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Round up of London 2012 Chertsey Meads and New Haw wards by-elections
What a great year for sport 2012 has been with the Olympics and Paralympics and both teams
bringing home more medals than at any other previous Games. In Runnymede we have been at
the heart of the Games with Royal Holloway University of London being the athletes’ village for all
the rowers and canoeists. Our CCTV coverage has helped keep people safe who were attending
events such as the torch relay and the cycle road race as well as monitoring the local area.
Local schools were very busy in the lead up to the Olympics
and Paralympics having their own mini Olympic days, putting on
an exhibition of Olympic related art at the Chertsey Museum and
the South Confederation of Schools produced their own torch for
a torch relay around their schools raising £3,000 for three local
children’s charities.
Christine Callaghan passes
the Olympic fame to Susan
Sedden at the torch relay in
Egham
The cycle road race and time trial both went
through Surrey and although not going through
Runnymede it was near enough for many
people to go and witness these great events.
One of the positive things to come out the
summer was that the anticipated disruption in
London and in Egham with the games lanes
didn’t transpire and the events went off without
any major problems.
Susan Sedden visiting
Woodham and New Haw
centre for over 55s
Susan Sedden visiting
Lyne
School
In Runnymede we were proud to have the torch relay
come through Egham. Torrential rain didn’t stop the
14,000 people lining the streets to see the Olympic fame
being carried through their local community by Susan
Sedden, Christine Callaghan and Ray Wilkins. The
Mayor of Runnymede, Cllr Linda Gillham offcially opened
the event on Manorcroft Recreation Ground where the
Council organised activities and stalls with the help of local
community groups. Many local schools had closed early
to allow parents to take their children which provided a
magnifcent carnival atmosphere.
Cycle road race in Surrey
At the start of the Autumn term a number of
schools had visits from Sue Sedden with her
torch. She also visited the three day centres in
Runnymede. Her torch and uniform were kindly
loaned to Chertsey Museum for an Olympic
themed temporary exhibition in November.
RBC staff who were Games
Makers Verena Boxall and
Denise Morley
Thursday 27 September 2012 saw two newly
elected councillors for the Runnymede wards of
Chertsey Meads and New Haw.
Conservative, Peter Boast, is the
new councillor for Chertsey Meads and
Conservative, Mark Maddox, is the new
councillor for New Haw.
Runnymede Council’s Chief Executive
and Returning Offcer, Paul Turrell said: “We
welcome the two newly elected councillors and
look forward to both of them making their mark
on council business.”
There were fve candidates for the Chertsey
Meads ward and four for the New Haw ward,
with the count held at Chertsey Hall, Heriot
Road, Chertsey.
Cllr Mark Maddox
Conservative
New Haw ward
Telephone: 07836 740173
e-mail: cllr.mark.maddox@runnymede.gov.uk
Full results:
Chertsey Meads ward:
Peter Boast, Conservative Party, 450 votes
(Elected)
Chris Browne, UK Independence Party,
312 votes
Keith Collett (Crazy Crab), The Offcial Monster
Raving Loony Party, 10 votes
James Scott, Labour Party, 312 votes
Andy Watson, Liberal Democrats, 34 votes
New Haw ward:
David Bell, Labour Party, 148 votes
Jennifer Coulon, Liberal Democrats, 54 votes
Mark Maddox, Conservative Party, 346 votes
(Elected)
Graham Wood, UK Independence Party,
124 votes
Cllr Peter Boast
Conservative
Chertsey Meads ward
Telephone: 01932 561088
e-mail: cllr.peter.boast@runnymede.gov.uk
For more information about elections in Runnymede, please contact Electoral Services on
01932 425650 or visit www.runnymede.gov.uk/elections
PCC elections
Winner of the Surrey Police and
Crime Commissioner Election
The elected Police and Crime
Commissioner (PCC) for Surrey
was formally announced on
Friday 16 November as Kevin
Hurley (Zero Tolerance Policing
ex Chief)
Kevin Hurley
After the frst preference vote count, there was
no clear winner so a second preference vote
count took place for the top two candidates
Julie Iles (The Conservative Party candidate)
and Kevin Hurley.
The total number of votes for the fnal two
candidates was declared in Guildford by the
Police Area Returning Offcer Richard Lingard
as follows:
Kevin Hurley (Elected)
Grand total votes = 52,793
Total frst preference votes = 34,378
Total second preference votes = 18,415
Julie Iles
Grand total votes = 45,068
Total frst preference votes = 34,391
Total second preference votes = 10,677
Further information about this result can be found at
www.guildford.gov.uk/pccelectionresults
Individual results for all Surrey districts and boroughs can be found by following links at:
www.guildford.gov.uk/pccdistrictandboroughinformation
The real success story of the Olympics has been the
volunteers. In Runnymede we had over 90 people help
Parliamentary constituency boundaries
out at the torch relay, a number of other local residents
The Boundary Commission for England is the independent public body that
and Runnymede Council staff were Games Makers or reviews all Parliamentary constituency boundaries in England. They are currently
Surrey Ambassadors and we hope that they continue conducting the 2013 Review and have now published their revised proposals.
to be involved in the future. Local sports clubs have For more information please call 020 7276 1102
seen interest in their sports greatly increase. Let’s e-mail information@bcommengland.x.gsi.gov.uk
hope the legacy of the Olympics and Paralympics for
visit www.consultation.boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk or you can write
Runnymede will be that more people get involved in
to the Boundary Commission for England, 35 Great Smith Street, London. SW1P 3BQ
volunteering and participating in sports activities.
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Runnymede Voice visit www.runnymede.gov.uk issue no.17 Winter 2012/ Spring 2013