1976 Runnymede District Council election

Map showing the parties of the candidates with the most votes in each ward.

Elections to Runnymede Council were held on 6 May 1976. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1973. The Conservative party retained overall control of the council and increased their majority of 31 out of 42 seats.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

1976 Runnymede District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 37 31 Increase 8 73.8 58.5 33,064
  Labour 26 7 Decrease 8 16.7 25.7 14,516
  Residents 3 3 Increase 1 7.1 5.8 3,266
  Liberal 14 1 Increase 1 2.4 9.1 5,150
  Independent 1 0 Steady 0 0.0 1.0 552

Ward results

Addlestone Bourneside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Brunger 652 45.7
Conservative A. Read 644
Conservative P. Quaife 635
Labour L. Taylor 533 37.3
Labour G. Honeyball 520
Labour G. Tucker 519
Liberal M. Beal 243 17.0
Liberal B. Cain 231
Liberal H. Fotheringham 213
Majority 119 8.3
Turnout 34.0
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Addlestone North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Birchall 752 52.0
Conservative R. Taylor 729
Conservative Ann Widdecombe 695
Labour S. Allen 401 27.7
Labour T. Finn 399
Labour J. Keene 388
Liberal Geoffrey Pyle 294 20.3
Majority 328 24.3
Turnout 38.4
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Addlestone St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Cunningham 809 42.4
Liberal K. Lloyd 798 41.8
Conservative D. Tuckwood 790
Conservative G. Quaife 774
Liberal A. Brentnall 572
Liberal D. Hopwood 555
Labour C. Watts 301 15.8
Majority 11 0.6
Turnout 50.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Chertsey Meads
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ray Lowther 1,352 44.6
Conservative W. Collett 1,255 41.4
Conservative D. Wyke 1,226
Conservative G. Paris 1,166
Labour B. Harris 894
Labour A. Anderson 832
Liberal R. Benfield 421 13.9
Majority 97 3.2
Turnout 60.2
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Chertsey St. Ann's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Light 699 43.5
Labour D. Hughes 655
Labour R. Plamer 642
Conservative B. Harmer 532 33.1
Conservative M. Anderson 525
Conservative J. Williams 508
Liberal J. Elfer 375 23.3
Majority 167 10.4
Turnout 46.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Egham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Elliott 1,262 50.2
Conservative R. Try 1,120
Conservative A. Collins 1,076
Independent S. Oliver 552 22.0
Labour Sylvia Heal 442 17.6
Labour Joy Capper 442
Labour R. Jones 348
Liberal M. Brooks 255 10.2
Majority 710 28.3
Turnout 56.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Englefield Green East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Barry 1,100 78.6
Conservative C. Clarke 1,062
Conservative D. Head 1,047
Labour J. Hawkes 300 21.4
Majority 800 57.1
Turnout 44.4
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Englefield Green West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Ellison 761 49.9
Conservative R. Thompson 733
Conservative R. Wykeham 717
Labour L. Carey 569 37.3
Labour J. Holder 505
Labour T. Reddy 505
Liberal S. Thatcher 195 12.8
Liberal P. Deane 193
Majority 192 12.6
Turnout 44.4
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Foxhills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Jarvis 1,018 67.7
Conservative G. Tollett 934
Conservative J. Walbridge 788
Liberal C. Boyde 486 32.3
Majority 532 35.4
Turnout 44.5
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Hythe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Capper 813 60.0
Labour E. Austin 808
Labour D. Baker 801
Conservative M. Fox 541 40.0
Majority 272 20.1
Turnout 27.2
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
New Haw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Blowers 1,032 48.6
Conservative J. Weedon 875
Conservative D. Clarke 801
Liberal J. Graham 621 29.3
Labour J. Taylor 469 22.1
Majority 411 19.4
Turnout 58.5
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Thorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents J. Smith 1,168 63.2
Residents A. Wreglesworth 1,066
Residents Eiry Price 1,032
Labour A. Sandey 233 16.6
Majority 935 66.7
Turnout 40.8
Residents win (new seat)
Residents win (new seat)
Residents win (new seat)
Virginia Water
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. Passmore 1,181 89.1
Conservative J. Allen 1,168
Conservative R. Hervey 1,141
Labour N. Williams 145 10.9
Majority 1,036 78.1
Turnout 36.0
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Woodham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Hicks 1,027 67.4
Conservative M. Heard 1,002
Conservative E. Hargreaves 986
Liberal R. Morrall 496 32.6
Majority 531 34.9
Turnout 39.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

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