The placeConstituency · South East · Electorate 73,610 · 2023 boundaries

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.

Member of ParliamentBen Spencer · Conservative and Unionist Party
CouncilsRunnymede · Elmbridge
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001456
Electorate · 2024
73.6k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
38.2%
Conservative and Unionist Party · +15.8pp over LD
Settlements
12
Largest: New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
19.9
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
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.

38.2%
Con vote · 2024 GE
2
Councils overlapping the seat
15
Wards · 16 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.15 wards · 16 councillors · 2 councils

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line. Each ward links to the council that runs it.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Addlestone North Priya Darshani Mehta496Runnymede LabMay 2024
Addlestone South Steve Eldridge520Runnymede LabOct 2024
Chertsey Riverside Cai Parry653Runnymede LabMay 2024
Chertsey St Anns Mark Horace Williams654Runnymede LabMay 2024
Cobham Downside Katerina Lusk2,056Elmbridge LDJul 2024
Egham Hythe Ricky Milstead758Runnymede LabMay 2024
Egham Town Geeta Moudgil735Runnymede LabMay 2024
Longcross Lyne Chertsey South Kevin Thomas Lee645Runnymede LabMay 2024
New Haw Ken Graham1,223Runnymede LabMay 2024
Ottershaw Robert Anthony Day440Runnymede LabDec 2024
Oxshott Stoke Dabernon Alan Charles Parker1,379Elmbridge LDMay 2024
Thorpe Margaret Theresa Harnden665Runnymede LabMay 2024
Weybridge Riverside Judy Sarsby1,222Elmbridge LDMay 2024
Weybridge St Georges Hill Colin McFarlane608Elmbridge LDOct 2024
Woodham Rowtown(2 seats)Tucker-Brown · Lewis1,773Runnymede LabMay 2024

Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

§ 02Settlements.12 named places

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.

large-town 33,824town 69,364village 2,973

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater18,892large town
Cobham (Elmbridge)18,494town
Egham14,932large town
Addlestone13,236town
Chertsey11,612town
Weybridge9,601town
Showing 6 of 12·All 12 settlements
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate60.9%57.1%+7%
Owner-occupied69.5%63.1%+10%
Private rented19.0%20.0%-5%
Social rented11.4%16.8%-32%

Ethnicity.

White85.5%
Asian7.5%
Black1.6%
Mixed3.6%
Other1.8%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 48.3% Female 51.7% Median seat
MaleAgeFemale
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
16-19
10-15
5-9
0-4

Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band

§ 04Local economy.Income · tax · businesses · schools
Median income
£35,800
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£74,100
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
6,490
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
49
24 primary · 6 secondary
GCSE pass
78.8%
Attainment 8: 52.5

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£1240m
Taxpayers62,000
Median per taxpayer£4,090
Mean per taxpayer£20,000

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

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.

For household tax breakdown

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§ 05Recorded crime.data.police.uk · 12-month rolling

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
19.9
-4% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
6.6
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
37% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences7.3
Anti-social behaviour2.5
Shoplifting2.0
Public order1.5
Criminal damage & arson1.4
Other theft1.4
Vehicle crime1.2

Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop

Showing 7 of 15·All 15 categories — full monthly trend & settlement breakdown
§ 06Election history.5 contests · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Ben SpencerWONCon18,44238.2
Ellen NicholsonLD10,81522.4
Robert KingLab9,96320.6
Stewart MackayRef6,41913.3
Steven RinghamGrn1,9544.0
Michael CresseyInd5181.1
Nicholas WoodInd1420.3

Turnout 48,253

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2019Ben SpencerCon54.9
2017Philip HammondCon60.9
2015Philip HammondCon59.7
2010Hammond, PhilipCon55.9
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
DemographicsONS · Nomis · Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
Income & taxHMRC SPI
±8% confidence
SchoolsDfE · attainment data
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission