List of Parliamentary constituencies in Surrey


The county of Surrey is divided into 11 Parliamentary constituencies. 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.

Constituencies

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. These were moved into Greater London leaving a predominantly suburban and rural content.

Used from 1974 to 1983

Initial proposals

The initial proposals at the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which reported prior to 2010 envisaged no changes for the seats of East Surrey, Esher and Walton, Runnymede and Weybridge, Spelthorne, Surrey Heath and Woking seats. Changes for Mole Valley would realign rural ward boundaries with Epsom & Ewell not moving any voters. A disparity of around 11,000 electors exists between Guildford and Reigate seats. These amendments are envisaged, reducing it to 8,000 of patent malapportionment due to population change:
Guildford and South West Surrey, move:
Reigate and Epsom & Ewell
The main objections focused upon the moving of Bramley, Busbridge and Hascombe into South West Surrey and a public review meeting was called which was dominated by this. The objections centred on the argument that the area had stronger links, including transport services, to Guildford than to Farnham and Godalming. Some noted that the previous Boundary Commission rejected a proposal to move Bramley after public objection. However this would have been to Mole Valley and the petitioners, including Bramley Parish Council, had stated that whilst they preferred to stay in Guildford, if they had to move they would prefer to be moved to South West Surrey. Also Bramley was not the entirety of the ward and the Commission was deeply reluctant to divide wards. The review upheld the proposals.
Objections were also made to the names of Guildford, Surrey Heath and Reigate. In general the objections were limited by a desire to avoid name changes unless majority boundary changes were made.
The objection to Guildford was lodged by a non resident who proposed "Guildford and Cranleigh" to take into account the large village in the seat. This was rejected, with the citation that there was no local support.
Reigate was objected to by those who proposed "Reigate and Banstead", the name of the district. Amongst those objecting were both Reigate and Banstead Borough Council and Crispin Blunt, the local MP. However the seat covers only 70% of the district, with Reigate at its centre, whilst Banstead has a history of being moved between seats. The present name was retained.
Surrey Heath received objections, in part because of the 20% of the constituency that is outside the Surrey Heath district. Alternative suggested included "North West Surrey", "Camberley and Ash" and "West Surrey". However this proposal was opposed by many, including the Surrey Heath borough council. The objection was rejection as the identity was clear and the alternatives were divided and even more imprecise.
The proposed changes to Reigate, Epsom & Ewell and Mole Valley did not meet objections.

Proposed boundary changes

The Boundary Commission for England submitted their final proposals in respect of the Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster Constituencies in September 2018. Although the proposals were immediately laid before Parliament they were not brought forward by the Government for approval. Accordingly, they did not come into effect for the 2019 election which took place on 12 December 2019, and which was contested using the constituency boundaries in place since 2010.
Under the terms of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011, the Sixth Review was based on reducing the total number of MPs from 650 to 600 and a strict electoral parity requirement that the electorate of all constituencies should be within a range of 5% either side of the electoral quota.
On 24 March 2020, the Minister of State for the Cabinet Office, Chloe Smith, issued a written statement to Parliament setting out the Government's thinking with regard to parliamentary boundaries. They propose to bring forward primary legislation to remove the statutory obligation to implement the 2018 Boundary Review recommendations, as well as set the framework for future boundary reviews in time for the next review which is due to begin in early 2021 and report no later than October 2023. It is proposed that the number of constituencies now remains at the current level of 650, rather than being reduced to 600, while retaining the requirement that the electorate should be no more than +/- 5% from the electoral quota.

Results history

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019

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
Conservative336,56153.7%4.9%110
Liberal Democrats179,58128.6%15.3%00
Labour79,89512.7%8.5%00
Greens17,1652.7%0.4%00
Others13,6702.3%2.3%00
Total626,872100.011

Percentage votes

11974 & 1979 - Liberal Party; 1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance
* Included in Other

Seats

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 Surrey59.719.413.83.9-3.2
Epsom and Ewell53.523.517.23.4-2.4
Esher and Walton49.445.04.5--1.2
Guildford44.939.27.7--8.2
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

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

Historical representation by party

A cell marked → indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.

1885 to 1918

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)

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

1950 to 1974 (19, then 20 MPs)

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

1974 to present (11 MPs)

In 1965 half 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 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.