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.
The constituency is located in
Surrey , bordering with
Greater London . It is centered on the town of
Reigate from which it takes its name.
The
Boundary Commission has made its final recommendations for boundary changes in
Surrey . Reigate has the smallest electorate of any seat in
England and it is proposed to bring it closer to the average by adding the ward of Preston in the
Reigate And Banstead district which is currently contained in the
Epsom And Ewell constituency.
At the public consultation stage of the boundary review there were a number of petitions for the constituency to be renamed to bring it in line with the district, including ones from both the local MP and the borough council. However the review rejected these petitions, feeling that constituencies should only be renamed when they had undergone substantial boundary changes that render the existing name implausible; that the constituency only contains 70% of the district; that the seat is centred on Reigate whilst Banstead is in the extreme north east corner and other towns such as
Redhill might have as much if not greater claim to be in the name; and Banstead has a history of being moved between seats (it was in Epsom and Ewell prior to 1997) and may be moved again.
This constituency was first created with the first election of Burgesses to Parliament in
1295 , electing two members. It continued to elect two members until
1832 when its representation was reduced to one member by the
Great Reform Act .
In
1868 the constituency was disenfranchised for corruption, but was revived in
1885 by the
Redistribution Of Seats Act 1885 when the
East Surrey constituency was abolished and broken up.
In 1974, the seat saw major boundary changes which moved much of Eastern Surrey into the radically redesigned
East Surrey seat and added the Banstead area to the seat.
- ''Representation reduced to one'' ( 1832 )
- ''Constituency disenfranchised for corruption'' ( 1868 )
- ''Constituency revived'' ( 1885 )
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- , Conservative until 1917, then National Party before rejoining Conservatives.
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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Jane Kulka
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9,896
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232
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+21
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Labour Party (UK)
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Samuel Townend
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8,896
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209
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-66
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United Kingdom Independence Party
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Jeremy Wraith
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1,921
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45
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+18
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English Democrats Party
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Harold Green
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600
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14
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''N/A''
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Independent (politician)
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Michael Selby
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408
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10
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''N/A''
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Conservative Party (UK)
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-05
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Labour Party (UK)
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Simon Charleton
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10,850
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275
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-03
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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Jane Kulka
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8,330
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211
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+11
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United Kingdom Independence Party
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Stephen Smith
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1,062
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27
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+21
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Reform UK
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Harold Green
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357
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09
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''N/A''
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Conservative Party (UK)
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+22
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Labour Party (UK)
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Andrew Howard
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13,382
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278
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+103
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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Peter Samuel
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9,615
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200
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-41
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Independent (politician)
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Richard Higgs
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412
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09
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''N/A''
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United Kingdom Independence Party
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Stephen Smith
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290
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06
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''N/A''
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Conservative Party (UK)
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Referendum Party (UK)
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-120
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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.
George Gardiner changed party from the Conservative Party to the Referendum following his deselection by the local Conservative association.
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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Barry Newsome
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14,556
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258
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Labour Party (UK)
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Helen Young
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9,150
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162
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+19
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Social Democratic Party (UK)
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M Bilcliff
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513
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09
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Conservative Party (UK)
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+18
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Social Democratic Party (UK)
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E A Pamplin
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12,752
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244
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-25
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Labour Party (UK)
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R P Spencer
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7,460
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143
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+22
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Green Party of England and Wales
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G F Brand
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1,026
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20
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00
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Conservative Party (UK)
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+14
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Social Democratic Party (UK)
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E A Pamplin
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13,625
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269
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Labour Party (UK)
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B A Symons
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6,114
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121
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Ecology Party
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D R Newell
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1,029
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20
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Liberal Party (UK)
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J Speyer
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10,257
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182
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Labour Party (UK)
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N Grant
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12,454
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221
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