UK Explained

Kingston and Surbiton

Represented in Parliament by Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How Kingston and Surbiton compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 39 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £953£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 360 areas and lower than 288.

UK 3.9%This area 3.4%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
Kingston and Surbiton£9533.4%
Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner£9423.1%
Beckenham and Penge£9673.8%
Orpington£9233.4%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in Kingston and Surbiton

From the 2021 Census, next to the figure for England and Wales as a whole. Census day was 21 March 2021, so some things will have changed.

About the areaThis areaEngland and WalesCompared
Number of people115,11959,597,740 in total
Aged under 1619%18%about the same
Aged 65 and over14%19%5 points lower
Adults with a degree or higher49%34%16 points higher
Households that own their home60%62%3 points lower
Households renting from a council or housing association12%17%5 points lower
Households renting privately28%20%8 points higher

Source: ONS, Census 2021 (England and Wales), via the UK Data Service statistics portal. Fetched 2026-10-04. These describe who lives here. They do not explain how anyone votes.

WINNER, 2024
Ed Davey

Liberal Democrat

MAJORITY
17,235

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
65%

of people who could vote did

Ed Davey won with 51% of the votes, and Helen Edward (Conservative) came second with 17%.

Votes for each party

Liberal Democrat51% · 25,870
Conservative17% · 8,635
Labour13% · 6,561
Reform UK9% · 4,787
Green Party6% · 3,009
Kingston Independent Residents Group2% · 1,177
Everyone else1% · 625
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ed DaveyLiberal Democrat25,87051.1%
Helen EdwardConservative8,63517.0%
Eunice O'DameLabour6,56113.0%
Mark FoxReform UK4,7879.4%
Debojyoti DasGreen Party3,0095.9%
Yvonne TraceyKingston Independent Residents Group1,1772.3%
Ali AbdullaWorkers Party of Britain3950.8%
A.Gent ChinnersOfficial Monster Raving Loony Party2300.5%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£953 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
3.4%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026