South West Surrey (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983-2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name = South West Surrey
|parliament = uk
|map1 = SouthWestSurrey2007
|map2 = EnglandSurrey
|map_entity = Surrey
|map_year =
|year = 1983
|abolished = 2024
|type = county
|elects_howmany = One
|previous = Farnham
|next = Farnham and Bordon, Godalming and Ash
|mp =
|party =
|region = England
|county = Surrey
|european = South East England
|towns = Farnham, Godalming and Haslemere
}}
South West Surrey was a constituency{{#tag:ref|A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)|group= n}} in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.{{#tag:ref|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.|group= n}} From its 1983 creation, South West Surrey was represented only by members of the Conservative Party. From 2005, the seat's MP was Jeremy Hunt, who served as chancellor of the Exchequer until 2024, and formerly Culture Secretary, Health Secretary and Foreign Secretary.
Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency was abolished. Subject to major boundary changes - including the combination of the western part of the seat, including the towns of Farnham and Haslemere and comprising the majority of the electorate, with parts of the District of East Hampshire - it was reformed as Farnham and Bordon, first contested at the 2024 general election. Godalming and the area of the North Downs to the south was included in the newly created constituency of Godalming and Ash.{{Cite web |title=The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South East {{!}} Boundary Commission for England |url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/2023-review-volume-one-report/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-one-report-south-east/ |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk}}
Boundaries
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1983–2010: The District of Waverley wards of Alford and Dunsfold, Busbridge, Hambledon and Hascombe, Chiddingfold, Elstead, Peper Harow and Thursley, Farnham Bourne, Farnham Castle, Farnham Hale and Heath End, Farnham Rowledge and Wrecclesham, Farnham Upper Hale, Farnham Waverley, Farnham Weybourne and Badshot Lea, Frensham, Dockenfield and Tilford, Godalming North, Godalming North East and South West, Godalming North West, Godalming South East, Haslemere North and Grayswood, Haslemere South, Hindhead, Milford, Shottermill, and Witley.
2010–2024: The Borough of Waverley wards of Bramley, Busbridge and Hascombe, Chiddingfold and Dunsfold, Elstead and Thursley, Farnham Bourne, Farnham Castle, Farnham Firgrove, Farnham Hale and Heath End, Farnham Moor Park, Farnham Shortheath and Boundstone, Farnham Upper Hale, Farnham Weybourne and Badshot Lea, Farnham Wrecclesham and Rowledge, Frensham, Dockenfield and Tilford, Godalming Binscombe, Godalming Central and Ockford, Godalming Charterhouse, Godalming Farncombe and Catteshall, Godalming Holloway, Haslemere Critchmere and Shottermill, Haslemere East and Grayswood, Hindhead, Milford, and Witley and Hambledon.
The seat included the towns of Farnham, Godalming and Haslemere.
=Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies=
The Boundary Commission's recommendations implemented by Parliament for 2010 saw the realignment of the boundary with Guildford in order to bring it in line with adjustment of local government wards. Guildford's electorate was the largest of the county and this aimed to reduce it. Two wards split between the two constituencies: Bramley; and Busbridge and Hascombe, afterwards entirely in South West Surrey; and the ward 'Alfold, Cranleigh Rural and Ellens Green' was split, so it was consolidated into Guildford for the 2010 general election. The net effect was to increase the number of voters in South West Surrey and reduce the number in Guildford.{{Cite web |url=http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/cm70/7032/7032_iv.pdf |title=2010 post-revision map non-metropolitan areas and unitary authorities of England |access-date=2013-03-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003090741/http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/cm70/7032/7032_iv.pdf |archive-date=2013-10-03 |url-status=dead }}
A public review was called, dealing primarily with objections to receiving the rest of Bramley. Many petitioned to argue that the village's links, especially transport, were mainly with Guildford rather than the towns of Godalming (or Farnham). The precedent of the previous review was cited, when a proposal to move Bramley out of Guildford and into Mole Valley was rejected after local opposition. However, the review felt that this did not justify splitting the ward (something the Boundary Commission seeks to avoid completely) and that the other parts of the ward had strong links to Godalming. Furthermore, it cited the point that, in the previous review, Bramley Parish Council had stated that if it were to be moved it would prefer to be moved to South West Surrey and thus argued that the previous objection had accommodated a preferred progressive change towards being wholly in South West Surrey if necessary to equalise electorates.
