# Epsom and Ewell (UK Parliament constituency)

Epsom and Ewell is a constituency in Surrey represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Helen Maguire, a Liberal Democrat.

## History

The seat has existed since the February 1974 general election, forming the centre of the previous Epsom constituency. Epsom had been held by a Conservative since its creation in the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 and the new seat continued to elect Conservative MPs with sizable majorities.
Chris Grayling was first elected in 2001; he went on to serve in the cabinets of the Cameron and May governments from 2010 to 2019. Grayling stood down for the 2024 general election, when Helen Maguire of the Liberal Democrats took the seat for the first time on a swing of 18%.
In Westminster elections, it was, until 2024, one of the strongest Conservative areas in the country. Locally, however, the majority area council (Epsom and Ewell Borough Council) is controlled by the local Residents' Association. Conservatives regularly run the two slightly included neighbouring councils and until recently the party rarely contested the main borough's elections. One ward in Epsom, Court, is quite strongly Labour, and several Residents Association councillors have sided against Conservative-run Reigate and Banstead council which is also electorally diverse.
In 1987, Barbara Follett, later Member of Parliament for Stevenage, unsuccessfully stood for the Labour Party in the constituency.

## Boundaries
### Historic

Before 1997 Epsom and Ewell excluded Ashtead but instead included Banstead from Reigate and Banstead. As the borough of Epsom and Ewell is small and includes relatively sparsely populated areas such as Epsom Downs, the constituency has consistently also included areas of neighbouring Surrey districts.
1974–1983: The Municipal Borough of Epsom and Ewell, and the Urban District of Leatherhead.
1983–1997: The Borough of Epsom and Ewell, and the Borough of Reigate and Banstead wards of Banstead Village, Nork, Preston, and Tattenhams.
1997–2010: The Borough of Epsom and Ewell, the District of Mole Valley wards of Ashtead Common, Ashtead Park, and Ashtead Village, and the Borough of Reigate and Banstead wards of Nork, Preston, and Tattenhams.
2010–2024: The Borough of Epsom and Ewell, the District of Mole Valley wards of Ashtead Common, Ashtead Park, and Ashtead Village, and the Borough of Reigate and Banstead wards of Nork and Tattenhams.
    The boundary with Mole Valley moved slightly the uninhabited portions of land by the M25 motorway adjoining Ashtead and Leatherhead, in line with local government wards. The Preston ward of Reigate & Banstead (in Tadworth) was transferred to Reigate.

### Current

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is defined as being composed of the following as they existed on 1 December 2020:
* The Borough of Epsom and Ewell.
* The District of Mole Valley wards of: Ashtead Common; Ashtead Park; Ashtead Village; Leatherhead North; Leatherhead South.
Following a local government boundary review in Mole Valley which came into effect in May 2023, the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:
* The Borough of Epsom and Ewell.
* The District of Mole Valley wards of Ashtead Lanes & Common, Ashtead Park, Leatherhead North, and Leatherhead South.
The electorate was reduced to bring it within the permitted range by transferring the parts in the Borough of Reigate and Banstead to Reigate. To partly compensate, Leatherhead was transferred from the abolished constituency of Mole Valley (its main successor being Dorking and Horley).

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| Feb 1974 | Peter Rawlinson | Conservative |
| 1978 by-election | Sir Archie Hamilton | Conservative |
| 2001 | Chris Grayling | Conservative |
| 2024 | Helen Maguire | Liberal Democrats |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

2024 general election: Epsom and Ewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Maguire | 20,674 | 37.9 | +13.7 |
| | Conservative | Mhairi Fraser | 16,988 | 31.2 | −22.4 |
| | Labour | Mark Todd | 8,325 | 15.3 | −1.5 |
| | Reform UK | Mayuran Senthilnathan | 5,795 | 10.6 | New |
| | Green | Stephen McKenna | 1,745 | 3.2 | −0.1 |
| | True & Fair | Gina Miller | 845 | 1.6 | New |
| | SDP | Damon Young | 153 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,686 | 6.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,525 | 70.3 | −4.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 77,530 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +18.1 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Conservative | 30,752 | 53.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 13,896 | 24.2 |
| | Labour | 9,653 | 16.8 |
| | Green | 1,896 | 3.3 |
| | Others | 1,200 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 57,397 | 74.7 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 76,844 |
2019 general election: Epsom and Ewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Grayling | 31,819 | 53.5 | −6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Gee | 13,946 | 23.5 | +11.0 |
| | Labour | Ed Mayne | 10,226 | 17.2 | −7.8 |
| | Green | Janice Baker | 2,047 | 3.4 | +0.5 |
| | Independent | Clive Woodbridge | 1,413 | 2.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,873 | 30.0 | −4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,451 | 73.3 | −0.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −8.5 | |
2017 general election: Epsom and Ewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Grayling | 35,313 | 59.6 | +1.3 |
| | Labour | Ed Mayne | 14,838 | 25.0 | +9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Gee | 7,401 | 12.5 | +3.7 |
| | Green | Janice Baker | 1,714 | 2.9 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,475 | 34.6 | −8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,468 | 74.1 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −4.1 | |
2015 general election: Epsom and Ewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Grayling | 33,309 | 58.3 | +2.1 |
| | Labour | Sheila Carlson | 8,866 | 15.5 | +3.6 |
| | UKIP | Robert Leach | 7,117 | 12.5 | +7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Gee | 5,002 | 8.8 | −18.0 |
| | Green | Susan McGrath | 2,116 | 3.7 | New |
| | Independent | Lionel Blackman | 612 | 1.1 | New |
| | Independent | Gareth Harfoot | 121 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24,443 | 42.8 | +13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,143 | 72.7 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.1 | |
2010 general election: Epsom and Ewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Grayling | 30,868 | 56.2 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Lees | 14,734 | 26.8 | +5.3 |
| | Labour | Craig Montgomery | 6,538 | 11.9 | −8.1 |
| | UKIP | Elizabeth Wallace | 2,549 | 4.6 | +1.1 |
| | Radical Reform | Peter Ticher | 266 | 0.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,134 | 29.4 | −3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,955 | 70.4 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −1.8 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

2005 general election: Epsom and Ewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Grayling | 27,146 | 54.4 | +6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Lees | 10,699 | 21.4 | −0.7 |
| | Labour | Charlie Mansell | 10,265 | 20.6 | −5.9 |
| | UKIP | Peter Kefford | 1,769 | 3.5 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,447 | 33.0 | +11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,879 | 66.1 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.5 | |
2001 general election: Epsom and Ewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Grayling | 22,430 | 48.1 | +2.5 |
| | Labour | Charlie Mansell | 12,350 | 26.5 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Vincent | 10,316 | 22.1 | −0.7 |
| | UKIP | Graham Webster-Gardiner | 1,547 | 3.3 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,080 | 21.6 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,643 | 62.8 | −11.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.1 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

1997 general election: Epsom and Ewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Archie Hamilton | 24,717 | 45.6 | −14.6 |
| | Labour | Philip Woodford | 13,192 | 24.3 | +8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Vincent | 12,380 | 22.8 | −0.7 |
| | Referendum | Christopher Macdonald | 2,355 | 4.3 | New |
| | UKIP | Harold Green | 544 | 1.0 | New |
| | Green | Hugo Charlton | 527 | 1.0 | New |
| | ProLife Alliance | Katherine Weeks | 466 | 0.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,525 | 21.3 | −15.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,181 | 74.0 | −6.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1992 general election: Epsom and Ewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Archie Hamilton | 32,861 | 60.2 | −2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin P. Emerson | 12,840 | 23.5 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | Richard A. Warren | 8,577 | 15.7 | +1.2 |
| | Natural Law | GD Hatchard | 334 | 0.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,021 | 36.7 | −2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,612 | 80.1 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −1.2 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

1987 general election: Epsom and Ewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Archie Hamilton | 33,145 | 62.2 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal | Margaret Joachim | 12,384 | 23.2 | −3.4 |
| | Labour | Barbara Follett | 7,751 | 14.6 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,761 | 39.0 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,280 | 75.4 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.6 | |
1983 general election: Epsom and Ewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Archie Hamilton | 30,737 | 60.4 | |
| | Liberal | Michael Anderson | 13,542 | 26.6 | |
| | Labour | William Carpenter | 6,587 | 13.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,195 | 33.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,866 | 72.0 | −4.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1979 general election: Epsom and Ewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Archie Hamilton | 39,104 | 61.91 | +7.85 |
| | Liberal | Michael Anderson | 12,746 | 20.18 | −6.45 |
| | Labour | Chris Smith | 11,315 | 17.91 | −1.40 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,358 | 41.73 | +14.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,165 | 76.91 | +3.21 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1978 by-election: Epsom and Ewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Archie Hamilton | 28,242 | 63.61 | +9.55 |
| | Labour | Anthony Mooney | 7,314 | 16.47 | −2.84 |
| | Liberal | Michael Alexander John Anderson | 5,673 | 12.78 | −13.85 |
| | Royalist | Jonathan King | 2,350 | 5.29 | New |
| | National Front | James Sawyer | 823 | 1.85 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,928 | 47.14 | +19.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,402 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
October 1974 general election: Epsom and Ewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Rawlinson | 32,109 | 54.06 |
| | Liberal | David Julian Hardy Griffiths | 15,819 | 26.63 |
| | Labour | Neil Kearney | 11,471 | 19.31 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,290 | 27.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,399 | 73.70 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
February 1974 general election: Epsom and Ewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Rawlinson | 35,823 | 54.68 | −6.73 |
| | Liberal | David Julian Hardy Griffiths | 18,899 | 28.85 | +12.33 |
| | Labour | Neil Kearney | 10,787 | 16.47 | −5.59 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,924 | 25.83 | −13.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,509 | 82.0 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |