Kingston and Surbiton | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Electorate | 75,410 (2023)[1] |
Major settlements | Kingston (part), Surbiton and Malden |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1997 |
Member of Parliament | Ed Davey (Liberal Democrats) |
Created from | Surbiton and Kingston (part) |
Kingston and Surbiton (/ˈkɪŋstən ənd ˈsɜːrbɪtən/) is a constituency[a] in Greater London created in 1997 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament[b] since 2017 by Ed Davey, the Leader of the Liberal Democrats. Davey previously held the seat from 1997 until losing reelection in 2015 to Conservative James Berry.
Kingston and Surbiton has been considered a marginal seat, as well as a swing seat since 2010, as the seat has changed hands twice since that year, while its winner's majority did not exceed 6.6% of the vote since the 13.2% majority won in 2010. In 2019, Davey won a 17.2% majority and a majority of the votes cast; the seat is now regarded as a safe seat for the Liberal Democrats.
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