Epsom and Ewell (UK Parliament constituency)

Epsom and Ewell
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey for the 2010 general election.
Location of Surrey within England.
County	Surrey
Electorate	76,916 (December 2010)
Major settlements	Epsom, Ewell and Ashtead
Current constituency
Created	1974 (1974)
Member of parliament	Chris Grayling (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Epsom
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	South East England

Epsom and Ewell is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2001 by Chris Grayling, a Conservative and the current Secretary of State for Transport.

1974-1983: The Municipal Borough of Epsom and Ewell, and the Urban District of Leatherhead.

1983-1997: The Borough of Epsom and Ewell, and the Borough of Reigate and Banstead wards of Banstead Village, Nork, Preston, and Tattenhams.

1997-2010: The Borough of Epsom and Ewell, the District of Mole Valley wards of Ashtead Common, Ashtead Park, and Ashtead Village, and the Borough of Reigate and Banstead wards of Nork, Preston, and Tattenhams.

2010-present: The Borough of Epsom and Ewell, the District of Mole Valley wards of Ashtead Common, Ashtead Park, and Ashtead Village, and the Borough of Reigate and Banstead wards of Nork and Tattenhams.

Before 1997 it lacked Ashtead but instead included Banstead from Reigate and Banstead. As the borough is small and includes steeply undulating parts such as Epsom Downs it has consistently contained areas in neighbouring Surrey districts.

In 2005, the Boundary Commission's report led to changes for 2010. The boundary with Mole Valley moves slightly on the uninhabited portions of land by the M25 motorway adjoining Ashtead and Leatherhead, in line with local government wards. The Preston ward (in Tadworth) was transferred to Reigate to bring that constituency's electorate closer to the county average.