2003 Runnymede Borough Council election
# 2003 Runnymede Borough Council election

Elections to Runnymede Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

* Conservative 32
* Runnymede Residents Association 6
* Labour 4

## Election result

Runnymede Local Election Result 2003 :

| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80.0 | 55.8 | 9,253 | -4.0% |
| Runnymede Residents Association | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 10.2 | 1,689 | +1.4% |
| Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 21.7 | 3,597 | -1.0% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 1,606 | +1.5% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 347 | +2.1% |
| Monster Raving Loony | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 103 | +0.6% |

## Ward results

Addlestone Bourneside :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Peter Waddell | 772 | 70.9 | +5.5 |
| | Labour | Keith Cliff | 317 | 29.1 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 455 | 41.8 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,089 | 26.5 | -5.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Addlestone North (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | James Broadhead | 675 | | |
| | Conservative | David Parr | 649 | | |
| | Labour | Louise Lavelle | 366 | | |
| | Labour | John Gurney | 347 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,037 | 24.5 | -4.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Chertsey Meads :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Sarah Jacobs | 522 | 47.1 | -8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Prudence Horne | 227 | 20.5 | +4.8 |
| | Labour | Bernie Stacey | 222 | 20.0 | -8.6 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Browne | 138 | 12.4 | +12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 300 | 26.6 | -0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,109 | 27.0 | -1.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Chertsey St.Ann's :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Dolsie Clarke | 544 | 47.9 | -0.2 |
| | Labour | Peter Anderson | 489 | 43.0 | -8.9 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Keith Collett | 103 | 9.1 | +9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55 | 4.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,136 | 25.5 | -2.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Chertsey South and Row Town :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Claire Grant | 997 | 79.6 | |
| | Labour | Kenneth Denyer | 255 | 20.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 742 | 59.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,252 | 31.5 | -3.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Egham Town :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Runnymede Residents Association | John Ashmore | 777 | 68.8 | +10.8 |
| | Conservative | Terence McGrath | 209 | 18.5 | -9.7 |
| | Labour | Keith Thompson | 143 | 12.7 | -1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 568 | 50.3 | +20.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,129 | 25.9 | -3.2 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

Englefield Green East :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Kevin Walmsley | 425 | 60.3 | -4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Russell | 204 | 28.9 | +7.7 |
| | Labour | Martin Rudd | 76 | 10.8 | -3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 221 | 31.4 | -12.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 705 | 17.2 | -0.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Englefield Green West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey Haas | 482 | 54.5 | -15.4 |
| | Labour | Alexander Beck | 153 | 17.3 | -12.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Heath | 139 | 15.7 | +15.7 |
| | UKIP | Harold Pearce | 111 | 12.5 | +12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 329 | 37.2 | -2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 885 | 21.1 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Foxhills :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Frances Barden | 784 | 62.5 | -12.8 |
| | Labour | Peter Kingham | 189 | 15.1 | -9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terence Gibbons | 184 | 14.7 | +14.7 |
| | UKIP | Anthony Micklethwait | 98 | 7.8 | +7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 595 | 47.4 | -3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,255 | 29.5 | -1.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Hythe :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Rodney Pate | 475 | 43.1 | -2.0 |
| | Conservative | Yvonna Lay | 458 | 41.5 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dorian Mead | 170 | 15.4 | -1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 1.6 | -5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,103 | 23.1 | +4.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

New Haw :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | John Dean | 670 | 61.5 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Annie Miller | 259 | 23.8 | -4.6 |
| | Labour | Angela Gould | 161 | 14.8 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 411 | 37.7 | +7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,090 | 25.2 | -5.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Thorpe :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Runnymede Residents Association | Linda Gillham | 912 | 68.5 | -3.3 |
| | Conservative | Ian Angell | 306 | 23.0 | -5.2 |
| | Labour | Brenda Head | 114 | 8.6 | +8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 606 | 45.5 | +1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,332 | 30.4 | -0.4 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

Virginia Water :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Woodger | 894 | 77.9 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Key | 160 | 13.9 | -1.2 |
| | Labour | Monica Dowling | 94 | 8.2 | -0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 734 | 64.0 | +2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,148 | 26.5 | -2.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Woodham :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Florence Angell | 866 | 65.4 | -1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Cockle | 263 | 19.8 | 0.0 |
| | Labour | George Blair | 196 | 14.8 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 603 | 45.6 | -1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,325 | 31.3 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
