Dorking and Horley (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Dorking and Horley
Parliament:	uk
Year:	2024
Type:	County
Electorate:	70,317 (2023) ^[1]
Region:	England
Elects Howmany:	One
Towns:	Dorking and Horley

Dorking and Horley is a new constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.^[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested in the 2024 general election.^[3]

The constituency is named for the towns of Dorking and Horley in Surrey.

Boundaries

The constituency is composed of the following wards:^[4]

• The District of Mole Valley wards of Bookham East & Eastwick Park, Bookham West, Brockham, Betchworth, Buckland, Box Hill & Headley, Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood, Dorking North, Dorking South, Fetcham, Holmwoods & Beare Green, Mickleham, and Westcott & Okewood.
• The Borough of Reigate and Banstead wards of Horley Central & South, Horley East & Salfords, and Horley West & Sidlow.
• The majority of the Borough of Waverley ward of Ewhurst & Ellens Green.

It comprises the following areas of Surrey:

• 60% of the previous Mole Valley seat,^[5] including Dorking, Great Bookham and Fetcham
• The town of Horley from East Surrey
• The villages of Salfords and Sidlow from Reigate
• The village of Ewhurst from Guildford

Members of Parliament

Mole Valley prior to 2024

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result^[6]
Party		Vote	%
		27,883	51.2
		17,502	32.1
		5,415	9.9
		2,302	4.2
	Others	1,393	2.7
Turnout		54,495	77.5
Electorate		70,317

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Surrey
• List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)

External links

• Dorking and Horley UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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Notes and References

1. Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East . Boundary Commission for England . 24 June 2024 . dmy .
2. Web site: South East Boundary Commission for England . 2023-06-20 . Boundary Commission for England.
3. Web site: Armstrong . Julie . 2021-06-18 . Jeremy Hunt's South West Surrey could be split in two by boundary review . 2023-12-05 . Surrey Live . en.
4. Web site: New Seat Details – Dorking and Horley . 2023-12-05 . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
5. News: 2023-02-15 . Sir Paul Beresford: Veteran Surrey MP to stand down at next election . en-GB . 2023-12-05.
6. Web site: Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 . 11 July 2024 . Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News . UK Parliament.