2008 Runnymede Borough Council election

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Elections to Runnymede Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.

Three councillors had resigned from the council before the election and a further two did not stand for re-election. No seats changed hands with the Conservative party remaining dominant on the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Conservative 36
• Runnymede Residents Association 6

Election result

Runnymede Local Election Result 2008

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
		14	0	0	0	82.4	57.1	12,402	-1.0%
		3	0	0	0	17.6	12.3	2,678	+2.5%
		0	0	0	0	0	14.6	3,160	+2.2%
		0	0	0	0	0	8.3	1,808	-0.5%
		0	0	0	0	0	6.5	1,408	-3.4%
		0	0	0	0	0	0.6	141	-0.3%
		0	0	0	0	0	0.5	109	+0.5%

Ward results

Addlestone Bourneside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Patricia Broadhead	975	72.4
		Gavin Morrison	230	17.1
		Colin Stephens	141	10.5
Majority			745	55.3
Turnout			1,346	33.2
	hold		Swing

Addlestone North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Rebecca Denby	731	65.0
		Deborah Greenwood	185	16.4
		Peter Key	132	11.7
		Tarun Comar	77	6.8
Majority			546	48.6
Turnout			1,125	27.6
	hold		Swing

Chertsey Meads

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Christopher Norman	826	60.4
		Christopher Browne	294	21.5
		Bernie Stacey	247	18.1
Majority			532	38.9
Turnout			1,367	32.7
	hold		Swing

Chertsey St.Ann's (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Christopher Chapman	755
		Louis Pouyanne	698
		Paul Greenwood	461
		Kenneth Denyer	395
		Robert Belobaba	191
		Ileana Nguyen	142
Turnout			2,642	31.2
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing

Chertsey South and Row Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Edwards	947	67.2
		Gillian Ellis	262	18.6
		Peter Kingham	201	14.3
Majority			685	48.6
Turnout			1,410	35.2
	hold		Swing

Egham Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Anthony Moore	719	59.5
		Andrew Sheldon	358	29.6
		Keith Thompson	132	10.9
Majority			361	29.9
Turnout			1,209	31.0
	hold		Swing

Englefield Green East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Marisa Heath	493	51.9
		James Whiteley	264	27.8
		Sebastian Michnowicz	101	10.6
		Rosemary Browne	91	9.6
Majority			229	24.1
Turnout			949	23.3
	hold		Swing

Englefield Green West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Hugh Meares	464	44.5
		Anthony Micklethwait	264	25.3
		Roxanne Mashari	129	12.4
		Jenny Gould	109	10.5
		Ian Heath	77	7.4
Majority			200	19.2
Turnout			1,043	32.9
	hold		Swing

Foxhills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Paul Francis	975	70.2
		John Gurney	227	16.3
		Leon Mullett	187	13.5
Majority			748	53.9
Turnout			1,389	34.5
	hold		Swing

Hythe (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Yvonna Lay	659
		Jonathan Wilson	600
		David Bell	299
		Antonio Dorileo	281
		Andrew Watson	191
		Alexander Harrowell	187
		Guy Leven-Torres	141
Turnout			2,358	27.4
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing

New Haw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Adrian Tollett	895	72.5
		Jennifer Coulon	339	27.5
Majority			556	45.0
Turnout			1,234	29.4
	hold		Swing

Thorpe (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Elaine Gill	1,024
		Margaret Harnden	935
		William Roberts	485
		Nicholas Wase-Rogers	373
Turnout			2,817	34.1
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing

Virginia Water

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Margaret Roberts	986	72.3
		Christine Key	218	16.0
		Steve Gynn	159	11.7
Majority			768	56.3
Turnout			1,363	33.6
	hold		Swing

Woodham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Robert Jones	1,182	81.3
		George Blair	272	18.7
Majority			910	62.6
Turnout			1,454	35.2
	hold		Swing

References

• 2008 Runnymede election result
• Ward results