Epsom and Ewell (UK Parliament constituency)

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Epsom and Ewell
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Epsom and Ewell (UK Parliament constituency)
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Boundary of Epsom and Ewell in South East England
County Surrey
Electorate 76,844 (2023) [1]
Borough Epsom and Ewell
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created 1974 (1974)
Member of Parliament Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrats)
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Created from Epsom

Epsom and Ewell is a constituency [n 1] in Surrey represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Helen Maguire, a Liberal Democrat. [n 2]

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History

The seat has existed since the February 1974 general election, forming the centre of the previous Epsom constituency. Epsom had been held by a Conservative since its creation in the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 and the new seat continued to elect Conservative MPs with sizable majorities.

Chris Grayling was first elected in 2001; he went on to serve in the cabinets of the Cameron and May governments from 2010 to 2019. Grayling stood down for the 2024 general election, when Helen Maguire of the Liberal Democrats took the seat for the first time on a swing of 18%.

In Westminster elections, it was, until 2024, one of the strongest Conservative areas in the country. Locally, however, the majority area council (Epsom and Ewell Borough Council) is controlled by the local Residents' Association. Conservatives regularly run the two slightly included neighbouring councils and until recently the party rarely contested the main borough's elections. One ward in Epsom, Court, is quite strongly Labour, and several Residents Association councillors have sided against Conservative-run Reigate and Banstead council which is also electorally diverse.

In 1987, Barbara Follett, later Member of Parliament for Stevenage, unsuccessfully stood for the Labour Party in the constituency.

Boundaries

Historic

Epsom and Ewell (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries 2010–2024

Before 1997 Epsom and Ewell excluded Ashtead but instead included Banstead from Reigate and Banstead. As the borough of Epsom and Ewell is small and includes relatively sparsely populated areas such as Epsom Downs, the constituency has consistently also included areas of neighbouring Surrey districts. [2]

1974–1983: The Municipal Borough of Epsom and Ewell, and the Urban District of Leatherhead.

1983–1997: The Borough of Epsom and Ewell, and the Borough of Reigate and Banstead wards of Banstead Village, Nork, Preston, and Tattenhams.

1997–2010: The Borough of Epsom and Ewell, the District of Mole Valley wards of Ashtead Common, Ashtead Park, and Ashtead Village, and the Borough of Reigate and Banstead wards of Nork, Preston, and Tattenhams.

2010–2024: The Borough of Epsom and Ewell, the District of Mole Valley wards of Ashtead Common, Ashtead Park, and Ashtead Village, and the Borough of Reigate and Banstead wards of Nork and Tattenhams.

The boundary with Mole Valley moved slightly the uninhabited portions of land by the M25 motorway adjoining Ashtead and Leatherhead, in line with local government wards. The Preston ward of Reigate & Banstead (in Tadworth) was transferred to Reigate.

Current

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is defined as being composed of the following as they existed on 1 December 2020:

Following a local government boundary review in Mole Valley [4] [5] which came into effect in May 2023, the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:

The electorate was reduced to bring it within the permitted range by transferring the parts in the Borough of Reigate and Banstead to Reigate. To partly compensate, Leatherhead was transferred from the abolished constituency of Mole Valley (its main successor being Dorking and Horley).

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [7] Party
Feb 1974 Peter Rawlinson Conservative
1978 by-election Sir Archie Hamilton Conservative
2001 Chris Grayling Conservative
2024 Helen Maguire Liberal Democrats

Elections

Epsom (-1970) and Epsom & Ewell (1974-2024) election results Epsom results since 1885.png
Epsom (−1970) and Epsom & Ewell (1974–2024) election results

Elections in the 2020s

2024 general election: Epsom and Ewell [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Helen Maguire 20,674 37.9 +13.7
Conservative Mhairi Fraser16,98831.2−22.4
Labour Mark Todd8,32515.3−1.5
Reform UK Mayuran Senthilnathan5,79510.6N/A
Green Stephen McKenna1,7453.2−0.1
True & Fair Gina Miller 8451.5N/A
SDP Damon Young1530.3N/A
Majority3,6866.7N/A
Turnout 54,52570.3−4.4
Registered electors 77,530
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +18.1

