Runnymede and Weybridge (UK Parliament constituency)

Runnymede and Weybridge County constituency
Runnymede and Weybridge shown within Surrey, and Surrey shown within England
Created:	1997
Electorate:	73,680 (December 2010)
MP:	Philip Hammond
Party:	Conservative
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Surrey
EP constituency:	South East England

Runnymede and Weybridge is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Since its creation in 1997 it has always been a safe Conservative seat occupied by Philip Hammond.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 History 3 Members of Parliament 4 Elections 4.1 Elections in the 2010s 4.2 Elections in the 2000s 4.3 Elections in the 1990s 5 See also 6 Notes and references 7 Sources

Boundaries

The constituency contains the whole of the area of Runnymede borough, and also the town of Weybridge in Elmbridge district.

The Boundary Commission made no boundary changes for this constituency in the review before the 2010 general election.

History

The constituency was created in 1997 from parts of the former seats of Chertsey and Walton & North West Surrey. Since its creation, it has been represented by Philip Hammond, a cabinet minister in the coalition governement

Members of Parliament

Election		Member [1]	Party
	1997	Philip Hammond	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: Runnymede and Weybridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Philip Hammond	26,915	55.9	+4.5
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Falconer	10,406	21.6	+3.8
	Labour	Paul Greenwood	6,446	13.4	-9.6
	UKIP	Toby Micklethwait	3,146	6.5	+2.6
	Green	Jenny Gould	696	1.4	-1.3
	Independent	David Sammons	541	1.1	+1.1
Majority			16,509	34.3
Turnout			48,150	66.4	+8.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.4

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Runnymede and Weybridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Philip Hammond	22,366	51.4	+2.7
	Labour	Paul Greenwood	10,017	23.0	−6.0
	Liberal Democrat	Henry Bolton	7,771	17.9	+1.6
	UKIP	Anthony Micklethwait	1,719	3.9	+0.8
	Green	Charles Gilman	1,180	2.7	−0.2
	Monster Raving Loony	Andrew Collett	358	0.8	N/A
	UK Community Issues Party	Katrina Osman	113	0.3	N/A
Majority			12,349	28.4
Turnout			43,524	58.7	+2.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.4

• Result declared at 02:19

General Election 2001: Runnymede and Weybridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Philip Hammond	20,646	48.7	+0.1
	Labour	Jane Briginshaw	12,286	29.0	-0.5
	Liberal Democrat	Chris Bushill	6,924	16.3	0.0
	UKIP	Christopher Browne	1,332	3.1	+1.9
	Green	Charles Gilman	1,238	2.9	N/A
Majority			8,360	19.7
Turnout			42,426	56.1	-15.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.3

• Result declared at 03:21

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Runnymede and Weybridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Philip Hammond	25,051	48.6	-12.8
	Labour	Ian Peacock	15,176	29.4	+13.5
	Liberal Democrat	Geoffrey Taylor	8,397	16.3	-4.8
	Referendum Party	Peter Rolt	2,150	4.2	N/A
	UKIP	Simon Slater	625	1.2	N/A
	Natural Law	Jeremy Sleeman	162	0.3	N/A
Majority			9,875	19.2
Turnout			51,561	71.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	-13.1

• Result declared at 03:31

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Surrey

Notes and references

Sources

• Election result, 2010 (BBC)
• Election result, 2005 (BBC)
• Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
• Election results, 1997 - 2001 (Election Demon)
• Election results, 1997 - 2010 (Guardian)

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