Constituency profile

Surrey Heath

South East · County constituency

Dr Al Pinkerton MP
Sitting MP

Dr Al Pinkerton

Liberal Democrat

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
South East
County constituency
Last 5 GE winners
CCCCLD
Conservative 4/5, Liberal Democrats 1/5
EU referendum 2016
51.9% Leave
UK average 51.9%; +0.0pp below mean
Current outlook
Liberal Democrats +16.4pp
vs Conservative 26.2%
SouthernBrexit-marginal

About the Surrey Heath constituency

Surrey Heath is a county constituency in the South East. The sitting MP is Dr Al Pinkerton (Liberal Democrat), first elected in July 2024. At the 2024 general election, the Liberal Democrats won with 44.8% to 33.0% for the Conservatives, a majority of 5,640 votes on a 66.4% turnout. PollCheck's current projection, at the seven-poll average, has the Liberal Democrats on 42.7% and the Conservatives on 26.2%, a margin of 16.4 points.

Who lives in Surrey Heath? Constituency demographics

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

Leave vote 2016
51.9%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
38.8%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
13.0%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
73.7%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
25.3%
UK average ~36%
Median age
43.0
UK median ~40
Age 65+
23.4%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
27.3%
UK average ~28%

How did Surrey Heath 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

LD gain from Con · majority 5,640 votes (11.8pp) · turnout 66.4%

Current projection

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

Map of Surrey Heath

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)

Surrey Heath within Surrey Heath and Guildford

Surrey Heath crosses council boundaries: Surrey Heath (93%), Guildford (7%). 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
Surrey Heath
55 LSOAs
93%
Guildford
4 LSOAs
7%

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
28 Oct 2024Old Dean
Surrey Heath
LD GAIN from ConLD 45% Con 32% Ref 12%

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
BagshotLib Dem 45.5%vs Conservative 37.0%2023 Conservative 51.9%vs Lib Dem 37.3%-39.4%
Bisley & West EndLib Dem 44.8%vs Conservative 33.4%2023 Lib Dem 49.9%vs Conservative 33.8%-32.5%
FrimleyLib Dem 43.7%vs Conservative 31.1%2023 Lib Dem 62.4%vs Conservative 37.6%-34.7%
Frimley GreenLib Dem 49.9%vs Conservative 30.0%2023 Lib Dem 62.9%vs Conservative 37.1%-36.1%
HeathersideLib Dem 50.6%vs Conservative 29.3%2023 Lib Dem 65.6%vs Conservative 34.4%-42.6%
LightwaterLib Dem 46.9%vs Conservative 36.4%2023 Lib Dem 52.5%vs Conservative 42.6%-46.4%
Mytchett & DeepcutLib Dem 45.8%vs Conservative 32.1%2023 Lib Dem 57.4%vs Conservative 42.6%-30.9%
Normandy & PirbrightConservative 43.0%vs Lib Dem 38.0%2023 Conservative 58.9%vs Others 17.8%-42.9%
Old DeanLib Dem 40.3%vs Conservative 29.6%2023 Conservative 57.9%vs Labour 42.1%-24.8%
ParksideLib Dem 44.3%vs Conservative 34.6%2023 Lib Dem 56.3%vs Conservative 43.7%-37.9%
St MichaelsLib Dem 41.6%vs Conservative 28.7%2023 Labour 59.4%vs Conservative 40.6%-27.6%
St PaulsLib Dem 43.5%vs Conservative 34.0%2023 Conservative 48.5%vs Lib Dem 45.8%-38.0%
TownLib Dem 45.1%vs Conservative 28.2%2023 Lib Dem 61.6%vs Conservative 38.4%-28.7%
WatchettsLib Dem 44.5%vs Conservative 29.4%2023 Lib Dem 61.3%vs Conservative 38.7%-34.0%
Windlesham & ChobhamLib Dem 41.8%vs Conservative 30.8%2023 Independent 46.3%vs Lib Dem 27.8%-37.3%

Projection trajectory

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

Who has won Surrey Heath 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 holdMichael Gove10.2%57.6%25.8%6.3% UKIP--17,28969.6%
2015Con holdMichael Gove11.2%59.9%9.1%14.3% UKIP4.4%1.2%24,80468.5%-1.1
2017Con holdMichael Gove21.1%64.2%10.8%-3.9%-24,94371.6%+3.1
2019notionalConservative winnerMichael Gove 2019 MP, pre-review boundary9.4%57.9%28.0%1.2% Brx3.5%-15,55273.6%+2.0
2024LD gain from ConAl Pinkerton6.6%33.0%44.8%13.1% Ref2.4%0.2%5,64066.4%-7.2

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

Constituencies most like Surrey Heath

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

What would change this seat?

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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.

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