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East Surrey — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

East Surrey was won by Conservative at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 7,450 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in East Surrey from 1832 to 2024.

This constituency elected more than one MP at once in some years. Before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (and in a shrinking number of boroughs through 1948), most UK constituencies elected two or more MPs together by "multi-member plurality" (block vote): each elector could cast one vote per available seat, and the top vote-getters overall were all elected. In those elections below, "Elected" lists every MP returned, "Votes" is the count that secured the last seat, and "Majority" is the gap between that seat and the first candidate who missed out.

Full Election History, 1832–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 John Ivatt Briscoe (Whig); Aubrey William de Vere Beauclerk (Radical) 1,155 42.4% (top seat) Thomas Jeffreys Allen (Conservative) 320 (8.2 pts) 61.5%
1835 Richard Alsager (Conservative); Aubrey William de Vere Beauclerk (Radical) 1,324 38.5% (top seat) John Ivatt Briscoe (Whig) 124 (3.0 pts) 58.0%
1837 Richard Alsager (Conservative); Henry Kemble (Conservative) 2,155 27.1% (top seat) Peter King (Whig) 290 (3.6 pts) 71.2%
1841 Edmund Antrobus (Conservative); Henry Kemble (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1847 Thomas Alcock (Whig); Peter John Locke King (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1852 Thomas Alcock (Whig); Peter John Locke King (Whig) 2,500 27.9% (top seat) Edmund Antrobus (Conservative) 436 (4.8 pts) 68.0%
1857 Thomas Alcock (Whig); Peter John Locke King (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1859 Thomas Alcock (Liberal); Peter John Locke King (Liberal) 2,926 37.2% (top seat) Anthony Cleasby (Conservative) 876 (11.1 pts) 53.9%
1865 Peter John Locke King (Liberal); Charles Buxton (Liberal) 3,424 25.9% (top seat) Henry William Peek (Conservative) 91 (0.7 pts) 68.0%
1868 Peter John Locke King (Liberal); Charles Buxton (Liberal) 3,941 27.6% (top seat) William Hardman (Conservative) 404 (2.7 pts) 69.1%
1874 James Watney (Conservative); William Grantham (Conservative) 5,579 29.0% (top seat) Peter John Locke King (Liberal) 1,287 (6.6 pts) 67.6%
1880 William Grantham (Conservative); James Watney (Conservative) 8,006 28.9% (top seat) William Robinson (Liberal) 2,028 (7.2 pts) 73.8%
1918 Stuart Auchincloss Coats (Unionist) 8,795 82.8% Guy Hayler (Liberal) 6,965 (65.5 pts) 47.1%
1922 James Galbraith (Unionist) 12,498 77.3% Marjorie Pease (Labour) 8,831 (54.6 pts) 64.5%
1923 James Galbraith (Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1924 James Galbraith (Unionist) 15,999 83.1% Robert Oscar Mennell (Labour) 12,750 (66.2 pts) 70.7%
1929 James Galbraith (Unionist) 19,578 60.9% Ida Swinburne (Liberal) 12,143 (37.8 pts) 69.9%
1931 James Galbraith (Conservative) 33,771 88.9% Montefiore Follick (Labour) 29,535 (77.7 pts) 71.4%
1935 Charles Ernest George Campbell Emmott (Conservative) 33,776 78.9% Henry Edward Weaver (Labour) 24,751 (57.8 pts) 66.5%
1945 Michael Langhorne Astor (Conservative) 31,117 53.4% Henry Edward Weaver (Labour) 13,409 (23.0 pts) 74.5%
1950 Michael Langhorne Astor (Conservative) 32,711 60.9% Nathan Whine (Labour) 20,212 (37.6 pts) 87.2%
1951 Charles John Joseph Addison Doughty (Conservative) 37,966 73.0% Nathan Whine (Labour) 23,910 (46.0 pts) 81.3%
1955 Charles John Joseph Addison Doughty (Conservative) 37,276 74.8% Jean Graham Hall (Labour) 24,709 (49.6 pts) 76.5%
1959 Charles John Joseph Addison Doughty (Conservative) 36,310 63.9% Kenneth Sydney Vaus (Liberal) 25,934 (45.7 pts) 81.1%
1964 Charles John Joseph Addison Doughty (Conservative) 31,827 55.9% Michael R Lane (Liberal) 15,778 (27.7 pts) 79.2%
1966 Charles Doughty (Conservative) 30,900 54.5% Michael Lane (Liberal) 14,493 (25.6 pts) 79.3%
1970 William Clark (Conservative) 35,773 62.0% Percy Meyer (Liberal) 24,024 (41.6 pts) 73.1%
Feb 1974 Geoffrey Howe (Conservative) 23,563 51.2% Kenneth Vaus (Liberal) 8,019 (17.4 pts) 83.5%
Oct 1974 Richard Howe (Conservative) 22,227 52.4% Kenneth Vaus (Liberal) 9,845 (23.2 pts) 76.2%
1979 Geoffrey Howe (Conservative) 28,266 62.8% Susan Liddell (Liberal) 19,400 (43.1 pts) 78.4%
1983 Richard Howe (Conservative) 27,272 62.9% Susan Liddell (Liberal) 15,436 (35.6 pts) 74.1%
1987 Richard Howe (Conservative) 29,126 63.4% Michael Anderson (Liberal) 18,126 (39.5 pts) 77.2%
1992 Peter Ainsworth (Conservative) 29,767 62.3% Robert Tomlin (Liberal Democrat) 17,656 (37.0 pts) 82.5%
1997 Peter Ainsworth (Conservative) 27,389 50.1% Belinda Ford (Liberal Democrat) 15,093 (27.6 pts) 75.0%
2001 Peter Ainsworth (Conservative) 24,706 52.5% Jeremy Pursehouse (Liberal Democrat) 13,203 (28.1 pts) 62.7%
2005 Peter Ainsworth (Conservative) 27,659 56.2% Jeremy Pursehouse (Liberal Democrat) 15,921 (32.3 pts) 66.6%
2010 Sam Gyimah (Conservative) 31,007 56.7% David Lee (Liberal Democrat) 16,874 (30.9 pts) 71.3%
2015 Sam Gyimah (Conservative) 32,211 57.4% Helena Windsor (UKIP) 22,658 (40.4 pts) 70.6%
2017 Sam Gyimah (Conservative) 35,310 59.6% Hitesh Tailor (Labour) 23,914 (40.4 pts) 72.3%
2019 Claire Coutinho (Conservative) 35,624 59.7% Alex Ehmann (Liberal Democrat) 24,040 (40.3 pts) 72.1%
2024 Claire Coutinho (Conservative) 17,502 35.6% Thomas Bowell (Labour) 7,450 (15.1 pts) 67.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Ivatt Briscoe Whig 1,64342.4% Yes
Aubrey William de Vere Beauclerk Radical 1,15529.8% Yes
Thomas Jeffreys Allen Conservative 83521.5% No
John Lainson Whig 2446.3% No

