# 2018 Runnymede Borough Council election

Elections for Runnymede Borough Council took place on 3 May 2018 alongside nationwide local elections. A third of the council was up for election, and the Conservatives retained control. Labour won their first seat on the council for over 20 years.

## Election results

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| 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 | 11 | 3 | 68.8 | 22 | 33 | 78.6 | 10,266 | 49.3 | |
| | RIRG | 2 | | 12.5 | 4 | 6 | 14.3 | 1,954 | 9.4 | |
| | Independent | 2 | 2 | 12.5 | 0 | 2 | 4.8 | 1,783 | 8.6 | |
| | Labour | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 | 4,580 | 22.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 1,328 | 6.4 | |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 582 | 2.8 | |
| | Green | 1 | 1 | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 | 345 | 1.7 | |

## Ward results
### Addlestone Bourneside

Addlestone Bourneside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Raymond Furey | 739 | 52.60 | −4.76 |
| | Labour | June Patricia Tilbury | 498 | 35.44 | +5.20 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chelsea Katherine Whyte | 168 | 11.96 | +0.97 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,414 | 32.68 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Addlestone North

Addlestone North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David William Parr | 779 | 63.80 | +3.98 |
| | Labour | Michael William Scott | 442 | 36.20 | −3.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,236 | 26.03 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Chertsey Meads

Chertsey Meads :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Luke Dennett | 900 | 66.08 | +13.80 |
| | Labour | Philip Martin | 462 | 33.92 | +11.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,386 | 30.09 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Chertsey South and Row Town

Chertsey South and Row Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Snow | 723 | 48.56 | −7.91 |
| | Conservative | Neil William Rubidge | 719 | 48.29 | −8.18 |
| | Green | Richard George Miller | 345 | 23.17 | −1.65 |
| | Labour | James Douglas Scott | 249 | 16.82 | −1.09 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Jane Whyte | 246 | 16.52 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Graham Frank Wood | 144 | 9.67 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,493 | 32.13 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Chertsey St Ann's

Chertsey St Ann's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Joseph Edis | 736 | 49.10 | +7.17 |
| | Labour | Arran Richard Neathey | 481 | 32.09 | +4.14 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Thomas Lee | 158 | 10.54 | +2.92 |
| | UKIP | William Albert Bruno | 124 | 8.27 | −13.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,513 | 31.27 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Egham Hythe

Egham Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Fiona Robertson Dent | 682 | 53.12 | +23.13 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan James Wilson | 602 | 46.88 | +7.97 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,299 | 27.50 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Egham Town

Egham Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RIRG | Alan Alderson | 674 | 56.21 | −5.86 |
| | Conservative | Charles Stewart Prescott | 269 | 22.44 | −0.08 |
| | Labour | William Keith Heal | 256 | 21.35 | +6.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,202 | 30.48 | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |

### Englefield Green East

Englefield Green East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter John Taylor | 411 | 53.59 | −11.60 |
| | Labour | Robert Ashley King | 199 | 25.95 | +5.04 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nina Immink | 157 | 20.47 | +7.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 770 | 34.09 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Englefield Green West

Englefield Green West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Touros Kusneraitis | 389 | 41.25 | −0.95 |
| | Labour | Abby Louise King | 306 | 32.45 | +2.62 |
| | RIRG | Annabel Rose Tresilian Clarke | 168 | 17.82 | N/A |
| | UKIP | David Charles Hunt | 80 | 8.48 | −18.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 946 | 29.70 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Foxhills

Foxhills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Malcolm David Cressey | 725 | 42.30 | N/A |
| | Independent | Angela Shepperdson | 625 | 36.46 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Emma Georgina Bancroft | 564 | 32.91 | −20.91 |
| | Conservative | David Calum James MacPhee | 489 | 28.53 | −25.29 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Don Whyte | 402 | 23.45 | N/A |
| | Labour | John Colin Gurney | 204 | 11.90 | −4.42 |
| | UKIP | Toby Micklethwait | 134 | 7.82 | −21.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,716 | 41.72 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### New Haw

New Haw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark James Maddox | 725 | 62.61 | +0.98 |
| | Labour | James Richard Mullett | 236 | 20.38 | +1.48 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Jane Coulon | 197 | 17.01 | −1.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,166 | 26.78 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Thorpe

Thorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RIRG | Margaret Theresa Harnden | 827 | 59.80 | +3.63 |
| | Conservative | Christian Thomas Jepson Egglishaw | 396 | 28.63 | +17.59 |
| | Labour | Jack Eugeniusz Stokes | 160 | 11.57 | +3.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,389 | 32.86 | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |

### Virginia Water

Virginia Water :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Parshotam Singh Sohi | 738 | 47.31 | −9.07 |
| | Independent | Alex Balkan | 433 | 27.76 | N/A |
| | RIRG | Brian Anthony Clarke | 285 | 18.27 | −11.68 |
| | Labour | James Lloyd Neal | 104 | 6.67 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,563 | 36.85 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Woodham

Woodham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Ewan Anderson-Bassey | 1,087 | 73.05 | +5.41 |
| | Labour | Anne Marie Emerson-Miller | 301 | 20.23 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Valerie Ann Woodhouse | 100 | 6.72 | −17.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,502 | 35.32 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |