1980 Runnymede Borough Council election

Map showing the party of the candidate with the most votes in each ward

Elections to Runnymede Borough Council were held on 1 May 1980, alongside other UK local elections. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party retained overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Conservative 31
• Labour 7
• Thorpe Residents Association 3
• Liberal 1

Election result

Runnymede Borough Council Election 1980
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	10	0	71.4	20	31	73.8	9,759	48.4	-0.8%
	Labour	3	0	21.4	4	7	16.7	5,809	28.8	+4.9%
style="width: 3px; background-color: Template:Residents Association/meta/color;" |	[[Residents Association|Template:Residents Association/meta/shortname]]	1	0	7.1	2	3	7.1	1,151	5.7	+1.6%
	Liberal	0	0	0	1	1	2.4	3,447	17.1	-4.3%

Ward results

Addlestone Bourneside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	S. Hurford	680	46.0	+1.8
	Labour	S. O'Byrne	611	41.4	+4.0
	Liberal	M. Beal	186	12.6	-5.7
Majority			69	4.7
Turnout			1,477	35.7	-38.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.1

Addlestone North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	S. Brunger	681	53.4	+2.6
	Labour	G. Honeyball	426	33.4	+4.8
	Liberal	S. Cain	168	13.2	-7.4
Majority			255	20.0
Turnout			1,275	34.3	-41.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.1

Addlestone St. Paul's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	M. Cunningham	913	59.3	+8.1
	Labour	A. Anderson	365	23.7	+1.1
	Liberal	Geoffrey Pyle	262	17.0	-9.2
Majority			548	35.6
Turnout			1,540	37.1	-40.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.5

Chertsey Meads

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Ray Lowther	1465	65.5	+37.1
	Conservative	J. O'Gorman	654	29.3	-26.1
	Liberal	I. Geary	116	5.2	-11.0
Majority			811	36.3
Turnout			2,235	44.7	-29.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+31.6

Chertsey St. Ann's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J. Capper	625	48.8	+7.3
	Conservative	P. Jones	412	32.2	-4.2
	Liberal	J. Elfer	243	19.0	-3.1
Majority			213	16.6
Turnout			1,280	34.6	-36.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.8

Egham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	R. Elliott	868	65.2	+9.1
	Labour	N. Williams	296	22.2	-1.0
	Liberal	N. Stuart	168	12.6	-8.1
Majority			572	42.9
Turnout			1,332	30.2	-41.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.0

Englefield Green East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	A. Willis	763	68.0	+3.0
	Liberal	K. Lloyd	256	22.8	+1.9
	Labour	K. Thompson	103	9.2	-4.9
Majority			507	45.2
Turnout			1,122	34.4	-32.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.5

Englefield Green West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	B. Owen	518	45.0	+4.2
	Labour	M. Smith	335	29.1	-4.0
	Liberal	J. Weedon	297	25.8	-0.3
Majority			183	15.9
Turnout			1,150	35.0	-36.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.1

Foxhills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	B. Jarvis	771	67.5	+8.4
	Liberal	C. Boyde	217	19.0	-7.5
	Labour	B. Cobban	154	13.5	-0.9
Majority			554	48.5
Turnout			1,142	32.3	-40.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	+8.0

Hythe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	K. Capper	920	61.2	+12.3
	Conservative	D. Dormer	464	30.9	-8.9
	Liberal	I. Stuart	120	8.0	-3.3
Majority			456	30.3
Turnout			1,504	29.9	-42.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+10.6

New Haw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	A. Blowers	893	55.1	+9.9
	Liberal	K. Norris	582	35.9	-5.4
	Labour	C. Watts	146	9.0	-4.6
Majority			311	19.2
Turnout			1,621	43.0	-35.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	+7.6

Thorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
style="background-color: Template:Residents Association/meta/color; width: 5px;" |	[[Residents Association|Template:Residents Association/meta/shortname]]	J. Smith	1151	76.8	+13.6
	Conservative	T. Butcher	348	23.2	-6.4
Majority			803	53.6
Turnout			1,499	40.6	-33.8
style="background-color: Template:Residents Association/meta/color" |	[[Residents Association|Template:Residents Association/meta/shortname]] hold		Swing	+10.0

Virginia Water

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	J. Allen	935	75.5	-2.2
	Liberal	Peter Key	214	17.3	New
	Labour	D. Seaman	90	7.3	New
Majority			721	58.2
Turnout			1,239	34.6	-39.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	-9.8

Woodham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	E. Stevenson	859	51.1	-5.1
	Liberal	A. Brentnall	618	36.8	-7.0
	Labour	N. Long	204	12.1	New
Majority			241	14.3
Turnout			1,681	43.7	-35.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.0

References

• Ward results

Template:United Kingdom local elections, 1980

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