East Surrey: MP, 2024 result and local figures
East Surrey is represented in the House of Commons by Claire Coutinho (Conservative). The 2024 count gave Claire Coutinho (Conservative) 17,502 votes and Thomas Bowell (Labour) 10,052, a majority of 7,450. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 67.1% (49,196 of 73,307).
Key figures
What the figures show
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £489,500 and half for less. That is up 31% on £375,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £490,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 70th highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,104 recorded sales.
DWP figures count 3,197 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 16.2% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 9.6% in 2024/25, from 8.3% in 2021/22.
Census 2021: 39,976 households, 381.7 people per square kilometre, 43.0% of workers based at home, 23.0% of adults retired.
5,935 business sites were registered in East Surrey in March 2026 (5,795 a year before), and employed 35,000 people in 2024.
Full-time employees living in East Surrey had median pay of £41,733 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £36,804. A year before, the residents' median was £41,043. The residents' figure ranks 187th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
About 102,400 people live in East Surrey: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 102,392. There were more residents aged 65 and over (20,935) than children under 16 (19,764).
78.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±8.0 points). The economically inactive share was 19.7%.
In September 2026, 2.6% of 16 to 64 year olds in East Surrey were claimants (1,600 people). That is up from 1,560 twelve months before.
MP
Claire Coutinho, Conservative
- MP for East Surrey since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 12 December 2019
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Claire Coutinho on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Claire Coutinho's latest words in Parliament, from 7 July 2026 to 15 July 2026. Hansard search returns 174 spoken contributions by Claire Coutinho since 4 July 2024.
Control room operators at the National Energy System Operator have the life-or-death job of balancing our electricity supply and demand. If they do not get it right, we will have blackouts, and in blackouts, people die; it is that serious.
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(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero if he will make a statement on allegations from whistleblowers within the National Energy System Operator regarding summer blackout risk.
Let us look at the facts: bills went down £500 under me, but they have gone up £300 under him. The Secretary of State said that he has raked in investment, but that is because he has promised that consumers will pay sky-high prices to wind developers for decades to come.
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According to the press, the Secretary of State is applying for a new job, which means that he must be in need of references.
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Last month, I asked the Secretary of State about the risk of blackouts from the increasing instability of our electricity grid, and he accused me of scaremongering.
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Read from the Hansard API on 27 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claire Coutinho | Conservative | 17,502 | 35.6% | −24.8 |
| Thomas Bowell | Labour | 10,052 | 20.4% | +7.2 |
| Claire Malcomson | Liberal Democrat | 8,833 | 18.0% | −2.4 |
| Chris Scott | Reform UK | 8,380 | 17.0% | |
| Shasha Khan | Green Party | 2,957 | 6.0% | +3.0 |
| Judy Moore | Independent | 1,145 | 2.3% | |
| Martin Hogbin | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 327 | 0.7% | −0.3 |
Result summary as published: Con hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Conservative 35.6% | Labour 20.4% | 7,450 | 67.1% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 60.4% | Liberal Democrat 20.4% | 20,565 | 70.4% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
East Surrey covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Tandridge E07000215
- Reigate and Banstead E07000211
Who has power over East Surrey
Every body that makes decisions for East Surrey, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- East Surrey this page: Claire Coutinho (Conservative) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for East Surrey?
UK Parliament lists Claire Coutinho, Conservative, as the Member of Parliament for East Surrey since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in East Surrey?
Claire Coutinho (Conservative) won with 17,502 votes, a majority of 7,450, on a turnout of 67.1% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in East Surrey?
2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,600 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in East Surrey?
The median price paid was £489,500 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in East Surrey?
Median full-time pay of residents was £41,733 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in East Surrey live in low income families?
DWP counts 3,197 (16.2% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of East Surrey?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 102,392 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.