Runnymede Borough Council elections
One third of Runnymede Borough Council in Surrey, England is elected each year, followed by one year where there is an election to Surrey County Council instead. The council is divided up into 14 wards, electing 41 councillors, since the last boundary changes in 2019. Political control. Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: Changes between elections. 2000 boundaries. Following 2016 election. Composition following election: Conservatives 36, Runnymede Independent Residents' Group 6. Conservative councillor Howard Butterfield (Foxhills) resigned his seat in March  2017. At the by-election on 4 May 2017 the seat was held by the Conservatives. New councillor Emma Bancroft's term ends 3 May 2018. Councillor Stewart Mackay (Addlestone North) resigned from the Conservative party on 23 January 2018. Conservative councillors for Chertsey South and Row Town, Barry Pitt (term ends 2018) and Terry Dicks (term ends 2019), resigned in March 2018. The by-election for the 2019 seat will be held along with the other elections on 3 May 2018. Conservative councillor Dannielle Khalique (Foxhills) resigned in March 2018. The seat term ends in 2019. In June 2019  Councillor Michael Kusneraitis resigned from the Conservative Party and formed the Runnymede Residents and Community Group with independent Councillor Stewart Mackay