Runnymede and Weybridge (UK Parliament constituency)

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Runnymede and Weybridge County constituency

Runnymede and Weybridge shown within Surrey, and Surrey shown within England
Created:	1997
MP:	Philip Hammond
Party:	Conservative
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Surrey
EP constituency:	South East England

Runnymede and Weybridge is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

1 Boundaries
2 History
3 Members of Parliament
4 Election results
5 Sources
6 See also
7 References

[edit] Boundaries

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

The Boundary Commission has proposed no boundary changes for this constituency in the boundary review due before the next election.

[edit] History

This constituency was created in 1997 and largely replaced the Chertsey and Walton constituency.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Constituency created (1997)
1997 — present: Philip Hammond, Conservative

[edit] Election results

Confirmed candidates for the next UK general election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Greenwood
	Conservative	Phillip Hammond
	UK Independence	Toby Micklethwait

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
	UK Independence	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
	UK Independence	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

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
	UK Independence	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] Sources

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

[edit] See also

List of Parliamentary constituencies in Surrey

v • d • e Constituencies in South East England

Conservative	Aldershot · Arundel and South Downs · Ashford · Aylesbury · Banbury · Basingstoke · Beaconsfield · Bexhill and Battle · Bognor Regis and Littlehampton · Bracknell · Buckingham · Canterbury · Chesham and Amersham · Chichester · East Hampshire · East Surrey · East Worthing and Shoreham · Eastbourne · Epsom and Ewell · Esher and Walton · Fareham · Faversham and Mid Kent · Folkestone and Hythe · Gosport · Gravesham · Guildford · Havant · Henley · Horsham · Isle of Wight · Maidenhead · Maidstone and The Weald · Mid Sussex · Mole Valley · New Forest East · New Forest West · Newbury · North East Hampshire · North East Milton Keynes · North Thanet · North West Hampshire · Reading East · Reigate · Runnymede and Weybridge · Sevenoaks · South West Surrey · Spelthorne · Surrey Heath · Tonbridge and Malling · Tunbridge Wells · Wantage · Wealden · Windsor · Witney · Woking · Wokingham · Worthing West · Wycombe

Labour	Brighton Kemptown · Brighton Pavilion · Chatham and Aylesford · Crawley · Dartford · Dover · Gillingham · Hastings and Rye · Hove · Medway · Milton Keynes South West · Oxford East · Portsmouth North · Reading West · Sittingbourne and Sheppey · Slough · Southampton Itchen · Southampton Test · South Thanet

Liberal Democrat	Eastleigh · Lewes · Oxford West and Abingdon · Portsmouth South · Romsey · Winchester

South East European constituency: Conservative (4) · UKIP (2) · Liberal Democrats (2) · Labour (1) · Green (1)