Surrey Heath: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Dr Al Pinkerton (Liberal Democrat) is the MP for Surrey Heath, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Al Pinkerton (Liberal Democrat) won 21,387 votes, 44.8% of the valid vote; Ed McGuinness (Conservative) came second with 15,747. 47,788 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 71,934, 66.4% of those registered. The majority was 5,640.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Surrey Heath has the 3rd lowest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (9.2%); it also has the 4th highest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (89.2%).
89.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±5.1 points). 9.2% were economically inactive.
In 2024/25, 13.8% of children under 16 in Surrey Heath (2,566) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 7.7% in 2021/22 to 8.4% in 2024/25.
The median price paid for a home was £499,999 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £355,000. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 67th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,119 sales were registered in the period, against 1,563 in the year to March 2025.
Full-time employees living in Surrey Heath had median pay of £43,780 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £40,002. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £48,081. The residents' figure ranks 125th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Census 2021: 38,455 households, 752.0 people per square kilometre, 41.3% of workers based at home, 22.6% of adults retired.
Workplaces in Surrey Heath accounted for 55,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 5,620 local units for March 2026.
The ONS estimates 102,466 people lived in Surrey Heath in mid-2024, up 7.6% on 2014. 20,565 were aged 65 or over and 18,610 were under 16.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 1,425, or 2.2% of the working-age population. That is up from 1,370 twelve months before.
MP
Dr Al Pinkerton, Liberal Democrat
- MP for Surrey Heath since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Dr Al Pinkerton on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Dr Al Pinkerton in Hansard, from 21 October 2026 to 27 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 304 spoken contributions by Dr Al Pinkerton since 4 July 2024.
The hon. Gentleman’s constituents’ stories resonate deeply, and are similar to those I hear from my constituents.
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The hon. Lady talks about the need and desire to end the culture of cosy deals. I completely agree, but is not PAS 9980 itself a cosy deal done by the former Secretary of State, Michael Gove, as a compromise with building developers, to let them off from so many of the financial …
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The United Kingdom is arguably already in a state of hybrid war against our adversaries.
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Prostate Cancer UK has identified that men from deprived areas are 29% more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer only at a point after the cancer has already spread, which touches exactly on the point that the hon. Member is making.
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I have no Jewish schools in my constituency of Surrey Heath, nor any formally constituted places of Jewish worship, but I do have a proud and active Jewish community and am also the father of two children.
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Read from the Hansard API on 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Pinkerton | Liberal Democrat | 21,387 | 44.8% | +16.7 |
| Ed McGuinness | Conservative | 15,747 | 33.0% | −24.9 |
| Sam Goggin | Reform UK | 6,252 | 13.1% | |
| Jessica Hammersley-Rich | Labour | 3,148 | 6.6% | −2.8 |
| Jon Campbell | Green Party | 1,162 | 2.4% | −1.1 |
| Elizabeth Wallitt | Heritage Party | 92 | 0.2% |
Result summary as published: LD gain from Con. 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 44.8% | Conservative 33.0% | 5,640 | 66.4% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 57.9% | Liberal Democrat 28.0% | 15,552 | 73.6% |
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
Surrey Heath covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Surrey Heath E07000214
- Guildford E07000209
Who has power over Surrey Heath
Every body that makes decisions for Surrey Heath, 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
- Surrey Heath this page: Dr Al Pinkerton (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 Surrey Heath?
Dr Al Pinkerton (Liberal Democrat), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Surrey Heath?
The House of Commons Library records 21,387 votes for Al Pinkerton of Liberal Democrat and a majority of 5,640; 66.4% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Surrey Heath?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,425, 2.2% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Surrey Heath?
£499,999: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Surrey Heath?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £43,780 (April 2025).
How many children in Surrey Heath live in low income families?
2,566 children under 16, 13.8%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Surrey Heath?
102,466 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
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.