1998 Runnymede Borough Council election
{{Short description|1998 UK local government election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2020}}
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.
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Conservative 23
- Labour 12
- Independent 5
- Liberal Democrat 1
- Residents Association 1
Election result
{{Election Summary Begin|title = Runnymede Local Election Result 1998}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|seats = 8
|gain =
|loss =
|net = +2
|seats % = 53.3
|votes % = 47.1
|votes = 9,396
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|seats = 4
|gain =
|loss =
|net = -2
|seats % = 26.7
|votes % = 28.7
|votes = 5,734
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|seats = 1
|gain =
|loss =
|net = 0
|seats % = 6.7
|votes % = 15.6
|votes = 3,108
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election Summary|
|party = Residents Association
|seats = 1
|gain =
|loss =
|net = +1
|seats % = 6.7
|votes % = 4.8
|votes = 955
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Independent (politician)
|seats = 1
|gain =
|loss =
|net = -1
|seats % = 6.7
|votes % = 3.9
|votes = 769
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election box end}}
Ward results
{{Election box begin | title=Addlestone Bourneside}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Elizabeth Blake
|votes = 883
|percentage = 53.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Kingham
|votes = 776
|percentage = 46.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 107
|percentage = 6.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,659
|percentage = 38.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Addlestone North}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Keith Cliff
|votes = 755
|percentage = 53.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Terry Dicks
|votes = 645
|percentage = 46.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 110
|percentage = 7.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,400
|percentage = 34.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Addlestone St. Paul's}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Grahame Leon-Smith
|votes = 802
|percentage = 61.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Kenneth Denyer
|votes = 298
|percentage = 22.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Gillian Taggart
|votes = 205
|percentage = 15.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 504
|percentage = 38.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,305
|percentage = 29.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Chertsey Meads}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Sarah Jacobs
|votes = 820
|percentage = 45.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Linda Quinn
|votes = 801
|percentage = 44.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Prudence Horne
|votes = 180
|percentage = 10.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 19
|percentage = 1.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,801
|percentage = 34.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Chertsey St. Ann's}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mary Lowther
|votes = 765
|percentage = 57.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Graham Thomas
|votes = 469
|percentage = 35.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Noel Kehoe
|votes = 93
|percentage = 7.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 296
|percentage = 22.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,327
|percentage = 34.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Egham}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Brian Clarke
|votes = 955
|percentage = 63.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Hannes Kleineke
|votes = 286
|percentage = 18.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William Holland
|votes = 273
|percentage = 18.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 669
|percentage = 44.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,514
|percentage = 28.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Englefield Green East}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Carole Jones
|votes = 485
|percentage = 55.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Martin Rudd
|votes = 202
|percentage = 23.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Peter Key
|votes = 180
|percentage = 20.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 283
|percentage = 32.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 867
|percentage = 20.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Englefield Green West}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Alan Clark
|votes = 584
|percentage = 47.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Timothy Stones
|votes = 533
|percentage = 43.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Stuart Bonar
|votes = 108
|percentage = 8.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 51
|percentage = 4.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,225
|percentage = 31.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Foxhills}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Easton
|votes = 774
|percentage = 60.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Carl Boyde
|votes = 517
|percentage = 40.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 257
|percentage = 20.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,291
|percentage = 30.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Hythe}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Edward Barrett
|votes = 635
|percentage = 54.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Dennis Dormer
|votes = 401
|percentage = 34.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Dorian Mead
|votes = 123
|percentage = 10.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 234
|percentage = 20.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,159
|percentage = 24.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=New Haw}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Kenneth Graham
|votes = 810
|percentage = 60.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = James Broadhead
|votes = 530
|percentage = 39.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 280
|percentage = 20.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,340
|percentage = 34.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Thorpe}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Francis Tourlamain
|votes = 769
|percentage = 63.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Mark Pearce
|votes = 295
|percentage = 24.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Monica Dowling
|votes = 152
|percentage = 12.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 474
|percentage = 38.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,216
|percentage = 29.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Virginia Water}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Poole
|votes = 731
|percentage = 76.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Colin Archer
|votes = 113
|percentage = 11.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Palm
|votes = 112
|percentage = 11.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 618
|percentage = 64.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 956
|percentage = 32.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Woodham (2)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Florence Angell
|votes = 883
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Keene
|votes = 859
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Peter Hartwell
|votes = 397
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = David Castleton
|votes = 383
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = George Blair
|votes = 213
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Shaun O'Byrne
|votes = 167
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,902
|percentage = 39.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
- "Council poll results", The Guardian 9 May 1998 page 16
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060927073458/http://www.runnymede.gov.uk/portal/binary/com.epicentric.contentmanagement.servlet.ContentDeliveryServlet/RBC%2520Portal/LGCL%2520Categories/Council%2520government%2520%2526%2520democracy/Elections/Electoral%2520services/Previous%2520election%2520results/Election%2520results%25201998/Borough%2520results%25201998 Ward results]
{{Surrey elections}}
{{United Kingdom local elections, 1998}}