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [10]
PartyVote %
Conservative 30,75253.6
Liberal Democrats 13,89624.2
Labour 9,65316.8
Green 1,8963.3
Others1,2002.1
Turnout57,39774.7
Electorate76,844
2019 general election: Epsom and Ewell [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Grayling 31,819 53.5 −6.1
Liberal Democrats Stephen Gee13,94623.5+11.0
Labour Ed Mayne10,22617.2−7.8
Green Janice Baker2,0473.4+0.5
Independent Clive Woodbridge1,4132.4New
Majority17,87330.0−4.6
Turnout 59,45173.3−0.8
Conservative hold Swing −8.5
2017 general election: Epsom and Ewell [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Grayling 35,313 59.6 +1.3
Labour Ed Mayne14,83825.0+9.5
Liberal Democrats Stephen Gee7,40112.5+3.7
Green Janice Baker1,7142.9−0.8
Majority20,47534.6−8.2
Turnout 59,46874.1+1.4
Conservative hold Swing −4.1
2015 general election: Epsom and Ewell [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Grayling 33,309 58.3 +2.1
Labour Sheila Carlson8,86615.5+3.6
UKIP Robert Leach7,11712.5+7.9
Liberal Democrats Stephen Gee5,0028.8−18.0
Green Susan McGrath2,1163.7New
Independent Lionel Blackman 6121.1New
Independent Gareth Harfoot1210.2New
Majority24,44342.8+13.4
Turnout 57,14372.7+2.3
Conservative hold Swing +4.1
2010 general election: Epsom and Ewell [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Grayling 30,868 56.2 +1.8
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Lees14,73426.8+5.3
Labour Craig Montgomery6,53811.9−8.1
UKIP Elizabeth Wallace2,5494.6+1.1
Radical ReformPeter Ticher2660.5New
Majority16,13429.4−3.5
Turnout 54,95570.4+4.1
Conservative hold Swing -1.8

Elections in the 2000s

2005 general election: Epsom and Ewell [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Grayling 27,146 54.4 +6.3
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Lees10,69921.4−0.7
Labour Charlie Mansell10,26520.6−5.9
UKIP Peter Kefford1,7693.5+0.2
Majority16,44733.0+11.4
Turnout 49,87966.1+3.3
Conservative hold Swing +3.5
2001 general election: Epsom and Ewell [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Grayling 22,430 48.1 +2.5
Labour Charlie Mansell12,35026.5+2.2
Liberal Democrats John Vincent10,31622.1−0.7
UKIP Graham Webster-Gardiner1,5473.3+2.3
Majority10,08021.6+0.3
Turnout 46,64362.8−11.2
Conservative hold Swing +0.1

Elections in the 1990s

1997 general election: Epsom and Ewell [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Archie Hamilton 24,717 45.6 −14.6
Labour Philip Woodford13,19224.3+8.6
Liberal Democrats John Vincent12,38022.8−0.7
Referendum Christopher Macdonald2,3554.3New
UKIP Harold Green5441.0New
Green Hugo Charlton 5271.0New
ProLife Alliance Katherine Weeks4660.9New
Majority11,52521.3−15.4
Turnout 54,18174.0−6.1
Conservative hold Swing
1992 general election: Epsom and Ewell [19] [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Archie Hamilton 32,861 60.2 −2.0
Liberal Democrats Martin P. Emerson12,84023.5+0.3
Labour Richard A. Warren8,57715.7+1.2
Natural Law GD Hatchard3340.6New
Majority20,02136.7−2.3
Turnout 54,61280.1+4.7
Conservative hold Swing −1.2

Elections in the 1980s

1987 general election: Epsom and Ewell [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Archie Hamilton 33,145 62.2 +1.8
Liberal Margaret Joachim 12,38423.2−3.4
Labour Barbara Follett 7,75114.6+1.6
Majority20,76139.0+5.2
Turnout 53,28075.4+3.4
Conservative hold Swing +2.6
1983 general election: Epsom and Ewell [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Archie Hamilton 30,737 60.4
Liberal Michael Anderson13,54226.6
Labour William Carpenter6,58713.0
Majority17,19533.8
Turnout 50,86672.0−4.9
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

1979 general election: Epsom and Ewell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Archie Hamilton 39,10461.91+7.85
Liberal Michael Anderson12,74620.18−6.45
Labour Chris Smith 11,31517.91−1.40
Majority26,35841.73+14.31
Turnout 63,16576.91+3.21
Conservative hold Swing
1978 by-election: Epsom and Ewell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Archie Hamilton 28,24263.61+9.55
Labour Anthony Mooney7,31416.47−2.84
Liberal Michael Alexander John Anderson5,67312.78−13.85
Royalist Jonathan King 2,3505.29New
National Front James Sawyer8231.85New
Majority20,92847.14+19.72
Turnout 44,402
Conservative hold Swing
October 1974 general election: Epsom and Ewell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Rawlinson 32,10954.06
Liberal David Julian Hardy Griffiths15,81926.63
Labour Neil Kearney 11,47119.31
Majority16,29027.43
Turnout 59,39973.70
Conservative hold Swing
February 1974 general election: Epsom and Ewell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Rawlinson 35,82354.68−6.73
Liberal David Julian Hardy Griffiths18,89928.85+12.33
Labour Neil Kearney 10,78716.47−5.59
Majority16,92425.83−13.52
Turnout 65,50982.0
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

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