Kingston and Surbiton (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 51°22′37″N 0°17′28″W / 51.377°N 0.291°W / 51.377; -0.291

Kingston and Surbiton
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons

Outline map

Boundary of Kingston and Surbiton in Greater London.
Current constituency
Created 1997
Member of parliament James Berry (Conservative)
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Kingston and Surbiton /ˈkɪŋɡstᵿn ənd ˈsɜːr.bᵻˌtᵿn/ is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament[n 2] since 2015 by James Berry of the Conservatives.

Boundaries

1997-2010: The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames wards of Berrylands, Burlington, Chessington North, Chessington South, Grove, Hook, Malden Manor, Norbiton Park, Norbiton, St James, St Mark's, Surbiton Hill, Tolworth East, Tolworth South, and Tolworth West.

2010–present: The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames wards of Alexandra, Berrylands, Beverley, Chessington North and Hook, Chessington South, Grove, Norbiton, Old Malden, St James, St Mark's, Surbiton Hill, and Tolworth and Hook Rise.

The constituency covers most of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, covering the south of Kingston itself and the town of Surbiton, as well as Chessington, New Malden and Tolworth. The remainder of the borough lies in the Richmond Park constituency.

Latest boundary reviews

As part of its Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission[n 3] made minor changes to re-align the constituency boundaries with the boundaries of the local government wards. This involved moving the entirety of the Beverley ward into Kingston and Surbiton. It had been split between Richmond Park and Kingston and Surbiton after ward boundaries were changed in 2002. The public consultation on proposed changes across the boroughs of Kingston and Richmond received 11 submissions, of which ten were in support.[1][2] The new boundaries came into effect at the 2010 general election.

History

The constituency was created in 1997, when the number of seats covering the boroughs of Kingston upon Thames and Richmond upon Thames was reduced from four to three. It replaced the former Surbiton constituency completely and also covers the south of the former Kingston constituency. Being largely middle-class, suburban areas, both Kingston and Surbiton were traditionally strongholds for the Conservatives, with Norbiton being the sole Labour-majority ward.

Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Norman Lamont represented Kingston from a by-election in 1972 until the 1997 general election, when he was not selected as the Conservative candidate for either of its replacements. Instead, the incumbent Surbiton MP Richard Tracey was selected, while Lamont unsuccessfully contested Harrogate and Knaresborough in North Yorkshire. In the event, Tracey was defeated by the Liberal Democrat candidate Edward Davey by the very narrow margin of 56 votes.

Davey held on to the seat until the general election of 2015, when he was defeated by the Conservative James Berry.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember[3] Party
1997 Ed Davey Liberal Democrats
2015 James Berry Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Kingston and Surbiton[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative James Berry[6] 23,249 39.2 +2.7
Liberal Democrat Ed Davey[6] 20,415 34.5 -15.3
Labour Lee Godfrey[6] 8,574 14.5 +5.1
UKIP Ben Roberts 4,321 7.3 +4.8
Green Clare Keogh 2,322 3.9 +2.9
Christian Peoples Daniel Gill 198 0.3 -0.1
TUSC Laurel Fogarty [7] 174 0.3 N/A
Majority 2,834 4.8
Turnout 59,253 72.9 +2.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing +9.0
General Election 2010: Kingston and Surbiton[8][9][10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat 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 N/A
Monster Raving Loony Monkey The Drummer 247 0.4 N/A
Christian Peoples Tony May 226 0.4 N/A
Majority 7,560 13.2
Turnout 57,111 70.4 +2.7
Liberal Democrat hold Swing −2.4

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Kingston and Surbiton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat 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 N/A
Rainbow Dream Ticket George Weiss 146 0.3 N/A
Majority 8,966 18.0
Turnout 49,750 68.5 +1.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing −7.0
General Election 2001: Kingston and Surbiton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Ed Davey 29,542 60.2 +23.5
Conservative David Shaw 13,866 28.2 −8.3
Labour Philip Woodford 4,302 8.8 −14.3
Green Christopher Spruce 572 1.2 N/A
UKIP Patricia Burns 438 0.9 +0.1
Socialist Labour John Hayball 319 0.6 N/A
Unrepresented People's Party Jeremy Middleton 54 0.1 N/A
Majority 15,676 32.0
Turnout 49,093 67.5 7.8
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Kingston and Surbiton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Ed Davey 20,411 36.7 N/A
Conservative Richard Tracey 20,355 36.6 N/A
Labour Sheila Griffin 12,811 23.0 N/A
Referendum Gail Tchiprout 1,470 2.6 N/A
UKIP Amy Burns 418 0.8 N/A
Natural Law Mark Leighton 100 0.2 N/A
Rainbow Dream Ticket Clifford Port 100 0.2 N/A
Majority 56 0.1 N/A
Turnout 55,665 75.3 N/A
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

See also

Notes and references

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
  3. ↑ For the subregion used see South London
References
  1. ↑ "South London Boroughs – Proposals for Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Boundary Commission for England. 19 April 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2010.
  2. ↑ Fifth periodical report (PDF) (Report). Volume 3 Mapping for the London Boroughs and the Metropolitan Counties. Boundary Commission for England. 5 February 2007. ISBN 0101703228.
  3. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "K" (part 2)
  4. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  5. ↑ 3Aug15
  6. 1 2 3 "UK ELECTION RESULTS: KINGSTON & SURBITON 2015". Electionresults.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
  7. ↑ http://www.tusc.org.uk/txt/320.pdf
  8. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  9. ↑ Statement of Persons Nominated, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, 20 April 2010
  10. ↑ Election results for Kingston and Surbiton - Parliamentary General Election - Thursday 6 May 2010 Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
  11. ↑ Election 2010 - Kingston & Surbiton BBC News, 7 May 2010

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