| Godalming and Ash | |
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| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundaries since 2024
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Boundary of Godalming and Ash in South East England
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| County | Surrey |
| Electorate | 71,399 (2023)[1] |
| Major settlements |
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| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Jeremy Hunt (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from |
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Godalming and Ash /ˈɡɒdəlmɪŋ ... / is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament[2] that will first be contested at the 2024 general election.[3] It was created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies. The constituency name refers to the Surrey towns of Godalming and Ash.[4]
The constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
It will comprise the following areas:[6]
- In the Borough of Waverley:
- In the Borough of Guildford:
Following local government boundary reviews in Guildford[7][8] and Waverley[9][10] which came into effect in May 2023, the constituency will now comprise the following from the next general election:
Electoral Calculus categorises the proposed seat as being part of the “Kind Young Capitalists” demographic, those who have fiscally conservative views on the economy but are otherwise socially liberal and mildly internationalist in their outlook. A notional result of 46% for support for Brexit is given alongside a figure of 41% for deprivation, which is considerably lower than the national average of 52%, according to the site. For general statistics, the average age is 52.7, at least 90% of the local population owns a car, whilst 74% own a home, and the gross household income is £56,606.[11]
South West Surrey, Guildford and Surrey Heath prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 2024 | Jeremy Hunt | Conservative | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Jeremy Hunt | 23,293 | 42.6 | -10.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Follows | 22,402 | 41.0 | 6.9 | |
| Reform UK | Graham Drage | 4,815 | 8.8 | New | |
| Labour | James Walsh | 2,748 | 5.0 | -3.9 | |
| Green | Ruby Tucker | 1,243 | 2.3 | 0.7 | |
| Women's Equality | Harriet Williams | 195 | 0.4 | New | |
| Majority | 891 | 1.5 | -3.9 | ||
| Turnout | 54,884 | 74.0 | -4.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -8.9 | |||
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