1835 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Alsager Conservative 1,57838.5% Yes
Aubrey William de Vere Beauclerk Radical 1,32432.3% Yes
John Ivatt Briscoe Whig 1,20029.3% No

1837 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Alsager Conservative 2,17627.1% Yes
Henry Kemble Conservative 2,15526.9% Yes
Peter King Whig 1,86523.3% No
John Angerstein Whig 1,82322.7% No

1841 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edmund Antrobus Conservative Unopposed Yes
Henry Kemble Conservative Unopposed Yes

1847 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Alcock Whig Unopposed Yes
Peter John Locke King Whig Unopposed Yes

1852 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Alcock Whig 2,50827.9% Yes
Peter John Locke King Whig 2,50027.8% Yes
Edmund Antrobus Conservative 2,06422.9% No
Anthony Cleasby Conservative 1,92821.4% No

1857 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Alcock Whig Unopposed Yes
Peter John Locke King Whig Unopposed Yes

1859 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Alcock Liberal 2,95337.2% Yes
Peter John Locke King Liberal 2,92636.9% Yes
Anthony Cleasby Conservative 2,05025.9% No

1865 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter John Locke King Liberal 3,49525.9% Yes
Charles Buxton Liberal 3,42425.4% Yes
Henry William Peek Conservative 3,33324.7% No
William Brodrick Conservative 3,22623.9% No

