Epsom and Ewell (UK Parliament constituency)

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]

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
CountySurrey
Electorate76,916 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlementsEpsom, Ewell and Ashtead
Current constituency
Created1974 (1974)
Member of ParliamentChris Grayling (Conservative)
Number of members3
Created fromEpsom

Boundaries

1974–1983: The Municipal Borough of Epsom and Ewell, and the Urban District of Leatherhead.

1983–1997: The Borough of Epsom and Ewell, and the Borough of Reigate and Banstead wards of Banstead Village, Nork, Preston, and Tattenhams.

1997–2010: The Borough of Epsom and Ewell, the District of Mole Valley wards of Ashtead Common, Ashtead Park, and Ashtead Village, and the Borough of Reigate and Banstead wards of Nork, Preston, and Tattenhams.

2010–present: The Borough of Epsom and Ewell, the District of Mole Valley wards of Ashtead Common, Ashtead Park, and Ashtead Village, and the Borough of Reigate and Banstead wards of Nork and Tattenhams.

Historic boundaries

Before 1997 it excluded Ashtead but instead included Banstead from Reigate and Banstead. As the borough of Epsom and Ewell is small and includes relatively sparsely populated areas such as Epsom Downs, the constituency has consistently also included areas of neighbouring Surrey districts.

Latest boundary change

After the Boundary Commission's report of 2005, some changes were implemented for the 2010 election. The boundary with Mole Valley moved slightly on the uninhabited portions of land by the M25 motorway adjoining Ashtead and Leatherhead, in line with local government wards. The Preston ward of Reigate & Banstead (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. Locally, however, the borough council is controlled by the Epsom and Ewell Residents Association, with the Conservatives lacking a firm base here; until recently the party rarely contested local elections. There is even a ward in Epsom itself (Court) which regularly returns Labour councillors, and 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.

Members of Parliament
Current MP Chris Grayling
ElectionMember[2]Party
Feb 1974 constituency created
Feb 1974 Peter Rawlinson Conservative
1978 by-election Sir Archie Hamilton Conservative
2001 Chris Grayling Conservative

Elections
Epsom election history

Elections in the 2010s


General election 2019: Epsom and Ewell[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Grayling 31,819 53.5 6.1
Liberal Democrats Stephen Gee 13,946 23.5 11.0
Labour Ed Mayne 10,226 17.2 7.8
Green Janice Baker 2,047 3.4 0.6
Independent Clive Woodbridge 1,413 2.4 2.4
Majority 17,873 30.0 4.5
Turnout 59,451 73.3 0.8
Conservative hold Swing 8.5
General election 2017: Epsom and Ewell[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Grayling 35,313 59.6 1.3
Labour Ed Mayne 14,838 25.0 9.5
Liberal Democrats Stephen Gee 7,401 12.5 3.7
Green Janice Baker 1,714 2.9 0.8
Majority 20,475 34.5 8.2
Turnout 59,468 74.1 1.4
Conservative hold Swing 4.1
General election 2015: Epsom and Ewell[5]
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 New
Independent Lionel Blackman 612 1.1 New
Independent Gareth Harfoot 121 0.2 New
Majority 24,443 42.8 13.4
Turnout 57,143 72.7 2.3
Conservative hold Swing 4.1
General election 2010: Epsom and Ewell[6]
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 -3.6
Turnout 54,955 70.4 +4.1
Conservative hold Swing +4.1

Elections in the 2000s
General election 2005: Epsom and Ewell[7]
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[8]
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[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Archie 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[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Archie 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[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Archie Hamilton 33,145 62.2
Liberal Margaret Joachim 12,384 23.24
Labour Barbara Follett 7,751 14.55
Majority 20,761 38.97
Turnout 75.38
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1983: Epsom and Ewell[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Archie Hamilton 30,737 60.43
Liberal Michael 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 Archie Hamilton 39,104 61.91 +7.85
Liberal M Anderson 12,746 20.18 -6.45
Labour Chris Smith 11,315 17.91 -1.40
Majority 26,358 41.73 +14.31
Turnout 76.91
Conservative hold Swing
By election 1978: Epsom and Ewell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Archie 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 47.14 +19.72
Turnout 44,402
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Epsom and Ewell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Rawlinson 32,109 54.06
Liberal David Julian Hardy Griffiths 15,819 26.63
Labour Neil Joseph 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 -6.73
Liberal David Julian Hardy Griffiths 18,899 28.85 +12.33
Labour Neil Joseph Kearney 10,787 16.47 -5.59
Majority 16,924 25.83 -13.52
Turnout 65,509 82.0 N/A
Conservative 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.
References
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  2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)
  3. "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED AND NOTICE OF POLL - Epsom and Ewell" (PDF). epsom-ewell.gov.uk.
  4. "Epsom & Ewell parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
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