# 2002 Runnymede Borough Council election

Elections to Runnymede Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative: 32
* Runnymede Independent Residents Group: 6
* Labour: 4

## Election result

Runnymede Local Election Result 2002 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 12 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 75.0 | 59.8 | 11,619 | +0.5% |
| Labour | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 12.5 | 22.7 | 4,414 | +1.5% |
| Runnymede Independent Residents Group | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | 8.8 | 1,707 | -1.0% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 1,589 | -0.7% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 98 | -0.4% |

## Ward results

Addlestone Bourneside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Furey | 877 | 65.4 | |
| | Labour | Bernie Stacey | 365 | 27.2 | |
| | Independent | Colin Stephens | 98 | 7.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 512 | 38.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,340 | 31.7 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Addlestone North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Thomas | 780 | 62.6 | |
| | Labour | Michael Pear | 466 | 37.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 314 | 25.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,246 | 28.7 | −3.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Chertsey Meads :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Tuley | 672 | 55.7 | |
| | Labour | Peter Anderson | 345 | 28.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Weston | 189 | 15.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 327 | 27.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,206 | 28.3 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Chertsey St.Ann's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Greenwood | 632 | 51.9 | |
| | Conservative | Dolsie Clarke | 586 | 48.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,218 | 28.1 | +2.7 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Chertsey South and Row Town (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Davis | 974 | | |
| | Conservative | John Edwards | 961 | | |
| | Conservative | Claire Grant | 957 | | |
| | Labour | Kenneth Denyer | 330 | | |
| | Labour | Sheila Pear | 289 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Pyle | 249 | | |
| | Labour | Ian Warner | 236 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,996 | 35.1 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Egham Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Runnymede Independent Residents Group | Alan Alderson | 745 | 58.0 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Sissons | 362 | 28.2 | |
| | Labour | Monica Dowling | 178 | 13.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 383 | 29.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,285 | 29.1 | +1.8 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Englefield Green East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Niall Thewlis | 506 | 64.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Heath | 165 | 21.2 | |
| | Labour | Martin Rudd | 109 | 14.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 341 | 43.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 780 | 17.3 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Englefield Green West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Carole Jones | 631 | 69.9 | |
| | Labour | Peter Kingham | 272 | 30.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 359 | 39.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 903 | 20.9 | −6.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Foxhills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Habgood | 999 | 75.3 | |
| | Labour | Adrian Elston | 327 | 24.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 672 | 50.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,326 | 30.5 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Ray | 414 | 45.1 | |
| | Conservative | Nigel Saul | 346 | 37.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dorian Mead | 157 | 17.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | 7.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 917 | 19.0 | −0.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
New Haw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Knight | 799 | 58.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Graham | 388 | 28.4 | |
| | Labour | Angela Gould | 181 | 13.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 411 | 30.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,368 | 30.9 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Thorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Runnymede Independent Residents Group | Brian Relph | 962 | 71.8 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Angell | 377 | 28.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 585 | 43.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,339 | 30.8 | +0.5 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Virginia Water :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Whiteley | 900 | 76.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Key | 178 | 15.1 | |
| | Labour | William Heal | 99 | 8.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 722 | 61.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,177 | 28.1 | −3.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Woodham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Brown | 892 | 67.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Annie Miller | 263 | 19.8 | |
| | Labour | John Gurney | 171 | 12.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 629 | 47.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,326 | 30.9 | −5.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |