Runnymede (borough)

Runnymede is a local government district with borough status in the English county of Surrey.

Runnymede is entirely unparished and is largely built-up, although with expanses of countryside. Places in the district include Addlestone, Egham, Egham Hythe, Chertsey, Thorpe, Virginia Water and Englefield Green.

The district is named after Runnymede, a water meadow on the banks of the River Thames near Egham. Runnymede is celebrated in connection with the signature of Magna Carta by King John in 1215, and is the site of several significant monuments.

The district was formed in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 by the merger of the Chertsey and Egham urban districts. Chertsey UD had been created in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894 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 Thorpe added to it in 1933 after a County Review Order dissolved the Chertsey Rural District.

Adjacent boroughs include Spelthorne, Surrey Heath, Elmbridge, Woking and Windsor and Maidenhead.

At the 2007 elections, the borough was a Conservative hold with 36 seats and the Runnymede Residents Association obtained 6 seats. This result was unchanged from the last election. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2007/maps/eng_councils/html/eng_councils_map.stm BBC news] ]

Twinning

Runnymede is [http://www.runnymede.gov.uk/portal/site/runnymede/menuitem.d996343b00d122a4f289e71030008a0c twinned] with Bergisch Gladbach, situated 10 miles east of Cologne; Herndon, Virginia, about 20 miles west of Washington, D.C.; and Joinville-le-Pont, 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 - Jim Broadhead

* Corporate Management Committee - J R Furey (Chairman), D R Hamilton (Vice-Chairman), A Alderson, J M Edwards, Mrs L M Gillham, H W V Meares, C J Norman, P I Roberts, P J Waddell and G B Woodger

* Economic Development Committee - Councillors P I Roberts (Chairman), D A Cotty (Vice-Chairman), A Alderson, M J Brown, H A Butterfield, Mrs R M Denby, Mrs C E Gant, J W C Perschke, L C Pouyanne and J J Wilson

* Housing and Community Services Committee - Councillors P J Waddell (Chairman), H A Butterfield and Mrs R M Denby (Vice-Chairmen), J R Ashmore, C J Chapman, R J Edis, P A Francis, R N Jones, Mrs M Roberts and J J Wilson

* Leisure and Environment Committee - Councillors C J Norman (Chairman), M J Brown and Miss M N Heath (Vice-Chairmen), C J Chapman, A J Davis, Mrs M T Harnden, M T Kusneraitis, A M Moore, J W C Perschke and L C Pouyanne

* Review Board - Councillors P B Tuley (Chairman), H W V Meares (Vice-Chairman), D A Cotty, A J Davis, 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), Mrs F M Angell, J R Ashmore, Mrs F J Barden, J M Edwards, J R Furey, Mrs E Gill, C Knight, M T Kusneraitis, Mrs Y P Lay, H W V Meares, Mrs M Roberts, N Stewert and P B Tuley

References

External links

* [http://www.runnymede.gov.uk/portal/site/runnymede/ Runnymede Borough Council]
* [http://www.runnymede.gov.uk/portal/site/runnymede/menuitem.52a89bbab1772f21a6c7e2109a9084a0/ Runnymede Councillors]
* [http://cllrdanielhamilton.wordpress.com/ Runnymede Councillor Daniel Hamilton's Blog]