| 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) |
| 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. Further to the completion of the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested in the 2024 general election, 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
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
Following local government boundary reviews in Mole Valley and Waverley 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.
The seat comprises the following areas of Surrey:
- 60% of the previous Mole Valley seat, 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
Mole Valley prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Chris Coghlan | Liberal Democrats | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| 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
| 2019 notional result | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Surrey
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)
References
- "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".
- ^ "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
- Dorking and Horley UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
51°12′N 0°19′W / 51.2°N 0.32°W / 51.2; -0.32
Categories: