2007 Runnymede Borough Council election

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Elections to Runnymede Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, known informally as the Tories, and historically also known as the Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. The governing party since 2010, it is the largest in the House of Commons, with 288 Members of Parliament, and also has 234 members of the House of Lords, 4 members of the European Parliament, 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 11 members of the Welsh Assembly, 8 members of the London Assembly and 7,445 local councillors.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Runnymede Local Election Result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1400087.558.112,283+2.7%
  Runnymede Residents Association 200012.59.82,075+1.1%
  Labour 0000012.42,615-2.9%
  Liberal Democrat 000009.92,085-3.8%
  UKIP 000008.81,863+3.6%
  Independent 000000.9190+0.9%
  Equal Parenting Alliance 000000.117+0.1%

Ward results

Addlestone Bourneside
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter Waddell96576.2+5.1
Labour Adrian Elston30223.8-5.1
Majority66352.4+10.2
Turnout 1,26731.3-2.7
Conservative hold Swing
Addlestone North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative James Broadhead71559.5-0.3
Labour Deborah Greenwood18715.6-6.8
Liberal Democrat Peter Key15713.1-4.8
UKIP Diana Bannister12610.5+10.5
Equal Parenting AllianceKeith Collett171.4+1.4
Majority52843.9+6.5
Turnout 1,20228.7-2.6
Conservative hold Swing
Chertsey Meads
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Derek Cotty80957.8+4.4
UKIP Christopher Browne24917.8-0.4
Labour Bernie Stacey20814.9-0.8
Liberal Democrat Ross Belson1349.6-3.1
Majority56040.0+4.8
Turnout 1,40033.4-0.1
Conservative hold Swing
Chertsey St.Ann's
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Dolsie Clarke70849.4-10.1
Labour Paul Greenwood51135.7-4.8
UKIP Robert Belobaba21414.9+14.9
Majority19713.7-5.3
Turnout 1,43331.4-0.9
Conservative hold Swing
Chertsey South and Row Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Claire Gant90763.9-4.3
UKIP Gillian Ellis28219.9+19.9
Labour Peter Kingham23016.2+2.5
Majority62544.0-6.1
Turnout 1,41935.5-2.7
Conservative hold Swing
Egham Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Runnymede Residents Association John Ashmore72054.4-9.3
Conservative Christopher Chapman46835.3+10.2
Labour Keith Thompson13610.3-0.9
Majority25219.1-19.5
Turnout 1,32432.9+0.4
Independent hold Swing
Englefield Green East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Daniel Hamilton49254.1
Liberal Democrat James Whiteley32435.6
UKIP Rosemary Browne9310.2
Majority16818.5
Turnout 90923.9-1.2
Conservative hold Swing
Englefield Green West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jack Perschke45042.5-14.2
UKIP Anthony Micklethwaite27225.7+14.1
Independent Jenny Gould19017.9+17.9
Liberal Democrat Ian Heath14713.9-3.8
Majority17816.8-22.2
Turnout 1,05932.6+1.0
Conservative hold Swing
Foxhills
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Frances Barden85960.8+7.0
UKIP Leon Mullett19513.8+3.0
Liberal Democrat Nancy Palm19113.5+0.8
Labour John Gurney16711.8-3.3
Majority66447.0+8.3
Turnout 1,41235.2-1.5
Conservative hold Swing
Hythe
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ian Angell67253.9
Labour David Bell35928.8
UKIP Guy Leven-Torres21617.3
Majority32325.1
Turnout 1,24727.1-2.8
Conservative hold Swing
New Haw
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Nik Stewart85263.9-15.5
Liberal Democrat Jennifer Coulon48236.1+15.5
Majority37027.8-31.0
Turnout 1,33431.7+0.4
Conservative hold Swing
Thorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Runnymede Residents Association Linda Gillham1,06867.9+3.7
Conservative Nicholas Wase-Rogers40025.4-2.0
Labour Peter Moore1046.6-1.8
Majority66842.5+5.7
Turnout 1,57236.8-1.4
Independent hold Swing
Virginia Water (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Geoffrey Woodger1,006
Conservative Andrew Mills1,002
Runnymede Residents Association Margaret Harnden287
Liberal Democrat Christine Key261
UKIP John Gynn216
Turnout 2,77235.7-2.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Woodham (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Florence Angell1,030
Conservative Robert Jones948
Liberal Democrat Janet Cockle389
Labour George Blair215
Labour Brenda Head196
Turnout 2,77836.3-2.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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