Epsom and Ewell parliamentary constituency

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Epsom and Ewell parliamentary constituency is a UK House of Commons seat in Surrey, traditionally a Conservative stronghold centered on the suburban town of Epsom and its surrounding areas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK Parliament constituency
boundaryReviewBody Boundary Commission for England NERFINISHED
classification borough constituency
contains Epsom Downs Racecourse vicinity
containsWard Ashtead Common NERFINISHED
Ashtead Park NERFINISHED
Ashtead Village NERFINISHED
Epsom Town NERFINISHED
Ewell NERFINISHED
Stoneleigh NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
county Surrey NERFINISHED
created 1974
distanceFromCentralLondon approximately 15–20 miles south-west
electionResultPattern continuous Conservative victories since creation
electoralSystem first past the post
electorateCharacteristic commuter belt for London
electorateType suburban
elects one Member of Parliament
hasFeature largely suburban character
relatively affluent demographics
relatively high home ownership
hasLocalAuthority Epsom and Ewell Borough Council NERFINISHED
Mole Valley District Council NERFINISHED
hasPostcodeAreas KT
hasTransportLinks rail services to London Victoria
rail services to London Waterloo
includesArea Ashtead NERFINISHED
Borough of Epsom and Ewell NERFINISHED
Ewell NERFINISHED
Stoneleigh NERFINISHED
parts of Mole Valley district
knownFor being a safe Conservative seat
locatedIn Surrey NERFINISHED
mainTown Epsom NERFINISHED
mapsToLocalGovernmentArea most of the Borough of Epsom and Ewell
northern part of Mole Valley district
MP Chris Grayling NERFINISHED
MPParty Conservative Party NERFINISHED
MPStartYear 2001
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
predecessor Epsom (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED
previousMP Archie Hamilton NERFINISHED
Peter Rawlinson NERFINISHED
previousMPParty Conservative Party NERFINISHED
region South East England
representedIn House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
traditionalPoliticalControl Conservative Party NERFINISHED

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Mole Valley parliamentary constituency border Epsom and Ewell parliamentary constituency