Runnymede and Weybridge: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Runnymede and Weybridge is represented in the House of Commons by Dr Ben Spencer (Conservative). On 4 July 2024 Ben Spencer (Conservative) won 18,442 votes, 38.2% of the valid vote; Ellen Nicholson (Liberal Democrat) came second with 10,815. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 65.6% (48,253 of 73,610); the winning margin was 7,627 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Runnymede and Weybridge has the 25th highest median full-time pay of residents of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£50,702 a year); it also has the 45th highest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (83.8%).
Residents of Runnymede and Weybridge earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £43,653 for workplace jobs and £50,702 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £49,983. The residents' figure ranks 25th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 83.8% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 7.7 points. The economically inactive share was 14.5%.
7,685 business sites were registered in Runnymede and Weybridge in March 2026 (7,505 a year before), and employed 82,000 people in 2024.
Homes in Runnymede and Weybridge sold for a median £510,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 32% on £385,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £515,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 56th highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,316 recorded sales.
In 2024/25, 15.8% of children under 16 in Runnymede and Weybridge (3,293) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 8.7% in 2024/25, from 8.1% in 2021/22.
At the 2021 Census there were 43,489 households and 1,038.5 residents per square kilometre; 43.4% of workers mainly worked from home and 21.0% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
Runnymede and Weybridge had an estimated population of 109,665 in mid-2024, against 101,159 in 2014 (ONS). There were more children under 16 (20,791) than residents aged 65 and over (20,312).
1,850 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64. A year earlier the count was 1,620.
MP
Dr Ben Spencer, Conservative
- MP for Runnymede and Weybridge since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 12 December 2019
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Dr Ben Spencer on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Dr Ben Spencer in Hansard, from 11 September 2026 to 21 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 445 spoken contributions by Dr Ben Spencer since 4 July 2024.
This has been one of the most interesting, wide-ranging and perhaps unexpected debates that I have had the pleasure to listen to in this House, with fascinating contributions from the hon.
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The new Weybridge health centre in my constituency, which is being rebuilt following the fire in 2017, was planned to provide a range of general services. When I visited it recently, I learned that the first floor still does not have tenants in place.
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This is, without doubt, one of the most important debates we can have, because it goes to the heart of a simple question: when someone works hard, saves diligently, builds a business, a family farm or buys a family home and wants to plan for their children’s future, why are they …
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Does the hon. Gentleman understand that the bank of mum and dad comes from the hard work of mum and dad so that they can pass things on to their children?
As a former mental health doctor and someone who has done research on decision-making capacity, I want to talk about stigma in the brief time I have today. I have looked after many hundreds of people—perhaps thousands—who have self-harmed or attempted suicide.
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Read from the Hansard API on 28 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Spencer | Conservative | 18,442 | 38.2% | −15.0 |
| Ellen Nicholson | Liberal Democrat | 10,815 | 22.4% | −0.3 |
| Robert King | Labour | 9,963 | 20.6% | +2.9 |
| Stewart Mackay | Reform UK | 6,419 | 13.3% | |
| Steven Ringham | Green Party | 1,954 | 4.0% | +1.4 |
| Michael Cressey | Independent | 518 | 1.1% | |
| Nicholas Wood | UK Independence Party | 142 | 0.3% | −0.6 |
Result summary as published: Con hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Conservative 38.2% | Liberal Democrat 22.4% | 7,627 | 65.6% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 53.2% | Liberal Democrat 22.7% | 16,072 | 71.4% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Runnymede and Weybridge covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
Who has power over Runnymede and Weybridge
Every body that makes decisions for Runnymede and Weybridge, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Runnymede and Weybridge this page: Dr Ben Spencer (Conservative) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Runnymede and Weybridge?
UK Parliament lists Dr Ben Spencer, Conservative, as the Member of Parliament for Runnymede and Weybridge since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Runnymede and Weybridge?
Ben Spencer (Conservative) won with 18,442 votes, a majority of 7,627, on a turnout of 65.6% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Runnymede and Weybridge?
2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,850 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Runnymede and Weybridge?
The median price paid was £510,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Runnymede and Weybridge?
Median full-time pay of residents was £50,702 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Runnymede and Weybridge live in low income families?
DWP counts 3,293 (15.8% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Runnymede and Weybridge?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 109,665 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.