2024 English Local election
2024 Runnymede Borough Council election Registered 57,518 Turnout 18,320 (31.9%, 0.8 pp ) First party Second party Third party Lab
Con
LD
Leader Robert King Tom Gracey Don Whyte Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Leader since 2021 2022 2019 Leader's seat Egham Hythe Egham Hythe Longcross, Lyne and Chertsey South Last election 2 seats, 21.7% 5 seats, 36.9% 2 seats, 19.2% Seats before 4 19 4 Seats won 4 3 3 Seats after 8 13 6 Seat change 4 7 2 Popular vote 4,298 7,173 3,962 Percentage 21.7% 36.3% 20.0% Swing 0.0 pp 0.6 pp 0.8 pp Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party Res
Grn
Ref
Leader Linda Gillham Steve Ringham Bob Bromley Party RIRG Green Reform UK Leader since 2023 2022 2024 Leader's seat Thorpe Addlestone North Addlestone North (Defeated standing in Englefield Green West ) Last election 2 seats, 8.5% 1 seat, 6.5% 0 seats, 0.4% Seats before 6 2 1 Seats won 2 1 0 Seats after 6 3 0 Seat change 0 1 0 Popular vote 1,400 1,438 252 Percentage 7.1% 7.3% 1.3 Swing 1.4 pp 0.8 pp 0.9 pp
A map presenting the results of the election, by party of the councillor elected from each ward.
The 2024 Runnymede Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect one-third of members of the Runnymede Borough Council in Surrey , England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England and police and crime commissioner elections .[1]
The election saw the Conservatives lose all but three of the ten seats they were defending. Notable losses include Chertsey St. Ann's, where the incumbent council deputy leader lost his seat to Labour, and New Haw where the Liberal Democrats saw the largest majority in the borough, gaining from the Conservatives.
Following the resignation of the Conservative Party Councillor Max Darby, who represented the Ward of Woodham and Rowtown, there was a by-election to fill the vacancy held on the same day. [2]
Former Egham Hythe Councillor, Alex Balkan, had to withdraw his nomination at the election for the Conservative Party and was replaced by Tanya Solomon who stood for the Conservative Party unsuccessfully in Englefield Green West Ward in 2022 and 2023. [3]
Results [ edit ] 2024 Runnymede Borough Council election Party This election Full council This election Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/− Labour Co-op 4 4 28.6 4 8 19.5 4,298 21.7 +0.0% Conservative 3 7 21.4 10 13 31.7 7,173 36.3 −0.6% Liberal Democrats 3 2 21.4 3 6 14.6 3,962 20.0 +0.8% RIRG 2 0 14.3 4 6 14.6 1,400 7.1 −1.4% Green 1 1 7.1 2 3 7.3 1,438 7.3 +0.8% Independent 1 0 7.1 4 5 12.2 1,166 5.9 −0.4% Reform UK 0 0 0 0 0 0 252 1.3 +0.9% Heritage 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 0.5 +0.4%
Ward Candidates [ edit ] Addlestone North [ edit ] Addlestone South [ edit ] Chertsey Riverside [ edit ] Chertsey St. Ann's [ edit ] Egham Hythe [ edit ] Egham Town [ edit ] Englefield Green West [ edit ] Longcross, Lyne and Chertsey South [ edit ] New Haw [ edit ] Ottershaw [ edit ] Virginia Water [ edit ] Woodham and Rowtown (2 seats) [ edit ] Two seats are up for election due to the resignation of Councillor Max Darby, elected in 2022.
Committee Chairs Following Election [ edit ] Chairs of Committees[4] Committee Councillor Term The Worshipful Mayor of Runnymede Cllr Elaine Gill 2024-25 Co-leader of the Council Chair of Corporate Management Committee Cllr Robert King 2024- Co-leader of the Council Chair of Environment & Sustainability Committee Cllr Don Whyte 2024- Chair of Housing Committee Cllr Mike Smith 2024- Chair of Community Services Committee Cllr Abby King 2024- Chair of Planning Committee Cllr Sylvia Whyte 2024- Chair of Licensing Committee Cllr Eliza Kettle 2024- Deputy Mayor Chair of Regulatory Committee Cllr Margaret Harnden 2024- Chair of Standards & Audit Committee Cllr Sam Jenkins 2024- Chair of Englefield Green Committee Cllr Paul Gahir 2024- Chair of Overview & Scrutiny Committee Chair of Crime & Disorder Committee Cllr Shannon Saise-Marshall 2024-
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