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Surrey Heath

South East, England

LD gain from Con
Current MP

Current representation

Al Pinkerton

Liberal Democrats

Male

Majority5,640
Turnout66.4%
Electorate71,934
Valid votes47,788
2024 Results

Party breakdown

Lib Dem21,387 - 44.8%
Conservative15,747 - 33.0%
Reform6,252 - 13.1%
Labour3,148 - 6.6%
Green1,162 - 2.4%
Other92 - 0.2%
Benefits bill · 2025/26

£119,319,543

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

£1,164 total benefits bill per resident · 48% below average

Surrey Heath
£1,164
England and Wales average
£2,259

Ranked 560 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill£119,319,543558/575
Change over 2 years+20.7%
Median local wage (2025)£40,002
  • Universal Credit£67,520,613

    £659 per resident · 5,333 households claiming

    Assessed LCWRA: 1,628 · 1 in 39 working-age adults

  • Personal Independence Payment£24,498,138

    £239 per resident · 3,252 claimants (+21.0% since Jul 2024)

    Psychiatric conditions: 1,299 · 40% of claimants

    Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 1,698

  • Disability Living Allowance£11,005,495

    £107 per resident · 1,898 claimants

  • Housing Benefit£8,424,359

    £82 per resident · 973 claimants

  • Employment Support Allowance£4,036,076

    £39 per resident · 650 claimants

  • Carer's Allowance£3,834,863

    £37 per resident · 885 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

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 85.5%White British 78.4%Asian 8.4%Black, African or Caribbean 1.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 1.7%
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 90.4%White British 85.2%Asian 6.0%Black, African or Caribbean 1.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.9%Other 0.7%
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 95.4%White British 90.8%Asian 2.4%Black, African or Caribbean 0.5%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.0%Other 0.7%
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 97.6%White British N/AAsian 1.5%Black, African or Caribbean 0.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.5%
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

Surrey Heath (2021)
UK 83.3%Other EU 5.2%Other countries 11.5%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
Surrey Heath (2011)
UK 86.9%Other EU 3.2%Other countries 9.9%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
Surrey Heath (2001)
UK 89.9%Other EU 2.4%Other countries 7.7%
England & Wales (2001)
UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%
Surrey Heath (1991)
UK 92.0%Other EU 3.5%Other countries 4.6%
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.

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Surrey Heath

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.