South East · England · 73,610Boundary · 2023

Runnymede & Weybridge

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Apr 2026

Represented by Con since 2024. Covers New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater, Cobham (Elmbridge) and Egham. Population 104,677. 6,490 businesses.

Ben Spencer's most distinctive recent activity has been on assisted dying -- voting against his party majority five times on amendments to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in June 2025, consistently opposing provisions that would have expanded or entrenched the legislation's framework. This puts him on the more restrictive end of what was a free-vote issue, and his position is notable given that his party majority supported those clauses. He has also broken with the Conservatives on a Crime and Policing Bill clause and, in line with his party, has backed opposition motions on defence and oil and gas while opposing the government's employer National Insurance rises at every Lords amendment stage.

At 69% voting participation -- somewhat below the Commons average -- Spencer is a 98% party-line voter outside those specific deviations. His speeches span a wide range -- economy and jobs lead his debate contributions, followed by defence, health, social care, and cost of living -- suggesting a generalist rather than specialist parliamentary footprint. He scores 100% alignment on anti-tax-increase, pro-business, pro-parliamentary-scrutiny, and pro-Lords-scrutiny votes, and sits below his party average on civil liberties and workers' rights. He currently holds no select committee roles.

323
Commons votes
This parliament
£36k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
73.6k
Electorate
2024 GE

Con held for 5 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

Ben Spencer

Ben Spencer

Conservative and Unionist Party

Dr Ben Spencer is the Conservative MP for Runnymede and Weybridge, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Minister (Science, Innovation and Technology).

Notable Votes

Vote on a package of government new clauses to the Crime and Policing Bill at Report Stage, covering measures including: criminalising organising begging for profit, stronger protections for emergency workers against racial and religious abuse, removing the limitation period in child sexual abuse cases, and new offences around internal concealment of items for criminal purposes. The large Aye majority reflects broad government support for these law and order measures.

MP voted YesAgainst party majorityLikely whipped

Vote on New Clause 2 to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, debated alongside related amendments including provisions on guidance, devolution, and regulatory consultation. The excerpts focus on New Clause 20, which would require the Secretary of State to issue guidance (consulting chief medical officers and palliative/hospice care providers) and enable Welsh Ministers to issue guidance on devolved health matters.

MP voted NoAgainst party majorityLikely whipped

Vote on whether to prevent someone from qualifying as 'terminally ill' under the assisted dying bill solely because they have chosen to stop eating and drinking. The amendment would close a potential loophole where a person who is not otherwise terminally ill could meet the bill's eligibility criteria by voluntarily starving themselves.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

Represented by Con since 2024. Covers New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater, Cobham (Elmbridge) and Egham. Population 104,677. 6,490 businesses.

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Spencer’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.356 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Spencer has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
87
Economy
74
Employment
38
Education
35
Crime & Policing
26
Housing
21
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 117 Jun 2025
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 213 Jun 2025
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 2420 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
§ 08The local picture.15 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Addlestone NorthPriya Darshani Mehta496Green Pa
Addlestone SouthJohn Raymond Furey605Conserva
Chertsey RiversideCai Parry653Labour P
Chertsey St AnnsMark Horace Williams654Labour P
Cobham DownsideKaterina Lusk2,056Conserva
Egham HytheRicky Milstead758Labour P
Egham TownGeeta Moudgil735Runnymed
Longcross Lyne Chertsey SouthKevin Thomas Lee645Liberal
New HawKen Graham1,223Liberal
OttershawCarl Jonathan Mann727Independ
Oxshott Stoke DabernonAlan Charles Parker1,379Conserva
ThorpeMargaret Theresa Harnden665Runnymed
Population (2021 Census)
104,677
Electorate 73,610 · 2024 register
Median income
£35,800
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
19.0%
England average 20.0%
Schools
49
24 primary · 6 secondary
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