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
classification borough constituency
contains Epsom Downs Racecourse vicinity
containsWard Ashtead Common
Ashtead Park
Ashtead Village
linked to: Ashtead

Epsom Town
linked to: Epsom

Ewell
Stoneleigh
country United Kingdom
county Surrey
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
Mole Valley District Council
hasPostcodeAreas KT
hasTransportLinks rail services to London Victoria
rail services to London Waterloo
includesArea Ashtead
Borough of Epsom and Ewell
Ewell
Stoneleigh
parts of Mole Valley district
knownFor being a safe Conservative seat
locatedIn Surrey
mainTown Epsom
mapsToLocalGovernmentArea most of the Borough of Epsom and Ewell
northern part of Mole Valley district
MP Chris Grayling
MPParty Conservative Party
MPStartYear 2001
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
predecessor Epsom (UK Parliament constituency)
previousMP Archie Hamilton
Peter Rawlinson
previousMPParty Conservative Party
region South East England
representedIn House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
traditionalPoliticalControl Conservative Party

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Mole Valley parliamentary constituency border Epsom and Ewell parliamentary constituency