# 1976 Runnymede District Council election

Elections to Runnymede Council were held on 6 May 1976. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1973. The Conservative party retained overall control of the council and increased their majority of 31 out of 42 seats.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 31
* Labour 7
* Residents Association 3
* Liberal 1

## Election result

1976 Runnymede District Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 37 | 31 | 8 | 73.8 | 58.5 | 33,064 |
| Labour | 26 | 7 | 8 | 16.7 | 25.7 | 14,516 |
| Residents | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 3,266 |
| Liberal | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2.4 | 9.1 | 5,150 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 552 |

## Ward results

Addlestone Bourneside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Brunger | 652 | 45.7 | |
| | Conservative | A. Read | 644 | | |
| | Conservative | P. Quaife | 635 | | |
| | Labour | L. Taylor | 533 | 37.3 | |
| | Labour | G. Honeyball | 520 | | |
| | Labour | G. Tucker | 519 | | |
| | Liberal | M. Beal | 243 | 17.0 | |
| | Liberal | B. Cain | 231 | | |
| | Liberal | H. Fotheringham | 213 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 119 | 8.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.0 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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Addlestone North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Birchall | 752 | 52.0 | |
| | Conservative | R. Taylor | 729 | | |
| | Conservative | Ann Widdecombe | 695 | | |
| | Labour | S. Allen | 401 | 27.7 | |
| | Labour | T. Finn | 399 | | |
| | Labour | J. Keene | 388 | | |
| | Liberal | Geoffrey Pyle | 294 | 20.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 328 | 24.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.4 | |
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Addlestone St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Cunningham | 809 | 42.4 | |
| | Liberal | K. Lloyd | 798 | 41.8 | |
| | Conservative | D. Tuckwood | 790 | | |
| | Conservative | G. Quaife | 774 | | |
| | Liberal | A. Brentnall | 572 | | |
| | Liberal | D. Hopwood | 555 | | |
| | Labour | C. Watts | 301 | 15.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.1 | |
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Chertsey Meads :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ray Lowther | 1,352 | 44.6 | |
| | Conservative | W. Collett | 1,255 | 41.4 | |
| | Conservative | D. Wyke | 1,226 | | |
| | Conservative | G. Paris | 1,166 | | |
| | Labour | B. Harris | 894 | | |
| | Labour | A. Anderson | 832 | | |
| | Liberal | R. Benfield | 421 | 13.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 97 | 3.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 60.2 | |
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| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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Chertsey St. Ann's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Light | 699 | 43.5 | |
| | Labour | D. Hughes | 655 | | |
| | Labour | R. Plamer | 642 | | |
| | Conservative | B. Harmer | 532 | 33.1 | |
| | Conservative | M. Anderson | 525 | | |
| | Conservative | J. Williams | 508 | | |
| | Liberal | J. Elfer | 375 | 23.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 10.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.1 | |
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Egham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Elliott | 1,262 | 50.2 | |
| | Conservative | R. Try | 1,120 | | |
| | Conservative | A. Collins | 1,076 | | |
| | Independent | S. Oliver | 552 | 22.0 | |
| | Labour | Sylvia Heal | 442 | 17.6 | |
| | Labour | Joy Capper | 442 | | |
| | Labour | R. Jones | 348 | | |
| | Liberal | M. Brooks | 255 | 10.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 710 | 28.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.1 | |
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Englefield Green East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. Barry | 1,100 | 78.6 | |
| | Conservative | C. Clarke | 1,062 | | |
| | Conservative | D. Head | 1,047 | | |
| | Labour | J. Hawkes | 300 | 21.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 800 | 57.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.4 | |
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Englefield Green West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Ellison | 761 | 49.9 | |
| | Conservative | R. Thompson | 733 | | |
| | Conservative | R. Wykeham | 717 | | |
| | Labour | L. Carey | 569 | 37.3 | |
| | Labour | J. Holder | 505 | | |
| | Labour | T. Reddy | 505 | | |
| | Liberal | S. Thatcher | 195 | 12.8 | |
| | Liberal | P. Deane | 193 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 192 | 12.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.4 | |
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Foxhills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | B. Jarvis | 1,018 | 67.7 | |
| | Conservative | G. Tollett | 934 | | |
| | Conservative | J. Walbridge | 788 | | |
| | Liberal | C. Boyde | 486 | 32.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 532 | 35.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.5 | |
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Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | K. Capper | 813 | 60.0 | |
| | Labour | E. Austin | 808 | | |
| | Labour | D. Baker | 801 | | |
| | Conservative | M. Fox | 541 | 40.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 272 | 20.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.2 | |
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New Haw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Blowers | 1,032 | 48.6 | |
| | Conservative | J. Weedon | 875 | | |
| | Conservative | D. Clarke | 801 | | |
| | Liberal | J. Graham | 621 | 29.3 | |
| | Labour | J. Taylor | 469 | 22.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 411 | 19.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 58.5 | |
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Thorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Residents | J. Smith | 1,168 | 63.2 | |
| | Residents | A. Wreglesworth | 1,066 | | |
| | Residents | Eiry Price | 1,032 | | |
| | Labour | A. Sandey | 233 | 16.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 935 | 66.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.8 | |
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Virginia Water :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. Passmore | 1,181 | 89.1 | |
| | Conservative | J. Allen | 1,168 | | |
| | Conservative | R. Hervey | 1,141 | | |
| | Labour | N. Williams | 145 | 10.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,036 | 78.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.0 | |
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Woodham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. Hicks | 1,027 | 67.4 | |
| | Conservative | M. Heard | 1,002 | | |
| | Conservative | E. Hargreaves | 986 | | |
| | Liberal | R. Morrall | 496 | 32.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 531 | 34.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.8 | |
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