Constituency view

Kingston and Surbiton

London, England

LD hold

Current MP

Current representation

Ed Davey

Liberal Democrats

Male

Majority17,235

Turnout65.5%

Electorate77,353

Valid votes50,664

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Lib Dem25,870 - 51.1%

Conservative8,635 - 17.0%

Labour6,561 - 13.0%

Reform4,787 - 9.4%

Green3,009 - 5.9%

Other1,802 - 3.6%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£218,902,291

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£1,841 total benefits bill per resident · 19% below average

Kingston and Surbiton: £1,841
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 365 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£218,902,291	296/575
Change over 2 years	+19.9%
Median local wage (2025)	£42,831	+11.7%

Universal Credit£139,992,603
£1,177 per resident · 9,528 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 3,153 · 1 in 25 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£34,778,912
£292 per resident · 4,629 claimants (+22.1% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 2,159 · 47% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 2,329
Housing Benefit£22,944,607
£193 per resident · 2,119 claimants
Disability Living Allowance£11,505,640
£97 per resident · 1,984 claimants
Carer's Allowance£5,052,498
£42 per resident · 1,166 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£4,628,031
£39 per resident · 744 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021

White 70.5%White British 55.9%Asian 16.1%Black, African or Caribbean 3.0%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 5.3%Other 5.1%

England & Wales (2021)

White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%

2011

White 76.0%White British 65.0%Asian 15.2%Black, African or Caribbean 2.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 3.8%Other 2.3%

England & Wales (2011)

White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%

2001

White 85.7%White British 77.7%Asian 8.3%Black, African or Caribbean 1.6%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 2.2%

England & Wales (2001)

White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%

1991

White 92.0%White British N/AAsian 5.9%Black, African or Caribbean 0.9%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 1.2%

England & Wales (1991)

White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Kingston and Surbiton (2021)

UK 67.9%Other EU 10.5%Other countries 21.6%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Kingston and Surbiton (2011)

UK 73.1%Other EU 6.8%Other countries 20.1%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Kingston and Surbiton (2001)

UK 82.0%Other EU 2.9%Other countries 15.0%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Kingston and Surbiton (1991)

UK 87.6%Other EU 4.2%Other countries 8.2%

England & Wales (1991)

UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.

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Kingston and Surbiton

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Kingston and Surbiton	National	Difference	Rank
% White	70.5%	83.0%	-12.5pp	536/650
% White British	55.9%	74.4%	-18.5pp	531/632
% Asian	16.1%	8.6%	+7.5pp	90/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	3.0%	3.7%	-0.7pp	189/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	5.3%	2.7%	+2.6pp	61/650
% Other ethnic group	5.1%	2.0%	+3.1pp	51/650
% UK-born	67.9%	84.0%	-16.0pp	577/650
% Non-UK-born	32.1%	16.0%	+16.0pp	74/650
% Other EU-born	10.5%	6.0%	+4.5pp	76/650
% Other countries-born	21.6%	10.1%	+11.5pp	76/650
% Christian	43.0%	46.7%	-3.7pp	432/575
% Muslim	6.8%	6.3%	+0.5pp	157/575
% Hindu	4.7%	1.6%	+3.1pp	39/575
% Sikh	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1pp	113/575
% Jewish	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1pp	77/575
% Buddhist	0.9%	0.4%	+0.5pp	37/575
% Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	+0.1pp	129/575
% No religion	35.8%	37.0%	-1.2pp	383/575
% Religion not stated	7.0%	6.0%	+1.0pp	56/575
% Has any religion	57.2%	57.0%	+0.2pp	214/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Kingston and Surbiton

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.