Epsom and Ewell (UK Parliament constituency)

Epsom and Ewell
Epsom and Ewell
Borough constituency; for the House of Commons
	Boundary of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey for the 2010 general election
	Location of Surrey within England
County	Surrey
Electorate	76,916 (December 2010)
Major settlements	Epsom, Ewell and Ashtead
Current constituency
Created	1974
Member of Parliament	Chris Grayling (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	Epsom

Epsom and Ewell is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2001 by Chris Grayling, a Conservative.^{[n 2]}

Boundaries

The seat contains:

The whole of the borough of Epsom and Ewell.
Ashtead in the Mole Valley district
Nork and Tattenhams in the Borough of Reigate and Banstead.

Historic boundaries

Before 1997 it lacked Ashtead but instead included Banstead from Reigate and Banstead. As the borough is small and includes steeply undulating parts such as Epsom Downs it has consistently contained areas in neighbouring Surrey districts.

Latest boundary change

In 2005, the Boundary Commission's report led to changes for 2010. The boundary with Mole Valley moves slightly on the uninhabited portions of land by the M25 motorway adjoining Ashtead and Leatherhead, in line with local government wards. The Preston ward (in Tadworth) was transferred to Reigate to bring that constituency's electorate closer to the county average.

History

The constituency was established for 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.

In Westminster elections, Epsom and Ewell is one of the strongest Conservative areas in the country. However locally the borough council is controlled by the Epsom and Ewell Residents Association, with the Conservatives lacking a firm base here and until recently rarely the party contested local elections. There are also a number of Residents Association councillors in the Reigate & Banstead wards in the constituency, although Mole Valley lacks Residents Association councillors.

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

The seat is not expected to change hands in normal circumstances, unless there is a beyond landslide win for a non-Conservative party.^[2]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member^[3]	Party
	Feb 1974	constituency created
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Feb 1974	Peter Rawlinson	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	1978 by-election	Sir Archie Hamilton	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	2001	Chris Grayling	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Epsom and Ewell^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Grayling	33,309	58.3	+2.1
	Labour	Sheila Carlson	8,866	15.5	+3.6
	UKIP	Robert Leach	7,117	12.5	+7.8
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Gee	5,002	8.8	−18.1
	Green	Susan McGrath	2,116	3.7	N/A
	Independent	Lionel Blackman	612	1.1	N/A
	Independent	Gareth Harfoot	121	0.2	N/A
Majority			24,443	42.8
Turnout			57,143	72.7	+2.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.1

General Election 2010: Epsom and Ewell^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Grayling	30,868	56.2	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Lees	14,734	26.8	+5.3
	Labour	Craig Montgomery	6,538	11.9	−8.1
	UKIP	Elizabeth Wallace	2,549	4.6	+1.1
	Radical Reform	Peter Ticher	266	0.5	0.5
Majority			16,134	29.4
Turnout			54,955	70.4	+4.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.1

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Epsom and Ewell^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Grayling	27,146	54.4	+6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Lees	10,699	21.4	−0.7
	Labour	Charlie Mansell	10,265	20.6	−5.9
	UKIP	Peter Kefford	1,769	3.5	+0.2
Majority			16,447	33.0
Turnout			49,879	66.1	3.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.5

General Election 2001: Epsom and Ewell^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Grayling	22,430	48.1	+2.5
	Labour	Charlie Mansell	12,350	26.5	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	John Vincent	10,316	22.1	−0.7
	UKIP	Graham Webster-Gardiner	1,547	3.3	+2.3
Majority			10,080	21.6
Turnout			46,643	62.8	−11.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Epsom and Ewell^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Archibald Hamilton	24,717	45.6	−14.6
	Labour	Philip Woodford	13,192	24.3	+8.6
	Liberal Democrats	John Vincent	12,380	22.8	−0.7
	Referendum	Christopher Macdonald	2,355	4.3
	UKIP	Harold Green	544	1.0
	Green	Hugo Charlton	527	1.0
	ProLife Alliance	Katherine Weeks	466	0.9
Majority			11,525	21.3
Turnout			54,181
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1992: Epsom and Ewell^[9]^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Archibald Hamilton	32,861	60.2	−2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Martin P. Emerson	12,840	23.5	+0.3
	Labour	Richard A. Warren	8,577	15.7	+1.2
	Natural Law	GD Hatchard	334	0.6	N/A
Majority			20,021	36.7	−2.3
Turnout			54,612	80.1	+4.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	−1.2

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Epsom and Ewell^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Archibald Gavin Hamilton	33,145	62.21
	Liberal	Margaret Jane Joachim	12,384	23.24
	Labour	Daphne Barbara Follett	7,751	14.55
Majority			20,761	38.97
Turnout				75.38
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1983: Epsom and Ewell^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Archibald Gavin Hamilton	30,737	60.43
	Liberal	Michael Alexander John Anderson	13,542	26.62
	Labour	WR Carpenter	6,587	12.95
Majority			17,195	33.80
Turnout				72.02
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Epsom and Ewell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Archibald Hamilton	39,104	61.91
	Liberal	M Anderson	12,746	20.18
	Labour	Christopher Robert Smith	11,315	17.91
Majority			26,358	41.73
Turnout				76.91
	Conservative hold		Swing

By election 1978: Epsom and Ewell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Archibald Hamilton	28,242	63.61	+9.55
	Labour	Anthony Mooney	7,314	16.47	−2.84
	Liberal	Michael Alexander John Anderson	5,673	12.78	−13.85
	Royalist	Jonathan King	2,350	5.29	N/A
	National Front	James Sawyer	823	1.85	N/A
Majority			20,928
Turnout			44,402
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election October 1974: Epsom and Ewell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Peter Rawlinson	32,109	54.06
	Liberal	DJH Griffiths	15,819	26.63
	Labour	NJ Kearney	11,471	19.31
Majority			16,290	27.42
Turnout				73.70
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election February 1974: Epsom and Ewell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Peter Rawlinson	35,823	54.68
	Liberal	DJH Griffiths	18,899	28.85
	Labour	NJ Kearney	10,787	16,47
Majority			16,924	25.83
Turnout				82.03
	Conservative hold		Swing

Notes and references

Notes

^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
^ 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.

References

^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
^ 2005 Guardian Profile
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)
^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 26 July 2013 suggested (help)
^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

Sources

Election result, 2015 (BBC)
Election result, 2010 (BBC)
Election result, 2005 (BBC)
Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
Election results, 1997 - 2001 (Election Demon)
Election results, 1983 - 1992 (Election Demon)

51°20′N 0°16′W / 51.33°N 0.27°W / 51.33; -0.27

[2] A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)

[3] 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.

[1] "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

[4] 2005 Guardian Profile

[5] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)

[electoralcalculus-6] "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus2010-7] "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 26 July 2013 suggested (help)

[electoralcalculus2005-8] "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus2001-9] "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus1997-10] "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus1992-11] "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[12] "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.

[electoralcalculus1987-13] "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus1983-14] "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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