East Surrey (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = East Surrey
Map1 = EastSurrey
Map2 = Surrey
Type = County
Year = 1832, 1918
Entity = Surrey
County = Surrey
EP = South East England
MP = Peter Ainsworth
Party = Conservative

East Surrey is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It has been a Conservative Party stronghold for decades.

Boundaries

The constituency covers the eastern section of the county of Surrey, including the entirety of the Tandridge district and the town of Horley, which is located in the Reigate and Banstead district.

The Boundary Commission has proposed no boundary changes for this constituency in the boundary review due before the next election.

History

The constituency was first created in the 1832 Reform Acts with two MPs, however, along with the Mid Surrey constituency, it was split up into various divisions in 1885 - Chertsey, Croydon, Epsom, Kingston, Reigate and Wimbledon. In 1918 the constituency was re-established, but this time with only one MP, covering a smaller area to the south of Croydon along the Kent border down to Sussex.

In 1950, East Surrey lost Addington parish on the fringe of Croydon into the newly-formed Croydon South seat and its southern half to Reigate constituency. In 1974, much of the constituency became part of Croydon South following the 1965 transfer of Purley and Coulsdon to the London Borough of Croydon in Greater London, with Surrey East taking in much of the area to the south that had been in Reigate since 1950. Its MP until 1974, William Clark, won the new Croydon South in that year's February election. Clark's successor, Sir Geoffrey Howe, later became Chancellor of the Exchequer and Foreign Secretary in Margaret Thatcher's cabinet.

In all its incarnations, the seat has been Conservative-held since its creation.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1832-1885

* "Constituency created" (1832)
* "Constituency abolished" (1885)

MPs 1918-present

Election results

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title=General Election 2005: East Surrey Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Ainsworth
votes = 27,659
percentage = 56.2
change = +3.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jeremy Pursehouse
votes = 11,738
percentage = 23.8
change = -0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = James Bridge
votes = 7,288
percentage = 14.8
change = -4.3Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Tony Stone
votes = 2,158
percentage = 4.4
change = +0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Legalise Cannabis Alliance
candidate = Winston Matthews
votes = 410
percentage = 0.8
change = +0.8Election box majority
votes = 15,921
percentage = 32.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 49,253
percentage = 66.6
change = 3.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +2.1

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: East Surrey Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Ainsworth
votes = 24,706
percentage = 52.5
change = +2.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jeremy Pursehouse
votes = 11,503
percentage = 24.4
change = +1.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Ross
votes = 8,994
percentage = 19.1
change = -2.1Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Tony Stone
votes = 1,846
percentage = 3.9
change = +2.9Election box majority
votes = 13,203
percentage = 28.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 47,049
percentage = 63.3
change = -11.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1997: East Surrey Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Ainsworth
votes = 27,389
percentage = 50.1
change = -10.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Belinda Ford
votes = 12,296
percentage = 22.5
change = -4.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Ross
votes = 11,573
percentage = 21.2
change = +10.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = Michael Sydney
votes = 2,656
percentage = 4.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Tony Stone
votes = 569
percentage = 1.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Natural Law Party
candidate = Susan Bartrum
votes = 173
percentage = 0.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 15,093
percentage = 27.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 54,656
percentage = 74.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1992 and 1997 general elections and thus change in share of vote is based on a notional calculation.

Election box begin
title=General Election 1992: East Surrey Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Ainsworth
votes = 29,767
percentage = 62.3
change = -1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Robert Tomlin
votes = 12,111
percentage = 25.4
change = +1.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = G Roles
votes = 5,075
percentage = 10.6
change = +0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Ian Kilpatrick
votes = 819
percentage = 1.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 17,656
percentage = 36.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 47,772
percentage = 82.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1987: East Surrey Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Howe
votes = 29,126
percentage = 63.4
change = +0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = MAJ Anderson
votes = 11,000
percentage = 23.9
change = -3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = MJ Davis
votes = 4,779
percentage = 10.4
change = +0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = DR Newell
votes = 1,044
percentage = 2.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 18,126
percentage = 39.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 45,949
percentage = 77.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1983: East Surrey Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Howe
votes = 27,272
percentage = 62.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = SM Liddell
votes = 11,836
percentage = 27.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = H Pincott
votes = 4,249
percentage = 9.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 15,436
percentage = 35.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 43,357
percentage = 74.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

ources

* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/scommons6.htm Historical list of MPs]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/559.stm Election result, 2005] (BBC)
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/559.stm Election results, 1997 - 2001] (BBC)
* [http://www.election.demon.co.uk/1997EC3.html Election results, 1997 - 2001] (Election Demon)
* [http://www.election.demon.co.uk/1983EC.html Election results, 1983 - 1992] (Election Demon)
* [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/hoc/constituency/history/0,9571,-906,00.html Election results, 1992 - 2005] (Guardian)
* [http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/edates.htm Election results, 1951 - 1979] (Keele University)

ee also

*2005 United Kingdom general election result in Surrey
* List of Parliamentary constituencies in Surrey