# 2022 Runnymede Borough Council election

The 2022 Runnymede Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect one-third of members of the Runnymede Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections in the U.K.
Since its first election in 1973, the council has been under Conservative control, apart from a short period between 1996 and 1998 when it was under no overall control. In the previous election in 2021, the Conservative Party retained control of the council, winning 9 out of 13 seats and holding their majority, albeit reduced to 4. Liberal Democrat and Labour Co-op Party councillors, are also present on the council. Since that election, one Conservative councillor, Mike Kusneraitis, had defected to become an independent and was defending his seat.
Following the election, the majority Conservatives lost four seats and reducing their majority to Four, with Labour gaining two, Green Party of England and Wales gaining one, and independent candidate Andrea Berardi picking up his seat from the Conservatives also.
The election occurred in the national context of the Partygate scandal and the cost of living crisis.

## Results

Runnymede Borough Council Election 2022 :
| 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 | 6 | 4 | 42.8 | 18 | 24 | 58.5 | 7,198 | 37.9 | -6.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | | 7.1 | 2 | 3 | 7.3 | 3,524 | 18.6 | +4.8% |
| | Labour Co-op | 2 | 2 | 14.3 | 1 | 3 | 7.3 | 3,280 | 17.3 | +0.6% |
| | Independent | 2 | 1 | 14.3 | 2 | 4 | 9.8 | 2,102 | 11.1 | =0.0% |
| | RIRG | 2 | | 14.3 | 4 | 6 | 14.6 | 1,624 | 8.5 | -0.6% |
| | Green | 1 | 1 | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 | 1,208 | 6.4 | +2.8% |
| | Heritage | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0.3 | New |

## Ward Results
### Addlestone North

Addlestone North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Steve Ringham | 525 | 40.57 | +17.30 |
| | Conservative | David Curran | 481 | 37.17 | −9.75 |
| | Labour Co-op | Michael Scott | 186 | 14.37 | −4.47 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rudi Dikty-Daudiyan | 102 | 7.88 | −0.45 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44 | 3.4 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 6 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1294 | | |
| | Green gain from Independent | Green gain from Independent | Swing | +13.53 | |

### Addlestone South

Addlestone South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Wilson | 610 | 44.33 | −13.23 |
| | Labour Co-op | Nigel Base | 339 | 24.64 | −2.20 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ray Williamson | 251 | 18.24 | +2.64 |
| | Green | Andrew Smith | 176 | 12.79 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 271 | 19.7 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 13 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1376 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -5.52 | |

### Chertsey Riverside

Chertsey Riverside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Shannon Saise-Marshall | 475 | 39.16 | −15.54 |
| | Labour Co-op | Bernie Stacey | 333 | 27.45 | +4.18 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Lee | 268 | 22.09 | +7.22 |
| | Green | Richard Miller | 140 | 11.54 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 142 | 11.7 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 14 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1216 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -9.86 | |

### Chertsey St. Ann's

Chertsey St. Ann's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dolsie Clarke | 502 | 34.34 | −18.29 |
| | Independent | Peter Waddell | 479 | 32.76 | New |
| | Labour | Peter Kingham | 292 | 19.97 | +1.30 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Annabel Jones | 191 | 13.06 | −1.26 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 1.6 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1464 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -25.53 | |

### Egham Hythe

Egham Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | James Rhys Davies | 827 | 57.75 | +16.87 |
| | Conservative | Mark Adams | 605 | 42.25 | −0.35 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 222 | 15.5 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 11 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1432 | | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | +8.61 | |

### Egham Town

Egham Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RIRG | Sam Jenkins | 826 | 55.44 | +2.53 |
| | Conservative | Hollie Bolitho | 278 | 18.66 | −2.81 |
| | Labour Co-op | Jacqueline Teale | 224 | 15.03 | −5.45 |
| | Green | Timothy Hayes | 91 | 6.11 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Heath | 71 | 4.77 | −0.37 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 548 | 36.8 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 8 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1490 | | |
| | RIRG hold | RIRG hold | Swing | +2.67 | |

### Englefield Green East

Englefield Green East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Andrea Berardi | 368 | 45.89 | New |
| | Conservative | Rania Elzeiny | 217 | 27.06 | −17.44 |
| | Labour Co-op | Cai Parry | 159 | 19.83 | −2.23 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Jordan | 58 | 7.23 | −16.66 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 18.8 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 802 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | +31.67 | |

### Englefield Green West

Englefield Green West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Abby King | 403 | 36.84 | +15.80 |
| | Conservative | Tanya Solomon | 383 | 35.01 | −12.64 |
| | Independent | Michael Kusneraitis | 308 | 28.15 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 1.8 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 4 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1094 | | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | +14.22 | |

### Longcross, Lyne and Chertsey South

Longcross, Lyne and Chertsey South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Whyte | 657 | 68.80 | +23.14 |
| | Conservative | Neill Rubidge | 298 | 31.20 | −9.34 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 359 | 37.6 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 955 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +16.24 | |

### New Haw

New Haw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Vanda Cunningham | 661 | 48.11 | −8.28 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin DeCruz | 652 | 47.45 | +3.84 |
| | Heritage | Gian Palermiti | 61 | 4.44 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 0.7 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 4 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1374 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -6.06 | |

### Ottershaw

Ottershaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Malcolm Cressey | 947 | 55.58 | −2.92 |
| | Conservative | Leo Davies | 428 | 25.12 | −10.41 |
| | Labour | John Gurney | 190 | 11.15 | −2.01 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Lawrence | 139 | 8.16 | +1.84 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 519 | 30.5 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 6 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1704 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | +3.75 | |

### Thorpe

Thorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RIRG | Linda Gillham | 798 | 53.09 | +2.06 |
| | Conservative | Nick Wase-Rogers | 421 | 28.01 | −5.80 |
| | Labour Co-op | Benjamin Niblett | 211 | 14.04 | +3.06 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cheryl Smith-Wright | 73 | 4.86 | +0.68 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 377 | 25.1 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 5 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1503 | | |
| | RIRG hold | RIRG hold | Swing | +3.93 | |

### Virginia Water

Virginia Water :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Hulley | 900 | 56.68 | +14.60 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karin Rowsell | 572 | 36.02 | +12.10 |
| | Labour Co-op | Karen McKinley-Gunn | 116 | 7.26 | −2.35 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 328 | 20.7 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 10 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1588 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.25 | |

### Woodham and Rowtown

Woodham and Rowtown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Max Darby | 939 | 55.07 | −4.46 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Coulon | 490 | 28.74 | +17.15 |
| | Green | Peter Chiverton | 276 | 16.19 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 449 | 26.3 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 8 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1705 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -10.81 | |