2023 Runnymede Borough Council election

The 2023 Runnymede Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect one-third of members of the Runnymede Borough Council in Surrey, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England

The Conservative Party lost control of the council for the second time since the first election in 1973, the first being a short period between 1996 and 1998 when it was also under no overall control. In the previous election in 2022, the Conservative Party retained control of the council, winning 6 out of 14 seats and holding their majority, albeit reduced to 7. Liberal Democrat, Labour Co-op Party and Green Party each made gains of one seat each, and one independent gained a seat also.

The Conservatives managed to form a minority administration after the election with informal support from the three independent councillors representing the Ottershaw ward.

These were the first elections to be held with a new requirement for voters to have photo ID to vote in person at a polling station.

Ward results
The results for each ward were as follows:

Addlestone North

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Addlestone South

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Chertsey Riverside

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Chertsey St. Ann's

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Egham Hythe

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Egham Town

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Englefield Green East

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Englefield Green West

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Longcross, Lyne and Chertsey South

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New Haw

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Ottershaw

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Thorpe

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Virginia Water

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Woodham and Rowtown

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