1868 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter John Locke King Liberal 4,16227.6% Yes
Charles Buxton Liberal 3,94126.1% Yes
William Hardman Conservative 3,53723.4% No
James Lord Conservative 3,45922.9% No

1874 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Watney Conservative 5,67329.0% Yes
William Grantham Conservative 5,57928.5% Yes
Peter John Locke King Liberal 4,29221.9% No
John Peter Gassiot Liberal 4,01520.5% No

1880 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Grantham Conservative 8,10428.9% Yes
James Watney Conservative 8,00628.6% Yes
William Robinson Liberal 5,97821.3% No
George Webb Medley Liberal 5,92821.2% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stuart Auchincloss Coats Unionist 8,79582.8% Yes
Guy Hayler Liberal 1,83017.2% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Galbraith Unionist 12,49877.3% Yes
Marjorie Pease Labour 3,66722.7% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Galbraith Unionist Unopposed Yes

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Galbraith Unionist 15,99983.1% Yes
Robert Oscar Mennell Labour 3,24916.9% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Galbraith Unionist 19,57860.9% Yes
Ida Swinburne Liberal 7,43523.1% No
Robert Oscar Mennell Labour 5,15216.0% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Galbraith Conservative 33,77188.9% Yes
Montefiore Follick Labour 4,23611.1% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Ernest George Campbell Emmott Conservative 33,77678.9% Yes
Henry Edward Weaver Labour 9,02521.1% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Langhorne Astor Conservative 31,11753.4% Yes
Henry Edward Weaver Labour 17,70830.4% No
Donald Phillip Owen Liberal 9,49516.3% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Langhorne Astor Conservative 32,71160.9% Yes
Nathan Whine Labour 12,49923.3% No
Wendy Wills Liberal 8,48415.8% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles John Joseph Addison Doughty Conservative 37,96673.0% Yes
Nathan Whine Labour 14,05627.0% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles John Joseph Addison Doughty Conservative 37,27674.8% Yes
Jean Graham Hall Labour 12,56725.2% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles John Joseph Addison Doughty Conservative 36,31063.9% Yes
Kenneth Sydney Vaus Liberal 10,37618.3% No
James C Hunt Labour 10,10217.8% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles John Joseph Addison Doughty Conservative 31,82755.9% Yes
Michael R Lane Liberal 16,04928.2% No
James Stewart Cook Labour 9,02015.9% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Doughty Conservative 30,90054.5% Yes
Michael Lane Liberal 16,40729.0% No
Cyril Shaw Labour 9,34716.5% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Clark Conservative 35,77362.0% Yes
Percy Meyer Liberal 11,74920.4% No
Michael Simmons Labour 10,18617.7% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Howe Conservative 23,56351.2% Yes
Kenneth Vaus Liberal 15,54433.8% No
David Lionel Allonby Labour 6,94615.1% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Howe Conservative 22,22752.4% Yes
Kenneth Vaus Liberal 12,38229.2% No
David Lionel Allonby Labour 7,79718.4% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Howe Conservative 28,26662.8% Yes
Susan Liddell Liberal 8,86619.7% No
William Graham Harries Labour 7,39816.4% No
David Wilson Smith National Front 4521.0% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Howe Conservative 27,27262.9% Yes
Susan Liddell Liberal 11,83627.3% No
Hugh Pincott Labour 4,2499.8% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Howe Conservative 29,12663.4% Yes
Michael Anderson Liberal 11,00023.9% No
Michael Davis Labour 4,77910.4% No
David Newell Green 1,0442.3% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Ainsworth Conservative 29,76762.3% Yes
Robert Tomlin Liberal Democrat 12,11125.4% No
Gill Roles Labour 5,07510.6% No
Ian Kilpatrick Green 8191.7% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Ainsworth Conservative 27,38950.1% Yes
Belinda Ford Liberal Democrat 12,29622.5% No
David Ross Labour 11,57321.2% No
Michael Sydney Referendum Party 2,6564.9% No
Tony Stone UKIP 5691.0% No
Susan Bartrum Natural Law 1730.3% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Ainsworth Conservative 24,70652.5% Yes
