The placeConstituency · South East · Electorate 76,513 · 2023 boundaries

Epsom and Ewell.

Liberal Democrats MP Helen Maguire holds the seat on 37.9% of the vote — a split-council geography across 2 councils.

Member of ParliamentHelen Maguire · Liberal Democrats
CouncilsEpsom and Ewell · Mole Valley
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001227
Electorate · 2024
76.5k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
37.9%
Liberal Democrats · +6.8pp over Con
Settlements
6
Largest: Epsom
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
14.8
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
1 Jun 2026

A steady, active constituency MP who has recently backed the Liberal Democrats' push to refer Prime Minister Starmer to the Privileges Committee over the Mandelson appointment -- one of the more politically charged votes of recent weeks. She also voted against government regulations that would withdraw asylum support from those found working illegally, and has consistently sided with Lords amendments on the Pension Schemes Bill and English Devolution Bill, resisting the government's attempts to override upper-house scrutiny.

Maguire votes with her party on 100% of recorded divisions -- a perfect alignment score -- though her participation rate of 64% sits below the Commons average. Her stance profile shows strong backing for Lords scrutiny (97%) and parliamentary accountability (94%), alongside consistent opposition to employer National Insurance increases. She deviates from the Lib Dem average most notably on welfare reform, backing it at a rate 38 percentage points above her party's norm. Her 308 contributions across 221 debates are spread across defence, the economy, social care and health -- a broad portfolio rather than a single specialism, though her military background, noted in coverage of a visit to veterans' mental health charity Combat Stress, appears to inform her defence engagement.

News coverage over the past 90 days is dominated by crime-related stories (72 articles), though these carry modest sentiment scores and appear to reflect local reporting rather than direct controversy involving Maguire herself. Health coverage is warmer, reflecting visible constituency work: joining a constituent for Parkrun to raise epilepsy awareness, raising concerns about PIP cuts, and advocating on SEND and violence against women. She holds no committee seats. Speech and voting data are available from July 2024 onwards.

37.9%
LD vote · 2024 GE
2
Councils overlapping the seat
19
Wards · 40 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.19 wards · 40 councillors · 2 councils

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line. Each ward links to the council that runs it.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Ashtead Lanes Common Andy Smith1,437Mole Valley LDMay 2024
Ashtead Park Gerry Sevenoaks1,098Mole Valley LDMay 2024
Auriol(2 seats)Talbot · Beckett1,462Epsom and Ewell IndMay 2023
Brockham Betchworth Buckland Box Hill Headley Paula Helen Keay1,052Mole Valley LDMay 2024
College(3 seats)Lawrence · Freeman · Morris3,488Epsom and Ewell IndMay 2023
Court(3 seats)Ames · Chinn · Geleit2,107Epsom and Ewell IndMay 2023
Cuddington(3 seats)Jones · Spickett · Neale2,903Epsom and Ewell IndMay 2023
Ewell Court(2 seats)Watson · O'Donovan1,617Epsom and Ewell IndMay 2023
Ewell Village(2 seats)Cleveland · Woodbridge1,153Epsom and Ewell IndMay 2023
Horton(2 seats)Muir · Persand1,447Epsom and Ewell IndMay 2023
Leatherhead North Benjamin Wear671Mole Valley LDMay 2024
Leatherhead South Gareth John Parsons970Mole Valley LDMay 2024
Nonsuch(3 seats)Howells · Leach · Goldman2,666Epsom and Ewell IndMay 2023
Ruxley(2 seats)Coley · Mason790Epsom and Ewell IndMay 2023
Stamford(2 seats)Kelly · Bridger870Epsom and Ewell IndMay 2023
Stoneleigh(2 seats)Froud · Dalton1,573Epsom and Ewell IndMay 2023
Town(3 seats)Abdulin · Dallen · King1,746Epsom and Ewell IndMay 2023
West Ewell(3 seats)Williamson · Reynolds · McIntyre1,897Epsom and Ewell IndMay 2023
Woodcote Langley Vale(3 seats)Froud · Frost · McCormick2,424Epsom and Ewell IndMay 2023

Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

§ 02Settlements.6 named places

The seat’s population is concentrated in Epsom (34,003), with Ewell (30,619) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 107,851.

large-town 64,622town 41,713village 1,516

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Epsom34,003large town
Ewell30,619large town
Ashtead14,832town
Worcester Park and Stoneleigh14,795town
Leatherhead12,086town
Langley Vale1,516village
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate61.2%57.1%+7%
Owner-occupied74.2%63.1%+18%
Private rented16.1%20.0%-19%
Social rented9.7%16.8%-42%

Ethnicity.

White81.9%
Asian9.8%
Black1.8%
Mixed4.1%
Other2.5%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 48.5% Female 51.6% Median seat
MaleAgeFemale
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
16-19
10-15
5-9
0-4

Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band

§ 04Local economy.Income · tax · businesses · schools
Median income
£34,700
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£53,200
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
5,190
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
47
26 primary · 7 secondary
GCSE pass
81.5%
Attainment 8: 57.9

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£740m
Taxpayers65,000
Median per taxpayer£3,940
Mean per taxpayer£11,400

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

This constituency is served by Epsom and Ewell and Mole Valley. Each council’s service spend, peer rank and supplier list lives on its own page — open from the meta block above or the compass strip below.

For household tax breakdown

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§ 05Recorded crime.data.police.uk · 12-month rolling

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
14.8
-29% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
4.9
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
33% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences4.9
Anti-social behaviour2.1
Public order1.4
Criminal damage & arson1.4
Shoplifting1.2
Other theft0.9
Vehicle crime0.9

Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop

Showing 7 of 15·All 15 categories — full monthly trend & settlement breakdown
§ 06Election history.5 contests · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Helen MaguireWONLD20,67437.9
Mhairi FraserCon16,98831.2
Mark ToddLab8,32515.3
Mayuran SenthilnathanRef5,79510.6
Stephen McKennaGrn1,7453.2
Gina MillerInd8451.6
Damon YoungInd1530.3

Turnout 54,525

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2019Chris GraylingCon53.5
2017Chris GraylingCon59.6
2015Chris GraylingCon58.3
2010Grayling, ChrisCon56.2
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
DemographicsONS · Nomis · Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
Income & taxHMRC SPI
±8% confidence
SchoolsDfE · attainment data
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission