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 covers most of the
Royal Borough Of Kingston Upon Thames , covering the south of
Kingston itself and the town of
Surbiton , as well as
Chessington ,
Norbiton and
Tolworth . The remainder of the borough lies in the
Richmond Park constituency.
Following their review of parliamentary representation in
South London , the
Boundary Commission For England has made subtle changes to the Kingston and Surbiton constituency, realigning its northern boundary to match the recent changes made to ward boundaries. The Commission received only eleven representations following the publication of the original proposals, of which ten were in support.
The electoral wards forming the constituency are:
- Alexandra, Berrylands, Beverley, Chessington North and Hook, Chessington South, Grove, Norbiton, Old Malden, St James, St Mark’s, Surbiton Hill, Tolworth and Hook Rise.
The constituency was created in
1997 , when the number of seats covering the boroughs of Kingston upon Thames and
Richmond Upon Thames was reduced from four to three. It replaced the former
Surbiton constituency completely and also covers the south of the former
Kingston constituency. Being largely
Middle-class , suburban areas, both Kingston and Surbiton were traditionally strongholds for the
Conservatives ,with the only abhorrent ward being Labour-voting Norbiton.
Former
Chancellor Of The Exchequer Norman Lamont represented Kingston from a
By-election in
1972 until the
1997 General Election , when he was not selected as the Conservative candidate for either of its replacements. Instead, the incumbent Surbiton MP
Richard Tracey was selected, while Lamont ended up contesting
Harrogate And Knaresborough in
North Yorkshire . In the event, Tracey was defeated by the
Liberal Democrat candidate
Edward Davey , by a narrow margin of just 56 votes.
Davey has held on to the seat since then, with a massively increased majority of over 15,000 at the
2001 Election , and a smaller majority (just under 9,000) at the
2005 Election .
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Conservative Party (UK)
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Kevin Davis
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16,431
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330
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+48
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United Kingdom Independence Party
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Barry Thornton
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657
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13
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+04
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Socialist Labour Party (UK)
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John Hayball
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366
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07
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+01
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Veritas (political party)
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David Henson
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200
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04
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''N/A''
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Vote For Yourself Rainbow Dream Ticket
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George Weiss
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146
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03
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''N/A''
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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−70
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Labour Party (UK)
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Philip Woodford
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4,302
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88
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-143
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Green Party of England and Wales
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Chris Spruce
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572
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12
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''N/A''
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United Kingdom Independence Party
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Amy Burns
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438
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09
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+01
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Socialist Labour Party (UK)
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John Hayball
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319
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06
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''N/A''
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Labour Party (UK)
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Sheila Griffin
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12,811
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230
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''N/A''
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Referendum Party
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G Tchiprout
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1,470
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26
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''N/A''
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United Kingdom Independence Party
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P Burns
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418
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08
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''N/A''
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Natural Law Party
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M Leighton
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100
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02
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''N/A''
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Vote For Yourself Rainbow Dream Ticket
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C Port
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100
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02
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''N/A''
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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Conservative Party (UK)
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''N/A''
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