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25-647: South West Surrey was a constituency in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament . Since its 1983 creation, South West Surrey has been represented only by members of the Conservative Party. From 2005, the seat's MP was Jeremy Hunt , who served as chancellor of the Exchequer until 2024, and the former Culture Secretary , Health Secretary and Foreign Secretary . Further to the completion of

50-665: A reduction of 13 seats. Primary legislation provides for the independence of the boundary commissions for each of the four parts of the UK, the number of seats for each of the countries, permissible factors to use in departing from any old boundaries, and a strong duty to consult. The Fifth Review was governed by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act of 1986 . Under the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 , as amended by

75-713: A sixth of Scotland, to the densely-populated London constituency of Islington North . As of the 2024 election there are 543 constituencies in England, 32 in Wales, 57 in Scotland and 18 in Northern Ireland. The "Region" of the table refers to the NUTS 1 statistical region of England , which coincides with the former European Parliament constituency in which the constituency was included until 31 January 2020. Following

100-981: A statistical compilation by The Guardian . The seat underwent boundary changes between the 1992 and 1997 general elections and thus vote share changes are based on a notional calculation. 51°09′N 0°42′W  /  51.15°N 0.70°W  / 51.15; -0.70 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom King Charles III [REDACTED] William, Prince of Wales [REDACTED] Charles III ( King-in-Council ) [REDACTED] Starmer ministry ( L ) Keir Starmer ( L ) Angela Rayner ( L ) ( King-in-Parliament ) [REDACTED] Charles III [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] The Lord Reed The Lord Hodge Andrew Bailey Monetary Policy Committee The Parliament of

125-564: Is no smaller than 69,724 and no larger than 77,062. The exceptions to this rule are five 'protected' constituencies for island areas: Orkney and Shetland , Na h-Eileanan an Iar , Ynys Mon , and two constituencies on the Isle of Wight . These consequently have smaller electorates than the lower limit for other constituencies. As the number of electors in each constituency is similar, the constituencies themselves vary considerably in area, ranging in 2019 from Ross, Skye and Lochaber , which occupies

150-546: The 2010 general election after proposals made by the boundary commissions for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies ) were adopted through statutory instruments . Constituencies in Scotland remained unchanged, as the Boundary Commission for Scotland had completed a review just before the 2005 general election , which had resulted in

175-454: The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies , the constituency was abolished. Subject to major boundary changes - including the combination of the western part of the seat, including the towns of Farnham and Haslemere and comprising the majority of the electorate, with parts of the District of East Hampshire - it will be reformed as Farnham and Bordon , to be first contested at

200-1418: The 2024 general election . Godalming and the area of the North Downs to the south will be included in the newly created constituency of Godalming and Ash . 1983–2010 : The District of Waverley wards of Alford and Dunsfold, Busbridge, Hambledon and Hascombe, Chiddingfold, Elstead, Peper Harow and Thursley, Farnham Bourne, Farnham Castle, Farnham Hale and Heath End, Farnham Rowledge and Wrecclesham, Farnham Upper Hale, Farnham Waverley, Farnham Weybourne and Badshot Lea, Frensham, Dockenfield and Tilford, Godalming North, Godalming North East and South West, Godalming North West, Godalming South East, Haslemere North and Grayswood, Haslemere South, Hindhead, Milford, Shottermill, and Witley. 2010–2024 : The Borough of Waverley wards of Bramley, Busbridge and Hascombe, Chiddingfold and Dunsfold, Elstead and Thursley, Farnham Bourne, Farnham Castle, Farnham Firgrove, Farnham Hale and Heath End, Farnham Moor Park, Farnham Shortheath and Boundstone, Farnham Upper Hale, Farnham Weybourne and Badshot Lea, Farnham Wrecclesham and Rowledge, Frensham, Dockenfield and Tilford, Godalming Binscombe, Godalming Central and Ockford, Godalming Charterhouse, Godalming Farncombe and Catteshall, Godalming Holloway, Haslemere Critchmere and Shottermill, Haslemere East and Grayswood, Hindhead, Milford, and Witley and Hambledon. The seat included

225-697: The Greensand Ridge , including the Devil's Punch Bowl and visitor centre at Hindhead . The area has two railways, a branch line via Farnham, the Alton line and the Portsmouth Direct line . The A3 three-lane highway passes through the seat. Workless claimants (registered jobseekers) were in November 2012 significantly lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 1.5% of the population based on

250-645: The Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 , the number of MPs is now fixed at 650. The Sainte-Laguë formula method is used to form groups of seats split between the four parts of the United Kingdom and the English regions (as defined by the NUTS 1 statistical regions of England ). The table below gives the number of eligible voters broken down by constituent country, including the average constituency size in each country. As of 2023, every recommended constituency must have an electorate as at 2 March 2020 that

275-580: The Secretary of State for Health . Some local members of the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties also advocated not fielding a candidate for their respective parties. However, the national Labour party declined to withdraw in the seat, saying that it would impose its own candidate if necessary, and Labour party members who publicly supported Dr Irvine were expelled. The Liberal Democrats also declined to withdraw. In 2019, Dr. Irvine declined to stand and endorsed

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300-610: The Liberal Democrat candidate. At the election, the Liberal Democrats polled over 17,000 more votes - an almost 30% vote share increase - compared to 2017, however Hunt retained his seat by 8,817 votes. Virginia Bottomley , the MP from 1984 to 2005, became the Secretary of State for Health in 1992 (a Privy Council level office). She then served as the Secretary of State for National Heritage from 1995 to 1997. She

325-549: The United Kingdom currently has 650 parliamentary constituencies across the constituent countries ( England , Scotland , Wales , and Northern Ireland ), each electing a single member of parliament (MP) to the House of Commons by the plurality ( first-past-the-post ) voting system, ordinarily every five years. Voting last took place in all 650 of those constituencies at the United Kingdom general election on 4 July 2024 . The number of seats rose from 646 to 650 at

350-564: The abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commissions formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021 and published their final proposals on 28 June 2023. See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (2024–present) by region for further details. Farnham (UK Parliament constituency) Farnham

375-830: The arrangement by 1983. The constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1918 as one of seven county constituencies within Surrey. The rural district of Farnham (based on the Hundred before it) ; in the Guildford Rural District — the civil parish Pirbright ; and the Farnham, Frimley (including Camberley ), Windlesham , and Woking urban districts . Rural Surrey had ten county constituencies in 1950 — Farnham

400-633: The constituency, rejected the proposal by 72.6%. In the 2016 referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union, Waverley voted to remain in the European Union by 58.4%. In the 2017 general election , the Green Party endorsed Dr Louise Irvine , of the National Health Action Party , and did not field its own candidate in an attempt to unseat the incumbent Jeremy Hunt as a result of his controversial record as

425-481: The point that, in the previous review, Bramley Parish Council had stated that if it were to be moved it would prefer to be moved to South West Surrey and thus argued that the previous objection had accommodated a preferred progressive change towards being wholly in South West Surrey if necessary to equalise electorates. The constituency was created in 1983, largely replacing the former seat of Farnham . It

450-493: The town of Farnham and included other towns and a large agricultural and forested hills area with significant sandy heathland rising up to the north. The boundaries were altered at each redistribution of parliamentary seats, reflecting the increase in population of the area and thus the splitting of Western Surrey (or Guildford) into South West Surrey or Guildford and North West Surrey , followed by South West Surrey, most of Surrey Heath, and Guildford covering this part of Surrey,

475-481: The towns of Farnham , Godalming and Haslemere . The Boundary Commission 's recommendations implemented by Parliament for 2010 saw the realignment of the boundary with Guildford in order to bring it in line with adjustment of local government wards. Guildford's electorate was the largest of the county and this aimed to reduce it. Two wards split between the two constituencies: Bramley ; and Busbridge and Hascombe , afterwards entirely in South West Surrey; and

500-490: The towns of Godalming (or Farnham ). The precedent of the previous review was cited, when a proposal to move Bramley out of Guildford and into Mole Valley was rejected after local opposition. However, the review felt that this did not justify splitting the ward (something the Boundary Commission seeks to avoid completely) and that the other parts of the ward had strong links to Godalming. Furthermore, it cited

525-511: The ward ' Alfold , Cranleigh Rural and Ellens Green' was split, so it was consolidated into Guildford for the 2010 general election. The net effect was to increase the number of voters in South West Surrey and reduce the number in Guildford. A public review was called, dealing primarily with objections to receiving the rest of Bramley. Many petitioned to argue that the village's links, especially transport, were mainly with Guildford rather than

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550-571: Was a constituency covering the south-westernmost and various western parts of Surrey for the House of Commons of the UK Parliament , 1918 — 1983 . Its main successor was South West Surrey . The seat was formed with north-eastern territory including Woking from Chertsey in 1918 and shed the Woking area to form its own seat in 1950. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP). During its 65-year span its voters elected three Conservatives successively. The constituency took its name from

575-594: Was consistently won by the Conservative Party , though the majority dropped to a mere 861 votes in 2001 , leaving it as the Liberal Democrats ' third target constituency by swing required. Since then, the Conservative majority substantially increased, exceeding 28,000 votes in 2015 . In the 2011 referendum on adopting the Alternative Vote (AV) system, Waverley Borough , which includes

600-418: Was defined as comprising: To enable the above, Godalming and Haslemere were transferred from Guildford — Woking, Windlesham and Pirbright were transferred to the new seat of Woking . The constituency was unaltered at the redistribution of 1974 which coincided with a major local government consolidation, the main local authority approximating to the seat becoming Waverley (district) . The seat

625-476: Was elevated to the House of Lords as Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone in 2005, having left the House of Commons in the same year. Jeremy Hunt served as the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport , Secretary of State for Health , Foreign Secretary , Chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee and more recently, Chancellor of the Exchequer . The constituency includes one end of

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