2024 English Local election
2024 Runnymede Borough Council election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Flag_of_Surrey.svg/50px-Flag_of_Surrey.svg.png)
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← 2023 | 2 May 2024 (2024-05-02) | 2026 → |
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14 out of 41 seats to Runnymede Borough Council 21 seats needed for a majority |
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Registered | 57,518 |
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Turnout | 18,320 (31.9%, 0.8 pp) |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | Lab | Con | LD | Leader | Robert King | Tom Gracey | Don Whyte | Party | Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Leader since | 2021 | 2022 | 2019 | Leader's seat | Egham Hythe | Egham Hythe | Longcross, Lyne and Chertsey South | Last election | 2 seats, 21.7% | 5 seats, 36.9% | 2 seats, 19.2% | Seats before | 4 | 19 | 4 | Seats won | 4 | 3 | 3 | Seats after | 8 | 13 | 6 | Seat change | 4 | 7 | 2 | Popular vote | 4,298 | 7,173 | 3,962 | Percentage | 21.7% | 36.3% | 20.0% | Swing | 0.0 pp | 0.6 pp | 0.8 pp | | | Fourth party | Fifth party | Sixth party | | Res | Grn | Ref | Leader | Linda Gillham | Steve Ringham | Bob Bromley | Party | RIRG | Green | Reform UK | Leader since | 2023 | 2022 | 2024 | Leader's seat | Thorpe | Addlestone North | Addlestone North (Defeated standing in Englefield Green West) | Last election | 2 seats, 8.5% | 1 seat, 6.5% | 0 seats, 0.4% | Seats before | 6 | 2 | 1 | Seats won | 2 | 1 | 0 | Seats after | 6 | 3 | 0 | Seat change | 0 | 1 | 0 | Popular vote | 1,400 | 1,438 | 252 | Percentage | 7.1% | 7.3% | 1.3 | Swing | 1.4 pp | 0.8 pp | 0.9 pp | |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Runnymede_Borough_election_2024.png/300px-Runnymede_Borough_election_2024.png) A map presenting the results of the election, by party of the councillor elected from each ward. |
Leader before election Tom Gracey Conservative No overall control | Co-leaders after election Robert King (Lab Co-op) Don Whyte (Lib Dem) Linda Gillham (RIRG) Steve Ringham (Green) No overall control | |
The 2024 Runnymede Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 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 and police and crime commissioner elections.[1]
The election saw the Conservatives lose all but three of the ten seats they were defending. Notable losses include Chertsey St. Ann's, where the incumbent council deputy leader lost his seat to Labour, and New Haw where the Liberal Democrats saw the largest majority in the borough, gaining from the Conservatives.
Following the resignation of the Conservative Party Councillor Max Darby, who represented the Ward of Woodham and Rowtown, there was a by-election to fill the vacancy held on the same day. [2]
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. [3]
Results
2024 Runnymede Borough Council election |
Party | This election | Full council | This election |
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| Labour Co-op | 4 | 4 | 28.6 | 4 | 8 | 19.5 | 4,298 | 21.7 | +0.0% |
| Conservative | 3 | 7 | 21.4 | 10 | 13 | 31.7 | 7,173 | 36.3 | −0.6% |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 2 | 21.4 | 3 | 6 | 14.6 | 3,962 | 20.0 | +0.8% |
| RIRG | 2 | 0 | 14.3 | 4 | 6 | 14.6 | 1,400 | 7.1 | −1.4% |
| Green | 1 | 1 | 7.1 | 2 | 3 | 7.3 | 1,438 | 7.3 | +0.8% |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 7.1 | 4 | 5 | 12.2 | 1,166 | 5.9 | −0.4% |
| Reform UK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 1.3 | +0.9% |
