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.^[1] The Conservative Party swept the elections, earning nearly 86% of the seats with only 53% of votes cast.^[2]

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%

References

1. "Local Election Results 2011". Local Elections Archive Project. n.d. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
2. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2012). "Runnymede Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre Plymouth University. Retrieved 27 September 2021.