1976 Runnymede District Council election
Appearance
Elections to Runnymede Council were held on 6 May 1976. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1973. The Conservative party retained overall control of the council and increased their majority of 31 out of 42 seats.
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Conservative 31
- Labour 7
- Residents Association 3
- Liberal 1
Election result
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Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
Conservative | 37 | 31 | 8 | 73.8 | 58.5 | 33,064 | ||||
Labour | 26 | 7 | 8 | 16.7 | 25.7 | 14,516 | ||||
Residents | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 3,266 | ||||
Liberal | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2.4 | 9.1 | 5,150 | ||||
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 552 |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | S. Brunger | 652 | 45.7 | ||
Conservative | A. Read | 644 | |||
Conservative | P. Quaife | 635 | |||
Labour | L. Taylor | 533 | 37.3 | ||
Labour | G. Honeyball | 520 | |||
Labour | G. Tucker | 519 | |||
Liberal | M. Beal | 243 | 17.0 | ||
Liberal | B. Cain | 231 | |||
Liberal | H. Fotheringham | 213 | |||
Majority | 119 | 8.3 | |||
Turnout | 34.0 | ||||
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Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A. Birchall | 752 | 52.0 | ||
Conservative | R. Taylor | 729 | |||
Conservative | Ann Widdecombe | 695 | |||
Labour | S. Allen | 401 | 27.7 | ||
Labour | T. Finn | 399 | |||
Labour | J. Keene | 388 | |||
Liberal | Geoffrey Pyle | 294 | 20.3 | ||
Majority | 328 | 24.3 | |||
Turnout | 38.4 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. Cunningham | 809 | 42.4 | ||
Liberal | K. Lloyd | 798 | 41.8 | ||
Conservative | D. Tuckwood | 790 | |||
Conservative | G. Quaife | 774 | |||
Liberal | A. Brentnall | 572 | |||
Liberal | D. Hopwood | 555 | |||
Labour | C. Watts | 301 | 15.8 | ||
Majority | 11 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 50.1 | ||||
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Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ray Lowther | 1,352 | 44.6 | ||
Conservative | W. Collett | 1,255 | 41.4 | ||
Conservative | D. Wyke | 1,226 | |||
Conservative | G. Paris | 1,166 | |||
Labour | B. Harris | 894 | |||
Labour | A. Anderson | 832 | |||
Liberal | R. Benfield | 421 | 13.9 | ||
Majority | 97 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 60.2 | ||||
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Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | G. Light | 699 | 43.5 | ||
Labour | D. Hughes | 655 | |||
Labour | R. Plamer | 642 | |||
Conservative | B. Harmer | 532 | 33.1 | ||
Conservative | M. Anderson | 525 | |||
Conservative | J. Williams | 508 | |||
Liberal | J. Elfer | 375 | 23.3 | ||
Majority | 167 | 10.4 | |||
Turnout | 46.1 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. Elliott | 1,262 | 50.2 | ||
Conservative | R. Try | 1,120 | |||
Conservative | A. Collins | 1,076 | |||
Independent | S. Oliver | 552 | 22.0 | ||
Labour | Sylvia Heal | 442 | 17.6 | ||
Labour | Joy Capper | 442 | |||
Labour | R. Jones | 348 | |||
Liberal | M. Brooks | 255 | 10.2 | ||
Majority | 710 | 28.3 | |||
Turnout | 56.1 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | P. Barry | 1,100 | 78.6 | ||
Conservative | C. Clarke | 1,062 | |||
Conservative | D. Head | 1,047 | |||
Labour | J. Hawkes | 300 | 21.4 | ||
Majority | 800 | 57.1 | |||
Turnout | 44.4 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Ellison | 761 | 49.9 | ||
Conservative | R. Thompson | 733 | |||
Conservative | R. Wykeham | 717 | |||
Labour | L. Carey | 569 | 37.3 | ||
Labour | J. Holder | 505 | |||
Labour | T. Reddy | 505 | |||
Liberal | S. Thatcher | 195 | 12.8 | ||
Liberal | P. Deane | 193 | |||
Majority | 192 | 12.6 | |||
Turnout | 44.4 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | B. Jarvis | 1,018 | 67.7 | ||
Conservative | G. Tollett | 934 | |||
Conservative | J. Walbridge | 788 | |||
Liberal | C. Boyde | 486 | 32.3 | ||
Majority | 532 | 35.4 | |||
Turnout | 44.5 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | K. Capper | 813 | 60.0 | ||
Labour | E. Austin | 808 | |||
Labour | D. Baker | 801 | |||
Conservative | M. Fox | 541 | 40.0 | ||
Majority | 272 | 20.1 | |||
Turnout | 27.2 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A. Blowers | 1,032 | 48.6 | ||
Conservative | J. Weedon | 875 | |||
Conservative | D. Clarke | 801 | |||
Liberal | J. Graham | 621 | 29.3 | ||
Labour | J. Taylor | 469 | 22.1 | ||
Majority | 411 | 19.4 | |||
Turnout | 58.5 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Residents | J. Smith | 1,168 | 63.2 | ||
Residents | A. Wreglesworth | 1,066 | |||
Residents | Eiry Price | 1,032 | |||
Labour | A. Sandey | 233 | 16.6 | ||
Majority | 935 | 66.7 | |||
Turnout | 40.8 | ||||
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Residents win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | F. Passmore | 1,181 | 89.1 | ||
Conservative | J. Allen | 1,168 | |||
Conservative | R. Hervey | 1,141 | |||
Labour | N. Williams | 145 | 10.9 | ||
Majority | 1,036 | 78.1 | |||
Turnout | 36.0 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | P. Hicks | 1,027 | 67.4 | ||
Conservative | M. Heard | 1,002 | |||
Conservative | E. Hargreaves | 986 | |||
Liberal | R. Morrall | 496 | 32.6 | ||
Majority | 531 | 34.9 | |||
Turnout | 39.8 | ||||
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