Labour Paul Gahir
Conservative Wendy Locker
Independent Amanda Willis

Longcross, Lyne and Chertsey South

Longcross, Lyne and Chertsey South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Kevin Lee
Conservative Steve Vise

New Haw

New Haw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Howard Freeman
Liberal Democrats Ken Graham
Heritage Gian Palermiti
Green Martin Robson

Ottershaw

Ottershaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Callaghan
Liberal Democrats David Charlton
Green Peter Chiverton
Labour Co-op Anne Emerson-Miller
Independent Carl Mann

Thorpe

Thorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roberto Bueno
RIRG Margaret Harnden
Labour Co-op Benjamin Niblett
Liberal Democrats Cheryl Smith-Wright

Virginia Water

Virginia Water
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Maciej Pawlik
Liberal Democrats Karin Rowsell
Conservative Lewis Virgo

Woodham and Rowtown (2 seats)

Two seats are up for election due to the resignation of Councillor Max Darby, elected in 2022.

Woodham and Rowtown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Heritage Rachel Bear
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Coulon
Green Deborah Hepburn
Labour Co-op Harry Hurst
Conservative Scott Lewis
Green Richard Miller
Conservative Pippa Tucker-Brown

References

  1. ^ "Local election 2024". Runnymede Borough Council. 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Your Councillors". Runnymede Borough Council. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Notice of Casual Vacancy". Runnymede Borough Council. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Statement of Persons nominated". Runnymede Borough Council. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
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