List of parliamentary constituencies in Surrey

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The county of Surrey is divided into 11 parliamentary constituencies (sub-classified into four of borough type and seven of county status affecting the level of expenses permitted and status of returning officer). The county saw the vast bulk of its population and seats removed on the creation of the County of London in 1889 and its wider replacement the county of Greater London in 1965. Reflecting its mainly suburban and rural nature, all seats covering the present definition of Surrey have been held by Conservative MPs at each general election since 1885, with the exception of two Liberals in 1906 and 1 Liberal Democrat in 2001.

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Constituencies

   † Conservative    ‡ Labour    ¤ Liberal Democrat

Constituency [nb 1] Electorate [1] Majority [2] [nb 2] Member of Parliament [2] Nearest opposition [2] Map
East Surrey 83,14824,040  Claire Coutinho Alex Ehmann¤
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Epsom and Ewell 81,13817,873  Chris Grayling Stephen Gee¤
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Esher and Walton 81,1842,743  Dominic Raab Monica Harding¤
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Guildford 77,7293,337  Angela Richardson Zöe Franklin¤
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Mole Valley 74,66512,011  Sir Paul Beresford Paul Kennedy¤
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Reigate 74,24218,310  Crispin Blunt Susan Gregory‡
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Runnymede and Weybridge 77,19618,270  Ben Spencer Robert King‡
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South West Surrey 79,0968,817  Jeremy HuntPaul Follows¤
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Spelthorne 70,92918,393  Kwasi Kwarteng Pavitar Mann‡
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Surrey Heath 81,34918,349  Michael Gove Alasdair Pinkerton¤
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Woking 75,4249,767  Jonathan Lord  Will Forster¤
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Historic list of constituencies in Surrey

Used from 1950 to 1974

Eleven other seats fell within the north-east of Surrey until 1965, forming the metropolitan part closest to London and the majority of the population (shown in the Historical Representation tables below). These were moved into Greater London leaving a predominantly suburban and rural content.

Used from 1974 to 1983

Used from 1983 to 1997

2010 boundary changes

Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to retain the existing 11 constituencies in Surrey, with only very minor changes to four of them.

NameBoundaries 1997–2010Boundaries 2010–present
  1. East Surrey CC
  2. Epsom and Ewell BC
  3. Esher and Walton BC
  4. Guildford CC
  5. Mole Valley CC
  6. Reigate BC
  7. Runnymede and Weybridge CC
  8. South West Surrey CC
  9. Spelthorne BC
  10. Surrey Heath CC
  11. Woking CC
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Parliamentary constituencies in Surrey
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Proposed Revision

Proposed boundary changes

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021. [3] Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final proposals were published on 28 June 2023.

The commission has proposed that Surrey be combined with Berkshire and Hampshire as a sub-region of the South East Region. As a result, the majority of the abolished constituency of South West Surrey would be combined with parts of the current constituency of East Hampshire to form a new cross-county boundary constituency named Farnham and Bordon. The remainder of South West Surrey would be combined with parts of Guildford, Mole Valley and Surrey Heath to form the new constituency of Godalming and Ash. The communities of Englefield Green and Virginia Water in the borough of Runnymede would be included in the Berkshire constituency of Windsor. Following changes to Mole Valley, it is proposed that this constituency is renamed Dorking and Horley. [4] [5] [6]

The following constituencies are proposed:

Containing electoral wards from Elmbridge

Containing electoral wards from Epsom and Ewell

Containing electoral wards from Guildford

Containing electoral wards from Mole Valley

Containing electoral wards from Reigate and Banstead

Containing electoral wards from Runnymede

Containing electoral wards from Spelthorne

Containing electoral wards from Surrey Heath

Containing electoral wards from Tandridge

Containing electoral wards from Waverley

Containing electoral wards from Woking

Results history

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing – General election results from 1918 to 2019 [7]

2019

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Surrey in the 2019 general election were as follows:

PartyVotes%Change from 2017SeatsChange from 2017
Conservative 336,56153.7%Decrease2.svg4.9%110
Liberal Democrats 179,58128.6%Increase2.svg15.3%00
Labour 79,89512.7%Decrease2.svg8.5%00
Greens 17,1652.7%Increase2.svg0.4%00
Others13,6702.3%Decrease2.svg2.3%00
Total626,872100.011

Percentage votes

Note that before 1974 Surrey included a considerable part of what is now London.

Election year192419291935194519501951195519591964196619701974

(Feb)

1974

(Oct)

19791983198719921997200120052010201520172019
Conservative 71.853.869.849.955.861.062.459.951.650.155.650.250.559.359.460.659.946.247.650.555.258.158.653.7
Labour 4.620.526.340.734.436.834.929.929.933.330.320.123.520.211.011.413.622.321.816.79.813.021.212.7
Liberal Democrat 123.625.73.99.09.82.32.710.318.416.513.829.325.619.828.627.625.524.527.028.428.59.813.328.6
Green Party *****0.64.62.32.7
UKIP ***4.812.92.0*
Other0.40.030.10.10.30.40.50.71.10.41.17.03.64.41.11.62.62.2

1pre-1979 – Liberal Party; 1983 & 1987 – SDP-Liberal Alliance

* Included in Other

Accurate vote percentages cannot be obtained for the elections of 1918, 1922, 1923 and 1931 because at least one candidate stood unopposed.

Seats

Election year1974

(Feb)

1974

(Oct)

19791983198719921997200120052010201520172019
Conservative 11111111111111101111111111
Liberal Democrat 10000000100000
Total11111111111111111111111111

11974 & 1979 – Liberal Party; 1983 & 1987 – SDP-Liberal Alliance

General Election 2019, 2017, 2015 and 2010 results

The following tables show the results for all Surrey constituencies in the General Elections in 2019, 2017, 2015 and 2010. The results are given as percentages.

2019ConLib

Dem

LabGreenUKIPOther
East Surrey59.719.413.83.93.2
Epsom and Ewell53.523.517.23.42.4
Esher and Walton49.445.04.51.2
Guildford44.939.27.78.2
Mole Valley55.434.35.23.30.80.9
Reigate53.919.419.56.01.2
Runnymede and Weybridge54.917.320.63.50.92.8
South West Surrey53.338.77.9
Spelthorne58.915.121.74.3
Surrey Heath58.627.39.23.81.1
Woking48.930.816.42.81.1
Average53.828.612.72.70.51.7
2017ConLabLib DemUKIPGreenOthers
East Surrey59.619.210.53.81.95.0
Epsom and Ewell59.625.012.52.9
Esher and Walton58.619.717.31.71.80.8
Guildford54.619.023.92.10.5
Mole Valley61.913.919.32.42.6
Reigate57.424.710.92.94.1
Runnymede and Weybridge60.925.97.33.22.6
South West Surrey55.712.69.91.820.0
Spelthorne57.330.55.54.62.2
Surrey Heath64.221.110.83.9
Woking54.123.917.62.12.00.4
Average58.521.912.82.52.42.4
2015ConLabUKIPLib DemGreenOthers
East Surrey57.411.817.09.23.80.6
Epsom and Ewell58.315.512.58.83.71.3
Esher and Walton62.912.79.79.44.11.1
Guildford57.112.18.815.54.71.8
Mole Valley60.68.311.214.55.4
Reigate56.812.813.310.56.7
Runnymede and Weybridge59.715.513.96.74.1
South West Surrey59.99.59.96.35.49.1
Spelthorne49.718.620.96.43.51.0
Surrey Heath59.911.214.39.14.41.2
Woking56.216.111.311.64.10.6
Average58.013.113.09.84.51.5
2010ConLib DemLabUKIPOthers
East Surrey56.725.99.06.91.5
Epsom and Ewell56.226.811.94.60.5
Esher and Walton58.924.810.73.32.3
Guildford53.339.35.11.80.5
Mole Valley57.528.77.05.11.6
Reigate53.426.211.34.25.4
Runnymede and Weybridge55.921.613.46.52.5
South West Surrey58.730.26.02.62.6
Spelthorne47.125.916.58.52.2
Surrey Heath57.625.810.26.3
Woking50.337.48.03.80.5
Average55.128.49.94.91.8

Maps

1885–1910

1918–1945

1950–1970

1974–present

Historical representation by party

A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.

