Runnymede and Weybridge (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Runnymede and Weybridge
Map1 = RunnymedeWeybridge
Map2 = Surrey
Type = County
Year = 1997
Entity = Surrey
County = Surrey
EP = South East England
MP = Philip Hammond
Party = Conservative

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

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.

History

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

Members of Parliament

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

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Greenwood
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Phillip Hammond
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Toby Micklethwait
votes =
percentage =
change =

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: Runnymede and WeybridgeElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Philip Hammond
votes = 22,366
percentage = 51.4
change = +2.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Greenwood
votes = 10,017
percentage = 23.0
change = −6.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Henry Bolton
votes = 7,771
percentage = 17.9
change = +1.6Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Anthony Micklethwait
votes = 1,719
percentage = 3.9
change = +0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Charles Gilman
votes = 1,180
percentage = 2.7
change = −0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party
candidate = Andrew Collett
votes = 358
percentage = 0.8
change = "N/A"Election box candidate
party = UK Community Issues Party
candidate = Katrina Osman
votes = 113
percentage = 0.3
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 12,349
percentage = 28.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 43,524
percentage = 58.7
change = +2.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +4.4

*Result declared at 02:19

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: Runnymede and WeybridgeElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Philip Hammond
votes = 20,646
percentage = 48.7
change = +0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jane Briginshaw
votes = 12,286
percentage = 29.0
change = -0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Chris Bushill
votes = 6,924
percentage = 16.3
change = 0.0Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Christopher Browne
votes = 1,332
percentage = 3.1
change = +1.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Charles Gilman
votes = 1,238
percentage = 2.9
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 8,360
percentage = 19.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 42,426
percentage = 56.1
change = -15.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +0.3

*Result declared at 03:21

Election box begin
title=General Election 1997: Runnymede and WeybridgeElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Philip Hammond
votes = 25,051
percentage = 48.6
change = -12.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Peacock
votes = 15,176
percentage = 29.4
change = +13.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Taylor
votes = 8,397
percentage = 16.3
change = -4.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = Peter Rolt
votes = 2,150
percentage = 4.2
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Simon Slater
votes = 625
percentage = 1.2
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Natural Law Party
candidate = Jeremy Sleeman
votes = 162
percentage = 0.3
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 9,875
percentage = 19.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 51,561
percentage = 71.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -13.1

*Result declared at 03:31

ources

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/493.stm Election result, 2005] (BBC)
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/493.stm Election results, 1997 - 2001] (BBC)
* [http://www.election.demon.co.uk/1997EC3.html Election results, 1997 - 2001] (Election Demon)
* [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/hoc/constituency/history/0,9571,-1263,00.html Election results, 1997 - 2005] (Guardian)

ee also

*List of Parliamentary constituencies in Surrey

References