Runnymede and Weybridge (UK Parliament constituency)
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Coordinates: 51°23′17″N 0°31′48″W / 51.388°N 0.530°W
| Runnymede and Weybridge County constituency |
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| 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.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member [1] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Philip Hammond | Conservative | |
[edit] Elections
[edit] 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 | |||
[edit] Elections in the 2000s
| General Election 2005: Runnymede and Weybridge | |||||
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| 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 | |||||
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| 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
[edit] Elections in the 1990s
| General Election 1997: Runnymede and Weybridge | |||||
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| 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
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and references
[edit] 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)
