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Kingston & Surbiton

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May 2026

A safe LD seat, won with 51% of the vote in 2024. Covers Kingston upon Thames and Ewell. Population 116,807, highly educated (49% degree-holders). 6,170 businesses.

At 45% voting participation -- well below the Commons average of around 60-70% -- Ed Davey is one of the least frequently present MPs in the chamber, a notable figure given his role as Liberal Democrat leader. Where he does vote, he is a 97.7% party-line voter, but his most consistent deviations have come on assisted dying: he voted against his party at Second Reading in November 2024, opposing the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, and then voted against the party majority on four further amendments at Report Stage in May and June 2025 -- including backing stronger advertising restrictions and supporting employer opt-outs that would allow religious organisations to prohibit staff from participating. Beyond Parliament, he has been publicly visible on antisemitism, calling for Kanye West to be banned from a major festival, and at PMQs pushed the Prime Minister to release flight logs relating to the Epstein trafficking case.

His voting record shows a strongly pro-business (88%), pro-parliamentary scrutiny (89%), and pro-Lords scrutiny (100%) profile. He has consistently backed Lords amendments against government overrides -- on the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill and the Victims and Courts Bill -- and scores notably higher than his party average on NHS funding and civil liberties. He lags well behind Lib Dem colleagues on armed forces welfare (0% vs party average of 57%), and his low participation means many votes go unrecorded.

221
Commons votes
This parliament
£37k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
77.4k
Electorate
2024 GE

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§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Davey’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.238 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Davey has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
51
Economy
35
Employment
31
Education
27
Crime & Policing
27
Welfare and Benefits
18
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 213 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 113 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 1413 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
§ 08The local picture.10 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
AlexandraAmir Ali Khan951Liberal
AlexandraIan Manders1,006Liberal
BerrylandsAnita Margaret Schaper1,331Liberal
BerrylandsRizwana Suhail Malik1,203Liberal
Chessington South Malden RushettAndreas Kirsch1,641Liberal
Chessington South Malden RushettGriseldis Kirsch1,542Liberal
Chessington South Malden RushettSharukh Mirza1,518Liberal
Hook Chessington NorthJoanne Emma Barker1,510Liberal
Hook Chessington NorthLorraine Denishea Helen Dunstone1,460Liberal
Hook Chessington NorthSue Ansari1,496Liberal
King Georges SunrayHelen Rachel Grocott916Liberal
King Georges SunrayMark Rahim Beynon902Liberal
Population (2021 Census)
116,807
Electorate 77,353 · 2024 register
Median income
£36,800
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
28.4%
England average 20.0%
Schools
42
25 primary · 6 secondary
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