Riding profile

Kingston and Surbiton

UK constituency — England · Urban · london

The question

Kingston and Surbiton: a safe seat for the Lib Dems?

Editorial read

Kingston and Surbiton, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with the Lib Dems in the previous cycle, with a 34-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Lib Dems ahead at 45% vote share, against 16% for Reform UK, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Ed Davey

Sits with Lib Dems

Since
2017-06-08
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Lib Dems

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
28.9
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Lib Dems 45.3%
  • Reform UK 16.5%
  • Conservative 13.4%
  • Labour 11.7%
  • Green 9.0%
  • Other 4.0%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Lib Dems Reform UK Conservative Labour
HereKingston and Surbiton 45.3%16.5%13.4%11.7%
National averageUnited Kingdom 11.6% +33.6 25.3% −8.8 18.9% −5.5 21.7% −10.0

Nationwide averages computed across the 650 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Lib Dems
Margin
34.0 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-5.1 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Ed Davey Elected Lib Dems 25,870 51.1
Helen Edward Conservative 8,635 17.0
Eunice O'Dame Labour 6,561 12.9
Mark Fox Reform UK 4,787 9.4
Debojyoti Das Green 3,009 5.9
Yvonne Tracey Other 1,177 2.3
Ali Abdulla Other 395 0.8
A.Gent Chinners Other 230 0.5

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
115,224
Median age
38
Employment rate
82.6%

Data source : ONS mid-2022 population + Jan 2026 labour market

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029