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Runnymede 2016
Local elections held 5 May 2016.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 14 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 15 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party | 9,365 | 51.5% | 13 | 86.7% | 9 | 60.0% | +4 |
| Labour Party | 3,394 | 18.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 20.0% | -3 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 2,346 | 12.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 13.3% | -2 |
| RIRG | 1,925 | 10.6% | 2 | 13.3% | 1 | 6.7% | +1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 703 | 3.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Green Party | 436 | 2.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 18,169 | 100.0% | 15 | 100.0% | 15 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2016 election (current) and immediately before it (2015). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2016 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Egham Hythe · 1 seat · won at 39.0% · −11.0 pts below quota
- Chertsey St Ann's · 1 seat · won at 42.1% · −7.9 pts below quota
- Englefield Green West · 1 seat · won at 42.4% · −7.6 pts below quota
- Chertsey Meads · 1 seat · won at 48.6% · −1.4 pts below quota
- Foxhills · 1 seat · won at 54.0% · above quota
- Thorpe · 1 seat · won at 56.5% · above quota
- Chertsey South and Row Town · 1 seat · won at 56.9% · above quota
- Virginia Water · 1 seat · won at 57.0% · above quota
- Addlestone Bourneside · 1 seat · won at 58.2% · above quota
- Addlestone North · 1 seat · won at 59.8% · above quota
- Egham Town · 1 seat · won at 62.3% · above quota
- New Haw · 1 seat · won at 62.3% · above quota
- Englefield Green East · 1 seat · won at 65.7% · above quota
- Woodham · 2 seats · won at 82.1% · above quota
Race results
Egham Hythe · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −11.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,263
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yvonna Lay | Conservative Party | 493 | 39.0% | −11.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Robert King | Labour Party | 380 | 30.1% | — | |
| 3 | Alexander Balkan | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 269 | 21.3% | — | |
| 4 | Aidan Watson | Liberal Democrats | 121 | 9.6% | — |
Chertsey St Ann's · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,424
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Myles Willingale | Conservative Party | 600 | 42.1% | −7.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Arran Neathey | Labour Party | 400 | 28.1% | — | |
| 3 | William Bruno | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 315 | 22.1% | — | |
| 4 | Sylvia Whyte | Liberal Democrats | 109 | 7.7% | — |
Englefield Green West · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 860
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel King | Conservative Party | 365 | 42.4% | −7.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Abby King | Labour Party | 258 | 30.0% | — | |
| 3 | David Hunt | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 237 | 27.6% | — |
Chertsey Meads · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,268
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Nuti | Conservative Party | 616 | 48.6% | −1.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Judith Middleton | Labour Party | 290 | 22.9% | — | |
| 3 | Christopher Butcher | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 271 | 21.4% | — | |
| 4 | Lee-Anne Lawrance | Green Party | 91 | 7.2% | — |
Foxhills · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,436
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iftikhar Chaudhri | Conservative Party | 775 | 54.0% | +4.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Christopher Browne | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 426 | 29.7% | — | |
| 3 | Fiona Dent | Labour Party | 235 | 16.4% | — |
Thorpe · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 56.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +6.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,399
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elaine Gill | RIRG | 790 | 56.5% | +6.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | John Gynn | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 342 | 24.4% | — | |
| 3 | Mark Pearce | Conservative Party | 155 | 11.1% | — | |
| 4 | Jacqueline Fletcher | Labour Party | 112 | 8.0% | — |
Chertsey South and Row Town · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 56.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +6.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,379
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Lewis | Conservative Party | 785 | 56.9% | +6.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Richard Miller | Green Party | 345 | 25.0% | — | |
| 3 | Philip Martin | Labour Party | 249 | 18.1% | — |
Virginia Water · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 57.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +7.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,209
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carol Manduca | Conservative Party | 689 | 57.0% | +7.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Brian Clarke | RIRG | 366 | 30.3% | — | |
| 3 | Ross Thompson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 154 | 12.7% | — |
Addlestone Bourneside · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 58.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +8.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,327
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherith Simmons | Conservative Party | 772 | 58.2% | +8.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | June Tilbury | Labour Party | 407 | 30.7% | — | |
| 3 | Donald Whyte | Liberal Democrats | 148 | 11.2% | — |
Addlestone North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 59.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +9.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,207
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stewart Mackay | Conservative Party | 722 | 59.8% | +9.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Anne Emerson-Miller | Labour Party | 485 | 40.2% | — |
Egham Town · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 62.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +12.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,235
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Knight | RIRG | 769 | 62.3% | +12.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Liane Gibson | Conservative Party | 279 | 22.6% | — | |
| 3 | Helen Jewell | Labour Party | 187 | 15.1% | — |
New Haw · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 62.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +12.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,204
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Tollett | Conservative Party | 750 | 62.3% | +12.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | James Mullett | Labour Party | 230 | 19.1% | — | |
| 3 | Jennifer Coulon | Liberal Democrats | 224 | 18.6% | — |
Englefield Green East · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 65.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +15.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 764
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marisa Heath | Conservative Party | 502 | 65.7% | +15.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Benjamin Tozer | Labour Party | 161 | 21.1% | — | |
| 3 | Catherine Watson | Liberal Democrats | 101 | 13.2% | — |
Woodham · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 82.1% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +48.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,097
This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Gracey | Conservative Party | 961 | 43.8% | 87.6% | +54.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | David Anderson-Bassey | Conservative Party | 901 | 41.1% | 82.1% | +48.8 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Valerie Woodhouse | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 332 | 15.1% | 30.3% | — |