Runnymede and Weybridge (UK Parliament constituency)


Runnymede and Weybridge is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Ben Spencer, a Conservative.
The constituency was created in 1997 and was represented from then until 2019 by Philip Hammond, who was Foreign Secretary from 2014 to 2016 and Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2016 to 2019.

Boundaries

The constituency is in north Surrey and comprises the whole of the area of the Borough of Runnymede plus the town of Weybridge in the Borough of Elmbridge.
The constituency has the following electoral wards:
The constituency was created in 1997 from parts of the former constituencies of Chertsey and Walton and North West Surrey.
From its creation until 2019, it was represented by Philip Hammond, of the Conservative Party, who served as a Cabinet Minister throughout the Cameron–Clegg coalition before holding in succession two of the Great Offices of State: Foreign Secretary from 2014 to 2016, and Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2016 to 2019.
Runnymede and Weybridge is a Conservative safe seat based on both length of tenure and size of majorities – the narrowest margin of victory was in the 1997 general election, of 19.2% of the vote.

Constituency profile

The constituency consists of Census Output Areas of two local government districts with similar characteristics: a working population whose income is well above the national average and lower than average reliance upon social housing. At the end of 2012 the unemployment rate in the constituency stood as 1.3% of the population claiming jobseekers allowance, compared to the regional average of 2.4%. The borough contributing to the bulk of the seat has a low 14.7% of its population without a car, 18.3% of the population without qualifications and a high 29.9% with level 4 qualifications or above.
In terms of tenure 69.2% of homes are owned outright or on a mortgage as at the 2011 census across Runnymede.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s