Dorking and Horley (UK Parliament constituency)
| Dorking and Horley | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
 Boundary of Dorking and Horley in South East England | |
| County | Surrey |
| Electorate | 70,317 (2023) [1] |
| Major settlements | Dorking, Horley, Great Bookham |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Chris Coghlan (Liberal Democrats) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Mole Valley |
Dorking and Horley is a new constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested in the 2024 general election,[3] since when it has been represented by Chris Coghlan of the Liberal Democrats.
The constituency is named for the towns of Dorking and Horley in Surrey.
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency is defined as being composed of the following as they existed on 1 December 2020:
- The District of Mole Valley wards of: Beare Green; Bookham North; Bookham South; Box Hill and Headley; Brockham, Betchworth and Buckland; Capel, Leigh and Newdigate; Charlwood; Dorking North; Dorking South; Fetcham East; Fetcham West; Holmwoods; Leith Hill; Mickleham, Westhumble and Pixham; Okewood; Westcott.
- The Borough of Reigate and Banstead wards of: Horley Central & South; Horley East & Salfords; Horley West & Sidlow.
- The Borough of Waverley ward of Ewhurst[4]
Following local government boundary reviews in Mole Valley[5][6] and Waverley[7][8] which came into effect in May 2023, the constituency is now composed of the following from the 2024 general election:
- The District of Mole Valley wards of: Bookham East & Eastwick Park; Bookham West; Brockham, Betchworth, Buckland, Box Hill & Headley; Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood; Dorking North; Dorking South; Fetcham; Holmwoods & Beare Green; Mickleham, Westcott & Okewood.
- The Borough of Reigate and Banstead wards of: Horley Central & South; Horley East & Salfords; Horley West & Sidlow.
- The majority of the Borough of Waverley ward of Ewhurst & Ellens Green.[9]
The seat comprises the following areas of Surrey:[9]
- 60% of the previous Mole Valley seat,[10] including Dorking, Great Bookham and Fetcham
- The town of Horley from East Surrey
- The villages of Salfords and Sidlow from Reigate
- The village of Ewhurst from Guildford
Members of Parliament
[edit]Mole Valley prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Chris Coghlan | Liberal Democrats | |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Coghlan | 20,921 | 41.9 | +9.8 | |
| Conservative | Marisa Heath | 15,530 | 31.1 | −20.1 | |
| Reform UK | Craig Young | 6,898 | 13.8 | N/A | |
| Labour | Nadia Burrell | 4,053 | 8.1 | −1.8 | |
| Green | Lisa Scott | 2,563 | 5.1 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 5,391 | 10.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 49,965 | 70.1 | –7.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 71,300 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +15.0 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]| 2019 notional result[12] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 27,883 | 51.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 17,502 | 32.1 | |
| Labour | 5,415 | 9.9 | |
| Green | 2,302 | 4.2 | |
| Others | 1,393 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | 54,495 | 77.5 | |
| Electorate | 70,317 | ||
See also
[edit]- List of parliamentary constituencies in Surrey
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)
References
[edit]- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "South East | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ Armstrong, Julie (2021-06-18). "Jeremy Hunt's South West Surrey could be split in two by boundary review". Surrey Live. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
- ^ LGBCE. "Mole Valley | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ^ "The Mole Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 2023".
- ^ LGBCE. "Waverley | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "The Waverley (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
- ^ a b "New Seat Details - Dorking and Horley". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ "Sir Paul Beresford: Veteran Surrey MP to stand down at next election". 2023-02-15. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll – Dorking and Horley". Mole Valley District Council. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Dorking and Horley UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK