# 2004 Runnymede Borough Council election

Elections to Runnymede Council were held on 10 June 2004. 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 33
* Runnymede Residents Association 6
* Labour 3

## Election result

Runnymede Local Election Result 2004 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 12 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 85.7 | 51.7 | 10,440 | -4.1% |
| Runnymede Residents Association | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 | 10.3 | 2,080 | +0.1% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17.7 | 3,577 | -4.0% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | 2,569 | +3.0% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 1,336 | +4.5% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 190 | +0.9% |

## Ward results

Addlestone Bourneside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patricia Broadhead | 920 | 64.4 | −6.5 |
| | Labour | Keith Cliff | 319 | 22.3 | −6.8 |
| | Independent | Colin Stephens | 190 | 13.3 | +13.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 601 | 42.1 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,429 | 35.2 | +8.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Addlestone North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cherith Simmons | 819 | 60.8 | |
| | Labour | Brenda Head | 317 | 23.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Key | 212 | 15.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 502 | 37.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,348 | 32.6 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Chertsey Meads :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Norman | 725 | 48.4 | +1.3 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Browne | 300 | 20.0 | +7.6 |
| | Labour | Bernie Stacey | 247 | 16.5 | −3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Prue Horne | 225 | 15.0 | −5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 425 | 28.4 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,497 | 35.8 | +8.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Chertsey St.Ann's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Judith Norman | 903 | 59.2 | +11.3 |
| | Labour | James Walsh | 623 | 40.8 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 280 | 18.4 | +13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,526 | 36.3 | +10.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Chertsey South and Row Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Edwards | 1,034 | 65.6 | −14.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Aileen Owen Davies | 304 | 19.3 | +19.3 |
| | Labour | Kenneth Denyer | 239 | 15.2 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 730 | 46.3 | −12.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,577 | 40.0 | +8.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Egham Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Runnymede Residents Association | Anthony Moore | 975 | 65.1 | −3.7 |
| | Conservative | Rebecca Nixey | 330 | 22.0 | +3.5 |
| | Labour | Keith Thompson | 193 | 12.9 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 645 | 43.1 | −7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,498 | 35.7 | +9.8 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Englefield Green East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marisa Heath | 493 | 52.2 | −8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Russell | 230 | 24.3 | −4.6 |
| | UKIP | Toby Micklethwait | 126 | 13.3 | +13.3 |
| | Labour | Peter Kingham | 96 | 10.2 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 263 | 27.9 | −3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 945 | 23.8 | +6.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Englefield Green West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hugh Meares | 574 | 50.2 | −4.3 |
| | Labour | Richard Messingham | 229 | 20.0 | +2.7 |
| | UKIP | Harold Pearce | 188 | 16.4 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Heath | 152 | 13.3 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 345 | 30.2 | −7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,143 | 28.4 | +7.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Foxhills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ruth Haylor | 806 | 52.9 | −9.6 |
| | UKIP | Leon Mullett | 270 | 17.7 | +9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terence Gibbons | 233 | 15.3 | +0.6 |
| | Labour | John Gurney | 216 | 14.2 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 536 | 35.2 | −12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,525 | 36.7 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Yvonna Lay | 519 | 36.8 | −4.7 |
| | Labour | Edward Barrett | 447 | 31.7 | −11.4 |
| | UKIP | Derek Sheppard | 254 | 18.0 | +18.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dorian Mead | 192 | 13.6 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 5.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,412 | 29.9 | +6.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
New Haw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Adrian Tollett | 853 | 59.5 | −2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Coulon | 359 | 25.1 | +1.3 |
| | Labour | Angela Gould | 221 | 15.4 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 494 | 34.4 | −3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,433 | 33.5 | +8.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Thorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Runnymede Residents Association | Elaine Gill | 1,105 | 66.1 | −2.4 |
| | Conservative | Janet Dicks | 442 | 26.4 | +3.4 |
| | Labour | Michael Fuller | 125 | 7.5 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 663 | 39.7 | −5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,672 | 39.0 | +8.6 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Virginia Water :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Margaret Roberts | 975 | 63.6 | −14.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Palm | 254 | 16.6 | +2.7 |
| | UKIP | Steve Gynn | 198 | 12.9 | +12.9 |
| | Labour | Monica Dowling | 106 | 6.9 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 721 | 47.0 | −17.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,533 | 36.8 | +10.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Woodham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Ruane | 1,047 | 63.3 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Cockle | 408 | 24.7 | +4.9 |
| | Labour | Adrian Elston | 199 | 12.0 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 839 | 38.6 | −7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,654 | 39.3 | +8.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |