Constituency profile

East Surrey

South East · County constituency

Claire Coutinho MP
Sitting MP

Claire Coutinho

Conservative

First elected December 2019Shadow: Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
South East
County constituency
Last 5 GE winners
CCCCC
Conservative 5/5
EU referendum 2016
54.2% Leave
UK average 51.9%; +2.3pp above mean
Current outlook
Reform UK +1.7pp
Vulnerability score 5/10 (Conservative projected to lose)
SouthernBrexit-marginal

About the East Surrey constituency

East Surrey is a county constituency in the South East. The sitting MP is Claire Coutinho (Conservative), first elected in December 2019. At the 2024 general election, the Conservatives won with 35.6% to 20.4% for Labour, a majority of 7,450 votes on a 67.1% turnout. PollCheck's current projection, at the seven-poll average, has Reform UK on 29.1% and the Conservatives on 27.4%, a margin of 1.7 points - a projected change of hands from the Conservatives.

Who lives in East Surrey? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016
54.2%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
37.3%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
13.8%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
73.5%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
25.2%
UK average ~36%
Median age
43.3
UK median ~40
Age 65+
24.6%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
25.3%
UK average ~28%

How did East Surrey vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Con hold · majority 7,450 votes (15.2pp) · turnout 67.1%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of East Surrey

Switch between GE2024 ward winners (modelled estimates, ~4pp average error) and a demographic view from the 2021 Census. Hover any area for detail. How the map is built ›

Council layer (not Westminster)

East Surrey within Tandridge and Reigate and Banstead

East Surrey crosses council boundaries: Tandridge (90%), Reigate and Banstead (10%). None of the constituent councils were due to vote in 2026, so the figures below are the most recent ward results available. About this layer ›

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seat
Tandridge
51 LSOAs
90%
Reigate and Banstead
6 LSOAs
10%

Recent council by-elections

Council ward by-elections held inside this seat, most recent first. The result column shows which party won; the share column shows the top three parties’ vote shares on the day.

DateWardResultTop 3 vote shares
7 Aug 2026Hooley, Merstham & Netherne
Reigate and Banstead
Grn GAIN from ConGrn 42% Ref 24% Con 20%
6 Nov 2025Lingfield & Crowhurst
Tandridge
Local HOLDOther 51% Ref 27% Con 11%
6 Nov 2025Westway
Tandridge
LD GAIN from ConLD 42% Ref 33% Con 16%
16 Oct 2025Whyteleafe
Tandridge
LD HOLDLD 45% Ref 27% Con 10%
1 May 2025Oxted South
Tandridge
Other HOLDOther 69% Con 17% Lab 8%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward - May 2026 results where the council voted, otherwise the most recent available result. How this table is sourced ›

Ward GE2024 winner Latest council winner Shift since GE2024 Turnout
Bletchingley & NutfieldConservative 40.2%vs Labour 18.3%2024 Lib Dem 28.9%vs Conservative 19.9%-36.0%
Burstow, Horne & OutwoodConservative 39.8%vs Reform 19.8%2024 Others 66.1%vs Labour 14.3%-29.0%
ChaldonConservative 49.4%vs Lib Dem 17.6%2024 Conservative 65.8%vs Lib Dem 20.2%-40.0%
Dormansland & FelbridgeConservative 36.1%vs Labour 21.9%2024 Conservative 35.0%vs Others 29.2%-37.0%
GodstoneConservative 34.4%vs Reform 20.9%2024 Others 84.1%vs Conservative 10.3%-32.0%
HarestoneConservative 38.4%vs Lib Dem 23.7%2024 Lib Dem 53.3%vs Conservative 36.8%-39.0%
Hooley, Merstham & NetherneLabour 32.4%vs Conservative 32.0%2024 Green 38.4%vs Conservative 24.1%-32.6%
LimpsfieldConservative 34.6%vs Labour 20.6%2024 Others 84.6%vs Conservative 10.7%-45.0%
Lingfield & CrowhurstConservative 37.1%vs Labour 21.7%2024 Others 45.1%vs Labour 21.7%-36.0%
Oxted NorthConservative 33.7%vs Reform 21.9%2024 Others 82.3%vs Conservative 8.7%-44.0%
Oxted SouthConservative 31.0%vs Labour 24.5%2024 Others 71.6%vs Labour 17.2%-36.0%
Portley & Queens ParkConservative 35.6%vs Lib Dem 25.1%2024 Conservative 41.9%vs Labour 25.2%-35.0%
Tatsfield & TitseyConservative 35.4%vs Labour 18.2%2024 Independent 70.0%vs Conservative 21.4%-40.0%
ValleyLib Dem 30.3%vs Conservative 25.9%2024 Lib Dem 63.2%vs Others 15.7%-33.0%
Warlingham East & Chelsham & FarleighConservative 34.5%vs Lib Dem 24.8%2024 Independent 36.6%vs Conservative 27.4%-38.0%
Warlingham WestConservative 45.4%vs Lib Dem 18.3%2024 Conservative 51.7%vs Lib Dem 29.0%-37.0%
WestwayConservative 31.8%vs Labour 22.4%2024 Conservative 35.0%vs Lib Dem 33.7%-28.0%
WhyteleafeConservative 31.3%vs Lib Dem 22.5%2024 Others 43.9%vs Lib Dem 32.3%-30.0%
WoldinghamConservative 45.1%vs Labour 16.6%2024 Independent 70.8%vs Conservative 17.8%-42.0%

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for East Surrey at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won East Surrey at past general elections?

2024 and notional 2019 rows are on current boundaries; 2010-2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time. More on boundaries ›

Year Result MP Lab Con LD Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010Con holdSam Gyimah9.0%56.7%25.9%6.9% UKIP-1.5%16,87471.1%
2015Con holdSam Gyimah11.8%57.4%9.2%17.0% UKIP3.8%0.6%22,65870.4%-0.7
2017Con holdSam Gyimah19.2%59.6%10.5%3.8% UKIP1.9%5.0%23,91472.2%+1.8
2019notionalConservative winnerClaire Coutinho 2019 MP, pre-review boundary13.2%60.3%20.4%-3.0%3.1%20,56570.4%-1.8
2024Con holdClaire Coutinho20.4%35.6%18.0%17.0% Ref6.0%3.0%7,45067.1%-3.3

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like East Surrey

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to East Surrey. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

Move the sliders to set national vote shares. The per-seat projection updates live. Reset returns to the current 7-poll average.

Related

Sources

Every figure on this page is computed from the sources below. Read the full methodology ›

Show full source list
  • 2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
  • Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
  • Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
  • Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
  • May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
  • Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
  • Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
  • EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
  • MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
  • Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
  • Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

If you spot a data issue, please let us know.