| Heritage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 0.5 | +0.4% |
Ward Candidates
Addlestone North
Addlestone North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Green | Priya Mehta | 496 | 40.0 | +0.3 |
| Conservative | Tommy Traylen | 321 | 25.8 | −11.7 |
| Labour Co-op | June Tilbury | 188 | 15.1 | −1.5 |
| Reform UK | Stewart Mackay | 151 | 12.1 | New |
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Lawrence | 89 | 7.1 | +0.8 |
Majority | 175 | 14.1 | |
Rejected ballots | 7 | | |
Turnout | 1245 | 28.2 | −3.3 |
| Green gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.0 | |
Addlestone South
Addlestone South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Furey | 605 | 42.0 | +0.3 |
| Labour Co-op | Elaine Percival | 596 | 41.4 | +5.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Theresa Burton | 240 | 16.7 | +4.5 |
Majority | 9 | 0.6 | |
Rejected ballots | 27 | | |
Turnout | 1441 | 30.0 | −0.3 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −2.4 | |
Chertsey Riverside
Chertsey Riverside Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour Co-op | Cai Parry | 653 | 45.9 | +7.4 |
| Conservative | John Osborn | 538 | 37.8 | −4.1 |
| Green | Elaine Brindley | 122 | 8.6 | +0.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Liam Elvish | 110 | 7.7 | −4.0 |
Majority | 115 | 8.1 | |
Rejected ballots | 12 | | |
Turnout | 1423 | 31.2 | +1.2 |
| Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.8 | |
Chertsey St. Ann's
Chertsey St. Ann's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour Co-op | Mark Williams | 654 | 47.2 | +10.7 |
| Conservative | Myles Willingale | 480 | 34.7 | −10.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Annabel Jones | 150 | 10.8 | −0.8 |
| Green | Vicky Flynn | 101 | 7.3 | +0.6 |
Majority | 174 | 12.6 | |
Rejected ballots | 19 | | |
Turnout | 1385 | 29.5 | −0.6 |
| Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.6 | |
Egham Hythe
Egham Hythe Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour Co-op | Ricky Milstead | 758 | 53.8 | +4.0 |
| Conservative | Tanya Solomon | 624 | 44.3 | +2.8 |
| Independent | Deshveen Mangat | 117 | 8.3 | New |
Majority | 134 | 9.5 | |
Rejected ballots | 11 | | |
Turnout | 1410 | 29.0 | −1.8 |
| Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | +0.6 | |
Egham Town
Egham Town Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| RIRG | Geeta Moudgil | 735 | 50.6 | −14.0 |
| Conservative | Mark Adams | 303 | 20.9 | +6.1 |
| Labour | Jocelyn Boxall | 251 | 17.3 | +1.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Heath | 112 | 7.7 | +2.0 |
| Green | Timothy Hayes | 52 | 3.6 | New |
Majority | 432 | 29.7 | |
Rejected ballots | 3 | | |
Turnout | 1453 | 31.6 | −1.2 |
| RIRG hold | Swing | −10.1 | |
Englefield Green West
Englefield Green West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Paul Gahir | 370 | 32.9 | −21.0 |
| Conservative | Wendy Locker | 332 | 29.5 | −16.6 |
| Independent | Amanda Willis | 322 | 28.6 | New |
| Reform UK | Bob Bromley | 101 | 9.0 | New |
Majority | 38 | 3.4 | |
Rejected ballots | 4 | | |
Turnout | 1125 | 30.4 | +0.4 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | −2.2 | |
Longcross, Lyne and Chertsey South
Longcross, Lyne and Chertsey South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Lee | 645 | 70.0 | −3.2 |
| Conservative | Steve Vise | 276 | 30.0 | +3.2 |
Majority | 369 | 40.0 | |
Rejected ballots | 21 | | |
Turnout | 921 | 31.6 | -2.0 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −3.2 | |
New Haw
New Haw Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Ken Graham | 1,223 | 72.7 | +8.0 |
