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Dorking and Horley is a new
constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger State (polity), state (a country, administrative region, ...
of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the
2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies is the current cycle of the process to redraw the constituency map for the House of Commons. The process for periodic reviews of parliamentary constituencies in the United Kingdom is gover ...
, it was first contested in the 2024 general election. The constituency is named for the towns of
Dorking Dorking () is a market town in Surrey in South East England, about south of London. It is in Mole Valley District and the council headquarters are to the east of the centre. The High Street runs roughly east–west, parallel to the Pipp Br ...
and Horley in
Surrey Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. ...
.


Boundaries

The constituency is composed of the following wards: * The District of Mole Valley wards of Bookham East & Eastwick Park, Bookham West, Brockham, Betchworth, Buckland, Box Hill & Headley, Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood, Dorking North, Dorking South, Fetcham, Holmwoods & Beare Green, Mickleham, and Westcott & Okewood. * The Borough of Reigate and Banstead wards of Horley Central & South, Horley East & Salfords, and Horley West & Sidlow. * The majority of the Borough of Waverley ward of Ewhurst & Ellens Green. It comprises the following areas of
Surrey Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. ...
: * 60% of the previous Mole Valley seat, including
Dorking Dorking () is a market town in Surrey in South East England, about south of London. It is in Mole Valley District and the council headquarters are to the east of the centre. The High Street runs roughly east–west, parallel to the Pipp Br ...
,
Great Bookham Great Bookham is a village in Surrey, England, one of six semi-urban spring line settlements between the towns of Leatherhead and Guildford. With the narrow strip parish of Little Bookham, it forms part of the Saxon settlement of ''Bocham'' ("the ...
and
Fetcham Fetcham is a suburban village in Surrey, England west of the town of Leatherhead, on the other side of the River Mole and has a mill pond, springs and an associated nature reserve. The housing, as with adjacent Great Bookham, sits on the lower s ...
* The town of Horley from
East Surrey East Surrey is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Claire Coutinho, a Conservative. The seat covers an affluent area in the English county of Surrey. Since its creation in 1918, East Surrey has e ...
* The villages of
Salfords and Sidlow Salfords and Sidlow is a civil parish in the Reigate and Banstead borough of Surrey, England. It has a population of 3,069. The parish includes the villages of Salfords and Sidlow Sidlow is a mainly rural, lightly populated village in the paris ...
from Reigate * The village of Ewhurst from
Guildford Guildford () is a town in west Surrey, around southwest of central London. As of the 2011 census, the town has a population of about 77,000 and is the seat of the wider Borough of Guildford, which had around inhabitants in . The name "Guildf ...


Members of Parliament

'' Mole Valley prior to 2024''


Elections


Elections in the 2020s


Elections in the 2010s


See also

* List of parliamentary constituencies in Surrey * List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)


References


External links


Dorking and Horley UK Parliament constituency
(boundaries from June 2024) at ''MapIt UK'' {{Constituencies in South East England Parliamentary constituencies in Surrey Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2024