History
The constituency was created in 1983, largely replacing the former seat of Farnham. It was consistently won by the Conservative Party, though the majority dropped to a mere 861 votes in 2001, leaving it as the Liberal Democrats' third target constituency by swing required. Subsequently, the Conservative majority substantially increased, exceeding 28,000 votes in 2015.
In the 2011 referendum on adopting the Alternative Vote (AV) system, Waverley Borough, which includes the constituency, rejected the proposal by 72.6%.{{Cite web|url=http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/elections-and-referendums/past-elections-and-referendums/referendums/2011-UK-referendum-on-the-voting-system-used-to-elect-MPs/south-east/waverley|title=Electoral Commission {{!}} Waverley|website=www.electoralcommission.org.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=22 April 2017|archive-date=23 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423065350/http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/elections-and-referendums/past-elections-and-referendums/referendums/2011-UK-referendum-on-the-voting-system-used-to-elect-MPs/south-east/waverley|url-status=dead}} In the 2016 referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union, Waverley voted to remain in the European Union by 58.4%.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/eu_referendum/results/local/w|title=EU Referendum local results – W|website=BBC News|access-date=22 April 2017}}
In the 2017 general election, the Green Party endorsed Dr Louise Irvine, of the National Health Action Party, and did not field its own candidate in an attempt to unseat the incumbent Jeremy Hunt as a result of his controversial record as the Secretary of State for Health. Some local members of the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties also advocated not fielding a candidate for their respective parties.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-stands-down-to-help-nhs-doctor-win-against-jeremy-hunt-a7723491.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220524/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-stands-down-to-help-nhs-doctor-win-against-jeremy-hunt-a7723491.html |archive-date=24 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Progressive alliance: Greens, Labour and Liberal Democrats unite to take down Jeremy Hunt|date=8 May 2017|work=The Independent|last1=Bulman|first1=May|access-date=9 May 2017}} However, the national Labour party declined to withdraw in the seat, saying that it would impose its own candidate if necessary, and Labour party members who publicly supported Dr Irvine were expelled.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/may/09/labour-expels-south-west-surrey-members-attempt-unseat-jeremy-hunt|title=Labour expels two members over attempt to unseat Jeremy Hunt|last=Elgot|first=Jessica|date=9 May 2017|work=The Guardian|access-date=9 May 2017}} The Liberal Democrats also declined to withdraw.{{Cite news|url=http://www.waverleylibdems.org.uk/south_west_surrey_parliamentary_candidate_announcement|title=SW Surrey Parliamentary Candidate Ollie Purkiss|date=2017-05-11|work=Waverley Liberal Democrats|access-date=6 June 2017|language=en}} In 2019, Dr. Irvine declined to stand and endorsed the Liberal Democrat candidate. At the election, the Liberal Democrats polled over 17,000 more votes - an almost 30% vote share increase - compared to 2017, however Hunt retained his seat by 8,817 votes.
= Prominent members =
Virginia Bottomley, the MP from 1984 to 2005, became the Secretary of State for Health in 1992 (a Privy Council level office).{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/12/world/in-london-s-shock-a-cabinet-is-named.html|title=In London's Shock, A Cabinet Is Named|work=New York Times|date=12 April 1992|access-date=22 February 2010|author=William E. Schmidt}}{{Who's Who | id= U8194 | doi= 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U8194 | title=Bottomley of Nettlestone}} She then served as the Secretary of State for National Heritage from 1995 to 1997. She was elevated to the House of Lords as Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone in 2005, having left the House of Commons in the same year.
Jeremy Hunt served as the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, Secretary of State for Health, Foreign Secretary, Chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee and most recently, Chancellor of the Exchequer.{{Who's Who | id= U45507 | doi= 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U45507 | title=Hunt, Rt Hon. Jeremy }}
Constituency profile
The constituency includes one end of the Greensand Ridge, including the Devil's Punch Bowl and visitor centre at Hindhead. The area has two railways, a branch line via Farnham, the Alton line and the Portsmouth Direct line. The A3 three-lane highway passes through the seat.
