1998 Runnymede Borough Council election

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Elections to Runnymede Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Runnymede Local Election Result 1998
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 8+253.347.19,396
  Labour 4-226.728.75,734
  Liberal Democrats 106.715.63,108
 Residents Association1+16.74.8955
  Independent 1-16.73.9769

Ward results

Addlestone Bourneside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth Blake88353.2
Labour Peter Kingham77646.8
Majority1076.4
Turnout 1,65938.6
Addlestone North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith Cliff75553.9
Conservative Terry Dicks64546.1
Majority1107.8
Turnout 1,40034.4
Addlestone St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Grahame Leon-Smith80261.5
Labour Kenneth Denyer29822.8
Liberal Democrats Gillian Taggart20515.7
Majority50438.7
Turnout 1,30529.7
Chertsey Meads
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sarah Jacobs82045.5
Labour Linda Quinn80144.5
Liberal Democrats Prudence Horne18010.0
Majority191.0
Turnout 1,80134.6
Chertsey St. Ann's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Lowther76557.6
Conservative Graham Thomas46935.3
Liberal Democrats Noel Kehoe937.0
Majority29622.3
Turnout 1,32734.3
Egham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents AssociationBrian Clarke95563.1
Conservative Hannes Kleineke28618.9
Labour William Holland27318.0
Majority66944.2
Turnout 1,51428.5
Englefield Green East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carole Jones48555.9
Labour Martin Rudd20223.3
Liberal Democrats Peter Key18020.8
Majority28332.6
Turnout 86720.5
Englefield Green West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Clark58447.7
Conservative Timothy Stones53343.5
Liberal Democrats Stuart Bonar1088.8
Majority514.2
Turnout 1,22531.1
Foxhills
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Easton77460.0
Liberal Democrats Carl Boyde51740.0
Majority25720.0
Turnout 1,29130.2
Hythe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edward Barrett63554.8
Conservative Dennis Dormer40134.6
Liberal Democrats Dorian Mead12310.6
Majority23420.2
Turnout 1,15924.5
New Haw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Graham81060.4
Conservative James Broadhead53039.6
Majority28020.8
Turnout 1,34034.4
Thorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Francis Tourlamain76963.2
Conservative Mark Pearce29524.3
Labour Monica Dowling15212.5
Majority47438.9
Turnout 1,21629.1
Virginia Water
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Poole73176.5
Labour Colin Archer11311.8
Liberal Democrats Thomas Palm11211.7
Majority61864.7
Turnout 95632.3
Woodham (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Florence Angell883
Conservative John Keene859
Liberal Democrats Peter Hartwell397
Liberal Democrats David Castleton383
Labour George Blair213
Labour Shaun O'Byrne167
Turnout 2,90239.7

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