2011 Runnymede Borough Council election

The 2011 Runnymede Borough Council election took place in May 2011 to fill 14 open seats on the Runnymede Borough District Council. The Conservative Party swept the elections, earning nearly 86% of the seats with only 53% of votes cast.

Election result

Runnymede Borough Election, 2011

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	12				85.72%	53.73%	12,373
	Labour	0				0%	17.66%	4,068
	[[Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrats]]	0				0%	8.56%	1,972
	Monster Raving Loony	0				0%	0.19%	44
	RIRG	2				14.28%	8.64%	1,990
	UKIP	0				0%	11.21%	2,581

Ward results

Addlestone Bourneside (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gavin Morrison	474	27.81%
	Liberal Democrats	Cleo Saise	186	10.91%
	Conservative	Peter Waddell	1,045	61.30%
Majority			1,045	61.30%
Turnout			1,705	39.30%

Addlestone North (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jim Broadhead	883	58.10%
	Monster Raving Loony	Keith Collett	44	2.90%
	Labour	Anne Emerson	423	27.83%
	Liberal Democrats	Geoff Pyle	170	11.19%
Majority			883	58.10%
Turnout			1,520	35.10%

Chertsey Meads (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Christopher Browne	320	18.39%
	Conservative	Derek Cotty	945	54.28%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Key	146	8.39%
	Labour	Doug Scott	330	18.99%
Majority			945	54.28%
Turnout			1,741	38.50%

Chertsey South & Row Town (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ken Denyer	308	16.96%
	Conservative	Terry Dicks	989	54.44%
	UKIP	Gillian Ellis	339	18.66%
	Liberal Democrats	Derek Weston	181	9.97%
Majority			989	54.44%
Turnout			1,817	44.80%

Chertsey St. Anns (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dolsie Clarke	786	46.13%
	Labour	Paul Greenwood	550	32.28%
	UKIP	Angela Shepperdson	368	21.60%
Majority			786	46.13%
Turnout			1,704	35%

Egham Hythe (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dorian Meade	338	21.24%
	Labour	Andreea Scott	436	27.39%
	Conservative	Gill Warner	818	51.39%
Majority			818	51.39%
Turnout			1,592	33.20%

Egham Town (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	RIRG	John Ashmore	900	53.42%
	UKIP	Rosemary Browne	104	6.18%
	Conservative	Ifti Chaudhri	481	28.55%
	Labour	Deb Greenwood	200	11.87%
Majority			900	53.42%
Turnout			1,685	39.40%

Englefield Green East (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Ben Lyon	147	12.33%
	Conservative	Peter Taylor	684	57.34%
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Watson	362	30.35%
Majority			684	57.34%
Turnout			1,193	29%

Englefield Green West (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Brenda Lyon	355	33.02%
	Conservative	Nick Prescot	720	66.98%
Majority			720	66.98%
Turnout			1,075	33.10%

Foxhills (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frances Barden	993	55.48%
	Liberal Democrats	Lawrence Gillies	155	8.66%
	Labour	John Gurney	317	17.71%
	UKIP	Toby Micklethwait	325	18.16%
Majority			993	55.48%
Turnout			1,790	42.10%

New Haw (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Bell	280	16.74%
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Coulon	233	13.93%
	UKIP	Leon Mullet	222	13.27%
	Conservative	Damian Sorgiovanni	938	56.07%
Majority			938	56.07%
Turnout			1,673	38.10%

Thorpe (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	RIRG	Linda Gillham	1,090	58.48%
	UKIP	Steve Gynn	173	9.29%
	Labour	James Hale	123	6.60%
	Conservative	Nicholas Wase-Rogers	478	25.65%
Majority			1,090	58.48%
Turnout			1,864	43.70%

Virginia Water (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Heath	201	11.52%
	Labour	Bernie Stacey	212	12.15%
	Conservative	Geoffrey Woodger	1,333	76.35%
Majority			1,333	76.35%
Turnout			1,746	40.30%

Woodham (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brenda Head	415	21.59%
	Conservative	Gail Kingerley	1,280	66.57%
	UKIP	Graham Wood	228	11.86%
Majority			1,280	66.57%
Turnout			1,923	45.70%