Workless claimants (registered jobseekers) were in November 2012 significantly lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 1.5% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.[https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2010/nov/17/unemployment-and-employment-statistics-economics Unemployment claimants by constituency] The Guardian
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | |
| colspan="2"|Election | Member{{Rayment-hc|s|6|date=March 2012}}
!Party |
|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| 1983 | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| 2005 | |
| | | 2024
|colspan="2"| constituency abolished |
Elections
=Elections in the 2010s=
{{Election box begin|title=General election 2019: South West Surrey{{cite news |title=Surrey South West Parliamentary constituency |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000953 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=26 November 2019}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jeremy Hunt
|votes = 32,191
|percentage = 53.3
|change = −2.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Paul Follows
|votes = 23,374
|percentage = 38.7
|change = +28.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Tim Corry
|votes = 4,775
|percentage = 7.9
|change = −4.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,817
|percentage = 14.6
|change = −21.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 60,340
|percentage = 76.3
|change = −1.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = −15.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |title=General election 2017: South West Surrey{{cite web |title=Election for the constituency of South West Surrey on 8 June 2017 |url=https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/1178 |website=UK Parliament |access-date=25 July 2024}}|
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jeremy Hunt
|votes =33,683
|percentage =55.7
|change = −4.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Health Action Party
|candidate = Louise Irvine
|votes = 12,093
|percentage = 20.0
|change = +11.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David Black
|votes = 7,606
|percentage = 12.6
|change = +3.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Ollie Purkiss
|votes = 5,967
|percentage = 9.9
|change = +3.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Mark Webber
|votes = 1,083
|percentage = 1.8
|change = −8.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 21,590
|percentage = 35.7
|change = −14.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 60,432
|percentage = 77.6
|change = +3.6
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{See also|Endorsements in the United Kingdom general election, 2017#South West Surrey}}{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 2015: South West Surrey{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jeremy Hunt
|votes = 34,199
|percentage = 59.9
|change = +1.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Mark Webber
|votes = 5,643
|percentage = 9.9
|change = +7.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Howard Kaye
|votes = 5,415
|percentage = 9.5
|change = +3.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Health Action Party
|candidate = Louise Irvine
|votes = 4,851
|percentage = 8.5
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Patrick Haveron{{#tag:ref|After nominations were closed, Haveron was suspended by the Liberal Democrats following allegations that he had falsified council nomination papers.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-england-32480752 Surrey Liberal Democrat candidate Patrick Haveron suspended] – BBC News, 27 April 2015 Although his name still appeared on the ballot papers as the Liberal Democrat candidate, the party said he no longer represented them and the treasurer of the local branch encouraged supporters to vote for Louise Irvine instead.[https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/general-election-2015-jeremy-hunt-5640463 Jeremy Hunt could lose seat to GP after bookies slash odds on top doctor] – The Mirror, 5 May 2015|group= n}}
|votes = 3,586
|percentage = 6.3
|change = −23.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Susan Ryland
|votes = 3,105
|percentage = 5.4
|change = +4.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Something New (political party)
|candidate = Paul Robinson
|votes = 320
|percentage = 0.6
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 28,556
|percentage = 50.0
|change = +21.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 57,119
|percentage = 74.0
|change = +0.6
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{See also|Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15#South West Surrey}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 2010: South West Surrey{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013}}[http://www.waverley.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=623&pageNumber=2 Results for the UK Parliamentary Election 2010 (South West Surrey)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100512082814/http://www.waverley.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=623&pageNumber=2 |date=2010-05-12 }}, Waverley Borough Council[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/constituency/1315/surrey-south-west Surrey South West], guardian.co.uk[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/e28.stm Election 2010, Surrey South West], BBC News}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jeremy Hunt
|votes = 33,605
|percentage = 58.7
|change = +8.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Mike Simpson
|votes = 17,287
|percentage = 30.2
|change = −9.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Mollet
|votes = 3,419
|percentage = 6.0
|change = −1.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Roger Meekins
|votes = 1,486
|percentage = 2.6
|change = +0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Cherry Allan
|votes = 690
|percentage = 1.2
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Helen Hamilton
|votes = 644
|percentage = 1.1
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Pirate Party UK
|candidate = Luke Leighton
|votes = 94
|percentage = 0.2
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Arthur Price
|votes = 34
|percentage = 0.1
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 16,318
|percentage = 28.5
|change = +17.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 57,259
|percentage = 73.4
|change = +3.4
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +8.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 2000s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 2005: South West Surrey{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jeremy Hunt
|votes = 26,420
|percentage = 50.4
|change = +5.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Simon Cordon
|votes = 20,709
|percentage = 39.5
|change = −4.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Tom Sleigh
|votes = 4,150
|percentage = 7.9
|change = −0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Timothy Clark
|votes = 958
|percentage = 1.8
|change = −0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Veritas (political party)
|candidate = Glenn Platt
|votes = 172
