Thursday, October 15, 2026
B.C. votes in 9 days

East Surrey

Westminster constituency · England · South East

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Conservatives a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 9.2 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 1%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Conservative 33.2%
  • Reform UK 24.0%
  • Lib Dems 15.8%
  • Labour 13.6%
  • Green 9.0%
  • Other 4.1%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Conservative Reform UK Lib Dems Labour
East Surrey 33.2%24.0%15.8%13.6%
National averageUnited Kingdom 20.4%+12.8 23.1%+0.9 10.3%+5.5 24.3%−10.6

Simple average of the 650 ridings, not weighted by population.

Local profile

Population100,251
Median age43
Employment rate78.2%

Source: Office for National Statistics: mid-2022 population, January 2026 labour market

Current member

Claire Coutinho · Conservative

In office since December 12, 2019. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

The Conservatives won by 15.1 points.

Our current projection: the Conservatives ahead by 9.2 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Claire Coutinho Elected Conservative 17,502 35.6
Thomas Bowell Labour 10,052 20.4
Claire Malcomson Lib Dems 8,833 18.0
Chris Scott Reform UK 8,380 17.0
Shasha Khan Green 2,957 6.0
Judy Moore Other 1,145 2.3
Martin Hogbin Other 327 0.7

Nearby ridings

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

Watch list

The tightest races

The smallest projected gaps between the top two.

  1. Birmingham Hall Green and MoseleyLabour50%1.2-point gap
  2. Hertford and StortfordReform UK44%1.4-point gap
  3. Romsey and Southampton NorthConservative54%1.4-point gap
Forecast updated