| Conservative | Howard Freeman | 347 | 20.6 | −10.0 |
| Green | Martin Robson | 85 | 5.1 | +1.2 |
| Heritage | Gian Palermiti | 28 | 1.7 | +0.8 |
Majority | 876 | 52.0 | |
Rejected ballots | 16 | | |
Turnout | 1683 | 35.6 | -1.4 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.0 | |
Ottershaw
Ottershaw Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Carl Mann | 727 | 46.1 | +0.7 |
| Conservative | George Callaghan | 384 | 24.4 | −1.8 |
| Labour Co-op | Anne Emerson-Miller | 274 | 17.4 | +4.3 |
| Green | Peter Chiverton | 99 | 6.3 | −0.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Charlton | 92 | 5.8 | −2.3 |
Majority | 343 | 21.8 | |
Rejected ballots | 10 | | |
Turnout | 1576 | 32.4 | −1.6 |
| Independent hold | Swing | +1.3 | |
Thorpe
Thorpe Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| RIRG | Margaret Harnden | 665 | 47.4 | -6.1 |
| Conservative | Roberto Bueno | 491 | 35.0 | +6.4 |
| Labour Co-op | Benjamin Niblett | 189 | 13.5 | +0.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Cheryl Smith-Wright | 58 | 4.1 | −1.0 |
Majority | 174 | 12.4 | |
Rejected ballots | 4 | | |
Turnout | 1403 | 33.3 | |
| RIRG hold | Swing | −6.3 | |
Virginia Water
Virginia Water Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Karin Rowsell | 808 | 50.8 | +11.9 |
| Conservative | Lewis Virgo | 699 | 43.9 | −3.6 |
| Green | Maciej Pawlik | 84 | 5.3 | +2.4 |
Majority | 109 | 6.7 | |
Rejected ballots | 18 | | |
Turnout | 1591 | 37.4 | −1.3 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +7.8 | |
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 | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Scott Lewis | 919 | 45.1 | −10.4 |
| Conservative | Pippa Tucker-Brown | 854 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Coulon | 435 | 21.3 | +0.9 |
| Labour Co-op | Harry Hurst | 365 | 17.9 | +3.0 |
| Green | Deborah Hepburn | 253 | 12.4 | +3.2 |
| Green | Richard Miller | 146 | | |
| Heritage | Rachel Bear | 67 | 3.3 | New |
Rejected ballots | 5 | | |
Turnout | 1664 | 34.3 | −0.1 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −5.7 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Committee Chairs Following Election
Party key | | Conservative |
| Labour |
| Liberal Democrat |
| RIRG |
Chairs of Committees[4] Committee | Councillor | Term |
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The Worshipful Mayor of Runnymede | | Cllr Elaine Gill | 2024-25 |
Co-leader of the Council Chair of Corporate Management Committee | | Cllr Robert King | 2024- |
Co-leader of the Council Chair of Environment & Sustainability Committee | | Cllr Don Whyte | 2024- |
Chair of Housing Committee | | Cllr Mike Smith | 2024- |
Chair of Community Services Committee | | Cllr Abby King | 2024- |
Chair of Planning Committee | | Cllr Sylvia Whyte | 2024- |
Chair of Licensing Committee | | Cllr Eliza Kettle | 2024- |
Deputy Mayor Chair of Regulatory Committee | | Cllr Margaret Harnden | 2024- |
Chair of Standards & Audit Committee | | Cllr Sam Jenkins | 2024- |
Chair of Englefield Green Committee | | Cllr Paul Gahir | 2024- |
Chair of Overview & Scrutiny Committee Chair of Crime & Disorder Committee | | Cllr Shannon Saise-Marshall | 2024- |
References
- ^ "Local election 2024". Runnymede Borough Council. 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Notice of Casual Vacancy". Runnymede Borough Council. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Statement of Persons nominated". Runnymede Borough Council. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Supplementary Summons" (PDF). Runnymede Borough Council. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.