is a
Constituency represented in the
House Of Commons of the
Parliament Of The United Kingdom . It elects one
Member Of Parliament (MP) by the
First Past The Post system of election.
It covers the
Waverley district of
Surrey and including the towns of
Farnham ,
Godalming and
Haslemere .
The ,
Busbridge and
Hascombe , which will be placed entirely in South West Surrey; and
Alfold ,
Cranleigh Rural and
Ellens Green which will be placed entirely in Guildford. The net effect is to increase the number of voters in South West Surrey and reduce the number in Guildford.
A public review was called, dealing primarily with objections to transferring Bramley to South West Surrey. Many petitioned to argue that the village's links, especially transport, are mainly with Guildford rather than the towns of
Godalming and
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 was not strong enough.
It came into being at the
1983 General Election , largely replacing the former Farnham constituency. It has been consistently won by the
Conservative Party but by decreasing majorities, a mere 861 votes in 2001, leaving it the
Liberal Democrat 's third target constituency by swing required. The 2005 election saw this trend reverse and the new Conservative candidate Jeremy Hunt won a larger majority than at the 2001 election.
The seat was held by
Virginia Bottomley from the
1984 By-election until her retirement at the
2005 UK General Election .
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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Simon Cordon
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20,709
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395
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-41
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Labour Party (UK)
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Tom Sleigh
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4,150
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79
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-08
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United Kingdom Independence Party
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Timothy Clark
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958
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18
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-06
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Veritas (political party)
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Glenn Platt
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172
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03
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''N/A''
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Conservative Party (UK)
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+46
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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Simon Cordon
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21,601
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436
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+38
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Labour Party (UK)
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Martin Whelton
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4,321
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87
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-07
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United Kingdom Independence Party
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Timothy Clark
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1,208
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24
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+17
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Conservative Party (UK)
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-16
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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Neil Sherlock
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22,471
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398
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+63
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Labour Party (UK)
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Margaret Leicester
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5,333
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94
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+30
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Referendum Party
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Judith Clementson
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2,830
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50
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''N/A''
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United Kingdom Independence Party
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James Kirby
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401
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07
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''N/A''
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Prolife Alliance
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Josephine Quintavalle
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258
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05
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''N/A''
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Conservative Party (UK)
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-101
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This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1992 and 1997 general elections and thus change in share of vote is based on a notional calculation.
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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Neil Sherlock
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20,033
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335
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-09
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Labour Party (UK)
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Phil Kelly
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3,840
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64
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+06
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Green Party of England and Wales
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N Bedrock
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710
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12
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''N/A''
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Natural Law Party
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K Campbell
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147
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03
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''N/A''
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Anglo-Saxon
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D Newman
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98
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02
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''N/A''
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Conservative Party (UK)
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-01
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Liberal Party (UK)
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Gavin Scott
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19,681
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344
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+23
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Labour Party (UK)
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J K P Evers
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3,224
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56
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-26
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Independent Conservative
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M J Green
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299
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05
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''N/A''
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Conservative Party (UK)
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-13
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Liberal Party (UK)
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Gavin Scott
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18,946
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434
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+113
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Pro-Holocaust Masturbation Freedom
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Victor Litvin
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117
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03
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''N/A''
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Death off Roads: Freight on Rail
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Helen Anscomb
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82
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02
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''N/A''
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Votes for a full hearing
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Peter Smith
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29
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01
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''N/A''
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Conservative Party (UK)
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-109
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Liberal Party (UK)
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Gavin Scott
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16,716
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321
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Labour Party (UK)
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S E D Williams
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4,239
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82
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"background-color: "
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"2" '''New creation:''' Conservative Party (UK) '''gain'''
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"right" '''Swing'''
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"right" ''N/A''
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