Kingston and Surbiton: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Kingston and Surbiton is Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat), returned on 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat) won 25,870 votes, 51.1% of the valid vote; Helen Edward (Conservative) came second with 8,635. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 65.5% (50,664 of 77,353); the winning margin was 17,235 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Kingston and Surbiton has the 24th lowest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (11.8%); it also has the 44th highest median full-time pay of residents of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£48,557 a year).
Residents of Kingston and Surbiton earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £42,831 for workplace jobs and £48,557 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £44,758. The residents' figure ranks 44th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Homes in Kingston and Surbiton sold for a median £500,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 25% on £400,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £510,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 59th highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,119 recorded sales.
Kingston and Surbiton had an estimated population of 118,904 in mid-2024, against 113,625 in 2014 (ONS). Children under 16 numbered 22,091; people aged 65 and over, 16,735.
6,970 business sites were registered in Kingston and Surbiton in March 2026 (6,980 a year before), and employed 57,000 people in 2024.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 82.8% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 5.1 points. The economically inactive share was 11.8%.
Census 2021: 45,650 households, 4,419.7 people per square kilometre, 45.0% of workers based at home, 15.3% of adults retired.
In 2024/25, 18.8% of children under 16 in Kingston and Surbiton (4,155) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 8.6% in 2024/25, from 8.4% in 2021/22.
2,720 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64. A year earlier the count was 2,685.
MP
Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat
- MP for Kingston and Surbiton since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 8 June 2017
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Ed Davey on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Ed Davey in Hansard, from 12 October 2026 to 21 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 212 spoken contributions by Ed Davey since 4 July 2024.
We need to grow our economy. Without a proper plan—a more urgent plan—for re-engaging with Europe on trade, next week’s Budget will not be the growth Budget that our country needs.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
May I associate myself with your remarks, Mr Speaker, and the remarks of others about the terrible tragedy in Aberfan 60 years ago? Our thoughts and prayers are with the survivors, their families, and the whole community there.
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The Prime Minister knows that I share his passion to get this right. He knows that I share his passion to work cross-party to find consensus, which is the only way we can put this right, but I hope we can get on with the cross-party talks.
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Thank you, Mr Speaker—[Hon. Members: “More!] They will be getting more. Mr Speaker, can I join you, the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition in praising the late Sir David Amess and sending our condolences to his family?
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Following the loss of his father, Roy, may I start by offering the Prime Minister’s family my deepest sympathies?
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Davey | Liberal Democrat | 25,870 | 51.1% | −1.6 |
| Helen Edward | Conservative | 8,635 | 17.0% | −16.0 |
| Eunice O'Dame | Labour | 6,561 | 13.0% | +2.7 |
| Mark Fox | Reform UK | 4,787 | 9.4% | +8.3 |
| Debojyoti Das | Green Party | 3,009 | 5.9% | +4.4 |
| Yvonne Tracey | Kingston Independent Residents Group | 1,177 | 2.3% | |
| Ali Abdulla | Workers Party of Britain | 395 | 0.8% | |
| A.Gent Chinners | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 230 | 0.5% | +0.1 |
Result summary as published: LD 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 | Liberal Democrat 51.1% | Conservative 17.0% | 17,235 | 65.5% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Liberal Democrat 52.7% | Conservative 33.1% | 11,174 | 75.7% |
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
Kingston and Surbiton lies within Kingston upon Thames.
- Kingston upon Thames E09000021
Who has power over Kingston and Surbiton
Every body that makes decisions for Kingston and Surbiton, 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 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Greater London Authority Greater London Authority
- Metropolitan Police Service police force
- Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- NHS South West London Integrated Care Board NHS
- London in official figures
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
- Kingston and Surbiton this page: Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat) 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 Kingston and Surbiton?
UK Parliament lists Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat, as the Member of Parliament for Kingston and Surbiton since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Kingston and Surbiton?
Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat) won with 25,870 votes, a majority of 17,235, on a turnout of 65.5% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Kingston and Surbiton?
3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,720 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Kingston and Surbiton?
The median price paid was £500,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Kingston and Surbiton?
Median full-time pay of residents was £48,557 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Kingston and Surbiton live in low income families?
DWP counts 4,155 (18.8% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Kingston and Surbiton?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 118,904 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.