1885 to 1918

   Conservative    Liberal    Liberal Unionist    National Party

Constituency188586188692189295189597991900030419060709Jan 1910Dec 1910121617
Chertsey Hankey Combe Leigh-Bennett Fyler Bingham Marnham Macmaster
Croydon Grantham Herbert Ritchie Arnold-Forster Hermon-Hodge Malcolm
Epsom Cubitt Bucknill W. Keswick H. Keswick
Guildford Brodrick Cowan Horne
Kingston upon Thames Ellis Temple Skewes-Cox Cave
Reigate Lawrence Cubitt Brodie Rawson
Wimbledon Bonsor Hambro Chaplin Coats

Note the 15 other seats of Surrey created in 1885 which primarily or wholly lay in the 1889-created County of London are not included in this list.

1918 to 1950 (12, then 14 MPs)

   Conservative    Independent Conservative    Labour

Constituency1918192219222319231924281929311931321935374019454748
Chertsey Macmaster Richardson Boyd-Carpenter Marsden
Croydon North Borwick Mason Willink Harris
Croydon South Malcolm Smith Mitchell-Thomson Williams Rees-Williams
Epsom Blades Southby McCorquodale
Farnham Samuel Nicholson
Guildford Horne Buckingham Rhys Jarvis
Kingston upon Thames Campbell Penny Royds Boyd-Carpenter
Mitcham Worsfold Chuter Ede Meller Robertson Braddock
Reigate Cockerill Touche
Richmond (Surrey)Edgar Becker Moore Ray Harvie-Watt
Surrey East Coats Galbraith Emmott Astor
Wimbledon Hood Power Palmer
Carshalton Head
Sutton and Cheam Marshall

† denotes seat which falls wholly or largely within present-day county of Greater London.

1950 to 1974 (19, then 20 MPs)

   Conservative

Constituency1950195154195519596019641966197072
Carshalton Head Elliot
Chertsey Heald Grylls
Croydon East / Croydon NE (from 1955)† Williams Hughes-Hallett Weatherill
Croydon North / Croydon NW (from 1955)† Harris Taylor
Croydon West / Croydon S (from 1955)† Thompson Winnick Thompson
Dorking Touche Sinclair
Epsom McCorquodale Rawlinson
Esher Robson-Brown Mather
Farnham Nicholson Macmillan
Guildford Nugent Howell
Kingston upon Thames Boyd-Carpenter
Merton and Morden Ryder Atkins Fookes
Mitcham Carr
Reigate Vaughan-Morgan Howe
Richmond (Surrey) Harvie-Watt Royle
Surrey East Astor Doughty Clark
Sutton and Cheam Marshall Sharples Tope
Wimbledon Black Havers
Woking Watkinson Onslow
Surbiton Fisher
Constituency1950195154195519596019641966197072

† denotes seat which falls wholly or largely within present-day county of Greater London

1974 to present (11 MPs)

In 1965 half (ten) of Surrey's constituencies were moved to the new county of Greater London, but constituencies based on the old boundaries continued to be used until 1974, when Surrey gained one constituency (Spelthorne) from the abolished administrative county of Middlesex.

Liberal Democrat MP Sue Doughty, who won Guildford in 2001 with a winning margin of 1.2%, was the first candidate to take a seat from the Conservatives in the area covered by the present county of Surrey in 56 years.

   Conservative    Independent    Liberal Democrats    Referendum Party

ConstituencyFeb 1974Oct 19747819791983841987199297199720012005201020152017192019
Chertsey & Walton / Runnymede & Weybridge (1997) Pattie Hammond Spencer
Dorking (1974–83) / Mole Valley (1983–) Sinclair Wickenden Baker Beresford
Epsom and Ewell Rawlinson Hamilton Grayling
Esher (1974–97) / Esher and Walton (1997–) Mather Taylor Raab
Farnham (1974–83) / SW Surrey (1983–) Macmillan Bottomley Hunt
Guildford Howell St Aubyn Doughty Milton Richardson
Reigate Gardiner Blunt
Spelthorne Atkins Wilshire Kwarteng
Surrey East Howe Ainsworth Gyimah Coutinho
Surrey NW (1974–97) / Surrey Heath (1997–) Grylls Hawkins Gove
Woking Onslow Malins Lord

See also

Notes

  1. BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  2. The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.

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