Jeremy Pursehouse Liberal Democrat 11,50324.4% No
Jo Tanner Labour 8,99419.1% No
Tony Stone UKIP 1,8463.9% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Ainsworth Conservative 27,65956.2% Yes
Jeremy Pursehouse Liberal Democrat 11,73823.8% No
James Bridge Labour 7,28814.8% No
Tony Stone UKIP 2,1584.4% No
Winston Matthews Legalise Cannabis 4100.8% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sam Gyimah Conservative 31,00756.7% Yes
David Lee Liberal Democrat 14,13325.9% No
Matthew Rodda Labour 4,9259.0% No
Helena Windsor UKIP 3,7706.9% No
Martin Hogbin Official Monster Raving Loony Party 4220.8% No
Sandy Pratt Independent 3830.7% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sam Gyimah Conservative 32,21157.4% Yes
Helena Windsor UKIP 9,55317.0% No
Matt Wilson Labour 6,62711.8% No
David Lee Liberal Democrat 5,1899.2% No
Nicky Dodgson Green 2,1593.8% No
Sandy Pratt Independent 3640.6% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sam Gyimah Conservative 35,31059.6% Yes
Hitesh Tailor Labour 11,39619.2% No
David Lee Liberal Democrat 6,19710.5% No
Andy Parr Independent 2,9735.0% No
Helena Windsor UKIP 2,2273.8% No
Benedict Southworth Green 1,1001.9% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Claire Coutinho Conservative 35,62459.7% Yes
Alex Ehmann Liberal Democrat 11,58419.4% No
Frances Rehal Labour 8,24713.8% No
Joseph Booton Green 2,3403.9% No
Helena Windsor Independent 1,3742.3% No
Martin Hogbin Official Monster Raving Loony Party 5210.9% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Claire Coutinho Conservative 17,50235.6% Yes
Thomas Bowell Labour 10,05220.4% No
Claire Malcomson Liberal Democrat 8,83318.0% No
Chris Scott Reform UK 8,38017.0% No
Shasha Khan Green 2,9576.0% No
Judy Moore Independent 1,1452.3% No
Martin Hogbin Monster Raving Loony Party 3270.7% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1832: Whig margin 8.2 pts 1835: Conservative margin 3.0 pts 1837: Conservative margin 3.6 pts 1852: Whig margin 4.8 pts 1859: Liberal margin 11.1 pts 1865: Liberal margin 0.7 pts 1868: Liberal margin 2.7 pts 1874: Conservative margin 6.6 pts 1880: Conservative margin 7.2 pts 1918: Unionist margin 65.5 pts 1922: Unionist margin 54.6 pts 1924: Unionist margin 66.2 pts 1929: Unionist margin 37.8 pts 1931: Conservative margin 77.7 pts 1935: Conservative margin 57.8 pts 1945: Conservative margin 23.0 pts 1950: Conservative margin 37.6 pts 1951: Conservative margin 46.0 pts 1955: Conservative margin 49.6 pts 1959: Conservative margin 45.7 pts 1964: Conservative margin 27.7 pts 1966: Conservative margin 25.6 pts 1970: Conservative margin 41.6 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 17.4 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 23.2 pts 1979: Conservative margin 43.1 pts 1983: Conservative margin 35.6 pts 1987: Conservative margin 39.5 pts 1992: Conservative margin 37.0 pts 1997: Conservative margin 27.6 pts 2001: Conservative margin 28.1 pts 2005: Conservative margin 32.3 pts 2010: Conservative margin 30.9 pts 2015: Conservative margin 40.4 pts 2017: Conservative margin 40.4 pts 2019: Conservative margin 40.3 pts 2024: Conservative margin 15.1 pts 1832 1835 1837 1852 1859 1865 1868 1874 1880 1918 1922 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

East Surrey has been contested at 41 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Radical, Conservative, Liberal, Unionist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won East Surrey in the 2024 general election?

Conservative won East Surrey in 2024 with 17,502 votes (35.6%), a majority of 7,450 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won East Surrey since 1832?

Since 1832, East Surrey has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Radical, Unionist, Whig.

What was the closest result in East Surrey?

The closest result on record for East Surrey was 1865, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 91 votes (0.7 percentage points).

Did East Surrey ever elect more than one MP at a time?

Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, East Surrey elected multiple MPs at once in some elections on this page (a system called multi-member plurality, or 'block vote'), each voter casting one vote per available seat.

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