Dorking and Horley

New parliamentary constituency

This constituency is new at the July general election, and replaces the previous four constituencies:

East Surrey

Covered approximately 23% of this new constituency’s population, and 4% of this new constituency’s area.

Guildford

Covered approximately 2% of this new constituency’s population, and 9% of this new constituency’s area.

Reigate

Covered approximately 3% of this new constituency’s population, and 17% of this new constituency’s area.

Mole Valley

Covered approximately 62% of this new constituency’s population, and 63% of this new constituency’s area.

MP profiles

Date elected

4th Jul 2024

Public opinion

Would be less favourable towards the Conservative Party if they chose to weaken climate policies

67.3%

69.1% national average

Believe the government has increased investment in renewables over the past 5 years

58.5%

52.0% national average

Believe that the government should use wind and solar farms to reduce energy bills

90.5%

84.3% national average

Believe that the government should continue the block on onshore wind development

24.9%

24.3% national average

Second placed party at most recent election

Conservative Party

Have missed a bill payment in the last six months

28.2%

31.5% national average

Have missed a credit payment in the last six months

19.4%

23.6% national average

Have not been able to afford to turn the heating on at home when they have felt cold in the past month

36.8%

37.5% national average

Loss of nature and destruction of the environment should be one of the most important concerns for the country

This area National average
Net agree 76.6% 72.6%
Net disagree 8.0% 8.7%
Strongly agree 37.0% 33.8%
Partly agree 40.3% 38.8%
Neither agree nor disagree 15.4% 18.7%
Partly disagree 6.0% 5.9%
Strongly disagree 2% 2.7%

Mental health has been impacted by the cost of living crisis

40.3%

41.5% national average

Neither support nor oppose Net Zero

22%

26.2% national average

Policies for tackling the cost of living crisis should go hand in hand with policies to tackle the climate crisis

This area National average
Net agree 61.1% 58.9%
Net disagree 17.9% 17.6%
Strongly agree 24.5% 24.2%
Somewhat agree 36.6% 34.7%
Neither agree nor disagree 21.0% 23.4%
Somewhat disagree 11.3% 10.5%
Strongly disagree 5.9% 7.1%

Tackling climate change should / should not be one of the Government’s biggest priorities right now

This area National average
Should be a priority 61.5% 57.5%
Should not be a priority 38.5% 42.5%

Worried about having to use a foodbank in the next year

23.1%

28.7% national average

Worried about not being able to afford their mortgage or rent in the next year

39.7%

40.0% national average

Place

Country of the UK

England

Estimated child poverty

17.0%

29.3% national average

Number of onshore windfarms

0

0.7 national average

Movement

Churches that have declared a climate emergency

0

0.2 national average

Number of RSPB Reserves

0

0.3 national average

Number of Save the Children shops

0

0.2 national average

Number of Wildlife Trusts Reserves

7

  • Betchworth Quarry
  • Fraser Down
  • Newdigate Brickworks
  • Norbury Park
  • Nower Wood Educational Nature Reserve
  • Vann Lake & Candy's Copse
  • Wallis Wood