Ed Davey is a British politician who has served as Leader of the Liberal Democrats since 2020, having acted in the position from 2019 to 2020. [lower-alpha 1] He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingston and Surbiton since 2017, previously holding the seat from 1997 to 2015. [1] [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ed Davey | 25,870 | 51.1 | ||
| Conservative | Helen Edward | 8,635 | 17.0 | ||
| Labour | Eunice O'Dame | 6,561 | 13.0 | ||
| Reform UK | Mark Fox | 4,787 | 9.4 | ||
| Green | Debojyoti Das | 3,009 | 5.9 | ||
| KIRG - Justice For Sub-Postmasters | Yvonne Tracey | 1,177 | 2.3 | ||
| Workers Party | Ali Abdulla | 395 | 0.8 | ||
| Monster Raving Loony | A.Gent Chinners | 230 | 0.5 | ||
| Majority | 17,235 | 34.1 | +16.9 | ||
| Turnout | 50,664 | 66 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ed Davey | 31,103 | 51.1 | +6.4 | |
| Conservative | Aphra Brandreth | 20,614 | 33.9 | –4.2 | |
| Labour | Leanne Werner | 6,528 | 10.7 | –4.1 | |
| Green | Sharron Sumner | 1,038 | 1.7 | +0.8 | |
| Brexit Party | Scott Holman | 788 | 1.3 | New | |
| Independent | James Giles | 458 | 0.8 | New | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Chinners Chinnery | 193 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |
| UKIP | Roger Glencross | 124 | 0.2 | –0.9 | |
| Majority | 10,489 | 17.2 | +10.6 | ||
| Turnout | 60,846 | 74.2 | –2.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +5.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ed Davey | 27,810 | 44.7 | +10.2 | |
| Conservative | James Berry | 23,686 | 38.1 | −1.1 | |
| Labour | Laurie South | 9,203 | 14.8 | +0.3 | |
| UKIP | Graham Matthews | 675 | 1.1 | −6.2 | |
| Green | Chris Walker | 536 | 0.9 | −3.0 | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Chinners | 168 | 0.3 | New | |
| Independent | Michael Basman | 100 | 0.2 | New | |
| Majority | 4,124 | 6.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 62,178 | 76.2 | +3.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 81,588 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Berry | 23,249 | 39.2 | +2.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ed Davey | 20,415 | 34.5 | −15.3 | |
| Labour | Lee Godfrey | 8,574 | 14.5 | +5.2 | |
| UKIP | Ben Roberts | 4,321 | 7.3 | +4.8 | |
| Green | Clare Keogh | 2,322 | 3.9 | +2.9 | |
| CPA | Daniel Gill | 198 | 0.3 | −0.1 | |
| TUSC | Laurel Fogarty | 174 | 0.3 | New | |
| Majority | 2,834 | 4.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 59,253 | 72.9 | +2.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 81,238 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +9.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ed Davey | 28,428 | 49.8 | −1.3 | |
| Conservative | Helen Whately | 20,868 | 36.5 | +3.5 | |
| Labour | Max Freedman | 5,337 | 9.3 | −3.8 | |
| UKIP | Jonathan Greensted | 1,450 | 2.5 | +1.2 | |
| Green | Chris Walker | 555 | 1.0 | New | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Monkey The Drummer | 247 | 0.4 | New | |
| CPA | Tony May | 226 | 0.4 | New | |
| Majority | 7,560 | 13.3 | −4.7 | ||
| Turnout | 57,111 | 70.4 | +2.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 81,115 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −2.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ed Davey | 25,397 | 51.0 | −9.2 | |
| Conservative | Kevin Davis | 16,431 | 33.0 | +4.8 | |
| Labour | Nick Parrott | 6,553 | 13.2 | +4.4 | |
| UKIP | Barry Thornton | 657 | 1.3 | +0.4 | |
| Socialist Labour | John Hayball | 366 | 0.7 | +0.1 | |
| Veritas | David Henson | 200 | 0.4 | New | |
| Rainbow Dream Ticket | George Weiss | 146 | 0.3 | New | |
| Majority | 8,966 | 18.0 | −14.0 | ||
| Turnout | 49,750 | 68.5 | +1.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 72,658 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −7.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ed Davey | 29,542 | 60.2 | +23.5 | |
| Conservative | David Shaw | 13,866 | 28.2 | −8.4 | |
| Labour | Philip Woodford | 4,302 | 8.8 | −14.2 | |
| Green | Christopher Spruce | 572 | 1.2 | New | |
| UKIP | Patricia Burns | 438 | 0.9 | +0.1 | |
| Socialist Labour | John Hayball | 319 | 0.6 | New | |
| Unrepresented People's Party | Jeremy Middleton | 54 | 0.1 | New | |
| Majority | 15,676 | 32.0 | +31.9 | ||
| Turnout | 49,093 | 67.5 | −7.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 72,687 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +15.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ed Davey | 20,411 | 36.7 | +10.7 | |
| Conservative | Richard Tracey | 20,355 | 36.6 | −16.5 | |
| Labour | Sheila Griffin | 12,811 | 23.0 | +3.4 | |
| Referendum | Gail Tchiprout | 1,470 | 2.6 | New | |
| UKIP | Amy Burns | 418 | 0.8 | New | |
| Natural Law | Mark Leighton | 100 | 0.2 | New | |
| Rainbow Dream Ticket | Clifford Port | 100 | 0.2 | New | |
| Majority | 56 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 55,665 | 75.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 73,836 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ed Davey | 42,756 | 63.5 | |
| Layla Moran | 24,564 | 36.5 | |
| Total | 67,320 | Turnout | 57.1 |
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