# Runnymede Borough Council elections

One-third of Runnymede Borough Council in Surrey, England, is elected each year, followed by one year where there is an election to Surrey County Council instead. The council is divided up into 14 wards, electing 41 councillors, since the last boundary changes in 2019.

## Council elections

* 1973 Runnymede District Council election
* 1976 Runnymede District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1978 Runnymede Borough Council election
* 1979 Runnymede Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1980 Runnymede Borough Council election
* 1982 Runnymede Borough Council election
* 1983 Runnymede Borough Council election
* 1984 Runnymede Borough Council election
* 1986 Runnymede Borough Council election
* 1987 Runnymede Borough Council election
* 1988 Runnymede Borough Council election
* 1990 Runnymede Borough Council election
* 1991 Runnymede Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1992 Runnymede Borough Council election
* 1994 Runnymede Borough Council election
* 1995 Runnymede Borough Council election
* 1996 Runnymede Borough Council election
* 1998 Runnymede Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1999 Runnymede Borough Council election
* 2000 Runnymede Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2002 Runnymede Borough Council election
* 2003 Runnymede Borough Council election
* 2004 Runnymede Borough Council election
* 2006 Runnymede Borough Council election
* 2007 Runnymede Borough Council election
* 2008 Runnymede Borough Council election
* 2010 Runnymede Borough Council election
* 2011 Runnymede Borough Council election
* 2012 Runnymede Borough Council election
* 2014 Runnymede Borough Council election
* 2015 Runnymede Borough Council election
* 2016 Runnymede Borough Council election
* 2018 Runnymede Borough Council election
* 2019 Runnymede Borough Council election
* 2021 Runnymede Borough Council election
* 2022 Runnymede Borough Council election
* 2023 Runnymede Borough Council election

## By-elections
### 1994-1998

Addlestone Bourneside By-Election 6 March 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | | 1,010 | 50.2 |
| | Labour | | 835 | 41.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 165 | 8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 175 | 8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,010 | 47.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### 1998-2002

Englefield Green East By-Election 7 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Virginia Lenton-Smith | 924 | 51.0 | −7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Key | 484 | 26.7 | +1.4 |
| | Labour | Martin Rudd | 405 | 22.3 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 440 | 24.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,813 | 43.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Englefield Green West By-Election 7 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey Haas | 913 | 45.5 | −11.5 |
| | Labour | James Walsh | 647 | 33.5 | −9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Heath | 422 | 21.0 | +21.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | 12.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,982 | 47.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Woodham By-Election 7 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Terence McGrath | 1,387 | 51.8 | −1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Graham | 739 | 27.6 | −1.5 |
| | Labour | Peter Anderson | 554 | 20.7 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 648 | 24.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,680 | 62.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2002-2006

Englefield Green East By-Election 6 November 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marisa Heath | 350 | 80.5 | +20.2 |
| | Labour | Richard Messingham | 85 | 19.5 | +8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 265 | 61.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 435 | 10.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2006-2010

Egham Hythe By-Election 4 June 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gill Warner | 720 | 46.3 | −5.5 |
| | Independent | Brian Perry | 315 | 20.3 | +20.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dorian Mead | 285 | 18.3 | +3.3 |
| | Labour | Paul Greenwood | 235 | 15.1 | −7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 405 | 26.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,555 | 33.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Englefield Green West By-Election 4 June 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Taylor | 485 | 39.5 | −5.0 |
| | UKIP | Toby Micklethwait | 357 | 29.1 | +3.8 |
| | Labour | Sebastian Michnowicz | 150 | 12.2 | −0.2 |
| | Green | Jenny Gould | 128 | 10.4 | +10.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Heath | 108 | 8.8 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 128 | 10.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,228 | 36.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Virginia Water By-Election 4 June 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Ridge-Newman | 1,080 | 64.6 | −7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Whiteley | 376 | 22.5 | +6.5 |
| | UKIP | Steve Gynn | 216 | 12.9 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 704 | 42.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,672 | 40.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Woodham By-Election 4 June 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gail Kingerley | 1,111 | 65.0 | =16.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Coulon | 337 | 19.7 | +19.7 |
| | Labour | George Blair | 177 | 10.4 | −8.4 |
| | Equal Parenting Alliance | Keith Collett | 84 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 774 | 45.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,709 | 41.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2010-2014

Chertsey Meads By-Election 27 September 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Boast | 450 | 40.3 | −10.0 |
| | UKIP | Chris Browne | 312 | 27.9 | +5.2 |
| | Labour | Doug Scott | 312 | 27.9 | +8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy Watson | 34 | 3.0 | −4.7 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Crazy Crab | 10 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 138 | 12.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,118 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
New Haw By-Election 27 September 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Maddox | 346 | 51.5 | −1.4 |
| | Labour | David Bell | 148 | 22.0 | +2.0 |
| | UKIP | Graham Wood | 124 | 18.5 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Coulon | 54 | 8.0 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 198 | 29.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 672 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Foxhills By-Election 14 March 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Chris Browne | 336 | 40.2 | +17.4 |
| | Conservative | Barry Pitt | 318 | 38.1 | −8.5 |
| | Labour | John Gurney | 181 | 21.7 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 835 | | |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Chertsey South and Row Town By-Election 2 May 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Gillian Ellis | 525 | 34.9 | −5.3 |
| | Conservative | Mark Nuti | 476 | 31.6 | −8.7 |
| | UKIP | Paul Stevens | 361 | 24.0 | +24.0 |
| | Labour | Arran Neathey | 143 | 9.5 | −5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,505 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Chertsey Meads By-Election 13 March 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Nuti | 489 | 42.2 | −8.1 |
| | Labour | David Bell | 329 | 28.4 | +9.1 |
| | UKIP | Grahame Leon-Smith | 327 | 28.2 | +5.5 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Crazy Crab | 15 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 160 | 13.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,160 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2014-2018

Foxhills By-Election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Emma Bancroft | 893 | 57.8 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Don Whyte | 243 | 15.7 | +15.7 |
| | Labour | Peter Kingham | 188 | 12.2 | −4.2 |
| | UKIP | Valerie Woodhouse | 173 | 11.2 | −18.5 |
| | Green | Lee-Anne Lawrence | 49 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 650 | 42.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,546 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2022-2026

Addlestone South By-Election 10 October 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steve Eldridge | 520 | 55.9 | +13.9 |
| | Labour | Elaine Percival | 262 | 28.2 | −13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jenny Coulon | 85 | 9.1 | −7.6 |
| | Green | Jess Ward | 63 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 258 | 27.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 930 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ottershaw By-Election 12 December 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Robert Day | 440 | 41.6 |
| | Conservative | Mike Kusneraitis | 221 | 20.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronan McCaughey | 190 | 18.0 |
| | Reform UK | Mayuran Senthilnathan | 113 | 10.7 |
| | Labour | Anne Emerson-Miller | 52 | 4.9 |
| | Green | Peter Chiverton | 42 | 4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 219 | 20.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,058 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |