Runnymede Council election, 1998
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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
[edit] Election result
Runnymede Local Election Result 1998 | |||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net Gain/Loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | |
Conservative | 8 | +2 | 53.3 | 47.1 | 9,396 | ||||
Labour | 4 | -2 | 26.7 | 28.7 | 5,734 | ||||
Liberal Democrat | 1 | 0 | 6.7 | 15.6 | 3,108 | ||||
Residents Association | 1 | +1 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 955 | ||||
Independent | 1 | -1 | 6.7 | 3.9 | 769 |
[edit] Ward results
Addlestone Bourneside | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Elizabeth Blake | 883 | 53.2 | ||
Labour | Peter Kingham | 776 | 46.8 | ||
Majority | 107 | 6.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,659 | 38.6 |
Addlestone North | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Keith Cliff | 755 | 53.9 | ||
Conservative | Terry Dicks | 645 | 46.1 | ||
Majority | 110 | 7.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,400 | 34.4 |
Addlestone St. Paul's | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Grahame Leon-Smith | 802 | 61.5 | ||
Labour | Kenneth Denyer | 298 | 22.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Gillian Taggart | 205 | 15.7 | ||
Majority | 504 | 38.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,305 | 29.7 |
Chertsey Meads | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Sarah Jacobs | 820 | 45.5 | ||
Labour | Linda Quinn | 801 | 44.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Prudence Horne | 180 | 10.0 | ||
Majority | 19 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,801 | 34.6 |
Chertsey St. Ann's | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Mary Lowther | 765 | 57.6 | ||
Conservative | Graham Thomas | 469 | 35.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Noel Kehoe | 93 | 7.0 | ||
Majority | 296 | 22.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,327 | 34.3 |
Egham | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Residents Association | Brian Clarke | 955 | 63.1 | ||
Conservative | Hannes Kleineke | 286 | 18.9 | ||
Labour | William Holland | 273 | 18.0 | ||
Majority | 669 | 44.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,514 | 28.5 |
Englefield Green East | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Carole Jones | 485 | 55.9 | ||
Labour | Martin Rudd | 202 | 23.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Peter Key | 180 | 20.8 | ||
Majority | 283 | 32.6 | |||
Turnout | 867 | 20.5 |
Englefield Green West | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Alan Clark | 584 | 47.7 | ||
Conservative | Timothy Stones | 533 | 43.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Stuart Bonar | 108 | 8.8 | ||
Majority | 51 | 4.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,225 | 31.1 |
Foxhills | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | David Easton | 774 | 60.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Carl Boyde | 517 | 40.0 | ||
Majority | 257 | 20.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,291 | 30.2 |
Hythe | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Edward Barrett | 635 | 54.8 | ||
Conservative | Dennis Dormer | 401 | 34.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Dorian Mead | 123 | 10.6 | ||
Majority | 234 | 20.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,159 | 24.5 |
New Haw | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Kenneth Graham | 810 | 60.4 | ||
Conservative | James Broadhead | 530 | 39.6 | ||
Majority | 280 | 20.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,340 | 34.4 |
Thorpe | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Francis Tourlamain | 769 | 63.2 | ||
Conservative | Mark Pearce | 295 | 24.3 | ||
Labour | Monica Dowling | 152 | 12.5 | ||
Majority | 474 | 38.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,216 | 29.1 |
Virginia Water | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Peter Poole | 731 | 76.5 | ||
Labour | Colin Archer | 113 | 11.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Thomas Palm | 112 | 11.7 | ||
Majority | 618 | 64.7 | |||
Turnout | 956 | 32.3 |
Woodham (2) | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Florence Angell | 883 | |||
Conservative | John Keene | 859 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Peter Hartwell | 397 | |||
Liberal Democrat | David Castleton | 383 | |||
Labour | George Blair | 213 | |||
Labour | Shaun O'Byrne | 167 | |||
Turnout | 2,902 | 39.7 |
[edit] References
- "Council poll results", The Guardian 9 May 1998 page 16
- Ward results
Preceded by Runnymede Council election, 1996 |
Runnymede local elections | Succeeded by Runnymede Council election, 1999 |