|percentage = 0.3
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,711
|percentage = 10.9
|change = +9.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 52,409
|percentage = 71.8
|change = +1.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +4.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 2001: South West Surrey{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Virginia Bottomley
|votes = 22,462
|percentage = 45.3
|change = +0.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Simon Cordon
|votes = 21,601
|percentage = 43.6
|change = +3.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Martin Whelton
|votes = 4,321
|percentage = 8.7
|change = −0.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Timothy Clark
|votes = 1,208
|percentage = 2.4
|change = +1.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 861
|percentage = 1.7
|change = −3.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 49,592
|percentage = 70.3
|change = −7.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = −1.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1990s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1997: South West Surrey{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Virginia Bottomley
|votes = 25,165
|percentage = 44.6
|change = −13.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Neil Sherlock
|votes = 22,471
|percentage = 39.8
|change = +6.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Margaret Leicester
|votes = 5,333
|percentage = 9.4
|change = +3.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Referendum Party
|candidate = Judith Clementson
|votes = 2,830
|percentage = 5.0
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = James Kirby
|votes = 401
|percentage = 0.7
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = ProLife Alliance
|candidate = Josephine Quintavalle
|votes = 258
|percentage = 0.5
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,694
|percentage = 4.8
|change = −20.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 56,458
|percentage = 77.5
|change = −5.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = −10.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
The seat underwent boundary changes between the 1992 and 1997 general elections and thus vote share changes are based on a notional calculation.
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1992: South West Surrey{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}{{cite web|
url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 April 1992|work=Election 1992|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=6 December 2010}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Virginia Bottomley
|votes = 35,008
|percentage = 58.5
|change = −1.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Neil Sherlock
|votes = 20,033
|percentage = 33.5
|change = −0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Philip Kelly
|votes = 3,840
|percentage = 6.4
|change = +0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Nigel Bedrock
|votes = 710
|percentage = 1.2
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Natural Law Party
|candidate = Keith Campbell
|votes = 147
|percentage = 0.3
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Anglo-Saxon
|candidate = Donald Newman
|votes = 98
|percentage = 0.2
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 14,975
|percentage = 25.0
|change = −0.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 59,836
|percentage = 82.8
|change = +4.4
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = −0.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1980s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1987: South West Surrey{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Virginia Bottomley
|votes = 34,024
|percentage = 59.5
|change = −0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Gavin Scott
|votes = 19,681
|percentage = 34.4
|change = +2.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Evers
|votes = 3,224
|percentage = 5.6
|change = −2.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Conservative
|candidate = Matthew Green
|votes = 299
|percentage = 0.5
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 14,343
|percentage = 25.1
|change = −2.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 57,228
|percentage = 78.4
|change = +3.9
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = −1.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |title=By-election 1984: South West Surrey{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}|
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Virginia Bottomley
|votes = 21,545
|percentage = 49.3
|change = −10.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Gavin Scott
|votes = 18,946
|percentage = 43.4
|change = +11.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Barbara Roche
|votes = 2,949
|percentage = 6.7
|change = −1.5
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Pro-Nuclear Holocaust Masturbation Freedom
|candidate = Victor Litvin
|votes = 117
|percentage = 0.3
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Death off Roads: Freight on Rail
|candidate = Helen Anscomb
|votes = 82
|percentage = 0.2
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Votes for a full hearing
|candidate = Peter Smith
|votes = 29
|percentage = 0.1
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,599
|percentage = 5.9
|change = −21.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 43,668
|percentage = 61.7
|change = −12.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = −10.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1983: South West Surrey}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Maurice Macmillan
|votes = 31,067
|percentage = 59.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate =George Scott
|votes = 16,716
|percentage = 32.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Stephen Williams
|votes = 4,239
|percentage = 8.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 14,351
|percentage = 27.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 52,022
|percentage = 74.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
Notes
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References
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See also
Sources
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/561.stm Election result, 2005] (BBC)
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/561.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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000819081618/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/1983EC.html |date=2000-08-19 }} (Election Demon)
- [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/hoc/constituency/history/0,9571,-1315,00.html Election results, 1992 – 2010] (Guardian)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120229155354/http://by-elections.co.uk/surrey84.html By-election result, 1984]
External links
- [http://www.election-maps.co.uk UK Constituency Maps]
- [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/13376.html South West Surrey UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/65678.html South West Surrey UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
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