The 2024 Runnymede Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect one-third of members of the

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, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England and police and crime commissioner elections. The election saw the Conservatives lose all but three of the ten seats they were defending. Notable losses include Chertsey St. Ann's, where the incumbent council deputy leader lost his seat to Labour, and New Haw where the Liberal Democrats saw the largest majority in the borough, gaining from the Conservatives. Following the resignation of the Conservative Party Councillor Max Darby, who represented the Ward of Woodham and Rowtown, there was a by-election to fill the vacancy held on the same day. Former Egham Hythe Councillor, Alex Balkan, had to withdraw his nomination at the election for the Conservative Party and was replaced by Tanya Solomon who stood for the Conservative Party unsuccessfully in Englefield Green West Ward in 2022 and 2023. The council remained under no overall control. Following the election a coalition of Labour, the Liberal Democrats, the Runnymede Independent Residents' Group, the Green Party and three of the independent councillors formed to run the council, calling themselves the Runnymede Council Alliance group. At the subsequent annual council meeting on 15 May 2024 the four party leaders within the alliance were jointly appointed as co-leaders of the council.

Results

Ward Candidates

Addlestone North

Addlestone South

Chertsey Riverside

Chertsey St. Ann's

Egham Hythe

Egham Town

Englefield Green West

Longcross, Lyne and Chertsey South

New Haw

Ottershaw

Thorpe

Virginia Water

Woodham and Rowtown (2 seats)

Two seats are up for election due to the resignation of Councillor Max Darby, elected in 2022.

Committee Chairs Following Election

By-elections

Addlestone South, 10 October 2024

A by-election took place on 10 October 2024 for Addlestone South ward following the death of Councillor Jonathan Wilson. Stewart Mackay, a Reform UK candidate, announced his intention to stand in the by-election, however, he had failed to submit his nomination papers following allegations of promoting far-right content and transphobic conspiracy theories on X.

Ottershaw, 12 December 2024

A by-election will take place in Ottershaw on the 12th of December 2024 following the death of Councillor Malcolm Cressey.

Addlestone South, 21 August 2025

Further by-elections will take place on the 21st August 2025 following the death of Cllr John Furey and the resignation of Conservative Leader Peter Snow. As such two seats will be filled along with a concurrent by-election for the Addlestone County Division

Progression of administration majority and party totals

References

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