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Runnymede 2018
Local elections held 3 May 2018.
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 16 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 | 10,266 | 48.7% | 11 | 68.8% | 9 | 56.3% | +2 |
| Labour Party | 4,656 | 22.1% | 1 | 6.3% | 4 | 25.0% | -3 |
| RIRG | 1,954 | 9.3% | 2 | 12.5% | 1 | 6.3% | +1 |
| Independent | 1,783 | 8.5% | 2 | 12.5% | 1 | 6.3% | +1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1,328 | 6.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 6.3% | -1 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 582 | 2.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Green Party | 512 | 2.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 21,081 | 100.0% | 16 | 100.0% | 16 | 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 2018 election (current) and immediately before it (2017). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2018 — 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.
- Englefield Green West · 1 seat · won at 41.3% · −8.7 pts below quota
- Virginia Water · 1 seat · won at 47.3% · −2.7 pts below quota
- Chertsey St Ann's · 1 seat · won at 49.1% · −0.9 pts below quota
- Addlestone Bourneside · 1 seat · won at 52.6% · above quota
- Egham Hythe · 1 seat · won at 53.1% · above quota
- Englefield Green East · 1 seat · won at 53.6% · above quota
- Egham Town · 1 seat · won at 56.2% · above quota
- Foxhills · 2 seats · won at 39.8% · above quota
- Thorpe · 1 seat · won at 59.8% · above quota
- New Haw · 1 seat · won at 62.6% · above quota
- Addlestone North · 1 seat · won at 63.8% · above quota
- Chertsey Meads · 1 seat · won at 66.1% · above quota
- Chertsey South and Row Town · 2 seats · won at 53.9% · above quota
- Woodham · 1 seat · won at 73.1% · above quota
Race results
Englefield Green West · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 943
| 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 | Michael Kusneraitis | Conservative Party | 389 | 41.3% | −8.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Abby King | Labour Party | 306 | 32.4% | — | |
| 3 | Annabel Clarke | RIRG | 168 | 17.8% | — | |
| 4 | David Hunt | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 80 | 8.5% | — |
Virginia Water · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,560
| 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 | Parshotam Singh Sohi | Conservative Party | 738 | 47.3% | −2.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Alex Balkan | Independent | 433 | 27.8% | — | |
| 3 | Brian Clarke | RIRG | 285 | 18.3% | — | |
| 4 | James Neal | Labour Party | 104 | 6.7% | — |
Chertsey St Ann's · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,499
| 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 | Richard Edis | Conservative Party | 736 | 49.1% | −0.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Arran Neathey | Labour Party | 481 | 32.1% | — | |
| 3 | Kevin Lee | Liberal Democrats | 158 | 10.5% | — | |
| 4 | William Bruno | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 124 | 8.3% | — |
Addlestone Bourneside · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,405
| 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 | John Furey | Conservative Party | 739 | 52.6% | +2.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | June Tilbury | Labour Party | 498 | 35.4% | — | |
| 3 | Chelsea Whyte | Liberal Democrats | 168 | 12.0% | — |
Egham Hythe · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 53.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +3.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,284
| 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 | Fiona Dent | Labour Party | 682 | 53.1% | +3.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jonathan Wilson | Conservative Party | 602 | 46.9% | — |
Englefield Green East · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 53.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +3.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 767
| 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 | Peter Taylor | Conservative Party | 411 | 53.6% | +3.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Robert King | Labour Party | 199 | 25.9% | — | |
| 3 | Nina Immink | Liberal Democrats | 157 | 20.5% | — |
Egham Town · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 56.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +6.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,199
| 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 | Alan Alderson | RIRG | 674 | 56.2% | +6.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Charles Prescot | Conservative Party | 269 | 22.4% | — | |
| 3 | William Heal | Labour Party | 256 | 21.4% | — |
Foxhills · 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. 39.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +6.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,572
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 | Malcolm Cressey | Independent | 725 | 23.1% | 46.1% | +12.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Angela Shepperdson | Independent | 625 | 19.9% | 39.8% | +6.4 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Emma Bancroft | Conservative Party | 564 | 17.9% | 35.9% | — | |
| 4 | David Macphee | Conservative Party | 489 | 15.6% | 31.1% | — | |
| 5 | Don Whyte | Liberal Democrats | 402 | 12.8% | 25.6% | — | |
| 6 | John Gurney | Labour Party | 204 | 6.5% | 13.0% | — | |
| 7 | Toby Micklethwait | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 134 | 4.3% | 8.5% | — |
Thorpe · 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. 1,383
| 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 | Margaret Harnden | RIRG | 827 | 59.8% | +9.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Christian Egglishaw | Conservative Party | 396 | 28.6% | — | |
| 3 | Jack Stokes | Labour Party | 160 | 11.6% | — |
New Haw · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 62.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +12.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,158
| 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 Maddox | Conservative Party | 725 | 62.6% | +12.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | James Mullett | Labour Party | 236 | 20.4% | — | |
| 3 | Jennifer Coulon | Liberal Democrats | 197 | 17.0% | — |
Addlestone North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 63.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +13.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,221
| 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 Parr | Conservative Party | 779 | 63.8% | +13.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Michael Scott | Labour Party | 442 | 36.2% | — |
Chertsey Meads · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 66.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +16.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,362
| 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 | Stephen Dennett | Conservative Party | 900 | 66.1% | +16.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Philip Martin | Labour Party | 462 | 33.9% | — |
Chertsey South and Row Town · 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. 53.9% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +20.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,335
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 | Peter Snow | Conservative Party | 723 | 27.1% | 54.2% | +20.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Neill Rubidge | Conservative Party | 719 | 26.9% | 53.9% | +20.5 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Richard Miller | Green Party | 512 | 19.2% | 38.4% | — | |
| 4 | James Scott | Labour Party | 325 | 12.2% | 24.4% | — | |
| 5 | Sylvia Whyte | Liberal Democrats | 246 | 9.2% | 18.4% | — | |
| 6 | Graham Wood | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 144 | 5.4% | 10.8% | — |
Woodham · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 73.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +23.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,488
| 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 Anderson-Bassey | Conservative Party | 1,087 | 73.1% | +23.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Anne Emerson-Miller | Labour Party | 301 | 20.2% | — | |
| 3 | Valerie Woodhouse | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 100 | 6.7% | — |