# 2021 Runnymede Borough Council election

The 2021 Runnymede Borough Council election was held on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Runnymede Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections, and was the second election on new electoral boundaries, following the 2019 Runnymede Borough Council election. The elections were postponed from May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic Englefield Green East was not contested.
The Conservatives retained control of the council, increasing their total number of seats by one. Following the election, the party held 26 of the 41 seats on the council, compared with 6 for the Runnymede Independent Residents Group, 5 Independents, 3 Liberal Democrats and 1 seat for the Labour Party.
The political changeover of seats is as follows: Conservative candidate Alex Balkan gained Egham Hythe Ward from the Labour Party, Conservative candidate Bob Bromley gained Addlestone North from the Green Party, independent candidate Carl Mann gained Ottershaw from the Conservative Party.

## Results

Runnymede Borough Council Election 2021 :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 9 | 1 | 69.2 | 17 | 26 | 63.4 | 8,893 | 44.5 | |
| | Labour | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.4 | 3,331 | 16.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | | 7.7 | 2 | 3 | 7.3 | 2,759 | 13.8 | |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 | 7.7 | 4 | 5 | 12.2 | 2,226 | 11.1 | |
| | Residents | 2 | | 15.4 | 4 | 6 | 14.6 | 1,809 | 9.1 | |
| | Green | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 714 | 3.6 | |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0.2 | |

## Ward Results
### Addlestone North

Addlestone North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bob Bromley | 625 | 46.92 | +15.09 |
| | Green | Steve Ringham | 310 | 23.27 | −10.20 |
| | Labour Co-op | Adrian Elston | 251 | 18.84 | −1.83 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rudi Dikty-Daudiyan | 111 | 8.33 | −13.25 |
| | TUSC | Lisa Allen | 35 | 2.63 | N/A |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 22 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,354 | 30.53 | |
| | Conservative gain from Green | Conservative gain from Green | Swing | | |

### Addlestone South

Addlestone South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Furey | 845 | 57.56 | +11.98 |
| | Labour Co-op | Michael Scott | 394 | 26.84 | −5.52 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Williamson | 229 | 15.60 | N/A |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 25 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,310 | 28.98 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Chertsey Riverside

Chertsey Riverside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Dennett | 710 | 54.70 | +6.76 |
| | Labour Co-op | Wrenna Robson | 302 | 23.27 | −6.71 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Lee | 193 | 14.87 | −17.09 |
| | Independent | Tommy Traylen | 93 | 7.16 | N/A |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 12 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,310 | 28.98 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Chertsey St. Ann's

Chertsey St. Ann's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Myles Willingale | 761 | 52.63 | +10.80 |
| | Labour Co-op | Phillip Martin | 270 | 18.67 | −10.38 |
| | Green | Amanda Hamer | 208 | 14.38 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Annabel Jones | 207 | 14.32 | −13.14 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 24 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,470 | 29.80 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Egham Hythe

Egham Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alex Balkan | 694 | 42.60 | −1.15 |
| | Labour Co-op | Arran Neathey | 666 | 40.88 | −3.41 |
| | Independent | Robert Hall | 269 | 16.51 | N/A |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 14 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,643 | 32.11 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Egham Town

Egham Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RIRG | Sian Williams | 917 | 52.91 | −5.34 |
| | Conservative | Max Darby | 372 | 21.47 | −2.70 |
| | Labour Co-op | Keith Heal | 355 | 20.48 | +7.21 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Heath | 89 | 5.14 | N/A |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 15 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,748 | 35.56 | |
| | RIRG hold | RIRG hold | Swing | | |

### Englefield Green West

Englefield Green West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nick Prescot | 548 | 47.65 | +8.87 |
| | Labour | Dominic Breen | 242 | 21.04 | −8.86 |
| | Green | Udo Kleinitz | 196 | 17.04 | −18.90 |
| | Independent | Jay Myles | 164 | 14.26 | −3.49 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 14 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,164 | 27.06 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Longcross, Lyne and Chertsey South

Longcross, Lyne and Chertsey South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Theresa Burton | 473 | 45.66 | +12.86 |
| | Conservative | Shannon Saise-Marshall | 420 | 40.54 | +9.05 |
| | Independent | Lynette Cressey | 143 | 13.80 | N/A |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 15 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,051 | 39.35 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### New Haw

New Haw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Walsh | 834 | 56.39 | +7.08 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Decruz | 645 | 43.61 | +3.60 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 25 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,504 | 30.47 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ottershaw

Ottershaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Carl Mann | 855 | 45.00 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Neill Rubidge | 675 | 35.53 | +7.40 |
| | Labour Co-op | Anne Emerson-Miller | 250 | 13.16 | −2.11 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Lawrence | 120 | 6.32 | −13.70 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 10 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,910 | 39.01 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Thorpe

Thorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RIRG | Margaret Harnden | 892 | 51.03 | −6.29 |
| | Conservative | Nick Wase-Rogers | 591 | 33.81 | +13.44 |
| | Labour Co-op | Abby King | 192 | 10.98 | +1.20 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cheryl Smith-Wright | 73 | 4.18 | N/A |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 18 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,766 | 40.15 | |
| | RIRG hold | RIRG hold | Swing | | |

### Virginia Water

Virginia Water :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Coen | 709 | 42.08 | −18.67 |
| | Independent | Karin Rowsell | 411 | 24.39 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roz Abery-Maree | 403 | 23.92 | N/A |
| | Labour Co-op | Karen Mickinlay-Gunn | 162 | 9.61 | −13.94 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 10 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,695 | 38.58 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Woodham and Rowtown

Woodham and Rowtown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Scott Lewis | 1,109 | 59.53 | +6.88 |
| | Independent | Robert Day | 291 | 15.62 | N/A |
| | Labour Co-op | Jack Stokes | 247 | 13.26 | −7.88 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Coulon | 216 | 11.59 | N/A |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 12 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,875 | 37.94 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |