# North West Surrey (UK Parliament constituency)

North West Surrey was a county constituency in the county of Surrey. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election.

## Boundaries

1974–1997: The Urban Districts of (1) Egham, and (2) Frimley and Camberley (and the Rural District of Bagshot). In later 1974 these became respectively: (1) the Borough of Runnymede wards of Egham, Englefield Green East, Englefield Green West, Hythe, Thorpe, and Virginia Water; (2) the Borough of Surrey Heath.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | Feb 1974 | Sir Michael Grylls | Conservative |
| | 1997 | constituency abolished: see Surrey Heath, Runnymede and Weybridge | constituency abolished: see Surrey Heath, Runnymede and Weybridge |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1970s

General election February 1974: North West Surrey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Grylls | 28,841 | 52.63 | |
| | Liberal | LE Sims | 13,892 | 25.35 | |
| | Labour | AA Clifton | 11,608 | 21.18 | |
| | National Coalition | DB Foster | 463 | 0.84 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,949 | 27.28 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,804 | 80.29 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: North West Surrey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael Grylls | 25,524 | 52.28 |
| | Labour | PF Whitely | 11,943 | 24.46 |
| | Liberal | LE Sims | 11,356 | 23.26 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,581 | 27.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,823 | 70.83 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1979: North West Surrey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Grylls | 36,219 | 63.75 | |
| | Labour | Raymond Sharpe | 10,763 | 18.94 | |
| | Liberal | D Simpson | 9,037 | 15.91 | |
| | National Front | R Heath | 796 | 1.40 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25,456 | 44.81 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,815 | 75.55 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: North West Surrey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael Grylls | 35,297 | 64.14 |
| | Liberal | John Weedon | 14,279 | 25.95 |
| | Labour | John Burrow | 5,452 | 9.91 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,018 | 38.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,028 | 70.21 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1987: North West Surrey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael Grylls | 38,535 | 64.00 |
| | Liberal | Chic Brodie | 14,960 | 24.80 |
| | Labour | John Cooper | 6,751 | 11.21 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,575 | 39.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,246 | 72.51 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: North West Surrey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Grylls | 41,772 | 63.8 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris M. Clark | 13,378 | 20.4 | −4.4 |
| | Labour | Mark Hayhurst | 8,886 | 13.6 | +2.4 |
| | Green | Yvonne Hockey | 1,441 | 2.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28,394 | 43.4 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,477 | 78.3 | +5.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.1 | |