Runnymede is a
local government districtNon-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...
with
boroughA borough is an administrative division in various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely....
status in the
EnglishEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of
SurreySurrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
. It is a very prosperous part of the
London commuter beltThe London commuter belt is the metropolitan area surrounding London, England from which it is practical to commute to work in the capital. It is alternatively known as the Greater South East, the London metropolitan area or the Southeast metropolitan area...
, with some of the most expensive housing in the United Kingdom outside of central London, such as the
Wentworth EstateThe Wentworth Estate is a 1920s development village of houses, shops and restaurants on an area of 700 hectares around the world famous Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England...
.
Runnymede is entirely
unparishedIn England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
and is largely built-up, although with expanses of countryside. Places in the district include
AddlestoneAddlestone is a town in the borough of Runnymede in the county of Surrey, England.Immediate surrounding towns and villages include Weybridge, Ottershaw, Chertsey, and New Haw. It is near Junction 11 of the M25 motorway and is served by Addlestone railway station on the Chertsey Branch Line. It also...
,
EghamEgham is a wealthy suburb in the Runnymede borough of Surrey, in the south-east of England. It is part of the London commuter belt and Greater London Urban Area, and about south-west of central London on the River Thames and near junction 13 of the M25 motorway.-Demographics:Egham town has a...
,
Egham HytheEgham Hythe is a place between Egham and Staines in Surrey, England, extending south of the River Thames towards Thorpe Lea , and includes the area surrounding Pooley Green...
,
ChertseyChertsey is a town in Surrey, England, on the River Thames and its tributary rivers such as the River Bourne. It can be accessed by road from junction 11 of the M25 London orbital motorway. It shares borders with Staines, Laleham, Shepperton, Addlestone, Woking, Thorpe and Egham...
,
ThorpeThorpe is a village in Surrey, England, located between Egham and Chertsey. It lies just inside the circle of the western part of the M25, near the M3. Neighbouring villages include Virginia Water, Wentworth, Laleham and Lyne...
,
Virginia WaterVirginia Water is an affluent village, a lake and, originally, a stream, the village being in the Runnymede Borough Council in Surrey and the bodies of water stretching over the borders of Runnymede, Old Windsor and Sunninghill and Ascot, England....
and
Englefield GreenEnglefield Green is a large village in northern Surrey, England. It is home to Royal Holloway, University of London, the south eastern corner of Windsor Great Park and close to the towns of Egham, Windsor, Staines and Virginia Water...
.
The district is named after
RunnymedeRunnymede is a water-meadow alongside the River Thames in the English county of Berkshire, and just over west of central London. It is notable for its association with the sealing of Magna Carta, and as a consequence is the site of a collection of memorials...
, a water meadow on the banks of the
River ThamesThe River Thames flows through southern England. It is the longest river entirely in England and the second longest in the United Kingdom. While it is best known because its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows alongside several other towns and cities, including Oxford,...
near
EghamEgham is a wealthy suburb in the Runnymede borough of Surrey, in the south-east of England. It is part of the London commuter belt and Greater London Urban Area, and about south-west of central London on the River Thames and near junction 13 of the M25 motorway.-Demographics:Egham town has a...
. Runnymede is celebrated in connection with the signature of
Magna CartaMagna Carta is an English charter, originally issued in the year 1215 and reissued later in the 13th century in modified versions, which included the most direct challenges to the monarch's authority to date. The charter first passed into law in 1225...
by King John in 1215, and is the site of several significant monuments.
The district was formed in 1974 under the
Local Government Act 1972The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974....
by the merger of the
ChertseyChertsey is a town in Surrey, England, on the River Thames and its tributary rivers such as the River Bourne. It can be accessed by road from junction 11 of the M25 London orbital motorway. It shares borders with Staines, Laleham, Shepperton, Addlestone, Woking, Thorpe and Egham...
and
EghamEgham is a wealthy suburb in the Runnymede borough of Surrey, in the south-east of England. It is part of the London commuter belt and Greater London Urban Area, and about south-west of central London on the River Thames and near junction 13 of the M25 motorway.-Demographics:Egham town has a...
urban districtIn the England, Wales and Ireland, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected Urban District Council , which shared local government responsibilities with a county council....
s. Chertsey UD had been created in 1894 under the
Local Government Act 1894The Local Government Act 1894 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales outside the County of London. The Act followed the reforms carried out at county level under the Local Government Act 1888...
consisting of all of the ancient parish of Chertsey, whilst Egham UD had been created by the same Act, and then had the parish of
ThorpeThorpe is a village in Surrey, England, located between Egham and Chertsey. It lies just inside the circle of the western part of the M25, near the M3. Neighbouring villages include Virginia Water, Wentworth, Laleham and Lyne...
added to it in 1933 after a
County Review OrderThe Local Government Act 1929 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made changes to the Poor Law and local government in England and Wales....
dissolved the Chertsey Rural District.
Adjacent boroughs include
SpelthorneSpelthorne is a local government district and borough in Surrey, England. It includes the towns of Ashford, Laleham, Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell and Sunbury...
,
Surrey HeathSurrey Heath is a local government district with Borough status in Surrey, England. Its Council is based in Camberley. Much of the area is within the Metropolitan Green Belt....
,
ElmbridgeElmbridge is a local government district and borough in Surrey, England. Its council is based in Esher. The district has only one civil parish, which is Claygate...
,
WokingWoking is a large town and civil parish that shares its name with the surrounding local government district, located in the west of Surrey, UK. It is part of the Greater London Urban Area and the London commuter belt, with frequent trains and a journey time of 24 minutes to Waterloo station....
and Windsor and Maidenhead.
At the
2007 electionsElections to Runnymede Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.After the election, the composition of the council was*Conservative 36...
, the borough was a
ConservativeThe Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
hold with 36 seats and the
Runnymede Residents AssociationRunnymede Independent Residents' Group was founded in 2001. It has six seats on the Conservative-held Runnymede Borough Council. They campaigned on issues of recycling and the location of an incinerator.-External links:*...
obtained 6 seats. This result was unchanged from the last election.
Twinning
Runnymede is
twinned with
Bergisch Gladbach' is a city in the Cologne/Bonn Region of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and capital of the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis .-Geography:Bergisch Gladbach is located east of the river Rhine, approx...
, situated 10 miles east of Cologne;
Herndon, VirginiaHerndon is a town in Fairfax County, Virginia, in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area of the United States. The population was 21,655 at the 2000 census, which makes it the largest of three towns in the county.-History:...
, about 20 miles west of Washington, D.C.; and
Joinville-le-PontJoinville-le-Pont is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.-History:The commune was created in 1791 under the name La Branche-du-Pont-de-Saint-Maur by detaching its territory from the commune of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés...
, located to the east of Paris.
Members of the Borough Council
- Leader of the Council - John Furey
- Deputy Leader of the Council - Peter Waddell
- Mayor - Paul Tuley
- Corporate Management Committee - J R Furey (Chairman), D R Hamilton (Vice-Chairman), A Alderson, Mrs L M Gillham, H W V Meares, P I Roberts, P Taylor, P J Waddell and G B Woodger
- Economic Development Committee - Councillors P I Roberts (Chairman), D A Cotty (Vice-Chairman), A Alderson, H A Butterfield, Mrs C E Gant, Mrs G M Kingerley, L C Pouyanne, A S T Ridge-Newman and P Taylor
- Housing and Community Services Committee - Councillors P J Waddell (Chairman), Mrs R M Denby and J M Edwards (Vice-Chairmen), J R Ashmore, C J Chapman, R J Edis, P A Francis, R N Jones, L C Pouyanne and A S T Ridge-Newman
- Leisure and Environment Committee - Councillors M J Brown (Chairman), Miss M N Heath and J J Wilson (Vice-Chairmen), A J Davis, Mrs M T Harnden, Mrs G M Kingerley, M T Kusneraitis, A M Moore, C J Norman and Mrs G Warner
- Review Board - Councillors H W V Meares (Chairman), C J Chapman (Vice-Chairman), D A Cotty, P A Francis, Mrs L M Gillham, R N Jones, A M Moore and A P Tollett
- Planning Committee - Councillors G B Woodger, (Chairman), D W Parr (Vice-Chairman), J R Ashmore, Mrs F J Barden, J Broadhead, D A Cotty, J M Edwards, J R Furey, Mrs E Gill, C Knight, M T Kusneraitis, Mrs Y P Lay, H W V Meares, N Stewert and P B Tuley
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