Runnymede and Weybridge.
Conservative and Unionist Party MP Ben Spencer holds the seat on 38.2% of the vote — a split-council geography across 2 councils.
1 Jun 2026
Runnymede and Weybridge's MP has made his most distinctive mark on the assisted dying debate, voting against his own party five times on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill during its 2025 Report Stage. His rebel votes ran consistently against amendments his party backed -- including one that would have closed a loophole allowing people to qualify as terminally ill by voluntarily stopping eating and drinking -- placing him firmly in the sceptical camp on both access and safeguards. Beyond that cluster, he crossed party lines to support government crime and policing measures in June 2025, and in recent months has voted with his Conservative colleagues in opposing Labour's King's Speech programme and backing Lords' positions in parliamentary ping-pong on several bills.
At 70% voting participation -- below the Commons average -- and 98% party-line alignment outside his assisted dying positions, Spencer is broadly a loyal Conservative backbencher. His speech record, spanning 404 contributions across 150 debates, skews toward economy and jobs, defence, technology, and health. The stance data reflects a consistent Conservative pattern: strongly pro-business and tough-on-crime, opposed to workers' rights and progressive taxation measures, and almost perfectly aligned with Lords' scrutiny positions. His deviations from party average are concentrated almost entirely on assisted dying, where he sits measurably more opposed to the bill than most Conservative colleagues.
Spencer, who trained as a psychiatrist before entering Parliament, has drawn local media attention for constituency campaigning on transport -- challenging South Western Railway service cuts and pushing roadworks legislation -- and on SEND provision. A 2022 story about his non-cooperation with a DWP investigation into disabled people's treatment remains a notable exception to an otherwise positive local press record. No committee roles are currently recorded.
Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line. Each ward links to the council that runs it.
| Ward | Latest winner | Votes | Council | Last cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addlestone North | Priya Darshani Mehta | 496 | Runnymede Lab | May 2024 |
| Addlestone South | Steve Eldridge | 520 | Runnymede Lab | Oct 2024 |
| Chertsey Riverside | Cai Parry | 653 | Runnymede Lab | May 2024 |
| Chertsey St Anns | Mark Horace Williams | 654 | Runnymede Lab | May 2024 |
| Cobham Downside | Katerina Lusk | 2,056 | Elmbridge LD | Jul 2024 |
| Egham Hythe | Ricky Milstead | 758 | Runnymede Lab | May 2024 |
| Egham Town | Geeta Moudgil | 735 | Runnymede Lab | May 2024 |
| Longcross Lyne Chertsey South | Kevin Thomas Lee | 645 | Runnymede Lab | May 2024 |
| New Haw | Ken Graham | 1,223 | Runnymede Lab | May 2024 |
| Ottershaw | Robert Anthony Day | 440 | Runnymede Lab | Dec 2024 |
| Oxshott Stoke Dabernon | Alan Charles Parker | 1,379 | Elmbridge LD | May 2024 |
| Thorpe | Margaret Theresa Harnden | 665 | Runnymede Lab | May 2024 |
| Weybridge Riverside | Judy Sarsby | 1,222 | Elmbridge LD | May 2024 |
| Weybridge St Georges Hill | Colin McFarlane | 608 | Elmbridge LD | Oct 2024 |
| Woodham Rowtown(2 seats) | Tucker-Brown · Lewis | 1,773 | Runnymede Lab | May 2024 |
Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The seat’s population is concentrated in New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater (18,892), with Cobham (Elmbridge) (18,494) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 106,161.
Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021
| Settlement | Pop. | Class |
|---|---|---|
| New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater | 18,892 | large town |
| Cobham (Elmbridge) | 18,494 | town |
| Egham | 14,932 | large town |
| Addlestone | 13,236 | town |
| Chertsey | 11,612 | town |
| Weybridge | 9,601 | town |
Headline indicators.
| Indicator | Local | National | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 60.9% | 57.1% | +7% |
| Owner-occupied | 69.5% | 63.1% | +10% |
| Private rented | 19.0% | 20.0% | -5% |
| Social rented | 11.4% | 16.8% | -32% |
Ethnicity.
Source · Census 2021
Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band
Income tax contribution.
| Total income tax | £1240m |
| Taxpayers | 62,000 |
| Median per taxpayer | £4,090 |
| Mean per taxpayer | £20,000 |
Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence
Where the money flows back in.
This constituency is served by Runnymede and Elmbridge. Each council’s service spend, peer rank and supplier list lives on its own page — open from the meta block above or the compass strip below.
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Headline rate.
By category.
Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop
2024 — full result.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben SpencerWON | Con | 18,442 | 38.2 |
| Ellen Nicholson | LD | 10,815 | 22.4 |
| Robert King | Lab | 9,963 | 20.6 |
| Stewart Mackay | Ref | 6,419 | 13.3 |
| Steven Ringham | Grn | 1,954 | 4.0 |
| Michael Cressey | Ind | 518 | 1.1 |
| Nicholas Wood | Ind | 142 | 0.3 |
Turnout 48,253
Prior contests.
| Year | Winner | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Ben Spencer | Con | 54.9 |
| 2017 | Philip Hammond | Con | 60.9 |
| 2015 | Philip Hammond | Con | 59.7 |
| 2010 | Hammond, Philip | Con | 55.9 |
Sources, methods & last update
2023 boundary review
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
±8% confidence
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo