# 1998 Runnymede Borough Council election

Elections to Runnymede Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 23
* Labour 12
* Independent 5
* Liberal Democrat 1
* Residents Association 1

## Election result

Runnymede Local Election Result 1998 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 8 | +2 | 53.3 | 47.1 | 9,396 |
| Labour | 4 | -2 | 26.7 | 28.7 | 5,734 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 6.7 | 15.6 | 3,108 |
| Residents Association | 1 | +1 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 955 |
| Independent | 1 | -1 | 6.7 | 3.9 | 769 |

## Ward results

Addlestone Bourneside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Blake | 883 | 53.2 |
| | Labour | Peter Kingham | 776 | 46.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | 6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,659 | 38.6 |
Addlestone North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Keith Cliff | 755 | 53.9 |
| | Conservative | Terry Dicks | 645 | 46.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 110 | 7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,400 | 34.4 |
Addlestone St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Grahame Leon-Smith | 802 | 61.5 |
| | Labour | Kenneth Denyer | 298 | 22.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gillian Taggart | 205 | 15.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 504 | 38.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,305 | 29.7 |
Chertsey Meads :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sarah Jacobs | 820 | 45.5 |
| | Labour | Linda Quinn | 801 | 44.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Prudence Horne | 180 | 10.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,801 | 34.6 |
Chertsey St. Ann's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mary Lowther | 765 | 57.6 |
| | Conservative | Graham Thomas | 469 | 35.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Noel Kehoe | 93 | 7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 296 | 22.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,327 | 34.3 |
Egham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Residents Association | Brian Clarke | 955 | 63.1 |
| | Conservative | Hannes Kleineke | 286 | 18.9 |
| | Labour | William Holland | 273 | 18.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 669 | 44.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,514 | 28.5 |
Englefield Green East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Carole Jones | 485 | 55.9 |
| | Labour | Martin Rudd | 202 | 23.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Key | 180 | 20.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 283 | 32.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 867 | 20.5 |
Englefield Green West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alan Clark | 584 | 47.7 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Stones | 533 | 43.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Bonar | 108 | 8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51 | 4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,225 | 31.1 |
Foxhills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Easton | 774 | 60.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carl Boyde | 517 | 40.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 257 | 20.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,291 | 30.2 |
Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Edward Barrett | 635 | 54.8 |
| | Conservative | Dennis Dormer | 401 | 34.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dorian Mead | 123 | 10.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 234 | 20.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,159 | 24.5 |
New Haw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Graham | 810 | 60.4 |
| | Conservative | James Broadhead | 530 | 39.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 280 | 20.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,340 | 34.4 |
Thorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Francis Tourlamain | 769 | 63.2 |
| | Conservative | Mark Pearce | 295 | 24.3 |
| | Labour | Monica Dowling | 152 | 12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 474 | 38.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,216 | 29.1 |
Virginia Water :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Poole | 731 | 76.5 |
| | Labour | Colin Archer | 113 | 11.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Palm | 112 | 11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 618 | 64.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 956 | 32.3 |
Woodham (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Florence Angell | 883 | |
| | Conservative | John Keene | 859 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Hartwell | 397 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Castleton | 383 | |
| | Labour | George Blair | 213 | |
| | Labour | Shaun O'Byrne | 167 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,902 | 39.7 |