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Runnymede 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

14 ward races

14 seats

7 elected below the proportional quota

50.0% of seats below quota

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 that would be needed to be guaranteed that 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 gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates 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 14 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (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 in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Conservative and Unionist Party	7,198	37.9%	6	42.9%	6	42.9%	0
Liberal Democrats	3,524	18.6%	1	7.1%	3	21.4%	-2
Labour Party	3,280	17.3%	2	14.3%	2	14.3%	0
Independent	2,102	11.1%	2	14.3%	1	7.1%	+1
RES	1,624	8.5%	2	14.3%	1	7.1%	+1
Green Party	1,208	6.4%	1	7.1%	1	7.1%	0
Heritage Party	61	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	18,997	100.0%	14	100.0%	14	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.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Chertsey St Ann's · 1 seat · won at 34.3% · +15.7 pts below quota
Englefield Green West · 1 seat · won at 36.8% · +13.2 pts below quota
Chertsey Riverside · 1 seat · won at 39.1% · +10.9 pts below quota
Addlestone North · 1 seat · won at 40.6% · +9.4 pts below quota
Addlestone South · 1 seat · won at 44.3% · +5.7 pts below quota
Englefield Green East · 1 seat · won at 45.9% · +4.1 pts below quota
New Haw · 1 seat · won at 48.1% · +1.9 pts below quota
Thorpe · 1 seat · won at 53.1% · above quota
Woodham & Rowtown · 1 seat · won at 55.1% · above quota
Egham Town · 1 seat · won at 55.4% · above quota
Ottershaw · 1 seat · won at 55.6% · above quota
Virginia Water · 1 seat · won at 56.7% · above quota
Egham Hythe · 1 seat · won at 57.8% · above quota
Longcross, Lyne & Chertsey South · 1 seat · won at 68.8% · above quota

Race results

Chertsey St Ann's · single-seat

Marginal winner 34.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +15.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,464

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Clarke D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	502	34.3%	Elected
2	Waddell P.	Independent	479	32.7%
3	Kingham P.	Labour Party	292	19.9%
4	Jones A.	Liberal Democrats	191	13.0%

Electorate 4,879 · Ballots cast 1,464 · EC ward code E05012890 · Back to ward index

Englefield Green West · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +13.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,094

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	King A.	Labour Party	403	36.8%	Elected
2	Solomon T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	383	35.0%
3	Kusneraitis M.	Independent	308	28.2%

Electorate 3,967 · Ballots cast 1,094 · EC ward code E05012894 · Back to ward index

Chertsey Riverside · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,216

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Saise-Marshall S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	475	39.1%	Elected
2	Stacey B.	Labour Party	333	27.4%
3	Lee K.	Liberal Democrats	268	22.0%
4	Miller R.	Green Party	140	11.5%

Electorate 4,552 · Ballots cast 1,216 · EC ward code E05012889 · Back to ward index

Addlestone North · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,294

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ringham S.	Green Party	525	40.6%	Elected
2	Curran D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	481	37.2%
3	Scott M.	Labour Party	186	14.4%
4	Dikty-Daudiyan R.	Liberal Democrats	102	7.9%

Electorate 4,353 · Ballots cast 1,294 · EC ward code E05012887 · Back to ward index

Addlestone South · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,376

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wilson J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	610	44.3%	Elected
2	Base N.	Labour Party	339	24.6%
3	Williamson R.	Liberal Democrats	251	18.2%
4	Smith A.	Green Party	176	12.8%

Electorate 4,852 · Ballots cast 1,376 · EC ward code E05012888 · Back to ward index

Englefield Green East · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 802

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Berardi A.	Independent	368	45.9%	Elected
2	Elzeiny R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	217	27.1%
3	Parry C.	Labour Party	159	19.8%
4	Jordan T.	Liberal Democrats	58	7.2%

Electorate 2,677 · Ballots cast 802 · EC ward code E05012893 · Back to ward index

New Haw · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,374

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cunningham V.	Conservative and Unionist Party	661	48.1%	Elected
2	Decruz K.	Liberal Democrats	652	47.5%
3	Palermiti G.	Heritage Party	61	4.4%

Electorate 4,877 · Ballots cast 1,374 · EC ward code E05012896 · Back to ward index

Thorpe · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.1 pts Valid ballots 1,503

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gillham L.	RES	798	53.1%	Elected
2	Wase-Rogers N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	421	28.0%
3	Niblett B.	Labour Party	211	14.0%
4	Smith-Wright C.	Liberal Democrats	73	4.9%

Electorate 4,347 · Ballots cast 1,503 · EC ward code E05012898 · Back to ward index

Woodham & Rowtown · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.1 pts Valid ballots 1,705

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Darby M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	939	55.1%	Elected
2	Coulon J.	Liberal Democrats	490	28.7%
3	Chiverton P.	Green Party	276	16.2%

Electorate 4,892 · Ballots cast 1,705 · EC ward code E05012900 · Back to ward index

Egham Town · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.4 pts Valid ballots 1,490

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Jenkins S.	RES	826	55.4%	Elected
2	Bolitho H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	278	18.7%
3	Teale J.	Labour Party	224	15.0%
4	Hayes T.	Green Party	91	6.1%
5	Heath I.	Liberal Democrats	71	4.8%

Electorate 4,523 · Ballots cast 1,490 · EC ward code E05012892 · Back to ward index

Ottershaw · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.6 pts Valid ballots 1,704

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cressey M.	Independent	947	55.6%	Elected
2	Davies L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	428	25.1%
3	Gurney J.	Labour Party	190	11.2%
4	Lawrence S.	Liberal Democrats	139	8.2%

Electorate 4,853 · Ballots cast 1,704 · EC ward code E05012897 · Back to ward index

Virginia Water · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.7 pts Valid ballots 1,588

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hulley J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	900	56.7%	Elected
2	Rowsell K.	Liberal Democrats	572	36.0%
3	McKinlay-Gunn K.	Labour Party	116	7.3%

Electorate 4,345 · Ballots cast 1,588 · EC ward code E05012899 · Back to ward index

Egham Hythe · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.8 pts Valid ballots 1,432

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Davies J.	Labour Party	827	57.8%	Elected
2	Adams M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	605	42.2%

Electorate 5,052 · Ballots cast 1,432 · EC ward code E05012891 · Back to ward index

Longcross, Lyne & Chertsey South · single-seat

Marginal winner 68.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −18.8 pts Valid ballots 955

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Whyte S.	Liberal Democrats	657	68.8%	Elected
2	Rubidge N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	298	31.2%

Electorate 2,695 · Ballots cast 955 · EC ward code E05012895 · Back to ward index