Runnymede

Recommendations become law

The Runnymede (Electoral Changes) Order 2019, to implement recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) for new electoral arrangements in Runnymede was made on 29 January 2019.

New ward arrangements for Runnymede have now successfully completed a 40 day period of Parliamentary scrutiny and will come into force at the local elections in May 2019.

The Order for Runnymede can be viewed here.

On 3 December 2018, the Runnymede (Electoral Changes) Order 2019 was laid in draft in Parliament.

The draft order, if made, would give effect to the final recommendations that were consulted on during the Local Government Boundary Commission for England’s review of electoral arrangements in Runnymede and published on 4 September 2018.

The draft order will be laid in Parliament for a period of 40 sitting days. Parliament can either accept or reject our recommendations. If accepted, the new electoral arrangements will come into force at the next scheduled elections for Runnymede Borough Council in May 2019.

The draft order can be viewed here.

The draft order refers to a map which can be viewed here.

On 4 September 2018, we published final recommendations for future electoral arrangements in Runnymede Borough Council.

We have now completed our electoral review of Runnymede Borough Council

• Final recommendations report for Runnymede Borough Council
• Final recommendations map for Runnymede Borough (pdf) Council - please note: this map is very large and may take some time to download.
• Summary of the report
• News release
• Letter to the Chief Executive of Runnymede Borough Council
• Mapping files*

To view an interactive map of the final recommendations, visit our consultation area. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries, and search by area or postcode.

The changes we have proposed must now be approved by Parliament.

A draft Order - the legal document which brings into force our recommendations - will now be laid before Parliament.

The draft Order will provide for the new electoral arrangements for Runnymede Borough Council to come into effect at the local elections in 2019.

Opinion Survey

We would be grateful if you could please spare some time to participate in our online survey. The survey seeks feedback on the review processes and procedures, to identify improvements that can be made.

*This data has been derived by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) from the OS OpenData Boundary-Line product during the course of its electoral review of this authority. Its use is governed by the terms of the OS OpenData Licence Agreement. The data is provided in good faith by the LGBCE and is provided for information purposes only. It should not be used for canvasing or other purpose that might give the user any commercial gain.

The consultation on the Commission’s draft recommendations for Runnymede Borough Council closed on 16 July 2018.

Listed below are the submissions we received:

Local Authority:

Runnymede Borough Council

Political Groups:

Runnymede & Weybridge Constituency Labour Party

Councillors:

Cllr A Alderson

Local Organisations:

Egham Residents Association

Englefield Green Village Residents' Association

Local Residents:

A-F

G-O

P-Z

The consultation on the draft recommendations for Runnymede Borough Council has now closed.

On 8 May 2018, we published our draft recommendations for the electoral review of Runnymede Borough Council.

From 8 May 2018 to 16 July 2018, we accepted opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on these recommendations for Runnymede Borough Council.

• Draft recommendations report for Runnymede Borough Council 
• Draft recommendations map for Runnymede Borough Council - please note: this map is very large and may take some time to download.
• Summary of the Runnymede report
• News release
• Letter sent to the Chief Executive of Runnymede Borough Council
• Promotional poster
• Electoral figures

To view an interactive map of the draft recommendations, visit our consultation area. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries, and search by area or postcode. A non-interactive image of the proposed ward boundaries is also available.

Information on how reviews work is available on our How Reviews Work Page.

You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under.

The consultation on the warding arrangements from Runnymede Borough Council closed on 12 February 2018.

Listed below are the submissions we received:

Local Authority:

Runnymede Borough Council

Councillors:

Cllrs A Alderson, J Ashmore and D Knight

Local Organisations:

Egham Residents’ Association

Runnymede Independent Residents’ Group

The Chertsey Society

Local Residents:

Moore M

Mullens I

Skelt A

Wright A

The consultation on warding arrangements for Runnymede Borough Council has now closed.

On 28 November 2017, we started the first period of consultation for a pattern of wards for Runnymede Borough Council. Between 28 November 2017 and 12 February 2018, we invited comments on the ward boundaries for the authority.

The Commission also announced that it was minded to recommend that Runnymede Borough Council should have 42 councillors in the future.

For more information, read our news release and the letter to the Chief Executive of Runnymede Borough Council.

You may have found the electoral figures useful when thinking about warding arrangements. 

Polling district maps may also have been useful. You can view the polling district map below. Please note, polling district mapping data has been supplied by Runnymede Borough Council and may contain boundary errors.

Runnymede polling district map

To view the existing warding arrangements, visit our consultation area. You can search by area or postcode. Alternatively, a non-interactive image of the current ward boundaries is also available.

Guidance is available on our Guidance Page. You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains detailed guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under.

As part of the preliminary process we consulted with Runnymede Borough Council on the most appropriate council size (the number of councillors on Runnymede Borough Council). We received one submission on council size:

Runnymede Borough Council

This review was carried out by the Local Government Commission for England (LGCE), and was started on 2 September 1997.

Final report, (PDF) published in September 1998

Draft report (PDF) published in March 1998.