Kingston and Surbiton (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1997 onwards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kingston and Surbiton (/ˈkɪŋstən ənd ˈsɜːrbɪtən/) is a constituency[n 1] in Greater London created in 1997 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament[n 2] 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 | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Major settlements | Kingston (part), Surbiton and Malden |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1997 |
Member of Parliament | Vacant |
Created from | Surbiton and Kingston (part) |
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.