England · Constituency
East Surrey
Covers Caterham · Oxted
Photograph shows Caterham, a town in this constituency, not the whole of East Surrey.
Your member of parliament
Claire Coutinho
ConservativeConservative won East Surrey at the 2024 general election with a majority of 7,450 votes, or 15.1 points. A swing of 7.5 points to Labour would take it. That makes it safer than 341 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 309.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 15.1 points, which is larger than 341 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Conservative finished ahead of Labour by 7,450 votes.
Majority
7,450
15.1% of votes cast.
Turnout
67.1%
+7.4 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
49,196 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claire CoutinhoElected | Conservative | 17,502 | 35.6% | +11.9 |
| Thomas Bowell | Labour | 10,052 | 20.4% | -13.3 |
| Claire Malcomson | Liberal Democrat | 8,833 | 18.0% | +5.7 |
| Chris Scott | Reform UK | 8,380 | 17.0% | +2.7 |
| Shasha Khan | Green Party | 2,957 | 6.0% | -0.4 |
| Judy Moore | Independent | 1,145 | 2.3% | +0.3 |
| Martin Hogbin | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 327 | 0.7% | +0.6 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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